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4:35 PM ET, May 31, 2022

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Clinton campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
In a major setback for Durham, jury acquits former Clinton lawyer
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:   Sussmann Acquitted In Quick Defeat For Durham Investigation
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  —  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 …
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 …
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
Discussion: Twitchy
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Republicans Accept Primary Wins Despite Election Fraud Claims in 2020
Discussion: Washington Post 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.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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 …
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
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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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
Brooke Baldwin / The Atlantic:
Don't Let the Cameras Turn Away  —  This week, for the first time in my career, I found out about a mass shooting in America just like most of you: not from a TV producer breaking into my earpiece on live TV, or a CNN internal email alert, or from someone shouting in the newsroom, but from a friend.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
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Gal Beckerman / The Atlantic:
Students Should Refuse to Go Back to School
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Wall Street Journal:
OPEC Weighs Suspending Russia From Oil-Production Deal  —  Western sanctions have begun to take a toll on Moscow's petroleum output  —  Some OPEC members are exploring the idea of suspending Russia's participation in an oil-production deal as Western sanctions and a partial European ban begin …
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
'The Killings Didn't Stop.' In Mali, a Massacre With a Russian Footprint.  —  Civilian deaths have spiked in Mali since Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group began operating alongside the military.  In late March, hundreds were executed in the village of Moura.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
 
 
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
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Graham Rayman / New York Daily News:
Gunmaker Glock to be sued over mass shooting aboard Brooklyn subway
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Breitbart
Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
‘White identified’ WA college staff joined radical anti-racist political workshop
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Seattle Times:
Group doorbells WA homes, searching for illegal voters and drawing complaints
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James Macpherson / Associated Press:
North Dakota legislator set to resign, mum on investigation
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