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8:40 PM ET, June 17, 2024

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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Trump maintains big lead over Biden and RFK Jr. despite felony conviction, Iowa Poll shows … Two weeks after he was convicted in a New York courtroom of multiple felony counts, former Republican president Donald Trump still holds a double-digit lead over Democratic incumbent Joe Biden in Iowa.
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Wanted a Constitutional Crisis  —  An interesting new Politico/Ipsos poll, out today, sheds more light on the electorate's reaction to Donald Trump's recent felony conviction.  Team Trump has been triaging the political damage with relentless messaging of a rigged trial …
Julie Zauzmer Weil / Washington Post:
Closing asset loophole could add billions to tax collections, IRS says  —  The Treasury Department said it will enact rules to prevent certain large businesses from depreciating the same asset repeatedly.  —  The Biden administration plans to stop businesses and wealthy individuals …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Forbes
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Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“The peanut gallery”: Experts say Cannon opened door to “unheard of” GOP intervention in Trump case  —  GOP attorneys general back Trump after Cannon allowed “everyone under the sun to chime in,” lawyer says  —  There should be no consequences for Donald Trump lying about federal law enforcement officers …
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NPR:
A retired federal judge says Judge Cannon appears to show ‘favoritism’ toward Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
The war cabinet is gone.  Who's left in Netanyahu's inner circle?  —  Israeli Daytime Pause in Combat Appears to Take Hold in Gaza … The daily pause applies to part of southern Gaza, but not to some of the places most in need.  —  The Israeli military said on Monday …
Politico:
New Jersey AG charges Democratic power broker George Norcross in bombshell indictment  —  He has long been the subject of scrutiny by law enforcement and a political task force, but has never been charged.  —  New Jersey's attorney general on Monday charged one of the state's most powerful Democrats …
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Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Top Democratic Power Broker Is Charged With Racketeering
NBC News:
Biden plans to announce new policy shielding undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation  —  The action would shield about 500,000 immigrants living in the U.S. from deportation.  “This is the biggest thing since DACA,” said an immigration advocate.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Sinclair floods local news websites with hundreds of deceptive articles about Biden's mental fitness  —  This month, Sinclair Broadcast Group has flooded a vast network of local news websites with misleading articles suggesting that President Biden is mentally unfit for office.
Vivek H. Murthy / New York Times:
Surgeon General: Why I'm Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms  —  One of the most important lessons I learned in medical school was that in an emergency, you don't have the luxury to wait for perfect information.  You assess the available facts, you use your best judgment, and you act quickly.
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
White House Tears Into New York Post, Other Outlets For New Biden ‘Freeze’ Claim  —  Deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said the Post's ethics “could deal with a little unfreezing.”  —  LOADING  —  White House spokesperson Andrew Bates accused the New York Post, amid other right-wing media …
Discussion: HotAir, Deadline, IJR, RedState and The Wrap
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Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Biden appears to freeze up, has to be led off stage by Obama at mega-bucks LA fundraiser
Washington Post:
Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting  —  Unpublished book drafts and other documents raise questions about Robert Winnett's journalistic record just months before he is to assume a top newsroom role.  —  LONDON — The alleged offense was trying …
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Mystery fundraising firm takes in millions from the Trump campaign  —  The campaign says it has fulfilled its legal reporting obligation, though the spending appears to mirror past attempts to mask who is actually receiving donor cash.  —  Former President Donald Trump's political operation …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Trump, Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans gang up on Freedom Caucus chair in primary  —  Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., is facing a hotly contested primary Tuesday against state Sen. John McGuire.  —  GOOCHLAND, Va. — For Rep. Bob Good, Tuesday's primary is about much more than the next member …
US Department of Justice:
Texas Man Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Federal Prison for Threatening Violence Against Los Angeles-Area Congresswoman  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California  —  LOS ANGELES - A Texas man was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison …
US Department of Justice:
Doctor charged for unauthorized access to personal information of pediatric patients at Texas Children's Hospital  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas  —  HOUSTON - A Houston doctor has been indicted for obtaining protected individual health information …
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Seinfeld's Perfect Response to Heckler: It's a Comedy Show, You Moron.  Get Out of Here.  "  —  Legendary comic Jerry Seinfeld delivered a master class on how performers should handle useful idiots for Hamas.  He did so during a performance in Australia.  —  When the Hamas supporting …
Jason Cohen / The Daily Caller:
'I'm Like Speechless': CNN's Harry Enten Says Trump ‘Careening Towards A Historic Performance’ With Black Voters  —  CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten said on that Monday former President Donald Trump is hurtling toward a remarkable performance with black voters in the 2024 election.
Washington Post:
Maryland governor to pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order  —  The blanket pardon by Gov. Wes Moore is among the country's most far reaching and will forgive decades of low-level marijuana possession charges for an estimated 100,000 people.  —  Maryland Gov. Wes Moore …
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Chairman McCaul Secures Date for Transcribed Interview of Jen Psaki for Afghanistan Withdrawal Investigation  —  Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirming her appearance …
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The Hill:   Psaki agrees to sit for interview with House panel probing Afghanistan withdrawal
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Tariff Is a Scheme to Shift the Tax Burden to the Non-Rich … Imagine you were a close observer of American politics who fell asleep, say, 25 years ago and woke up last week.  You discover the Republican Party's leader is a wealthy heir who is broadly supported by CEOs and other rich people.
BBC:
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say  —  The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the water.
Discussion: Associated Press and Metro.co.uk
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Biden's Title IX rule blocked by judge in 6 additional states  —  A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states, dealing another setback for a policy that has been under legal attack by Republican attorneys general.
 
 
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Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
North Carolina Supreme Court Secretly Squashed Discipline of Two GOP Judges Who Admitted to Violating Judicial Code
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden unloads on Trump in ad: 'A convicted criminal who's only out for himself'
Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Secret Weapon Against Trump: Older Voters
Kiera Butler / Mother Jones:
Christian Nationalists Are Opening Private Schools. Taxpayers Are Funding Them.
New York Times:
How Crypto Money Is Poised to Influence the Election
Discussion: The Hill
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David Propper / New York Post:
Chuck Schumer deletes Father's Day photo tweet in front of grill after critics slam his spatula skills
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
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Discussion: Page Six
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump unleashed: This is the calm before the storm
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
How Alex Jones dodged accountability again
Discussion: Wired
Dave Lawler / Axios:
U.S. faces “serious threat” of terror attack, expert and former CIA chief warn