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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules gun ‘bump stocks’ ban is unlawful  —  The ban was imposed by the Trump administration after the accessory was used during the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas.  —  WASHINGTON — In a loss for the Biden administration, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that federal ban on …
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Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Supreme Court strikes down federal ban on bump stocks
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
House Republicans narrowly pass defense bill loaded with culture war issues  —  The tactic represented a gamble for Speaker Mike Johnson, who could have pushed to pass a more bipartisan version with the help of Democrats.  —  The House narrowly cleared defense policy legislation on Friday …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
House passes defense policy bill advancing key GOP priorities  —  The legislation, initially hailed by those who drafted it as a feat of bipartisanship, was loaded with amendments targeting abortion access, diversity programs and other initiatives opposed by Democrats.
Associated Press:
Alex Jones' personal assets will be sold to help pay Sandy Hook debt as judge decides Infowars' fate  —  A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets but was still deciding on his company's separate bankruptcy case …
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Tovia Smith / NPR:
Alex Jones ordered to sell off his personal assets to pay Sandy Hook families  —  It's a day of reckoning today for Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and a long-awaited culmination for the Sandy Hook families who sued Jones for defamation.  A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has decided …
Discussion: Associated Press and KTVZ-TV
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Biden's condition shocks allies at G7 summit, with one saying it's ‘worst he has ever been’: report
Martin Pengelly / The Daily Beast:
Anthony Fauci: Volcanic Donald Trump Screamed F-Bombs, Then Said He Loved Me  —  COVID BOOK LEAK  —  In his memoir “On Call,” Anthony Fauci tells how Trump lurched from crisis to crisis and said he would win in a “f***ing landslide.” … Donald Trump shouted foul-mouthed abuse at Anthony Fauci …
Discussion: CBS News and New Republic
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:   Fauci Speaks His Mind on Trump's Rages and Their ‘Complicated’ Relationship
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats plan to go bigger than a boycott for Netanyahu speech … - The proposals include a press conference, a vigil, or an event with families of those taken hostage by Hamas, many of whom feel Netanyahu hasn't done enough to free their loved ones.
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Politico:
Playbook: Why Jim Clyburn hasn't endorsed Jamaal Bowman
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: McConnell eyes his next move … - McConnell, 82, is both a student and a practitioner of power.  — While no final decision has been made, such a post would let him remain a force with real juice, wielding enviable say over funding for everything from the Pentagon to pet projects until he finishes his term in 2027.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Mitch McConnell Is Trump's Gimp. Again.
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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Donald Trump, potential future oldest president, turns 78
Discussion: CNN
Fox News:
Trump has ‘sort of a pretty good idea’ of VP pick, will probably announce during RNC convention  —  Trump will likely announce VP pick during the Republican National Convention, which will be held in July in Milwaukee  —  Join Fox News for access to this content
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Chilling Reason You May Never See the New Trump Movie  —  This week I finally got to see “The Apprentice,” an absorbing, disturbing movie about the relationship between the red-baiting mob lawyer Roy Cohn and a young Donald Trump.  The film, which was received with an extended standing ovation …
Discussion: Washington Post and DNyuz
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Top GOPer Accidentally Wrecks Trump's Biggest Lie About Jack Smith  —  Don't look now, but Donald Trump's criminality is slowly morphing into a serious wedge issue against the Republican Party—and Democrats, fortunately, are beginning to act like it.  —  Politico's Playbook reported Thursday …
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
DOJ says it won't prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland after House contempt vote  —  The Justice Department said Friday that it would not act on the House's contempt referral of Attorney General Merrick Garland.  —  In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, DOJ pointed to its …
Chris Anstey / Bloomberg:
Summers Says Trump Tax Ideas Mean ‘Mother of All Stagflations’  — Former Treasury secretary warns of 10% mortgage rates  — Summers urges GOP-leaning economists, executives to speak up  —  Trump Tax Ideas Could Cause ‘Economic Warfare,’ Summers Says
Discussion: The Western Journal
Dasha Litvinova / Associated Press:
Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid.  Kyiv rejects it  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO.
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
The Disappearing Tucker Carlson  —  A major publisher just canceled a big-budget book on the former Fox News star, cementing his mainstream absence.  —  For Tucker Carlson, it has to be the ultimate good-news, bad-news moment: A major publishing house has canceled a prominent political …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The GOP's Finely Tuned Bribery Machine  —  It's playing out right before our eyes, but the secret 2025 agenda it's facilitating is even more scandalous.  —  The shock-and-awe Republicans have in store for the country if they take power next year is hard to convey to the unsuspecting …
Discussion: Semafor
CNN:
Hamas official says ‘no one has any idea’ how many Israeli hostages are still alive  —  The fate of the 120 remaining hostages in Gaza is crucial to any deal to end the protracted and bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas.  But a senior Hamas official has told CNN that “no one has an idea” …
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CNN:
Inside Trump's gripe-filled meeting with House GOP and his reunion with McConnell
Mark Walker / New York Times:
F.A.A. Investigating How Counterfeit Titanium Got Into Boeing and Airbus Jets
The San Francisco Standard:
SF startup bosses illegally peddled $100M in Adderall, Feds say
Chris Barnard / Washington Examiner:
The Left's climate policies are just as counterproductive and obnoxious as their protests
Discussion: Canary Media
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Pelosi: Vice president is a ‘safeguard’ if GOP contests the election
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:
Donald J. Trump, the Man, the Flag
Discussion: Josh Fjelstad
Politico:
Republicans vent fury over speaker's elevation of Scott Perry: 'There isn't only one group that can threaten them'
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Exclusive: DNC launching billboards hitting Trump over Milwaukee comments
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Being a loving father is admirable. Unless you're a Trumper.
Discussion: Washington Times
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
The case centered on mifepristone, a drug long approved by the F.D.A. Here's the latest.
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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