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4:55 AM ET, June 7, 2024

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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 …
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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
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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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families, in move that would end his ownership of Infowars  —  Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday moved to liquidate his personal assets, agreeing to demands from the families of Sandy Hook victims whom he owes …
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.
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” …
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
ICE:
ERO Boston apprehends Colombian national charged with sex crimes against Rhode Island resident  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested an unlawfully present Colombian national charged with four counts of sexual assault and one count of assaulting someone with a mental handicap.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, WPRI-TV and Breitbart
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
Noah Keate / Politico:
Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping D-Day event to do TV interview  —  LONDON — Rishi Sunak apologized after he ditched D-Day commemorations in France to do a TV interview instead — sparking a furious backlash.  —  The Conservative prime minister, who is fighting to stay in office ahead …
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Sun and Metro.co.uk
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Justice Brett Kavanaugh plans legal memoir … - Kavanaugh originally signed a contract with Regnery Publishing, a leading conservative house.  — But after Regnery was sold to Skyhorse Publishing in December, the project moved to the Center Street imprint at Hachette Book Group.
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
New York Democrat congressional candidate suggests MAGA supporters go to ‘re-education camp’  —  Democrat candidate Paula Collins is running against GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik for New York's 21st congressional district  —  EXCLUSIVE: The New York Democratic congressional candidate running …
Discussion: New York Post
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 …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Trump Can't Carry a Gun, but He Might Have the Nuclear Codes Again  —  FEDERALISM FOLLIES  —  Donald Trump's losing his NYC concealed carry permit, an emblematic example of the wackiness of the American system. … Donald Trump's license to carry a gun is about to be revoked …
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 …
Discussion: DNyuz
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 …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Vermont GOP rules bar it from promoting any candidate who is a ‘convicted felon’  —  The party can vote to exempt a candidate, but it so far appears to be following the rule.  —  The Vermont Republican Party is prohibited from backing a candidate with a felony conviction, according to the party's publicly posted rules.
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, multiple sources told CBS News.  —  The top four leaders of the House and Senate formally invited Netanyahu last week …
Washington Post:
George Clooney called White House to defend wife's work on Israel warrants  —  Biden had sharply criticized a move by the International Criminal Court to issue warrants for Israeli leaders.  —  Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney called one of President Biden's top aides last month …
Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Multiple Hospitalized At Trump Rally Due To Extreme Heat Wave  —  At least 11 people in Phoenix were hospitalized with heat exhaustion, officials said.  —  LOADING  —  Eleven people have been hospitalized while waiting for a rally featuring Donald Thursday in Phoenix …
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 …
 
 
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Washington Post:
The AI election is here. Regulators can't decide whose problem it is.
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
Progressives Urge Biden to Push Harder on ‘Greedflation’
Discussion: The Hill
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Florida Supreme Court backs Ron DeSantis on removal of Soros-backed prosecutor
Discussion: RedState and Florida Politics
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
The Myth That Biden Had Nothing to Do with the Prosecutions of Trump
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
 Earlier Items: 
David McCabe / New York Times:
U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Going Retrograde  —  Today was an important day to be paying attention.  In many ways, we seem to be going backward.
Leo Sands / Washington Post:
Several Pa. House Republicans boo officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6
NBC News:
Hunter Biden trial live updates: Hallie Biden testifies about drug addictions that rocked the Biden family
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Billionaires Have Captured Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Gil Duran / San Francisco Chronicle:
Words like moderate and centrist are political weasel words with no set definitions
Discussion: New York Times and SFist
 

 
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Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
The Jewish Chronicle removes a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that they were fabricated by freelance journalist Elon Perry

John Koblin / New York Times:
How FX helped Disney win a record 60 Emmys with Shogun and The Bear, easily surpassing perennial Emmy heavyweights like HBO and Netflix for the first time

Financial Times:
Sources: Mathias Döpfner and KKR near a deal to split up Axel Springer, valuing the company at €13.5B; KKR would get control of the €10B+ classifieds business
 
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