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12:25 PM ET, June 6, 2020

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Heather Long / Washington Post:
A ‘misclassification error’ made the May unemployment rate look better than it is.  Here's what happened.  —  When the U.S. government's official jobs report for May came out on Friday, it included a note at the bottom saying there had been a major “error” indicating that the unemployment rate likely …
New York Times:
Pentagon Ordered National Guard Helicopters' Aggressive Response in D.C.  —  The high-profile episode, after days of protests in Washington, was a turning point in the military's response to unrest in the city.  —  WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials ordered National Guard helicopters …
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Mail
Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
Trump's Public-Relations Army  —  Will the military allow the President to use it for political advantage?  —  The image of Donald Trump leading his advisers to St. John's Church may prove to be a defining one of his Presidency: Trump, passing through streets that had been cleared of protesters by tear gas …
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CNN:   Flash bangs and fury: Behind the fortress walls in a defining week for Trump and the country
New York Times:
Milley, America's Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle
Discussion: Washington Post
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Buffalo police officers arrested after shoving 75-year-old protester … All 57 officers on the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response Team resigned from the tactical unit in support of two colleagues who were suspended for their involvement in shoving a 75-year-old protester on Thursday, The Buffalo News reports.
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Nation braces for another day of protests; N.C. flags at half-staff for George Floyd
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and UPI
Reuters:
Washington prepares for major protest as U.S. officials move to rein in police
Discussion: CNN
Tom Roussey / WJLA-TV:
D.C. expects largest crowd yet for George Floyd protest on Saturday
Discussion: Breitbart
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Barr says he didn't give tactical order to clear protesters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr says law enforcement officers were already moving to push back protesters from a park in front of the White House when he arrived there Monday evening, and he says he did not give …
Discussion: IJR, New York Post and The Hill
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Barr seeks to dissociate himself from move on demonstrators outside Lafayette Square  —  Attorney General William P. Barr sought to dissociate himself Friday from police's move earlier this week to push back a crowd of largely peaceful demonstrators using horses and gas, claiming that he did not give the …
Discussion: Vox, Fox News and NPR
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans fear Trump may cost them Senate  —  Senate Republicans are feeling high anxiety over President Trump's aggressive response to nationwide civil unrest, which they fear is alienating middle-of-the-road voters who are crucial to keeping their majority after Nov. 3.
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Is the Crisis Putting the Republican Senate in Jeopardy?
Discussion: Raw Story
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump plans a ‘recovery summer’ message against a bleak backdrop
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Democrats discover a new team player: Bernie Sanders  —  Many Democratic leaders were irate in 2016 over what they saw as Bernie Sanders' failure to fully get behind Hillary Clinton and work hard to get her elected.  —  Four years later, they're heaping praise on the Vermont senator …
Discussion: ABC News
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Democratic Party of Guam:
For Immediate Release: June 6, 2020  —  Guam Democrats Choose …
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Biden clinches Democratic presidential nomination
Discussion: Vox and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination
Discussion: Mediaite and Axios
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philadelphia Police Inspector Joseph Bologna will face assault charges in the beating of a Temple student at a protest  —  A high-ranking Philadelphia police official will be charged with assault after video surfaced of him beating a Temple University student with a baton during a protest Monday along …
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Bob Brooks / 6abc:   Philadelphia staff inspector charged with assault, Delco. police leader under investigation after Facebook post
Gabrielle Mannino / WCSH:
All swabs will be thrown out following Trump visit, Puritan says  —  As Trump touted increased manufacturing of the coronavirus testing swabs, all in-house during his visit will be thrown out.  —  GUILFORD, Maine — President Donald Trump visited Maine on Friday and toured the Puritan Medical Products facility in Guilford.
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USA Today:   As Trump touts increased production, coronavirus swabs made during his Maine factory tour will be tossed in the trash
George Conway / Washington Post:
Trump's soulless nature has done the nation incalculable harm  —  Just as crises can provide a test of anyone's character, they do so especially with presidents.  We stand burdened with watching a president fail his test, in cataclysmic fashion, and with the nation suffering the consequences.
Ken Belson / New York Times:
As Trump Rekindles N.F.L. Fight, Goodell Sides With Players  —  The president tweeted to say it was disrespectful to kneel during the national anthem, as Colin Kaepernick and other players began doing in 2016 to protest racial injustice.  N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell then said the league supported players peacefully protesting.
