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7:15 AM ET, June 21, 2022

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Washington Post:
Speaker at meeting of Ginni Thomas group called Biden's win illegitimate long after Jan. 6, video shows  —  Two months after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to help President Donald Trump stay in office, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas unseen Trump tapes  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SCOOP: The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 sent a subpoena last week to ALEX HOLDER, a documentary filmmaker who was granted extensive access …
Discussion: The Hill
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Donald Trump plotted fake electors scheme, January 6 panel set to show  —  Committee also expected to probe Trump's pressure on officials in crucial states to corruptly reverse his election defeat  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack is expected to show …
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Trump Says Jan. 6 Rally-Goers ‘Were Well-Behaved’  —  Former President Donald Trump called into The Balance with Eric Bolling on Newsmax and defended attendees of his now-infamous Jan. 6, 2021 rally.  —  On Monday, Bolling asked Trump about the Jan. 6 committee, which is holding ongoing hearings …
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Trump Knocks ‘Foolish’ Kevin McCarthy for Not Having Anyone on Jan 6 Committee: ‘Bad Decision Was Made’
National Review:
The January 6 Show  —  As has been true of so many things surrounding Donald Trump's career in politics …
Terri Langford / The Texas Tribune:
“If there's kids in there, we need to go in”: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders  —  The Texas Tribune has reviewed law enforcement transcripts and footage that federal and state investigators are examining after the May 24 tragedy.  —  Copy link
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Austin American-Statesman:
Exclusive: Officers arrived at Uvalde school with rifles, ballistic shield 19 minutes after gunman  —  Tony Plohetski Chuck LindellAustin American-Statesman  —  Multiple police officers stood in a hallway at Robb Elementary School armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield within 19 minutes …
Bobby Caina Calvan / Associated Press:
Nobel sold for Ukrainian kids shatters record at $103.5M  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize that Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov was auctioning off to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold Monday night for $103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel.
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Kalia Richardson / New York Times:
Russian Journalist's Nobel Medal Sells for $103.5 Million  —  Dmitri A. Muratov, the editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, will donate proceeds to UNICEF to help Ukrainian child refugees.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The Nobel Peace Prize put up for auction …
Discussion: UPI
The Guardian:
Russian emails appear to show ‘network’ holding $4.5bn assets linked to Putin
Discussion: OCCRP and Hackwhackers
Chen Aizhu / Reuters:
China May oil imports from Russia soar to a record, surpass top supplier Saudi
Discussion: The Guardian
Daniel Desrochers / Kansas City Star:
Social media companies take down, flag Greitens' people-hunting video  —  Social media companies on Monday grappled with how to handle a campaign video by former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens that depicted him hunting members of the Republican party who he deemed inadequately conservative.
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Kurt Erickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri political group eyes former prosecutor to run as independent for U.S. Senate  —  JEFFERSON CITY — A former federal prosecutor currently serving as a top attorney on the congressional panel probing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is being urged to run for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat as an independent.
Discussion: Insider
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence Navigates a Possible White House Run, and a Fraught Political Moment  —  In a speech on Monday, former Vice President Mike Pence sounded like a future presidential candidate, but not like someone interested in discussing the specifics of Jan. 6.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pence says he won't let Dems use Jan. 6 ‘to distract’ from their ‘failed agenda,’ praises Trump record
Discussion: Axios, American Greatness and The Hill
Associated Press:
Wife of WNBA's Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple's fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
What a Roberts compromise on abortion could look like  —  When the two sides in the abortion debate squared off at the Supreme Court last fall, they agreed on one thing: There was no middle ground.  —  Now, any hope abortion rights supporters have of avoiding a historic loss before the court lies …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court rushes to end a term like no other
Discussion: RedState
Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Independent Al Gross says he's ending Alaska House bid  —  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Al Gross, an independent running for Alaska's only U.S. House seat, said late Monday that he is ending his campaign after a top finish in this month's special primary.  —  Gross in a statement said it was …
Discussion: WTOP News
Chad Pergram / Fox News:
How Colbert show staffers got themselves hurled out of two House office buildings  —  The group did not possess the proper credentials and had to be told twice to leave  —  Stephen Colbert staffers face unlawful entry charges with potential for more punishment
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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John Solomon / Just The News:
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American detained in Venezuela has attempted suicide, his family says
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Despite Another Covid Surge, Deaths Stay Near Lows
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U.S. is rejecting over 90% of Afghans seeking to enter the country on humanitarian grounds
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Mensah M. Dean / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
As more people get guns and carry permits, Philly sees a sharp rise in homicides ruled justified
Discussion: RedState and Breitbart
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
How Franklin Graham pushed a domestic abuse victim to return to her husband
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David Reaboi / Late Republic Nonsense:
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden says he's nearing decisions on gas tax holiday and student loans as he tries to tame costs
Frederic J. Frommer / Washington Post:
The 13th Amendment nearly preserved slavery — with Lincoln's support
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
PRIDE MONTH: Here's How the Navy Is Training Sailors on Proper Gender Pronouns
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
This Texas teen wanted an abortion. She now has twins.
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