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8:20 AM ET, June 14, 2022

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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Tracks How Trump Created and Spread Election Lies  —  In its second hearing this month, the committee showed how the former president ignored aides and advisers in declaring victory prematurely and relentlessly pressing claims of fraud he was told were wrong.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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CNN:
The January 6 committee is methodically building the case for a criminal conspiracy  —  Editor's Note: Norman Eisen is a senior fellow at Brookings and CNN legal analyst.  Noah Bookbinder is president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, and co-author with Eisen of …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump releases 12-page response to Jan. 6 hearing  —  Former President Trump on Monday issued a 12-page rebuttal to testimony and evidence presented by a House committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, accusing Democrats of seeking to distract from a series of domestic issues facing the country.
Politico:
Jan. 6 panel makes case election fraud claims were Trump vs. ‘Team Normal’  —  The Jan. 6 select committee's case that former President Donald Trump stoked a violent insurrection rests on a fundamental premise: Trump was endlessly told, over and over, that his claims of election fraud were false.
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
No, Bill Stepien, You Weren't On “Team Normal.” You Were On “Team Coup.”
New York Times:
A Jan. 6 panel member says Trump raising money off bogus election claims was ‘the big rip-off.’
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Bill Barr Calls “Bullshit” on Trump's Election Lies
CNN:
Thompson's claim that Jan. 6 committee won't criminally refer Trump or others to DOJ meets resistance from committee  —  (CNN)The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol told reporters Monday that the panel will not make any criminal referral …
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee will not make any criminal referrals, chairman says  —  The chair of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Monday night that the panel will not make any criminal referrals, even though its leaders have previously hinted at the possibility of doing so.
Punchbowl News:
6/14/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM,  —  THERE ARE TWO DYNAMICS WE WANT TO REVIEW THIS MORNING, AND THEY'RE INTERCONNECTED. … WE CAUGHT UP WITH ALL OF THE KEY PLAYERS IN THE GUN-CONTROL DEBATE YESTERDAY, AND THERE WAS ONE CONSTANT - THEY RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION.
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Meltdowns Have Brought Progressive Advocacy Groups to a Standstill at a Critical Moment in World History  —  Everyone acknowledged that Zoom was less than ideal as a forum for a heartfelt conversation on systemic racism and policing.  But the meeting was urgent, and, a little more than two months …
Discussion: HotAir and Bad News
Washington Post:
More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump's false fraud claims  —  A Washington Post analysis shows the former president's election denialism has become a price of admission in many Republican primaries  —  J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: “It's going down on 1/6.”
Discussion: The Bulwark
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Jacqueline Thomsen / Reuters:
Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis joins legal team for Penn. GOP hopeful
Discussion: Mediaite, PennLive and IJR
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Death threats and epithets: The lonely primary of one Republican who impeached Trump  —  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — GOP Rep. Tom Rice had barely ever criticized Donald Trump before he shocked just about everyone by voting to impeach him in January 2021.  —  His experience over the next 17 months …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Libs of TikTok:
Leaked internal messages show Twitter employees debating whether to ban us  —  Conservative Twitter accounts are dropping like flies.  Just today, Allie Stuckey was locked out for “hateful conduct.”  Her crime?  She criticized Fox News for celebrating a child's gender transition.
Discussion: Louder With Crowder and RedState
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NBC News:
The untold story of Ginni Thomas's anti-cult activism — after she was ‘deprogrammed’  —  Ginni Thomas became an anti-cult activist after being pulled out of a self-help program in the 1980s, she said in a video obtained by NBC News.  Several people who knew her then are surprised …
Washington Post:
Most Americans oppose trans athletes in female sports, poll finds  —  Even as an increasing share of Americans report familiarity with and tolerance for transgender people, most oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete against other women at the professional, college and high school level …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed likely to boost interest rates by three-quarters of a point this week  — Fed policymakers are entertaining the idea of a 75-basis-point rate increase this week, according to CNBC's Steve Liesman.  — Bond yields pointed to the possibility of a more aggressive Fed as the yield …
Kate Ackley / Roll Call:
DCCC designates four more members for special protection  —  11 other races added to the party's Red to Blue program  —  Now that redistricting and recent primaries have given shape to the battlefield for the nation's competitive House races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Chris Stirewalt Lays Out How Fox News Worked to Undermine Trump's Attempt to Claim Victory on Election Night  —  Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt described in testimony before the Jan. 6 House select committee how the network sought to thwart attempts from then-President Donald Trump …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden leans toward easing some of Trump's China tariffs  —  President Biden, in an Oval Office meeting last week with key members of his Cabinet, indicated he's leaning toward removing some products from the Trump administration's China tariffs list, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
Discussion: Insider, HotAir and Washington Post
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Inside the explosive Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6  —  Jeffrey Clark, a mid-level Justice Department official, wanted Trump to name him attorney general in a plan aimed at potentially overturning the election  —  Three days before Congress was slated to certify …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Beware the Ruinous Optimism of Democratic Leaders  —  If you want a sense of what separates much of the leadership of the Democratic Party from many of its supporters — of what illustrates their profound disconnect from younger cohorts of liberal and progressive voters …
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
As Southern Baptists gather, right-wing faction sounds alarms  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Southern Baptists filled a cavernous hotel ballroom Sunday to hear a warning: Don't cooperate or compromise with the Devil.  And this week, as their huge denomination gathers for its annual meeting and to elect …
Raul A. Reyes / NBC News:
A landmark case ensuring education to undocumented children turns 40  —  A group of Texas Hispanic parents fought for their children's right to attend public school.  The Supreme Court decision Plyler v. Doe ruled in their favor.  “The right to a basic education is a fundamental part of democracy,” says historian Sonia Hernandez.
Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
White House press secy laughs off question about Biden's health: ‘Not a question we should be asking’  —  President Joe Biden, 79, and was the oldest person in U.S. history elected to the White House  —  I don't think Biden can physically or mentally run in 2024: Guy Benson
 
 
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Ohio governor signs bill making it easier for teachers to have guns in schools
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Forest and the Trees  —  The January 6th Committee hearings are full of interesting tidbits.
Discussion: Overtime
War on the Rocks:
The Most Dangerous Phase for Ukraine?
Discussion: New York Times and The New Freedom
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
After Bitter Loss, Ousted Centrist Democrat Goes After Party That Backed Him
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