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10:15 PM ET, June 14, 2023

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Washington Post:
Trump rejected lawyers' efforts to avoid classified documents indictment  —  The former president was not interested in attempting to negotiate a settlement in the classified documents investigation  —  One of Donald Trump's new attorneys proposed an idea in the fall of 2022 …
Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Judge in Trump Documents Case Has Scant Criminal Trial Experience  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon, under scrutiny for past rulings favoring the former president, has presided over only a few criminal cases that went to trial.  —  Michael S. Schmidt reported from New York, and Charlie Savage reported from Washington.
Washington Post:
Will Walt Nauta flip?  Trump keeps valet close as question hovers over the case.  —  From military valet to co-defendant, the remarkable rise of Trump's body man could be his downfall  —  The night before pleading not guilty to federal charges that he broke the law dozens of times by keeping …
Discussion: Political Wire
Tom Ginsburg / Persuasion:
Jack Smith Changed My Mind On Prosecuting Trump  —  Since at least the first impeachment proceeding against him in 2019, and accelerating after January 6, 2021, the country has been considering whether Donald Trump ought to be prosecuted for various misdeeds.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Simple Test  —  What if Donald Trump were someone else?  —  Two weeks ago, a federal judge sentenced Robert Birchum, a former Air Force lieutenant colonel, to three years in jail for removing hundreds of secret documents from their authorized locations and storing them in his home and officer's quarters.
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:   Donald Trump Is About to Have His Wile E. Coyote Moment
Wall Street Journal:
The Self-Destructive Donald Trump
Washington Post:
Trump centers campaign on his prosecution, vilifying legal system
Discussion: USA Today
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:   Jack Smith's indictment unmasks Trump as a complete and utter buffoon
Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
Pardoning Is Not Enough: We Must All Perform Seppuku for Donald Trump  —  Some people have been skeptical about the presence of motivational speaker/venture capitalist Vivek Ramaswamy in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race.  My colleague Charlie Cooke cruelly accused him of “not really running for president.”
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Craig Fuller / Washington Post:
A No Labels candidate would likely throw the election to Trump  —  Al From, founder of the Democratic Leadership Council and author of “The New Democrats and the Return to Power,” is an adjunct professor of graduate studies in government at Johns Hopkins University.
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Fox News Chyron Calls Biden a ‘Wannabe Dictator’
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
In Legal Peril, Trump Tries to Shift the Spotlight to Biden
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Garland defends special counsel, Trump classified-documents probe
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Why CNN and MSNBC Didn't Carry Trump's Post-Arraignment Speech Live
ABC News:
Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of Jordan Neely  —  Neely's death was ruled a homicide, according to the medical examiner.  —  A grand jury has indicted former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
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New York Post:
Daniel Penny faces up to 15 years on 2nd-degree manslaughter charge in chokehold death of Jordan Neely  —  A grand jury has indicted former Marine Daniel Penny for the chokehold killing of homeless man Jordan Neely during a subway confrontation last month, sources have told The Post …
NBC Boston:
Feds: Human brains, skin stolen from Harvard morgue, sold on black market  —  A group of people stole and sold off human remains from Harvard Medical School's morgue, federal prosecutors say, with a grand jury indicting the morgue's manager and his wife, among others.
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James Gant / Daily Mail:
White Starbucks manager who ran Philly store where two black men were refused access to bathroom - sparking protests - is awarded $25M as jury finds she was fired because of her race  — Shannon Phillips won her lawsuit against the coffee giant and got $25.6million
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Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
White Starbucks Manager Fired Amid Furor Over Racism Wins $25 Million
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez jumps into presidential race  —  He is the third candidate from Florida running for the GOP nomination.  —  Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez filed federal paperwork Wednesday to join the crowded Republican field for president, becoming the third candidate from Florida running for the GOP nomination.
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Remembering Robert Gottlieb, Editor Extraordinaire  —  At Knopf and The New Yorker, Gottlieb was an editor of unexampled accomplishment—someone who seemed to have read everything worth reading and to have published a fair amount of it, too.  —  Early this year, Film Forum …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Broader Support for Abortion Rights Continues Post-Dobbs  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — After rising to new heights last year, Americans' support for legal abortion remains elevated in several long-term Gallup trends.  — A record-high 69% say abortion should generally be legal in the first three months of pregnancy.
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Sarah McCammon / NPR:
Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe
John Sexton / HotAir:
