Top Items:
CNN:
Former prosecutors say blockbuster January 6 testimony increases Trump's criminal exposure — (CNN)Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the House select committee this week increased the criminal exposure former President Donald Trump faces in the Justice Department's ongoing January 6, 2021, investigation.
RELATED:
ABC News:
Rep. Liz Cheney ‘confident’ in Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony — Her interview will air in full Sunday on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney told “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl in an exclusive interview that she has full faith and confidence …
Discussion:
The Hill, The Federalist and IJR
Rolling Stone:
‘I Keep Waiting for the Feds to Come’: The Jan. 6 Investigations Have Trumpworld on Edge — A bombshell congressional hearing and aggressive Justice Department investigation have the former president's cronies wondering who'll be targeted next — After a jaw-dropping Jan. 6 committee hearing …
NBC News:
Cassidy Hutchinson's Jan. 6 testimony comes under increased scrutiny — WASHINGTON — Republicans and other sources are rebutting elements of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the Jan. 6 committee, handing Donald Trump and his allies ammunition as they seek …
Discussion:
New York Times, MSNBC, BizPac Review, Politico, CNN, Washington Post, Today's Edition Newsletter, Jezebel, Daily Kos, The Daily Wire, Raw Story, Fox News, Breitbart, Bloomberg, Snopes.com, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, NPR, Reason and IJR
Melanie Zanona / CNN:
Liz Cheney says US is ‘confronting a domestic threat’ in Donald Trump — (CNN)GOP Rep. Liz Cheney delivered a searing rebuke of former President Donald Trump and GOP leaders at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Wednesday night, recounting some of the damning details …
Discussion:
NBC News, The Hill, Associated Press, Washington Post, Mercury News, Fox News, ABC News, ABC7, Politico, USA Today and Washington Times
New York Times:
Hutchinson Testimony Exposes Tensions Between Parallel Jan. 6 Inquiries — That the House panel did not provide the Justice Department with transcripts of Cassidy Hutchinson's interviews speaks to the panel's reluctance to turn over evidence. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion:
Vicky Ward Investigates, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Althouse, Breitbart, Bloomberg, CNN, New York Post, Just The News and Political Junkie
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Republican Party must choose between Trump and the Constitution, Liz Cheney says in California speech — Warning that America faces a “domestic threat we have never faced before,” GOP Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday accused Republicans who ignore former President Trump's efforts to overturn …
Discussion:
New York Times, Bulwark+, Bloomberg and The Hill
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Cassidy Hutchinson Is a Heroine
Cassidy Hutchinson Is a Heroine
Discussion:
National Review, The Daily Beast and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas former White House counsel Pat Cipollone
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas former White House counsel Pat Cipollone
Discussion:
CNN, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, NBC News, Associated Press, Fox News, Wide World of News, CNN, NPR, Breitbart, Raw Story, New York Post, Mediaite, NPR, Daily News, Axios, Insider, USA Today, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit, RAPPLER, UPI, Common Dreams, PoliticusUSA, Just The News, The Hill, Associated Press, WTOP News, Bloomberg, CNN, Washington Examiner, ABC News and Washington Examiner
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Are we supposed to believe the Republicans didn't know?
Are we supposed to believe the Republicans didn't know?
Discussion:
Raw Story, Puck, HuffPost, Occupy Democrats and Vox
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Testimony Paints Mark Meadows as Unwilling to Act as Jan. 6 Unfolded
Testimony Paints Mark Meadows as Unwilling to Act as Jan. 6 Unfolded
Discussion:
ArkansasTimes and Mercury News
Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
‘Trump tantrum’: Late-night hosts recap Cassidy Hutchinson's ‘wild’ Jan. 6 testimony
‘Trump tantrum’: Late-night hosts recap Cassidy Hutchinson's ‘wild’ Jan. 6 testimony
Discussion:
CBS News, USA Today and The Daily Wire
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Senate Democrats see ‘major progress’ on Biden agenda bill, hope for July vote — Schumer and Manchin are close to a deal on prescription drug savings, new details obtained by NBC News show. They're also negotiating energy and tax provisions in the bill. — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats …
Discussion:
PoliticusUSA and Data For Progress
RELATED:
Punchbowl News:
6/30/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM. … CASSIDY HUTCHINSON, A FORMER TOP AIDE TO WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF MARK MEADOWS, TESTIFIED TUESDAY THAT CIPOLLONE TRIED TO URGE MEADOWS TO TELL FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO CALL OFF THE PROTESTORS FROM THE CAPITOL.
