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11:45 AM ET, June 21, 2024

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Politico:
Trump's shocking cash comeback  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BIDEN'S CASH EDGE DISAPPEARS — Yesterday, we hit the latest FEC filing deadline for presidential campaigns, super PACs and party committees.
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New York Times:
Timothy Mellon, Secretive Donor, Gives $50 Million to Pro-Trump Group  —  The cash from Mr. Mellon, a reclusive billionaire who has also been a major donor to a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is among the largest single disclosed gifts ever.  —  Timothy Mellon …
Washington Post:
Trump's convictions fueled donation surge that could reshape contest  —  The Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and an allied super PAC raised more than $170 million in May, including tens of millions that came in after Trump's May 30 conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: Trump has big fundraising plans for VP … - Clicking with Trump, and skill on TV, remain essential prerequisites.  — And although the campaign has received waves of donations since Trump was convicted, money is still a priority. … - The Trump-controlled Republican National Committee …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Biden settles on a message against Trump: He's even worse than before
Discussion: USA Today and Twitchy
Washington Post:
Robert Winnett will not join The Post as editor  —  Robert Winnett, hired by Washington Post publisher William Lewis, faced questions about his U.K. work, including stories based on stolen records.  —  Robert Winnett, the British journalist recently tapped to become editor of The Washington Post later …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Newly named Washington Post editor decides not to take job after backlash, will stay in Britain  —  The Washington Post said Friday that newly named editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and remain in Britain instead, another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganization plan has gone disastrously wrong.
Politico:
Is Jack Smith's appointment constitutional?  Trump's Florida judge is set to decide.  —  A hearing starting Friday will delve into Trump's claim that the special counsel lacks authority.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's case against Donald Trump for allegedly stealing national security secrets …
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New York Times:
Judge in Trump Documents Case Rejected Suggestions to Step Aside
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court upholds domestic violence gun restriction  —  The case was a test for how far the court's conservative majority is willing to go in backing gun rights following a major ruling in 2022.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that prohibits people subjected …
Michael LaRosa / New York Times:
How Marco Rubio Could Cost Biden the Election  —  Pennsylvania has been political ground zero in presidential elections for nearly a quarter-century, and 2024 will be no different.  Joe Biden carried his birth state by almost 82,000 votes in 2020, and will need to win it again this year.
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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New York Post:
GOP Michigan rep and gun-rights supporter Neil Friske accused of chasing a stripper while firing a gun  —  LANSING, Mich. — Neil Friske apparently lives up to his name: The Michigan state representative was arrested early Thursday after Lansing police responded to a report of gunshots …
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Associated Press:
Police arrest Republican lawmaker amid nighttime gunshot reports in in Lansing, Mich.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Rachel Oswald / National Press Club:
Club urges members to donate for Aubuchon winner's hospice care  —  The National Press Club is grieved to learn that freelance photojournalist Linda Tirado, the recipient of the Club's 2020 domestic John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, is dying and has entered hospice care as a result …
Discussion: CBS News and NPR
New York Times:
Bragg Asks Judge to Extend Trump's Gag Order, Citing Deluge of Threats  —  Donald J. Trump claims the order has unfairly restricted his free speech rights ahead of his sentencing on 34 felony counts.  He has nonetheless attacked the judge, prosecutor and justice system.
Washington Post:
Supreme Court decides cases related to guns for domestic abusers and more  —  The Supreme Court justices announced decisions in five cases Friday morning, including a high-profile gun rights case involving domestic abusers.  They will return to the bench next week to release more 2024 decisions …
Discussion: USA Today
Politico:
Appeals court denies Bannon bid to stave off July 1 jail sentence  —  A divided three-judge panel ruled Bannon's argument was unlikely to gain traction at the Supreme Court.  —  A federal appeals court has denied a last-minute bid by Steve Bannon, a longtime Donald Trump adviser …
CBS News:
Investigators for 9/11 families examine video taken by man with ties to Saudi intelligence referencing a “plan”  —  For more than two decades, the U.S. position has been that al Qaeda acted alone on September 11th, but a newly public video has raised questions about whether …
Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Louisiana rightly blends education and morality  —  Louisiana activated the latest “separation of church and state” hysteria this week when Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) signed legislation requiring all classrooms to display a poster of the Ten Commandments.  —  The response was predictable howling …
Melinda French Gates / CNN:
Why this election desperately matters  —  Editor's Note: Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, business leader and global advocate for women and girls.  —  CNN —  As President Joe Biden faces former President Donald Trump in another contest for the White House, the stakes for women and families couldn't be higher.
Discussion: USA Today, Breitbart, CNBC, Fortune and Forbes
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San Francisco Chronicle:
FBI raids home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao  —  Federal agents raided the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao early Thursday morning in a probe that included searches of three properties connected to a politically influential family that runs the city's curbside recycling program.
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East Bay Times:
FBI raids home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
 
 
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
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