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12:30 PM ET, June 11, 2022

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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
History will accept only one Jan. 6 narrative.  This committee has it.  —  The Jan. 6 committee's riveting televised opening night might not have converted the pro-Trump revisionists, but it has left them without excuses.  The evidence is overwhelming that a sitting president gathered …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Hits Back at Daughter's Account That She Accepted His Election Loss  —  The former president, responding to videotaped testimony played at the Jan. 6 hearing, said Ivanka Trump had been “checked out” and was not involved in studying the election results.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Cheney leaves Trump and his GOP apologists reeling  —  Constitutional democracies are rarely destroyed by a single blow.  Their citizens often sleepwalk into catastrophe, discovering too late that a degree of timely vigilance could have preserved their system of self-rule.
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Puts Focus on Cabinet Discussions About Removing Trump  —  Other reports verify Representative Liz Cheney's assertion that cabinet members considered using the 25th Amendment to oust Donald Trump after the assault on the Capitol.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Wall Street Journal:
The Evidence of the Jan. 6 Committee
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Why It Matters That the Jan. 6 Hearings Put ‘a War Scene’ on Display
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump's Truth Social Is Banning Users Who Post About Jan. 6 Hearings, According to Reports … The irony is rich: Truth Social, Donald Trump's Twitter copycat claiming it is “free from political discrimination,” has reportedly banned users who posted information from Thursday's congressional hearing …
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Washington Post:
How the Jan. 6 hearing played out on the pro-Trump web  —  Ironically, online accounts that helped organize the insurrection tried to debunk the evidence the Jan. 6 committee presented Thursday  —  Former president Donald Trump's supporters scrambled to defend him online in the hours …
Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump's Jan. 6 testimony exposes family strain  —  The former president called his daughter ‘checked out’ after investigators showed her accepting that his election fraud claims were false  —  Former president Donald Trump has demanded that many of his aides and advisers claim privilege …
Jason Easley / politicususa.com:
Trump Is Banning People On Truth Social For Posting About 1/6 Committee Hearing
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
Should Biden Run in 2024?  Democratic Whispers of ‘No’ Start to Rise.  —  In interviews, dozens of frustrated Democratic officials, members of Congress and voters expressed doubts about the president's ability to rescue his reeling party and take the fight to Republicans.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Philip Klein / National Review:
Are Democrats Laying the Groundwork to Ditch Biden in 2024?  —  As it becomes more apparent by the day that President Biden is too old for his job, it seems Democrats are starting to lay the groundwork to abandon ship ahead of 2024.  —  In a story one would not have expected to see back when the Left …
W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
White House talks up ‘historic’ economy as inflation-weary voters doubt Biden  —  The White House is putting a positive spin on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, arguing that President Joe Biden's policies haven't caused inflation but rather put the United States in a better position to fight high consumer prices.
Discussion: The Federalist and The Daily Wire
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
'I'm not afraid of clowns': Republican defends vote to impeach Trump  —  Tom Rice of South Carolina says of his vote to impeach ‘I have a duty to uphold the constitution’ as he faces tough primary  —  One of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump over the deadly Capitol attack insisted …
Discussion: HuffPost
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Maya King / New York Times:
Days before his South Carolina primary, a G.O.P. congressman who voted to impeach Trump stands by his vote.  —  Representative Tom Rice is bracing for a tough runoff election against a Trump-backed challenger following Tuesday's primary.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Ukraine is running out of ammunition as prospects dim on the battlefield  —  Hopes that Ukraine will be able to reverse Russian gains are fading in the face of superior firepower  —  SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — The euphoria that accompanied Ukraine's unforeseen early victories against bumbling Russian troops …
Washington Post:
The shadow race is underway for the Republican presidential nomination  —  At least 15 potential 2024 candidates are traveling the country, huddling with donors or testing out messages — even if Trump runs  —  One day last month, Mike Pence secretly huddled with some of Michigan's top donors …
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Resistance Porn Ratings Fail: Jan. 6 Committee Hearing Crushed by ‘Young Sheldon’ Rerun  —  CBS opted to bump a Young Sheldon rerun from its 8 p.m. primetime slot in favor of the Jan 6th committee hearing on Thursday evening.  The decision backfired.  —  Just 3.24 million people watched the network's …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Surging gas prices are squeezing the U.S. economy — and the White House  —  The upward march of fuel costs has emerged as one of the chief domestic political threats to the Biden administration ahead of the midterm elections.  —  With the average price of gas nationwide topping $5/gallon early Saturday …
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:   An ‘Ugly’ Inflation Report Upended Hopes That Price Gains Would Ease
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Giuliani hit with ethics charges by Washington D.C. authorities over false election claims  —  The District of Columbia office that polices attorneys for ethical misconduct filed charges on Friday against President Donald Trump's former attorney, Rudy Giuliani, over baseless claims …
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Tim Carman / Washington Post:
Martin's potato rolls face boycott calls over owner's politics  —  From the Middle East to the Midwest, thousands of restaurants rely on the breads and buns produced by Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, a family-owned wholesaler based in Pennsylvania whose pillowy potato rolls have become the preferred sandwich base for countless chefs.
Discussion: Media Right News
Michael Putney / WPLG-TV:
Question for Fla. Republican senator: You OK with Proud Boys on Miami-Dade GOP exec committee?  —  DORAL, Fla. - A former Republican lawmaker is calling for a former Republican senator and Miami-Dade Commissioner to take action to remove members of the far-right group Proud Boys from the Miami-Dade GOP Executive Committee.
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Michigan's abortion providers brace for a ban — or a surge  —  WESTLAND, Mich. — In 1966, 15-year-old Renee Chelian lay down, blindfolded, in the back seat of a stranger's car and rode to a Detroit warehouse packed with other patients for a pre-Roe, illegal abortion.
Purdue University:
Purdue University names Chiang its next president  —  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Board of Trustees announced today (June 10) its unanimous election of Dr. Mung Chiang, currently the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, as the university's next president.
Discussion: 95.3 MNC
Brian Stelter / CNN:
January 6 prime-time hearing watched by more than 20 million  —  New York (CNN Business)More than 20 million TV viewers tuned in to Thursday's prime-time presentation about the January 6 attack, and it reached a far larger number through all manner of social and old-school media.
 
 
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Filmmaker Michael Moore continues calls for the Second Amendment to be repealed: 'You don't need a gun'
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
How low will the Supreme Court go on guns?
Rich Lowry / National Review:
Biden Is an Old Man Overwhelmed by Events
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The Nevada Independent:
Poll: Laxalt has a 14-point lead over Brown in week before Election Day
Discussion: NBC News and Breitbart
NPR:
The Capitol siege: The cases behind the biggest criminal investigation in U.S. history
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter sentenced after his GoPro showed him on front line rushing police
 

 
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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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