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Washington Post:
Man with gun is arrested near Brett Kavanaugh's home, officials say  —  Court documents indicate that the man told police he wanted to kill a Supreme Court justice  —  A man with a gun and a knife was detained by police early Wednesday near the Maryland home of Brett M. Kavanaugh …
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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: Slate, Raw Story, HotAir and eVille Times
Gabrielle Fonrouge / New York Post:   Nicholas Roske found Brett Kavanaugh's address online, feds say
Fox News:
Armed suspect arrested near Justice Kavanaugh home identified
Houston Keene / Fox News:
GOP slam House Dems for stalling SCOTUS protection bill after suspect charged with trying to kill Kavanaugh
New York Times:
Armed Man Traveled to Justice Kavanaugh's Home to Kill Him, Officials Say
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new erosion in Trump's defense against criminal prosecution  —  For seven years, one question has lingered around Donald Trump: Does he actually believe that?  —  Does he actually believe new immigrants are more prone to crime, as he claimed at his campaign announcement seven years ago next week?
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, Mediaite and Insider
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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
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump privately raised Jan. 6 Capitol appearance with Secret Service agent, select panel hears
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump and his kids, Don Jr. and Ivanka, set to testify in New York attorney general investigation starting July 15
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
How to Think About the January 6th Hearings
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden's Approval Rating Sinks to New Low  —  Trump was markedly more popular at a similar point in his presidency  —  President Joe Biden's job approval rating has reached a new low, according to Morning Consult/Politico tracking, slipping below 40% for the first time since he entered office.
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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 …
Dylan Byers / Puck:
The Washington Post's Twitter Fragility  —  A recent and bizarrely evolving Twitter scandal has placed D.C.'s leading media institution in the middle of the political, or at least office politics, conversation. … The paper, which Bezos had acquired in 2013, was then at an inflection point.
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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.
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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations  —  The ACLU and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit on behalf of three families currently under investigation, as well as more than 600 Texas-based members of PFLAG, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ families.  —  Copy link
Jonathan Lai / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Pa. Senate race recount is complete and the results show how accurate the vote count was  —  Pennsylvania's recount is over, and the results are clear: The vote count was accurate the first time.Mehmet Oz beat David McCormick by fewer than 1,000 votes in the Republican Senate primary …
Discussion: Politico
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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Oz wins Pa. Senate primary ahead of showdown with Fetterman
Discussion: National Review and CBS News
New York Times:
White House Struggles to Talk About the ‘Problem From Hell’  —  Inflation is upending voter confidence and posing a glaring political liability that looms over the Biden administration's major policy decisions.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden …
Discussion: Politico and Fox Business
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
‘Great resignation’ reaches White House with staff turnover
Discussion: Washington Times
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
CNN:
Audio shows Trump-endorsed Arizona Senate candidate questioned whether January 6 attack was set up by FBI  —  (CNN)Blake Masters, the Republican Senate candidate from Arizona, met with conservative activists at a Phoenix IHOP this spring and was asked whether he would support investigating …
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Colorado to Examine Lauren Boebert's Mileage Claims and Tax Liens  —  The state's attorney general has referred for review a fraud complaint from the group that targeted Representative Madison Cawthorn, in a sign of trouble for the first-term congresswoman.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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.
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 …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Putin Has a Patriotism Problem  —  The Kremlin depends on “passive loyalty” from the Russian public.  What if winning the war in Ukraine demands something more?  —  It has been more than a hundred days since Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine.  In that time, the Ukrainians …
Associated Press:
Brookings places retired general on leave amid FBI probe  —  The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into Allen's foreign lobbying.  —  Brookings' announcement came …
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
Boeing Can't Find Enough Workers to Build the New Air Force One  —  A new GAO report details the latest setback for the presidential planemaker.  —  Boeing is having trouble hiring qualified aircraft mechanics to build the new Air Force One as it competes in an ultra-competitive labor market, according to a new government report.
Discussion: Politico
Nika Shakhnazarova / New York Post:
Topless pro-choice protesters run onto court at WNBA game in Brooklyn  —  A group of topless pro-choice protesters rushed on the court during Tuesday's WNBA game between New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx at Barclays Center.  —  While some of the women — who took their tops off but covered their chests …
Los Angeles Times:
Military aircraft crashes in Imperial County, killing at least 4  —  A military aircraft crashed in Imperial County near the Arizona border Wednesday afternoon, killing four people, according to preliminary reports.  —  The U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crashed somewhere near the Glamis Dunes …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
 
 
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Man Charged With Stalking Rep. Nehls Ranted About Eyeballs While Admitting to It on Facebook
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Bob Casey / Washington Post:
Opinion Bob Casey: I changed my stance on guns. I shouldn't be the only one.
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Neil Steinberg / Every goddamn day:
Why restrict child porn but not guns?
Discussion: Breitbart
Anna Phillips / Washington Post:
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Michael Powell / New York Times:
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Discussion: Washington Post
Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Government Ordered Travel Companies To Spy On Russian Hacker For Years And Report His Whereabouts Every Week
Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: The Hill
Jill Lawrence / The Daily Beast:
Face It, Democrats, Joe Manchin Is Your Only Hope
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Favorite House Republican Is Married to the Gun Industry
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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