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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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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Jared and Ivanka, Without the Power or the Masks — In stark videotaped interviews, Ivanka Trump accepted the notion that there had been no fraud in the 2020 election. Jared Kushner complained that a White House counsel had been “whining.” — Give this article- - - Read in app
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Case Against Donald J. Trump — It was a criminal conspiracy … — Liz Cheney — Well, that was remarkable. But will it matter? — Morning Shots reached out to our colleagues for their reactions to last night's prime-time hearing by the House January 6th Committee: — Will Saletan
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Here's What the World's Media Thinks of the Jan. 6 Hearings — International media outlets are watching the hearings, but most don't seem to grasp how their countries are affected by them. … “The world is watching what we do here,” said Rep. Benny Thompson, chairman of the House Select Committee …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The One Witness at the January 6 Hearing Who Matters Most — The congressional hearing into the events of January 6 on Thursday night focused attention on a single decisive person. Not the hearing's powerful chair or the meticulous vice chair. Not the former U.S. president who tried to overthrow the government.
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Kelly Hooper / Politico:
‘Checked out’: Trump rebukes Ivanka over Jan. 6 testimony — Former President Donald Trump on Friday discounted his own daughter's testimony that the 2020 presidential election results were not fraudulent. — “Ivanka Trump was not involved in looking at, or studying, Election results.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fox News didn't just ignore the Jan. 6 hearing. It did something worse. — Fox News didn't need to announce that it wasn't going to cover Thursday night's prime-time hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Rolling Stone:
Jared Kushner Wasn't Just Involved in Trump's Push to Overturn 2020. He Helped Start It — “Jared helped create what then morphed into the Rudy clown show,” one source tells Rolling Stone — Jared Kushner knew his father-in-law and boss Donald Trump had lost to Joe Biden.
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Moral Desolation of the GOP
The Moral Desolation of the GOP
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Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Trump claims daughter Ivanka ‘checked out’ and wasn't looking at election results
Trump claims daughter Ivanka ‘checked out’ and wasn't looking at election results
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Why It Matters That the Jan. 6 Hearings Put ‘a War Scene’ on Display
Why It Matters That the Jan. 6 Hearings Put ‘a War Scene’ on Display
Washington Post:
Rep. Liz Cheney tells Americans why Jan. 6 should terrify them
Rep. Liz Cheney tells Americans why Jan. 6 should terrify them
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney offers GOP a stark choice about Jan. 6
Liz Cheney offers GOP a stark choice about Jan. 6
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CNN:
January 6 committee chairman says witnesses have described conversations between extremists and Trump's orbit
January 6 committee chairman says witnesses have described conversations between extremists and Trump's orbit
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Jan. 6 Chair Bennie Thompson Tells Tapper He Has Witnesses to Conversations Between Proud Boys and Those ‘In The Trump Orbit’
Jan. 6 Chair Bennie Thompson Tells Tapper He Has Witnesses to Conversations Between Proud Boys and Those ‘In The Trump Orbit’
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
The Jan. 6 committee's evidence spoke for itself. Is the Justice Department listening?
The Jan. 6 committee's evidence spoke for itself. Is the Justice Department listening?
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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 …
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 …
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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.
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
‘Ruth Sent Us’ group hinted at targeting Supreme Court Justice Barrett's children, church — Group gave details on Barrett's routine, her children's school and family's spiritual life — Protestors march outside of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's home
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation rose 8.6% in May, highest since 1981 — The consumer price index rose 8.6% in May from a year ago, the highest increase since December 1981. Core inflation excluding food and energy rose 6%. Both were higher than expected. — Surging food, gas and energy prices all contributed …
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Politico:
Biden scraps Trump's Air Force One paint scheme over cost — The Biden administration has opted not to go with former President Donald Trump's red, white and blue paint scheme for the Air Force One replacement after a new study showed it could drive up the cost, according to an administration official.
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Kate Shaw / The Atlantic:
The Other Cause of January 6 — John Eastman. Rudy Giuliani. Donald Trump himself. — These people all bear some responsibility for the events of January 6, 2021. But there is another contributing factor—an institution, not a person—whose role is regularly overlooked …
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
US will end Covid-19 testing requirement for air travelers entering the country — (CNN)The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the US …
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Rural America Reels From Violent Crime. ‘People Lost Their Ever-Lovin’ Minds.' — Murder rates didn't soar only in cities during the pandemic; small-town sheriffs and prosecutors are overwhelmed with homicide cases — Local prosecutor Rebecca McCoy used to think of her home in central Arkansas …
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Stephen Gandel / New York Times:
Starbucks's C.E.O. Howard Schultz: 'I don't know if we can keep our bathrooms open.' — Video — Starbucks's chief executive, Howard Schultz, says the company is considering ending its open bathroom policy. — Speaking on Thursday at The Times's DealBook D.C. policy forum …
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