memeorandum: Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on Introduction of Legislative Text for Federal Bipartisan Gun Safety Deal (Moms Demand Action)

7:40 AM ET, June 22, 2022

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Andrew Solender / Axios:

Oz drops Trump branding in general election shift — Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is quietly shifting his campaign messaging away from former President Trump as he transitions into what's likely to be one of the most hotly contested Senate elections of the midterms.

Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Examiner

Gary Fineout / Politico:

2024 intrigue: DeSantis declines to ask Trump for reelection endorsement — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has plenty of advantages ahead of his November reelection. More than $100 million in the bank. A growing statewide Republican voter advantage.

Discussion: The Capitolist

Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Rebuked again: Trump's picks for House seats in Georgia go bust — Georgia Republican voters rebuked Donald Trump for the second time in a month Tuesday by rejecting his picks for a pair of open U.S. House seats, another blow to the former president after his attempt to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp and other incumbents collapsed.

Discussion: New York Times, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Newsweek and Townhall

David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner: Mo Brooks concession speech angry and bitter after Alabama Senate GOP runoff loss

David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Rep. Mo Brooks and the downfall of a GOP MAGA conservative in pro-Trump Alabama

Discussion: Montgomery Advertiser, Townhall, Breitbart, Raw Story, Associated Press, Fox News and al.com

Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Collins beats Trump-endorsed Jones in 10th Congressional District contest

Discussion: Roll Call, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Raw Story

Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Georgia Republican voters reject more of Trump's primary picks, while a late pick prevails in Alabama

Discussion: New York Times, Just The News, Georgia Recorder, ABC17NEWS, Vox, The Hill, Breitbart and RedState

Allahpundit / HotAir:
Live results: Mo's last stand?

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and Washington Examiner

Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Katie Britt is projected to beat Mo Brooks in Alabama GOP Senate race

Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
Cuellar Defeats Cisneros In South Texas Primary Runoff, Recount Shows

Discussion: Axios, Associated Press, Texas Democratic Party, NBC News, Breitbart, HuffPost, KXAN-TV, CNN, Insider, CBS News, BorderReport, Washington Post, Politico, Townhall, The Daily Beast, The Texas Tribune and Fox News

Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Polls close in Virginia and Georgia, where key congressional showdowns are being held

Discussion: New York Times, The Daily Wire, Just The News, Washington Examiner and Raw Story

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Ivanka Trump expressed a different view on the election to a filmmaker. — Ivanka Trump, the elder daughter of former President Donald J. Trump, told a documentary film crew in the middle of December 2020 that her father should “continue to fight until every legal remedy is exhausted” …

Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, Political Wire, Daily Kos, Washington Examiner and The Daily Beast

CNN:

7 takeaways from the fourth day of the January 6 hearings — The latest hearing before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection revealed new details Tuesday about how former President Donald Trump pressured state officials to help him overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Washington Post:
Trump's pressure drew violence, threats to local officials, committee shows

Discussion: New York Times, CNN, The Guardian, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, HuffPost and Al Jazeera

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
‘I took an oath,’ Rusty Bowers, the Arizona House speaker, says of rejecting efforts to overturn the election.

Discussion: Washington Post, Insider, HotAir, Lucian Truscott Newsletter, Arizona Mirror, CNN, Vanity Fair, HuffPost, The Hill, Washington Times, PoliticusUSA and CBS News

Rolling Stone:
‘What the F-ck Is This?’: Team Trump Blindsided by Jan. 6 Committee Getting Doc Footage

Discussion: Twitchy, NPR, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, The Mahablog, PoliticusUSA and Common Dreams, more at Mediagazer »

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Alone in Washington, Rusty Bowers tells world what happened in Arizona

Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos, ABC News and PBS NewsHour

CNN:
Frustrated with January 6 hearings, Trump turns ire toward his allies

Discussion: Punchbowl News, Bloomberg, The Triad, TIME, Journal Sentinel, Raw Story, NBC News, Reuters, Mother Jones, littlegreenfootballs.com, Common Dreams and Washington Post

Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Ties Trump to False Electors Plan

Discussion: Insider, CNN, Common Dreams, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Election Law Blog and Raw Story

