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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Cited ‘Heated Fight’ Among Justices Over Election Suits — In an email weeks after the election, another lawyer advising the Trump campaign responded that the prospect of “'wild' chaos” on Jan. 6 could lead the Supreme Court to take up a case. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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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 …
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Timeline: False Alternate Slate of Electors Scheme, Donald Trump and His Close Associates
Timeline: False Alternate Slate of Electors Scheme, Donald Trump and His Close Associates
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CNN:
Exclusive: Retired Republican judge says January 6 was ‘well-developed plan’ by Trump to cling to power — (CNN)Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig, a Republican who is testifying at Thursday's January 6 committee hearing, will provide a sharp condemnation of former President Donald Trump's attempts …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Read Judge Luttig's statement to January 6 committee — CNN has obtained a statement from retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig, a Republican who is testifying at Thursday's January 6 committee hearing. Luttig will provide a sharp condemnation of former President Donald Trump's attempts …
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Robert Costa / CBS News:
Former federal Judge Michael Luttig has stark message for Jan. 6 committee — Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, a staunch conservative long admired by many Republicans, will testify before the House's Jan. 6 committee on Thursday with an urgent and stark message for the panel …
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NBC News:
Trump knew Capitol was breached when he disparaged Pence in Jan. 6 tweet, key Democrat says — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump knew violence had taken hold at the Capitol on Jan. 6 when he tweeted that Mike Pence wasn't willing to overturn the election, according to a member …
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Photos show Vice President Mike Pence, family in hiding on Jan. 6: ABC News Exclusive
Photos show Vice President Mike Pence, family in hiding on Jan. 6: ABC News Exclusive
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker, Critic of Absentee Dads, Has Yet ANOTHER Secret Son—and a Daughter — It turns out that Herschel Walker doesn't have just one kid, or two kids, or even three kids. He has four. … A day after The Daily Beast broke the news that Herschel Walker had a secret 10-year-old son …
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Nicole Carr / ProPublica:
White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One. — Co-published with FRONTLINE … In April of 2021, Cecelia Lewis had just returned to Maryland from a house-hunting trip in Georgia when she received the first red flag about her new job.
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
A Fugitive Chinese Mogul Spent Big to Overturn the 2020 Election — Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine. — A fugitive Chinese mogul who has worked closely with Steve Bannon …
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Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Insurrectionist Tells Judge Her Elite Credentials Should Keep Her Out of Prison
Kyle Stewart / NBC News:
Deborah Birx to testify publicly for first time since leaving Trump administration — WASHINGTON — Deborah Birx, who served as Covid response coordinator under former President Donald Trump, will give her first public testimony about her time in the Trump administration.
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Why Steve Bannon Is So Dangerous — Plus: Meltdown in Wisconsin — For his court hearing Wednesday, Steve Bannon chose a slightly less disheveled look: black jacket, untucked black shirt over a black t-shirt, which was, one supposes, a concession to the gravity of the proceedings …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Leader of Trump's Favorite 2020 Election “Audit” May Be Disbarred After Courtroom Meltdown
The Leader of Trump's Favorite 2020 Election “Audit” May Be Disbarred After Courtroom Meltdown
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Ann Coulter / UNSAFE:
Dinesh's Stupid Movie — And the grift goes on ... As much as I'm enjoying the January 6th committee's careful assembly of evidence proving former President Trump is a douchebag, I wasn't seeing much in the way of a criminal offense until this week's underreported story about how Trump used his …
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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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Cash raised after mass shootings doesn't always go to victim families — The funds' variety, victims' families say, often leaves them frustrated and confused, with no easy way to track where money will go — or what it will be spent on. — Within hours of an American mass shooting …
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Why Biden Shouldn't Run in 2024 — Let me put this bluntly: Joe Biden should not run for reelection in 2024. He is too old. — Biden will turn 80 on November 20. He will be 82 if and when he begins a second term. The numbers just keep getting more ridiculous from there.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
An Executive Order That Might Actually Stop Gun Violence — Congress, spurred by violent tragedies in Uvalde, Texas; Buffalo, New York; and elsewhere, may soon pass modest bipartisan gun-reform legislation. The bill would bolster red-flag laws meant to prevent dangerous individuals from owning guns …
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Raw Story
Igor Derysh / Salon:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on the Uvalde massacre: “God has a plan” — “Life is short no matter what,” muses Texas AG who backed Trump's coup and opposes any new gun regulation — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said recently that he would tell parents of young children killed …
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Detroit Free Press:
Free Press poll: Kelley leading GOP gubernatorial field after arrest — Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley's recent arrest by the FBI for his suspected involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol appears to have boosted his name recognition and favorability among GOP voters …
NBC News:
When the Secretaries of Defense and State said publicly the U.S. wanted Ukraine to win, Biden said tone it down — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken had taken off on separate flights from Southeastern Poland after their risky, high-stakes visit to Kyiv …
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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Pete Buttigieg's Day Job — The ambitious transportation secretary has the power to go after multiple abuses by the airlines and signal administration support for suffering consumers. He's barely touched it. — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill, May 3, 2022.
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
The weird saga of Peter Navarro, from California environmentalist to Trump henchman — Peter Navarro wasn't always a sad, whiny insurrectionist. There was a time the former White House trade advisor and Trump henchman was all bright, shiny promise. — In the early 1990s …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
When, Exactly, Did Drag Queens in Schools Become a Thing? — The attorney general of Michigan is having a day: — My question is: How did we get here? — Seriously: How? How did we reach the point at which drag queens in schools became a topic that is routinely debated in domestic American politics?
Tiffany May / New York Times:
In These New Textbooks, Hong Kong Was Never a British Colony — The books are part of China's effort to instill a particular historical narrative and to stress patriotic education in a city where a pro-democracy movement was crushed. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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John Ellis / News Items:
Historic Mistake. — The Gold Watch Strategy. — 1. Blame the historians. — This from Axios, dateline 24 March 2021: … “It's time to go bigger and faster than anyone expected.” — That has to be the most fantastic mis-reading of an election result in....decades, at least.
Bernie Sanders / The Guardian:
Democrats risk a crushing defeat this year. They must change course now — Progressive policies that help the working class are wildly popular with voters. Why are we letting Republicans and corporate Democrats dictate our agenda? — t a moment in history when the leadership …
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Alex Kingsbury / New York Times:
Who Is Financing Trump's ‘Big Lie’ Caucus? Corporations You Know. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Immediately after the Jan. 6 attacks, hundreds of corporations announced a freeze on donating money to Republican lawmakers who had voted against certifying Joe Biden's victory.
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Lauren Lumpkin / Washington Post:
George Washington University to stop using ‘Colonials’ name by 2023-24 — George Washington University will retire its “Colonials” moniker, a name intended to honor its namesake but that has long been criticized as a term that glorifies colonialism, officials announced Wednesday.
Insider:
Trump was ‘extremely disciplined in grifting’ and trying to use the presidency to make money, expert on fascism says — Former President Donald Trump tried to use the presidency to make money, a fascism expert said. — Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat told Insider that Trump is a “dedicated” and talented “grifter.”
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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