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Glen Johnson / Axios:
First person: What I learned in the room with Vladimir Putin — I had the rare opportunity to watch Vladimir Putin in action during my four-year stint serving as a senior communications aide to former Secretary of State John Kerry. — Why it matters: From his timing to his baiting techniques …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Still a summit secret: What happened in Helsinki between Putin and Trump? — Democrats say they are no longer pursuing records of the private meeting. — Ahead of President Joe Biden's meeting Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, congressional Democrats said they are no longer seeking records …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Says Vladimir Putin's Posing ‘Fair Questions’ About Ashli Babbitt Shooting
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Fox News:
LIVE UPDATES: Biden to meet with Russia's Putin in Switzerland for high-stakes summit
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CNN:
President Biden and President Putin arrive at high-stakes summit
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden prepares for long, tense meeting with Putin
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New York Times:
Trump Executive Could Face Charges as Soon as This Summer — An investigation into Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's finance chief, appears to be heading into its final stages as prosecutors increase pressure on him. — The Manhattan district attorney's office appears to have entered …
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The Daily Beast:
Wait, This Is Why a Local Fox Reporter Sabotaged Her Career? — Ivory Hecker told The Daily Beast on Tuesday that she's been terminated after claiming on-air that the station has “muzzled” her. … Fox 26 Houston general assignment reporter Ivory Hecker said Tuesday that she has been fired …
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Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden's deserved, humiliating loss at the Supreme Court — You may not have heard, but a unanimous Supreme Court just dealt a well-deserved and humiliating defeat to the Biden administration. — Legal, criminal, and administrative questions were involved, but the central question was …
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Austin Sarat / Slate:
Joe Biden's Craven Death Penalty Reversal in the Boston Bomber Case
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Fox News trying to claim that Tom Hanks was ‘canceled’ is proof of its utter desperation — You may have a hard time understanding how Dr. Seuss, Mr. Potato Head and Tom Hanks are connected, but that probably just means you haven't been watching nearly enough Fox News recently
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Kevin Drum and Media Matters for America
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
House approves Gold Medal for Capitol Police, D.C. police to recognize Jan. 6 riot response — The House passed legislation on Tuesday that would award the highest congressional honor to all members of law enforcement for their service during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, with 21 Republicans voting against it.
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Washington Post:
Democrats raise fresh alarms on emerging Senate infrastructure compromise — Biden administration officials believe they will have a better sense of whether a bipartisan deal is possible in next seven to 10 days. — A number of congressional Democrats erupted in fresh revolt Tuesday …
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Sen. John Barrasso: GOP aiming to make Biden a ‘half-term president’
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
13 Progressive Groups Urge Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire
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The Guardian:
Jared Kushner agrees book deal for ‘definitive’ account of Trump presidency — The untitled memoir by the president's son-in-law will be published in 2022 — Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former president Donald Trump and a senior adviser in his administration, has secured a book deal to recount Trump's presidency.
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Jared Kushner has book deal, publication expected in 2022
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
BBC:
Israel strikes in Gaza after arson balloons launched — Israel says it has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, after incendiary balloons were launched from the territory. — Explosions were heard in Gaza City in the early hours of Wednesday.
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David Rohde / New Yorker:
The Political, Legal, and Moral Minefield That Donald Trump Left for Merrick Garland — Some fear that a former judge with a passionate belief in fairness and neutrality cannot effectively counter Trump. — Steps away from the Attorney General's office, in the Justice Department headquarters …
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The Daily Beast, Washington Post, Townhall and POLITICUSUSA
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Florida emerges as a cradle of the insurrection as Jan. 6 Capitol riot arrests keep piling up — Zac Anderson Dinah Voyles PulverSarasota Herald-Tribune — Florida is emerging as a cradle of the insurrection as the fallout from the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol building paints a clearer picture of those involved.
