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Washington Post:
Trump call Jan. 6 to ‘walk down to the Capitol’ prompted Secret Service scramble — Agency's actions are part of Jan. 6 committee probe into Trump's role in inciting the violent attack — Shortly before pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Secret Service agents scrambled …
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee interviews head of Trump's Secret Service detail on day of Capitol attack — The Jan. 6 select committee has interviewed the top Secret Service agent on then-President Donald Trump's protective detail during the Capitol attack, according to three people familiar with the probe.
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Forbes, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Opinion Don't give up on Merrick Garland quite yet — Critics have pilloried Merrick Garland for what they perceive as slowness or even disinclination in prosecuting defeated former president Donald Trump and his cronies for the attempted coup culminating in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Mediaite, Occupy Democrats and The Status Kuo
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion A shocker in the Proud Boys indictment exposes the right's long game — “1776 motherf—ers.” — That's what an associate texted to Enrique Tarrio, then the leader of the Proud Boys, just after members of the group stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Fox News Gives Up On News; Won't Air ‘Grotesque’ Jan. 6 Hearings Live
Fox News Gives Up On News; Won't Air ‘Grotesque’ Jan. 6 Hearings Live
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Catherine Watters / Fox News:
FOX NEWS MEDIA TO PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE OF THE PRIMETIME JANUARY 6TH HEARING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS
FOX NEWS MEDIA TO PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE OF THE PRIMETIME JANUARY 6TH HEARING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Hearings Give Democrats a Chance to Recast Midterm Message
Jan. 6 Hearings Give Democrats a Chance to Recast Midterm Message
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Of course Fox News isn't airing the Jan. 6 committee hearings
Of course Fox News isn't airing the Jan. 6 committee hearings
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, KTVX-TV, Common Dreams, PolitiFact, Raw Story, The Wildfire Newsletter and CNN
Washington Post:
Fake Trump electors in Ga. told to shroud plans in ‘secrecy,’ email shows
Fake Trump electors in Ga. told to shroud plans in ‘secrecy,’ email shows
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New York Times:
AOC Backs Challenge to Sean Maloney, Who Also Leads Democrats' Campaign Strategy — Primary contests are taking place in New Jersey, California, New Mexico, Mississippi, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana. — Primary voters in seven states, including California and New Jersey …
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Tana Ganeva / Substance:
It takes 59 seconds to look up crime stats—why don't reporters do it? — If you look at actual numbers, Boudin has done a great job. — Today's New York Times write-up of the California midterms explains that the recall campaign against Chesa Boudin has tapped into middle class fears about rising crime.
Department of Homeland Security:
National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - June 7, 2022 — View as PDF: National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - June 07, 2022 09:00 am (pdf, 1 page, 295.54 KB) — Summary of Terrorism Threat to the United States — The United States remains in a heightened threat environment …
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POLITICUSUSA, Insider, The Daily Wire, BorderReport, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit and Civil War II
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Ben Fox / Associated Press:
US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms
US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
DHS terror threat bulletin warns online forums are encouraging copycat Uvalde attacks
DHS terror threat bulletin warns online forums are encouraging copycat Uvalde attacks
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The Hill
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: CNN evaluating partisan talent — CNN's new boss Chris Licht is evaluating whether personalities and programming that grew polarizing during the Trump era can adapt to the network's new priority to be less partisan. … - For on-air talent, that includes engaging in respectful interviews that don't feel like PR stunts.
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Kara Swisher Leaves the New York Times to Return to Vox Media — Kara Swisher, the prominent tech reporter, commentator and Recode co-founder, is leaving her role as columnist and podcaster at the New York Times to return to Vox Media. — Swisher will host a new interview show …
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The Hill, New York Post, Mediaite and Hollywood Reporter, more at Mediagazer »
Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
Kyiv asks for more rocket systems as Kremlin warns of potential strikes in Russia — Ukraine said it needs 60 multiple-launch rocket systems to have a chance at defeating Russia, indicating that the number of such weapons pledged by the West so far may not be enough.
