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3:35 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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Josh Barro / Very Serious:
It's Time for GOP Candidates to Pile On Trump  —  To run against Trump, you have to run *against* Trump.  Otherwise, you're just running to lose to him.  —  Dear readers,  —  The New York Times reports that Republican presidential candidates are distressed about Donald Trump's indictment …
Jill Lawrence / Bulwark+:
“Threading the Needle” on Trump Is a Dangerous Game  —  KEEP YOUR NICE STATIONERY in the drawer: There's no need quite yet to start writing thank-you notes to leading Republicans for finally, possibly, partially acknowledging reality when it comes to former President Donald Trump.
Washington Post:
Biden should pardon Trump.  Really.  —  Marc A. Thiessen is a Post contributing columnist and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).  Danielle Pletka is a distinguished senior fellow at AEI.  They co-host a podcast, “What the Hell Is Going On?”
Politico:
Playbook: The 4 SCOTUS rulings that could rock America
Washington Post:
Trump rejected lawyers' efforts to avoid classified documents indictment
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Invited This Indictment
The Dispatch:
The GOP's Trump Choice
Discussion: Washington Post
Alan Feuer / New York Times:   In Miami, the Only Violence From Trump Supporters Was Rhetorical
Washington Post:
Down-ballot Republicans brace for ‘vortex that is Donald Trump’
NBC News:
Would Republicans support Trump in 2024 if he's convicted of crimes? They're split
Discussion: Bearing Arms and Raw Story
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law  —  At issue in the case was whether a law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees within tribes is constitutional.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 1978 law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Supreme Court Decision in Haaland v. Brackeen
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 …
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.
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.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump judge's thin criminal trial resume comes with a twist  —  The Trump-appointed judge, preparing to oversee his documents case, is about to undertake a massive and complex health fraud trial.  —  Aileen Cannon, the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's latest criminal case …
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 …
Discussion: WPTZ and VTDigger
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Washington Post:
Documents show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights  —  A small group of conservative doctors has sought to shape the nation's most contentious policies on abortion and transgender rights by promoting views rejected by the medical establishment as scientific fact …
Discussion: ArkansasTimes
NBC News:
Key Republican deals a blow to House Democrats' new push for tougher gun laws  —  GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick voted for an assault weapons ban and stricter background checks in 2022.  But he's now rejecting Democratic attempts to end-run McCarthy and force votes.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Far-right Republicans threaten to derail another House priority
Discussion: Ohio Capital Journal
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 …
Claire Armitstead / The Guardian:
Glenda Jackson, fearless actor and politician, dies aged 87  —  Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP  —  Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87 after “a brief illness” at her home in London.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Iowa, N.H. could burn Biden to start '24 primaries  —  President Biden is almost certain to be Democrats' pick for president in 2024, but he might not win the first two contests of the primary season if they're in the traditional first-to-vote states of Iowa and New Hampshire — a scenario that seems increasingly likely.
US Department of Justice:
Russian National Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Commit LockBit Ransomware Attacks Against U.S. and Foreign Businesses  —  The Justice Department today announced charges against a Russian national for his involvement in deploying numerous LockBit ransomware and other cyberattacks …
Discussion: The Hill and The Register
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. James Comer Aims Biden Dig At Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And It Backfires Spectacularly  —  The progressive lawmaker fact-checked the Republican committee chair to put him in his place.  —  House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) tried to own Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Reuters and Mediaite
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 …
Jennifer Palmieri / Vanity Fair:
The Spartan: Why Gretchen Whitmer Has What It Takes for a White House Run  —  I spent a week trailing the governor of Michigan as she pursued a bold second-term agenda—and left seeing a future presidential contender.  —  “He did this for one reason and one reason only, to throw you off your game.”
Discussion: Mediaite and HotAir
Laine Doss / Miami New Times:
Donald Trump Visits Versailles Cuban Restaurant in Miami After Federal Indictment  —  Former President Donald Trump waving to the crowds outside Versailles after his arraignment on June 13 in Miami. … Donald Trump was in Miami yesterday to plead not guilty to 37 counts in a felony case …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Lauren Boebert Didn't Tell All About Her Tell-All  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert didn't disclose any income from a book that came out in July.  She says that's perfectly fine.  The ethics rules indicate it might not be. … When Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) filed her 2022 financial disclosure in May …
Fox Carolina:
Easley police chief accused of using racial slur resigns  —  EASLEY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The City of Easley said the police chief has resigned after law enforcement responded to reports of his involvement in a fight over the weekend.  —  Initially, Chief Stan Whitten was placed on leave while the city conducted an investigation.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
LA mayor calls busload of migrants from Texas a ‘despicable stunt’  —  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) called a busload of migrants that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) sent from his state to the city a “despicable stunt” but said officials were prepared for it.
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Fort Sill commanding general relieved of command  —  The top officer at the Army's Fort Sill base in Oklahoma was relieved of his command post on Tuesday.  —  The commanding general of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Gen. Gary Brito, relieved Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper from his position …
 
 
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Laura Belin / Bleeding Heartland:
Democrats seek vote after election denier named Warren County auditor
Discussion: VICE, Raw Story and Iowa Starting Line
Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
Senate Democrats pressure PayPal, Venmo, Cash App over fraud protections
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
The tech platforms have surrendered in the fight over election-related misinformation
Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
College Board defends AP course amid Florida restrictions on LGBTQ lessons
Discussion: The Hill and Orlando Sentinel
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Michigan TV news director orders reporters to curb LGBT-focused stories
Discussion: Detroit Metro Times
Melissa Cooke / Politico:
POLITICO Announces Key Hires In California Expansion
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / FiveThirtyEight:
The Dobbs Divide  —  Texans making 4,000-mile round-trip journeys for abortions.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michael Weiss / New Lines Magazine:
Damning Evidence: Russia's Culpability in Ukraine's Biggest Ecological Disaster Since Chernobyl
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Back to school: Herschel Walker is taking classes at UGA after Senate defeat
Discussion: Political Wire
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Andrew C. McCarthy On The Nuts-and-Bolts of Prosecuting Former President Donald Trump
Ken Haddad / WDIV-TV:
Pat Sajak to serve as board chairman for conservative Michigan college
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
How CNN broke the news from Trump's arraignment despite a courtroom ban on electronics
Discussion: Poynter
Anika Hope / WESH-TV:
Farmers Insurance Group stops writing new property policies in Florida
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