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Wall Street Journal:
WWE Board Probes Secret $3 Million Hush Pact by CEO Vince McMahon, Sources Say  —  Company says relationship was consensual and is cooperating with the inquiry  —  The board of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. WWE 4.95%▲ is investigating a secret $3 million settlement …
Discussion: New York Post and Fortune
Justin Hendrix / Tech Policy Press:
Researchers Release Comprehensive Twitter Dataset of False Claims About The 2020 Election  —  This article is co-published with Just Security.  —  On Monday, June 13, the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol hosted the second of its planned series of public hearings …
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New York Times:
Far-Right Republicans Press Closer to Power Over Future Elections  —  Midway through primary season, the party has nominated several candidates who deny the 2020 outcome for posts that will have significant sway over the 2024 presidential election.  —  The potential for far-right Republicans …
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Jim Marchant, a Trump loyalist, is G.O.P. voters' choice to be Nevada's top election official.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Denies Bannon's Shaky Legal Argument for Executive Privilege  —  “It's more than a stretch... that they specifically addressed this situation,” U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said, noting that Bannon was actually a former White House official.  —  A federal judge refused …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge rejects Steve Bannon's motion to throw out contempt of Congress charges
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Scoop: New CNN Boss Chris Licht Wants Staff to Stop Calling Trump's Election Claims ‘The Big Lie’  —  New CNN president Chris Licht discouraged staff from using “the big lie” to refer to former President Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election, Mediaite has learned.
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Historic Executive Order Advancing LGBTQI+ Equality During Pride Month  —  President Biden believes that no one should face discrimination because of who they are or whom they love.  Since President Biden took office, he has championed the rights …
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Politico:
Biden launches plan to protect transgender youths' health care  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday will order his health agency to begin efforts to ban conversion therapy and expand access to gender-affirming treatment after a slew of state attempts to limit transgender health care, particularly for children.
Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Caller
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed Raises Rates By 0.75 Percentage Point, Largest Increase Since 1994  —  Officials signaled a much more aggressive path of rate rises to combat inflation that is running at a 40-year high  —  The Federal Reserve approved the largest interest rate increase since 1994 and signaled …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Man who attacked Capitol was given tour of building by Republican day before riot  —  Video evidence shows tourists taking photos of security checkpoints and contradicts Barry Loudermilk's previous denial he led a tour  —  About 24 hours before the January 6 Capitol attack …
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Politico:
Loudermilk tour group taking basement photos ‘raises concerns’ for Jan. 6 panel
NIH News Release:
NIAID Director Fauci Tests Positive for COVID-19  —  Today, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test.
Michael Wilner / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Every state but Florida pre-ordered COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5  —  Every state has placed an order with the federal government to ensure coronavirus vaccines for young children are delivered as soon as regulators authorize their use — except for one.
Discussion: Political Wire
Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
The Battle Over Gender Therapy  —  More teenagers than ever are seeking transitions, but the medical community that treats them is deeply divided about why — and what to do to help them.  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
Discussion: HotAir, PLURIBUS and National Review
Anna Kramer / Protocol:
The real reasons Big Tech hates unions … Around this time last year, Mapbox's Slack workplace descended into 24/7 chaos, the virtual equivalent of an office-wide shouting match.  It was a few weeks before workers were to vote on whether to join a union, and Mapbox leaders and workers on the …
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Conservatives Reveal What They Mean When They Say “Parents' Rights”  —  Post-liberal conservatism is real.  —  1. The Free State of Florida  —  Do you remember being lectured by Conservatism Inc. about how the Florida “Don't Say Gay” law wasn't really about preventing kids from telling classmates …
Discussion: Joanne Jacobs
Kimberly Leonard / Insider:
With $319,000 of net worth, Ron DeSantis is the anti-Donald Trump when it comes to his own money, new records show  — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a prominent politician with a relatively low net worth.  — He doesn't hold stocks or own property, and still has student loans.
Discussion: BizPac Review and Florida Politics
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Elon Musk ‘leaning’ towards supporting DeSantis for president
Mitt Romney:
Romney, Burr, Daines Announce Family Security Act 2.0  —  Pro-family, pro-life, and pro-marriage plan would streamline existing policies for working families into a monthly cash benefit  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Steve Daines (R-MT) …
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National Review:   Second Time's the Charm?
