memeorandum: Ukraine moves step closer to EU membership (Jessica Parker/BBC)

8:10 AM ET, June 17, 2022

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When Pence finally drew the line with Trump, it wasn't pretty. — In the third hearing, the committee begins detailing the threats against Pence. — WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol laid out evidence on Thursday that former President Donald J. Trump …

The Economist:

The criminal case against Donald Trump — The January 6th committee is doing the Department of Justice's work for it — The house's January 6th committee has a few aims for its public hearings this month. Some of its nine members speak of leaving a historical record of Donald Trump's attempted election heist.

Discussion: NBC News and New York Magazine

Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:

What We Learned About Trump, Pence, and the January 6th Mob — The third hearing on the attack on the Capitol revealed that the Proud Boys would have killed the Vice-President “if given the chance.” — It's been hard, these last couple of weeks, to watch and rewatch the horrifying events of January 6, 2021.

Discussion: ABC News, Mercury News, Insider, Regular Order, NPR, HuffPost, New York Post, CNN, The Hill, The Guardian and Los Angeles Times

Washington Post:

Ginni Thomas's emails with Trump lawyer add to tumult at Supreme Court — It's hard to imagine an uglier scenario for the justices of the Supreme Court as they move toward the conclusion of their remarkably controversial term. — A California man has been indicted on charges he planned to kill one of them.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Raw Story, The Hill, Mediaite and Political Wire

New York Times:
For Mike Pence, Jan. 6 Began Like Many Days. It Ended Like No Other.

Discussion: Associated Press, Election Law Blog, Jonathan's Newsletter and CNN

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee's hearing on Pence

Discussion: Politico, New Republic, National Review, littlegreenfootballs.com, The Federalist and Washington Times

Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Mike Pence Needs To Finish The Job And Testify Before The 1/6 Committee

Discussion: Raw Story, Overtime, PoliticusUSA, The Guardian, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Los Angeles Times

George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 hearings point up critical role of the 25th Amendment

Discussion: Associated Press

Washington Post:
Trump aides told him that using Pence to overturn election was illegal

Discussion: The Times of Israel, HotAir, The Editorial Board, CNN, HuffPost, The Atlantic, NBC News, Washington Times, Talking Points Memo, Digging In with Debra … and CBS News

John Nichols / The Nation:
Why the Hell Isn't Mike Pence Testifying at the January 6 Hearing?

Discussion: NPR, WFLA-TV, CBS News, Letters from an American, The Guardian, Latino Rebels, The Globe, CNN and Insider

Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee reveals new details about Pence's terrifying day

Discussion: Vox, PBS NewsHour, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, CBS News, NPR and KOIN-TV

Politico:
The Jan. 6 select committee makes a criminal referral — its own way

Discussion: Washington Post, David Weir's Newsletter, The Guardian, NBC Bay Area and Associated Press

John Eastman:

OMG, Mrs. Thomas asked me to give an update about election litigation to her group. Stop the Presses! — One wonders when the legacy media will quit allowing themselves to be played by false innuendo based on selective leaks from the January 6 Committee. Yesterday, the Washington Post ran …

Discussion: New York Times, CNN, Politico, The Daily Caller, Mother Jones, Washington Post and Balloon Juice

Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Sotomayor praises Clarence Thomas: ‘He is a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution’

Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller

Shelby Talcott / The Daily Caller:
January 6 Committee Sends Letter To Ginni Thomas Requesting Meeting In Early July

Discussion: Breitbart

Shelby Talcott / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Ginni Thomas Says She Looks ‘Forward To Talking To’ January 6 Committee, Wants To ‘Clear Up Misconceptions’

Discussion: The Hill, Insider, CNN, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Federalist, MindWar, ABC News, USA Today, Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, HuffPost, NPR, Axios, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, PoliticusUSA, UPI, Jezebel, New York Post and CNBC

Ryan Mac / New York Times:

SpaceX Said to Fire Employees Involved in Letter Rebuking Elon Musk — In an email, Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president, said the letter had made other employees “feel uncomfortable, intimidated and bullied.” — Give this article- - - Read in app — SpaceX, the private rocket company …

Discussion: Fortune, TechCrunch, The Verge and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Mike Isaac / New York Times:

Elon Musk tells Twitter's employees he wants the service to ‘contribute to a better, long-lasting civilization.’ — In a video chat with Twitter employees, he fielded questions about free speech, layoffs and his plans for the company as his $44 billion acquisition moves ahead.

