memeorandum: Gustavo Petro, former guerrilla, will be Colombia's first leftist president (Samantha Schmidt/Washington Post)

7:20 AM ET, June 20, 2022

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Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:

Gustavo Petro wins the Colombian election, becoming the country's first leftist president. — For the first time, Colombia will have a leftist president. — Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and a longtime senator who has pledged to transform the country's economic system, has won Sunday's election …

Discussion: The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Multipolarista, New York Times, Bloomberg, UPI and Associated Press

Gideon Long / Financial Times:

Leftist Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidency — Former guerrilla's victory marks setback for conservative elite in South American country — Gustavo Petro, a former urban guerrilla who once spent time in jail for his political beliefs, won Colombia's presidential election on Sunday …

Discussion: Al Jazeera, El País, Fox News, Newsy, Associated Press, WTOP News and Pirate Wire Services

Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:

Gustavo Petro, former guerrilla, will be Colombia's first leftist president — BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Gustavo Petro, a former rebel who rallied young and poor voters with promises to transform an unequal society, was elected Colombia's first leftist president on Sunday …

Discussion: El País

New York Times:

Texas Republicans Approve Far-Right Platform Declaring Biden's Election Illegitimate — The platform, which was voted on at the Republican state party convention in Houston, was the latest sign of Texas conservatives moving further to the right. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Axios, Off the Kuff, UPI, HuffPost, Mother Jones, The Texas Tribune, Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, Dispatches From A … and Newsweek

Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:

At Texas GOP convention, loyalists embrace far right, anti-gay rhetoric — Thousands of Republican activists meeting in Houston this weekend for the state's party convention agreed to a resolution that rejects the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and refers to Joe Biden as an illegitimate president.

Discussion: High Plains Blogger, Reuters and Citizen News

Brandon Smith / WFYI Public Media:

Diego Morales upsets Secretary of State Holli Sullivan at Indiana GOP convention — Unable to load the audio player. — You could try direct download? — Former Mike Pence aide Diego Morales upset incumbent Holli Sullivan Saturday to earn the GOP nomination for secretary of state.

Discussion: NBC Chicago

Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:

‘Can You Believe I Lost to This Guy?’ Trump Admitted He Lost Election, Former Aide Says — Alyssa Farah Griffin revealed that the former president acknowledged privately that Biden won, despite his public claims to the contrary — In private, former President Donald Trump admitted that he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

Discussion: HuffPost, Axios, The Daily Beast, CNN, PoliticusUSA and Insider

Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:

GOP member of Jan. 6 committee warns that more violence is coming — One of two Republican members of the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, starkly warned Sunday that his own party's lies could feed additional violence.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Hill, Axios, CNN, Mediaite, Insider, Associated Press, Politico, al.com, Raw Story and Political Wire

Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Kinzinger: Trump's actions surrounding January 6 amount to ‘seditious conspiracy’

Discussion: The Hill, National Review, Robert Reich and Insider

Maria Cramer / New York Times:

Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday, but in Most States It's Still Not a Day Off — One year after President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, 26 states have not authorized the funding that would allow for state employees to take the day off. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Politico, NPR, Religion News Service, Axios and The Root

Michelle Garcia / NBC News:
Juneteenth was finally recognized as a federal holiday. Then came commercialization.

Discussion: CBS Baltimore, Mother Jones and New York Times

Shashi Tharoor / The Week:

The lessons we can learn from history — It is not history that has led to atrocities — The question raised by an American journalist on Twitter—"Why is the Indian Prime Minister spending so much time attacking a Mughal monarch who died more than 300 years ago?"—is a reminder …

BBC:

France's Macron set to lose majority - projection — Less than two months after he was re-elected president, Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose control of the French National Assembly after a strong performance by rival parties. — His centrist Ensemble coalition is on course …

Discussion: El País, France 24, Metro.co.uk, Al Jazeera and New York Times

New York Times:
French Election: Macron's Coalition Expected to Prevail, but Will Be Weakened in Parliament

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Reuters, ABC17NEWS, Washington Post, Politico, The Hill and Political Wire

Livia Albeck-Ripka / New York Times:

FINA Restricts Transgender Women From Competing at Elite Level — The international swimming federation said transgender women who had experienced male puberty could not compete in women's events. — Give this article- - - Read in app — FINA, the international swimming federation …

Discussion: Sky News, National Review, Telegraph, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com, The Western Journal, Associated Press, Townhall, Fox News, Twitchy and Doomsday Party

Bill Graff / OutKick:
Lia Thomas Will Not Race Against Women After FINA Rule On Transgender Athletes

Discussion: FINA, New York Post, RedState, UPI, TheBlaze and Insider

New York Times:

What Hundreds of Photos of Weapons Reveal About Russia's Brutal War Strategy — Reflecting a shockingly barbaric and old-fashioned wartime strategy, Russian forces have pummeled Ukrainian cities and towns with a barrage of rockets and other munitions, most of which can be considered relatively crude relics …

Discussion: The Guardian, Task & Purpose, New York Post and Al Jazeera

Cathy Young / Morning Shots:
Has the Tide Really Turned in Ukraine?

Discussion: The Economist, The Guardian, Today's Edition Newsletter, HotAir, The Hill, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone and USA Today

Emma Colton / Fox News:

Pro-choice protesters descend on Coney Barrett's home with blood and doll props — Pro-choice protests have become more common following a leaked draft opinion signaling SCOTUS might overturn Roe v. Wade — Barricades go up around the Supreme Court ahead of possible Roe v. Wade ruling

Discussion: New York Post, The Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall, TMZ.com and BizPac Review

The Guardian:

Carrie Johnson and the curious case of the vanishing Times story — Report had claimed Boris Johnson tried to hire his now wife as chief of staff when foreign secretary, but then it was deleted — At first glance, the story appeared to be the political scoop of the weekend.

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The Boston Globe:

There is no question: Merrick Garland must put Trump on trial — If the former president and his allies can get by with nary a scratch after plotting an overthrow of the US government, then what message will that send? — Last year, the Globe editorial board laid out the case …

Discussion: Raw Story and The Full Belmonte