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CBS News:
Liz Cheney: Jan. 6 “conspiracy” was “extremely broad ... well-organized” — This Thursday night, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold its first public hearing in nearly a year, asking us to relive, and reckon with, a day that some would rather have us forget.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Three dead, at least 11 wounded in mass shooting on South Street, Philadelphia police say — What you need to know Follow live updates on Sunday, June 5. Three people have died and at least 11 wounded in a shooting around Second and South streets late Saturday evening.An officer fired …
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New York Times:
Shooting in Downtown Philadelphia Leaves at Least 3 Dead and 11 Wounded, Police Say — A Philadelphia police inspector said that officers observed several assailants shooting into a crowd on South Street, an area with many restaurants and bars. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6abc, Insider, Fox News, Associated Press, KTVX-TV, WTMJ and Eschaton
Washington Post:
How the White House lost Joe Manchin, and its plan to transform America — A breakthrough seemed close. It was mid-December, and President Biden had been negotiating for months with Sen. Joseph Manchin III over Biden's sweeping plan to reconfigure the American economy.
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RedState
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Schiff: DoJ decision not to indict Trump ex-aides Meadows and Scavino a ‘grave disappointment’ — Member of Capitol attack committee says decision not to charge the two with contempt of Congress could ‘impede our work’ — California congressman Adam Schiff - a member of the select House …
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CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Adam Schiff on “Face the Nation,” June 5, 2022
Transcript: Rep. Adam Schiff on “Face the Nation,” June 5, 2022
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Insider and POLITICUSUSA
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump ‘Ultimate Target’ as DOJ Goes Up ‘Criminal Food Chain’: Kirschner
Trump ‘Ultimate Target’ as DOJ Goes Up ‘Criminal Food Chain’: Kirschner
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Insider
Peter Hamby / Puck:
How Rick Caruso Became L.A.'s Biggest Star — Los Angeles is one of the bluest metro areas in the country, but the mayor's race this year increasingly feels like Rick Caruso's to lose. The billionaire real estate developer is running what amounts to a law and order campaign …
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Axios:
Scoop: Jan. 6 committee's private divide — The House's Jan. 6 committee has split behind the scenes over what actions to take after the public hearings: Some members want big changes on voting rights — and even to abolish the Electoral College — while others are resisting proposals …
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Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
How Biden plans to handle the Jan. 6 hearings
How Biden plans to handle the Jan. 6 hearings
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CNN, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and HuffPost
Washington Post:
Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump. — Perspective by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein — President George Washington, in his celebrated 1796 Farewell Address, cautioned that American democracy was fragile. “Cunning, ambitious …
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Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Insider
Conor Dougherty / New York Times:
California's Housing Crisis and the Fight Over 20 Townhomes — Suburban homeowners like Susan Kirsch are often blamed for worsening the nation's housing crisis. That doesn't mean she's giving up her two-decade fight against 20 condos. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse
Reuters:
Closed airspace forces cancellation of Lavrov's visit to Serbia, Interfax reports — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Serbia has been cancelled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft, a senior foreign ministry source told the Interfax news agency on Sunday.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump on the brink? — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is bored at Mar-a-Lago and anxious to get back in the political arena — as a candidate, not a kingmaker — but advisers are divided over whether he should launch a third bid for the presidency as early as this summer.
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Raw Story
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Your Kids Are Not Doomed — Over the past few years, I've been asked one question more than any other. It comes up at speeches, at dinners, in conversation. It's the most popular query when I open my podcast to suggestions, time and again. It comes in two forms.
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Althouse
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Insider:
A House Democrat plans to introduce a bill that would hit AR-15's with a 1,000% tax — and it could pass Congress without GOP votes — A recent string of mass shootings is causing Rep. Don Beyer to seek an aggressive tax on AR-15 style weapons. — Beyer said his bill is a “creative pathway” …
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Occupy Democrats, The Daily Wire and Blue Virginia
White House Correspondents' Association:
How ‘The Pool’ Serves America — It's a function the press performs on the public's behalf every day of every year, any place on the planet, whenever the president is outside his residence. — For nearly a century, the story of the American presidency has been written through the eyes of the …
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Trump endorses McCarthy as ‘strong and fearless’ House GOP leader — Former President Trump endorsed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Saturday, calling him “strong and fearless.” — In a post on social media site Truth Social, Trump said McCarthy is an “outstanding representative for the people of California.”
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Endorses Kevin McCarthy, Pisses Off His Own Supporters
Trump Endorses Kevin McCarthy, Pisses Off His Own Supporters
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Political Wire
Chinedu Asadu / Associated Press:
Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say — ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. — The attackers targeted …
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Voice of America and Al Jazeera
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
A pro-Herschel Walker gas giveaway fuels Democratic outrage — A long line of cars formed at a Chevron gas station south of downtown Atlanta as word spread a political action committee was handing out $25 vouchers. Now the pro-Herschel Walker group's giveaway is fueling a different sort …
JONATHAN TURLEY:
New York Attorneys Accused of Firebombing Police Car Given Generous Plea Deal — We previously discussed the cases of attorneys Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman, who were accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into an occupied police vehicle in New York. They were facing domestic terrorism charges …
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HotAir
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Opinion Democrats should be clear: A radical GOP is holding the country back — Washington is broken. Politicians can't get anything done. They don't listen to voters. — Voters have been making these complaints for decades, but never have they been truer than they are today.
David Cohen / Politico:
Buttigieg sees ‘insanity’ in reaction to gun violence — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday criticized those who blame America's gun violence on factors other than guns. — “The idea that us, being the only developed country where this happens routinely …
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Kelly Livingston / ABC News:
Inflation is President Biden's ‘top economic priority’: Pete Buttigieg
Inflation is President Biden's ‘top economic priority’: Pete Buttigieg
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The Hill and New York Post