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10:20 PM ET, June 15, 2023

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New York Times:
The Radical Strategy Behind Trump's Promise to ‘Go After’ Biden  —  Conservatives with close ties to Donald J. Trump are laying out a “paradigm-shifting” legal rationale to erase the Justice Department's independence from the president.  —  When Donald J. Trump responded to his latest indictment …
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New York Times:
At the Heart of the Documents Case: Trump's Attachment to His Boxes  —  The former president has long stowed papers and odds and ends in cartons that he liked to keep close.  His aides have called it the “beautiful mind” material.  —  During former President Donald J. Trump's years in the White House …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
No Labels vows to end presidential effort if polls show Biden ‘way’ ahead of Trump in spring  —  The group is facing strong criticism from Democrats and some other anti-Trump forces about potentially fracturing the vote against Trump in 2024.  —  The co-chair of No Labels …
Rolling Stone:
Trump Demands GOP Rivals Pledge to Pardon Him ... or Else  —  Behind the scenes, the former president has been sending his minions after Ron DeSantis, demanding he bend the knee after Trump's indictment  —  IN THE DAYS since Donald Trump was indicted, his allies have had a unified demand …
HuffPost:
‘Horrifying’: Intel Experts Fear The Human Costs Of Trump's Document Handling  —  Some of the compromised documents seized at his Florida country club included information from intel officers and foreign agents working on behalf of the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump's haphazard storage …
Discussion: Blue Virginia and CNBC
Washington Post:
Biden should pardon Trump. Really.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Trump's obsession with cable news pundits could be his downfall
Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Giuliani Used A Female Alias In Emails About Plan To Overturn The Election  —  Rudy Giuliani used an email address with the name “Helen” in some of his communications about his efforts to oppose former President Trump's 2020 election loss.  Giuliani, the former New York City mayor …
Discussion: Law & Crime
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Talking Points Memo:
Bernie Kerik Pitched Mark Meadows on ‘$5 to $8’ Million Plan To Reverse Trump 2020 Loss  —  Bernie Kerik had a plan to keep former President Trump in office after losing the 2020 election — and he knew how much it would cost.  Roughly.  —  Per an email surfaced in a defamation lawsuit brought …
US Department of Justice:
Air National Guardsman Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts  —  BOSTON - A member of the United States Air National Guard (USANG) stationed in Massachusetts has been indicted …
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Politico:
RNC shuts down Hutchinson's push to amend loyalty pledge amid Trump indictment drama  —  The candidate complained about pledging to back a possible “convicted felon.”  —  Top Republican Party officials have a message for any candidate worried about signing a loyalty pledge to support a potential convicted felon: There's the door.
Discussion: Raw Story
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Trump Reportedly Left Restaurant Without Paying Any Bills After Telling His Supporters ‘Food For Everyone!’  —  Former President Donald Trump reportedly left a restaurant within 10 minutes without paying for any food - after telling his supporters there, “Food for everyone!” on Tuesday.
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Laine Doss / Miami New Times:
Donald Trump Visits Versailles Cuban Restaurant in Miami After Federal Indictment
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Exclusive: US government agencies hit in global cyberattack  —  “Several” US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software.  —  The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency “is providing support …
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Judge Cannon jumpstarts oversight of Trump classified documents case with order on security clearances  —  US District Judge Aileen Cannon issued her first order since former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith for allegedly mishandling …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
I Was a Big Marco Rubio Fan.  I Was So, So Wrong.  —  As an opinion columnist, sometimes my takes end up embarrassing.  That includes my past gushing support for the Florida senator. … You broke my heart, Marco.  —  I'm talking, of course, about Marco Rubio, the Florida senator whose transformation …
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump golf course criminal investigation is officially closed, Westchester D.A. says  —  A two-year criminal investigation into the Trump Organization's valuations of a golf club in Westchester County, New York, has been closed, the county's district attorney, Miriam Rocah, confirmed Thursday.
Discussion: IJR, Insider, Breitbart and Political Wire
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority  —  States across the country are moving to provide universal free school meals to all our children.  Meanwhile, Republicans are trying to stop them from doing just that.  —  The Republican Study Committee …
NBC News:
Twitter is ‘the most dangerous platform for LGBTQ people,’ GLAAD says  —  In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD said Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter don't do enough to keep their users safe.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — All major social media platforms do poorly …
Ruth Malone / San Francisco Chronicle:
Hate is dangerous, including against bicyclists  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  An eyewitness posted an account on Next Door of coming upon the ghastly crash two months ago that killed world champion bicyclist Ethan Boyce, and almost immediately, negative comments about people who ride bicycles began to appear.
Discussion: Twitchy
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A second look at the attacks on the New York Times's trans coverage  —  The New York Times is used to spirited critiques from readers deploring its alleged biases and highfalutin tendencies.  The attacks that flooded social media in mid-February, however, were something different.
