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6:25 PM ET, June 9, 2022

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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  —  The House committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol riot will hold its first public hearing Thursday evening.  —  Leaked text messages between Utah Sen. Mike Lee and former White House chief …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Status Kuo and NBC News
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Has the Jan. 6 committee finally found its John Dean?  —  With the House committee hearings examining Donald Trump's insurrection set to kick off Thursday night, the question must be asked: Is another John Dean moment actually possible?  —  Such a moment would achieve heightened …
Ingrid Jacques / USA Today:
Betsy DeVos: Trump's actions on Jan. 6 were ‘line in the sand’ that led to resignation  —  Former Education secretary, in an exclusive interview, spoke for the first time publicly about her decision to resign the day after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.  —  Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos …
Discussion: Insider, CNN, The Hill, MindWar and Mediaite
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Hutchinson, former Meadows aide, replaces lawyer on cusp of Jan. 6 hearings  —  Cassidy Hutchinson — a top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows during the Trump era — has parted ways with her lawyer and brought on new representation.  Her new lawyer, Jody Hunt of Alston Bird, confirmed the move to POLITICO.
Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Group Runs Ad Calling Jan. 6 Committee a ‘Disgrace’
Discussion: Insider, The Hill, WHTM-TV and WGN-TV
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump and Unreleased Video Expected to Be Focus of First Jan 6. Hearing
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Opinion Tune out the 'it won't matter' coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What to expect from the first Jan. 6 hearing
Jonathan V. Last / The Atlantic:
Mike Pence Is an American Hero
Discussion: HotAir, The Hill and Raw Story
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
Discussion: Insider and Mediaite
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WGN-TV:
Uvalde superintendent says district to hire more police  —  UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The superintendent of the Texas school district where 19 students and two teachers were fatally shot said Thursday that the district will hire more police officers in the fall but released no information about the investigation.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The Washington Post fires reporter Felicia Sonmez  —  New York (CNN Business)The Washington Post on Thursday fired Felicia Sonmez, the reporter who has been extraordinarily critical of the newspaper's leadership over the last several days, two people familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Felicia Sonmez Is Fired by The Washington Post  —  Ms. Sonmez, a national political reporter, has been at the center of a debate over The Post's social media policies.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Felicia Sonmez, a reporter for The Washington Post who in recent days …
Discussion: The Wrap
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 …
Detroit News:
FBI arrests Michigan GOP governor candidate Kelley during raid  —  FBI agents arrested Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on unspecified charges Thursday and are searching his home near Grand Rapids.  —  The search unfolding at Kelley's home in Allendale adds more uncertainty …
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Carl Paladino: Hitler is “the kind of leader we need today.  We need somebody inspirational.”  —  Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino appeared on a radio program last year and claimed that New York needs someone like Adolf Hitler to lead it.  In the newly unearthed remarks …
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Robert J. McCarthy / Buffalo News:
‘I should have used Churchill’: Paladino again on defense after report unearths Hitler remarks  —  For the second time in a week, Republican congressional hopeful Carl P. Paladino is explaining controversial remarks unearthed by a media watchdog group, this time noting Adolf Hitler's ability as an “inspirational” leader.
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
GOP Candidate Carl Paladino Calls Adolf Hitler ‘The Kind Of Leader We Need Today’
Discussion: DCCC and LGBTQ Nation
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Undated Ballots in Pennsylvania Election  —  A state law required mailed ballots to be accompanied by a signed and dated declaration, but a federal appeals court ruled that undated declarations sufficed.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:   Opinion Conservatives, your radical legal revolution will not go unchallenged
Salon:
To indict Donald Trump, prosecutors will need to prove intent.  Well, here it comes  —  That's what the Jan. 6 hearings should provide  —  Perhaps the biggest hurdle for prosecutors eventually to clear in order to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election will be proving his intent.
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
At January 6 hearings, revelation plus context equals bombshell
Discussion: HuffPost and FIRST DRAFT
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Does Fox News Actually Help Republicans?  —  One big difference between Democrats and Republicans is that the latter are far better at using party-aligned media to efficiently translate talking points to their voters.  To be sure, there are plenty of Democratic-aligned media outlets …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:   How the GOP Plans to Wash Away the Truth about Jan 6th
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.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney fires Peter Rice, its top TV content executive.  —  Some in the entertainment business had seen him as a possible candidate to succeed Bob Chapek as Disney's chief executive.  —  The Walt Disney Company has abruptly fired Peter Rice, its most senior television content executive …
Washington Post:
Some in GOP question red-flag laws as Senate tries to clinch gun deal  —  Conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill are voicing increasingly sharp objections to any federal effort to promote red-flag laws meant to keep guns away from individuals found to be at risk of committing murder or attempting suicide …
 
 
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Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Biden calls on CEOs to ‘step up’ investments in Latin America to drive democracy
Discussion: CNN and National Review
Eric Rosenbaum / CNBC:
The recession will hit in the first half of 2023 and the Dow is headed lower: CNBC CFO survey
Discussion: Breitbart, The Daily Wire and The Hill
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