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11:50 AM ET, June 16, 2022

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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
Discussion: KTLA and Political Wire
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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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Photos show Vice President Mike Pence, family in hiding on Jan. 6: ABC News Exclusive
Discussion: The Bulwark, HuffPost and USA Today
Washington Post:
Pence's Jan. 6 tightrope: Owning his role while courting Trump voters
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:   Gov. Mike DeWine to appear with ex-Vice President Mike Pence in Ohio later this week
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.
Discussion: The Root
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Insurrectionist Tells Judge Her Elite Credentials Should Keep Her Out of Prison  —  Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter.  Support our nonprofit reporting.  Subscribe to our print magazine.  —  When Simone Gold was making her meteoric rise in the right-wing ecosphere …
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost, Occupy Democrats and CNN
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Leader of Trump's Favorite 2020 Election “Audit” May Be Disbarred After Courtroom Meltdown
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democratic senators say Biden not too old for second term
Discussion: NPR, CNN, Fox News and Breitbart
Associated Press:
Election ‘deniers’ quiet on fraud claims after primary wins  —  Nevada Republican Jim Marchant insisted there hadn't been a legitimate election in his state in more than a decade.  All of Nevada's election winners since 2006, he said on a recent podcast, were “installed by the deep-state cabal.”
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Bernie Sanders / The Guardian:
Democrats risk a crushing defeat this year. They must change course now
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Poynter
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 …
Discussion: The Crime Report
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
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
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.
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Hidden Driver of High Gas Prices  —  Reduced refinery capacity, in large part triggered by industry consolidation, has been a major factor.  —  Storage tanks at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Detroit, April 21, 2020  —  At this point, it is hard to disentangle overall inflation from surging gas prices.
Discussion: HotAir
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.
Discussion: The Guardian
Arkansas Online:
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson hints at run for president again  —  He says his focus is on his work as governor for now  —  HOT SPRINGS — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson continued to hint at a presidential run as he told a group of attorneys Wednesday that he was starting to “lay the foundation” for a 2024 campaign.
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
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?
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists  —  New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest.  —  police forces around the world have increasingly used hacking tools to identify and track protesters …
 
 
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Lauren Lumpkin / Washington Post:
George Washington University to stop using ‘Colonials’ name by 2023-24
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The weird saga of Peter Navarro, from California environmentalist to Trump henchman
Politico:
Latino Democrats vent their fury after foreboding special election loss in Texas
Alex Kingsbury / New York Times:
Who Is Financing Trump's ‘Big Lie’ Caucus? Corporations You Know.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
John Ellis / News Items:
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Insider:
Trump was ‘extremely disciplined in grifting’ and trying to use the presidency to make money, expert on fascism says
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: More voters put trust in Republicans to handle inflation, crime
Discussion: RedState, NRCC and Opinion Today
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Lauren Boebert taking legal action over Dem PAC's ‘false and disgusting claims’ that she was ‘paid escort’
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