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Proud Boys descended into dysfunction and finger-pointing as members were arrested in US Capitol riot, new messages show
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Mercury News and Joe.My.God.
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Southern Baptists elect Ed Litton as their president, a defeat for the hard right — NASHVILLE — The Southern Baptist Convention elected Ed Litton as its president on Tuesday, signaling a defeat for the hard right within the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
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Alana Wise / NPR:
Senate Unanimously Approves A Bill To Make Juneteenth A Public Holiday — The Senate unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that would make Juneteenth, the date commemorating the end of chattel slavery in the United States, a legal public holiday. — The holiday is celebrated on June 19 …
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National Review, Outside the Beltway, Los Angeles Times, The Stranger, Daily Kos, The 19th, NBC News and HuffPost
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Jon Stewart's rant is a reminder: Don't rely on celebrities for covid-19 theories — It seems like a long time ago now, but Jon Stewart used to be an immensely important figure sitting at the place where politics and pop culture meet; he turned “The Daily Show” into a hit …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The folly of bullying Joe Manchin — DRIVING THE DAY — President JOE BIDEN is scheduled to meet Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN for some five hours of talks in Geneva starting at 7:10 a.m. Eastern time. It's their first meeting in a decade.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
F.B.I. Is Pursuing ‘Hundreds’ in Capitol Riot Inquiry, Wray Tells Congress — In two separate hearings, the F.B.I. director and Pentagon officials answered questions about the failure to adequately prepare for and respond to the Jan. 6 attack. — WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. is pursuing potentially hundreds …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Stable U.S. Moral Ratings Obscure Big Partisan Shifts — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Continuing a long-term trend, Americans are discouraged about the state of moral values in the U.S., with 84% calling them “only fair” or “poor” and two-thirds believing they are getting worse rather than better.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The Best Anyone Can Hope For With Iran Is Pretty Bad — Since Iran and the U.S. held more talks this week to try to revive their nuclear deal, with some progress reported, I want to share my views on this subject: I supported the original deal negotiated by Barack Obama in 2015.
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David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
California's Last Fire Season Was a Historic Disaster. This One Might Be Worse. — “I personally know probably a dozen people in California, maybe 20, who've had to personally outrun flames.” — It's early June, and I am speaking to climate scientist Daniel Swain, who grew up in the state …
Alejandro N. Mayorkas / USA Today:
Mayorkas on DACA 9th anniversary: When will Congress give Dreamers the lives they deserve? — Dreamers deserve protection, opportunity and freedom from fear. I helped create DACA in 2012. Make it permanent before its 10th anniversary next year. — Right now in a community somewhere …
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Alabama lawmaker wants to ban critical race theory, so I asked him what it is — This is an opinion column. — There's been a lot of talk about critical race theory lately, and I've felt at a loss. I've heard so many conflicting things about critical race theory, I've gotten more and more confused.
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Ed Z / Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At:
Newsrooms Need To Treat Coordinated Online Attacks On Reporters Like Propaganda - And Act Like They're At War — The latest in the near-endless flow of bad faith attacks on the media erupted last week in a coordinated attack on New York Times reporter Mara Gay.
Michael Gartland / New York Daily News:
Hillary Clinton endorses Tali Farhadian Weinstein for Manhattan DA — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday she's backing Tali Farhadian Weinstein's run for Manhattan district attorney — a big coup in a crowded field that has focused much of their attention on criminal justice reform.
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The Hill and New York Magazine
CNN:
Government UFO report is the product of years of military infighting over whether to take sightings seriously — NASA chief says the agency is investigating UFOs — Washington (CNN)Members of the House Intelligence Committee will receive a classified briefing on Wednesday morning …
Tammy Bruce / Washington Times:
At G7, Biden is slow, confused and seemingly dazed — Confusing Libya with Syria no less than three times, the president's slip-ups have national security implications — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — “I'm going to get in trouble with mom and dad if I don't do this the right way ... ” …
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