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5:20 PM ET, June 18, 2022

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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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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
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
All the Jan. 6 evidence that Trump and Co. knew their plot was corrupt
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Day After a Portrait of Pence in Danger, Trump Attacks Him Again
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
The Biggest Surprises of the Jan. 6 Hearings So Far
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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Nandita Bose / Reuters:
Biden flubs bike dismount, falls, but uninjured
Discussion: New York Magazine
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Biden takes spill while getting off bike after beach ride
Discussion: National Review
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 and The Babylon Bee
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 …
Discussion: NBC News
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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 …
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
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.”
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Politico:
Herschel Walker gets a Father's Day weekend pass from social conservatives  —  NASHVILLE — Herschel Walker received resounding applause from evangelical Christian activists on Saturday, following revelations he had fathered three children he had not previously discussed publicly.
Discussion: HuffPost and Deadspin
Politico:
How evangelical Christians are sizing up the 2024 GOP race for president
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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 …
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
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 …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
CDC endorses coronavirus vaccines for children under 5  —  Doctors urge vaccination even if kids have already had the virus … Pediatricians are preparing to administer the nation's first coronavirus vaccines for children under 5 in coming days after the Centers for Disease Control …
 
 
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Anti-LGBTQ+ attacks by US extremist groups surge as right spews vitriol
Discussion: Washington Post
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
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Supreme Court could soon make it easier to carry guns in six states
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
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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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Police Error Led to Trump-Era Subpoena to Twitter About a Devin Nunes Critic
 

 
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