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Politico:
New details of Jan. 6 panel's mystery messages emerge  —  The Jan. 6 select committee publicly pointed to two communications this week as potential evidence of Trump-world's efforts to influence witness testimony — without revealing their origin.  Both were detailed to the panel by Cassidy Hutchinson …
David Rohde / New Yorker:
A Potential Criminal Prosecution of Donald Trump Is Growing Closer  —  As evidence mounts, a rift has opened between the congressional committee investigating January 6th and the Department of Justice.  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland receives a briefing each week from senior Justice Department officials …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Anthony Ornato has repeatedly disputed key White House conversations  —  Cassidy Hutchinson isn't the only one whose version of events Ornato has disputed.  It's now happened publicly at least three times — with at least on person saying he lied, but another vouching for him.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Mark Meadows' associate threatened ex-White House aide before her testimony  —  It was the second warning Cassidy Hutchinson had received before her deposition, cautioning her against cooperating with the panel  —  Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson received at least …
Washington Post:
How Trump World pressures witnesses to deny his possible wrongdoing  —  Trump and his allies shower potential witnesses with flattery privately while publicly blasting those who dare cross him  —  As rumors flew in the spring of 2018 that Donald Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen …
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Former Trump Admin Official Alyssa Farah Stuns CNN's New Day With Revelation About Cassidy Hutchinson  —  Former Trump White House official Alyssa Farah astonished her colleagues on CNN by telling them she helped Cassidy Hutchinson break away from Donald Trump's sphere of influence before her January 6 Committee testimony.
Washington Post:   Hutchinson's testimony shatters any Trump defense of no criminal intent
Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times:
Meadows brought fraud allegation to Barr the day after 2020 election, records show
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Strips Federal Government of Crucial Tool to Control Pollution  —  President Biden vowed to press forward with his climate agenda after a decision that “risks damaging our nation's ability to keep our air clean.”  Republicans cheered the ruling, with Senator Mitch McConnell saying …
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Blake Emerson / Slate:
The Real Target of the Supreme Court's EPA Decision
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Why Today Felt Like the Most Hopeless Day of the SCOTUS Term
Libby Cathey / Good Morning America:
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Supreme Court justice  —  With Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement at noon on Thursday, Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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NBC News:
Justice Thomas cites debunked claim that Covid vaccines are made with cells from ‘aborted children’  —  In a sharply worded dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas expressed support Thursday for a debunked claim that all Covid vaccines are made with cells from “aborted children.”
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
How the Supreme Court could radically reshape elections for president and Congress
Brian Lopez / The Texas Tribune:
Texas educator group proposes referring to slavery as “involuntary relocation” in second grade curriculum  —  The Texas State Board of Education is fielding proposals to update the state's public school social studies curriculum this summer.  —  Copy link  —  A group of Texas educators …
G. Elliott Morris / Democracy:
An analysis claiming one million voters switched to the GOP last year was fatally flawed  —  The authors misused voter file data, conflating estimates of party ID with real changes in registration.  The error was fixed by other analysts who find parity in party-switching since 2020
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Melissa Amarawardana / Catalist:   Lead Author:  —  Justine D'Elia-Kueper, Senior Data Scientist  —  Coauthor:  —  Yair Ghitza, Chief Scientist
Molly Ball / TIME:
The Education of Glenn Youngkin  —  Glenn Youngkin is the kind of person who, if you ask him if he knows how to nae nae, he's going to take it as a challenge.  On a Thursday afternoon in late April, the Republican governor of Virginia is touring CodeRVA, a diverse magnet high school …
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
White House press corps demands end to Biden event restrictions  —  A group of 66 journalists sent a rare protest letter to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Thursday asking that President Biden's staff abandon a mysterious pre-screening process for reporters and reopen large events to all journalists.
CBS News:
Poll: Texans critical of law enforcement response to Uvalde massacre  —  A month after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texans are overwhelmingly critical of law enforcement's response to the shooting, and a majority feel it's important to investigate their response.  Most Texans are concerned about another mass shooting.
Discussion: The Hill
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Uriel J. García / The Texas Tribune:
“Nobody's giving us any answers”: Uvalde families demand details of shooting investigation at City Council meeting
Discussion: Off the Kuff
Variety:
Ezra Miller Accused of Harassing Woman in Germany, and Iceland Choking Victim Breaks Her Silence (EXCLUSIVE)  —  In the spring of 2020, as the COVID crisis was rapidly becoming a global pandemic, Ezra Miller began wearing out their welcome in Iceland.  —  The actor — best known for playing …
Ana Ceballos / Miami Herald:
See for yourself: the slides shown to teachers during Florida's civics training sessions  —  The Florida Department of Education's training of educators on new civics standards for K-12 public schools is underway and has prompted some critical comments.  —  When Gov. Ron DeSantis announced …
Liz Wolfe / Reason:
Criticizing Lack of Grocery Stores in the South Bronx Means the Twitter Mob Will Try To Get You Fired  —  A recent college grad from the Midwest landed in the Bronx and was confused by bodega culture.  This led to a social media mob, a digging up of old videos, and a firing.
Department of Transportation:
Biden Administration Announces First-Ever Funding Program Dedicated to Reconnecting American Communities  —  The pilot program created by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help reconnect people to economic opportunities and essential services in their communities
Rasmussen Reports:
Illegal Immigration Still Getting Worse, Most Voters Say  —  Illegal immigration will be an important issue in the midterm elections, according to most voters, who say the problem is getting worse.  —  A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 52% …
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Sides With Biden's Efforts to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program
America's Frontline Doctors:
Dr. Vladimir ‘Zev’ Zelenko passes away  —  Dr Simone Gold: ‘We stand on his shoulders’ … It is with immense sorrow that we announce the passing of our founder Dr. Vladimir “Zev” Zelenko.  Dr. Zelenko was a physician, scientist, and activist for medical rights who touched the lives of millions of people.
 
 
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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Buttigieg Under Fire From Capitol Hill Leaders
Discussion: HuffPost
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Will the ‘Pro-Life’ GOP Rep Who Paid for an Abortion Ever Tweet Again?
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
How mercenary hackers sway litigation battles
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Investigation Of New York City Police Department's Special Victims Division
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Texas Republicans Get Deadly Serious About Secession
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MAGA World Freaks Out at Conservative D.C. Examiner for Calling Trump ‘Unfit’
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