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8:20 AM ET, June 1, 2022

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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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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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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.
NBC News:
‘All of these kids are angels’: Family and friends say goodbye to Uvalde victims
Discussion: PolitiFact and NPR
Washington Post:
White House scrambles on inflation after Biden complains to aides  —  Biden's team launches a flurry of events after president fumes privately that administration isn't doing enough to show concern on high prices.  —  The White House launched a new push Tuesday to contain the political damage caused …
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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.
David Lawder / Reuters:
Yellen says she was ‘wrong’ about inflation path; Biden backs Fed
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg and CBS News
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms  —  The law, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, prohibits big technology companies like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts based on the views they express.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Divided court blocks Texas from enforcing social media law
Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
'It's going to be an army': Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest elections  —  Video recordings of Republican Party operatives meeting with grassroots activists provide an inside look at a multi-pronged strategy to target and potentially overturn votes in Democratic precincts …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
John Durham lost because he treated the FBI as a dupe — rather than a Clinton collaborator
BuzzFeed News:
Here's The DOJ Report Finding That Obama Officials Didn't Improperly Unmask Gen. Flynn  —  A Justice Department probe found that members of the Obama administration did not seek to reveal the identity of General Michael Flynn “for political purposes or other inappropriate reasons,” a newly disclosed report reveals.
Discussion: Politico
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.
Discussion: New York Post and BizPac Review
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 …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Opinion MBS stands on the verge of getting what he wants  —  The dictionary defines “realpolitik” as “policy based on power rather than ideals or principles.”  We are about to see a version of this in action when President Biden visits Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia.
Wall Street Journal:
EU Sets Harshest Russian Sanctions, Targeting Oil and Insurance  —  Crude prices trade at their highest levels in more than two months after EU leaders commit to embargo most Russian oil and ban insuring ships carrying Russian oil  —  Video: EU Leaders Pledge to Ban Nearly All Russian Oil Imports
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Wall Street Journal:
Cracks Show in Western Front Against Russia's War in Ukraine
Wall Street Journal:
OPEC Weighs Suspending Russia From Oil-Production Deal
Discussion: CNBC and Political Wire
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Second Amendment Showdown: Beto O'Rourke Resumes Call for Gun Confiscation  —  Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke has been ping-ponging on gun confiscation ever since his presidential candidacy in 2019 when he famously declared “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15.”
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.
Joe Khalil / NewsNation:
Biden to meet with executives to address formula shortage  —  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden is set to meet with infant formula manufacturers Wednesday to ease nationwide shortages by importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production.
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.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
A ‘Dynamite’ guest at the White House: BTS meets with Biden on anti-Asian discrimination  —  A horde of eager journalists began to crowd the aisles of the White House briefing room Tuesday long before the daily parrying session with reporters would begin — and they weren't there for Brian Deese.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: GOP plots '23 probes  —  Top Republican congressional aides huddled this month with conservative think-tank leaders on Maryland's Eastern Shore to hone tactics and messaging for Biden administration probes, Axios has learned. … Republicans plan to draw on investigative power from allies across Washington.
Adam Wren / Politico:
How the gun debate will be won or lost in the suburbs  —  A red-state shooting at their children's middle school had left parents deeply unsettled.  A group of them — Republicans and Democrats — banded together to advocate for greater gun restrictions.  —  They lobbied state and federal officials.
 
 
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Micah L. Sifry / The Connector:
And We Are Not Saved  —  Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and the Bigfooting of March For Our Lives …
Tori B. Powell / CBS News:
Kellyanne Conway talks a potential return to working in the White House
Discussion: The Hill
Berkeleyside:
Denser housing at BART stations is climate-smart
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Iran has enough uranium to build an atomic bomb, U.N. agency says
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kevin Bogardus / Articles Archive:
In reversal, EPA deems Pruitt's phone booth ‘a violation’
Finbarr Bermingham / South China Morning Post:
Europe beefs up trade armoury for long-term fight with China
Christie Thompson / NPR:
How the newest federal prison became one of the deadliest
 Earlier Items: 
Astrid Galván / Axios:
Authorities ignore Spanish speakers at Uvalde press conferences
Discussion: Political Wire
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
White Man Caught on Video Taunting Black Spa Owner: ‘Your Race Destroyed My Life’
Discussion: Raw Story
Monica Lewinsky / Vanity Fair:
Monica Lewinsky's Verdict on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial: We Are All Guilty
Discussion: Insider, Breitbart and The Hill
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion How the AR-15 conquered America, as revealed by an industry insider
New York Times:
During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review:
Anti-abortion activists are collecting the data they'll need for prosecutions post-Roe
 

 
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Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Disney reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.6B, TV network revenue down 6% YoY to $2.5B, and a $321M DTC streaming profit, up from a $387M loss in Q4 2023

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney investor call: Bob Iger says 60% of all new Disney+ subscribers are for the ad tier, and in a hot-mic moment wonders if he should have said the detail

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts

 
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