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10:20 AM ET, June 21, 2023

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ProPublica:
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court  —  Friends of the Court  —  Clarence Thomas' Beneficial Friendship With a GOP Megadonor  —  In early July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska.
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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 …
Politico:   Playbook: Alito picks a fight with ProPublica
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Intentionally Provocative Hunter Biden Plea Deal
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Legal experts say the charges against Hunter Biden are rarely brought
US Department of Justice:
Tax and Firearm Charges Filed Against Robert Hunter Biden
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
After Hunter Biden charges, right-wing media immediately move the goalposts
Politico:
Inside the White House's — and Biden's own — relief over the Hunter plea deal
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump's penchant for talking could pose problems as Mar-a-Lago criminal case moves ahead  —  Criminal defendants are routinely advised to avoid commenting on pending charges against them.  But Donald Trump, the former president and current White House hopeful, is no ordinary defendant.
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New York Times:
Few of Trump's G.O.P. Rivals Defend Justice Dept. Independence  —  The evolution of the Republican Party under the influence of former President Donald J. Trump calls into question a post-Watergate norm.  —  Donald J. Trump has promised that if he wins back the presidency he will appoint …
Discussion: Raw Story and DCReport.org
Natalie Allison / Politico:
The new Trump acolyte you didn't expect: Nancy Mace
Discussion: The Messenger
Drew Holden / Washington Free Beacon:   CNN's Presidential Fact Checker Hasn't Fact-Checked Biden in Months
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
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
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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New York Times:
OceanGate Was Warned of Potential for ‘Catastrophic’ Problems With Titanic Mission  —  Experts inside and outside the company warned of potential dangers and urged the company to undergo a certification process.  —  Years before OceanGate's submersible craft went missing in the Atlantic Ocean …
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 …
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Associated Press:
Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing with 5 aboard near Titanic  —  A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished …
C-SPAN.org:
John Durham Testifies on His Investigation of the FBI  —  Justice Department special counsel John Durham testified on his investigation of “Crossfire Hurricane,” the code name for the FBI's investigation of links between the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and Russian operatives.  —  Report Video Issue
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Backtracks After Fox Host Points Out Hypocrisy  —  BLINDSIDED  —  In a Fox News interview Tuesday, anchor Bret Baier highlighted to Donald Trump in part two of his heated interview that under the former president's 2024 proposal that convicted drug dealers …
Scott Bland / NBC News:
Progressive prosecutors beat back primary challengers in Virginia  —  District attorney races have become political battlefields around the country after years of mostly noncompetitive races for the key roles.  —  A trio of progressive prosecutors in large Northern Virginia counties swept …
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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 …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP messaging bills test members' patience  —  House members across the ideological spectrum are getting tired of focusing almost entirely on legislation whose only role is to fire up the base. … - “This is my sixth term, so I've seen messaging bills.
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.
Reuters:
Biden calls Chinese President Xi a dictator  —  U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator, adding that Xi was very embarrassed when a Chinese balloon was blown off course over the U.S. recently.  —  Biden made the remarks at a fundraiser in California …
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Associated Press:
China says Biden comments calling leader Xi a dictator ‘extremely absurd and irresponsible’
Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘Terrible idea’: Fellow Dems try to stop Manchin's presidential flirtation  —  Many are skeptical he'll mount a third-party White House bid.  They also fear it could hand the GOP both the Senate and the White House if he does.  —  Joe Manchin loves to keep his political options open …
Max Mallhi / Washington Examiner:
Democrats must stop politicizing sports  —  Gone is the time when Michael Jordan confidently asserted, “Republicans buy sneakers, too.”  Today, athletes are forced to enter the political fray because of the way Democrats have politicized sports.  While the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated Pride Night …
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Major anti-abortion group works to rally GOP support for 15-week ban  —  A key anti-abortion group is pushing to get Republicans singing from the same songbook a year after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade damaged the party's national political prospects.
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Leaked Audio: Michigan GOP Chair Says Outrage Over Holocaust Tweet Was ‘Completely Hilarious’  —  Kristina Karamo, a far-right hero, doubled down on her GOP organization's official tweet that invoked the Holocaust to attack gun restrictions and sparked outrage.
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House to vote on Biden impeachment and Schiff censure … - That was demonstrated last week, when 20 Republicans helped to kill an iteration of the Schiff censure last week that included a $16 million fine. … - The resolution charges Biden with abuse of power and dereliction of duty over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.
 
 
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The White House:
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Discussion: UPI and The Daily Caller
Sam Tabachnik / Denver Post:
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Discussion: The Colorado Sun
CBS News:
German man in bulletproof vest attempts to enter U.S. Embassy in Paraguay, officials say
Discussion: The Messenger
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CNN:
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