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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 …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Hapless Trumpist Mo Brooks gives away the GOP ‘vote fraud’ scam  —  You might have noticed that many of the same Republicans who insisted that “voter fraud” cast doubt on Donald Trump's 2020 loss mysteriously don't see fraud at play in elections that they win.  This is routinely described as “hypocrisy.”
Discussion: Mercury News and Election Law Blog
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Thoughts on the Michael Sussmann Verdict  —  In the years since Donald Trump's election, the former president's supporters and opponents have often seemed to occupy entirely separate factual universes regarding both his conduct and the investigations of it.  —  In the factual universe occupied …
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Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
The Humiliation of John Durham  —  Hired by Bill Barr to investigate the Trump investigators, the prosecutor had little to show for his work even before his defeat in court yesterday.  —  John Durham, the special counsel appointed days before the 2020 election by Donald Trump's attorney general William Barr …
Alexander Martin / Sky News:
US military hackers conducting offensive operations in support of Ukraine, says head of Cyber Command  —  In an exclusive interview with Sky News, General Paul Nakasone confirmed for the first time that the US had “conducted a series of operations” in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and New York Post
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Sinéad Baker / Insider:
Zelenskyy shuts down Newsmax interviewer who tried to get him to say there would be no war if Trump were president  — A Newsmax host asked Zelenskyy if Russia's invasion may have been prevented with Trump as president.  — Zelenskyy said it was not important which party was in power in the US.
Laura Italiano / Insider:
Still intent on ending NY AG Letitia James' probe of his business, Donald Trump files federal notice of appeal
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Politico:
U.K. seeks U.S. approval to send rocket systems to Ukraine
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
First Look at Kathleen Buhle's Memoir: Hunter Biden's Ex on His Affair with Sister-in-Law — and Forgiveness  —  An exclusive excerpt from Buhle's upcoming book, If We Break, offers a window into how the onetime Biden found healing through her pain … There is a trace of wistfulness …
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Associated Press:   Biden's ex daughter-in-law opens up about marriage to Hunter
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Infant formula crisis worsens before Biden meeting
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Townhall
Scott Whitlock / Newsbusters:
It's Not Just Hunter: Networks Bury Sketchy Financial Dealings of James Biden
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg:
Jamie Dimon Says JPMorgan Is Bracing Itself for Economic ‘Hurricane’  —  Jamie Dimon warned investors to prepare for an economic “hurricane” as the economy struggles against an unprecedented combination of challenges, including tightening monetary policy and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Discussion: New York Post and Twitchy
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Anatomy of a fake  —  What a viral fake news story about “race-based grading” tells us about our media ecosystem  —  This is the tale of a fake news story, widely shared by a lot of smart people who so badly wanted for it to be true that they didn't care that it wasn't.
Discussion: The Kerr Report and Townhall
Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
D.C. gun seizures are soaring — but charges aren't sticking  —  Police say there are legal hurdles to securing convictions even when they recover a weapon.  Defense attorneys say they are bringing weak cases.  —  A D.C. police officer pulled over the driver of a Pontiac Bonneville …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Joe Biden Is Too Old to Be President  —  On the menu today: As President Biden continues to misstate his own policies, it is a painful sign that the next president must be someone who has enough youth and energy to handle the pressures of the job.  —  The Wrong Man for a Tough Job
Daniel Gligich / The San Joaquin Valley Sun:
Salas comes clean on 11-year age gap on dating apps: ‘I made a mistake’  —  A Central Valley lawmaker and Congressional candidate admitted to misrepresenting his age on dating apps after screenshots of his profile went public.  —  Tuesday morning, The Sun exclusively revealed screenshots taken …
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
A girl fled her war-torn homeland, but found more trauma in San Francisco  —  The morning began like most in the Saleh family's tiny studio six floors above Turk and Hyde streets in the Tenderloin.  The four children rose from their mats on the floor as their parents emerged from the closet where they shared a small mattress.
Matthew Luxmoore / Wall Street Journal:
Documents Reveal Hundreds of Russian Troops Broke Ranks Over Ukraine Orders  —  Desertions and refusal to engage in the invasion have put Moscow in a bind over how to punish service members without drawing attention to the problem  —  Hundreds of Russian soldiers have escaped the fighting …
Discussion: New York Times and CBS News
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Opinion The GOP midterm wave is set — and Democrats can't do anything about it  —  Respected political analyst David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report created a stir last week when he projected Republicans would gain between 20 to 35 House seats in the midterms.
