memeorandum: Russia Seeks Buyers for Plundered Ukraine Grain, U.S. Warns (New York Times)

9:45 AM ET, June 6, 2022

Top Items:

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 …

Discussion: CNN, RedState, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Insider, Washington Post, CBS News, Political Wire, Raw Story and Politico

Mike Allen / Axios:

Scoop: Jan. 6 committee's secret adviser — The House's Jan. 6 committee has turned to a renowned former network news executive to hone a mountain of explosive material into a captivating multimedia presentation for a prime-time hearing Thursday. — James Goldston — former president of ABC News …

Discussion: CNN, CBS News, POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and YouTube

Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:

Capitol attack panel to unveil new evidence against Trump at public hearings — Committee intends to reveal previously secret White House records, photos and videos to prove how Trump broke the law — The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack will unveil new evidence …

Discussion: Slate, NPR, Raw Story and Robert Reich

Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
How Biden plans to handle the Jan. 6 hearings

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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:

Biden wants to get out more, seething that his standing is now worse than Trump's — President Joe Biden and his aides have grown increasingly frustrated by their inability to turn the tide against a cascade of challenges threatening to overwhelm the administration. — Soaring global inflation.

Discussion: Breitbart, RedState, Power Line, Outside the Beltway, POLITICUSUSA, New Republic, Wide World of News, ABC News and Althouse

Dan McLaughlin / National Review:

BREAKING: Ilya Shapiro Resigns from Georgetown Law School — As I noted on Thursday, Ilya Shapiro's reinstatement at Georgetown's law school may have been a victory for outside pressure against the forces of cancel culture, but it also sent an unambiguous signal that Georgetown would have caved …

Discussion: FIRE

Ilya Shapiro / Wall Street Journal:

Why I Quit Georgetown — The university didn't fire me, but it abandoned free speech and created a hostile environment. — 1x — After a four-month investigation into a tweet, the Georgetown University Law Center reinstated me last Thursday. But after full consideration of the report …

Discussion: Washington Post

Ivana Saric / Axios:

At least 54 injured, 11 killed in 7 separate mass shootings this weekend — The U.S. continues to grapple with mass shootings as at least seven have occurred over the weekend, resulting in the deaths of 11 people and injuries to 54 others. … Eight people were hit, according to a statement from the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office.

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New York Times:
Mass Shooting in Philadelphia Kills at Least 3 on Weekend of Gun Violence

Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Blake Masters Blames Gun Violence on ‘Black People, Frankly’

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New York Times:

Russia Seeks Buyers for Plundered Ukraine Grain, U.S. Warns — American diplomats have alerted 14 countries, most in Africa, that Russian ships filled with stolen Ukrainian grain could be headed their way, posing a dilemma to countries facing dire food shortages. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Rainer's Newsletter

Robyn Dixon / Washington Post: As war drags on, weary Russians yearn for a return to normal life

Reuters:
Closed airspace forces cancellation of Lavrov's visit to Serbia, Interfax reports

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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:

The Institutionalist — Dianne Feinstein fought for gun control, civil rights, and abortion access for half a century. Where did it all go wrong? — On election night in San Francisco in 1969, a 36-year-old woman who had run a campaign for the Board of Supervisors that featured …

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:

WaPo Editor Admonishes Staff to ‘Treat Each Other With Respect and Kindness’ as Numerous Messy Feuds Play Out on Twitter. It Doesn't Work. — After several days of various Washington Post staffers dragging internal feuds into the public square of Twitter, Executive Editor Sally Buzbee sent …

Discussion: The Wrap, Townhall, Instapundit, Twitchy, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »

Ella Nilsen / CNN:

First on CNN: Climate groups join for first-of-its-kind, $100 million push to mobilize midterm voters — (CNN)In an attempt to mobilize voters around the climate crisis, six climate advocacy groups are readying for the midterms with an arsenal of $100 million — the first coordinated spending of its kind.

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Free-speech group will spend millions to promote First Amendment cases — An advocacy group that has spent more than two decades fighting for free expression on college campuses is broadening its efforts to fight so-called cancel culture and other perceived threats to free speech across American society.

Discussion: FIRE

Molly Crane-Newman / New York Daily News:

Michael Cohen overstated role in Manhattan DA's Trump Org investigation: prosecutors — The Fixer's 15 minutes are up. — Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen has made misleading statements overstating his role in the Manhattan DA's case against the Trump Organization …

Discussion: Washington Examiner

New York Times:

How a New York County Used the State's ‘Red Flag’ Law to Seize 160 Guns — Suffolk County on Long Island aggressively uses the law to take guns from people in crisis in an effort to prevent shootings and suicides. Its experience could inform a national debate. — The boy made his threat aboard a school bus.

Cathy Young / The Bulwark:

The Long History of Glenn Greenwald's Kissing Up to the Kremlin — In his world, it seems America can do nothing right and Vladimir Putin can do nothing wrong. — In the months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, maverick journalist Glenn Greenwald has emerged as one of the loudest anti-Ukraine voices …

Jeff Mason / Reuters:

Exclusive: Biden to waive tariffs for 24 months on solar panels hit by probe — President Joe Biden will declare a 24-month tariff exemption on Monday for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations after an investigation froze imports and stalled projects in the United States, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, Reuters and Wall Street Journal

Janet Adamy / Wall Street Journal:

Inflation, Political Division Put U.S. in a Pessimistic Mood, Poll Finds — WSJ-NORC survey finds dim views of U.S. economy, government, global leadership — Americans are deeply pessimistic about the U.S. economy and view the nation as sharply divided over its most important values, according to a new Wall Street Journal-NORC Poll.

Eric Martin / Bloomberg:

US Excludes Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua From Regional Summit — The Biden administration has made a final decision against inviting the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to a regional summit this week, bucking calls from Mexico's president to include all countries or risk him staying home.

Discussion: Washington Post and Reuters

Sam Sutton / Politico:

Crypto lobbying hits fever pitch as Bitcoin's favorite senator finishes bill — The most highly anticipated legislation in the history of cryptocurrency is about to make its debut, after months of hype drummed up by Sens. Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand.

Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:

US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North's launches — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations.