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8:25 AM ET, June 13, 2023

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Washington Post:
Trump scrambles to find lawyer on eve of first federal court appearance  —  In familiar predicament for famously challenging client, multiple Florida lawyers decline to take Trump's case, people familiar with the matter say  —  Donald Trump spent the day before his historic appearance …
Discussion: emptywheel, Eschaton and Political Wire
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Rolling Stone:
Inside the Implosion of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Legal Team  —  At a time of peak legal peril for the former president, his attorneys had the knives out — for each other … The clashes were dramatic enough that Friday, hours before Trump's federal indictment in the Mar-a-Lago documents probe was unsealed …
Jay Weaver / Miami Herald:
Magistrate to preside over Trump's arraignment, not controversial Judge Aileen Cannon  —  Donald Trump federal indictment  —  Former president Donald Trump is set to appear Tuesday at the Miami federal courthouse for an initial hearing on criminal charges related to his keeping of classified documents.
New York Times:
How Trump Plans to Beat His Indictment, Politically  —  The former president keeps consolidating Republican support, but the legal peril is the greatest he has ever faced and adds to his challenges with independent voters.  —  Donald J. Trump will make his first appearance in federal criminal court on Tuesday.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump finds no new lawyers in time for Mar-a-Lago documents arraignment  —  Exclusive: Trump is expected to be represented by existing lawyers Todd Blanche and Chris Kise  —  Donald Trump is expected to be represented at his first court appearance to face federal criminal charges …
Discussion: Raw Story, CNBC, Politico and The Hill
New York Times:   Floridians Would Make Up Trump's Jury Pool. Here's What Some Are Saying.
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: RedState
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Barbara McQuade / MSNBC:
New indictment Trump is a triple threat to national security  —  Even the general nature of the secrets Trump allegedly stored across Mar-a-Lago, including in a bathroom and a ballroom, is bone-chilling.  —  The indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Florida last week includes …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Christie says conduct alleged in Trump indictment ‘awful,’ says ‘lot more information to come’
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Chris Christie Hammers Trump On Secret Document Indictment
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Christie says Trump ‘will care less about the country this time than he did four years ago’
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Who is not implicated in the Trump indictment? Hillary Clinton.
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump holds double-digit lead after federal indictment - Reuters/Ipsos poll
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
How a growing GOP field complicates Ron Desantis' path to the White House  —  The News  —  Ron DeSantis' supporters are grumbling that the larger GOP field is complicating their path in South Carolina, where two of the early primary state's highest profile politicians …
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
In home state flex, Tim Scott shares names of 69 donors on SC finance committee  —  U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is boosting his political capital in his home state, unveiling a list of 69 influential South Carolina donors who will take a leading role in fundraising in the crucial “First in the South” presidential primary state.
NBC News:   Few Americans know Sen. Tim Scott, but some Democrats see him as a tough general election opponent
Roland Li / San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Westfield giving up S.F. mall in wake of Nordstrom closure, plunging sales and foot traffic  —  Westfield is giving up its namesake San Francisco mall in the wake of Nordstrom's planned closure, surrendering the city's biggest shopping center to its lender after foot traffic and sales plunged during the pandemic.
Roll Call:
Conservatives agree to end standoff that blocked House action  —  Rosendale: ‘The floor will be functioning this week’  —  A disagreement between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House conservatives that jammed up legislative business last week eased Monday evening, but members of the rebel bloc …
Discussion: Punchbowl News and The Hill
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Grassley: Burisma executive who allegedly paid Biden has audio recordings of conversations with Joe, Hunter  —  Biden was allegedly paid $5M by a high-level Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley said Monday that the Burisma executive who allegedly paid Joe Biden …
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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa:
Grassley: FBI Redacted References To Recordings In Biden Allegation Shared With Congress
New York Times:
N.Y.P.D. Commissioner Keechant Sewell to Resign  —  Ms. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams in 2022, announced her decision on Monday.  She did not provide a reason for her departure.  —  Keechant Sewell, commissioner of the New York Police Department, said Monday she would resign …
Discussion: UPI
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New York Post:
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell resigning after nearly a year and a half on the job
Melissa Gira Grant / New Republic:
Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over Biden's Pride Flag—and Ignoring Pro-DeSantis Neo-Nazis  —  Saturday was a tale of two flags.  One was flown at the White House: a rainbow Pride flag, specifically the trans- and racially inclusive “Progress” variation.
Odette Yousef / NPR:
Trump is calling for support for his court appearance.  The far right may stay away  —  When former President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social platform on Friday, “SEE YOU IN MIAMI ON TUESDAY!!!,” the call eerily echoed the tweets with which he summoned his supporters to Washington, D.C., in the lead-up to Jan. 6, 2021.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and KTLA
Zoe Greenberg / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Two Rhode Island officials visited Philly.  They were so rude their state launched two separate investigations.  —  The trouble between Philadelphia and the state of Rhode Island began in early March.That's when two Rhode Island officials came to tour Bok, the former South Philly vocational school …
Discussion: Washington Post
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
White House press secretary violated Hatch Act, government watchdog says  —  Karine Jean-Pierre violated a law designed to limit how officials engage in politics when she referred to “MAGA Republicans” ahead of the midterm elections, the agency said.  —  White House press secretary Karine …
Shia Kapos / Politico:
No Labels likely to back off third party bid if DeSantis emerges as GOP nominee  —  The centrist group considers under what conditions it would back out.  —  CHICAGO — The centrist political organization No Labels has defended its third-party presidential bid by insisting there's …
Discussion: Michigan Advance and Axios
Dell Cameron / Wired:
The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens  —  A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans.  —  The United States government has been secretly amassing a “large amount” …
Bristow Marchant / The State:
Midlands teacher's lesson on racism halted after complaints, citing state law  —  A Midlands school district shut down classroom discussion of a book on racism after complaints that it violated a state law prohibiting instruction on controversial topics related to race.
 
 
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Criticizing army is a crime in Russia — but not for mercenary boss Prigozhin
Discussion: Insider and The Economist
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Set to Approve Depleted-Uranium Tank Rounds for Ukraine
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Xi Prepares China for ‘Extreme’ Scenarios, Including Conflict with the West
David Stanway / Reuters:
As climate change hits, China weighs new water megaprojects
John Eligon / New York Times:
U.S. Lawmakers Ask White House to Punish South Africa for Supporting Russia
Abigail Williams / NBC News:
State Department investigating case of detained American in Russia
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Former FBI official details bureau's disagreement with DOJ ahead of its Trump search
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Two more Marines with intelligence jobs plead guilty in Jan. 6 riot
Discussion: CBS News and Associated Press
Joe Killian / NC Newsline:
Ida B. Wells Society canceled programs for young journalists after UNC withheld millions in funding
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump-backed Arizona ‘audit’ was even more of a debacle than previously known: newly unearthed texts
Discussion: Arizona Republic
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
‘The Beat’ goes on for MSNBC's legal savant Ari Melber amid Trump indictments
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
Almost Everyone Got the Smoke Wrong
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
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
David Gilbert / VICE:
‘I Want Blood’: Heavily-Armed Trump Supporters Say They'll Protest Trump's Indictment
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B
 
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