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US Department of Justice:
Chief Financial Officer Of Multinational Media Company Charged With Participating In Scheme To Launder At Least $67 Million In Fraud Proceeds  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District …
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Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
DOJ Says Epoch Times Newspaper Is an Epic Money-Laundering Operation  —  One of the strangest stories in media over the past decade is the Epoch Times, a formerly free newspaper distributed on the streets of New York that focuses on conspiracist, right-wing takes and reports that are extremely critical of the Chinese Communist Party.
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Feds Indict Far-Right Media Exec in Massive Money Laundering Scheme
Discussion: Al Jazeera
New York Times:
Epoch Times Executive Accused of Laundering $67 Million
Discussion: NPR
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Feds Accuse Far-Right Newspaper of Being a Money Laundering Operation
TIME:
Read the Full Transcript of President Joe Biden's Interview With TIME  —  President Joe Biden sat down for an interview with TIME at the White House on May 28.  —  Over the course of the interview, Biden spoke at length about his foreign policy agenda, including his views on China, Taiwan …
Discussion: Axios, The Hill, Semafor, Mediaite and IJR
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Alexander Ward / Politico:
Biden: ‘Every reason’ to think Netanyahu wants war with Hamas to go on  —  Biden also said that Israel made the “mistake” of conducting a Gaza campaign in similar ways to the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.  —  There is “every reason” for people in Israel to conclude their prime minister …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Don't let MAGA theatrics fool you: Donald Trump's 34 felony convictions are not helping him  —  Many people mistake cynicism for savviness.  So, of course, it took no time at all for some political pundits to rush forward to declare that Donald Trump's historic 34 felony convictions would somehow “help” him.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump raises $141 million in May, bolstered by guilty verdict
Ryan Brooks / NBC News:
Biden calls Trump a ‘convicted felon’ who ‘snapped’ after the 2020 election  —  The president also called Trump, who was found guilty last week in his New York criminal trial, “unhinged.”  —  President Joe Biden called former President Donald Trump a “convicted felon” who “snapped” …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘I will not be intimidated’: Garland to rebut contempt threats from House GOP  —  House Republicans are expected to grill the attorney general about the federal prosecutions of Donald Trump and Hunter Biden.  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland will use an appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday …
Axios:
How politics, timing shaped Biden's border gambit … - He's also using the power of the presidency to stare down his critics in Congress, confident that voters want to see action — not just rhetoric — on the border.  — Biden's willing to risk a defeat in the courts and anger …
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Axios:
Dems in tight races spurn Biden border event
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Feds raid corporate landlord, escalating nationwide criminal probe of rent increases  —  Over the last four years, rents have skyrocketed by an average of over 30% nationwide and are a major factor in the overall inflation rate.  There are a variety of factors behind the increases, including an overall housing shortage.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress braces for “large” boycott, disruptions of Netanyahu speech … - Netanyahu's 2015 speech to Congress, which was a major snub of the Obama administration, was skipped by 58 Democratic lawmakers.  — Many Democrats this year argued against inviting Netanyahu in the first place …
Discussion: Washington Post and NBC News
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NOTUS:
How a Drop in Small-Dollar Donations Is Shaking Up Both Parties … For years, Anna Cypert responded to the daily texts, calls and letters that she received from Democrats asking for money, often marked URGENT or SOS.  The former nurse sent what she could: $5 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee …
Discussion: RedState
Associated Press:
Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquit  —  A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing …
emptywheel:
Big Media Ignoring the Who What When Why of GOP Apology for Trump's Crimes  —  Even before and especially in the wake of Trump's guilty verdict, members of the MAGAt Party has stumbled over themselves to declare fealty to Donald Trump, and in the process to demean rule of law.  —  Video
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Trump's appeal hearing on Fani Willis set for October, likely pushing trial past election  —  Trump is appealing the ruling that led DA Fani Willis stay on his election case.  —  Former President Donald Trump attends UFC 302 at Prudential Center on June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J.
Washington Post:
Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn't require receipts  —  Critics say the program's lack of transparency and record-keeping opens it up to abuse.  Matt Gaetz was the program's top spender.  —  More than 300 House lawmakers were reimbursed at least $5.2 million …
Discussion: Raw Story
The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Will No Longer Require Diversity Statements  —  Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences will stop requiring a diversity, inclusion, and belonging statement as part of its faculty hiring process, Dean of Faculty Affairs and Planning Nina Zipser announced in a Monday morning email.
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘So totally sketchy’: New report on Trump criminal case witnesses stuns legal experts  —  It isn't unusual for an expert witness to be paid for testimony, but a new report that former President Donald Trump's media company and campaign have delivered major financial benefits to nine witnesses in his criminal trials is raising concerns.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Rep. Jamaal Bowman Loses Support of an Ex-Colleague Over Israel  —  Mondaire Jones, a fellow Black progressive who entered Congress with Mr. Bowman after the 2020 election, is endorsing Mr. Bowman's challenger, George Latimer.  —  Roughly four years ago, Mondaire Jones and Jamaal Bowman made history together.
Discussion: Semafor
Public Notice:
Biden's fight against monopolies is a fight for democracy  —  Antitrust enforcement matters.  —  ∙ Paid … In 2022, Penny Harrison spent nine hours online with Live Nation/Ticketmaster trying to get tickets for the Taylor Swift Eras tour for her three children.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
The Hill:
Menendez files independent bid for Senate seat  —  Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) filed to run for another term in the Senate as an independent on Monday, as his federal bribery trial continues.  Menendez had announced in March that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for his Senate seat …
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Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial
 
 
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Washington Post:
New Washington Post editor Matt Murray meets staff after abrupt Buzbee exit
Rodrigo Orihuela / Bloomberg:
Spanish Judge Calls Sanchez's Wife to Testify in Blow for PM
Discussion: Reuters, Le Monde.fr and Politico
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr.'s VP Pick Nicole Shanahan Admits She and Tucker Are ‘on Same Page’
Discussion: Mediaite
The official website of the City of New York:
Transcript: Mayor Adams Visits Officers Shot In 115th Precinct And Briefs Media With NYPD Commissioner Caban
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
New York Tosses Stefanik's Trump Court Complaint in Bank Fraud Civil Suit
Discussion: Raw Story
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The White House:
G7 Leaders' Statement on Gaza
Discussion: Middle East Monitor
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Michael Cohen's family doxed after Trump guilty verdict in porn star hush money case
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The Most Ridiculous, Right-Wing Supreme Court That Dark Money Could Buy
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Trump's many dog whistles about unrest and violence
 

 
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