Loren Grush / The Verge:
SpaceX employees draft open letter to company executives denouncing Elon Musk's behavior

Discussion: Vox, Protocol, TechCrunch, The Register, Fortune, Washington Examiner and New York Post

Ryan Mac / New York Times:
SpaceX workers write letter to executives with concerns about Elon Musk's tweets.

Discussion: Platformer, UPI, Protocol, TechCrunch and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Jessica Parker / BBC:

Ukraine moves step closer to EU membership — Updates from BBC correspondents: Jessica Parker in Brussels, Joe Inwood and Nick Beake in Kyiv, Wyre Davies and Joel Gunter in Kharkiv, Orla Guerin in Donbas, and Steve Rosenberg in Moscow — Summary — Ukraine's bid to join the European Union …

Discussion: CNN, Bloomberg, UPI, Al Jazeera, New York Times and The Guardian

New York Times:

Live Updates: European Commission Recommends E.U. Candidacy for Ukraine — The Commission, the bloc's executive arm, announced its approval for the country to be granted candidate status, the first formal step in a process that normally takes over a decade.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Politico, Insider and Bloomberg

Phil Helsel / NBC News:

1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Alabama church, police say — One person is dead and two others were injured in a shooting at a church in the Birmingham, Alabama, area on Thursday, police said. — The suspect in the shooting at the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills is in custody, police said.

Discussion: New York Times, Associated Press, Insider, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, UPI and RedState

WVTM:
Shooting at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills leaves 2 dead, 1 injured

Discussion: al.com, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, WXIX-TV, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire and KRON4

David Nakamura / Washington Post:

Justice Dept. secures first guilty plea for threats to election workers — Travis Ford, 42, of Lincoln, Neb., posted multiple hostile messages on an Instagram page associated with the official, authorities said — A Nebraska man pleaded guilty Thursday on charges that he threatened …

Discussion: NBC News and Denver Post

U.S. Department of Justice:
Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Election Official

Discussion: CNN, CBS Denver, Slate, Raw Story and Washington Examiner

Josh Boak / Associated Press:

The AP Interview: Biden says recession is ‘not inevitable’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told The Associated Press on Thursday that the American people are “really, really down” after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy …

Discussion: Politico, RedState, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, The Hill, РИА … and Political Wire

Associated Press:
Transcript of AP interview with President Joe Biden

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and Breitbart

Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:

As Montana reels from floods, no one is sure where Gov. Gianforte is — Montana National Guard soldiers are deployed around the Yellowstone region, where they say they have rescued dozens of people from this week's severe floods and ushered travelers along ravaged roads.

Discussion: KECI, NBC News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, New York Post and Raw Story

Stephen M. Lepore / Daily Mail:
Outrage as Montana's Gov. Greg Gianforte vacations in TUSCANY as historic floods devastate his state and Yellowstone faces ‘indefinite’ closure

Discussion: Political Wire

Washington Post:

Soaring gas prices lead White House aides back to brainstorming — Administration officials look at fuel rebates, emergency powers if diesel shortages materialize — Senior White House aides have in recent days explored new ideas for responding to high gas prices and looked again …

Discussion: Bloomberg

Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Congressional covid funding deal appears ‘dead’ after GOP criticism

Discussion: Wide World of News, UPI, Mitt Romney, New York Times and STAT

Axios:

Scoop: Conservative backlash builds against Cornyn's gun talks — Frustration inside the Senate GOP conference is boiling among conservatives at the way Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is handling the bipartisan gun reform negotiations — putting the man who aspires to succeed Mitch McConnell as Republican leader in a political jam.

Discussion: Reuters, Mediaite, Raw Story and RedState

Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:

Walmart pulls MyPillow products from stores — Walmart said it pulled MyPillow products from its stores as the pillow company's founder and CEO Mike Lindell continues to falsely claim the 2020 presidential election was rigged against former President Trump.

Discussion: Axios, Mediaite, Raw Story and Washington Times

USA Today:

USA TODAY removed 23 stories from website, other platforms following audit of reporter's work — After receiving an external correction request, USA TODAY audited the reporting work of Gabriela Miranda. The audit revealed that some individuals quoted were not affiliated with the organizations claimed and appeared to be fabricated.

Discussion: Breitbart, Summit News, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Clayton Cramer, Instapundit, Reason and The Hill

New York Times:
USA Today to Remove 23 Articles After Investigation Into Fabricated Sources

Discussion: The Daily Wire, Townhall, Fox News, Newsbusters, Mediaite and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Back burner no more: Dems set Manchin talks on party-line bill to simmer — Senate Democrats are preparing for possible summer action on their still-elusive climate, tax reform and prescription drugs bill, grinding behind the scenes on a new version during high-profile gun safety talks.