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New York Times:
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 …
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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.
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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.
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Mike Pence Needs To Finish The Job And Testify Before The 1/6 Committee — America needs to hear from Trump's vice president. Under oath. — There was a lot of love for one Michael Richard Pence at Thursday's January 6th Select Committee hearing. — “We are fortunate …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee's hearing on Pence — The third hearing of the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday centered on President Donald Trump's and his allies' pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election. — Testifying were Pence's general counsel, Greg Jacob …
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Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee reveals new details about Pence's terrifying day
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
‘So the Traitors Know the Stakes’: The Meaning of the Jan. 6 Gallows
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Andy Craig / The Daily Beast:
Mike Pence Could Have (And Should Have) Invoked the 25th Amendment on Jan. 6
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, YouTube, KTLA and CBS News
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 …
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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.
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Washington Examiner and Political Wire
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Sotomayor praises Clarence Thomas: ‘He is a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution’ — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke highly of colleague Justice Clarence Thomas during an event on Thursday, saying, “He is a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution.”
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CNN and The Daily Caller
Shelby Talcott / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Ginni Thomas Says She Looks ‘Forward To Talking To’ January 6 Committee, Wants To ‘Clear Up Misconceptions’
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Shelby Talcott / The Daily Caller:
January 6 Committee Sends Letter To Ginni Thomas Requesting Meeting In Early July
Washington Post:
John Eastman says Ginni Thomas invited him to speak on ‘election litigation’
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Truthout, PBS NewsHour and Chop Wood, Carry Water
NPR:
Jan. 6 committee asks Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, to testify
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CNN, MindWar, Raw Story, Robert Reich and Breitbart
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 …
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Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Hill, TheBlaze, Political Wire, РИА … and The Guardian
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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 …
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NBC News and Denver Post
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Loren Grush / The Verge:
SpaceX employees draft open letter to company executives denouncing Elon Musk's behavior — ‘Every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company’ — An open letter to SpaceX decrying CEO Elon Musk's recent behavior has sparked open discussion among the company's employees in an internal chat system.
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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.
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New York Post, Instapundit, The Daily Caller, Clayton Cramer, The Hill and Reason
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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.
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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.
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KECI, Lawyers, Guns & Money, NBC News, New York Post and Raw Story
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.
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.
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Raw Story, Mediaite and Washington Times
J. Michael Luttig / The Bulwark:
On the Knife's Edge of Democracy — “The hour is late. God is watching us.” — Editor's note: The following is the statement of Judge Michael Luttig, submitted to the United States House Select Committee on the January 6, 2021, Attack on the United States Capitol on June 16, 2022, prior to Luttig's appearance before the Committee.
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Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
Coins depicting Border Patrol agent grabbing Haitian migrant trigger investigation — The photograph encapsulates the intensity of the clashes between Border Patrol agents and Haitian immigrants desperate to get into the United States. — An agent on horseback leans over, grabbing a man by the shirt as a rein dangles.
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Police group sues Biden administration over Border Patrol ‘whipping’ investigation
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PR Newswire and Townhall
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Video Shows Customer's Racist Tirade Against Restaurant Worker — CAUGHT ON CAMERA — A woman went on a racist tirade against at an Orlando restaurant worker after she complained about the shrimp and crab meal she ate and was denied a refund. According to the King Cajun Crawfish Instagram page …
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Raw Story
Lucy Williamson / BBC:
France gears up for new battle: Macron v Mélenchon — There were times, during the elections here five years ago, when President Emmanuel Macron would sound almost messianic about the potential of his political party and his project for France. — This time around …
Wall Street Journal:
Baby-Formula Production Halted at Abbott's Michigan Plant After Flooding From Storms — FDA commissioner says U.S. formula supplies could be adequate in two weeks — Abbott Laboratories ABT -2.59%▼ said it has paused baby-formula production at its plant in Sturgis, Mich. …
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