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2:45 PM ET, June 28, 2022

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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
January 6 committee focuses on phone calls among Trump's children and aides  —  Footage captured by documentary film-maker understood to show ex-president's children privately discussing election strategies  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack …
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Politico:
What the Jan. 6 committee's star witness knows  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HEARING NUMBER SIX — On Monday afternoon, the House Jan. 6 committee, which was supposed to be on a hiatus for the next two weeks, abruptly announced it would be holding …
Harriet Alexander / Daily Mail:
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger - who was in charge of Capitol security on January 6 and who blamed ‘professional agitators’ - dies suddenly, hours before TODAY's surprise hearing moved up because of ‘safety concerns’ for Mark Meadows' top aide  — Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger, 71, died suddenly on Monday
Politico:
'They're not here to hurt me': Hutchinson says Trump OK'd weapons at Jan. 6 rally  —  Minutes before Donald Trump took the stage at an Ellipse rally on Jan. 6, 2021, he urged the Secret Service to remove security magnetometers to let in people with weapons because “they're not here to hurt me …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Ron Johnson lied  —  Text messages released by the January 6 Committee last week revealed that Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) tried to deliver a list of fake electors directly to former Vice President Mike Pence.  This was part of a broader scheme to use Pence's ceremonial role overseeing …
Politico:
Former Meadows aide to testify in surprise Jan. 6 committee hearing
CNN:
Former Meadows aide will testify before January 6 committee on Tuesday, sources say
Washington Post:
Who is Cassidy Hutchinson?  —  Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Trump White House chief …
New York Times:
Federal Agents Seized Phone of John Eastman, Key Figure in Jan. 6 Plan
New York Times:
Live Updates: At Least 46 Migrants Found Dead in San Antonio  —  Three people were detained in what appeared to be one of the worst episodes of migrant death in recent years on the southern border.  A heat wave in Texas has brought record temperatures and drought.
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Fox News:
Texas-Mexico border chaos: 46 migrants found dead in San Antonio inside 18-wheeler, reports say  —  Arrests and deportations of migrants have plummeted under the Biden administration as it faces pressure from states like Texas over immigration policy  —  Aerial footage of Texas crash with 46 dead migrants found inside an 18 wheeler
Emily Green / VICE:
What We Know So Far About the Sweltering Trailer That Killed 50 Migrants  —  The truck—found in San Antonio, Texas late Monday afternoon—contained dozens of bodies of people who had likely been smuggled across the U.S-Mexico border.  The truck was abandoned and they suffocated in the heat.  —  EG
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on the Tragic Loss of Life in San Antonio, Texas
Washington Post:
Frustration, anger rising among Democrats over caution on abortion  —  A growing number of Democrats are voicing anger at what they see as the passivity of Biden and other party leaders in the face of hard-hitting GOP tactics on abortion and other issues.  —  Just hours after the Supreme …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Abortion: Half of Voters Approve Supreme Court Ruling  —  Even though more voters identify as pro-choice than pro-life, full half of them approve of the recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.  —  A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds …
Discussion: Breitbart and Althouse
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Democrats Press the White House for a More Assertive Response to Roe's Fall
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Mitch McConnell's Court Delivers
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Boebert: 'I'm tired of this separation of church and state junk'  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who faces a primary election Tuesday, says she is “tired” of the U.S. separation of church and state, a long-standing concept stemming only from a “stinking letter” penned by one of the Founding Fathers.
Discussion: YouTube, Mediaite and Mercury News
John Thune / Fox News:
Google may send Republicans to spam, but we're holding Big Tech accountable  —  Big Tech has an outsized ability to shape our online experiences  —  Thune says alleged Google discrimination against GOP emails is ‘anti-democratic’  —  Today's debates around Big Tech giants like Facebook …
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Presidentti:
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö on 28 June 2022  —  Office of the President of the Republic of Finland  —  Press release 41/2022  —  Today in Madrid, before the beginning of the NATO Summit, we had a thorough meeting with President …
Ben Jacobs / New Republic:
How Iowa Fell in Love With the Republican Party  —  Back in 2014, Iowa politics were at an inflection point, though it wasn't yet apparent at the time.  Back then, Iowa was still one of the quintessential purple states.  Barack Obama had won two years prior, but longtime Democratic Senator Tom Harkin …
Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
Live Updates: Colombia Panel Will Issue Report on Decades-Long Civil War  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  A truth commission is set to publish the most comprehensive account yet of Colombia's war.  —  BOGOTÁ, Colombia — It was a 58-year-conflict, involved almost every sector …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Ex-Sen. Alan Simpson appears in new ad backing Cheney  —  The longtime Wyoming political fixture calls former President Trump's conduct after the 2020 election “twisted” in an interview.  —  A new ad for Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney features former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson …
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Mediaite
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
Samuel Alito: The 21st-Century Roger Taney  —  The author of ‘Dred Scott’ and the author of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization stripped fundamental rights from Blacks and women, respectively.  And sundered their nation in the process.  —  Associate Justice Samuel Alito sits during …
Discussion: BizPac Review
Associated Press:
G-7 leaders end summit pledging to hurt Russia economically  —  ELMAU, Germany (AP) — Leaders of the world's biggest developed economies said Tuesday they would explore far-reaching steps to cap Russia's income from oil sales that are financing its invasion of Ukraine and struck a united stance …
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Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
Trump-pardoned NYC real estate honcho donates hefty sum to Democrat Gov. Hochul ahead of primary: report
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dayton-daily-news:
Tears, confusion at abortion provider after ‘Heartbeat Bill’ becomes law
Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
Podcasters are organizing to support abortion rights after Roe is overturned
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Biden aides seek to unlock Afghan reserves without enriching Taliban
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