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11:25 PM ET, June 10, 2022

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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

Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, PBS NewsHour, Roll Call, New York Times and New Yorker

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

Discussion: The Times of Israel, PBS NewsHour, New York Magazine, Vox and Boston.com

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.

Discussion: CBS News, OLD GOATS with Jonathan Alter and Raw Story

New York Post:

Donald Trump, Democrats are obsessed with 2020 — GOP should look to the future — The Jan. 6 Commission is a Democratic campaign ad, a thinly veiled partisan exercise — aired in primetime, with the cooperation of a liberal press — to bolster a failed Joe Biden presidency.

Discussion: Raw Story and National Review

Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:

Why It Matters That the Jan. 6 Hearings Put ‘a War Scene’ on Display — There is every reason to be skeptical, even cynical, about the effect and impact of the Jan. 6 hearings on the political landscape. — For one thing, most of the details of what happened are already in the public record.

Discussion: Financial Times, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Work from home for justice, NBC News, Twitchy, The Racket News, Washington Times, Townhall, Decider, VICE, Politico, The Liberal Patriot, The Guardian and Common Dreams

Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:

The Moral Desolation of the GOP — Yesterday evening, the leaders of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol opened their public hearings—hearings that will show, in the words of vice chair Liz Cheney, that “Donald Trump oversaw …

Discussion: Agence France-Presse, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Bloomberg and Raw Story

Just Security:

The January 6th Hearings: A Criminal Evidence Tracker — Introducing the January 6th Hearings Criminal Evidence Tracker — The January 6th Select Committee's first hearing was compelling. As with Watergate and other historic congressional proceedings, Thursday night will be long remembered …

Discussion: New York Times, Press Watch, Pro Deo et Libertate, Los Angeles Times, Bernard Goldberg's Commentary, Common Dreams and CNBC

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why Liz Cheney's ‘seditious conspiracy’ talk is awful for Trump

Discussion: Insider, New York Times, Idaho Capital Sun, MSNBC, politicususa.com, NBC Chicago, Common Dreams, The Hill, Raw Story and Newsweek

Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Case Against Donald J. Trump

Kelly Hooper / Politico:
‘Checked out’: Trump rebukes Ivanka over Jan. 6 testimony

Discussion: politicususa.com, Raw Story, Breitbart, Iowa Starting Line, The Status Kuo, ABC News, RADAR, The Root, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, The Western Journal, HuffPost, IJR, Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast and NPR

Emma Brown / Washington Post:

Ginni Thomas pressed 29 Ariz. lawmakers to help overturn Trump's defeat, emails show — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressed 29 Republican state lawmakers in Arizona — 27 more than previously known — to set aside Joe Biden's popular vote victory and …

Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill, CNN, New York Post, Common Dreams, Rolling Stone, The Root, WGN-TV, Insider, politicususa.com, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Crooks and Liars, Mock Paper Scissors, Political Wire and The Guardian

Emily Hernandez / The Daily Beast: Clarence Thomas' Wife Pressured 29 Arizona Republicans to Overturn 2020 Election

John Koblin / New York Times:

More Than 19 Million Watched Jan. 6 Hearing, Early Tally Shows — The number, which will grow as the count adds more networks, is in the ballpark of big television events like a “Sunday Night Football” game. — Give this article- - - Read in app — More than 19 million people watched …

Discussion: HotAir, Mediaite, politicususa.com, TheBlaze, Breitbart, The Hill, Washington Post, NBC News, Washington Examiner and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:

Nearly 20M watched Jan. 6 hearing: Nielsen — Nearly 20 million people watched Thursday night's first hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol across broadcast and cable news, according to preliminary ratings figures from Nielsen.

Discussion: Forbes, Associated Press, NBC News, Washington Post, New York Post, CNN, Hollywood Reporter, Washington Times, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, The Wrap, The Federalist and Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: The TV Ratings Guide, RedState, New York Post, The Daily Wire and Just The News

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 …

Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors, Raw Story, Techdirt and Crooks and Liars

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 …

Discussion: Axios, NBC News, The Daily Caller and Raw Story

Jason Easley / politicususa.com:
Trump Is Banning People On Truth Social For Posting About 1/6 Committee Hearing

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA

The Daily Beast:

Hannity Proposed Hunter Biden Pardon to ‘Smooth Over’ Jan. 6 — The Jan. 6 Committee revealed a weird text message during its first hearing Thursday night. A person familiar with negotiations confirmed that it's as weird as you think. … As some of then-President Donald Trump's closest allies hit …

