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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
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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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Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Trump claims daughter Ivanka ‘checked out’ and wasn't looking at election results — Rep. Liz Cheney shows testimony from Ivanka Trump, Bill Barr and Jason Miller — (CNN)A day after the House January 6 committee revealed previously unseen video of former President Donald Trump's daughter …
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The Hill:
Former Fox News editor to testify before Jan. 6 panel — A former top editor at Fox News said on Friday that he has been called to testify next week before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. — Chris Stirewalt, who was ousted …
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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.
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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
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Kelly Hooper / Politico:
‘Checked out’: Trump rebukes Ivanka over Jan. 6 testimony
‘Checked out’: Trump rebukes Ivanka over Jan. 6 testimony
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
January 6 Primetime Hearing Proves A Slow Start At Unraveling A Dreadful Day In American History
January 6 Primetime Hearing Proves A Slow Start At Unraveling A Dreadful Day In American History
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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?
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
The J6 Inquisition Is An Obvious Soviet-Style Show Trial
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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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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New York Times:
Liz Cheney: Vice Chair Has Become a G.O.P. Outcast For Condemning Trump
Liz Cheney: Vice Chair Has Become a G.O.P. Outcast For Condemning Trump
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Trump's direct involvement in a coup plotting session and other big takeaways from the first Jan. 6 hearing
Trump's direct involvement in a coup plotting session and other big takeaways from the first Jan. 6 hearing
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Jan. 6 Committee holds first public hearing investigating attack on the US Capitol
Jan. 6 Committee holds first public hearing investigating attack on the US Capitol
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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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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
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Cassidy Morrison / Washington Examiner:
CDC to lift COVID-19 testing requirement for international arrivals
CDC to lift COVID-19 testing requirement for international arrivals
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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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Olivia Rockeman / Bloomberg:
US Inflation Quickens to 40-Year High, Pressuring Fed and Biden
US Inflation Quickens to 40-Year High, Pressuring Fed and Biden
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Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Inflation unexpectedly ticks up to 8.6% as fears of recession grow
Inflation unexpectedly ticks up to 8.6% as fears of recession grow
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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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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman
Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman
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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.
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 …
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Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:
Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Downstate farmer beating the crop out of GOP establishment in gov race — by nearly 2-1 margin — If the numbers hold, it would represent a brutal repudiation by Illinois' Republican voters of Irvin, his mainstream party endorsements and, pointedly, his $50 million benefactor, Chicago hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin.
Dan Morse / Washington Post:
New 911 tapes show how man accused in Kavanaugh murder plot abandoned plan — Authorities say Nicholas Roske was set to sneak into justice's home with pad-soled boots for quiet walking — Fresh off a flight from California, Nicholas Roske grabbed a cab to the home of Supreme Court Justice …
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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