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5:45 PM ET, June 23, 2023

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Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Vladimir Putin was tricked into invading Ukraine, claims Wagner leader  —  Yevgeny Prigozhin's latest diatribe accuses Russian defence ministry of deceiving president for personal gain  —  The Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin has said Russia's defence ministry concocted false pretences …
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Associated Press:
Infighting among Putin's lieutenants hurts Russia's war footing, if not his hold on power  —  The video was shocking — not just for what it showed but also for what was said.  —  Yevgeny Prigozhin, the outspoken millionaire head of the private military contractor Wagner …
Susie Blann / Associated Press:
Russian authorities launch criminal probe into Wagner Group over threats to oust defense minister
Discussion: GB News
CNN:
Exclusive: Special counsel trades immunity for fake elector testimony as Jan 6 probe heats up  —  Special counsel Jack Smith has compelled at least two Republican fake electors to testify to a federal grand jury in Washington in recent weeks by giving them limited immunity …
NBC News:
Trump spoke at a fundraiser for Jan. 6 defendants  —  The event was at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., and the former president promised to make a contribution to help their legal fund.  —  Former President Trump spoke on Thursday at a fundraiser on behalf of people charged in the Jan. 6 …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
New video undercuts claim Twitter censored pro-Trump views before Jan. 6  —  In the internal video call from Jan. 5, 2021, workers were told not to take tougher action against a growing wave of tweets they feared were veiled incitements to violence.  —  On Jan. 5, 2021, the lawyers …
Page Six:
Trump insider says mood has shifted to ‘quiet’ and ‘a bit sour’  —  What a difference a day makes?  —  While Donald Trump was “fixated,” fired up and outraged in the wake of Hunter Biden getting a “slap on the wrist” after being charged with tax and firearm offenses …
Rolling Stone:
Pro-RFK Jr. Super PAC Has Deep Ties to Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos  —  The super PAC is just one example of the nominally Democratic candidate running a campaign that's awash in support from backers of Donald Trump … On its website, the group — whose name is borrowed …
Politico:
No Labels declines to reveal just who is funding its third party bid  —  The group isn't required under law to disclose its donors even as it takes on the look of a political party  —  No Labels' bid to run a third party presidential candidate in 2024 has sparked a number of questions about political motivations.
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Will Hurd Is Running To Win A Tiny Slice Of The Small Pie Of Anti-Trump Voters
Calder McHugh / Politico:
How worried should Democrats be over No Labels?
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Samuel Alito scandal shows why conservative justices on the Supreme Court are so whiny  —  The Federalist Society keeps SCOTUS judges in a perpetually whiny state  —  Earlier this week, ProPublica, which had previously exposed the bottomless corruption of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Supreme Court, consider justice sponsorship!
Discussion: WPRI-TV and Raw Story
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Infowars Host Owen Shroyer Pleads Guilty To Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Charge  —  The longtime sidekick of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones pleaded guilty to entering and remaining on restricted grounds.  —  A host of the conspiracy network Infowars pleaded guilty Friday to one misdemeanor charge related …
Discussion: UPI and Mediaite
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NBC News:   InfoWars host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty in Jan. 6 case
BBC:
Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as ‘baseless cries’, emails show  —  Warnings over the safety of OceanGate's Titan submersible were repeatedly dismissed by the CEO of the company, email exchanges with a leading deep sea exploration specialist show.  —  In messages seen by the BBC …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The U.S. House of Recriminations begins Biden's impeachment  —  A couple of weeks before the midterm elections, Kevin McCarthy assured voters that House Republicans, if given the majority, wouldn't be so rash as to go on an impeachment binge.  —  “I think the country doesn't like impeachment used …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court revives Biden immigration enforcement plan
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says White House can continue to set deportation priorities
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
House Freedom Caucus faces an internal purge push  —  At least two hardliners have discussed trying to boot members who no longer meet the group's ideological standards, according to three Republicans with knowledge of the talks.  —  Tensions inside the conservative House Freedom Caucus …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Prosecutors Struggled Over Motives.  Then They Heard the Tape.  —  Audio recording became a significant find in the classified-documents case  —  WASHINGTON—Justice Department and FBI officials disagreed back in August about whether their investigation into the handling …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
New York Post:
City Hall bought $50K worth of plane tickets to ship migrants from NYC to Texas, Florida: report  —  Mayor Eric Adams administration purchased plane tickets to send migrants back to Florida and Texas — the very states he has focused his ire on for shipping the asylum seekers here, records show.