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Jason Owens / Yahoo Sports:   Roger Goodell: NFL admits ‘we were wrong’ on player protests, says ‘black lives matter’
Glenn C. Loury / City Journal:
I Must Object  —  A rebuttal to Brown University's letter on racism in the United States  —  Last week, in the aftermath of the national fury that has erupted, and continues, over the apparent killing by a Minneapolis police officer of a black man, George Floyd, while he was being taken into custody …
Jose Del Real / Washington Post:
Well-meaning white people are pouring out their hearts — and sending money — to their black friends  —  Parker Gillian laughed the first time a white co-worker sent her money unprompted.  It was all she could do.  —  Since protests erupted last week over the death of George Floyd …
Dan Noyes / ABC7:
Man who trains San Jose police about bias severely injured by riot gun during George Floyd protest  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — A community activist, who has worked for years to promote understanding between San Jose police and the public, was seriously injured by a riot gun in the George Floyd protest one week ago.
Brian Resnick / Vox:
Protesting during a pandemic is a risk.  Many have decided it's worth it.  —  “For black folks, their cost of not doing something is a lot greater than potentially getting a virus.”  —  As someone with asthma, Meredith Blake was very worried about getting sick in the pandemic.
New York Times:
How Trump's Demands for a Full House in Charlotte Derailed a Convention  —  After a high-stakes and public feud with Democratic officials in a state he won four years ago, Mr. Trump and the Republican officials are moving to largely shift convention proceedings to another state.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Why Ta-Nehisi Coates is hopeful  —  The author of Between the World and Me on why this isn't 1968, the Colin Kaepernick test, police abolition, nonviolence and the state, and more.  —  The first question I asked Ta-Nehisi Coates during our recent conversation on The Ezra Klein Show was broad …
Washington Post:
In protests against police brutality, videos capture more alleged police brutality  —  Police in riot gear were marching across a mostly empty plaza in Buffalo when two officers shoved a lone 75-year-old man who stood in their way.  He fell to the ground and hit his head on the concrete.
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Don't Lose the Thread.  The Economy Is Experiencing an Epic Collapse of Demand.  —  A rip in the fabric of the economy won't be healed easily, and denial of the severity of the crisis won't solve it.  —  Despite it all — a nation on edge, with an untamed pandemic and convulsive protests …
The Texas Tribune:
Conspiracy theories and racist memes: How a dozen Texas GOP county chairs caused turmoil within the party  —  On Friday morning, five GOP county chairs were facing backlash for sharing racist social media posts.  The Texas Tribune identified seven other GOP county chairs across the state who shared similar posts.
Washington Post:
Amid reopenings and street protests, coronavirus transmission remains high in much of the U.S.  —  The coronavirus appears to be in retreat in regions that moved decisively to contain it after being hit hard, including New York and New Jersey.  But the virus is persisting — and, in some places …
HuffPost:
As They Scream Voter Fraud, Trump And His Press Secretary May Have Voted Illegally  —  Kayleigh McEnany was living in Washington, but voted in Florida.  Trump used an address he promised Palm Beach officials would not be a residence.  —  WASHINGTON - Even as they both attack the idea of voting by mail …
 
 
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Katie Rice / Orlando Sentinel:
Lawyer says ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin illegally voted in Florida, asks Aramis Ayala to pursue charges
Associated Press:
No ‘silver lining’: Trump faces voter backlash amid crises
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump approves plan to withdraw one-third of U.S. troops from Germany
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Bail Revoked for Attorneys Charged with Molotov Cocktail Attack on NYPD
Discussion: HotAir, The Gateway Pundit and Fox News
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Federal immigration agents detain Floyd protester in NYC
Ximena Bustillo / Politico:
Protests after Floyd's death reach rural America
Discussion: KTFT
New York Times:
Urging Iran to ‘Make the Big Deal,’ Trump Ties Nuclear Negotiations to Election
 Earlier Items: 
Christopher Flannery / The American Mind:
The 1619 Riots  —  Our elites seek a new nation conceived in violence.
Donald Trump / Reuters:
Donald Trump orders 9,500 US troops to leave Germany
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Social distancing is over  —  In a few weeks, one of two things will have happened.
Discussion: Instapundit
Steven Ahle / David Harris Jr:
Democrat John Hickenlooper Held in Contempt After Failing to Comply with Subpoena over Ethics Complaint
Discussion: Denver Post and Breitbart
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Security Concerns Give the White House a Fortified New Look
Discussion: Mashable