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5:00 PM ET, June 19, 2023

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Washington Post:
FBI resisted opening probe into Trump's role in Jan. 6 for more than a year  —  In the DOJ's investigation of Jan. 6, key Justice officials also quashed an early plan for a task force focused on people in Trump's orbit  —  Hours after he was sworn in as attorney general …
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emptywheel:
The WaPo Shows There Should Be More Scrutiny of Steve D'Antuono  —  The WaPo has a story that many Merrick Garland attackers claim confirms their fears about the DOJ investigation.  Except the story has really important gaps, most importantly in its portrayal of the fake electors investigation …
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Judge issues order that Trump keep quiet about disclosure of discovery material issued in classified documents case  —  A magistrate judge has signed off on special counsel Jack Smith's request that former President Donald Trump and his co-defendant Walt Nauta be prohibited from disclosing information …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How Classified Evidence Could Complicate the Trump Documents Case  —  Prosecutors and defense lawyers appear to be preparing for a pretrial fight over showing sensitive evidence to the jury and the public.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump …
Andrew McMillan / WSOC-TV:
Lawsuit alleges NC House Speaker had affair, sex with people seeking political favor  —  RALEIGH — A detailed lawsuit filed by a former Apex City Councilman claims that North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland County) started an affair with his wife and engaged in group sex with other people seeking political favor.
Discussion: Mediaite and WRAL-TV
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
North Carolina GOP House Speaker ‘engaged in group sex with people seeking political favor’: lawsuit  —  The Republican Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives is being accused to using his position to secure sexual favors.  —  As WSOC-TV reports, a new lawsuit filed …
Lucille Sherman / Axios:
NC House Speaker accused of sexual relationship with state employee
Discussion: Washington Press
Gareth Evans / BBC:
Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way  —  A submersible used to take people to view the wreck of the Titanic has gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean.  —  The Boston Coastguard told BBC News that a search and rescue operation was under way off the coast of Newfoundland.
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Call is Coming from Inside the House  —  The new anti-Trumpers … — William Barr, Donald Trump's Attorney General  —  Happy Monday.  —  As I've warned you before, the new anti-Trump coalition will require a healthy gag reflex because it could include many of Trump's worst enablers.
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Barr Says Documents Case Against Trump Is ‘Entirely of His Own Making’
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Bill Barr Ramps Up His Showdown With ‘Troubled Man’ Trump in Stunning CBS Interview: He's Like ‘A Defiant 9-Year-Old’
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Why Robert Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 Bid Is a Headache for Biden  —  The unexpected polling strength of an anti-vaccine activist with a celebrated Democratic lineage points to the president's weaknesses, which his team is aiming to shore up.  —  Reporting from Washington
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Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Ron DeSantis has a better chance than Donald Trump of beating Joe Biden in 2024, according to DailyMail.com poll - but Mike Pence beats them ALL among independent voters
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Blinken and Xi pledge to stabilize the deteriorating ties between the US and China  —  The United States and China have pledged to stabilize their badly deteriorated ties during a critical visit to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Blinken, Xi Take a Step Back From U.S.-China Cold War
Discussion: BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters and CBS News
New York Times:
G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election  —  A legal campaign against universities and think tanks seeks to undermine the fight against false claims about elections, vaccines and other hot political topics.  —  On Capitol Hill and in the courts …
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Europe has fallen behind America and the gap is growing  —  From technology to energy to capital markets and universities, the EU cannot compete with the US  —  The Ukraine war has revived the transatlantic alliance.  But the relationship between the US and its European allies is increasingly lopsided.
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
House GOP moves to ban public access to service members' military records  —  The proposal comes after the Pentagon erroneously released the personal information of several Republican politicians who were current or former members of the armed forces.  —  House Republicans are attempting …
Discussion: The Messenger
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Jewish teacher resigns after antisemitic harassment from 12-year-old student  —  A Jewish middle school teacher in Massachusetts has resigned after facing antisemitic harassment by a 12-year-old student - who allegedly made Nazi jokes and sent him a drawing of Adolf Hitler.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Shira Kadari-Ovadia / Haaretz:
'I'll Blow It Up': Far-right MKs Threaten Summer Camp for Israeli and Palestinian Orphans  —  At a Knesset Education Committee meeting, coalition MKs slam a youth village for renting its complex to host a summer camp for bereaved Israeli and Palestinian children, warning that ‘this government will respond’
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Michael Lind / New Statesman:
The 15-minute city is a working-class nightmare  —  A car-free lifestyle is only possible for those whose profession and income permit it.  —  Is there a global conspiracy to confine people to “15-minute cities”?  At the recent UK local elections, MPs and councillors heard this message from voters.
Discussion: Eschaton
Tim Nudd / Ad Age:
Bud Light's struggles have been a ‘wake-up call,’ says AB InBev CMO at Cannes  —  Marcel Marcondes says the brewer's goal is to ‘celebrate and appreciate every consumer that loves our brands’  —  Anheuser-Busch InBev's top global marketer on Monday addressed the backlash to Bud Light's use …
NBC News:
Rocked by 2 mass shootings in 2 days, this small country chose a different path  —  After last month's violence, Serbia launched an amnesty period allowing citizens to give up unregistered weapons.  —  Serbians turn outrage into action after recent gun violence
Discussion: National Review and Fox News
Jeffrey Clark / Fox News:
Pro-life leader Lila Rose calls Trump unqualified to lead despite Roe overturn: Can't have ‘blind loyalty’  —  'President Trump's unmatched record speaks for itself—nominating pro-life federal judges and Supreme Court justices that overturned Roe v. Wade,' Trump spokesperson says
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Forbes
 
 
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Fox News:
New York DA Alvin Bragg sued after refusing to release Trump prosecution records
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Vice President Kamala Harris / Rolling Stone:
Kamala Harris on What She Learned from Tina Turner
Discussion: The Hill
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Ramaswamy alleges ‘open questions’ over Zelensky's ‘treatment of religious minorities,’ including Jews
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mary Harrington / UnHerd:
Reaction11:53 Pride protests strain America's multicultural project
Matthew Duss / New Republic:
What the Hell Happened to Biden's Human Rights Agenda?
Discussion: Newsbusters
 Earlier Items: 
Alec MacGillis / ProPublica:
Can America's Students Recover What They Lost During the Pandemic?
New York Times:
In Argentina, Inflation Passes 100% (and the Restaurants Are Packed)
Discussion: The Messenger
Politico:
2024's hidden prize: The upper hand in tax ‘Armageddon’
Discussion: ABC News
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘Flat-out lying’: Legal analyst fact-checks Mike Pence claiming no BLM protesters were arrested
Glen OwenDaily Mail / PerthNow:
Chinese military scientist Zhou Yusen ‘thrown to his death’ at Wuhan lab for leaking COVID lab information
John Blake / CNN:
As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it's time to get rid of these three myths about slavery
 

 
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Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
New emails released as part of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI show Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever had serious concerns about Sam Altman as early as 2017

Yifan Yu / Nikkei Asia:
Biden admin finalizes its $6.6B CHIPS Act grant to TSMC; money will be disbursed in stages and TSMC is expected to receive at least $1B by the end of 2024

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+
 
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