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11:25 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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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
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 …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: Trump has big fundraising plans for VP
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.
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:
Don't be gaslit: Trump's corruption is unparalleled  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Appreciate our independent journalism?  Then please sign up to support us.  —  📈 Subscribe to Public Notice 📈
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 …
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
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 …
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
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.
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 …
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 …
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
Erin Doherty / Axios:
“I can't stay quiet”: Melinda French Gates backs Biden in first-ever POTUS endorsement … - French Gates said earlier this year that she was resigning from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates. … - Biden's emphasis on protecting reproductive rights …
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Melinda French Gates / CNN:
Why this election desperately matters
Discussion: Breitbart, CNBC and Fortune
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules for ex-council member in Texas arrested after criticizing city official  —  Sylvia Gonzalez alleged she was arrested for criticizing the city manager of Castle Hills, Texas, and organizing a petition to remove him from office.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
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Politico:
Jamaal Bowman's got the youth vote at least  —  NEW YORK MINUTE: With ten days to go before the city budget is due, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams hasn't reached a deal with the mayor on preschool funding.  —  Members of her Budget Negotiating Team are rallying before the council meeting today with UFT …
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Bloomberg:
Macron's Approval Matches Record Low a Week Before Voting Starts
Discussion: Reuters, NPR and Politico
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
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 Earlier Items: 
Charles Creitz / Fox News:
DOJ concealing info on probe into whether Hunter Biden violated ‘debauchery’ law, watchdog says
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Gilbert / Wired:
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NBC News:
Manhattan DA drops charges against most of the Columbia University protesters