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2:15 AM ET, June 26, 2021

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New York Times:
Trump Organization Could Face Criminal Charges in D.A. Inquiry  —  An indictment of the Trump Organization could mark the first criminal charges to emerge from an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney into Donald J. Trump and his business dealings.
Washington Post:
GOP senators are furious over Biden pledge tying infrastructure bill to huge Democratic package  —  A number of senators accused the White House of a bait-and-switch.  Next steps are unclear.  —  Congressional Republicans erupted on Friday after President Biden pledged to reject …
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Politico:
White House scrambles to manage fallout of Biden's ‘tandem’ remarks  —  Joe Biden said the quiet part out loud and paid a price for it.  —  Reveling in his bipartisan win on infrastructure Thursday, the president declared that he would not sign the deal he'd just endorsed unless …
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Jen Psaki Makes Republicans Look Like Fools For Lying About Infrastructure Bill  —  White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki destroyed the Republican lie that they didn't know about the second infrastructure bill.  —  Video: … Press Secretary Psaki replied to Republican claims …
Discussion: Politico
Politico:
Joe Biden, the anti-Sorkin
Discussion: New York Times
Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
Biden executive order aims to further equity, inclusiveness in federal hiring
Politico:
GOP infrastructure negotiators fume over Biden's handling of their deal
Scott Wong / The Hill:
McCarthy pans deal: Biden gave GOP ‘whiplash’
Discussion: Breitbart and HotAir
Brett Forrest / Wall Street Journal:
UFO Report Cites ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’ That Defy Worldly Explanation, U.S. Official Says  —  Propulsion, technology in some cases exceed present-day scientific knowledge, U.S. officials say  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. intelligence officials have examined more than a dozen sightings …
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Politico:
Government report can't explain UFOs, but offers no evidence of aliens  —  A new intelligence report sent to Congress on Friday concludes that virtually all of the 144 sightings of unidentified flying objects documented by the military since 2004 are of unknown origin, in an extremely rare public accounting …
Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
No ET, no answers: Intel report is inconclusive about UFOs  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-awaited U.S. government report on UFOs released Friday makes at least one thing clear: The truth is still out there.  —  Investigators did not find extraterrestrial links in reviewing 144 sightings …
Washington Post:   U.S. unable to explain more than 140 unidentified flying objects, but new report finds no evidence of alien life
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. to file lawsuit against state of Georgia over new voting restrictions  —  The Justice Department will file a federal lawsuit Friday against the state of Georgia for its efforts to enact new voting restrictions that federal authorities allege discriminate against Black Americans …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Sues Georgia Over Voting Restrictions Law
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Georgia to Stop Racially Discriminatory Provisions of New Voting Law
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
WHO Says Keep Your Mask on Even If You're Vaccinated as Delta Variant Spreads  —  STAY SAFE  —  The World Health Organization announced new guidance Friday for people who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus that differed significantly from that of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and CNBC
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as delta Covid variant spreads
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Forbes and NOQ Report
New York Times:
Trump Aides Prepared Insurrection Act Order During Debate Over Protests  —  President Donald Trump never invoked the act, but fresh details underscore the intensity of his interest last June in using active-duty military to curb unrest.  —  Responding to interest from President Donald J. Trump …
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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree  —  A laborer discovered the fossil and hid it in a well for 85 years.  Scientists say it could help sort out the human family tree and how our species emerged.  —  Scientists on Friday announced …
Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
Derek Chauvin sentenced to more than 22 years in George Floyd killing  —  Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murdering George Floyd, will spend more than 22 years behind bars.  —  His sentencing Friday comes just hours after his team unsuccessfully tried …
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Janelle Griffith / NBC News:
Judge denies Derek Chauvin's request for new trial ahead of sentencing
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Robertson Says Critical Race Theory ‘Is a Monstrous Evil’  —  It seems as if the entire right-wing movement is currently obsessed with critical race theory, which is leading to increasingly unhinged reactions to the dangers supposedly posed by it.  —  Technically, critical race theory …
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Damon Linker / The Week:   The left is anti-anti-Critical Race Theory
Glenn Greenwald:
What is Behind Gen. Mark Milley's Righteous Race Sermon?  Look to the New Domestic War on Terror.  —  The overarching ideology of Pentagon officials is larger military budgets and ongoing permanent war posture.  Their new war target, explicitly, is domestic “white rage.”  —  8 hr ago
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Frustration Mounts in Search for Survivors of Condo Collapse Near Miami  —  No survivors were found Friday, and the number of people unaccounted for rose to more than 150.  Their families were increasingly losing hope.  —  SURFSIDE, Fla. — By the time yet another fire broke out amid …
Los Angeles Times:
Judge orders L.A. Sheriff's Department to release misconduct, use-of-force records after L.A. Times' lawsuit  —  A judge ordered the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to promptly turn over records on thousands of cases of deputy misconduct and on-duty shootings after finding the agency …
Ana Ceballos / Miami Herald:
DeSantis sends Florida police officers to Texas border  —  Florida to send 50 law enforcement officers to Texas border  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced that Florida is sending 50 state law enforcement officers to Texas to help enforce the U.S.-Mexico border, though it remains unclear exactly …
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says  —  After meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France, who says Europe should be less dependent on U.S. leadership, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Times they see eye to eye on key issues.
Amanda Coletta / Washington Post:
Canada labels the Three Percenters a terrorist entity  —  TORONTO — Canada on Friday declared the Three Percenters a terrorist entity, saying that it had “ample reason” to believe the U.S.-based right-wing, anti-government, self-styled militia group is active in Canada and that officials …
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
Conservative activists push voter fraud claims to recruit an army to police California recall polls
American Greatness:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls for Release of January 6 Surveillance Footage
Discussion: Raw Story
Abraham Mahshie / Washington Examiner:
Afghan president rejects intelligence reports that Kabul will fall
Discussion: Politico and New York Post
Michael Lipin / Voice of America:
Iran's Absentee Voting Events at US Hotels Raise Sanctions, Ethics Questions
Democracy Docket:
DOJ Announces Criminal Task Force to Investigate Threats Against Election Workers
Discussion: CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
A survey finds support for halting federal unemployment benefits.
Discussion: Insider and HotAir
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Arizona poised to enact new election restrictions, strip power from Democratic secretary of state
Erik Sandoval / WKMG:
Suspect in Daytona Beach police shooting had ties to Black militia group
Discussion: Fox News
 

 
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