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9:30 AM ET, June 6, 2023

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Sarah Blaskey / Miami Herald:
Texas sheriff recommends criminal charges in DeSantis' migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard  —  A Texas sheriff's department has recommended that the district attorney in Bexar County bring criminal charges over the first iteration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' so-called migrant relocation program.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Watch: Republicans literally beg migrants not to leave Florida over DeSantis anti-immigration law  —  Florida Republicans on Monday met with migrants to urge them not to leave the state in the wake of a new anti-immigration law that is sparking boycotts of the state.
Reuters:
Second flight arrives in Sacramento carrying migrants with Florida documents  —  A flight carrying about 20 migrants landed in Sacramento, California, on Monday as state authorities investigated the role Florida had played in transporting them from Texas via New Mexico, according …
Thomas Kika / Newsweek:
Republicans Urge Immigrants to Stay in Florida, Fearing New Law's Impact  —  A handful of Florida Republicans have implored immigrants to stay in the state in the wake of recent laws signed by Governor Ron DeSantis.  —  Last month, Florida enacted a new bill, SB 1718, that is set …
Discussion: New Republic
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Texas sheriff files criminal case over DeSantis flights to Martha's Vineyard  —  Sheriff recommends charges over flights arranged by Florida governor to deport 49 South American migrants to wealthy town  —  A Texas sheriff's office has recommended criminal charges over flights that the Florida governor …
New York Times:
Second Plane Carrying Migrants Arrives in Sacramento  —  As California officials accused Florida of shipping migrants to its capital city last week, about 20 more people, mostly from Venezuela, arrived on Monday on the same chartered plane.  —  Shawn Hubler reported from Sacramento …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
It Is Completely Bizarre That Florida Is Allowed to Do This  —  This scheme to ‘transport’ migrants across state lines is crying out for the intervention of federal law enforcement on every level.  —  Not to put too fine a point on it, but the state of Florida seems to be running a some kind of kidnapping operation.
Discussion: Raw Story, NBC News and Joe.My.God.
Los Angeles Times:
Newsom threatens DeSantis with kidnapping charges after migrants flown to Sacramento
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   Texas sheriff recommends criminal charges over flights to Martha's Vineyard
CNN:
Exclusive: Mar-a-Lago pool flood raises suspicions among prosecutors in Trump classified documents case  —  An employee at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence drained the resort's swimming pool last October and ended up flooding a room where computer servers containing surveillance video logs were kept …
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyers Visit Justice Dept. as Classified Documents Inquiry Nears End  —  Three lawyers representing the former president spent nearly two hours there after requesting a meeting to discuss their concerns about the department's handling of the investigation.
Lee Moran / HuffPost:   Conservative Pundit Says 4 Things Show It's ‘Gotten Very, Very Real’ For Donald Trump
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
White House website highlights infrastructure as Biden pushes policy wins  —  The White House on Tuesday is launching a website to map and track tens of thousands of infrastructure projects and private manufacturing investments, an effort by the administration to show the positive impact …
Discussion: The White House
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Biden to convene his Cabinet on the heels of debt ceiling resolution
Discussion: Political Wire
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Fox News Refuses To Run Snarky White House Comment In Story Criticizing Biden's Age
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fox News
The Debrief:
Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin  —  A former intelligence official turned whistleblower has given Congress and the Intelligence Community Inspector General extensive classified information about deeply covert programs that he says possess retrieved intact …
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Washington Post:
FBI had reviewed, closed inquiry into claims at center of Hill fight  —  Republican lawmaker James Comer said he will still seek to hold the FBI director in contempt of Congress after viewing document in question  —  The FBI and Justice Department under then-Attorney General William P. Barr …
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Kristin Wilson / CNN:
Rep. George Santos' lawyer asks to keep bond cosigners' names sealed  —  Indicted Rep. George Santos' attorney has filed a letter asking the judge overseeing the New York Republican's case to keep the names of the people who put up his $500,000 bond sealed.  —  Attorney Joseph Murray objected …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and East Bay Times
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Twitter Admits in Court Filing: Elon Musk Is Simply Wrong About Government Interference At Twitter  —  from the confirmation-idiocy dept  —  It is amazing the degree to which some people will engage in confirmation bias and believe absolute nonsense, even as the facts show the opposite is true.
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New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War  —  Crucial Dam Destroyed on Southern Ukraine's Front Lines  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russia and convened the National Security Council.  The damage threatened the safety of a nearby nuclear plant and forced the evacuation of thousands.
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Nova Kakhovka dam destroyed on Ukraine's front lines, causing flooding and evacuations
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Oklahoma Approves First Religious Charter School in the U.S.  —  The school, which would offer online, Roman Catholic instruction funded by taxpayers, is almost certain to tee off a legal battle.  —  The nation's first religious charter school was approved in Oklahoma on Monday …
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Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
RFK Jr. Blames Anti-Depressants for School Shootings  —  “Prior to the introduction of Prozac, we had almost none of these events in our country,” Kennedy told Elon Musk … The environmental lawyer turned conspiracy theorist — now attempting to primary President Biden …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Fox News' favorite Democratic presidential candidate
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Chris Christie launching 2024 run as brawler eager to take on Trump  —  More than seven years after he ended his first campaign for president and swiftly endorsed Trump, Christie returns as a long-shot candidate in a growing Republican field  —  Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie …
Discussion: Politico, NPR and New Jersey Online
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Sununu passes on 2024 to “have more credibility speaking out against Trump”
Paul Sonne / New York Times:
Fake Putin Speech Calling for Martial Law Aired in Russia  —  The Kremlin said it was investigating what it called a “hack” after a bogus speech aired on some radio and television networks.  —  A faked declaration of martial law and military mobilization by President Vladimir V. Putin …
Punchbowl News:
6/6/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  THE TOP … Speaker Kevin McCarthy told us Monday that a supplemental spending package for Ukraine is “not going anywhere” in the House, essentially putting the brakes on any immediate plan to send more money to Kyiv — or get around new spending caps.
Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal:
Former ByteDance Executive Claims Chinese Communist Party Accessed TikTok's Hong Kong User Data  —  Allegation is made in suit against TikTok parent company; ByteDance says it vigorously opposes the claim  —  A former executive at ByteDance, the parent company of the hit video-sharing app TikTok …
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
SEC Charges Coinbase for Operating as an Unregistered Securities Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency  —  Coinbase also charged for the unregistered offer and sale of securities in connection with its staking-as-a-service program.  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  2023-102
 
 
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Axios:
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Financial Times:
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Twitter Missed Dozens of Known Images of Child Sexual Abuse Material, Researchers Say
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Cornel West pleased with how 2000 election turned out, hoping for a replay
Discussion: Bloomberg, New Republic, The Root and UPI
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Mother of 6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher charged with federal gun crimes
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
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Cassandra Jaramillo / ProPublica:
True the Vote Leadership Accused of Using Donations for Personal Gain
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CBS News:
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Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

BBC:
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