Discussion: Insider and Mediaite

Rolling Stone:
Jared Kushner Wasn't Just Involved in Trump's Push to Overturn 2020. He Helped Start It

Discussion: Vicky Ward Investigates, HuffPost, Raw Story, The Mahablog, RADAR, Bloomberg and Insider

Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump's Jan. 6 testimony exposes family strain

Discussion: Media Matters for America, Metro.co.uk, Wall Street Journal, The Moderate Voice and BizPac Review

David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Here's What the World's Media Thinks of the Jan. 6 Hearings

Discussion: New York Times, The Nation, USA Today, The Age, Xinhua, The National, Common Dreams, Fox News, New York Post, The Hill and National Review

Bloomberg:
Jan. 6 Hearings Need to Deliver Additional Viral Moments to Reach Americans

Discussion: NPR, The Atlantic, The National, Raw Story, The First Person …, The Intercept, Roll Call, CNN, Wired, The Hill, CBS News and New York Times

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 …

Discussion: The Guardian, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story

Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
DC bar brings ethics charges against Rudy Giuliani over election fraud claims

Discussion: The Hill and Politico

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Taylor Lorenz said an editor was to blame. Is that okay? — UPDATE: The fallout from the Lorenz story continues: On Thursday, members of The Post's features staff held a meeting with Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee, Senior Managing Editor Cameron Barr, Managing Editor of Diversity …

Discussion: Mediaite, The Weekly Dish, Puck, Fox News, HotAir and Washington Free Beacon, more at Mediagazer »

Jim Tankersley / New York Times:

An ‘Ugly’ Inflation Report Upended Hopes That Price Gains Would Ease — Investors and economists had expected to see some moderation in inflation. Instead, prices accelerated again in May, delivering an unwanted surprise. — Friday's inflation report delivered an unwanted surprise for the White House …

Discussion: CNBC, Twitchy and The Atlantic

The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in May

Discussion: Bloomberg, RealityChek, New York Post, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire and TheBlaze

CNN:

US seeks full reset with Saudi Arabia, effectively moving on from the murder of Jamal Khashoggi — (CNN)Senior US officials have conveyed to Saudi Arabia that the US is prepared to move forward with a “reset” of the relationship, and effectively move on from the 2018 murder …

Discussion: Insider, New York Post, Political Wire and The Column

Reuters: U.N. calls on Saudi Arabia to free relatives of former spy chief

Wall Street Journal:

Meta Scrutinizing Sheryl Sandberg's Use of Facebook Resources Over Several Years — Review focuses on the extent to which staffers worked on her personal projects — The lawyers investigating Facebook operating chief Sheryl Sandberg's use of corporate resources are examining behavior …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, TechCrunch, New York Post, Townhall and Slate, more at Techmeme »

Todd Stacy / Alabama Daily News:

Poll shows Britt leading Brooks in Senate runoff — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A new poll shows Katie Britt with a decisive lead over Mo Brooks in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate. — The survey, taken by McLaughlin and Associates on behalf of the Alabama Forestry Association …

Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:

Pence team couldn't verify Trump campaign's election fraud claims, new memo shows — In the days before the electoral college certification, then-Vice President Mike Pence's legal team laid out that they found most of the Trump campaign's assertions of election fraud minor or unverifiable …

Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story

New York Times:

How Carl Paladino Is Dividing New York Republicans — The incendiary congressional candidacy of Carl Paladino has divided New York Republicans and now threatens to shake up party leadership. — For New York's beleaguered Republican Party, all signs had been pointing for months toward 2022 being an exceptional year.

Discussion: New York Post, HuffPost and Washington Examiner

Kipp Jones / Mediaite:

Newsmax Moves Eric Bolling to Prime Time: 'Tucker, I'm Coming After You, Pal' — Newsmax TV's Eric Bolling is moving to 8 p.m. in prime time next week, the host announced Friday afternoon on his daily show. — “This show is moving to a brand new time slot, starting Tuesday,” Bolling told his audience.

Discussion: Big League Politics

Snejana Farberov / New York Post:

Cops refuse to release body cam footage of Paul Pelosi's DUI arrest — Authorities in California have refused to release any footage showing the DUI arrest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, saying it could “jeopardize” the investigation. — The California Highway Patrol (CHP) …

Discussion: Fox News, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, RADAR, The Western Journal, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, Sean Hannity, Washington Times and IJR

Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:

The Democratic Party Is an Inflation Machine — Joe Manchin should keep doing what he can to jam the gears. — Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has said that each morning he receives a text message bearing the latest inflation numbers. One can only assume that today's update provoked him into a loud and unyielding shriek.