Community outrage after Burlington, MA Middle School students counter-program Pride celebration  —  I guess it's taken as a given now that Middle Schoolers should be encouraged to celebrate Pride month.  That's certainly the case in Burlington, Massachusetts where on June 2 the school encouraged students …
CNN:
US deploys fighter jets to Middle East after ‘unsafe and unprofessional behavior’ by Russian planes  —  The US military deployed F-22 fighter jets to the Middle East this week due to concerns about ‘unsafe and unprofessional behavior,’ by Russian aircraft, the US military announced on Wednesday.
Discussion: Politico and Al-Monitor
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U.S. Central Command:
F-22 Raptors Demonstrate Air Superiority in CENTCOM
Preston Padden / The Daily Beast:
Former Fox Executive: Is It Time for the FCC to Take a Close Look at Rupert Murdoch's Licenses?  —  A judge found Fox News knowingly broadcast fake news.  Will the feds do anything about it? … As Tucker Carlson said almost nightly on his Fox News show, “I'm just asking the question!”
Discussion: Raw Story
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Gross Spectacle of Murder Fandom  —  After four University of Idaho students were killed, TikTok and Reddit sleuths swarmed the campus.  The community is still struggling with the wreckage they left behind.  —  The reporters arrived in news vans and satellite trucks that trundled …
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Man who wanted to kill gay people when he opened fire in a small Montana town is sentenced to 18 years  —  No one was struck in the shooting in 2020 in Basin, population around 200, but officials say John Howald shot up one home and intended a mass killing.  —  A Montana man who fired …
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Tesla's “Self-Driving” System Never Should Have Been Allowed on the Road  —  Elon Musk's automatic driving technology seems to be roughly an order of magnitude more deadly than human drivers.  —  Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seen during a meeting with France's Finance Minister Bruno Lemaire outside Paris, France, on May 15, 2023.
Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Hoping to Avert Nuclear Crisis, U.S. Seeks Informal Agreement With Iran  —  The talks reflect a resumption of diplomacy between the United States and Iran after the collapse of negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.  —  Michael Crowley reported from Washington, Farnaz Fassihi from New York and Ronen Bergman from Tel Aviv.
NBC News:
Bill Cosby sued in Nevada by 9 women who accuse him of sexual assault  —  Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed SB129 on May 31, which eliminated the civil statute of limitations in sexual abuse cases involving adults.  —  Nine women filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby in the state …
Discussion: TMZ.com and KLAS
Global Times:
China, Palestine upgrade ties to ‘milestone’ strategic partnership  —  Xi puts forward 3-point proposal to settle Palestinian question  —  China and Palestine on Wednesday upgraded their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership under the witness of Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Emily Kopp / U.S. Right to Know:
State Department cables: Wuhan Institute of Virology conducted classified research  —  Three previously unreleased State Department cables obtained by U.S. Right to Know include new information about classified research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.  —  One cable alleges evidence …
Sophie Tatum / The Messenger:
Donald Trump Can't Vote for Himself in Florida if He's Convicted Before the 2024 Election  —  Florida law restricts voting rights for people convicted of a felony  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link …
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Ron DeSantis, open fascist  —  Luckily this guy has as much chance of being the GOP nominee as I have of displacing Nikola Jokic as Denver's starting center next season.  Still this is a chilling reminder of which way the wind is blowng: … Disciplined coherent fascism is to some extent …
US Department of Justice:
U.S. Marine, 2nd Man Arrested on Federal Charges Stemming from Firebombing of Planned Parenthood Clinic in Orange County  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California  —  SANTA ANA, California - Special agents with the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service …
 
 
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Stacey Sager / abc7NY:
Babylon Town Council candidate poses naked behind screen door of house, shocking residents
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Ed Erikson / Free Speech For People:
Government Watchdog Calls for Recusal of Judge Cannon from United States v. Donald Trump
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How Republicans and Big Business Broke Up
Discussion: NPR and Political Wire
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Michigan city votes against allowing Pride flags on public property after contentious council meeting
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House blocks resolution to censure Adam Schiff
Kerry Byrne / Fox News:
White House flew controversial new transgender flag that troubles some critics in the gay community
Discussion: Mediaite, WKBN-TV and KTLA
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Mar-A-Lago Sought 380 Foreign Workers During Time Trump Had Access To Classified Documents
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
No Labels Is Helping a Firm that Raises Money for Right-Wing Extremists
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
In his amended lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk names new defendants including Microsoft, Reid Hoffman, and ex-OpenAI board member and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+

Yifan Yu / Nikkei Asia:
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