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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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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Fiona Hill reflects on ‘terrible spectacle’ of Trump-Putin summit ahead of Biden's meeting with Russian President — (CNN)Fiona Hill, once then-President Donald Trump's top Russia adviser, said Tuesday evening that she was so alarmed during Trump's 2018 press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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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 …
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Says Vladimir Putin's Posing ‘Fair Questions’ About Ashli Babbitt Shooting — Fox News' Tucker Carlson said on Tuesday night that Vladimir Putin is posing “fair questions” about the shooting of Ashli Babbitt. — Babbit was one of the many rioters at the Capitol on January 6th.
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Emily Jacobs / New York Post:
Russia provokes US in largest military exercises since Cold War before Biden-Putin meeting
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
The Next Escalator Ride — “The Republican Party is just a name,” Steve Bannon told me last week. I had called him to ask about the influence he believes his old boss still carries inside the GOP. “The bulk of it is a populist, nationalist party led by Donald Trump.” As for the rest of it?
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
No. 3 Senate Republican John Barrasso vows to make Biden a ‘one-half-term president’
Washington Post:
Democrats raise fresh alarms on emerging Senate infrastructure compromise
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Republicans move to block inquiry into Trump DoJ's secret data seizure
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Sen. John Barrasso: GOP aiming to make Biden a ‘half-term president’
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Dallas Morning News:
Gov. Abbott signs ‘anti-critical race theory’ bill into law over objections from educators and civic groups — Opponents say the Texas law, which goes into effect Sept. 1, will have a chilling effect on schools. — Texas on Tuesday became the latest conservative state to bar certain concepts related …
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
The War on Critical Race Theory: A Quagmire — Partisans have been itching for a new culture war. CRT might be just what they're looking for. — The newest front in the culture war is Critical Race Theory (CRT)—and if history is any guide, the fight will be long, arduous, and ultimately unwinnable for either side.
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Sara Gentzler / Omaha World-Herald:
Gov. Ricketts says he is ‘opposed to critical race theory’
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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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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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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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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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Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Southern Baptists Narrowly Head Off Ultraconservative Takeover
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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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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
21 House Republicans vote against awarding Congressional Gold Medal to all police officers who responded on Jan. 6 — Twenty-one House Republicans on Tuesday voted against awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to all police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 violent attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
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CNN:
Congressional Gold Medal vote for January 6 police officers overwhelmingly passes House as 21 Republicans vote no
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
House approves Gold Medal for Capitol Police, D.C. police to recognize Jan. 6 riot response
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Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Federal judge blocks Biden's ban on leases for drilling on public lands — WASHINGTON — In a setback for President Joe Biden's efforts on climate change, a federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday blocked the administration's temporary ban on new leases to drill for oil and gas on public lands and ordered that lease sales continue.
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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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Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
May she rest in peace: An in memoriam to Sen. Tom Carper's ‘Silver Bullet’ — Dear readers, we have gathered here to say our goodbyes. — Here she lies: A minivan that knew her worth - more than half a million miles. A member of the Chrysler family. An iconic fixture in Delaware politics.
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.
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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Associated Press:
For years US Army hid, downplayed extent of firearms loss — The U.S. Army has hidden or downplayed the extent to which its firearms disappear, significantly understating losses and thefts even as some weapons are used in street crimes. — The Army's pattern of secrecy and suppression dates …
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Task & Purpose and Associated Press
Kelly Jones / abc10.com:
No, there isn't going to be a ‘second inauguration’ for Donald Trump this summer and you can't buy tickets — A viral image claims to show tickets for former President Donald Trump's ‘second inauguration’ being sold for $1,200. — While Joe Biden decisively won the 2020 presidential election …
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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 …
Brennan Center for Justice:
Election Officials Under Attack … SUMMARY: Scapegoated for election outcomes that some politicians and voters did not like, election officials have been under unprecedented attack. Here's a plan to protect them. — Donate Amount Donate Type — Donate
Dominic Cummings substack:
The PM on Hancock: ‘totally fucking hopeless’ — Some evidence re my and Hancock's testimony to MPs — Detailed analysis of all Hancock said to MPs would take days. I'll focus today on just a few things to support what I told MPs and show that No10/Hancock have repeatedly lied about the failures last year.
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THE CITY:
Eric Adams Failed to Disclose Co-Ownership of Brooklyn Co-op He Says He Gave Away to a Friend — The mayoral candidate has declared questions about where he lives and owns property settled. But a broken paper trail raises questions about his holdings and his transparency about them as the June 22 primary approaches.
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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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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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