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New York Times:
Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: Top General Apologizes for Role in Trump Photo Op  —  The country's top military official apologized for taking part in President Trump's walk across Lafayette Square for a photo op after authorities cleared the area of peaceful protesters.
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CNN:
Top general apologizes for appearing in photo-op with Trump after forceful removal of protesters  —  Washington (CNN)America's top general is apologizing for appearing in a photo-op in combat fatigues with President Donald Trump after the forceful dispersal of protesters outside the White House last week …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Milley Apologizes for Role in Trump Photo Op: ‘I Should Not Have Been There’  —  President Trump's walk across Lafayette Square, current and former military leaders say, has sparked a moment of reckoning in the military.  —  WASHINGTON — The country's top military official apologized …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Scoop: Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt Are the First Couple of Fox  —  Two of the Murdoch network's staunchest Trump defenders have been quietly in a relationship for months.  —  On a Friday last August, Sean Hannity flew his private helicopter to Trump National Golf Course in Colts Neck …
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Advertisers Abandon Tucker Carlson in Droves After His Attacks on Black Lives Matter  —  ‘BYE-BYE TUCKER!’  —  Tucker Carlson—the Fox News host who has spent the past few weeks working himself up into an absolute frenzy over the protests against George Floyd's death—is losing advertisers, and fast.
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The National Pulse:
EXCLUSIVE: Black Lives Matter Website, ‘Defund The Police’ Donations Go to ‘Act Blue’, The ‘Biden For President’ Campaign's Top Source of Donations  —  The National Pulse can reveal the Black Lives Matter website - the organization spearheading nationwide “defund the police” campaigns …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Truthout
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
There's an effort to get me fired at Cornell for criticizing the Black Lives Matter Movement  —  Or if not fired, at least publicly denounced by the law school.  Student groups plan to demand the law school “critically examine the views of the people they employ as professors of the law.”
NBC News:
Biden's biggest fear: ‘This president is going to try to steal this election’  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden said Wednesday night that his greatest concern is whether everyone's votes will be counted in November as he warned that President Donald Trump may try to “steal” the presidential election.
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CNN:
Biden ‘absolutely convinced’ military would escort Trump from White House if he loses and refuses to leave
Discussion: Lawfare
New York Times:
Biden's Brain Trust on the Economy: Liberal and Sworn to Silence
Discussion: New York Post
Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden is doing worse than Clinton among Hispanic voters
Discussion: IJR
The Economist:
Estimated electoral college votes  —  Our model is updated every day and combines state and national polls with economic indicators to predict a range of outcomes.  The midpoint is the estimate of the electoral-college vote for each party on election day.  —  Chance of winning each state
Laura A. Bischoff / daytondailynews:
Lawmaker asks if ‘colored population’ not washing their hands as well as others behind COVID rates  —  During a hearing on whether to declare racism a public health crisis, state Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, asked if “the colored population” is hit harder by the coronavirus because perhaps …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Still-Vital Case for Liberalism in a Radical Age  —  David Shor is a 28-year-old political data analyst and social democrat who worked for President Obama's reelection campaign.  On May 28, Shor tweeted out a short summary of a paper by Princeton professor Omar Wasow.
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate measure would force Pentagon to rename bases named for Confederates  —  The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved legislation that would give the Pentagon three years to rename installations and other military assets named for Confederate leaders.
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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Congress could force name change at military bases honoring Confederate generals
Discussion: New York Times
Mike Baker / New York Times:
Free Food, Free Speech and Free of Police: Inside Seattle's ‘Autonomous Zone’  —  President Trump challenged Seattle's mayor to “take back your city” after police vacated a precinct and protesters laid claim to the neighborhood around it.  —  SEATTLE — On the streets next to a police precinct …
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:   Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best: City Leaders Have Failed, Abandoning Precinct “Was Not My Decision”
Joe Biden for President:
The Biden Plan for an Effective Re-Opening that Jumpstarts the Economy - Joe Biden for President  —  Today, more than 20 million Americans are unemployed - and a majority of those unemployed are a result of the economic crisis worsened by President Trump's failed response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Sam Gringlas / NPR:   Biden Outlines Plan To Reopen Economy, Including Testing Every Worker
jsonline:
Republican leaders secretly recorded by Gov. Tony Evers' staff, infuriating GOP lawmakers  —  MADISON - Republican legislative leaders lashed out Wednesday at Democratic Gov. Tony Evers after his staff secretly recorded a May 14 phone conversation over how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic …
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jsonline:
In secret recording, Vos says immigrant ‘culture’ was to blame for COVID-19 outbreak in Racine County
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
New York Post:
NYPD lieutenant apologizes for kneeling alongside George Floyd protesters  —  A Manhattan NYPD lieutenant sent an email to his fellow officers apologizing for kneeling alongside George Floyd protesters late last month — telling them that “the cop in me wants to kick my own ass.”
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago police made coffee and popcorn in US Rep. Bobby Rush's office while shopping plaza was being looted, he says  —  Chicago police officers made popcorn and coffee in U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush's office while nearby businesses were being looted, he announced at a stunning news conference alongside Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Discussion: Mediaite
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump's latest zigzag  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE FOLLOWING THINGS HAPPENED in one single week: President DONALD TRUMP scheduled a listening session on police reform.  He had staff working feverishly behind the scenes to craft an executive order to address systemic ills in law enforcement.