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The attempted revolution was televised — and recorded

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times and Washington Examiner

Stephen Gutowski / The Reload:

Senate Gun Bill Extends Gun Prohibitions to Juvenile Records, Misdemeanor Violence Committed by ‘Dating Partners’ — The Senate released the finalized text of its gun deal on Tuesday, adding new kinds of gun prohibitions to federal law. — The package extends current prohibitions on gun sales …

Discussion: NBC News, The Daily Caller, NPR, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Twitchy, Breitbart, USA Today, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Mediaite and HotAir

Washington Post:

Senate votes to advance bipartisan gun deal, breaking 30-year logjam — The Senate on Tuesday night advanced a bill that would toughen federal gun laws and provide billions of dollars in new money to prevent future mass shootings after negotiators settled key disagreements …

Discussion: The Texas Tribune, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Roll Call, HuffPost, Reuters, abc7NY, Just The News, Bloomberg, Politico and Political Wire

Moms Demand Action: Everytown, Moms Demand Action Statement on Introduction of Legislative Text for Federal Bipartisan Gun Safety Deal

Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Senators say agreement on gun violence compromise is at hand

Discussion: The Hill, Corona Times News, New York Post and The Gateway Pundit

Washington Post:

Biden to urge Congress to suspend federal gas tax for 3 months — The president plans to ask lawmakers Wednesday to enact a gas tax holiday, but lawmakers of both parties have voiced significant objections to the idea — President Biden will urge Congress on Wednesday to suspend …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, New York Post and Washington Times

New York Times:

Biden Will Push Congress for a Three-Month Gas Tax Holiday — Vulnerable Democrats have championed the move ahead of midterm elections, but experts remain skeptical that suspending the federal tax would benefit consumers much. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Associated Press, Wide World of News, The White House, NPR, Politico and The Hill

Ben Gittleson / ABC News:

Biden to call on Congress, states to suspend gas taxes — The federal government charges an 18.4-cent tax per gallon of gasoline. — President Biden will on Wednesday call on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months and ask states to suspend their own gas taxes …

Discussion: Washington Post, TheStreet and nationalinterest.org

Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden will call for 3-month suspension of gas tax, though officials acknowledge it 'alone won't fix the problem'

Discussion: Washington Examiner, CBS News, NBC News, USA Today, E&E, Townhall, Roll Call, Los Angeles Times, 6abc, NewsNation and Voice of America

The Hill:
Biden to call on Congress to suspend gas tax for three months

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

New York Times:

Western Move to Choke Russia's Oil Exports Boomerangs, for Now — With China and India buying the Russian oil shunned by the West in an effort to force an end to the Ukraine invasion, Moscow is earning more now than it did before the war. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Comment is Freed, Politico and The RL Report

Adam Shaw / Fox News:

Haley says ‘Western weakness’ pushed Russia to invade Ukraine, warns of looming Chinese threat — Haley is speaking in London, where she will pay tribute to the Anglo-American alliance — Nikki Haley: Mexico president skipping US summit an ‘embarrassment’

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

Fox News parent must face defamation lawsuit over election coverage — A Delaware judge on Tuesday rejected a motion by the parent of Fox News Network to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems Inc's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over the network's 2020 presidential election coverage.

Discussion: Insider and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »

Will Hobson / Washington Post:

Document reveals details of 2009 sexual assault allegation against Daniel Snyder — An employee of Washington's NFL team accused owner Daniel Snyder of sexually harassing and assaulting her in April 2009, three months before the team agreed to pay the woman $1.6 million as part of a confidential settlement …

Discussion: OutKick and NBC4 Washington

Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:

DPS Director Steve McCraw says officers in Uvalde could have taken down gunman within 3 minutes had commander not hesitated — McCraw testified before a Texas Senate committee, laying blame on local police officers in Uvalde for not acting faster to save children in school shooting. — Copy link

Juan Perez Jr / Politico:

Why parents could be the new swing voters — MEET ‘THE NEW SWING VOTER’ — The state of American education is a growing concern for voting parents this year, and that offers a potential edge to candidates hoping to appeal across partisan lines in November. — New polling released today …

Discussion: RedState and National Alliance …