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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Is Depicted as a Would-Be Autocrat Seeking to Hang Onto Power at All Costs — As the Jan. 6 committee outlined during its prime-time hearing, Donald J. Trump executed a seven-part conspiracy to overturn a free and fair democratic election. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Jared and Ivanka, Without the Power or the Masks — In stark videotaped interviews, Ivanka Trump accepted the notion that there had been no fraud in the 2020 election. Jared Kushner complained that a White House counsel had been “whining.” — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fox News didn't just ignore the Jan. 6 hearing. It did something worse. — Fox News didn't need to announce that it wasn't going to cover Thursday night's prime-time hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
6 takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee's first prime-time hearing — The congressional Jan. 6 committee held its first prime-time hearing Thursday night about the attack on the Capitol and the events leading up to it. Here are six takeaways from the first of June's hearing, after nearly a year of investigation.
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
The Jan. 6 committee's evidence spoke for itself. Is the Justice Department listening? — Panel blames Trump for ‘attempted coup’ in first Jan. 6th hearing — WASHINGTON — The evidence was the star witness. — In painstaking detail, and with brutal new footage of the attack at the U.S. Capitol …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Jan. 6 Chair Bennie Thompson Tells Tapper He Has Witnesses to Conversations Between Proud Boys and Those ‘In The Trump Orbit’ — House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol Chairman Bennie Thompson told CNN's Jake Tapper that witnesses will describe conversations between members …
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New York Times:
Liz Cheney: Vice Chair Has Become a G.O.P. Outcast For Condemning Trump — “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” [cheering] They came from all 50 states …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
January 6 Primetime Hearing Proves A Slow Start At Unraveling A Dreadful Day In American History — Editor's Note: This post on the Jan 6 committee hearings by our TV critic Dominic Patten has been reclassified from a review to a commentary, and has been edited to better reflect the author's point of view.
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The Hill:
Former Fox News editor to testify before Jan. 6 panel — A former top editor at Fox News said on Friday that he has been called to testify next week before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. — Chris Stirewalt, who was ousted …
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Trump's direct involvement in a coup plotting session and other big takeaways from the first Jan. 6 hearing
Trump's direct involvement in a coup plotting session and other big takeaways from the first Jan. 6 hearing
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Jan. 6 Committee holds first public hearing investigating attack on the US Capitol
Jan. 6 Committee holds first public hearing investigating attack on the US Capitol
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Washington Post:
Police officer describes bloody ‘war scene’ outside Capitol
Police officer describes bloody ‘war scene’ outside Capitol
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
‘Mike Pence Deserves It’: Jan. 6 Panel Reveals Trump's Dark Desire
‘Mike Pence Deserves It’: Jan. 6 Panel Reveals Trump's Dark Desire
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
New court filings raise questions about Sen. Mike Lee's involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election
New court filings raise questions about Sen. Mike Lee's involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Trump Pentagon first offered National Guard to Capitol four days before Jan. 6 riots, memo shows
Trump Pentagon first offered National Guard to Capitol four days before Jan. 6 riots, memo shows
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman — More than a dozen students remained alive for over an hour before officers entered their classrooms. The commander feared a risk to officers' lives, new documents show. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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The Texas Tribune:
Waiting for keys, unable to break down doors: Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman — Criticized by law enforcement experts for slowness in taking out the shooter, Pete Arredondo described an agonizing wait for a key that would work.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation rose 8.6% in May, highest since 1981 — The consumer price index rose 8.6% in May from a year ago, the highest increase since December 1981. Core inflation excluding food and energy rose 6%. Both were higher than expected. — Surging food, gas and energy prices all contributed …
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
The Washington Post Fires Felicia Sonmez Amid Week of Infighting — The political reporter's exit caps off nearly a full week worth of highly public drama at the paper. … The Washington Post has fired national political reporter Felicia Sonmez, The Daily Beast has confirmed …
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TMZ.com:
Police Rush to Britney Spears' Wedding as Ex-Husband Jason Alexander Crashes It — 7:05 PM PT — TMZ has learned Jason's been booked for trespassing, vandalism and 2 batteries ... related to his physical altercations with Britney's security. We're told he also has felony warrant for larceny …
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Politico:
Biden scraps Trump's Air Force One paint scheme over cost — The Biden administration has opted not to go with former President Donald Trump's red, white and blue paint scheme for the Air Force One replacement after a new study showed it could drive up the cost, according to an administration official.
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Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:
Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Downstate farmer beating the crop out of GOP establishment in gov race — by nearly 2-1 margin — If the numbers hold, it would represent a brutal repudiation by Illinois' Republican voters of Irvin, his mainstream party endorsements and, pointedly, his $50 million benefactor, Chicago hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin.
Dan Morse / Washington Post:
New 911 tapes show how man accused in Kavanaugh murder plot abandoned plan — Authorities say Nicholas Roske was set to sneak into justice's home with pad-soled boots for quiet walking — Fresh off a flight from California, Nicholas Roske grabbed a cab to the home of Supreme Court Justice …
Politico:
Chesa Boudin is out in San Francisco, but his agenda is alive in California — OAKLAND — San Francisco voters threw their liberal district attorney out of office this week in a decisive rejection said to spell doom for criminal justice reform nationwide. — But just across the Bay …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Boudin and the Debacle of Urban Left-wing Politics