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4:05 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 …

Discussion: RedState, Washington Post, CNN, Insider, Townhall, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and The Daily Wire

Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:

Biden takes spill while getting off bike after beach ride — REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but wasn't hurt in the tumble.

Discussion: National Review

Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Joe Biden falls off bike as he rides near Delaware beach home

Discussion: The Existence, Telegraph, TMZ.com, The Hill, Washington Times, ABC13 and IJR

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

Kate Bennett / CNN:
As presidential cat, Willow Biden has privileges

Discussion: ABC News, New York Post and RedState

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.

Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Day After a Portrait of Pence in Danger, Trump Attacks Him Again

Discussion: Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill, Washington Times, Associated Press, The Daily Beast, Election Law Blog, T-shirts? Ice cream? …, Fox News and Salon

Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Amid Jan. 6 Revelations, Election Lies Still Dominate the G.O.P.

Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
The Biggest Surprises of the Jan. 6 Hearings So Far

Discussion: Associated Press, CNN, HuffPost, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, Right Wing Watch, PolitiFact, PBS NewsHour, Bloomberg, PoliticusUSA and The Hill

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.

Discussion: USA Today, The Western Journal, New York Post and The Daily Wire

New York Times:

‘Late Show’ Production Team Arrested at U.S. Capitol While Filming Television Stunt — The production team members had been recording interviews at the Capitol building for a comedy segment on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” They were charged with unlawful entry. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: HuffPost, PoliticusUSA, UPI, Insider, CBS News, Hollywood Reporter and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
7 arrested in House office building linked to Colbert show

Discussion: CNN, Rolling Stone, Associated Press, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Instapundit, Deadline and The Daily Wire

Fox News:
US Capitol Police arrest Stephen Colbert staffers at House office building, charged with illegal entry

Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY, The Daily Wire, New York Post, Louder With Crowder, Townhall, The Daily Beast, RedState, The Daily Caller, National Review, Breitbart, Althouse, Just The News and YouTube

John Sexton / HotAir:
Employees of Stephen Colbert's Late Show arrested in the House office building last night

Discussion: Twitchy, RedState, Politico and The Wildfire Newsletter

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post, Oregonian, Variety, New York Post and Deadline

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 Luce / Financial Times:

Hillary Clinton: ‘We are standing on the precipice of losing our democracy’ … Lunching with Hillary Clinton is no routine affair. When I arrive at Washington's sleek Park Hyatt hotel, the somewhat jittery manager steers me to a discreet side door to await her arrival.

Discussion: The Hill, HotAir, Kara Dansky's Substack, Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit and РИА …

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 …

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

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, Daily Kos and Raw Story

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 …

Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg, The Hill, National Review, The Guardian, Washington Times, New York Post, WHDH-TV, STAT, Fortune and Mediaite

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 …

Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:

Anti-LGBTQ+ attacks by US extremist groups surge as right spews vitriol — Anti-trans politics spurred by lawmakers and far-right news outlets has renewed fears over community's safety — In Idaho, police recently found 31 members of a white supremacist group packed into the back of a U-Haul truck …

Discussion: Washington Post

Washington Post:

Supreme Court could soon make it easier to carry guns in six states — If the justices strike down New York's century-old restrictions on carrying concealed firearms, similar regulations in California, New Jersey, Maryland, Hawaii, and Massachusetts would be vulnerable.