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Dallas Morning News:
Trump snubs Dallas' top law enforcement officials, all black, for talk about policing and race in Dallas  —  The White House defends exclusion of Dallas' police chief, sheriff and DA from a talk on race relations and police ahead of the president's $10M campaign dinner.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
G.O.P. Platform, Rolled Over From 2016, Condemns the ‘Current President’  —  The party's 2020 platform includes more than three dozen unflattering references to those in power at the White House, after the Republican National Committee chose not to change its language from four years ago.
Discussion: Raw Story and Big League Politics
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Snap CEO Says Exercising Free Speech Rights by Limiting Trump  —  Snap Inc. Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel said the company was exercising its First Amendment right to free speech when it decided not to amplify President Donald Trump's content to a broader audience …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Know The Signs: How to tell if your grandparent has become an antifa agent  —  Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment.  @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed.
Associated Press:
Trump OKs sanctions against international tribunal employees  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lobbed a broadside attack Thursday against the International Criminal Court by authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against court workers directly involved …
Discussion: Politico, Fox News, Breitbart, Axios and UPI
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
U.S. Army Unit Was Issued Bayonets to Prep for D.C. Protest Duty  — ‘Old Guard’ was on stand-by following George Floyd's death  — Trump's move to clear White House plaza was widely criticized  —  A historic Army unit located just outside Washington was issued bayonets in scabbards …
CNBC:
Stock losses mount with the Dow plunging 1,700 points for its worst day in nearly 3 months  —  Stocks plunge as coronavirus cases spike after some states reopen  —  The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 1,500 points on Thursday and was on pace for its worst day since …
Discussion: Sputnik News and Just The News
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump poised to accept GOP nod in Jacksonville, Fla., on 60th anniversary of ‘Ax Handle Saturday’  —  On Aug. 27, 1960, a mob of 200 white people in Jacksonville, Fla. - organized by the Ku Klux Klan and joined by some of the city's police officers - chased …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Concerned Members of the Long Gray Line:
A Letter to the West Point Class of 2020, from fellow members of the Long Gray Line  —  You are beginning your careers at a tumultuous time.  More than 110,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, more than 40 million are unemployed, and our nation is hurting from racial, social and human injustice.
Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
'I can't breathe,' Oklahoma man tells police before dying.  'I don't care,' officer responds.  —  Newly released body camera footage from an arrest in Oklahoma City last year shows a suspect saying “I can't breathe” before he died at a hospital.  —  In the May 20, 2019 footage …
Aaron Gregg / Washington Post:
Trump administration won't say who got $511 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus loans  —  Federal officials responsible for spending $660 billion in taxpayer-backed small-business assistance said Wednesday that they will not disclose amounts or recipients of subsidized loans …
The Daily Beast:
Lara Logan, the Fox ‘Investigative Journalist’ Who Keeps Falling for Antifa Hoaxes  —  TRUST, DON'T VERIFY  —  Fox News has repeatedly used Logan to lend credibility to its “antifa” coverage, but she seems to have trouble distinguishing between hoaxes and credible information.
Discussion: Raw Story
Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
Fighting for U.S. Values Abroad, Black Diplomats Struggle With Challenges at Home … On June 1, an hour after police began tear-gassing protesters outside the White House to clear the way for a photo-op for U.S. President Donald Trump, a top-ranking diplomat sent an email …
CNN:
US government spy planes monitored George Floyd protests  —  Washington (CNN)A small Cessna Citation jet flying straight into Washington's highly restricted airspace would typically be met with fighter jets on its wing.  But when one flew over the nation's capital on June 1 and circled …
Discussion: Raw Story
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Liberal groups back plan to expand Supreme Court  —  The movement on the left to pack the Supreme Court is gaining momentum.  —  A group of progressive organizations is for the first time supporting the proposal to add justices to the court in hopes of weakening the conservative majority, according to a memo provided to POLITICO.
Discussion: Breitbart and National Review
Randy Ludlow / The Columbus Dispatch:
Dr. Amy Acton resigns as state health director amid coronavirus pandemic  —  Turning down pleas from Gov. Mike DeWine to stay on the job, Dr. Amy Acton surprisingly resigned Thursday as director of the Ohio Department of Health amid the coronavirus pandemic.
 
 
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Jon Ossoff avoids runoff, secures Democratic nomination in Georgia Senate race
Discussion: Associated Press
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Dems rip Trump for planning Tulsa rally on Juneteenth
Discussion: Associated Press
Fox News:
Pelosi could hide statues of Confederate leaders at the Capitol
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Mediaite
Bhargav Acharya / Reuters:
Walmart to stop keeping ‘multicultural’ beauty products in locked display cases
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Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
The racial reckoning in women's media
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Senate Judiciary gives Graham sweeping subpoena powers in review of Russia probe
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
GOP Senators Disappear Trump From 2020 Ads
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A Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness Is Brewing in the Northeast
Discussion: New York Post
 Earlier Items: 
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court normally hands down its biggest cases in June. Here's what to expect.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former DEA Official Pleads Guilty to Elaborate $4M Fraud Scheme
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Federal Arrests Show No Sign that Antifa Plotted Protests
Discussion: Iowa Starting Line
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP's decision to keep its 2016 platform is, well, a little awkward for Trump
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Ice Cube's Long, Disturbing History of Anti-Semitism
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America is losing the stomach to fight Covid-19
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
Why Are So Many N.Y.P.D. Officers Refusing to Wear Masks at Protests?