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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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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 …

Discussion: CNBC, USA Today, The Nation, New York Times, Xinhua, The National, Common Dreams and National Review

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 — 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.

Discussion: Raw Story, Bloomberg, The Western Journal, HotAir, Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, The Political Insider, Insider, The Guardian, Michigan Advance, PolitiFact and NPR

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.

Discussion: The Hill, New York Times, Bernard Goldberg's Commentary, Eyes on the Right, Politico and New York Magazine

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

Discussion: Raw Story, Insider and Bloomberg

Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Moral Desolation of the GOP

Discussion: Just Security, NPR, Fox News, Press Watch and The Guardian

Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Trump claims daughter Ivanka ‘checked out’ and wasn't looking at election results

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The Hill:
Former Fox News editor to testify before Jan. 6 panel

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Washington Post:
Rep. Liz Cheney tells Americans why Jan. 6 should terrify them

Discussion: Insider, Fox News, New York Times, Up Close with Peter Sage and The Guardian

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney offers GOP a stark choice about Jan. 6

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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Key Trump Allies Were Talking to Proud Boys Before Jan. 6, Committee Says

Discussion: NBC News, The Hill and RedState

Dominic Patten / Deadline:
January 6 Primetime Hearing Proves A Slow Start At Unraveling A Dreadful Day In American History

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CNN:
January 6 committee chairman says witnesses have described conversations between extremists and Trump's orbit

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Rolling Stone, USA Today, Metro.co.uk, Raw Story, The Guardian and Media Matters for America

Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
6 takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee's first prime-time hearing

Punchbowl News: 6/10/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM.

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: Washington Examiner, Insider, HuffPost, New York Post, The Root, WGN-TV, Mock Paper Scissors, politicususa.com, Rolling Stone, Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money

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

Discussion: Washington Post, RedState, Thrillist News, Cyprus Mail, TheBlaze, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, NBC10 Philadelphia, USA Today and The Hill

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: HotAir and Washington Free Beacon, more at Mediagazer »

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

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

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

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Townhall and National Review

Dan Morse / Washington Post:
New 911 tapes show how man accused in Kavanaugh murder plot abandoned plan

CatholicVote org: Summer of Rage: Tracking Attacks on Pregnancy Centers & Pro-Life Groups

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.

Discussion: Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Insider and Raw Story

Reuters: Biden scraps Trump's Air Force One paint scheme

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 …

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: Political Wire

John Koblin / New York Times: More Than 19 Million Watched Jan. 6 Hearing, Early Tally Shows

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post

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: Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: The Hill

Jesse Singal / Singal-Minded:

“Science Vs” Cited Seven Studies To Argue There's No Controversy About Giving Puberty Blockers And Hormones To Trans Youth. Let's Read Them. — The show is strikingly selective in its skepticism … Give a gift subscription — Science Vs, a leading science journalism podcast produced by Gimlet …