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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.
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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.
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.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sussmann acquitted on charge brought by special counsel Durham — The first courtroom test for Special Counsel John Durham ended in defeat Tuesday as a federal jury found a Democratic attorney not guilty of making a false statement to the FBI related to allegations of computer links between Donald Trump and Russia.
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Fox News:
Michael Sussmann found not guilty of charges brought by Special Prosecutor John Durham — Sussmann had been accused of lying to the FBI — Gregg Jarret on Michael Sussmann trial: This is the worst jury for a prosecutor — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The jury on Tuesday found Michael Sussmann …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Clinton campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI — WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor
Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Michael Sussmann found not guilty of lying to FBI in Durham investigation
Michael Sussmann found not guilty of lying to FBI in Durham investigation
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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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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain — At least 21 Black staffers have left the White House since late last year or are planning to leave soon. Some of those who remain say it's no wonder why: They describe a work environment with little support …
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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
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Jill Biden says she, president settle arguments by ‘fexting’
Jill Biden says she, president settle arguments by ‘fexting’
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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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Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Memorial Day weekend marked by more than a dozen mass shootings in the U.S. — 12 killed, 15 wounded in Philadelphia weekend shootings — Amid calls for gun control after last week's massacre at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, shots rang out across the country over the Memorial Day weekend …
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ABC News:
‘Full of victims’: Video appears to show Texas 911 dispatchers relaying information from children in classroom
‘Full of victims’: Video appears to show Texas 911 dispatchers relaying information from children in classroom
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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 …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
How the Second Amendment was reinterpreted to protect individual rights
How the Second Amendment was reinterpreted to protect individual rights
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CNN:
Georgia attorney general subpoenaed in Trump investigation — An Atlanta-area prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results has subpoenaed state Attorney General Chris Carr, according to a copy of the subpoena obtained by CNN.
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Associated Press:
Some Democrats voting in GOP primaries to block Trump picks
Some Democrats voting in GOP primaries to block Trump picks
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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 …
Gal Beckerman / The Atlantic:
Students Should Refuse to Go Back to School — It's baffling. How can there be so much consensus among Americans about the need for stricter gun laws—63 percent want an outright ban on assault weapons—while we seem locked in this house of horrors, a schoolroom of slaughtered children around every turn, with no way out?
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
What Might Actually Help Stop Mass Shootings — On the menu today: If the U.S. or various states want to change their gun laws because of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, logic dictates that they should focus on enacting a change that would have prevented the Uvalde shooter from obtaining his weapons.
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Thomas Lecaque / The Bulwark:
Doug Mastriano, Christian Nationalism, and the Cult of the AR-15 — The Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor has ties to a gun-worshiping sect. But the real scandal is just how common many of their beliefs have become on the right. — The horrific mass shootings at Buffalo …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Kevin McCarthy's Jan. 6th Coverup is Underway — The man who wants to be speaker of the House refuses to cooperate with the Jan. 6th investigation. — Conditioned to accept the idea that most Republican officials are zombified “ultra MAGA” automatons for former President Trump …
Laurie Fiorenza / West Cook News:
OPRF to implement race-based grading system in 2022-23 school year — Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators will require teachers next school year to adjust their classroom grading scales to account for the skin color or ethnicity of its students.
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Dan Brooks / Gawker:
The Unrelenting Glibness of David Sedaris — In his short essay “How to Tell a Story,” Mark Twain describes the difference between humor and comedy: while comedy looks for laughs in inherently funny subjects and events, the humorous story “bubbles gently along.” Comedy is about jokes, in other words, while humor is about tone.
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 …
Nick Garber / Patch:
Harlem's One45 Project Withdrawn By Developers After Yearlong Battle — HARLEM, NY — The proposal to build two towers with hundreds of apartments on a Harlem block was withdrawn by developers late Monday, bringing an end to the battle that has roiled the neighborhood for more than a year.