New York Times:
Inside a Corporate Culture War Stoked by a Crypto C.E.O.  —  Jesse Powell, who leads the crypto exchange Kraken, has challenged the use of preferred pronouns, debated who can use racial slurs and called American women “brainwashed.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Mo Brooks: ‘Donald Trump has no loyalty’  —  This is an opinion column.  —  In 2016, Mo Brooks said Donald Trump wasn't to be trusted — before he gave his loyalty over to the reality TV president.  —  Six years later, he's learned that lesson the hard way, having carried …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
New York Times:
Abortions Have Already Been Stopped in Two States, Before Roe Ruling  —  Women can no longer get a legal abortion in two states.  —  Although Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, women can no longer get a legal abortion in two states, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
Discussion: Politico, LifeNews.com and The Root
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Colin Freeman / Telegraph:
Exclusive: US fighters ‘captured’ by Russian forces in Ukraine  —  Robert Drueke and Andy Huynh are both veterans of the US military who travelled to the front line to help in the war effort  —  Two former US servicemen have been captured during fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine, The Telegraph has been told.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:   U.S. veterans missing in Ukraine, feared captured, families say
Bruce Siwy / Erie Daily Times-Morning News:
Democrats Fetterman, Shapiro show early leads in USA Today Network/Suffolk University poll  —  A USA Today Network/Suffolk University poll in Pennsylvania released this week suggests a clear U.S. Senate frontrunner — with a tighter race for governor.  —  According to the Suffolk University …
Kkhiatt / gwtoday.gwu.edu:
GW to Discontinue Use of Colonials Moniker  —  Citing the need to unify the community, the Board of Trustees decided to change the moniker based on a special committee's recommendation.  —  The George Washington University Board of Trustees has decided to discontinue the use …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Court document in Proud Boys case laid out plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6  —  WASHINGTON — A document, titled “1776 Returns,” which federal prosecutors said was used by the leader of the Proud Boys, lays out a plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6, 2021, using covert operators to let …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Texas Governor's Race Tightens In Wake Of School Mass Shooting, Quinnipiac University Texas Poll Finds; 61% Of Parents Concerned There Will Be A Shooting At Their Child's School  — mail_outline  —  In the race for Texas governor, 48 percent of voters support Republican incumbent Greg Abbott …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Seth Rich's killing was exploited on Fox News and online.  His parents are fed up  —  The fatal shooting of a young Democratic Party aide named Seth Rich early in the morning of July 10, 2016, brought incalculable loss to his parents.  —  Within days, Joel and Mary Rich then had to endure an unimaginable …
Discussion: Raw Story
Caroline Downey / National Review:
‘Open Season’: Pro-Abortion Terrorist Group Vows to Ramp Up Violence against Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers  —  Pro-abortion terrorist group Jane's Revenge, which has claimed credit for a string of recent attacks on pregnancy centers across the country, on Tuesday declared “open season” …
Shannon McCaffrey / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
For Herschel Walker, revelation of second son is the latest in string of controversies  —  Even in a campaign filled with head-spinning news, the latest revelation is a shocker: Herschel Walker, who has spoken out repeatedly against absentee dads, fathered a son who he financially supports but doesn't see.
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
79 buses of migrants transported to Washington under Abbott-Ducey initiative  —  Because hundreds of migrants are released and permitted to travel anywhere in the country from Yuma each day, regional airports and bus lines are overwhelmed.  The 90,000-person city is a three-hour drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Under the Banner of Hulu  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  Give this to Under the Banner of Heaven, the buzzy true-crime miniseries …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Notes on the State of the Primaries: June 15, 2022  —  Dear Readers: Tuesday night saw primaries in 4 states, as well as a closely-watched (but lightly-voted) U.S. House special election in Texas.  In the aftermath of these contests, we're making 4 rating changes, although 2 of them are in states that didn't have elections on Tuesday.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Decoding Liz Cheney's big hint about John Eastman — and Donald Trump  —  “Get a great effing criminal defense lawyer.  You're gonna need it.”  —  So warned one of former president Donald Trump's lawyers in a video released Tuesday by the Jan. 6 select committee.
Armin Rosen / Tablet Magazine:
Code Pink … It was a sunny Wednesday morning in February, and 43-year-old Ariel Rosenberg, better known to the world as Ariel Pink, had an empty schedule.  The former indie rock icon had descended into a state of professional living death, a condition that looked as irreversible to him as actual death.
Discussion: The Scroll and Safety Propaganda
 
 
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Subpoenas Probe GOP Mission to Breach Georgia Voting System
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Olivia Rockeman / Bloomberg:
US Retail Sales Post First Drop in Five Months as Auto Purchases Plunge
Bill Lueders / The Bulwark:
Fear and Loathing in Dane County
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Ukraine suffering up to 1,000 casualties per day in Donbas, official says
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Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. targets Russia with tech to evade censorship of Ukraine news
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
SCOTUS watch: Clearing the backlog, slapping Medicare, and the most Thomas Thomas dissent ever
Discussion: Townhall, Washington Examiner and CNN
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court punts on case tied to Trump's ‘public charge’ rule for immigrants
Maria Flora / Reporter.net:
Moorish Sovereign arrested, despite ‘police status’ in new republic
Discussion: Raw Story
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Feds Reveal Chilling Note Buffalo Mass Shooter Left for His Parents
Discussion: New York Post, CBS News, Raw Story and UPI
Reveal:
Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients
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Wall Street Journal:
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