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4:40 PM ET, June 23, 2023

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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 …
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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The Moscow Times:
Wagner Chief Says Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Unjustified  —  Russia did not face an imminent security threat to justify its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary outfit, said in a bombshell video posted on social media Friday.
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 …
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 …
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Sky Palma / Raw Story:   RFK Jr. super PAC has deep ties to MAGA figures including Marjorie Taylor Greene: report
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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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 …
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Will Hurd Is Running To Win A Tiny Slice Of The Small Pie Of Anti-Trump Voters  —  Have you ever tried to push your way into an already crowded, narrow elevator in an old apartment building?  In announcing his candidacy for the presidency on Thursday, former Rep. Will Hurd of Texas sought to do just that.
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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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 …
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., Raw Story and CNN
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says White House can continue to set deportation priorities  —  The Supreme Court on Friday ruled for the Biden administration in an important immigration case, saying Texas and Louisiana lacked the legal standing to challenge the executive branch's priorities on who should be deported.
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Uriel J. García / The Texas Tribune:
Supreme Court rejects Texas effort to force Biden administration to change deportation policy
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.
Discussion: Sludge and Election Law Blog
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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
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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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
Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Finally, someone is standing up to Kari Lake  —  Opinion: A round of applause for Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, who is finally standing up to the state's biggest camera-ready bully, Kari Lake.  —  Kari Lake is headed back to court, only this time she's the one on the hotseat.
Discussion: CNN, The Gateway Pundit and UPI
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Read: Arizona GOP election official sues Kari Lake for defamation
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.
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 …
The White House:
Executive Order on Strengthening Access to Affordable, High-Quality Contraception and Family Planning Services  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Policy.
Discussion: Washington Times
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Issues Executive Order on Strengthening Access to Contraception
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 …
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 …
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
From election hero to zero: Georgia official's dismissal of security audit could mean trouble in 2024  —  There's no evidence the issues affected results in previous years, but they could provide openings for hackers and misinformation peddlers in 2024.  —  For the second time in four years …
Joe Anuta / Politico:
Documents reveal Eric Adams sent migrants to Florida, Texas, and China  —  Between April 2022 and April 2023, the city spent around $50,000 on travel costs to resettle 114 migrant households around the country and globe.  —  NEW YORK — After lashing out at leading Republicans …
Discussion: New York Post and Twitchy
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 …
New York Times:
I.R.S. Agent Told Congress of Hunter Biden Invoking His Father in Business Deal  —  A whistle-blower said the tax agency found a message from 2017 in which Hunter Biden pressured a Chinese business partner by saying he was with his father, who was then out of office.
Bloomberg:
The Big Names That Got Backstop for Billions in Uninsured SVB Deposits  —  When federal regulators stepped in to backstop all of Silicon Valley Bank's deposits, they saved thousands of small tech startups and prevented what could have been a catastrophic blow to a sector that relied heavily on the lender.
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Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Biden to deliver major economic address in Chicago next week  —  U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver what his aides are billing as a major economic policy speech on Wednesday, laying down a key marker for his re-election campaign.  —  Plans for a speech in Chicago on “Bidenomics,” …
Washington Post:
Christie is booed as he attacks Trump at gathering of religious conservatives  —  Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie (R) was met with boos Friday at a gathering of politically active religious conservatives in Washington as he attacked former president Donald Trump's character and accused …
Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
A year after Dobbs decision, Texas has settled in to a post-abortion reality  —  The impact of Texas' near-total ban on abortion is coming into focus as patients and providers leave the state, legal challenges languish and the state's social safety net braces for a baby boom.
 
 
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Politico:
Cranky Congress: House GOP hopes a holiday can ease its factional warfare
Discussion: Political Wire
Brendan Fischer / The Guardian:
Billionaire-funded group driving effort to erode democracy in key US states
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
DeSantis Vows to Douse ‘Fire of Cultural Marxism’ as President
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
US dark-money fund spends millions to back Republican attorneys general
NBC News:
How a personal experience with abortion is guiding the Senate Democrats' campaign chair
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's favorite defense in the documents case has more holes than an old sock
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E&E:
Inside Manchin's war with Biden on electric vehicles
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Attacks on Lina Khan's Ethics Reveal Copious Amounts of Projection
Bloomberg:
The World's Empty Office Buildings Have Become a Debt Time Bomb
Discussion: New York Post
Jordan Weissmann / Semafor:
Have Republicans found their own Steele dossier?
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Exclusive: House conservatives challenge their leaders on abortion
Discussion: The Messenger
Sophia Cai / Axios:
GOP's field for president is historically diverse
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