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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The impossible challenge of telling Trump fans the truth  —  In the abstract, it is as robust a rejection of former president Donald Trump's claims as could be arranged: His former attorney general, who earned a well-deserved reputation for his dogged defenses of Trump, appearing on Fox News …
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Benjy Sarlin / Semafor:
Trump's political fortunes haven't changed, but his legal situation is getting dark  —  The News  —  As the country digested the Donald Trump indictment over the weekend, two clear takeaways emerged.  Legally, his path to avoiding conviction has never been narrower.
Andrew O'Hehir / Salon:
Trump's “peril is extreme”: Former federal prosecutor on the historic Mar-a-Lago indictment  —  Charges against Trump almost “open and shut,” says Dennis Aftergut — and prosecutors will ask for prison time  —  As the entire world now knows, Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith's sweeping indictment …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
A Cold Civil War Is Upon Us  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  —  The Incipient Threat Of Political Violence  —  In the wake of the Mar-a-Lago indictment there were echoes of Trump's call to arms before Jan. 6, urging supporters to protest his first court appearance tomorrow.
Tess Owen / VICE:
Proud Boys Too Upset About Bud Light to Care About Trump's Indictment  —  All indications suggest the far-right gang remains focused on targeting the LGBTQ community, and have so far brushed off the charges against Trump.  —  Just three years ago, Donald Trump was the Proud Boys' North Star.
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin's Pals Dream Up Fresh Plot to Help Trump Beat Biden
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:   Biden deserves same treatment as Trump for his classified documents scandal
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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NBC News:
Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over new Twitter show
Discussion: HotAir
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.
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 …
David Gilbert / VICE:
‘I Want Blood’: Heavily-Armed Trump Supporters Say They'll Protest Trump's Indictment  —  “Just buying more ammo,” one Trump supporter posted in a right-wing messaging board.  —  Supporters of former president Donald Trump are planning mass protests at a Miami courthouse on Tuesday, following Trump's indictment last week.
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Trump heading to Miami before classified documents court date
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Interstate 95 collapse repairs to take ‘months’ in Philadelphia, officials say  —  Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said repairs will “take some number of months.”  —  Repairs on Interstate 95 are expected to take “months” after an elevated section collapsed in Philadelphia on Sunday morning …
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Ron Todt / Associated Press:
Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck catches fire
Slate:
Aileen Cannon's Previous Rulings About Trump Demand Her Recusal  —  Soon after the news broke that Donald Trump will become the first former president to face federal criminal charges—37 counts that include willful retention of national defense information under the Espionage Act …
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Republican official appears to have moved $1.3m from non-profit to own law firm  —  RNC committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon takes $120,000 salary from non-profit Center for American Liberty for two-hour week  —  The San Francisco lawyer Harmeet Dhillon is a fixture on Fox News who has garnered support …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Aaron / Just Security:
How Much Prison Time Does Former President Trump Face?  Applying the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines  —  Now that the public has seen the current list of federal charges against former President Donald Trump, there is a long road ahead.  If the defendant is ultimately convicted, that road will lead to sentencing.
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis On “Reconstitutionalizing The Government”  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined me this morning to talk about his campaign for the presidency:  —  Audio:  —  06-12hhs-desantis  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Joined from Tallahassee by the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, now running for president.
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Controversial trans cyclist Austin Killips wins North Carolina race by 5 minutes: ‘Power is not comparable’  —  Controversial transgender cyclist Austin Killips has won a North Carolina race by a whopping five minutes - prompting the second-place finisher to declare that her power was …
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Associated Press:
The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted  —  Much of the theft was brazen, even simple.  Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks.  Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states.
Rachel M. Cohen / Vox:
The little-noticed court decision that changed homelessness in America  —  Is there a right to sleep outside?  —  Five years ago, a federal court issued a crucial ruling.  People experiencing homelessness, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said, can't be punished for sleeping outside …
Discussion: Fox News and Los Angeles Times
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
State Issue 1 ballot language must be rewritten, Ohio Supreme Court rules  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court handed a limited victory to opponents of State Issue 1 on Monday by ordering Republican state officials to rewrite ballot language summarizing the measure's effects.
Washington Post:
Fred Ryan to leave Washington Post after nine years as publisher  —  Ryan, chief executive of The Post for most of the decade since Jeff Bezos bought it, will lead the new Center on Public Civility at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation  —  Fred Ryan, the publisher and chief executive …
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
‘Eat, Pray, Love’ author pulls next book over Ukrainian backlash to Russian setting  —  The News  —  Elizabeth Gilbert, who wrote the 2006 memoir said Monday that her upcoming novel won't be released as scheduled after she received backlash from Ukrainian fans over the fact that the book is set in Russia.
New York Times:
Silvio Berlusconi, Showman Who Upended Italian Politics and Culture, Dies at 86  —  He introduced sex and glamour to Italian TV and then brought the same formula to politics, dominating the country and its culture for more than 20 years.  —  ROME — Silvio Berlusconi, the brash media mogul …
Robert Anglen / Arizona Republic:
Why what happened in 2021 Arizona election ‘audit’ still matters  —  The truth behind the Arizona Senate's “audit” of 2020 election results is emerging in thousands of private text messages from Cyber Ninjas' CEO Doug Logan.  —  The texts undermine claims the “audit” was a nonpartisan effort …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart, The Federalist and Reuters
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Why Are Minnesota Democrats So Progressive?  —  Last November, Democrats secured full control of Minnesota's state government by the narrowest of margins.  The party's single-seat majority in the state senate hinged on a race that it won by 321 votes.  Its majority in the state house, meanwhile, stood at only six.
Discussion: HuffPost
Washington Post:
Fentanyl has taken a record toll on the Army.  Families demand answers.  —  The parents of Sgt. 1st Class Ronald Conley Jr. want to know how many days their son lay dead on his bathroom floor from fentanyl poisoning without the Army noticing.  Kue Vue's brother questions how the straight-laced sergeant turned to drugs.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
DOJ seeks 14 years for Jan. 6 rioter who called Trump ‘dad,’ drove stun gun into Michael Fanone's neck  —  Daniel “D.J.” Rodriguez wrote in a letter to the former officer he assaulted that he wished he was smarter.  The feds say his actions amount to terrorism.
Politico:
Richard Blumenthal is launching a probe into the PGA Tour-LIV Golf mega deal.  —  News and analysis from Capitol Hill for when you only have a few minutes, from POLITICO.
 
 
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Ann Marlowe / Bulwark+:
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Dem-aligned groups launch campaign to keep Supreme Court front of mind in 2024
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Hill
Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
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Hacker drains Russian special services wallets, transfers funds to Ukraine
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Culture Warriors Are Oblivious to the Coming Backlash
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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