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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump blog page shuts down for good  — Former President Donald Trump's blog has been permanently shut down.  — The page, “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” has been scrubbed from Trump's website and “will not be returning,” his senior aide Jason Miller told CNBC.
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Washington Post:
Trump ends blog after 29 days, infuriated by measly readership  —  Upset that it was being mocked for low traffic, Trump ordered his team Tuesday to put the blog out of its misery  —  Former president Donald Trump's blog, celebrated by advisers as a “beacon of freedom” …
Washington Post:
Pressure mounts on Manchin as ‘panic’ sets in among Democrats over voting rights  —  Democratic leaders and activists are urgently stepping up pressure on Sen. Joe Manchin III to support legislation to fight Republican-led voting restrictions across the country, with party officials increasingly concluding …
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Crystal Hill / Yahoo News:
Biden calls out Sinema, Manchin for voting ‘more with Republicans’  —  President Biden zinged Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin during a speech Tuesday — insinuating that they align themselves more with Republicans than their own party — while calling for Congress to take action on legislation to protect voting rights.
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Texas Voting Lie
Discussion: Townhall and CBS News
Amir Vahdat / Associated Press:
Iran's largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, the latest calamity to strike one of the country's vessels in recent years amid tensions with the West.
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Bloomberg:
Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Working From Home  —  A six-minute meeting drove Portia Twidt to quit her job.  —  She'd taken the position as a research compliance specialist in February, enticed by promises of remote work.  Then came the prodding to go into the office.
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Mueller to help teach university course on Mueller investigation  —  The University of Virginia announced on Wednesday that it will start offering a new course on the Mueller investigation, and students will hear from Robert Mueller himself.  —  Details: Starting this fall …
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
Mueller to help lead UVa law school class on Russia investigation
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Tim Rogers / D Magazine:
Lake Highlands High Valedictorian Pulls Switcheroo on Commencement Speech  —  You know the drill.  Every valedictorian has to get her speech approved before she delivers it at commencement.  You can't let high school kids — even really smart, hardworking, responsible kids — just get up and say whatever they want to say.
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Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
NFL pledges to halt ‘race-norming,’ review Black claims  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias.
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship, Study Shows  —  Researchers found that sharp declines in food shortages, financial instability and anxiety coincided with the two most recent rounds of payments.  —  WASHINGTON — Julesa Webb resumed an old habit: serving her children three meals a day.
Discussion: Common Dreams
New York Times:
The M.T.A. Is Breached by Hackers as Cyberattacks Surge  —  Hackers with suspected ties to China penetrated the New York transit agency's computer systems in April, an M.T.A. document shows.  Transit officials say the intrusion did not pose a risk to riders.
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
New Mexico special election results: Democrats' big win in blue district may not say much about 2022 races  —  Democrats easily win in vacant seat in New Mexico where the GOP candidate spotlighted rising crime  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for June 2  —  In the end, it wasn't even close.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat, Cruises in New Mexico House Race
Scott Calvert / Wall Street Journal:
The Fast and the Furious: Electric Bikers and Cyclists Compete for Trail Space  —  Bicyclists says e-bikers zip by recklessly, motorized bike enthusiasts say pedal crowd is just as bad; “increasing rudeness.”  —  Scott Sterner and his wife, Donna Rupert, 60-year-old retirees in Dunedin …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Biden team is making terrible excuses for keeping Trump's secrets buried  —  As the Biden administration increasingly resists pressure to release various documents that would shed light on the depths of Donald Trump's corruption, you'll be hearing a key excuse a lot: We need to restore normalcy.
