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1:30 PM ET, June 8, 2022

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Washington Post:
Armed man 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 was detained by police early Wednesday morning near Brett M. Kavanaugh's Maryland home …
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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: Raw Story
NBC News:
Man with gun, knife arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's residence  —  WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials say an armed man was arrested overnight near the home of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.  —  Officials say he was armed with a handgun, a knife, and pepper spray.
Josh Blackman / Reason:
So Long As Dobbs Remains Undecided, The Lives of the Justices Are At Risk
Discussion: Instapundit
Associated Press:
Court: Armed man arrested near Kavanaugh's house
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Wire
CNBC:
Armed man who sought to kill Brett Kavanaugh arrested near Supreme Court justice's home
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: New York Times
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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.
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
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Mark Meadows Was Trump's “Matador” for His Fake Election Lies  —  Without the former President's fourth and final White House chief of staff, January 6th might never have happened.  —  When the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol begins its long-awaited hearings …
ABC News:
Top Trump White House lawyer in active talks with Jan. 6 committee to testify publicly
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.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge sends another trove of Eastman emails to Jan. 6 committee
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Democrats fret as Garland's January 6 investigation creeps closer to pre-midterm deadline
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Inaugural January 6 hearing to track activities of Proud Boys during Capitol attack
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 …
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.
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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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
White House shifts pandemic money to vaccines, cutting other programs  —  The administration says it has no choice but to take $10 billion from testing and other areas because Congress hasn't acted  —  The Biden administration is shifting dwindling federal coronavirus funds toward securing another round …
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:   Matthew McConaughey Has Used 18 Guns in 11 Movies over 25 Years
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
‘We Ask for Progress’: The Parents of an Uvalde Victim Demand Stricter Gun Laws  —  Kimberly Rubio urged lawmakers to implement gun control after her daughter Lexi was killed at Robb Elementary.  An 11-year-old survivor who smeared blood on herself and played dead told lawmakers that she doesn't want this to happen to others.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Uvalde, Buffalo shooting victims testify at gun hearing before Congress
Kelsey Piper / Vox:
Stop telling kids that climate change will destroy their world  —  Some “climate anxiety” is the product of telling kids — falsely — that they have no future.  —  My 5-year-old daughter is now old enough to read a lot of books and magazines aimed at children, and it's given me a whole …
Discussion: HotAir, Fox News and Twitchy
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.
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Moderna says new trial results show that a revised vaccine works better against Omicron.  —  The findings indicate that the updated vaccine produced a significantly stronger immune response against Omicron, but it is unclear how it will fare against future versions of the virus.
 
 
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Cassandra Jaramillo / Reveal:
She Helped Create the Big Lie. Records Suggest She Turned It Into a Big Grift.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Colorado to Examine Lauren Boebert's Mileage Claims and Tax Liens
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden's Approval Rating Sinks to New Low
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Senate Democrats press Biden for executive actions on abortion
Discussion: Townhall and The Hill
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Biden Uses Suspect Authority to Maintain Chinese Dominance of Solar Manufacturing
Discussion: Vox, Bloomberg and The Federalist
Washington Post:
Another 2020 election denier will be on November's ballot
Discussion: VICE, USA Today and Raw Story
David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
Face it, Joe, You Were Never Supposed to Be President
Kate McGee / The Texas Tribune:
Professors behind conservative-backed “Liberty Institute” say UT has strayed from plan
Justin Fox / Bloomberg:
New York City Is a Lot Safer Than Small-Town America
Discussion: Not Pretty, Not Rich
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
EU agrees single mobile charging port in blow to Apple
 

 
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UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

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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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