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New York Times, Worldcrunch and The Guardian
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Dave Weigel defended Felicia Sonmez after Washington Post suspended her over criticized Kobe Bryant tweets — Felicia Sonmez was suspended for reviving Kobe Bryant's rape accusation amid news of his death — Fox News Flash top headlines for June 6 — Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez led …
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Bari Weiss / Common Sense:
The Washington Post's Descent Into Middle School Antics
The Washington Post's Descent Into Middle School Antics
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The Daily Caller, The Newsletter, Poynter, Mediaite and The Wrap
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Man accused of killing Wisconsin judge dies in hospital — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting a retired Wisconsin judge and who had a list that included prominent national political figures died in a hospital, a state official said Tuesday.
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Talking Points Memo
Kaley Johnson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
AZ man spent 17 days in jail for crime he didn't commit. He blames American Airlines — A man's life was changed after he spent 17 days in a New Mexico jail because American Airlines wrongfully accused and identified him to police as a shoplifter at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
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Washington Examiner, CBS News and The Daily Beast
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
The evolution of Blake Masters … Blake Masters, an author and venture capitalist now seeking the Republican nomination in Arizona's high-profile Senate race, has cast himself as an outspoken immigration hawk who frequently inveighs against the dangers of “open borders” amid an influx of …
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CrowdWisdom360 and Mediaite
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump-backed Senate hopeful pushes racist line on gun violence
Trump-backed Senate hopeful pushes racist line on gun violence
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POLITICUSUSA
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Opinion We already achieved ‘energy independence.’ What good did it do us? — Good news: We're energy independent again. Huzzah! — Bad news: “Energy independence” has turned out to be a hollow victory. — Gasoline is inching toward $5 per gallon nationwide, and Americans are furious.
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Fox News
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Rachel Pannett / Washington Post:
The world's largest four-day workweek pilot just launched in the U.K.
The world's largest four-day workweek pilot just launched in the U.K.
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CBS News
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
During Watergate, John Mitchell Left His Wife. She Called Bob Woodward. — ‘Please nail him’: The untold story of how Martha Mitchell took revenge against her husband — There was no mistaking the voice on the other end of the phone line. That twangy timbre. Brash and sass. Undiluted Arkansas Delta.
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Political Wire
Emily Ngo / Spectrum News NY1:
Exclusive Spectrum News NY1/Siena College poll finds New Yorkers are pessimistic about city's future and its mayor — The view of life in New York City is bleak, according to a Siena College poll of city residents conducted exclusively for Spectrum News NY1. — What You Need To Know
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CNN:
First on CNN: House Democrats investigating whether foreign gifts to Trump went missing — Washington (CNN)House Democrats are investigating former President Donald Trump's “apparent failure to account for gifts from foreign government officials while in office” after learning there may be thousands …
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
Raytheon Technologies to Move HQ from Massachusetts to Northern Virginia — The move means the five largest defense contractors will all call the D.C. region home. — Raytheon Technologies will move its headquarters from Boston's suburbs to Washington, D.C.'s this fall …
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Sara Murray / CNN:
Bannon subpoenas Pelosi and House January 6 committee members to fight contempt charges — Steve Bannon, set to go to trial next month for defying a congressional subpoena, has subpoenaed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection as he builds his defense.
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RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Bless her heart.’ Kemp ad slams Abrams for ‘worst state in the country’ remark — Almost as soon as Stacey Abrams called Georgia the “worst state in the country to live,” the Democrat's campaign expected the remark to be the center of new GOP attacks. Gov. Brian Kemp's first TV ad of the general election cycle does exactly that.
Axios:
Axios Sneak Peek … 🌸 Situational awareness: Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) will open a gun violence memorial on the National Mall tomorrow at 10am ET — her first public appearance since the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. … 🌎 Breaking: President Biden will unveil …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Hopes for quick gun deal fade as Senate negotiators plead for patience — Senators buckled down Tuesday for days of additional negotiations on a response to recent high-profile mass shootings, retreating from earlier calls for quick action even as they expressed optimism that a long-elusive deal …
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
‘Better than President Trump’: DeSantis' clout swells in the West — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is building momentum in the West, a region that's home to a series of upcoming GOP primaries that will test Donald Trump's hold on Republicans there.
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