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11:40 AM ET, June 14, 2022

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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.”
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
I thought the Jan. 6 committee wouldn't matter.  I was wrong.  —  I admit to having been skeptical, ahead of time, of the hearings planned by the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021.  What more is there to be said, I wondered?  The evidence of Donald Trump's guilt …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
How prosecutors can sidestep the question of Trump's intent  —  Legal scholars have entertained the argument that defeated former president Donald Trump can avoid prosecution for his attempt to overthrow the 2020 election on the grounds that he was so nuts that he believed his own election lies.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Daily Kos
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Of Course Trump Is Responsible for His Lies  —  It's not what he believed that matters, but what he had the responsibility to know.  —  In the summer of 1973, the country was transfixed by the Senate Watergate hearings.  The hearings had many memorable moments (including the revelation …
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
If Trump Wasn't Lying, That's Worse  —  A delusional president is far more dangerous than a mendacious one.  —  On Monday, the House January 6th Committee presented evidence that Donald Trump, after losing the 2020 election, promoted allegations of voter fraud that his own advisers had told him were false.
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:   Trump's choices prove he knew the truth about the Big Lie
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump releases 12-page response to Jan. 6 hearing
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jan. 6 committee postpones Wednesday hearing
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Kimberly Guilfoyle was paid $60,000 speaking fee for Ellipse rally intro, Jan. 6 committee member says
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
The Coinbase Blog:
A message from Coinbase CEO and Cofounder, Brian Armstrong  —  Earlier today, I shared the following note with all Coinbase employees.  —  Team,  —  Today I am making the difficult decision to reduce the size of our team by about 18%, to ensure we stay healthy during this economic downturn.
The White House:
Statement by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden's Travel to Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia  —  President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will visit the Middle East region from July 13-16 to reinforce the United States' iron-clad commitment to Israel's security and prosperity …
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The Embassy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:   Saudi Arabia Looks Forward to Welcoming President Biden
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.
Discussion: Fox News, Politico and The Dispatch
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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: Reason, HotAir and Bad News
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Why gas prices always end in 9/10 of a cent  —  New York (CNN Business)As gas prices continue to rise, drivers are angrily glaring up at pump price boards each time they fill up their tanks.  —  The average national price Tuesday was a little under $5.02 per gallon, according to AAA.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fired Fox News politics editor: Trump's ire at election night call led to ‘panic’  —  The witness seemed to embrace the moment, offering answers with gusto.  —  Who won the November 2020 U.S. presidential elections?  That was the question California lawmaker Zoe Lofgren asked Monday …
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.
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The Daily Beast:
‘Pack Your Stuff and Get Out of My House,’ Says Patriot Front Member's Mom  —  After anonymous donors bailed them out, Jared Boyce went to his mom's house and told her: “Don't believe the media, mom.  We were just there because they're grooming kids.”
Ben S. Bernanke / New York Times:
Inflation Isn't Going to Bring Back the 1970s  —  We had another bad inflation report last week.  —  Inflation over the past 12 months exceeded 8 percent, a level that evokes memories of America's Great Inflation of the 1960s and '70s.  From the beginning of 1966 through 1981 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Washington Post:
Alleged Smithsburg gunman said, without evidence, that co-workers were ‘pedophiles,’ police say  —  The alleged gunman in last week's shooting at a Smithsburg factory told police that he fired on four co-workers because he believed they were “pedophiles,” according to an arrest warrant filed in court.
Gallup:
Usual Midterm Indicators Very Unfavorable for Democrats  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — With less than five months to go before voters elect all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, the current Democratic congressional majority is facing an extremely unfavorable election environment.
Discussion: Forbes and Opinion Today
New York Times:
How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own  —  The nation's fourth-largest city hasn't solved homelessness, but its remarkable progress can suggest a way forward.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Written by Michael KimmelmanReported by Michael Kimmelman …
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
LISTEN: The moment Hunter Biden says his dad will do anything he tells him to  —  Hunter Biden recorded himself boasting that his father will adopt political positions at his command, footage obtained from a copy of his abandoned laptop shows.  —  “He'll talk about anything that I want him to …
Livia Albeck-Ripka / New York Times:
Officer Who Displayed Nazi Insignia Will Receive $1.5 Million to Resign  —  Derek Kammerzell, an assistant police chief in Kent, Wash., was investigated and disciplined after he taped the insignia of an SS officer to his office door in September 2020.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
CNN:
Georgia investigators seek testimony from former Kanye West publicist who approached election worker  —  Investigators probing efforts to meddle with the 2020 election results in Georgia have sought testimony from a former publicist to R. Kelly and Kanye West who allegedly pressured a local election worker …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Root
Kate Ackley / Roll Call:
DCCC designates four more members for special protection  —  Now that redistricting and recent primaries have given shape to the battlefield for the nation's competitive House races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Tuesday is adding four incumbents to its Frontline incumbent-protection program.
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Prolific ads featuring right-wing icons push questionable claims about US ‘crime wave’  —  ABC News examines the claims made by the anti-fraud service “Home Title Lock.”  —  In an ad for Home Title Lock, Rudy Giuliani holds up what he describes as “a legal title to a home in California.”
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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