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5:50 AM ET, June 6, 2021

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NBC New York:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley in NYC Mayoral Race  —  The race for the next mayor of New York City got another big shakeup Saturday as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threw her support behind civil rights attorney Maya Wiley.  —  Ocasio-Cortez's backing …
Discussion: NBC News, Fox News and Gothamist
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Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Eight is more than enough: New York has too many candidates and a muddle of a mayoral race  —  As the size of New York City's press corps keeps shrinking, the size of its mayoral field keeps growing, and we appear to be staggering toward a second straight almost accidental mayor.  Hey, what could go wrong?
Discussion: New York Post
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley for N.Y.C. Mayor  —  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement on Saturday may cement Ms. Wiley as the left-wing standard-bearer in the New York City mayor's race.  —  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most prominent left-wing leaders in the country …
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:   Kathryn Garcia, Reclaiming the Neoliberal Lane
Hunter Walker / The Uprising:   AOC Set To Back Maya Wiley In The NYC Mayor's Race
Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Is There Any Time Left for Maya Wiley?
Discussion: Forbes and HuffPost
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Maya Wiley for NYC mayor
Discussion: The Atlantic and New York Magazine
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
ABC News:
Donald Trump returns to stage with speech at North Carolina GOP convention  —  Trump made his first post-presidency appearance outside of Florida.  —  Former President Donald Trump returned to the stage on Saturday night, delivering a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump endorses North Carolina's Rep. Ted Budd for Senate after Lara Trump declines to run  —  GREENVILLE, N.C. — Former president Donald Trump jumped into a competitive Senate primary on Saturday night in North Carolina, endorsing Rep. Ted Budd for a hotly contested seat in the 2022 election.
Governor Kristi Noem Speaks / C-SPAN.org:
Former President Trump Calls on China To Pay Reparations for COVID-19
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
At Once Diminished and Dominating, Trump Begins His Next Act
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Meadows Pressed Justice Dept. to Investigate Election Fraud Claims  —  Emails show the increasingly urgent efforts by President Trump and his allies during his last days in office to find some way to undermine, or even nullify, the election results.  —  WASHINGTON — In Donald J. Trump's final weeks …
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Amid controversy, Justice Dept. says it won't seek to compel journalists to give up source information  —  The Justice Department on Saturday announced that it will no longer use subpoenas or other legal methods to obtain information from journalists about their sources …
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Texas AG Says Trump Would've ‘Lost’ State If It Hadn't Blocked Mail-in Ballots Applications Being Sent Out  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said former President Donald Trump would have lost in Texas in the 2020 election if his office had not successfully blocked counties …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Arizona Republican who ordered election audit touted Trump phone call, Giuliani support in emails
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
My trip to Europe is about America rallying the world's democracies  —  Joe Biden is president of the United States.  —  On Wednesday, I depart for Europe on the first foreign travel of my presidency.  It is a trip stacked with meetings with many of our closest democratic partners …
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Workers Are Gaining Leverage Over Employers Right Before Our Eyes  —  “Employers are becoming much more cognizant that yes, it's about money, but also about quality of life.”  —  The relationship between American businesses and their employees is undergoing a profound shift …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Can't Win  —  Frank Bruni will stop writing regular Opinion columns in late June, but his popular weekly newsletter will live on.  To keep up with his political analysis, cultural commentary and personal reflections, sign up here.  —  For a while there, Kamala Harris went missing.
Discussion: Fox News and The Atlantic
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Record 31 million Americans have health-care coverage through Affordable Care Act, White House says  —  About 31 million Americans now have health-care coverage through the Affordable Care Act, the White House announced Saturday, setting a record since the law, colloquially known as “Obamacare …
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Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
Breaking: HHS confirms ACA enrollment is at an all-time high: Over 31 million covered
Discussion: HuffPost
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli security chief warns of Jan. 6-type violence  —  The director of Israel's domestic security service, the Shin Bet, warned on Saturday of growing incitement that could lead to politically motivated violence.  —  Why it matters: Nadav Argaman's rare public statement raised concerns …
Pat Thomas / WDBJ-TV:
McAuliffe holds lead in Dem governor's race, according to Roanoke College Poll  —  ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/Roanoke College Poll Release) - Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Attorney General Mark Herring hold strong leads in the races for the Democratic nomination for governor and attorney general in Virginia …
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
Washington Post:
California's assault weapons ban overturned as federal judge compares AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife  —  A federal judge Friday night overturned California's longtime ban on assault weapons, saying the state's law was unconstitutional and that prohibiting such firearms for decades was “a failed experiment.”
Wyatt Olson / Stars & Stripes:
Gen. Charles Flynn, brother of former national security adviser, takes reins of US Army Pacific  —  FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Gen. Charles Flynn took command of U.S. Army Pacific on Friday, vowing to continue transforming the 90,000-soldier force into one that can meet the challenge of a rising China.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Why the Pentagon isn't heeding calls to prosecute Michael Flynn under military law
Discussion: The Hill and Outside the Beltway
 
 
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Katherine Huggins / Mediaite:
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Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Arizona's Former GOP AG Says Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin Should Abolish Filibuster or Resign
Discussion: HuffPost
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Axios:
Scoop: Bush family nonprofit's $5 million deal with China influence group
Discussion: Fox News and Fox Business
Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed News:
COVID-19 Vaccines Work Way Better Than We Had Ever Expected. Scientists Are Still Figuring Out Why.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump and why obstruction of justice matters
Discussion: Raw Story