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Wall Street Journal:
The Self-Destructive Donald Trump  —  The document indictment is misguided, but he made it easier for his enemies, as he always does.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges on Tuesday, with the typical array of supporters and opponents.
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NBC News:
Republicans privately acknowledge Trump's legal woes are serious this time  —  Many GOP operatives who spoke with NBC News said the federal indictment is serious — and could cause problems for the party.  —  It's long been Republican orthodoxy that no matter what Donald Trump does, the GOP base will stick with him.
The Atlantic:
Jack Smith's Backup Option  —  Donald Trump was indicted in Florida.  Could he also face charges in New Jersey?  —  Even before last Thursday's indictment in United States v. Donald Trump, public speculation swirled about whether the former president had taken classified documents …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Is About to Have His Wile E. Coyote Moment  —  The double-indicted ex-president will soon look down to discover he's over the cliff and there's nothing and no one left to support him. … Donald Trump is rapidly approaching his Wile E. Coyote moment.
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Jack Smith's indictment unmasks Trump as a complete and utter buffoon  —  The emperor has no clothes, but he does have boxes in his bathroom.  —  Aaron Rupar and davidrlurie  —  ∙ Paid … The greatest political gift for Donald Trump's Republican rivals this primary cycle …
New York Times:
G.O.P. Rivals See Trump's Indictment as a Big Problem (for Them)
Jared Gans / The Hill:
GOP's Bacon on Trump indictment: ‘The emperor has no clothes’
Jess Bidgood / MSN:
As GOP candidates evoke Reagan, Michigan Republicans say the future is Trump, indictments and all
Discussion: The Dispatch
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Most Republicans in Biden-won districts don't want to talk about Trump indictment
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.
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.
David Corn / Mother Jones:
No Labels Is Helping a Firm that Raises Money for Right-Wing Extremists  —  The self-proclaimed centrist group is using a vendor that assists election deniers, MAGA Republicans, and the radical Trump right.  —  No Labels is a political outfit that hails political centrism, calls for bipartisanship …
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Kaleigh Rogers / FiveThirtyEight:
Why 2024 Is Shaping Up To Be The Most Online Election Ever
Discussion: Axios and Washington Examiner
Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
White Starbucks Manager Fired Amid Furor Over Racism Wins $25 Million  —  The company fired a former regional manager because of her race amid the fallout from the arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia store, a federal jury found.  —  The episode plunged one of America's most ubiquitous brands into crisis.
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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
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Fox News Chyron Calls Biden a ‘Wannabe Dictator’  —  The onscreen text appeared Tuesday beneath split-screen footage of President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump, who had been charged with federal crimes hours earlier.  —  A Fox News chyron appeared to refer to President Biden as a …
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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 …
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
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Garland defends special counsel, Trump classified-documents probe  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday afternoon defended the Justice Department's classified-documents investigation of former president Donald Trump, who has been calling Jack Smith, the special counsel in charge of the probe, a “thug” and a “lunatic.”
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Attorney General Garland defends special counsel in first comments about Trump indictment
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House blocks resolution to censure Adam Schiff  —  The House on Wednesday effectively killed a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), voting for a Democratic-led motion to table the measure.  —  The chamber voted 225-196-7 to table the resolution.
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.
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 …
Nicholas Biase / US Department of Justice:
U.S. Army Soldier Pleads Guilty To Terrorism Charges For Attempting To Assist ISIS To Conduct Deadly Ambush On U.S. Troops  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York  —  U.S. Army Private First Class Cole Bridges Provided Tactical Guidance in Attempt …
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Ex-Chief of Staff John Kelly Claims Trump Is Absolutely Terrified of Documents Indictment: 'He's Scared Sh*tless'  —  Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff assessed that the ex-president's blustery defiance throughout his arraignment day was a facade designed to mask his serious fear of the legal danger he faces.
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Mar-A-Lago Sought 380 Foreign Workers During Time Trump Had Access To Classified Documents  —  Mar-a-Lago looked to employ 380 short-term foreign workers from 2017 to 2022, when Trump had access to classified documents, initially as president and ultimately as a former official living at the club.
Discussion: Washington Press and Raw Story
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.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a modest pace.  Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low.  Inflation remains elevated.  —  The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient.
Washington Post:
How much did Congress lose by defunding the IRS?  Way more than we thought.  —  The White House and Congress recently agreed to claw back more than $20 billion earmarked for the Internal Revenue Service.  This deal was, ostensibly, part of a grand bargain to reduce budget deficits.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
Tom Ginsburg / Persuasion:
Jack Smith Changed My Mind On Prosecuting Trump  —  The former president's alleged crimes are egregious, and prosecution is an important deterrent.  —  Since at least the first impeachment proceeding against him in 2019, and accelerating after January 6, 2021, the country …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As more schools target ‘Maus,’ Art Spiegelman's fears are deepening  —  Right-wing culture warriors pushing restrictions on classroom instruction sometimes defend these measures by insisting that they avoid targeting historically or intellectually significant material.
Discussion: The Hill
NBC News:
Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica dies in motorcycle crash at 24  —  “Patrick was an incredible competitor, teammate and friend,” USA Nordic posted on Twitter.  —  BULL VALLEY, Ill. — Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, who competed for the United States last year in the Beijing Games, has died.
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.
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Crenshaw pops out glass eye to mock refs after Congressional Soccer Match  —  Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) popped out his glass eye after the Congressional Soccer Match on Tuesday night to mock the referees' calls during the game.  —  “The refs, they have two eyeballs, but they don't use them.
Kerry Byrne / Fox News:
White House flew controversial new transgender flag that troubles some critics in the gay community  —  ‘Progress Pride Flag’ hung from White House portico between American flags for Pride Month ceremony  —  A mysterious and divisive new symbol of pride had a coming-out party at the White House on Saturday.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, WKBN-TV and KTLA
Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
Marine Arrested in Firebombing of Planned Parenthood Clinic  —  Prosecutors say he is one of two suspects in last year's Molotov cocktail attack.  —  Two men, one of them an active-duty Marine, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, last year.
 
 
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Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:
How Republicans and Big Business Broke Up
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Michigan city votes against allowing Pride flags on public property after contentious council meeting
Politico:
U.S. and allies negotiating security guarantees for Ukraine
Discussion: New York Times and Financial Times
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House lawmakers float bypassing GOP hardliners
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