memeorandum: Jan. 6 hearing to provide opening argument, focus on far-right groups (Jacqueline Alemany/Washington Post)

10:15 AM ET, June 9, 2022

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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:

Trump and Unreleased Video Expected to Be Focus of First Jan 6. Hearing — The House panel investigating the attack will lead off its public sessions with video testimony from people close to the former president, and footage revealing the role of the Proud Boys.

Discussion: Bloomberg, 6abc, Raw Story and Associated Press

The Independent:

‘Trump will lose his mind’: The 6 Jan hearings vow to ‘change history’. Here's what to expect — The panel's first hearing in prime time will feature a filmmaker who captured footage of a meeting between Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes, Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg report

Politico:

POLITICO Playbook: What to expect from the first Jan. 6 hearing — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — At 8 p.m., the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack plans to start unveiling the most complete and visceral dissection to date of the mob …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Bloomberg, CNBC, Talking Points Memo, ABC News, HuffPost, New York Times, Insider, New Republic, Associated Press, Roll Call and CNN

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

The Jan. 6 committee's Trump targets — The House Jan. 6 committee has extensively investigated the “ripple effect” of President Trump's tweets in egging on Capitol rioters. … Some committee members argue that Trump's tweets provide indirect connective tissue establishing his culpability.

Discussion: Raw Story, Colorado Newsline, Los Angeles Times and POLITICUSUSA

Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
January 6 committee to hear from Raffensperger, Sterling

Discussion: The Hill, CBS News, Axios, Raw Story, CBS News, Mediaite, CNN and UPI

Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump privately raised Jan. 6 Capitol appearance with Secret Service agent, select panel hears

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Just The News, Roll Call, Insider, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Vanity Fair, The Times of Israel, The Forward, Mediaite and Mother Jones

Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
6 questions the Jan. 6 committee aims to answer about the attack

Discussion: ABC News, NBC News, The Hill, Fox News, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Politico, Daily Kos, NPR, Associated Press, FiveThirtyEight, American Greatness and Florida Politics

David Brooks / New York Times:
The Jan. 6 Committee Has Already Blown It

Discussion: Contrarian Boston, Washington Times, Townhall and The Conntrarian

Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 hearing to provide opening argument, focus on far-right groups

Discussion: Raw Story, Axios and UPI

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new erosion in Trump's defense against criminal prosecution

Discussion: The Hill, HotAir, HuffPost and Raw Story

YouTube:

President Joe Biden Visits Jimmy Kimmel Live — President Joe Biden talks about the 27 school shootings in America in 2022, why he believes nothing has been done so far about gun violence, an overwhelming ...

Discussion: The Hill, UPI, RedState, The Daily Beast, Power Line, Mediaite, Associated Press, Deadline and Los Angeles Blade

Allie Griffin / New York Post:
Biden takes shot at Trump and Republicans on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Discussion: RedState, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Fox News

Variety:
Joe Biden on Issuing Gun Control Executive Order: 'I Don't Want to Emulate Trump's Abuse of the Constitution'

Discussion: NBC News, Mediaite, Wide World of News and Hollywood Reporter

Politico:
Biden to media: Be better

Discussion: Twitchy, Townhall, The US Sun, Breitbart, The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, Mediaite, Ace of Spades HQ, IJR, HotAir, National Review and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »

Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Biden pushes voters to polls for gun control and abortion in rare TV interview

Discussion: The Hill, Politico, The Wrap and Breitbart

Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
‘Great resignation’ reaches White House with staff turnover

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Breitbart, Washington Times, New York Times, al.com, TheBlaze, Morning Consult and The Hill

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Bernie to Dems: Change course before you nosedive in November — Bernie Sanders has something to get off his chest: Without a course correction, he sees the Democratic Party on track to get shellacked this fall. — As the progressive Vermonter, not one to mince words, put it in an interview on Tuesday …

Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite

Natalie Allison / Politico:

