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Washington Post:
Trump pushed ‘big lie’ despite being told election fraud claims were false, aides testify … The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection opened its second hearing Monday with assertions that the Capitol attack was the direct result of Donald Trump's repeated baseless claims …
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Words & Deeds, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times and Political Wire
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New York Times:
Election Night Scenes Show Trump Rejecting Advice About Chances for Victory — William P. Barr, the former attorney general, said in a recorded deposition that claims of widespread electoral fraud were nonsense. As the hearing closed, Rep. Zoe Lofgren said Mr. Trump used lies about fraud as a fund-raising tool.
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Ex-Trump campaign manager pulls out of Jan. 6 hearing — Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien will not testify before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Monday due to a “family emergency,” the panel announced. … The committee will also show footage …
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Insider, The Daily Beast, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Fox News, New York Times, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, The Guardian and WOOD-TV
Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
Jan. 6 hearings: Day two of House committee's presentation begins
Jan. 6 hearings: Day two of House committee's presentation begins
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HuffPost, CBS News, Washington Post, The Hill, UPI, Common Dreams, Raw Story, PBS NewsHour, Rolling Stone, USA Today, Associated Press and Political Wire
Kayla Epstein / Insider:
Trump's attorney general Bill Barr said dealing with ‘bogus’ 2020 voting fraud claims was like ‘playing Whac-a-Mole’
Trump's attorney general Bill Barr said dealing with ‘bogus’ 2020 voting fraud claims was like ‘playing Whac-a-Mole’
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Herschel Walker claimed to be in law enforcement when he wasn't. — U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker regularly praises police officers. But was Walker in law enforcement himself? In at least three speeches delivered before he entered politics, Walker claimed he was, the AJC's Shannon McCaffrey reports.
Discussion:
Raw Story, The Root, The Triad and Political Wire
Thomas Lecaque / The Bulwark:
Patriot Front and the Next Stage of the Culture War — The militias have a plan. — The 20 million people who tuned in to the prime-time January 6 Committee hearing last week saw proof that right-wing extremist groups played an essential role in planning and executing the attack …
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Queerty, TMZ.com and Crooks and Liars
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Andrew Giuliani's Vaccination Status Will Bar Him From Debate Studio — The Republican candidate for governor of New York is unvaccinated and says he has “natural immunity” to the coronavirus. — Give this article- - - Read in app — ALBANY — With the first Republican debate …
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New York Magazine, Raw Story and The Daily Wire
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Chris Stirewalt / The Dispatch:
The January 6 Committee and Me — Why I'm testifying before Congress today. — In America, we once thought of political courage as being willing to do something at one's own expense. — At the pointy end of that consideration are instances when people risk their lives or freedom to do the right thing.
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Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Newsletter and Mediaite
Max Boot / Washington Post:
We can't let Ukraine lose. It needs a lot more aid, starting with artillery. — The battle of Donbas — with momentous implications for the future of Ukraine and the entire postwar world — is poised on a knife edge. — The Ukrainians are resisting bravely, but they are suffering terrible casualties and slowly losing ground.
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The New Freedom and Twitchy
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The End of the Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy — Sign up for Derek's newsletter here. — Several weeks ago, I needed a ride home after some late-night drinks about two miles from my place in Washington, D.C. I pulled up the Uber app and entered my address.
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Two bodies found in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, Brazilian embassy says — Aide to Brazil's ambassador to UK tells family bodies discovered tied to a tree, but police appear to deny ambassador's remarks — Bodies feared to be those of the British journalist Dom Phillips …
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The Hill, The Daily Beast, Al Jazeera, Common Dreams, Fox News, CBS News and Associated Press
Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
Arron Banks loses libel action against reporter Carole Cadwalladr — Guardian journalist was being sued for defamation over Brexit backer's ‘covert relationship’ with Russia — The multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks has lost his libel action against the Observer …
Greg Bishop / Sports Illustrated:
A High School Football Coach, His Covenant and the Separation of Church and State — The Supreme Court is expected to side with a public school football coach who prayed on the field. Many fear the decision will erode a bedrock of American democracy. — The shriek of a whistle sounded an end and a beginning.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump wants to ‘assert his dominance’ over DeSantis by launching 2024 bid in Florida: report — Former President Donald Trump is itching to announce his 2024 bid for the White House, and sources tell Rolling Stone he wants to do it in Florida as a way to “assert his dominance” over potential rival Ron DeSantis.
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The Daily Caller, Townhall and Florida Politics
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Taking Aim at DeSantis, Spooked Trump Considers Launching 2024 Bid in Florida
Taking Aim at DeSantis, Spooked Trump Considers Launching 2024 Bid in Florida
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Insider, HotAir, Decision Desk HQ and Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Fox News:
Supreme Court extends wait for decision in case that could overturn Roe v. Wade — The Supreme Court did not issue a decision in the case expected to overturn Roe v. Wade on Monday — Fox News Flash top headlines for June 13 — The Supreme Court Monday again prolonged the wait …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner and Townhall
Robert Reich:
Liz Cheney for President? — Is she the person America will need? … Friends, — I trust Joe Biden's steadiness and judgment, and if he runs again, I'll probably back him in 2024. But today I want to suggest someone who isn't even a Democrat, and whose positions on many issues I …
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American Politics Since Jan 6
Mike Allen / Axios:
American gerontocracy — The likeliest matchup for the 2024 election pits President Biden, who'll be 81, against former President Trump, who'll be 78. … That can leave geriatric leadership of government out of step with everyday life in America — and disconnected from the voters who give them power.
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Breitbart, Vanity Fair, WOOD-TV and RedState
Jason Koebler / VICE:
Texas Police Want Uvalde Bodycam Footage Suppressed Because It Could Expose Law Enforcement ‘Weakness’ — The Texas Department of Public Safety asked the state's Attorney General to prevent the public release of body camera footage in response to a public records request from Motherboard.
Julia Rock / The Lever:
To Fight Inflation, The Fed Declares War On Workers — By leaving the problem of rising prices to the central bank, Democrats are accepting an attack on labor power. — New inflation data released Friday offered dismal news: Historic price increases aren't showing any signs of abating, and in fact may be accelerating.
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