Irie Sentner / Politico:
‘Blood on your hands’: Duckworth blasts Sinema for pilot training proposal  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's proposal had forced the Senate Commerce Committee to postpone a vote on a major aviation policy bill.  —  Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Thursday blasted a proposal being pushed by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Mediaite
Phillip Nieto / Mediaite:
DeSantis War Room Posts Bizarre Video Suggesting Biden Is a Groomer: ‘Keep Your Hands Off Our Kids’  —  The official rapid response account for the Ron DeSantis presidential campaign released a new advertisement on Thursday suggesting that President Joe Biden is creepy with children.
Discussion: DeadState
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Republicans Say Inflation, Crime, and Immigration Are Out of Control.  The Numbers Disagree.  —  Every day, good news overshadows the Republican presidential candidates' talking points.  The right-wing Cassandras need a new shtick.  —  The Republican presidential candidates …
Wall Street Journal:
PGA Tour's Deal With LIV's Saudi Backers to Be Investigated by the Justice Department  —  The probe introduces uncertainty to the agreement between warring bodies that stunned the golf industry, which was already facing scrutiny under federal antitrust law  —  The Justice Department …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Truth about Covid's Origin Is Coming Out  —  On the menu today: More and more blank spaces in the narrative of how the Covid pandemic started are getting filled in — whether or not the world wants to pay attention any longer.  Michael Shellenberger, Matt Taibbi, and Alex Gutentag report …
Mike Allen / Axios:
First look: An evangelical exposé by Tim Alberta coming in December  —  The Atlantic's Tim Alberta — fresh off his epic takedown of former CNN CEO Chris Licht — will be out Dec. 5 with a deeply personal, rigorously reported portrait of American Christianity in self-inflicted decline.
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Twitter Halts Promotion Of Campaign Video Due To ‘Abortion Advocacy’  —  “The mention of abortion advocacy is the issue here,” a Twitter employee told North Carolina candidate Rachel Hunt, according to emails HuffPost reviewed.  —  Twitter blocked a Democrat's campaign video from being promoted …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
De Blasio Owes City $475,000 for Bringing Police on Presidential Campaign  —  New York City's Conflicts of Interest Board said the former mayor must reimburse the city for police officers' travel, and pay a record fine.  —  Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City …
The Paris Review:
By Robert Gottlieb, The Art of Editing No. 1  —  Robert Gottlieb is a man of eclectic tastes, and it is difficult to make generalizations about the authors he has worked with or the hundreds of books he has edited.  In his years at Simon & Schuster, where he became editor in chief …
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Multiple non-spies have received prison sentences under Espionage Act provision Trump is charged with violating  —  Former President Donald Trump argued in a Tuesday speech that it is “outrageous” for him to be charged under the Espionage Act for having classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago club and residence.
Discussion: Associated Press
Revolver News:
Former Head of FBI J6 Pipe Bomb Investigation Comes Clean With Stunning Admission: “I Don't Want Any Conspiracy Theories, Right?”  —  MAGA is fighting back against the mob and so are we... but we need your help.  Join our growing army and click here to subscribe to Revolver.
Wall Street Journal:
Fed, SEC Probing Goldman Sachs's Role in SVB's Final Days  —  Justice Department has subpoenaed Goldman over Silicon Valley Bank matter  —  The Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Goldman Sachs's role in buying Silicon Valley Bank's securities portfolio …
Maddie Stone / Grist:
A once-shuttered California mine is trying to transform the rare earth industry  —  A U.S.-based rare earth supply chain could boost clean energy and electric vehicles — and military weapons.  —  In arid southeastern California, just across the border from Nevada, sits …
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
The FBI Is Hunting a New Domestic Terror Threat: Abortion Rights Activists  —  Following a concerted effort by Republicans to pressure law enforcement agencies to target activists supporting the right to abortion, the FBI dramatically increased its caseload on abortion-related “domestic terrorism.”
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Debt Deal Behind Them, Lawmakers Plunge Into Bitter Spending Fight  —  House Republicans are pushing to pass measures with spending levels below those agreed to in the debt limit compromise, infuriating Democrats and raising the prospect of a shutdown this fall.  —  Reporting from Capitol Hill
Colin Velez / CBT News:
DeSantis approves bill partially banning direct-to-consumer car sales in Florida  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed off on a bill prohibiting car manufacturers from using direct-sales models.  —  Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has signed off …
 
 
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Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
Sherrod Brown, Tim Scott float tougher bank CEO penalties after Warren rift
Discussion: Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal
Matthew Petti / Matthew's Notebook:
Muslim-American conservatives and the Palestinian question
Discussion: Breitbart
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Khashoggi's widow sues Israeli firm over spyware she says ruined her life
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Nicholas Biase / US Department of Justice:
Husband And Wife Charged In Connection With The Murder Of The Wife's Ex-Husband
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law