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Joe Anuta / Politico:
Documents reveal Eric Adams sent migrants to Florida, Texas and China
Discussion: The Hill and Twitchy
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
How a Year Without Roe Shifted American Views on Abortion  —  New and extensive polling shows public opinion increasingly supports legal abortion, with potential political consequences for 2024.  —  For decades, Americans had settled around an uneasy truce on abortion.
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NBC News:
White House responds to claims Biden's son Hunter received preferential treatment  —  “Nothing has changed,” the White House press secretary said when asked about claims that Hunter Biden invoked his father while pressuring business associates.  —  WASHINGTON — A White House spokesperson …
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Spencer Brown / Townhall:
Garland Gives Interesting Answer When Asked Whether He Said ‘No’ to Charging Hunter Biden
Brendan Fischer / The Guardian:
Billionaire-funded group driving effort to erode democracy in key US states  —  Foundation for Government Accountability, backed by Richard Uihlein, exerting influence in Ohio, Missouri, South Dakota and Arkansas  —  The fight for democracy is supported by
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
‘Scurrilous attacks’: DeSantis amps up defense of Justices Alito and Thomas amid scrutiny over donor gifts  —  The 2024 hopeful has previously praised Alito and Thomas and criticized former president Trump's nominees to the Supreme Court.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday sharpened …
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Times
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Bloomberg:
DeSantis Vows War Against ‘Woke Ideology’ If Elected in 2024
Nick Ochsner / WBTV-TV:
Concord man arrested, charged with hate crimes for years of harassing neighbors  —  FBI alleges man repeatedly yelled racial slurs and ‘things about Trump’ from truck adorned with Confederate flag  —  WARNING: This story contains language that may be offensive to some readers.
Politico:
Conservative rabble-rouser Matt Rosendale plans rematch against Jon Tester  —  His candidacy could create a brutal GOP primary battle for the crucial Montana Senate seat.  —  Conservative Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale is plotting a Senate comeback bid — a move that's bound to revive …
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Jordan Valinsky / CNN:
Starbucks workers at 150 stores go on strike over Pride decorations  —  New York CNN —  Workers at about 150 unionized Starbucks stores in the United States are going on strike Friday over a dispute about the coffee chain's policy for Pride decorations in stores.
Jessica Mundie / CBC News:
Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says  —  Bill C-18, the Online News Act, received royal assent after passing House and Senate  —  The social media giant Meta has confirmed that it will end access to news on its social media sites …
Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Sixth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Kraken Attorneys for Michigan Filings  —  The sanctions imposed on Sidney Powell and other attorneys raising frivolous challenges to the 2020 election were narrowed and slightly reduced, but largely upheld.  —  This afternoon the U.S. Court of Appeals …
Tony Schinella / Nashua, NH Patch:
Former Nashua State Rep. Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse Image Charges  —  Stacie Laughton, a transgendered former Democrat state Rep., now living in Derry, was arrested on 4 felony distribution counts Thursday.  —  Replies (5)  —  NASHUA, NH — A transgender former state representative from Nashua …
Ben Holland / Bloomberg:
US Economy May Beat the Odds This Year and Dodge a Recession  —  This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation's capital.  Today, economy editor Ben Holland assesses the latest outlook from economists.  Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Financial Times
 
 
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Cranky Congress: House GOP hopes a holiday can ease its factional warfare
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NBC News:
How a personal experience with abortion is guiding the Senate Democrats' campaign chair
Washington Post:
Christie is booed as he attacks Trump at gathering of religious conservatives
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Trump's favorite defense in the documents case has more holes than an old sock
E&E:
Inside Manchin's war with Biden on electric vehicles
Discussion: Conservative Brief
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Attacks on Lina Khan's Ethics Reveal Copious Amounts of Projection
Discussion: FAIR and Washington Examiner
Jordan Weissmann / Semafor:
Have Republicans found their own Steele dossier?
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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