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5:25 PM ET, June 22, 2023

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New York Times:
George Santos Was Bailed Out by His Father and Aunt, Court Records Show  —  Mr. Santos, a first-term G.O.P. congressman, had tried to keep the names of his bail sureties sealed, but two judges rejected his efforts.  —  Of the many questions that surround Representative George Santos …
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House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative George Santos  —  Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined on June 22, 2023, to release the following statement:
Discussion: NBC News and Forbes
ABC News:
George Santos' father and aunt guaranteed his $500K bond, court documents show  —  The congressman pleaded guilty in May to a 13-count fraud indictment.  —  Rep. George Santos' father and aunt guaranteed his $500,000 bond, according to a court document unsealed Thursday over the congressman's objection.
Erica Orden / Politico:
George Santos' father and aunt backed his bail bond, court papers show
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Mediaite
The Indianapolis Star:
Moms for Liberty's Hamilton County chapter apologizes for quoting Hitler in newsletter  —  The Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a national organization recently listed as an “extremist group” by a civil rights watchdog, apologized Thursday morning after it launched a newsletter called …
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Owen Tucker-Smith / Los Angeles Times:
House Republicans censured Adam Schiff.  He couldn't be happier  —  The House of Representatives censured Rep. Adam B. Schiff in a party-line, 213-209 vote Wednesday, and the Burbank Democrat seems delighted.  —  The censure was a victory for Donald Trump, who had called for primary challenges …
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Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Marjorie Taylor Greene explains why she called Lauren Boebert a ‘little b***’
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
GOP's Boebert wanted to impeach Biden, but House Speaker McCarthy had other plans
Washington Post:
House Republicans largely agree on substance. Process is dividing them.
Discussion: Roll Call
New York Times:
Missing Titanic Sub: Search and Rescue Effort Is Vast.  Who Pays the Bill?  —  Coast Guard: Missing Submersible Experienced a ‘Catastrophic Implosion’  —  OceanGate Expeditions, the operator of the submersible, said it believed all five people on board “have sadly been lost.”
CNN:
Alito in the hot seat over trips to Alaska and Rome he accepted from groups and individuals who lobby the Supreme Court  —  Concerns about ethics and transparency at the Supreme Court have been reignited this week after Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged attending a luxury fishing trip …
Discussion: Accountable US and The Hill
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:   Sam Alito's trip to Rome funded by group that has filed briefs before SCOTUS: CNN
Wall Street Journal:
ProPublica's Fishing Expedition for Justice Alito
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Just Another RFK Jr. Lie.  I Know, Because It's About Me.  —  I edited Kennedy's error-ridden piece on a vaccine-autism link, which Salon later retracted.  We caved to the truth, not Big Pharma.  —  I've been doing my best to ignore the farcical presidential candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
Discussion: CNN
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Top GOP senators bristle at House impeachment efforts  —  Several members of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) leadership team on Thursday expressed reluctance about potentially being drawn into an impeachment trial. … - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas …
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / FiveThirtyEight:
Dobbs Turned Abortion Into A Huge Liability For Republicans  —  Support for abortion rights is higher than it's been in decades.  —  By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux  —  Graphics by Humera Lodhi  —  Jun. 22, 2023, at 9:15 AM  —  When Theresa M. started attending a support group for breast cancer survivors …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Most Americans think overturning Roe was bad for the country
Discussion: Politico and IJR
Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Titan sub debris field: Parts of missing sub's cover found, expert says  —  Debris has been found in the search for the missing Titan submersible, reportedly including parts of its outside cover.  —  Dive expert David Mearns told the BBC the president of the Explorers Club …
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Associated Press:
Search for the missing Titanic submersible nears the critical 96-hour mark for oxygen supply
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump documents investigation examined New Jersey club from outset  —  Exclusive: Prosecutors developed evidence early on of classified documents at Trump's Bedminster golf club  —  Federal prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's retention of national security material were examining evidence within weeks …
Daniel Wu / Washington Post:
Meteorologist resigns, citing PTSD from threats over climate change coverage  —  When Iowa meteorologist Chris Gloninger got an email notification last June, it read: “Getting sick and tired of your liberal conspiracy on the weather.”  —  “What's your address,” another asked Gloninger a few days later.
Discussion: CBS News and The Messenger
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Jay Stahl / Des Moines Register:
KCCI chief meteorologist Chris Gloninger departing station citing PTSD, past death threat
Discussion: Raw Story
Johnny Rubin / House Committee on Ways and Means:
Smith: Testimony of IRS Employees Reveals Biden IRS, DOJ Interfered in Tax Investigation of Hunter Biden, Revealing Preferential Treatment for Wealthy and Politically Connected  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Ways and Means Committee executive meeting resulted in a vote to release …
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Bombshell: Whistleblowers Say IRS Recommended Felony Tax Charges Against Hunter Biden. The DOJ Balked.
