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Washington Post:
Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92  —  Disillusioned by the Vietnam War, he leaked a top-secret history of the conflict, leading to a landmark Supreme Court case  —  Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the voluminous, top-secret history of the Vietnam War known as the Pentagon Papers …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92  —  Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times.  The disclosures that followed rocked the nation.  —  Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst who after experiencing …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
What Trump doesn't (but should) understand about the ‘Socks’ case  —  Donald Trump thinks he's been “exonerated” in the classified docs scandal thanks to “the Clinton Socks case.”  That isn't even close to being true.  —  Late yesterday afternoon, Donald Trump published an item …
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Will Saletan / Bulwark+:
From Justifying Trump to Justifying Autocracy
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
In Trump Prosecution, Special Counsel Seeks to Avoid Distracting Fights
Discussion: Reason and Raw Story
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump's addiction to “yes men” may be his ultimate downfall
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Donald Trump Has a Polling Problem  —  Most Republicans still support Trump.  But the polls still suggest the federal indictment is hurting him.  —  The 50 percent threshold in a poll can sometimes be distracting.  When more than half of people give a certain answer …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Indictment Can Only Hurt Trump  —  Even his loyal supporters will understand that his mishandling of documents endangered U.S. security.  —  I went back this stunning week to the first columns I'd ever written about Donald Trump, eight years ago, in the summer of 2015.  It was for me a powerful experience.
NBC News:
Biden allies start to chafe at Democrats' silent treatment of Trump indictment  —  One Democratic aide called it “malpractice” to maintain widespread silence in the face of Trump's attacks.  —  WASHINGTON — A week after Donald Trump's federal indictment, some Democrats are breaking …
ProPublica:
How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S.  —  Sitting at her bedroom desk, nursing a cup of coffee on a quiet Tuesday morning, Lauren Davila scoured digitized old newspapers for slave auction ads.  A graduate history student at the College of Charleston …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump attorney quits another case, cites ‘irreconcilable differences’  —  The departure of Jim Trusty from a defamation case that Trump filed is the latest shake-up in his legal team.  —  Former President Donald Trump's attorney Jim Trusty, who withdrew from representing Trump in a pair …
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Obama singles out some GOP presidential hopefuls for minimizing racial inequality … - The 44th president made the comments an interview on CNN's “The Axe Files” podcast Thursday hosted by David Axelrod, a longtime adviser who served in the Obama White House.
Discussion: Raw Story
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David Axelrod / CNN:
Episode Transcript  —  Intro  —  And now from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
DOJ seeks protective order to prevent Trump from releasing classified materials amid ongoing investigation  —  The Justice Department on Friday filed a motion seeking to block former President Trump from releasing any classified materials that will be shared with his legal team during …
New York Times:
Here are the most significant allegations in the Justice Dept. report.  —  The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.  Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned fatal.  (This video contains scenes of graphic violence.)
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Barbara Boxer warns progressives to back off on Dianne Feinstein or they may be sorry  —  Barbara Boxer was once among the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate, a favorite of progressives, who much preferred her over California's other Democratic senator, the more staid and centrist Dianne Feinstein.
Discussion: Vanity Fair and PoliticusUSA
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Six-week abortion ban blocked by Iowa Supreme Court  —  The state Supreme Court deadlocked 3-3, meaning the governor's attempt to reinstate a stricter ban failed.  Abortion remains legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.  —  The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday issued a split decision …
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Associated Press:
In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate law largely banning abortion
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Two Former Tucker Carlson Producers Exit Fox News  —  The departures are the latest fallout since the network sidelined Mr. Carlson in April.  —  Two top producers for Tucker Carlson's former show have left Fox News, in the latest fallout from the network's benching of Mr. Carlson.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Rick Wilson brutally buries ‘scumbag’ Trump after Lincoln Project meltdown  —  Reacting to a Donald Trump Truth Social post that labeled the founders of the advocacy group The Lincoln Project as “Perverts and Misfits,” after they created a new ad ridiculing his 37-count felony indictment …
Discussion: FactCheck.org and Twitchy
Florida Today:
Gov. DeSantis vetoes $2 million for Brevard Zoo's aquarium project after Rep. Fine spat  —  Dave Berman Eric Rogers Jim WaymerFlorida Today  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday vetoed a $2 million state budget appropriation for an aquarium that the Brevard Zoo plans to build at Port Canaveral.
