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8:15 PM ET, June 6, 2024

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CNBC:
Former Trump aide Steve Bannon ordered to jail by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence … A federal judge in Washington, D.C., at a hearing Thursday ordered former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to report to jail by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence for his criminal contempt of Congress conviction.
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NBC News:
Court hears arguments on whether Steve Bannon should be begin prison sentence  —  The former Trump adviser was sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to comply with Jan. 6 Committee subpoenas, but it had been put on hold while he appealed.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge …
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Bannon ordered to jail
Discussion: Raw Story
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Judge to consider if ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon should begin prison sentence
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge to decide if Bannon must go to prison while appealing contempt case
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Fritz Farrow / ABC News:
Exclusive: Biden tells Muir he wouldn't pardon son Hunter, says Trump got ‘fair trial’  —  Biden is in Normandy commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day.  —  ABC News' David Muir sat down exclusively with President Joe Biden in Normandy, France, on the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2024.
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Leo Sands / Washington Post:
Several Pa. House Republicans boo officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6  —  Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell were invited to Pennsylvania's House of Representatives — but several GOP lawmakers booed and some walked out, Democratic lawmakers said.  —  Two former law enforcement officers …
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Richard Eberwein / Heartland Signal:
Pennsylvania Republicans jeer, leave statehouse floor in protest of officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6
Discussion: DNyuz and WHTM-TV
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden's D-Day Speech Nailed the Threat of Modern Fascism  —  80 YEARS ON  —  Speaking on sacred ground in Normandy, the president correctly drew parallels between America's enemies in World War II and the threats we face domestically and globally today.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Biden's D-Day visit may mark the end of an American era
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
YouTuber's Wacko Lamborghini Stunt Ends in Federal Charges  —  FROM CLICKS TO CLINK  —  He took aim at a $300,000 Italian supercar from a helicopter with an arsenal of fireworks onboard.  —  What's more American than celebrating July 4 by taking aim at a $300,000 Italian supercar …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Republicans hide their war on contraception in plain sight
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Billionaires Have Captured Donald Trump  —  One of the most enduring—and ridiculous—#Resistance narratives of the Trump era was the idea that the president of the United States was a literal Manchurian Candidate, a man who had been compromised for years (perhaps even decades) by a foreign power, namely Russia.
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk could leave if $56 billion pay package not approved, shareholders warned … Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm is calling on the company's shareholders to approve Elon Musk's massive $56 billion pay package or risk driving the billionaire CEO to greener pastures.
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
The Myth That Biden Had Nothing to Do with the Prosecutions of Trump … The five criminal and civil prosecutions of Donald Trump all prompt heated denials from Democrats that President Biden and Democrat operatives had a role in any of them.  —  But Joe Biden has long let it be known …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
DeSantis high court majority: DeSantis can easily oust people's elected prosecutors  —  On a 6-1 vote Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court gave its governor all-but-unfettered power to remove locally elected prosecutors — a power that could quickly render Floridians' “freedom” to “vote” …
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NBC News:
Hunter Biden trial live updates: Hallie Biden testifies about drug addictions that rocked the Biden family
John T. Seward / NOTUS:
'It's Really Shameful': House Republicans Accuse Rep. Troy Nehls of Stolen Valor Over Military Award Pin … House Republicans are accusing Rep. Troy Nehls of “stolen valor” for continuing to wear a lapel pin for infantrymen or Special Forces who fought in active combat.  —  “It matters.
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on July 24  —  Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, two sources told CBS News.  —  The top four leaders of the House and Senate formally invited Netanyahu last week …
Discussion: Associated Press and Boston Herald
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Milwaukee-based retail giant Kohl's says ‘No’ to sponsoring Republican convention events … Milwaukee based department store giant Kohl's says it will not sponsor any events related to the Republican National Convention in that city this summer, where Donald Trump will be crowned the party's nominee for president.
Discussion: Raw Story and USA Today
Reuters:
Exclusive: Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states  —  Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters.  —  Reports of the deaths suggest the bird flu outbreak …
New York Times:
Progressives Urge Biden to Push Harder on ‘Greedflation’  —  It's a moniker about corporate price increases that has bolstered some Democratic senators, and now the president is being encouraged to lean in on the issue for his economic messaging.  —  As high prices at grocery stores …
Discussion: The Hill
Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Trump search for a VP candidate narrows, with senators dominating list  —  At least eight people have been asked to provide documents to the campaign.  —  Donald Trump's search for a vice-presidential running mate has reached a more intensive phase, with his campaign requesting documents …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Mike Johnson is likely safe through the election, one of his GOP detractors says  —  Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., told NBC News he doesn't expect another motion to oust the speaker to come up before the election, but maintained that he should be replaced.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas Massie …
Politico:
Playbook: Biden in Normandy, WaPo in deeper turmoil  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BIDEN SEEKS HIS ‘GIPPER’ MOMENT — Commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day are underway in France, where President JOE BIDEN will speak today …
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Washington Post:
The AI election is here. Regulators can't decide whose problem it is.
Discussion: Breitbart
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Florida Supreme Court backs Ron DeSantis on removal of Soros-backed prosecutor
Discussion: RedState and Florida Politics
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Tim Scott, a potential Trump VP pick, launches a $14 million outreach effort to minority voters
NBC News:
Progressive Caucus rescinds endorsement of former Rep. Mondaire Jones
David McCabe / New York Times:
U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
 Earlier Items: 
Sam Sutton / Politico:
The right's case for tax hikes
Discussion: Washington Post
Gil Duran / San Francisco Chronicle:
Words like moderate and centrist are political weasel words with no set definitions
Discussion: New York Times and SFist
New York Times:
A Republican Election Clerk vs. Trump Die-Hards in a World of Lies
Discussion: The Bulwark and Raw Story
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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