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11:15 PM ET, June 20, 2023

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New York Times:
The outcome focused attention on whether Hunter Biden got a better deal than the average person would get.  —  Under a deal with the Justice Department, the president's son agreed to probation for filing his taxes late, and he can avoid a charge that he lied about his drug use when he purchased a handgun.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Intentionally Provocative Hunter Biden Plea Deal  —  Well, I had the wrong solstice.  In the many times we've discussed today's scenario on the podcast and in print, I predicted the Biden Justice Department would give Hunter a sweetheart plea deal right before Christmas …
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Hunter Biden, baby mama Lunden Roberts settle child support dispute with first son's payments slashed  —  Hunter Biden and his baby mama have privately settled their child support dispute in Arkansas, according to a source close to the first son.  —  Lunden Roberts, 32 …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Legal experts say the charges against Hunter Biden are rarely brought  —  The federal statute making it unlawful for a drug addict to possess a gun is facing court challenges.  The misdemeanor tax charges Biden faces also rarely result in jail time.  —  WASHINGTON — The charges brought …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
After Hunter Biden charges, right-wing media immediately move the goalposts  —  News broke on Tuesday morning that federal prosecutors have charged Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, with two misdemeanor counts of failure to pay taxes and one count of felony gun possession.
Washington Post:
Hunter Biden reaches deal to plead guilty in tax, gun case
US Department of Justice:
Tax and Firearm Charges Filed Against Robert Hunter Biden
Susan Walsh / Washington Examiner:
Hunter Biden plea: News of deal provides relief for president, report suggests
Discussion: The Hill
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Biden allies praise Hunter plea deal as ‘justice.’ Trump sees opposite.
The Hill:
McCarthy doubles down on Biden family probes after Hunter guilty plea deal
Samuel A. Alito Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Samuel Alito: ProPublica Misleads Its Readers  —  The publication levels false charges about Supreme Court recusal, financial disclosures and a 2008 fishing trip. … ProPublica has leveled two charges against me: first, that I should have recused in matters in which an entity connected …
Rick Rojas / New York Times:
Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors  —  The case had been closely watched as an important test of whether bans on transition care for minors, enacted by more than a dozen states, could withstand challenges.  —  Reporting from Atlanta
Discussion: HotAir and The Messenger
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors  —  A federal judge struck down Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions.
Anne Branigin / Washington Post:
Arkansas federal judge blocks first ban on gender-affirming care
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on transition care for minors
Discussion: The 19th, CNN and UPI
Daniel Strauss / New Republic:
Missing Titanic Sub Once Faced Massive Lawsuit Over Depths It Could Safely Travel To  —  The tourist submersible that went missing while exploring the Titanic wreck was previously the target of safety complaints from an employee of OceanGate, the parent company that owns the sub and runs tourist expeditions of the wreck.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump's GOP support appears to soften post-indictment, but he holds lead in primary field  —  Former President Donald Trump's support appears to have softened following his indictment and arrest on federal charges, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump Sinks Among Republicans in Post-Indictment Poll, As Most Americans Approve of Criminal Charges
Discussion: National Review and 19FortyFive
Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Suspects His Former Chief of Staff Is a ‘Rat’  —  The former president is sending his attorneys and allies on ‘fact-finding’ missions about what Mark Meadows is up to.  They've returned with no answers but lots of suspicions  —  EARLIER THIS YEAR, Donald Trump sent some of his lawyers …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Tina Reed / Axios:
Scientists on Twitter head for the exit  —  A feud broke out on Twitter over the weekend between popular podcaster Joe Rogan and prominent vaccine researcher Peter Hotez, with the podcaster challenging the scientist to a debate about vaccines in an online skirmish that drew fire from a few billionaires.
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Andre Damon / World Socialist Web Site:
Stop the witch-hunt against vaccinologist Peter Hotez!  —  On Sunday, as he was getting a cake for his father on Father's Day, vaccinologist Dr. Peter Hotez was stalked at his home by two fascists, who followed him to the door of his house while shouting accusations that he was “injuring” the population with vaccines.
