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9:25 AM ET, June 12, 2023

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New York Times:
Notes by M. Evan Corcoran, a Trump Lawyer, Gave Prosecutors a Road Map  —  M. Evan Corcoran, who was hired to represent the former president after the Justice Department issued a subpoena for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, could be a key witness in the trial.
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Politico:
Playbook: The House GOP rebellion enters a second week  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE WEEK AHEAD — Today: President JOE BIDEN hosts NATO Secretary-General JENS STOLTENBERG at the White House. ...  Tomorrow: DONALD TRUMP is arraigned on 37 federal counts in Miami.
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Trump Plans South Florida Legal Huddle as He Strategizes to Bolster Legal Team After Indictment
New York Times:
The 2024 G.O.P. Field Faces a Choice: Law and Order or Loyalty
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to host first major fundraiser the day of his arraignment
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and Political Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Fox sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter  —  Fox News has sent a “cease and desist” letter to Tucker Carlson as he ramps up a competing series on Twitter that drew a combined 169 million views for its first two episodes, Axios has learned.
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Politico:
Silvio Berlusconi dies
Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal:
JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Settle Jeffrey Epstein Accusers' Suit  —  Civil complaint had alleged bank facilitated Epstein's sex-trafficking operation  —  JPMorgan Chase said it has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the financial institution facilitated Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation.
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Chloe Atkins / NBC News:
JPMorgan Chase reaches settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victim
Discussion: CNBC, Associated Press and Raw Story
Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters:
Philadelphia bridge collapse may snarl morning commutes in northeast  —  Residents in the northeastern U.S. were told to expect a brutal morning commute on Monday after a tanker truck fire caused an overpass collapse on a main highway.  —  A section of Interstate 95 was closed in both directions …
Ben Hodges / CEPA:
Think Ukraine's Offensive Has Started?  Wait for the Heavy Brigades  —  There's fighting underway across frontline Ukraine, says Lt-Gen (rtd.)  Ben Hodges, but the decisive moment will come when we see hundreds of armored vehicles hitting Russian lines.  —  The social media channels …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
More Say Birth Gender Should Dictate Sports Participation  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A larger majority of Americans now (69%) than in 2021 (62%) say transgender athletes should only be allowed to compete on sports teams that conform with their birth gender.  Likewise, fewer endorse transgender athletes …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Elaina Plott Calabro / The Atlantic:
A Star Reporter's Break With Reality  —  Lara Logan was once a respected 60 Minutes correspondent.  Now she trades in conspiracy theories that even far-right media disavow.  What happened?  —  the footage is shown before she takes the stage: Lara Logan in a headscarf, addressing the camera from the streets of Mogadishu.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘Saddest case’ Lindsey Graham buried by authoritarian expert for clinging to Trump  —  According to the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini To The Present,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has revealed himself to be a classic example of someone who attaches himself to an authoritarian leader in an effort to be close to power.
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MSNBC:
'If [Trump] gets back into power, he'll never leave,' says authoritarian expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Discussion: HuffPost
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed poised for respite on rate hikes.  Now the hurt begins.  —  The prospect of continued high rates could shake public confidence by triggering the demise of more banks or other vulnerable businesses as time goes on.  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to pause …
NV:
Hacker drains Russian special services wallets, transfers funds to Ukraine  —  A hacker gained access to hundreds of cryptocurrency wallets belonging to the Russian special services, and may have transferred stolen bitcoins to Ukrainian aid organizations, cryptocurrency experts now believe.
Politico:
The surprising corner of the Senate that's sinking Biden nominees  —  Three presidential picks so far this year withdrew because they lacked enough support in the Commerce Committee, where there's four Democrats up for reelection in swing states next fall.  —  Relatively obscure nominations …
Discussion: New York Post
Associated Press:
U.S. decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence  —  The decision is a big financial boost to the United Nations agency, known for its World Heritage program as well as projects to fight climate change and teach girls to read.  —  U.N. cultural and scientific …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. tells UNESCO it has decided to rejoin agency Trump quit
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Culture Warriors Are Oblivious to the Coming Backlash  —  Republicans are merrily immersed in a storm of anti-LGBTQ, anti-drag lawmaking and book-banning.  As their extremism grows uglier, the public may rebel—via the ballot box. … A school district in Utah pulled the Bible …
Dan Christensen / Florida Bulldog:
Judge Cannon beat the odds to draw new Trump case; She also got free trip to posh Yellowstone resort from right-wing law school  —  Twice in her short tenure as a federal judge in South Florida, Aileen Cannon has drawn two of the most historic cases in American history, both involving the man …
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Jason Willick / Washington Post:
This blue-state election compact could create a constitutional crisis
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Here's what's most obscene about GOPers crying ‘injustice!’ over Trump indictment
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
MeidasTouch on YouTube:
Far-Right THREATS after Trump Indictment EXPOSED by Top Researcher | The Weekend Show
Max Tani / Semafor:
How Warner used CNN to lobby Andrew Cuomo
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Eric Holder: Trump conviction could lead to impeachment, removal from office
The Atlantic:
Now Political Polarization Comes for Marriage Prospects
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Curtis Brodner / audacy.com:
NYC Alamo Drafthouse Cinema projectionists file petition to unionize as company looks to scrap position
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Barr: GOP spouting ‘big lies’ comparing Trump handling of classified documents to previous presidents
Alexandra Rogers / Sky News:
Nicola Sturgeon calls arrest a ‘shock and deeply distressing’ after release without charge
Fintan O'Toole / The New York Review of Books:
The Ultimate Deal  —  Trump's hoarding of official secrets is both breathtakingly careless and utterly calculated.