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Sen. Lindsey Graham ordered to testify in front of special grand jury in Trump election probe — ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge has ordered U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a special grand jury looking into possible election tampering by former President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election.
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Senator Graham ordered to testify in front of grand jury in Trump election probe — A judge ordered U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Mediaite
Politico:
Judge shreds Bannon defenses ahead of contempt trial — A federal judge on Monday eviscerated nearly all of Steve Bannon's defenses against a charge that he criminally defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee, leaving the longtime Donald Trump ally with few options to fight the contempt of Congress case against him.
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The Guardian, Insider and Courthouse News Service
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Judge won't delay Steve Bannon's trial after his last-minute offer to cooperate with Jan. 6 panel — WASHINGTON — A judge said Monday that he would not delay the contempt of Congress trial of Steve Bannon, just one week before it is set to begin. — Bannon was indicted last year for refusing …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge rejects Bannon's bid to delay trial, executive-privilege claim — The former Trump adviser offered to testify before Jan. 6 House committee days before his trial on charges of criminal contempt of Congress — Listen — Gift Article — A federal judge on Monday refused …
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Washington Examiner, Roll Call and RedState
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Has a Very Bad Day in Court
Steve Bannon Has a Very Bad Day in Court
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Associated Press
wusa9.com:
'What's the point in going to trial' | Judge blocks Steve Bannon from blaming Trump in contempt case
'What's the point in going to trial' | Judge blocks Steve Bannon from blaming Trump in contempt case
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Just The News and The Right Scoop
C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
Trump-appointed judge rejected Steve Bannon's request to delay his contempt of Congress trial and also severely limited his defense arguments
Trump-appointed judge rejected Steve Bannon's request to delay his contempt of Congress trial and also severely limited his defense arguments
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NBC News, CBS News, UPI, Raw Story, Washington Examiner and Occupy Democrats
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The dispute between Trump's and Bannon's legal teams
The dispute between Trump's and Bannon's legal teams
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The Hill
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Steve Bannon's ‘eleventh-hour’ reversal on Jan. 6 testimony is a stunt, DOJ says
Steve Bannon's ‘eleventh-hour’ reversal on Jan. 6 testimony is a stunt, DOJ says
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USA Today, Bloomberg, CBS News, CNN, Mediaite, Occupy Democrats, Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Oath Keepers lawyer says Stewart Rhodes wanted her Trump contacts before Jan. 6 Capitol attack — The Jan. 6 Committee will explore links between the Trump White House and right-wing militia groups on Tuesday. They've spoken to Kellye SoRelle, who might be a key.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: How the Jan. 6 committee plans to tie Trump to extremist groups — The Jan. 6 select committee will present evidence at its hearing on Tuesday that a tweet by former President Trump prompted pro-Trump groups to change the date they planned to converge on D.C. to Jan. 6, Axios has learned.
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Baltimore Sun, NBC News, The Hill, Raw Story and USA Today
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 hearing expected to focus on link between militants, White House
Jan. 6 hearing expected to focus on link between militants, White House
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ABC News:
Accused Jan. 6 rioter who warned of possible ‘civil war’ expected to testify to House committee Tuesday
Accused Jan. 6 rioter who warned of possible ‘civil war’ expected to testify to House committee Tuesday
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The Hill
Sam Adler-Bell / New York Magazine:
Is the January 6 Committee Really Saving Democracy?
Is the January 6 Committee Really Saving Democracy?
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Wired
Ashitha Nagesh / BBC:
Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child — Sir Mo Farah was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant, he has revealed. — The Olympic star has told the BBC he was given the name Mohamed Farah by those who flew him over from Djibouti.
