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8:50 PM ET, June 17, 2023

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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump's legal defenses draw derision — even from some conservatives  —  Former President Trump and his allies have been throwing up defenses over the Mar-a-Lago documents since an indictment leveling 37 criminal charges against him was unsealed June 9.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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Jack Date / ABC News:
Trump compares his Espionage Act case to Clinton, Biden.  Winner's may be more apt  —  Reality Winner's case may be more instructive on the stakes Trump faces.  —  When former President Donald Trump appeared in court Tuesday in Miami, where his attorney pleaded not guilty on his behalf …
Discussion: Raw Story and Wall Street Journal
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Now she's out of a job.  Her struggle is just beginning.  —  Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.  —  BUFFALO — Lexi Rizzo was cleaning dishes in the back of her Starbucks store on March 31 when she noticed that her manager was printing a document, her hands shaking.
The Mirror:
First ever Partygate video revealed as Tories drink, dance and laugh at Covid rules  —  The Conservatives face the threat of a new police probe as an exclusive video shows officials joking about their rule-bending Christmas bash at the party's headquarters in London during lockdown
Discussion: inews.co.uk and Political Wire
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Pence vows to ‘clean house’ at Justice Department if elected, citing trust issues  —  Former Vice President and 2024 candidate Mike Pence said he would “clean house” in federal law enforcement if he was elected president.  —  “The American people have lost confidence in the Department of Justice.
Discussion: NBC News, Political Wire and al.com
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Texas Ends Water Breaks for Construction Workers Amid Heat Wave  —  THIRSTY  —  A triple-digit Texas heat wave is drawing new attention to a law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott this week, ending water break requirements for construction workers.  The legislation, signed Tuesday …
Discussion: Washington Post
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
I-95 will reopen ‘within two weeks,’ Gov. Shapiro says; Biden tours I-95 collapse site  —  What you should knowPresident Joe Biden will be in Philadelphia on Saturday for his first political rally since he announced his 2024 reelection campaign.Biden will speak at a rally during …
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Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Biden excuses China's spy balloon flight as Blinken visits Beijing
Anna Merlan / VICE:
Spotify Has Stopped Even Sort of Trying to Stem Joe Rogan's Vaccine Misinformation  —  As a recent conversation between the podcast host and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes clear.  —  A broad swath of the anti-vaccine universe celebrated Thursday, when Joe Rogan, the biggest podcaster in the country …
Discussion: Fox News and IJR
Mackenzie Mays / Los Angeles Times:
‘All we received was abandonment’ Migrants sent to Sacramento by DeSantis speak out  —  They saw themselves in the video that Florida officials offered up as proof of their consent to travel to California, but they said it's not what it seemed.  —  They were happy, yes.  That part was true.
Discussion: The Messenger and Sacramento Bee
Frederick Clarkson / Salon:
“Unfriending” America: The Christian right is coming for the enemies of God — like you and me  —  Rising far-right Christian movement linked to GOP calls for “kingdom revolution” led by an “army of believers”  —  “You've got a friend in Pennsylvania!” was the theme of the state's ad campaign to promote tourism in the 1980s.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Biden Administration Engages in Long-Shot Attempt for Saudi-Israel Deal  —  The president and his aides are pressing an aggressive diplomatic effort as Riyadh makes significant demands in exchange for normalization, including a nuclear deal and a robust U.S. security pact.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans love Tim Scott.  They just can't say so politically.  —  So far, just two Senate colleagues have endorsed Scott's presidential bid.  Some say many are afraid of backlash from Donald Trump.  —  Congressional bureau chief  —  His fellow Republican colleagues can't say enough …
Discussion: Insider and Political Wire
Associated Press:
Nikki Haley's husband begins Africa deployment as she campaigns for 2024 GOP nomination  —  Michael Haley, the candidate's husband of 26 years, has been a constant at his wife's campaign events since she became a White House candidate.  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Nikki Haley's husband deployed Saturday …
Discussion: The Hill, CNN, ABC News and Political Wire
Clark Mindock / Reuters:
US judge orders Enbridge to shut down portions of Wisconsin pipeline within three years  —  A U.S. judge has ordered Canadian energy company Enbridge (ENB.TO) to shutter portions of an oil pipeline that runs through tribal land in Wisconsin within three years and to pay the tribe nearly $5.2 million …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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Associated Press:
Rising rents and diminishing aid are fueling a sharp increase in evictions in many US cities
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Democratic group launches ‘This f***ing guy’ campaign centered on Trump chaos
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Reuters:
Waking to Water  —  In the predawn hours of June 6, residents living close to the dam …
Discussion: New York Times and CNBC
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
Putin says Russia positions nuclear bombs in Belarus as warning to West
The Intercept:
Pentagon's Secret Service Trawls Social Media for Mean Tweets About Generals
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Girl Sues Hospital for Removing Her Breasts at Age 13
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Robin Buller / The Guardian:
US rightwing group planned $6m for anti-trans messaging in 2022 midterms
Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Oath Keepers attorney is found incompetent to stand trial in Jan. 6 case
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