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6:55 PM ET, June 8, 2022

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Washington Post:
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 …
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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 and eVille Times
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
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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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump privately raised Jan. 6 Capitol appearance with Secret Service agent, select panel hears  —  As then-President Donald Trump left a rally with his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, he appears to have held out hope until the last minute — even as chaos unfolded — that he'd be able to join them at the Capitol.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Senior Pence adviser to testify before Jan. 6 committee
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
How to Think About the January 6th Hearings
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new erosion in Trump's defense against criminal prosecution
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Mediaite
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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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
California Sends Democrats and the Nation a Message on Crime
San Francisco Chronicle:
Chesa Boudin Recall Election Results
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 …
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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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
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 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
Discussion: Denver Post, Raw Story and Mediaite
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
‘Great resignation’ reaches White House with staff turnover  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — New White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre was delivering her third on-camera goodbye to a departing staffer in less than 24 hours when she quipped to reporters, “I promise we will have a press shop.”
Discussion: Washington Times
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New York Times:
White House Struggles to Talk About the ‘Problem From Hell’
Discussion: Politico and Fox Business
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.”
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
Melissa Gira Grant / New Republic:
A Pizzagate in Every City  —  After threats made against Pride events by far-right actors in Idaho and Arizona over the past few weeks, a group whose leader calls herself a “Christian fascist” and others with ties to white nationalist groups targeted a Pride event in Dallas on Saturday.
Michael Powell / New York Times:
How Gender Neutral Language Is Shaping the Fight for Abortion Rights  —  Progressive groups and medical organizations have adopted inclusive language, which has led to terms like “pregnant people” and “chestfeeding.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Favorite House Republican Is Married to the Gun Industry  —  Elise Stefanik's husband is employed by a top firearms front group, in a setup an expert calls “legal but dubious”  —  Lots of Republicans are close with the gun lobby.  But for Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking Republican in the House …
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.”
Justin Glawe / Where Do We Go From Here:
The true believers in election lies running Georgia's elections  —  Across the state, election deniers are running elections right now.  —  Despite his fervent belief in election conspiracy theories, a Republican member of the Pickens County Board of Elections isn't even the most extreme election denier …
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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