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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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Jan. 6 committee live updates: Cheney claims Trump said Pence ‘deserves’ hanging — Thursday marks the House select committee's first prime-time hearing. — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is holding its first prime-time hearing on Thursday.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Jan. 6 Committee holds first public hearing investigating attack on the US Capitol — Lawmakers are expected to present videos of interviews with former top Trump officials and potentially family members — Fox Business Go — Lawmakers on the Jan. 6 committee Thursday night plan …
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.
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 …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
January 6 Primetime Hearing Proves An Anemic Made-For-TV Special, 2022 Style — 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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Politico:
Jan. 6 panel lets Trump allies narrate the case against him — At the select committee's first hearing, members mostly took a back seat while airing the testimony from members of Donald Trump's inner circle. — The Jan. 6 select committee won't personally tell the story of Donald Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Jan. 6th Committee Starts With “Just the Facts, Ma'am”
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Washington Post:
Police officer describes bloody ‘war scene’ outside Capitol
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NewsNation:
Jan. 6 committee: Trump ‘lit the flame of the attack’
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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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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.
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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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Salon:
To indict Donald Trump, prosecutors will need to prove intent. Well, here it comes
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
In trying to prebut Jan. 6 committee, McCarthy reinforces its utility
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Ingrid Jacques / USA Today:
Betsy DeVos: Trump's actions on Jan. 6 were ‘line in the sand’ that led to resignation
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Hutchinson, former Meadows aide, replaces lawyer on cusp of Jan. 6 hearings
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Camila DeChalus / Insider:
Bennie Thompson is poised to take center stage as Jan. 6 hearings start after 29 years in Congress
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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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Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:
The Planned Attack on Justice Kavanaugh — I just want to put it on the record that I think this is an exceptionally dangerous moment. We desperately need figures like President Biden not to say, as he did on broadcast television last night, that he expects a “mini-revolution” if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
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Jonathan Turley / USA Today:
Arrest outside Justice Kavanaugh's home is shocking. But, sadly, not surprising.
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Washington Post:
Amy Coney Barrett received $425,000 book payment, records show
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Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
Nancy Pelosi insists NO Supreme Court Justices are ‘in danger’ after Democrats blocked a bill to give them more security - hours after armed man ‘threatened to kill Brett Kavanaugh’
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising — A nonprofit aiming to defund disinformation online that has taken money out of the pockets of several prominent far-right websites now has its sights set on its most formidable target yet: Fox News.
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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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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
These Ultra-MAGA Candidates Found Out Loving Trump Isn't a Golden Ticket — Without a Trump endorsement, MAGA candidates struggle to achieve victory against Republican incumbents. — Donald Trump's control over the Republican party might be loosening after Tuesday's GOP primaries yielded far …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
D.C. chiropractor who stormed Capitol arrested on Jan. 6 charges — WASHINGTON — A D.C. chiropractor who stormed the halls of Congress on Jan. 6 was arrested on federal charges Wednesday as FBI special agents descended on his office just blocks from the Capitol.
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FBI arrests Michigan GOP governor candidate Kelley during raid
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