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Mark Zuckerberg is ready to fight Elon Musk in a cage match … Here we go.  —  After Elon Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO shot back by posting a screenshot of Musk's tweet with the caption “send me location.”
Mia Gingerich / Media Matters for America:
Fox News is altering language in AP and Reuters articles on anti-trans legislation — including a quote from an elected official  —  “Gender affirming care” was replaced with “sex change” or “sex reassignment” in at least 19 articles  —  In an abhorrent bid to further its demonization …
Washington Post:
Qatari fund seeks to buy minority stake in Wizards, Capitals and Mystics  —  The Qatar Investment Authority is seeking to buy a minority stake in the group that owns the NBA's Washington Wizards, the NHL's Washington Capitals and the WNBA's Washington Mystics, according to a person familiar with the deal …
Mark Mwachiro / Adweek:
MSNBC Signs Political Commentator Brian Tyler Cohen as a Contributor  —  Popular YouTuber, podcaster, and political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen is joining MSNBC as a contributor, TVNewser has learned.  —  The social media personality will appear across the network's programs and contribute …
Leah Litman / Slate:
Clarence Thomas' Latest Criminal Justice Ruling Is an Outright Tragedy  —  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June.  We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court.  Sign up for the pop-up newsletter …
NBC News:
Trump campaign's Election Day operations official appears before Jan. 6 grand jury  —  G. Michael Brown appeared as part of special counsel Jack Smith's probe into the “fake electors” scheme to stop the lawful transfer of power to Joe Biden after the 2020 election.
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Why Not Whitmer?  —  The Michigan governor isn't running for president.  But she is happy to be interrogated over whether she might change her mind.  —  Why doesn't Gretchen Whitmer just run for president?  Or at least humor the suggestion?  —  Whitmer, the governor of Michigan …
Discussion: Insider
The Guardian:
These 1,572 US politicians have helped ban abortion since Roe fell.  They're mostly men  —  These are the faces of lawmakers and governors whose votes helped pass bans on abortion  —  Ava Sasani, graphics by Andrew Witherspoon  —  It's been one year since the US supreme court ended the constitutional right to abortion.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Politico
Andrea Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Snctm sex club founder banned after naming Hunter Biden as former member  —  Damon Lawner, the founder of Snctm, has been banned from the high-end sex club after he publicly identified Hunter Biden as a former member.  The claim about President Biden's son was included in a Times profile of Lawner published Tuesday.
Noah Rothman / National Review:
The Court's Conservatives Aren't Taking It Lying Down Anymore  —  Noah Rothman here with you for one last morning before I hand the stick back over to the talented Dominic Pino for tomorrow's edition.  Jim Geraghty, lord and master of the Morning Jolt, returns next week.
Kevin Mahnken / The 74:
NAEP Scores ‘Flashing Red’ After a Lost Generation of Learning for 13-Year-Olds  —  COVID-19's cataclysmic impact on K-12 education, coming on the heels of a decade of stagnation in schools, has yielded a lost generation of growth for adolescents, new federal data reveal.
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Russia Acted In ‘Good Faith’ In Ukraine Invasion  —  “I think we're the ones who have not been acting in good faith,” the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate said.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he believes Russia acted in “good faith” …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation request for water rights  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Navajo Nation's attempt to force the federal government to do more to secure water for its huge and arid reservation in the West.  —  In a 5-4 decision, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh …
The White House:
Joint Statement from the United States and India  —  1. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today affirmed a vision of the United States and India as among the closest partners in the world - a partnership of democracies looking into the 21st century with hope, ambition, and confidence.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
June 2023 National Poll: Third Party Candidacy Could Derail President Biden's Reelection Bid  —  Home Polls June 2023 National Poll: Third Party Candidacy Could Derail President Biden's Reelection Bid  —  Majority of Voters Think AI Presents a Threat to the Workforce
 
 
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
House clerk who oversaw McCarthy Speaker fight resigns
Discussion: Roll Call
Congressman Nick Langworthy:
Congressman Nick Langworthy Introduces the Bipartisan HONEST Act
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
House passes resolution to condemn using schools as migrant shelters
Jacques Berlinerblau / Salon:
Who was the mystery MAGA rabbi who prayed with Trump? We found him — but big questions remain
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Cop City in Atlanta is the future of America
Discussion: WXIA-TV and Mother Jones
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Florida Abortion Rights Plan Polls at 70 Percent But Passage Is Far From Assured
Discussion: NBC News and Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Dictators' dark secret: They're learning from each other
Discussion: HotAir
Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
The U.S. Population Is Older Than It Has Ever Been
Discussion: Bloomberg, Washington Post and KTLA
Wall Street Journal:
Russian Court Rejects Appeal to Release Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich
Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Jill Stein, 2016 Green Candidate, Now Running Cornel West's Bid
Discussion: Mediaite, Political Wire, The Hill and CNN
Cara Korte / CBS News:
Republican Will Hurd announces he's running for president
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Trump Divide that Should Have Republicans Terrified
Discussion: Raw Story