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4:10 PM ET, June 25, 2023

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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:

Putin Is Caught in His Own Trap — After spending years cultivating public apathy, the Russian president found his people indifferent to his fate. — The Wagner Group mercenaries marched 800 kilometers across Russia, shot down planes and helicopters, took over a regional military command …

Discussion: CEPA, CBS News, Associated Press, The Guardian, BBC, Metro.co.uk and Human Events

David Ignatius / Washington Post:

Putin looked into the abyss Saturday — and blinked — President Vladimir Putin looked into the abyss Saturday and blinked. After vowing revenge for what he called an “armed mutiny,” he settled for a compromise. — The speed with which Putin backed down suggests that his sense …

Discussion: Financial Times, CNN, Bloomberg, Outside the Beltway, New York Post, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, The Messenger, Politico and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »

Washington Post:

U.S. spies learned in mid-June Prigozhin was plotting Russia uprising — The intelligence fed concerns about whether Vladimir Putin would remain in power and what any instability could mean for control of Russia's nuclear arsenal — U.S. spy agencies picked up intelligence …

Discussion: Slay News, Reuters, The Guardian, The Messenger, Vox, Trending Politics Conservative, The Times of Israel, CBS News, Financial Times, Breitbart, SpyTalk and Irish Examiner

NBC News:

Full Blinken: Russia mutiny is Putin's ‘latest failure’ in Ukraine war — The mutiny by Russia's Wagner Group threatens Russian President Vladimir Putin's political standing in his country and the world. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses the implications of Yevgeny Prigozhin's actions …

Discussion: CBS News, Washington Post, Insider, Bloomberg, ABC News, Fox News, New York Times, New York Daily News, CNBC, RedState, Reuters, The Messenger and Foreign Policy

Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:

Wagner's Aborted Mutiny Leaves No Winners in Russia — The authority of the Russian state has sustained lasting damage, inviting future challenges — Shaken by the Wagner mutiny, Russia began addressing the damage of Saturday's bout of violence as its citizens tried to understand …

Financial Times:
Wagner troops withdraw as Russian uprising leaves Putin weakened

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, UPI, The Hill, Townhall, Washington Examiner, New York Daily News, CBS News, Politico, The Sun and NPR

David Remnick / New Yorker:
Putin's Weakness Unmasked

Discussion: Fortune, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, New York Times, Associated Press, Telegraph, The Daily Beast, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The American Spectator, nationalinterest.org, The Messenger, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, Bloomberg, TheBlaze, The Guardian and France 24

Associated Press:
Russian mercenaries' short-lived revolt could have long-term consequences for Putin

New York Times:
U.S. Suspected Prigozhin Was Preparing to Take Military Action Against Russia

Discussion: CBS News, Fox News, Breitbart, CNN, The Guardian, Washington Post, Reuters and The Times of Israel

Politico:
Wagner fighters leaving Rostov and Voronezh after aborted mutiny

Discussion: Financial Times, The Independent, TASS, Politico, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Reuters, New York Post, Washington Examiner, RedState, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Metro.co.uk, Bloomberg and The Sun

New York Times:
U.S. Suspected Prigozhin Was Preparing to Take Military Action Against Russia

Discussion: HotAir and CNN

Wall Street Journal:
Putin's War on Ukraine Backfires, Leading to Wagner Uprising at Home

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Los Angeles Times, Digby's Hullabaloo, CBS News, New York Post, The Messenger, New York Times, Politico, The Guardian, Atlantic Council, Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Fox News, Must Read Alaska, Raw Story, UnHerd, The Sun and Insider

Mark Murray / NBC News:

Trump's GOP lead grows after latest indictment, poll finds — But a new national NBC News poll shows the party is split over whether Trump should remain the leader of the GOP. — Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the rest …

Discussion: Politico, Fox News, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Mediaite, RedState, USA Today, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Washington Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, Joe.My.God., New York Post, Just The News, PoliticusUSA, Mother Jones and The Messenger

J. Michael Luttig / New York Times:

It's Not Too Late for the Republican Party — Judge Luttig was appointed by George H.W. Bush and served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1991 to 2006. — Donald Trump this month became the first former or incumbent American president to be charged with crimes …

Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Raw Story and Los Angeles Times

ProPublica:

Behind the Scenes of Justice Alito's Unprecedented Wall Street Journal Pre-buttal — The Journal editorial page accused ProPublica of misleading readers in a story that hadn't yet been published. — Around midday on Friday, June 16, ProPublica reporters Justin Elliott and Josh Kaplan sent …

Diana Falzone / Rolling Stone:

Newsmax Staffers Hit With Subpoenas in 2020 Election Defamation Suit — Court filings rife with internal communications exposed Fox News' post-election misinformation push. Newsmax could be next — DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS' defamation lawsuit against Fox News laid bare …

Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

Sheldon Whitehouse was right all along: The Supreme Court is corrupt — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has been arguing for years that a flood of “dark money” flowing through right-wing front groups has corrupted the Supreme Court. Never has there been more evidence to bolster his claim.

Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg

New York Times:

As Legal Fees Mount, Trump Steers Donations Into PAC That Has Covered Them — A previously unnoticed change in Donald Trump's online fund-raising appeals allows him to divert a sizable chunk of his 2024 contributions to a group that has spent millions to cover his legal fees.

Discussion: Mediaite, Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story

Addy Bink / The Hill:

NTSB investigating after worker ‘ingested’ into airplane engine in San Antonio — SAN ANTONIO (NEXSTAR) - Federal officials say they are investigating after a ground crew member died after being “ingested” into a plane's engine at San Antonio International Airport last week.

Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart, CBS News, Raw Story, New York Post, TheBlaze and al.com

Institute for the Study of War:

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2023 — June 24, 2023, 10pm ET — Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. — Click here to access ISW's archive of interactive …

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Post, Breitbart, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Vanity Fair, The Hill, USA Today, Reuters, TIME, Trending Politics Conservative and The Times of Israel

Steve Contorno / CNN:

Ron DeSantis is campaigning on his record. Judges keep saying it's unconstitutional — Gov. Ron DeSantis has toured the country calling Florida the place “where woke goes to die.” But it's still alive at the company Sara Margulis runs. — At Honeyfund, a website for engaged couples …

Discussion: Florida Politics and Raw Story

Nicholas Kerr / ABC News:

After being booed for Trump criticism, Christie says Trump voters ‘need to hear the truth, too’ — The former governor has made attacking Trump a major part of his campaign. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that he expected to get booed for attacking Republican primary …