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6:10 PM ET, June 12, 2023

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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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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Fox News's Turley: Trump could face ‘terminal sentence’ if DOJ proves even one count  —  Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley says former President Trump could die in prison if convicted on just one count after being indicted by the Justice Department last week on dozens of charges related to his handling of classified documents.
Geraldine DeRuiter / Washington Post:
We need to talk about Trump's bathroom chandelier  —  Designers (and one epidemiologist) weigh in on the peculiar light fixture from the Trump indictment photos  —  Last week, former president Donald Trump was indicted on charges that he mishandled classified documents, allegedly storing them in …
Discussion: HuffPost, Mediaite, Rolling Stone and IJR
New York Times:
Trump Has Options for Fighting Charges, but They Might Face Challenges  —  The former president has already tested a variety of arguments to challenge his indictment in the classified documents case.  They could be hard to sustain in court.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump and his advisers …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump holds double-digit lead after federal indictment - Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  The federal criminal charges against Donald Trump have done little to change Americans' views of the former president, based on a new Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday that shows him maintaining …
New York Times:   Floridians Would Make Up Trump's Jury Pool. Here's What Some Are Saying.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
However widespread, unfounded beliefs shouldn't demand response
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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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 …
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.
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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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Will the Judge in Trump's Case Recuse Herself—or Be Forced To?  —  Federal law requires a judge to step away from a case in which her impartiality “might reasonably be questioned.”  —  Last week was a bad one for Donald Trump.  The former President was indicted on thirty-seven felony counts …
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: Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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 …
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
Almost Everyone Got the Smoke Wrong  —  What happened?  —  No, seriously — what happened?  —  Last week, the American megalopolis, that string of jewels on the old Atlantic coast, found itself shrouded by wildfire smoke.  New York City's air turned ashen and dun, then glowed a supernatural amber.
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 …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:   Trump-backed Arizona ‘audit’ was even more of a debacle than previously known: newly unearthed texts
Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
Why Do Republicans Have a Selective Ability to Understand the Law?  —  When it comes to grasping complicated legal technicalities, Republican voters are weirdly inconsistent.  —  ∙ Paid  —  If you care, the NYT asked me for short thoughts on Trump's strength as a candidate.  You can find them here.
Discussion: New York Times and Filosofa's Word
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
‘The Beat’ goes on for MSNBC's legal savant Ari Melber amid Trump indictments  —  As the legal heat turns up under former President Trump, MSNBC's Ari Melber is having a moment.  —  The parade of legal experts who appear daily on “The Beat With Ari Melber” include the 2024 Republican …
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.
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
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.
Joe Killian / NC Newsline:
Ida B. Wells Society canceled programs for young journalists after UNC withheld millions in funding  —  In an exclusive interview, society cofounder Nikole Hannah-Jones expresses frustration with the inexplicable delay  —  Nearly six months after the Ida B. Wells Society …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Bolts:
Voting Rights Just Got a Second Surprise Win in Alabama  —  A bill to criminalize help with absentee ballots failed in the legislature, within days of the Supreme Court rejecting Alabama's gerrymander.  But advocates warn it may return next year.  —  Alabama State Capitol Building in Montgomery, Alabama (iStock/pabradyphoto)
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.
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.
The Conversation:
‘If you want to die in jail, keep talking’ - two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice  —  Lawyer Thomas A. Durkin has spent much of his career working in national security law, representing clients in a variety of national security and domestic terrorism matters.
Discussion: NPR, RedState and Reuters
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 …
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
US warns against Israeli settlement expansion after reports of new West Bank plans  —  The Biden administration is reiterating opposition to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank that it says undermines efforts to achieve a two-state solution with the Palestinians …
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Democrats, shocked by Supreme Court's minority voter ruling, see opportunity as House fight looms
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Defense secretary passes over woman considered front-runner for Navy's top job
Discussion: Politico
Jonathan Friedman / USA Today:
DeSantis is wrong. Book bans in Florida schools and in other states aren't a ‘hoax.’
Discussion: WGN-TV and MyStateline.com
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Sanders vows to oppose NIH nominee until Biden produces drug-pricing plan
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David K. Li / NBC News:
1 dead after boat capsizes at cave along the Erie Canal in New York
Grace Hauck / USA Today:
People with Nazi flags, signs supporting Florida Gov. DeSantis gathered outside Disney World
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Spy Agencies Buy Vast Quantities of Americans' Personal Data, U.S. Says
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Why Are Minnesota Democrats So Progressive?
Discussion: HuffPost
James Gordon / Daily Mail:
Trans woman cyclist wins North Carolina race by crossing finish line FIVE MINUTES ahead of runner-up, who said her ‘power is not comparable’: Was filmed shoving rival at previous race
Washington Post:
21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-century books
Politico:
Richard Blumenthal is launching a probe into the PGA Tour-LIV Golf mega deal.
Washington Post:
Fentanyl has taken a record toll on the Army. Families demand answers.
New York Times:
Silvio Berlusconi, Showman Who Upended Italian Politics and Culture, Dies at 86
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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