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6:55 PM ET, June 5, 2024

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NBC News:
Senate Republicans block bill to protect Americans' access to contraception  —  Democrats expected the GOP to filibuster the legislation and brought it up to make a point to voters ahead of the 2024 election, viewing reproductive rights as a winning issue.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans …
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Lauren Weber / Washington Post:
Conservative attacks on birth control could threaten access  —  Far-right conservatives are sowing misinformation that inaccurately characterizes IUDs, emergency contraception, even birth-control pills as causing abortions  —  Republican lawmakers in Missouri blocked a bill to widen access …
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Byron Donalds expresses nostalgia for the Jim Crow era, when ‘the Black family was together’  —  The Trump surrogate's comments, made during a Black voter outreach event in Philadelphia, sparked outrage from Democrats.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) suggested that Black families …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump's surrogates reached out to Black voters in Philly with cigars and cognac  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign and some of his surrogates held two events Tuesday in Philadelphia aimed at engaging Black Philly voters — but it's unclear how many got the message.In the afternoon …
Sarah Longwell / The Atlantic:
The Two-Time Trump Voters Who Have Had Enough  —  “Now that he is a convicted felon, he's completely unfit.”  —  The day after former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies, I sat down for a focus group with nine voters from across the country who voted for him twice and don't want to vote for him again.
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Times
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Suffers Huge Vote Against Him in New Mexico Primary  —  Donald Trump has seen a significant number of votes go against him in the New Mexico  —  presidential primary.  —  While Trump still dominated the race, winning the primary with 84.5 percent of the vote …
New York Times:
Small Shift Toward Biden After Trump Verdict  —  We reached nearly 2,000 people who participated in previous Times/Siena polls to see if any had changed their minds.  —  It's one of the biggest questions in the wake of Donald J. Trump's conviction: Did the verdict change anyone's mind?
Discussion: New Jersey Online and The Bulwark
Milan Singh / Slow Boring:
Most young people aren't liberals
Discussion: NPR and RedState
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: MAGA's jail plan … Nowhere would that be truer than at the Justice Department, which Trump wants to make his fief and retribution arm.  —  Bannon told us Bragg could be targeted using the 14th Amendment (equal protection) and Fourth Amendment (outlawing unreasonable searches …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's rhetoric about imprisoning his political foes matters
John Miller / CNN:
NYPD preparing to revoke Donald Trump's license to carry a gun after felony conviction in New York  —  The New York City Police Department is preparing to revoke former President Donald Trump's license to carry a gun, a senior police official told CNN.  —  Trump's New York concealed carry license …
NBC News:
Trump's VP search accelerates  —  Prospective running mates have received vetting materials as the race for the No. 2 spot on Trump's ticket narrows to three or four candidates, sources tell NBC News.  —  Donald Trump's search for a running mate is intensifying, as the former president awaits sentencing …
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ABC News:
VP contenders Burgum, Vance, Rubio asked for documents from Trump team
Discussion: The Hill and Florida Politics
Grace Ashford / New York Times:
Hochul Halts Congestion Pricing in a Stunning 11th-Hour Shift  —  Weeks before New York was to charge motorists to enter Manhattan's business district, Gov. Kathy Hochul postponed the program citing economic concerns.  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced on Wednesday that she was shelving …
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Politico:
Hochul considering congestion pricing delay amid concerns from Democratic leaders
Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
NY's Dem governor indefinitely halts congestion pricing plan, putting party over climate
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Alito's account of the upside-down flag doesn't fully add up.  Here's why.  —  A look at the major discrepancies in Justice Samuel Alito's comments about controversial flags flown at his property and what he still has not fully answered.  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Alito's the tip of the iceberg: More Republicans wave Christian nationalist flag despite MAGA threat
Discussion: Washington Blade
NBC News:
Hunter Biden trial live updates: Hunter Biden's ex-wife, former girlfriend testify about his drug use  —  President Joe Biden's son has pleaded not guilty to three charges related to the possession of a gun while using narcotics. … Zoe Kestan testimony is over, gun dealer will be the next witness
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Zack Colman / Politico:
Biden's climate chief warns against ‘U-turn agenda’  —  Biden's opponents would not just stall the efforts to fight climate change, they would reverse the progress the Biden administration has made, White House chief climate adviser Ali Zaidi warns.  —  President Joe Biden's top climate adviser …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Group that aided climate plan is lukewarm on Biden
Associated Press:
Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon  —  The Lebanese army said Wednesday a gunman attempted to attack the U.S. embassy near Beirut.  The Lebanese military in a statement said that soldiers shot an assailant, who they only described as a Syrian national.
 
 
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NBC News:
Donald Trump to attend private meeting with Business Roundtable weeks after conviction
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