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12:35 PM ET, June 17, 2024

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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 …
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
New Polling Shows the Real Fallout From the Trump Conviction  —  A new POLITICO Magazine/Ipsos poll shows that Trump's criminal conviction hurts him with independents.  —  Donald Trump's criminal conviction didn't instantly upend the 2024 presidential race.  But the results of a new poll should be worrying for Trump.
Washington Post:
The 2024 ‘Deciders’: Who are they and what makes them tick? … RiKi Denning is, by her own account, “torn up” about the November election.  She is almost certain she will cast a ballot but just might leave the presidential line blank.  “I just hate both of the candidates and there's …
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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Ellen Barry / New York Times:
Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms  —  Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers' mental health.  —  The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced on Monday that he would push …
Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Biden appears to freeze up, has to be led off stage by Obama at mega-bucks LA fundraiser  —  President Biden appeared to freeze up on stage and had to be led off by Barack Obama at the conclusion of a star-studded campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles Saturday night.
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Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
President Biden and Barack Obama Rip Donald Trump During Starry L.A. Fundraiser
Brad Brooks / Reuters:
Maryland governor plans mass pardon on marijuana convictions  —  The governor of Maryland told the Washington Post in an interview published on Sunday that he will issue a mass pardon of 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions.  —  Governor Wes Moore told the Post that he would make the mass pardon on Monday morning.
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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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
A tradwife drops a racist slur: Why the right's trolling economy made Lilly Gaddis' rise inevitable  —  Cashing in as a “cancel culture” martyr is getting harder, so attention addicts have to get more extreme  —  Let's stipulate up front that it is theoretically possible that Lilly Gaddis …
Discussion: Page Six and The Daily Beast
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.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
How Alex Jones dodged accountability again  —  A leading purveyor of hate keeps gaming the legal system. … Judge Christopher Lopez last Friday booted Infowars out of bankruptcy.  It was mostly a win for hate purveyor Alex Jones, who within hours of the December 14, 2012 …
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: Metro.co.uk
Dave Lawler / Axios:
U.S. faces “serious threat” of terror attack, expert and former CIA chief warn … - Now, similar warnings are popping up from FBI director Chris Wray and Army Gen. Erik Kurilla — the commander of CENTCOM, which includes the Middle East. … - Over that time, terrorism has faded as a national fixation.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Hogan stresses his independence from GOP in new ad post-Trump nod of support  —  Most Republicans would be racing to include an endorsement from former President Donald Trump in their latest TV ad.  Not Larry Hogan.  Just days after being endorsed by the former president …
Politico:
J.D. Vance for Trump's VP?  Here are the pros and cons of the 8 candidates on his shortlist  —  The former president is expected to announce his selection next month.  —  Donald Trump Jr. is urging his dad to pick a “fighter” as his running mate.  The elder Trump is locked in a general election …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Trials reveal depths of Bidens' family tragedy … - When Biden declared for president in 2019, his family was plagued by addiction, grief and soap opera levels of drama, the legal cases involving his son Hunter and daughter Ashley have shown.  — It's affected the president …
Discussion: Fox News and Power Line
Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
334 public officials in 5 swing states have undermined or cast doubt on elections: study  —  Hundreds of public officials in five key swing states have denied election outcomes, tried to overturn an election, or made statements to undermine an election, a new study says.
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Hochul's bet against congestion pricing is backfiring  —  Blocking an unpopular New York City toll program has alienated many of the governor's key supporters.  —  NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing political consequences for her congestion pricing reversal.
Discussion: Gothamist, Catalyst and New York Times
 
 
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Motivated Ignorance of Trump Supporters
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman targets fellow Dem Ritchie Torres' Israel support amid primary fight
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Axios
Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more
Discussion: Al-Monitor and New York Times
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Corporate Tax Rate Spurs Political Fight With More Than $1 Trillion at Stake
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
What Happened to Glenn Youngkin?
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Scoop: GOP smokes Johnson over loss of Capitol cigar space
Discussion: Raw Story
Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lets Loose With Unhinged Father's Day Message for His Enemies
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump challenges Biden to a cognitive test but confuses the name of the doctor who tested him
 

 
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