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Ron DeSantis wants to scrub AP classes of LGBTQ subjects.  The College Board isn't having it  —  On the heels of a controversy over how to teach African American studies, another showdown over Advanced Placement courses could be brewing in Florida, this time over AP Psychology …
NBC News:
Inside the $100 million door-knocking effort to boost Ron DeSantis  —  Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis see the large-scale field program as the centerpiece of an effort to overtake former President Donald Trump.  —  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Travier Craddock knocked on the door.
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BBC:
Counting Russia's dead in Ukraine - and what it says about the changing face of the war  —  Russia has a history of extraordinary secrecy over its wartime losses.  —  So when it invaded Ukraine, the BBC and its partners began painstakingly verifying and counting as many deaths as possible.
Discussion: National Review
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Fewer in U.S. Say Same-Sex Relations Morally Acceptable  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' views about the morality of a number of behaviors and practices are largely stable compared with a year ago.  However, significantly fewer say same-sex relations are morally acceptable, and more say the death penalty is.
CBS News:
Michigan man arrested for planning mass killing at synagogue  —  FBI agents arrested a Michigan man on Friday accused of planning a mass killing at a synagogue in East Lansing, according to federal court documents filed in the Western District of Michigan.  —  Seann Patrick Pietila discussed …
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
‘More extreme, more violent’: experts' warning over khaki-clad Patriot Front  —  Their button-up shirts and chinos have prompted mockery but experts say the far-right group is becoming increasingly violent  —  For years, there has been an element of the ridiculous to Patriot Front and their rallies …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Allen / Axios:
Bud Light is launching a new effort to regain market dominance … - Axios has learned that Whitworth plans to go on the road around the U.S. this summer to listen to consumers, in connection with Budweiser's MLB sponsorship.  — The company's summer ad campaign, which begins next week …
NBC News:
UPS workers vote to authorize strike while cheering unexpected progress on heat safety  —  The decision, with 97% of ballots in favor, clears the way for a potential work stoppage as soon as Aug. 1 and comes days after a tentative deal on new cooling measures that workers hailed as a big step forward in contract talks.
Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Maine lobstermen catch big court victory against Biden administration's ‘egregious’ regulations  —  A federal judge said the National Marine Fisheries Service's legal reasoning was ‘egregiously wrong’  —  A group of Maine lobstermen won a big legal victory in court Friday in their lawsuit …
Ben Ashford / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden FINALLY answers questions about his shady finances in Arkansas as baby mama Lunden Roberts surprises First Son by showing up to hear him be deposed in battle over child support  — Hunter Biden was forced to answer questions about his shady finances Friday in Arkansas …
Politico:
Biden goes quiet on killing off the debt ceiling  —  The president appears to have dropped his promise to explore the 14th Amendment, worrying some Dems wary of another battle in just a few years.  —  With the threat of economic calamity hovering over the nation last month …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump repeatedly celebrated the inclusion of transgender women in his beauty pageant  —  Years before he said he was running for president to “defeat the cult of gender ideology,” Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant.
Discussion: Bulwark+ and Political Wire
Shawna Mizelle / CNN:
Ahead of Juneteenth, congressional lawmakers again seek to remove exception for slavery from US Constitution  —  A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution that permits slavery or involuntary servitude “as a punishment for crime.”
Erin Schumaker / Politico:
Republicans are already attacking Biden's CDC pick on Covid  —  Mandy Cohen's experience parrying GOP assaults is seen as a key attribute she'll need in leading the CDC.  —  President Joe Biden's announcement on Friday that Mandy Cohen will lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stoking the Covid wars once again.
 
 
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