memeorandum: Democrats fret as Garland's January 6 investigation creeps closer to pre-midterm deadline (Edward-Isaac Dovere/CNN)

2:45 PM ET, June 8, 2022

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Man with weapon arrested near Brett Kavanaugh's home, officials say — The man allegedly told police he wanted to kill the Supreme Court justice, according to people familiar with the investigation — A man with a weapon was detained by police early Wednesday morning near Brett M. Kavanaugh's Maryland home …

Nina Totenberg / NPR:

After the leak, the Supreme Court seethes with resentment and fear behind the scenes — At the Supreme Court, nothing is as usual this term after the leak of Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion in the biggest abortion case in nearly a half-century. — Normally at this time of year …

Discussion: Raw Story

Josh Blackman / Reason:

So Long As Dobbs Remains Undecided, The Lives of the Justices Are At Risk — The Dobbs 5 should immediately issue an unsigned per curiam order, with an opinion to follow, even over the Chief Justice's objection. — At 1:50 am this morning, an armed man with burglary tools was arrested near Justice Kavanuagh's home in Maryland.

Discussion: National Review, Instapundit, Twitchy, The Daily Caller and The Daily Wire

CNBC:

Armed man who wanted to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told police he was upset over abortion, Uvalde — A California man armed with a handgun, a knife, pepper spray and burglary tools was arrested near the Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Discussion: Department of Homeland …, WTOP News and The Racket News

NBC News:
Man with gun, knife arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's residence

Discussion: Axios, UPI, MSNBC, Mercury News, National Review, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and ABC7

Associated Press:
Court: Armed man arrested near Kavanaugh's house

Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Wire

Jackson Richman / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Man With Gun Arrested Outside Kavanaugh's Home, Told Police He Wanted to Assassinate Supreme Court Justice

Discussion: Associated Press, National Review and AND Magazine

ABC News:
Armed man arrested near Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh's home, allegedly made threats against him

Discussion: The Daily Beast and USA Today

Fox News:
Armed California man arrested near Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh's Maryland home

Discussion: The Daily Wire, SFist and Ace of Spades HQ

Nellie Bowles / The Atlantic:

How San Francisco Became a Failed City — San Francisco was conquered by the United States in 1846, and two years later, the Americans discovered gold. That's about when my ancestors came—my German great-great-great-grandfather worked at a butcher shop on Jackson Street.

Discussion: SFist, New York Times, Reason and San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle:

Chesa Boudin Recall Election Results — Live San Francisco election results for the recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin, including vote breakdown by district. — The S.F. Department of Elections is not yet reporting results for this election. The department will start publishing data at around 8:45 p.m. on June 7.

Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
California Sends Democrats and the Nation a Message on Crime

Discussion: HotAir, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, CNN, The Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Breitbart and Associated Press

Charles Fain Lehman / Washington Free Beacon:
The Broken Windows Election

Discussion: ABC News, Noahpinion, Bolts, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Post, Persuasion, Washington Post, Power Line, Instapundit and Mother Jones

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
California offers a warning to Democrats. But how big is it?

Discussion: Substance, National Review, Robert Reich, The Federalist, Ian Haworth, Los Angeles Times and Erick Erickson's Confessions …

Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
Chesa Boudin blamed the recall on the right wing. But S.F. voters who ousted him just want a city that works

Discussion: Raw Story, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Post, Breitbart and The Daily Wire

Daily Mail:
Woke San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin blames ‘right-wing billionaires and police officers’ …

Discussion: The Appeal, Washington Times, IJR, Breitbart and Louder With Crowder

Peter Baker / New York Times:

How Jared Kushner Washed His Hands of Donald Trump Before Jan. 6 — Mr. Kushner's role in the final months of the Trump White House could come into sharp relief once the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol opens hearings. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: New York Magazine, USA Today, Raw Story, The Conntrarian, Takes & Re-Takes, Talking Points Memo and NBC News

Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Mark Meadows Was Trump's “Matador” for His Fake Election Lies

Discussion: Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Washington Post, Insider and Rolling Stone

ABC News:
Top Trump White House lawyer in active talks with Jan. 6 committee to testify publicly

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mock Paper Scissors, Raw Story, CNN, Insider, Vanity Fair, POLITICUSUSA, Politico, The Hill and New York Times

Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:

In reversal, Twitter plans to comply with Musk's demands for data — The billionaire is in a protracted battle with the company over information about spam and fake accounts — After a weeks-long impasse, Twitter's board plans to comply with Elon Musk's demands for internal data …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Protocol, The Verge, RedState, Political Wire, Variety, Fox Business and Techdirt, more at Techmeme »

Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:

DeSantis spokeswoman belatedly registers as agent of foreign politician — Christina Pushaw's disclosure of work for Mikheil Saakashvili came after contact from the Justice Department, her attorney said — A spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week registered as a foreign agent …

Discussion: HuffPost, Insider, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, Florida Politics, Raw Story, Political Wire and WFLA-TV

Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:

How to Think About the January 6th Hearings — In its primetime meetings, which start this week, the House committee is providing an active threat assessment. — As you watch the House January 6th Committee's primetime hearings, keep the following top of mind: The committee is not just examining the past.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Media Matters for America, Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, Associated Press, The Atlantic, Washington Post, USA Today, CNN, As I See It, Raw Story, The Lincoln Project and Washington Examiner

Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Democrats fret as Garland's January 6 investigation creeps closer to pre-midterm deadline

Discussion: Vox, The Guardian, Politico, The Guardian, Axios, Raw Story, The Federalist, New Republic and Rolling Stone, more at Techmeme »

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge sends another trove of Eastman emails to Jan. 6 committee

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Forbes, Insider, CBS News, NBC News, Talking Points Memo, The Status Kuo, Daily Kos, Mercury News and Washington Post

Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:

House to vote on gun measures just hours after wrenching testimony — The House on Wednesday is expected to pass some of the most aggressive gun-control measures taken up on Capitol Hill in years — including raising the minimum age for the purchase of most semiautomatic rifles to 21 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner

New York Times:
‘We Ask for Progress’: The Parents of an Uvalde Victim Demand Stricter Gun Laws

Discussion: Rolling Stone and Raw Story

Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Uvalde, Buffalo shooting victims testify at gun hearing before Congress

Discussion: NPR, Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, Washington Examiner, CBS News, New York Post, The Hill and WFLA-TV

Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:

“Clusterf—k”: Inside The Washington Post's Social Media Meltdown — A flurry of Twitter flare-ups and Slack spats involving Post journalists, along with a controversial suspension, have upended the newsroom and are presenting a major test for executive editor Sally Buzbee, who urged staff Tuesday to “be constructive and collegial.”

Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily Signal, New York Post and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:

FBI seizes retired general's data related to Qatar lobbying — The FBI has seized the electronic data of a retired four-star general who authorities say made false statements and withheld “incriminating” documents about his role in an illegal foreign lobbying campaign on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar.

Discussion: Responsible Statecraft, Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart, Truth and Consequences, American Military News, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, nationalinterest.org, Ground News, New York Post, The Full Belmonte, New York Times and The Daily Wire

Safia Samee Ali / NBC News:

Mother says San Antonio police killed her 13-year-old son and it took them five days to tell her — “I really don't understand what the police are hiding,” she said. “My son was 13 years old. That's the key. He was a little boy, and he did not deserve to get shot and killed by a police officer.”

Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:

How Much Damage Have Marjorie Taylor Greene and the ‘Bullies’ Done to the G.O.P.? — Curious to know how the two more extreme wings of the Democrats and Republicans in the House differ, I asked a high-ranking Republican staff member with decades of government experience …

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Opinion Fox News's blackout of Jan. 6 points to a hidden crisis for Democrats — The not-so-shocking revelation that Fox News will not carry House committee hearings about the insurrection is yet another sign that right-wing media will go to extraordinary lengths to shield the GOP base from brutal truths about Jan. 6, 2021.

Discussion: Al Jazeera, Upstate New York, Raw Story and Boston.com, more at Mediagazer »

Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:

Raisman, Biles, Maroney among 90 women asking FBI for $1 billion for mishandling Larry Nassar sex abuse case — Larry Nassar victims seek $1 billion from FBI — A group representing 90 young women — including U.S. Olympic team gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman …

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Cassandra Jaramillo / Reveal:

She Helped Create the Big Lie. Records Suggest She Turned It Into a Big Grift. — Over the last two presidential election cycles, True the Vote has raised millions in donations with claims that it discovered tide-turning voter fraud. It's promised to release its evidence. It never has.

Discussion: Raw Story

David Siders / Politico:

Trump hits another snag: 6 takeaways from a big primary night — Another round of Republicans on Donald Trump's hit list survived on Tuesday, while in San Francisco, a progressive prosecutor didn't. But that's not all we learned from Tuesday's primaries in California, Iowa, Mississippi …