Discussion: Townhall
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Podcasters Are Making $18,000 a Month With Nothing But White Noise  —  People on the prowl for a new podcast to consume often go for a stimulating option like a political debate or a true crime mystery to quicken the pulse.  But when the din of the world becomes too much …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
What the AR-15 Does to a Child's Body  —  Plus: Durham face-plants  —  What if we saw the pictures?  —  At the moment, the question is academic, since no one can really bear the thought of seeing them.  But what if we saw the pictures of children blown apart by America's most popular gun?
Justice News:
Former Employee Of NFT Marketplace Charged In First Ever Digital Asset Insider Trading Scheme  —  Defendant Allegedly Traded on Inside Information About NFTs That Were Scheduled to be Featured on The Homepage of The Largest NFT Marketplace  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney …
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
The RNC's Ground Game of Inches  —  Inside the secretive, dubious, and extremely offline attempt to convert minorities into Republicans … In some sense, it was predictable that my search for any information about one of the Republican National Committee's two dozen community centers would lead me back to Facebook.
The UnPopulist:
The Right-Wing Outrage Machine Is Doing Campus Conservatives No Favors  —  Its over-the-top tactics are a far bigger problem than the lack of intellectual openness … For the bargain price of $5,000-$10,000, Matt Walsh, a columnist for The Daily Wire, a self-described conservative site …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The final, brutal collapse of GOP's big Michael Flynn conspiracy theory  —  Among the many GOP efforts to counterprogram the Russia investigation with thinly constructed conspiracy theories, one of the most persistent ones was the so-called unmasking of Michael Flynn.
CNN:
Uvalde school district police chief declines to answer CNN questions in first public comments in a week  —  (CNN)Pedro “Pete” Arredondo, the embattled Uvalde school police chief who led the flawed law enforcement response to last week's school shooting and has remained out of the public eye since …
NBC News:
‘Outsider’ in Nevada's GOP Senate primary surges, rattling Trump's pick  —  An underdog candidate in the Nevada GOP Senate primary has unexpectedly tightened the race just two weeks before the election, powered by an enthusiastic grassroots base that appears increasingly inclined to turn away from longtime polling favorite Adam Laxalt.
NBC News:
‘Full-throttle’: How the Florida Legislature is making Ron DeSantis into a GOP juggernaut  —  Some see the rapid pace of legislation as the result of DeSantis' “total dominance” over state lawmakers.  But for most Republicans, it's merely a matter of seeing eye to eye.
Discussion: Seeking Rents
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Politics as the leisure of the theory class  —  Politics has increasingly become, for many Americans, the leisure of the theory class.  That's a phrase from the early 20th century sociologist Thorstein Veblen, which I turned on its head in a recent column.  He was condemning the showy consumerism …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
New York Times:
Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial Live Updates: Jury Finds Depp Was Defamed  —  The jury found Mr. Depp was defamed by Ms. Heard when she described herself in an op-ed as a “public figure representing domestic abuse,” but also that she had been defamed by one of his lawyers.
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Democrat Charles Booker wears a noose in a new ad blasting GOP Sen. Rand Paul  —  Democrat Charles Booker is challenging Republican Sen. Rand Paul in Kentucky's 2022 Senate race  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for June 1  —  In a provocative and controversial push, the Democratic Senate …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
The billionaire ex-Republican who could become L.A.'s next mayor  —  Even by the cash-flush standards of modern politics, Rick Caruso's run for mayor of Los Angeles has been a shock-and-awe spending campaign.  —  The billionaire Republican-turned-Democrat has already dropped $34 million on the race …
LZ Granderson / Los Angeles Times:
Republicans use ‘God’ to turn tragedies into talking points  —  A number of so-called religious conservatives like to explain away national tragedies — be they natural or man-made — through the lens of God's wrath, or at least indirect punishment for “sins.”
Discussion: Townhall
 
 
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Conservatives again lose in court as they challenge election grants to Wisconsin municipalities funded by Mark Zuckerberg
Pamela Falk / CBS News:
After nearly 100 days of war, two out of three children in Ukraine are displaced
Discussion: UNICEF
Wall Street Journal:
A Seismic Shift: Why Latino Voters Could Decide Key Races in 2022
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Pump shock: Why gas prices are so high
Discussion: New York Magazine, CNN and Twitchy
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
More Pride events banning police from parades
Discussion: Breitbart, NPR and The Daily Caller
Drew Magary / SFGATE:
Chesa Boudin is on the brink of political oblivion. He says he's energized.
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Two-Thirds of Republicans Believe Great Replacement Theory, New Poll Shows
New York Times:
Racist and Violent Ideas Jump From Web's Fringes to Mainstream Sites
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Stacey Abrams puts guns and abortion in first attack on Brian Kemp
Alec MacGillis / ProPublica:
Trial Diary: A Journalist Sits on a Baltimore Jury
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Dems sweat GOP surge in South Texas special election
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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