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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Sussmann, who worked for Clinton, acquitted of lying to FBI in 2016  —  The verdict is a defeat for Special Counsel John Durham, appointed three years ago by then-Attorney General William Barr.  —  A federal jury found Michael Sussmann, a lawyer for Democrats including the Hillary Clinton …
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Even Without The Jury Convicting Michael Sussmann, The Special Counsel Has Won  —  Measuring Special Counsel John Durham's performance by the outcome in United States v. Sussmann would be a mistake.  —  The jury in the Michael Sussmann criminal case resumes deliberations today after the long Memorial Day weekend.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor  —  The Democratic-linked lawyer was accused of lying about his clients to the F.B.I. when he passed on a tip about possible connections between Donald J. Trump and Russia.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Special Counsel Durham fails first courtroom test in his three-year probe  —  A jury in Washington DC has acquitted lawyer Michael Sussmann on a single charge of lying to the FBI, dealing a blow to the three-year investigation by special counsel John Durham.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What if — and bear with me here — John Durham doesn't have the goods?  —  The last time anyone saw them, the goal posts were about three miles due west of Ottumwa, Iowa, having been dragged there, foot by painful foot, from their original position just outside of William P. Barr's Department of Justice.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What Durham proved  —  WHAT DURHAM PROVED.  The trial of Michael Sussmann is before a jury in Washington, D.C. Sussmann is the Democratic lawyer who, according to special counsel John Durham, lied to the FBI in 2016 when, working on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign, he tried to plant a derogatory story about Donald Trump.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sussmann acquitted on charge brought by special counsel Durham
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Clinton campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Sussmann Acquitted In Quick Defeat For Durham Investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
In a major setback for Durham, jury acquits former Clinton lawyer
Discussion: NBC News, The Guardian and Raw Story
Guillermo Contreras / San Antonio Express-News:
Lawyer: Uvalde teacher did not leave door open that gunman used to enter Robb Elementary School  —  An employee at Robb Elementary School had propped open a door to carry food from a car to the classroom last Tuesday, but closed it shut after realizing that a gunman was loose and heading toward the school, her San Antonio lawyer said.
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Jesse Ortiz / ABC News:
Uvalde police, school district no longer cooperating with Texas probe of shooting  —  Texas officials are investigating law enforcement's response to the shooting.  —  Video by Jessie DiMartino By Josh Margolin and Aaron Katersky  —  The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Independent …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:   What Might Actually Help Stop Mass Shootings
NBC News:
Inside a Biden White House adrift  —  Biden facing sinking approval ratings ahead of midterm elections  —  WASHINGTON — Faced with a worsening political predicament, President Joe Biden is pressing aides for a more compelling message and a sharper strategy while bristling at how they've tried …
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Mattie Kahn / Harper's BAZAAR:
A First Lady Undeterred  —  A pandemic.  A war.  A country at its breaking point.  Dr. Jill Biden has faced it all with the grace and conviction that has guided her all her life—showing up for her students, her friends and family, the American people, her husband, and herself.  —  STORY BY
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain
CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Court leak investigation heats up as clerks are asked for phone records in unprecedented move  —  (CNN)Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, taking steps to require law clerks …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:   Alito delays counting of undated ballots in Pennsylvania
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
McCormick wants hand recount in Pennsylvania with GOP Senate primary unresolved
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
McCormick seeks hand recounts in Pa.'s unsettled GOP Senate primary
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Supreme Court puts Texas social media law on hold while legal battle continues  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a Texas law that bars social media companies from removing posts based on a user's political ideology, while a legal battle over whether such measures violate the First Amendment continues in lower courts.
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New York Times:
We Clerked for Justices Scalia and Stevens.  America Is Getting Heller Wrong.  —  Ms. Shaw is a professor of law at Cardozo Law School.  Mr. Bash is an attorney in private practice in Austin, Texas.  —  In the summer of 2008, the Supreme Court decided District of Columbia v. Heller …
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
How the Second Amendment was reinterpreted to protect individual rights
Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Opinion On abortion and guns, Republicans are ready to abandon federalism
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Cracks Show in Western Front Against Russia's War in Ukraine  —  Allies are increasingly divided on further heavy-weapons shipments to Kyiv  —  Cracks are appearing in the Western front against Moscow, with America's European allies increasingly split over whether to keep shipping …
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Wall Street Journal:
OPEC Weighs Suspending Russia From Oil-Production Deal
Discussion: Political Wire
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Fed judiciary says yes to free PACER searches.  Here are the details so far  —  (Reuters) - Federal judiciary policymakers have approved a plan to eliminate costly fees for online docket searches amid debate in Congress about whether to force the court system to make its PACER electronic court record system free for the general public.
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CNN:
Treasury secretary concedes she was wrong on ‘path that inflation would take’  —  Washington (CNN)US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would continue to plague American consumers as the Biden administration works to contain a mounting political liability.
Discussion: HotAir, National Review and USA Today
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New York Times:
Seizing Russian Assets to Help Ukraine Sets Off White House Debate
Discussion: Raw Story
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Beto O'Rourke says AR-15 owners shouldn't ‘be able to keep them’  —  O'Rourke told veterans on May 21 that AR-15s don't belong ‘in civilian life’  —  Beto O'Rourke interrupts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's news conference on Uvalde school shooting  —  Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke declared …
Discussion: Twitchy and National Review
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion How the AR-15 conquered America, as revealed by an industry insider
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
Rory Jones / Wall Street Journal:
Expatriate Executives Flee Saudi Arabia's Bad Bosses  —  The kingdom wants to attract the world's best and brightest to futuristic projects such as Neom.  But a difficult workplace culture is driving many away.  —  In the summer of 2020, two videogame companies canceled sponsorship deals …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Is America heading for civil war?  —  A clutch of books makes an alarmingly persuasive case that the warning lights are flashing redder than at any point since 1861  —  In the summer of 2015, America caught a glimpse of how its future could unfold.  The US military conducted a routine exercise …
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says  —  President Vladimir V. Putin sent in a new commander in April, but Russian troops are still facing morale and other problems, American officials say.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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