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Conservative Publishing Industry Has a Joe Biden Problem  —  In the conservative book world, nothing is supposed to set off a gold rush like a new Democratic president.  Ever since Bill Clinton inspired a wave of right-wing best sellers in the '90s, publishing houses that cater …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Man Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of an Official Proceeding for Breaching U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6  —  Defendant Illegally Entered U.S. Capitol, Walked in the Senate Chamber, Took a Selfie and Stood with Other Individuals  —  WASHINGTON - A Florida man pleaded guilty today to crimes related …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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New York Times:
Quiz: How Well Do You Understand Today's Crime Trends?  —  Crime has emerged as a significant issue in the U.S. during the pandemic.  But context can be lost amid the headlines and partisan claims.  How well can you separate fact from fiction on this topic?  —  1 of 12
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defends controversial election bill while blasting Biden, Delaware  —  Donald Trump endorses Abbott for reelection as midterm election season approaches.  —  AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday defended a controversial, and failed, GOP-driven election bill …
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Charges after US Capitol insurrection roil far-right groups  —  Indictments.  Infighting.  Incarceration.  —  Former President Donald Trump's lies about a stolen 2020 election united right-wing supporters, conspiracy theorists and militants on Jan. 6, but the aftermath of the insurrection …
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Donald Trump's rebooted rallies have no place on your television  —  Former President Donald Trump has lost access to some of the biggest guns in his political arsenal.  He can no longer tweet directly to the masses; nor can his Facebook page gin up excitement and ardor among his fans.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Dems' dark-money bid aimed to paint Josh Hawley as an anti-gun lefty  —  A dark-money group aligned with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer helped pay for deceptive ads aimed at depressing Republican general election turnout in 2018, newly released records show.
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Biden privately tells lawmakers not to expect much on reparations legislation  —  Joe Biden was more blunt about racism than perhaps any president before him — and than many in the crowd expected — in his remarks commemorating 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre Tuesday.
Discussion: National Review
Wall Street Journal:
The Economic Recovery Is Here.  It's Unlike Anything You've Seen.  —  Households saved cash and banks amassed capital, but supply shortages are popping up and some employers can't find workers  —  The U.S. economic recovery is unlike any in recent history, powered by consumers with trillions …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Parliamentarian: Democrats only get one more chance to sidestep GOP this year  —  Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has effectively ruled that only one more automatic budget reconciliation is permissible this year, dealing a blow to Democrats who previously thought …
Discussion: Bloomberg Law, National Review and UPI
Associated Press:
In tit-for-tat move, Germany blocks Russian airlines  —  BERLIN (AP) — Germany has denied Russian airlines permission to use its airspace after Moscow failed to approve a Lufthansa flight to Russia, German officials said Wednesday.  —  In a statement, Germany's Transport Ministry …
CNN:
US troops accidentally storm olive oil factory in Bulgaria  —  (CNN)The US military has issued an apology after soldiers accidentally stormed a factory in Bulgaria that produces processing machinery for olive oil during a training exercise last month.  —  US soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade …
Discussion: nova.bg
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Covid Hope Over Fear  —  We look at the effects of the C.D.C.'s new mask guidance on Covid cases and vaccinations.  —  When the C.D.C. reversed its Covid-19 guidelines last month and said that vaccinated Americans rarely needed to wear masks, it caused both anxiety and uncertainty.
Discussion: HotAir and Twitchy
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Ronna McDaniel: RNC will advise presidential candidates to skip debates unless reforms made  —  RNC chair cites ‘repeated missteps and the partisan actions’ by commission during Trump-Biden debates  —  Biden ‘putting a magnet out to draw people’ to US illegally: Ronna McDaniel
Joe Drape / New York Times:
Failed Drug Test Confirmed for Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit  —  The colt, trained by seven-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, stands to become the second horse in the history of the race to be disqualified for a failed test.  —  The Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit's post-race positive drug test …
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Florida Agriculture Commissioner announces bid for governor  —  WASHINGTON — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced a long-anticipated campaign for governor Tuesday, pitching herself in a video as a tested, yet “underestimated” public servant who is the best positioned Democrat …
Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Amazon US customers have one week to opt out of mass wireless sharing  —  Critics raise transparency fears over plan to turn all smart home devices into ‘mesh network’  —  Amazon customers have one week to opt out of a plan that would turn every Echo speaker and Ring security camera in the US …
 
 
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
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Kylee Zempel / The Federalist:
Fauci's ‘Expect The Unexpected’ Book Is Exactly What You'd Expect From A Self-Serving Bureaucrat
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Biden won't build the wall, but Greece will
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Emma Hinchliffe / Fortune:
The female CEOs on this year's Fortune 500 just broke three all-time records
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Jill Biden getting Delaware beach day for her 70th birthday
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CNN:
Biden announces ‘National Month of Action’ — that could include free beer — to get more Americans vaccinated by July 4
Hamilton Nolan / In These Times:
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