New York Times:
New York Passes Bill to Shield Abortion Providers Sending Pills Into States With Bans  —  The measure is one of several recently enacted by states aiming to expand access to medication abortion for patients who live where it is outlawed.  —  The New York State Legislature gave final approval …
Washington Post:
Gov. Ron DeSantis used secretive panel to flip state Supreme Court  —  Leonard Leo, the key architect of the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority, led the advisers who helped DeSantis reshape the state court  —  For decades, the ambitions of Florida's Republican governors were stymied by the liberal-leaning state Supreme Court.
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his group have promoted and partnered with numerous QAnon conspiracy theorists  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his organization, Children's Health Defense, have frequently allied with QAnon conspiracy theorists over the past several years, appearing with them at events …
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Monique Merrill / The Messenger:
Riot and Fire at Women's Prison in Honduras Leaves up to 30 Inmates Dead  —  The brawl and fire were allegedly started after a clash between members of rival gangs  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, New York Times and CBS News
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Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Trump Doubles Down on Death Penalty for Drug Dealers, Touts China's Handling: 'I Don't Know If This Country's Ready for It'
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Examiner
The Tennessean:
Vanderbilt turns over transgender patient records to state in attorney general probe  —  Melissa Brown Kelly PuenteNashville Tennessean  —  Vanderbilt University Medical Center has turned over transgender patient medical records to the Tennessee Attorney General's office …
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
No elections takeover: Georgia board clears Fulton County  —  State Election Board cites improvements in Fulton elections since 2020  —  A unanimous vote by the State Election Board on Tuesday scuttled a potential state takeover of elections in Fulton County following Georgia's contentious 2020 presidential race.
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Marianne Williamson loses second campaign manager in two months  —  Other staff departures have also been rampant.  —  Marianne Williamson has lost her second campaign manager in as many months in what has proven to be a rocky 2024 presidential bid.  —  Roza Calderon's departure …
Rolling Stone:
Searchers for Titanic Tourist Sub Heard ‘Banging’ From Area, Internal Comms Reveal  —  An aircraft heard sounds at 30-minute intervals from the area where the sub disappeared, according to internal e-mails sent to DHS leadership obtained by Rolling Stone  —  A CANADIAN AIRCRAFT searching …
The Daily Beast:
Judge Shuts Down Trump ‘Coup Memo’ Scribe John Eastman's ‘Expert’ Witness  —  The so-called “expert” is actually a public accountant who wrote an e-book questioning the legitimacy of Biden's presidential win.  —  A disbarment hearing for conservative attorney and former Trumpworld figure John Eastman kicked off Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Washington Post:
Andrew Tate, brother indicted on charges of rape, human trafficking  —  Romanian prosecutors announced Tuesday that internet personality and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother have been indicted on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.
Ian Buruma / Harper's:
Doing the Work  —  The Protestant ethic and the spirit of wokeness  —  Writing about “Woke” has at least two pitfalls.  One is that any criticism of its excesses provokes accusations of racism, xenophobia, transphobia, misogyny, or white supremacy.  The other problem is the word itself …
New York Times:
Authors and Students Sue Over Florida Law Driving Book Bans  —  The authors of a picture book about a penguin family with two fathers sued the state and a school district that removed the book from libraries.  —  A group of students and the authors of a children's book about a penguin family …
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and Twitchy
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
DA pushes back against Trump's effort to get judge to step down from criminal case  —  Judge Juan Merchan's daughter works for a company aligned with Democrats.  —  Former President Donald Trump “has a prolific history of baselessly accusing state and federal judges around the country of bias” …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S.-Funded Scientist Among Three Chinese Researchers Who Fell Ill Amid Early Covid-19 Outbreak  —  Identification of three who worked at Wuhan Institute of Virology fuels suspicion for proponents of lab-leak theory  —  A prominent scientist who worked on coronavirus projects funded …
BBC:
Global network of sadistic monkey torture exposed by BBC  —  A year-long BBC investigation has uncovered a sadistic global monkey torture ring stretching from Indonesia to the United States.  —  The World Service found hundreds of customers in the US, UK and elsewhere paying Indonesians …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and CBS News
 
 
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