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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 …
NBC News:
Texas school police chief hasn't responded for days to state investigators about Uvalde shooting — Police response to Uvalde school shooting under review, as funeral services begin — A local police chief in Uvalde, Texas, hasn't responded for a follow-up interview in a state investigation …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Special counsel loses first trial of Trump probe; Sussmann acquitted — ‘Politics were not a factor,’ the jury forewoman said after Michael Sussmann was cleared of lying to the FBI during the 2016 election — A federal jury delivered a major setback to special counsel John Durham on Tuesday …
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
John Durham Tried to Prove Trump's Russiagate Theory. Instead He Debunked It. … Donald Trump and William Barr have spent years alleging that the Russia investigation was a criminal plot by the FBI. The Department of Justice's inspector general found the Russia investigation was adequately predicated, but Barr disagreed.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What Durham proved — WHAT DURHAM PROVED. The trial of Michael Sussmann is before a jury …
What Durham proved — WHAT DURHAM PROVED. The trial of Michael Sussmann is before a jury …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sussmann acquitted on charge brought by special counsel Durham
Sussmann acquitted on charge brought by special counsel Durham
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Washington Post:
Opinion John Durham's flop is only the latest of many Trump coverup failures
Opinion John Durham's flop is only the latest of many Trump coverup failures
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Jeff Mordock / Washington Times:
Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Sussmann found not guilty of lying to FBI
Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Sussmann found not guilty of lying to FBI
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Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
President Biden: What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine — The invasion Vladimir Putin thought would last days is now in its fourth month. The Ukrainian people surprised Russia and inspired the world with their sacrifice, grit and battlefield success.
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says
Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says
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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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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court case may determine winner of Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary
Supreme Court case may determine winner of Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary
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New York Times:
We Clerked for Justices Scalia and Stevens. America Is Getting Heller Wrong.
We Clerked for Justices Scalia and Stevens. America Is Getting Heller Wrong.
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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
McCormick wants hand recount in Pennsylvania with GOP Senate primary unresolved
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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.
A First Lady Undeterred — A pandemic. A war. A country at its breaking point.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain
Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain
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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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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Opinion On abortion and guns, Republicans are ready to abandon federalism
Opinion On abortion and guns, Republicans are ready to abandon federalism
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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.
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Washington Post:
White House scrambles on inflation after Biden complains to aides
White House scrambles on inflation after Biden complains to aides
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
A ‘Dynamite’ guest at the White House: BTS meets with Biden on anti-Asian discrimination
A ‘Dynamite’ guest at the White House: BTS meets with Biden on anti-Asian discrimination
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Axios:
Scoop: Dems' lead impeachment lawyer to run for Congress in New York — Dan Goldman, the former lead counsel for House Democrats in their first attempt to impeach former President Trump, is planning to jump into the crowded Democratic primary in New York's 10th congressional district.
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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.
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 …
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Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review:
Anti-abortion activists are collecting the data they'll need for prosecutions post-Roe — The Supreme Court is shortly expected to issue its decision on a challenge to Roe v. Wade that will—if a leaked draft version of the opinion holds—end federal protection for abortion access across the US.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
U.S. asks court to reverse order lifting airplane mask mandate — The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to overturn a U.S. District Court judge's April order that declared the government mandate requiring masks on airplanes, buses and in transit hubs unlawful.
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Sarah Palin Didn't Supply ‘Even A Speck’ Of Proof In New York Times Lawsuit: Judge — On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff denied the former Alaska governor's request for a new trial. — NEW YORK (AP) — The judge who presided over Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times denied …
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Monica Lewinsky / Vanity Fair:
Monica Lewinsky's Verdict on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial: We Are All Guilty — Courtroom porn and social media have turned innocent bystanders into a mass of mudslingers. — PHOTOS FROM GETTY IMAGES. — Unless you're a troglodyte, you've been exposed to something about the Depp v. Heard trial in the past few weeks.
New York Times:
During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People — Last year, people 65 and older died from Covid at lower rates than in previous waves. But with Omicron and waning immunity, death rates rose again. — Despite strong levels of vaccination among older people …
Ben Jacobs / Vox:
The RNC's January 6 committee strategy seeks some distance from Trump's election lies — In a document obtained by Vox, the RNC recommends pushing back on the select committee while taking care not to be seen as explicitly speaking on behalf of Trump. — Republicans' strategy ahead …
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Cyber agency: Voting software vulnerable in some states — ATLANTA (AP) — Electronic voting machines from a leading vendor used in at least 16 states have software vulnerabilities that leave them susceptible to hacking if unaddressed, the nation's leading cybersecurity agency says in an advisory sent to state election officials.
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