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5:20 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, Mediaite and KTVX-TV
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
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.
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
At January 6 hearings, revelation plus context equals bombshell  —  Any political journalist who has been paying attention already knows that Donald Trump lied about almost everything and engaged in a conspiracy to steal the 2020 election.  —  But a lot of Americans are still in the dark - some a little, some a lot, some completely.
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
Jonathan V. Last / The Atlantic:
Mike Pence Is an American Hero
Discussion: The Hill, Insider, CNN and Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What to expect from the first Jan. 6 hearing
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
6 questions the Jan. 6 committee aims to answer about the attack
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: WGN-TV and Insider
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: 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
Discussion: Bloomberg and CNN
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Washington Post:
Amy Coney Barrett received $425,000 book payment, records show
Discussion: Bloomberg and WTMJ
GasBuddy:
National Average Price of Gas Spikes to $5/gal, Crushing Previous Record  —  Average gas prices are up 66c/gal in the last month as gasoline supply tightens  —  The national average price of gas in the U.S. surpassed $5 per gallon today for the first time ever, according to GasBuddy …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Sriracha hot sauce maker warns of shortage lasting through the summer  —  “Currently, due to weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers, we now face a more severe shortage of chili,” Huy Fong Foods said.  A drought is affecting Mexico, from which the company sources its chili peppers.
Washington Post:
The biggest U.S. newspaper chain wants less opinion in its pages  —  The nation's largest newspaper chain is of the opinion that its opinion pages are alienating readers and becoming obsolete.  —  So newspapers owned by Gannett Co. — publisher of USA Today and more than 250 dailies …
 
 
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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 Hill and The Daily Wire
John Solomon / Just The News:
Trump Pentagon first offered National Guard to Capitol four days before Jan. 6 riots, memo shows
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Panel to connect Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in Capitol attack conspiracy
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and MyNorthwest.com
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Biden's guns nominee gets backing from Manchin
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
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Wall Street Journal:
Rick Scott Revises Tax-Increase Proposal After Facing Criticism
Discussion: The Hill
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Cheney's Jan. 6 committee spotlight burns her in Wyoming primary
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Facebook's ban on gun sales gives sellers 10 strikes before booting them
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