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10:45 AM ET, June 13, 2023

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Washington Post:
Trump scrambles to find lawyer before 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 …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump finds no new lawyers for court appearance in Mar-a-Lago case  —  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 …
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 …
Discussion: GB News, Raw Story and Political Wire
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Jim Jordan's tortured defense of Trump points to a coming GOP split  —  To hear MAGA Republicans tell it, the indictment of Donald Trump for mishandling national security secrets is one of the most grotesque injustices in U.S. history.  They have called for mass protests, vowed “war” …
Sara Dorn / Forbes:
Trump Threatens To ‘Go After’ Biden Through Special Prosecutor If Reelected  —  Former President Donald Trump threatened to appoint a “real special ‘prosecutor’” to target President Joe Biden if he is reelected president, in his latest Truth Social rant since he was indicted by the Justice Department …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How a Trump-Appointed Judge Could Influence His Documents Case  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon will wield sweeping power over the case's tempo and what evidence to allow in or exclude.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  Jack Smith, the special counsel handling the documents investigation …
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.
Barbara McQuade / MSNBC:
New indictment Trump is a triple threat to national security
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Geraldine DeRuiter / Washington Post:
We need to talk about Trump's bathroom chandelier
Discussion: Raw Story, Morning Shots and RedState
Washington Post:
What to expect at Trump's court appearance in Miami on Tuesday
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
'Trump can't win': Koch network releases ads targeting ex-president  — The political arm of the network backed by billionaire Charles Koch is releasing a slate of digital ads in key states aimed at former President Donald Trump.  — The ads argue a Trump nomination in 2024 would effectively give President Joe Biden a second term.
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
DeSantis-world bemoans crowded GOP field  —  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, Senator Tim Scott and former governor Nikki Haley, are in the race.
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.
New York Times:
How Trump Plans to Beat His Indictment, Politically
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
A Day of Infamy: Trump Arraigned
NBC News:   Few Americans know Sen. Tim Scott, but some Democrats see him as a tough general election opponent
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump holds double-digit lead after federal indictment - Reuters/Ipsos poll
Madison Reeve / Castanet.net:
Girl, 9, accused of being trans at Kelowna track meet  —  CHILD ACCOSTED AT TRACK MEET  —  Two Kelowna moms are speaking out after their 9-year-old daughter was verbally assaulted at a track and field event on Thursday at Kelowna's Apple Bowl.  —  The mothers, who choose not to identify their daughter …
Discussion: Raw Story
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Chris Christie's presidential bid remains a long shot  —  Republican Chris Christie is hoping the second time's the charm when it comes to White House runs.  The former New Jersey governor took part in a CNN town hall Monday night, less than a week after declaring his bid for the presidency.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Christie says conduct alleged in Trump indictment ‘awful,’ says ‘lot more information to come’
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation rose at a 4% annual rate in May, the lowest in 2 years  —  WATCH NOW  —  The inflation rate cooled in May to its lowest annual rate in about two years, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.  —  The consumer price index, which measures changes in a multitude of goods and services …
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
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.
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise  —  Locations in at least five states were evacuated this weekend, and no explosives were discovered  —  Target stores in at least five states were evacuated this weekend after receiving bomb threats.
Discussion: The Hill, HotAir, RedState, IJR and BizPac Review
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.
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 …
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 …
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
 
 
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The Right Response to Threats of Political Violence
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Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over Biden's Pride Flag—and Ignoring Pro-DeSantis Neo-Nazis
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Former FBI official details bureau's disagreement with DOJ ahead of its Trump search
Washington Post:
Two more Marines with intelligence jobs plead guilty in Jan. 6 riot
Discussion: The Hill, CBS News and Associated Press
Bristow Marchant / The State:
Midlands teacher's lesson on racism halted after complaints, citing state law
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
White House press secretary violated Hatch Act, government watchdog says
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
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