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The Hill and New York Times
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Maybe Americans Should Stop Giving the Democrats What They Want — One wrinkle to the “Should the Democrats dump Biden in 2024?” talk that doesn't get enough attention: In early 2020, out of Democratic primary field which consisted of a small army of candidates, more than half …
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New York Times
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David Siders / Politico:
Progressive group to press Biden not to run in 2024
Progressive group to press Biden not to run in 2024
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HotAir, The Hill, Newsweek, The Daily Caller, Political Wire and Fox News
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden's abortion response curbed by fears of another Supreme Court showdown
Biden's abortion response curbed by fears of another Supreme Court showdown
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New York Times, New Republic, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Acorn Archive
New York Times:
Hutchinson Testimony Jolts Justice Dept. to Discuss Trump's Conduct More Openly — A key witness's account helped accelerate a shift in the agency's inquiry: Overt talk about Mr. Trump and his behavior had been rare, except as a motive for the actions of others. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Lawfare
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Andrew Weissmann / New York Times:
Merrick Garland Should Investigate Trump's 2020 Election Schemes as a ‘Hub and Spoke’ Conspiracy
Merrick Garland Should Investigate Trump's 2020 Election Schemes as a ‘Hub and Spoke’ Conspiracy
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Insider, Raw Story and The Times of Israel
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Is BA.5 the ‘Reinfection Wave’? — Well, here we go again. Once more, the ever-changing coronavirus behind COVID-19 is assaulting the United States in a new guise—BA.5, an offshoot of the Omicron variant that devastated the most recent winter. The new variant is spreading quickly …
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Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Examiner, Fortune, Alaska Public Media and 6abc
Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
I asked about abortion at a Texas gun show. The answer I got was grim. — Listen — Gift Article — DALLAS — Standing next to a display of military-grade weapons, I wondered aloud to the dealers at the gun-show booth if more women should get guns in Texas to protect themselves …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Biden's Approval Hits 33 Percent; Democrats Want 2024 Options, Poll Shows — With the country gripped by a pervasive sense of pessimism, the president is hemorrhaging support. — President Biden is facing an alarming level of doubt from inside his own party, with 64 percent …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Democrats Prepare to Throw Biden Overboard
Democrats Prepare to Throw Biden Overboard
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New York Magazine, Fox News and RedState
Danielle Battaglia / Raleigh News & Observer:
Trump rally in North Carolina canceled as former president summoned to court — Former President Donald Trump and a host of Republican personalities have canceled their scheduled appearances Friday in Greensboro. — News of the cancellation comes as Axios reports Trump, his son …
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PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Biden admin: Docs must offer abortion if mom's life at risk — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday told hospitals that they “must” provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, saying federal law on emergency treatment guidelines preempts state laws …
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Melanie Evans / Wall Street Journal:
Hospitals Must Provide Abortions in Emergency Situations, Biden Administration Says
Hospitals Must Provide Abortions in Emergency Situations, Biden Administration Says
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Politico, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Metro.co.uk, HuffPost and Breitbart
Joanna Weiss / Politico:
The New Trump Documentary Shows Us Exactly What He's So Good At — Spoilers first: When it comes to breaking news, “Unprecedented,” the new documentary series about the Trump family that's streaming on Discovery Plus, is kind of a nothingburger. Despite the hype about deep access to Donald Trump …
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
Biden officials push to offer second booster shot to all adults — Plan would make coronavirus shots available to millions more amid rising cases, hospitalization — Listen — Gift Article … Biden administration officials are developing a plan to allow all adults to receive …
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Political Wire
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Ron DeSantis Would Kill Democracy Slowly and Methodically … During the Donald Trump era, democracy itself has become the preeminent question of American politics. Yet Trump himself has played a paradoxical role in this development. While his overtly authoritarian personality brought …
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Fox News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, National Review, Washington Post, The Duckpin and Twitchy
Curt Levey / Washington Post:
Democrats are overreacting about the Supreme Court — Listen — Gift Article — Curt Levey, president of the Committee for Justice, is a constitutional law attorney. — With the end of the Supreme Court's term, Democrats are denouncing the court as ideologically motivated, extreme, undemocratic, even destabilizing.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Is Investigating PGA Tour Over Potential Antitrust Violations in LIV Golf Battle — The probe shows that the DOJ is watching the PGA Tour's fight to retain players in the face of new competition from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit — The Department of Justice …
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Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Former Attorney General Bill Barr subpoenaed in Dominion 2020 election lawsuit — The subpoena has been issued in Dominion's defamation lawsuit against Fox News. — Attorney General Bill Barr holds a news conference at the Department of Justice December 21, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Thomas Wolf / The Atlantic:
The Case That Could Blow Up American Election Law — Members of the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority just last week took the next step in a little-noticed, but extremely dangerous, project: attempting to jam into law a radical misinterpretation of the Constitution's elections and electors clauses …
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Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Musk, Trump, and the Rule of Law — All of the systems are being tested. — 1. JVL Is Always Right — There's a reason we sell the shirt. … Here's your Bloomberg report from June 8: … Who am I kidding? Ain't no way I'm letting go of this mic.
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NPR, Bloomberg and The Big Picture