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4:50 PM ET, June 18, 2022

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Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Biden falls off bike on Delaware ride with first lady, says 'I'm good'  —  Biden says 'I'm good' after taking a tumble from his bike in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware  —  President Biden took a tumble off his bike Saturday morning after he stopped by a group of reporters and members of the public …
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Biden takes spill while getting off bike after beach ride
Discussion: National Review
Nandita Bose / Reuters:   Biden flubs bike dismount, falls, but uninjured
Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
After about 10 seconds on the ground, Biden was able to hoist himself up, telling the crowd that his ‘foot got caught’
Discussion: Twitchy
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
8 Top Former Prosecutors, Senior DOJ Officials on Key New Evidence in Effort to Pressure Pence  —  I asked several former federal prosecutors and senior Justice Department officials their views on specific new evidence presented by the January 6 Select Committee.  I asked each of them independently.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
All the Jan. 6 evidence that Trump and Co. knew their plot was corrupt
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Ginni Thomas-tied Facebook group ‘FrontLiners for Liberty’ could be a new focus in Jan. 6 investigation
Discussion: New York Post, Slate and Raw Story
Juliana Kim / NPR:
PBS NewsHour commentator Mark Shields dies at age 85  —  Mark Shields, the longtime PBS News commentator known for his weekly political analysis, has died Saturday morning at the age of 85, PBS NewsHour confirmed.  —  Before he retired in 2020, Shields provided thoughtful insights …
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Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Mark Shields, TV Pundit Known for His Sharp Wit, Dies at 85  —  A former campaign strategist, he became a fixture in American political journalism and punditry and was seen on “PBS NewsHour” for 33 years.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Mark Shields, a piercing analyst …
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Stephen Colbert staff members arrested for trespassing on Capitol Hill  —  Seven staff members from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert were arrested for allegedly trespassing in a Capitol Hill building on Thursday night, authorities have said.  All seven were each charged with unlawful entry.
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Fox News:
US Capitol Police arrest Stephen Colbert staffers at House office building, charged with illegal entry
New York Times:
Despite Growing Evidence, a Prosecution of Trump Would Face Challenges  —  As House hearings highlighted testimony that could create more pressure to pursue a criminal case, the former president tried out a defense that strained credulity.  —  As new questions swirled this past week …
Discussion: Florida Politics and Raw Story
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Amid Jan. 6 Revelations, Election Lies Still Dominate the G.O.P.
New York Times:
Gun Sellers' Message to Americans: Man Up  —  The number of firearms in the U.S. is outpacing the country's population, as an emboldened gun industry and its allies target buyers with rhetoric of fear, machismo and defiance.  —  Last November, hours after a jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse …
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
UPDATES: Dan Crenshaw & Staff Assaulted by Right Wingers Shouting ‘Eyepatch McCain’ and Saying He Should be ‘Hung for Treason’  —  Rep. Dan Crenshaw and his staff were violently confronted at the Republican Party of Texas convention a short time ago, when far-right social media activist Alex Stein …
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
The Far-Right's Assault On An Idaho Pride Event Was Meticulously Planned  —  Details that emerged after the arrest of 31 white supremacists in Coeur D'Alene show how GOP rhetoric is signaling extremists to attack LGBTQ people.  —  At a Republican fundraiser in Stateline, Idaho …
Discussion: Grid News and Daily Kos
Politico:
How evangelical Christians are sizing up the 2024 GOP race for president  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ralph Reed still isn't sure how the Faith & Freedom Coalition is going to handle 2024.  —  Reed, the founder of the conservative Christian organization, played a key role in convincing evangelicals …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Herschel Walker says he ‘never denied’ having 4 children  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker said Saturday that he “never denied” the existence of children he hadn't publicly disclosed before, telling conservative Christians that his kids “knew the truth.”
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund  —  The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally  —  t 8.38pm on 4 November 2021, the day after America had gone to the polls to elect its next president …
 
 
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
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David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
A new conservative manifesto sounds a lot like fascism
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Toby Morton / Christina Flores:
“I Have Lots of Black Friends Who Are Hungry And Dumb,” Says Racist White Lady.
Wall Street Journal:
Russian Escalations in Syria Risk Direct Conflict With U.S., Military Officials Warn
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Financial Times:
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Reporters Without Borders:
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