Discussion:
Washington Post and Bloomberg
Laura Bassett / Jezebel:
Biden Reportedly Plans to Appoint Anti-Abortion Kentucky Judge to Lifetime Seat — Biden reportedly made a deal with Mitch McConnell to screw over pregnant people less than a week after Roe v. Wade was overturned. — Alerts — Less than a week after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade …
Discussion:
Law Dork, with Chris Geidner, The Hill, RADAR, Raw Story, Insider, HuffPost and Rolling Stone
RELATED:
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
McConnell: Blocking Obama's SCOTUS pick led to overturning Roe v. Wade
McConnell: Blocking Obama's SCOTUS pick led to overturning Roe v. Wade
Discussion:
Bloomberg and The Washington Current
Ximena Bustillo / NPR:
Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, USA Today, Reuters, NBC Los Angeles and Supreme Court …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
‘Certainly possible’: Illinois governor says Biden could face primary challenge — CHICAGO — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker told NBC News on Wednesday “it's certainly possible” that President Joe Biden could face a primary challenge should he run for re-election in 2024.
Discussion:
The Hill and Los Angeles Times
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Putin: Western leaders would look ‘disgusting’ topless — MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin shot back at Western leaders who mocked his athletic exploits, saying they would look “disgusting” if they tried to emulate his bare-torso appearances.
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, Breitbart, New York Post, Fox News, The Guardian and Metro.co.uk
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
The rot runs deeper — What the actions of an obscure Wisconsin political appointee tell us about GOP democratic backsliding — The January 6th hearings have illustrated the deep threats to American democracy such that only the most die-hard Trumpists can deny them.
RELATED:
Anna Peele / Washington Post:
The Pandemic Is Waning. Anthony Fauci Has a Few More Lessons to Share. — America's most famous doctor on mitigating covid, giving your adversaries the benefit of the doubt and working way too much — You gotta f—ing suck it up," Anthony Fauci tells me from the deck of his home in Washington …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller
RELATED:
Arielle Mitropoulos / ABC News:
Fauci says he's taking 2nd course of Paxlovid after experiencing rebound with the antiviral treatment
Fauci says he's taking 2nd course of Paxlovid after experiencing rebound with the antiviral treatment
Discussion:
New York Times, Townhall, American Greatness, Breitbart, Bloomberg, BizPac Review, TheBlaze, WANE-TV, The Hill, New York Post, Washington Times, Substack Alexander … and Daily Mail
SpyTalk:
‘Italygate’ Conspiracy Pusher Was Fired by CIA — SpyTalk's new ‘Live Drop’ feature highlights on Bradley Johnson and other intelligence items of interest — The Live Drop — Bradley Johnson, Agent 006 — The former CIA man at the heart of “Italygate,” the pro-Trump …
Discussion:
New York Times
Associated Press:
Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm — MADRID (AP) — NATO faced rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a “direct threat” and said China posed “serious challenges ” to global stability. — The Western military alliance was wrapping up a summit in Madrid …
Discussion:
HotAir, NewsNation, CNN and WTOP News
RELATED:
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
12-Year-Old Incest Victims Should Birth Dad's Child, House Speaker Gunn Says — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says abortion should be illegal even for a 12-year-old rape victim carrying her father or uncle's child. He made the remark to reporters in the hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck …
RELATED:
Andy Meek / Forbes:
The Daily Wire, Which Now Boasts 890,000 Paid Subscribers, Signs Jordan Peterson To Its New DailyWire+ — Over the past three months, The Daily Wire has added tens of thousands of new paying subscribers — pushing the overall subscriber number for the conservative news and media empire founded …
Discussion:
The Daily Wire
Associated Press:
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest — JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping …
Discussion:
New York Post, Mississippi Free Press, Mississippi Today and SuperTalk Mississippi
Forensic News:
Multimillionaire American Podiatrist Co-Owns Pro-Kremlin Propaganda Website — The podiatrist, Dr. Vladimir Zeetser, owns a minority share of DRN Media, the company behind the Duran, a website promoting false conspiracy theories echoing Russian state messaging.
New York Times:
Behind the Scenes, McKinsey Guided Companies at the Center of the Opioid Crisis — The consulting firm offered clients “in-depth experience in narcotics,” from poppy fields to pills more powerful than Purdue's OxyContin. — In patches of rural Appalachia and the Rust Belt …