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The Independent:
Trump claims he never asked Pence to overturn the election on Truth Social after dramatic Jan 6 hearing — Jan 6 committee reveals rioters got within 40 feet of Pence — Former president Donald Trump denied that he tried to force vice president Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 presidential election results on January 6 last year.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Day After a Portrait of Pence in Danger, Trump Attacks Him Again — In a speech, Donald J. Trump was undeterred by the Jan. 6 House committee's account of how his rioting supporters menaced the vice president, and the panel's dismantling of many of his election lies. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
A Fox host who apparently helped mastermind John Eastman's coup plot was the only one talking about it in prime time
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
The Biggest Surprises of the Jan. 6 Hearings So Far
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Fox News:
US Capitol Police arrest Stephen Colbert staffers at House office building, charged with illegal entry — The individuals associated with ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ were arrested at the US Capitol complex on Thursday night — Fox News Flash top headlines for June 17
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
7 arrested in House office building linked to Colbert show
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Emily Baker-White / BuzzFeed News:
Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China — For years, TikTok has responded to data privacy concerns by promising that information gathered about users in the United States is stored in the United States, rather than China …
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Nico Grant / New York Times:
YouTube deleted a Jan. 6 committee video that included Trump's election lies. — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot has been trying to draw more eyes to its televised hearings by uploading clips of the proceedings online. But YouTube has removed one of those videos from its platform …
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Could Start Sharing Transcripts With Justice Dept. as Soon as July
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Robby Soave / Reason:
YouTube Deleted a January 6th Committee Video for Spreading Election Misinformation
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Caught between an A+ NRA rating and a nation reeling from shootings, John Cornyn is key to whether gun safety deal advances — The bipartisan gun legislation could end up being a career definer for John Cornyn, Texas' senior senator. He's shown a past willingness to compromise …
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CNN:
John Cornyn, top Republican negotiator on gun package, booed at Texas GOP convention
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Michael Quinn Sullivan / Texas Scorecard:
GOP Resolution Rebukes Cornyn
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Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Trump calls the Capitol riot a ‘simple protest that got out of hand’ and then brags about his Jan. 6 crowd size — During a speech at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Policy Conference this Friday, former President Donald Trump said it's “no coincidence that the same people …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump says he would look ‘very, very seriously’ at pardons for Jan 6 defendants if reelected
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
What John Eastman and ‘the pardon list’ means
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New York Times:
Infighting Overshadows Big Plans at The Washington Post — The aim of Sally Buzbee, The Post's editor, is to broaden the newspaper's reach. A year into the job, she's dealing with internal tumult over some longstanding grievances. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Jason Koebler / VICE:
Uvalde Hires Private Law Firm to Argue It Doesn't Have to Release School Shooting Public Records — Some of the records relating to the Robb Elementary School shooting could be “highly embarrassing,” involve “emotional/mental distress,” and are “not of legitimate concern to the public,” the lawyers argued.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Ginni Thomas-tied Facebook group ‘FrontLiners for Liberty’ could be a new focus in Jan. 6 investigation — Trump attorney John Eastman on Thursday publicly posted a Dec. 4, 2020 email from Thomas asking him to speak to a gathering she called “Frontliners,” which she described as featuring “grassroots state leaders.”
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Stunning Trump revelations raise fears of a dark, violent future — As extraordinary revelations pour forth about Donald Trump's plot to destroy our political order after the 2020 election, an unsettling question arises: What does it mean that for most elected Republicans …
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CNN:
New Mexico county commissioner who refuses to certify recent election results sentenced for role in January 6 attack — Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county commissioner, ardent election-fraud conspiracy theorist and founder of “Cowboys for Trump,” avoided more jail time on Friday for his role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Uvalde Officer Passed Up Shot at Gunman for Fear of Hitting Children — A police officer had a chance to shoot the gunman before he entered a school, according to a chief deputy sheriff. The officer declined to take the shot, fearing injuries to others. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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CNN:
US Capitol rioter who carried weapon loaded with hollow-point bullets pleads guilty — A January 6, 2021, rioter pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a loaded firearm on US Capitol grounds and assaulting police officers with one of their own batons during the insurrection.
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Jason Del Rey / Vox:
Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of people to hire — Unions might not be the tech giant's biggest labor threat. — Amazon is facing a looming crisis: It could run out of people to hire in its US warehouses by 2024, according to leaked Amazon internal research from mid-2021 that Recode reviewed.
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Wall Street Journal:
Russian Escalations in Syria Risk Direct Conflict With U.S., Military Officials Warn — Recent Russian airstrikes and other operations in Syria raise alarms amid high tensions over Ukraine — AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar—Russian forces have conducted a series of operations against the U.S.-led coalition …
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Associated Press:
Gunman kills 3 seniors over potluck dinner at Alabama church — VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — The 71-year-old visitor had previously attended some services at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church before police say he showed up for a potluck dinner, pulled a handgun and fatally shot three …
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: Biden disapproval hits new high as more Americans say they would vote for Trump — 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 — 46th and current president of the United States — As inflation keeps rising and recession fears loom, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows …
New York Times:
Russians Breached This City, Not With Troops, but Propaganda — As they batter towns and cities in Ukraine with artillery, the Russians are also bombarding them with messaging aimed at eroding Ukrainians' trust in their military and their government. — LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine …
DeNeen L. Brown / Washington Post:
He discovered the Watergate break-in, then died destitute and forgotten — It was 30 minutes after midnight on June 17, 1972, when Frank Wills, a security guard patrolling the parking garage at the Watergate office complex in Washington, noticed masking tape covering locks on a stairwell door.
Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Trump's political operation and Republican Party committees have paid over $12.6 million to Jan. 6 rally organizers since the 2020 election cycle — Former President Donald Trump's political operation and Republican Party committees have paid over $12.6 million to individuals and firms …
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NBC News:
‘Impeachment No. 3’: Jan. 6 panel isn't swaying these swing-state Republicans — RENO, Nev. — Republican voters in Nevada were aware Tuesday that the Jan. 6 committee is building a public case that Donald Trump knew the election wasn't stolen. — They saw some of the committee's …
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Michael Wilner / Miami Herald:
DeSantis reverses, allowing Florida healthcare providers to order vaccines for kids — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now allowing healthcare providers, including pediatricians and children's hospitals, to order COVID-19 vaccines from a federal program for children between six months and 5 years old …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Police Error Led to Trump-Era Subpoena to Twitter About a Devin Nunes Critic — Newly disclosed files show a Capitol Police analyst misidentified which Twitter account had posted a threatening message about Mitch McConnell. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Ian Vandewalker / Brennan Center for Justice:
The Money Behind January 6 Is Flowing into the 2022 Elections … Big donors who supported the insurrection and the election denial that inspired it are spending to influence this year's races. — Ian Vandewalker Photo — Donate Amount Donate Type — Donate
Mark Maske / Washington Post:
NFL will argue for ‘significant’ suspension of Deshaun Watson — The NFL will argue that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson should receive a “significant” suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy, multiple people familiar with the case said Friday.
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