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8:40 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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CNBC:
Former Trump aide Steve Bannon ordered to jail by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Bannon ordered to jail
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress 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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Politico:
Playbook: A credibility crisis rocks the WaPo CEO  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  In late April, WILL LEWIS arrived at the former Georgetown home of KATHARINE GRAHAM.  —  Graham was the most revered publisher in the Washington Post's history.
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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 …
Public Notice:
Revisiting “the biggest political crime in American history, by far”  —  Remember “Obamagate”?  You should. … It's tough to remember now as Donald Trump regularly wails about the need for total presidential immunity, but four years ago, the then-president was a huge proponent of prosecuting presidents.
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.
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
The Hunter Biden Case Is Solid.  There's Something Rotten About It Too.  —  WILMINGTON, Delaware — The line between criminal prosecution and public flogging was hard to detect this week when federal prosecutors began their case against Hunter Biden for allegedly buying a gun in 2018 while addicted to drugs.
Discussion: nationalinterest.org, Vox and Slate
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.
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” …
Victor Goury-Laffont / Politico:
Zelenskyy to French lawmakers: ‘Nazism is resurgent’  —  In a speech the day after the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Ukrainian president leaned heavily on history to highlight the importance of Ukraine's struggle.  —  PARIS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy compared Ukraine's struggle …
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: Breitbart, WPRI-TV and The Daily Caller
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
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: PJ Media and New York Post
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 …
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.
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
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 …
 
 
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Washington Post:
The AI election is here. Regulators can't decide whose problem it is.
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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
Reuters:
Exclusive: Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
The Myth That Biden Had Nothing to Do with the Prosecutions of Trump
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David McCabe / New York Times:
U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
Leo Sands / Washington Post:
Several Pa. House Republicans boo officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Billionaires Have Captured Donald Trump
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