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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
History will accept only one Jan. 6 narrative. This committee has it. — The Jan. 6 committee's riveting televised opening night might not have converted the pro-Trump revisionists, but it has left them without excuses. The evidence is overwhelming that a sitting president gathered …
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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.
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politicususa.com, Common Dreams, Raw Story, OLD GOATS with Jonathan Alter, CBS News, The Hill and Talking Points Memo
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
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The Full Belmonte, PBS NewsHour, HuffPost, Raw Story, ABC News, New York Post, New York Magazine, IJR and The Times of Israel
New York Times:
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
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CNN, Raw Story, PBS NewsHour, Roll Call and New York Times
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.
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The Hill, Don Surber, Raw Story and National Review
Wall Street Journal:
The Evidence of the Jan. 6 Committee
The Evidence of the Jan. 6 Committee
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Vox, Washington Post, The Hill, Slate, The Guardian, Salon, Axios and The Moderate Voice
Just Security:
The January 6th Hearings: A Criminal Evidence Tracker
The January 6th Hearings: A Criminal Evidence Tracker
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New York Times, Slate, NPR, Common Dreams, NBC Chicago, Pro Deo et Libertate, Bernard Goldberg's Commentary, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Press Watch and CNBC
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Moral Desolation of the GOP
The Moral Desolation of the GOP
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Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, Agence France-Presse, Bloomberg, USA Today, Wired, MSNBC and Washington Post
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 …
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Mock Paper Scissors, Techdirt and Crooks and Liars
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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 …
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Military Times, Axios, Raw Story, Melisanisa's Newsletter, Virginia Mercury and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump's Jan. 6 testimony exposes family strain — The former president called his daughter ‘checked out’ after investigators showed her accepting that his election fraud claims were false — Former president Donald Trump has demanded that many of his aides and advisers claim privilege …
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Metro.co.uk, Media Matters for America, BizPac Review, HuffPost and Raw Story
Jason Easley / politicususa.com:
Trump Is Banning People On Truth Social For Posting About 1/6 Committee Hearing
Trump Is Banning People On Truth Social For Posting About 1/6 Committee Hearing
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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 …
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The TV Ratings Guide, Power Line, RedState, Washington Examiner and The Daily Wire
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John Koblin / New York Times:
More Than 19 Million Watched Jan. 6 Hearing, Early Tally Shows
More Than 19 Million Watched Jan. 6 Hearing, Early Tally Shows
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Bill D'Agostino / Newsbusters:
Broadcast Networks' Jan 6 Hearings Drew Smaller Audiences than Nightly Newscasts Last Week
Broadcast Networks' Jan 6 Hearings Drew Smaller Audiences than Nightly Newscasts Last Week
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New York Times:
Should Biden Run in 2024? Democratic Whispers of ‘No’ Start to Rise. — In interviews, dozens of frustrated Democratic officials, members of Congress and voters expressed doubts about the president's ability to rescue his reeling party and take the fight to Republicans. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Washington Post, Vox and National Review
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
White House talks up ‘historic’ economy as inflation-weary voters doubt Biden
White House talks up ‘historic’ economy as inflation-weary voters doubt Biden
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The Federalist and The Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Ukraine is running out of ammunition as prospects dim on the battlefield — Hopes that Ukraine will be able to reverse Russian gains are fading in the face of superior firepower — SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — The euphoria that accompanied Ukraine's unforeseen early victories against bumbling Russian troops …
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Zandar Versus The Stupid 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 …
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UPI, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
DC bar brings ethics charges against Rudy Giuliani over election fraud claims
DC bar brings ethics charges against Rudy Giuliani over election fraud claims
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Insider, Politico, The Hill and The Daily Beast
Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Trump endorses Britt in Alabama Senate runoff months after dumping Brooks — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Katie Britt in Alabama's Senate runoff, months after he dropped the endorsement of Rep. Mo Brooks (R). — Britt, who served as the chief of staff for retiring Sen. Richard Shelby …
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Todd Stacy / Alabama Daily News:
Poll shows Britt leading Brooks in Senate runoff
Poll shows Britt leading Brooks in Senate runoff
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Maya King / New York Times:
Days before his South Carolina primary, a G.O.P. congressman who voted to impeach Trump stands by his vote. — Representative Tom Rice is bracing for a tough runoff election against a Trump-backed challenger following Tuesday's primary. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Michael Putney / WPLG-TV:
Question for Fla. Republican senator: You OK with Proud Boys on Miami-Dade GOP exec committee? — DORAL, Fla. - A former Republican lawmaker is calling for a former Republican senator and Miami-Dade Commissioner to take action to remove members of the far-right group Proud Boys from the Miami-Dade GOP Executive Committee.
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 …
Tim Carman / Washington Post:
Martin's potato rolls face boycott calls over owner's politics — From the Middle East to the Midwest, thousands of restaurants rely on the breads and buns produced by Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, a family-owned wholesaler based in Pennsylvania whose pillowy potato rolls have become the preferred sandwich base for countless chefs.
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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.
Purdue University:
Purdue University names Chiang its next president — WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Board of Trustees announced today (June 10) its unanimous election of Dr. Mung Chiang, currently the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, as the university's next president.
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
How low will the Supreme Court go on guns? — The Constitution is not a suicide pact, Justice Robert H. Jackson wisely observed in a 1949 free-speech case. As the Supreme Court prepares to decide its first gun rights case in a dozen years, an updated version of Jackson's motto should be: The Constitution is not a mass suicide pact.