Dems meddle in Senate primary to advance hardline MAGA Republican — Colorado isn't viewed as a prime Republican Senate pickup opportunity this fall — not yet at least. — In the hopes of keeping it that way, Democrats are aggressively advancing the campaign of a hardline MAGA Senate candidate …

Discussion: Denver Post

Washington Post:

Facebook's ban on gun sales gives sellers 10 strikes before booting them — The company discloses little information about how it enforces its prohibition of firearm sales on the site, leaving its punishment system shrouded in secrecy — Facebook prohibits gun sales on its service.

more at Techmeme »

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Nikki Haley battles Trump in House primary turf war — As former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley crisscrosses the country ahead of an anticipated 2024 presidential bid, she is also fixated on defending her home turf — from an incursion led by her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump.

Discussion: Raw Story

Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:

Time for the Democrats' Chesa Boudin Moment! — If Not Now, When? If Not Him, Who? — The crushing recall of San Francisco's stridently progressive District Attorney, Chesa Boudin, crystallizes just how much trouble Democrats are in on the crime issue.

Discussion: The Nation

Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:

J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel Accused of ‘Secret Website’ Shenanigans — A new complaint alleges that J.D. Vance's campaign was illegally coordinating with billionaire backer Peter Thiel's super PAC. … According to a new legal complaint, investment banker J.D. Vance knowingly received unlawful support …

Discussion: Raw Story

Sahil Kapur / NBC News:

Bipartisan Senate group eyes deal ‘this week’ on bill to prevent future coups — WASHINGTON — As the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 plot prepares to kick off its first public hearing, a bipartisan group of senators huddled Wednesday in the Capitol to negotiate new laws to prevent future candidates from stealing elections.

Discussion: Robert Reich, Politico and New York Times

Edward Luce / Financial Times:

America is two nations barely on speaking terms — The spirit of Watergate will be missing from audiences for the televised January 6 hearings — What should we make of the fact that America's TV channels all carried the live jubilee festivities of an elderly monarch but will part ways …

Discussion: Washington Post, HuffPost and Los Angeles Times

Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:

How the House Landscape Changed — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The new House landscape is fairly similar to the old one. — However, there is a notable increase in the number of super-safe Republican seats — and a modest decline in the overall number of competitive districts.

Washington Post:

Most Americans expect inflation to get worse, Post-Schar School poll finds — Rising prices are leading many to adjust their behavior by bargain-hunting, cutting back on entertainment or putting off planned purchases — Most Americans expect inflation to get worse in the next year …

Discussion: The Guardian

Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:

How would GOP Senate candidates fare against Evan McMullin in Utah? New poll reveals answers — A large chunk of undecided voters will have a loud voice in a competitive race come November — This month's Republican primary election will determine which of three candidates …

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.

Discussion: Gawker, more at Mediagazer »

Dan Primack / Axios:

Exclusive: CEOs call on Senate to pass gun legislation — CEOs of more than 220 U.S. companies on Thursday will release a letter calling on the Senate to “take immediate action” to reduce gun violence, Axios has learned exclusively. … - The companies employ workers in all 50 states …

Discussion: The Hill and National Review

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

Discussion: Los Angeles Blade, Off the Kuff, Eschaton, MyNorthwest.com and Mock Paper Scissors

Marist Poll:

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: Gun Violence in the United States, June 2022 — More Americans Prioritize Controlling Gun Violence Over Gun Rights... Voters Reach Consensus on Many Gun Reforms... Biden Approval Rating at Lowest Point — With nearly four in ten Americans saying …

Discussion: The Hill and NPR

Washington Free Beacon:

DC Launches Ad Campaign To Combat Anti-Trans Hate on Public Transportation. There's Been One Incident in the Past Two Years. — A single incident of anti-transgender harassment on the Washington, D.C., metro in the past two years has prompted an ad campaign to fight such hate across the city.