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Washington Post:
Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, sources in Jan. 6 House investigation say — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has obtained email correspondence between Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
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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.
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The Guardian, NBC News, The Hill, Associated Press and PBS NewsHour
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Photos show Vice President Mike Pence, family in hiding on Jan. 6: ABC News Exclusive — They show Pence minutes after he was evacuated from the Senate floor. — New photos obtained exclusively by ABC News show former Vice President Mike Pence and his family in hiding after rioters broke …
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.
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Inside CNN, Lichtxiety Runs Amok — Facing a mandate to turn down the volume, CNN's most vocal anchors are anxiously navigating the reality that the same chest-thumping fulminations that drove ratings under Jeff Zucker may be a liability for his successor. — Tomorrow morning …
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The Hill and New York Post
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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The White House:
Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: — Section 1. Policy.
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 …
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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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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.
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The Hill and Political Wire
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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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Failure ‘not an option’: Fed vows all-out fight on inflation
Failure ‘not an option’: Fed vows all-out fight on inflation
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Washington Post, New York Times, Associated Press and National Review
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Fed Takes Aggressive Action in Inflation Fight: Live Updates
Fed Takes Aggressive Action in Inflation Fight: Live Updates
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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.
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BizPac Review and Florida Politics
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Elon Musk ‘leaning’ towards supporting DeSantis for president
Elon Musk ‘leaning’ towards supporting DeSantis for president
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Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Elon Musk suggests he may vote for Republican Ron DeSantis in 2024
Elon Musk suggests he may vote for Republican Ron DeSantis in 2024
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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 …
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CNN, Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
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Robert Legare / CBS News:
Before Jan. 6, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was given plans to occupy congressional buildings, Supreme Court
Before Jan. 6, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was given plans to occupy congressional buildings, Supreme Court
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Law & Crime and The Hill
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.
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Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Wire:
White House Condemns Radical Missive Promising More Pro-Abortion Violence Against Pro-Life Organizations — On Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden's administration condemned a radical missive purportedly from the pro-abortion group “Jane's Revenge” promising to continue violent attacks on pro-life clinics and organizations.
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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.
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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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Media Matters for America
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New York Times:
Far-Right Republicans Press Closer to Power Over Future Elections
Far-Right Republicans Press Closer to Power Over Future Elections
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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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NBC News, Slate, Talking Points Memo, Insider, Truthout, CBS News, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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Politico:
Loudermilk tour group taking basement photos ‘raises concerns’ for Jan. 6 panel
Loudermilk tour group taking basement photos ‘raises concerns’ for Jan. 6 panel
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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 …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Leader of Trump's Favorite 2020 Election “Audit” May Be Disbarred After Courtroom Meltdown — On Wednesday, Republicans' fake investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 election fell apart in the most spectacular manner possible. This implosion took the form of a stunning 25-page ruling …
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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 …
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
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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 …
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Fox News, Bloomberg and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
New Mexico's Supreme Court orders county commission to certify vote — The order follows the commission's refusal to approve primary vote tallies, citing discredited concerns about Dominion machines — New Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the county commissioners in rural Otero County …
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Political Wire and CNN
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 …
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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 …
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Senate Feminist Spends Last Days of ‘Roe’ Shilling for Crypto Bros — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is teaming up with Republican Cynthia Lummis on a cryptocurrency bill that supporters and detractors alike see as mostly hands-off. — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) departs a vote at the U.S. Capitol, June 13, 2022.
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Feds Reveal Chilling Note Buffalo Mass Shooter Left for His Parents — FBI agents found the note in Payton Gendron's bedroom along with “handwritten sketches” of Tops Friendly Market, prosecutors revealed as they filed hate crime charges on Wednesday. — Payton Gendron, the 18-year-old charged …
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Lauren Boebert taking legal action over Dem PAC's ‘false and disgusting claims’ that she was ‘paid escort’ — Boebert's attorney says he has ‘irrefutable evidence that each one of these statements is patently false’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for June 15
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The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Mediaite and Big League Politics
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 …
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The Daily Caller, Twitchy and Political Wire
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.
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HotAir, Politico, LifeNews.com and The Root