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10:50 PM ET, June 5, 2021

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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley for N.Y.C. Mayor  —  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement on Saturday may cement Ms. Wiley as the left-wing standard-bearer in the New York City mayor's race.  —  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most prominent left-wing leaders in the country …
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Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Eight is more than enough: New York has too many candidates and a muddle of a mayoral race  —  As the size of New York City's press corps keeps shrinking, the size of its mayoral field keeps growing, and we appear to be staggering toward a second straight almost accidental mayor.  Hey, what could go wrong?
Hunter Walker / The Uprising:
AOC Set To Back Maya Wiley In The NYC Mayor's Race  —  This is a special breaking news issue of The Uprising, a daily politics newsletter.  If you enjoyed this story and want to read more like it, please sign up!  —  Rep, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), one if the most influential progressives …
NBC New York:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley in NYC Mayoral Race
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and Gothamist
Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Is There Any Time Left for Maya Wiley?
Discussion: HuffPost and Forbes
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:   Kathryn Garcia, Reclaiming the Neoliberal Lane
David Weigel / Washington Post:   Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Maya Wiley for NYC mayor
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Meadows Pressed Justice Dept. to Investigate Election Fraud Claims  —  Emails show the increasingly urgent efforts by President Trump and his allies during his last days in office to find some way to undermine, or even nullify, the election results.  —  WASHINGTON — In Donald J. Trump's final weeks …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Amid controversy, Justice Dept. says it won't seek to compel journalists to give up source information  —  The Justice Department on Saturday announced that it will no longer use subpoenas or other legal methods to obtain information from journalists about their sources …
Discussion: Fox News, Politico and KEYT-TV
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New York Times:
White House Disavows Knowledge of Gag Order on Times Leaders in Leak Inquiry  —  The Justice Department also said it was changing its policy to bar seizing reporters' phone and email records in hunts for their sources.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said on Saturday …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records
New York Times:
At Once Diminished and Dominating, Trump Begins His Next Act  —  The former president spoke on Saturday to the North Carolina Republican convention as he resumes political speeches and rallies.  —  GREENVILLE, N.C. — Donald J. Trump, the former president of the United States …
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Governor Kristi Noem Speaks / C-SPAN.org:   Former President Trump Calls on China To Pay Reparations for COVID-19
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Record 31 million Americans have health-care coverage through Affordable Care Act, White House says  —  About 31 million Americans now have health-care coverage through the Affordable Care Act, the White House announced Saturday, setting a record since the law, colloquially known as “Obamacare …
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Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
Breaking: HHS confirms ACA enrollment is at an all-time high: Over 31 million covered
Discussion: HuffPost
NBC News:
The health insurance public option might be fizzling. The left is OK with that.
Discussion: Vox, NPR and Political Wire
Washington Post:
California's assault weapons ban overturned as federal judge compares AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife  —  A federal judge Friday night overturned California's longtime ban on assault weapons, saying the state's law was unconstitutional and that prohibiting such firearms for decades was “a failed experiment.”
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Don Thompson / Associated Press:
California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional, federal judge rules
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Federal Judge Overturns California's 3-Decade-Old Assault Weapons Ban
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
My trip to Europe is about America rallying the world's democracies  —  Joe Biden is president of the United States.  —  On Wednesday, I depart for Europe on the first foreign travel of my presidency.  It is a trip stacked with meetings with many of our closest democratic partners …
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Texas AG Says Trump Would've ‘Lost’ State If It Hadn't Blocked Mail-in Ballots Applications Being Sent Out  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said former President Donald Trump would have lost in Texas in the 2020 election if his office had not successfully blocked counties …
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Workers Are Gaining Leverage Over Employers Right Before Our Eyes  —  “Employers are becoming much more cognizant that yes, it's about money, but also about quality of life.”  —  The relationship between American businesses and their employees is undergoing a profound shift …
Washington Post:
Trump and his allies try to rewrite, distort history of pandemic while casting Fauci as public enemy No. 1  —  Donald Trump and his Republican allies have spent the past few weeks trying to rewrite or distort the history of the pandemic, attempting with renewed vigor to villainize Anthony S. Fauci …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli security chief warns of Jan. 6-type violence  —  The director of Israel's domestic security service, the Shin Bet, warned on Saturday of growing incitement that could lead to politically motivated violence.  —  Why it matters: Nadav Argaman's rare public statement raised concerns …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Can't Win  —  Frank Bruni will stop writing regular Opinion columns in late June, but his popular weekly newsletter will live on.  To keep up with his political analysis, cultural commentary and personal reflections, sign up here.  —  For a while there, Kamala Harris went missing.
Wyatt Olson / Stars & Stripes:
Gen. Charles Flynn, brother of former national security adviser, takes reins of US Army Pacific  —  FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Gen. Charles Flynn took command of U.S. Army Pacific on Friday, vowing to continue transforming the 90,000-soldier force into one that can meet the challenge of a rising China.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Why the Pentagon isn't heeding calls to prosecute Michael Flynn under military law
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Taylor Dolven / Miami Herald:
Royal Caribbean reverses, won't require passengers on U.S. cruises to be vaccinated  —  Royal Caribbean International will no longer require any of its cruise passengers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as it had previously planned to.  —  In a press release Friday announcing cruises for sale …
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Eoin Higgins / The Flashpoint:
Massachusetts Furniture Store Offers 10% Off If You're Vaccinated—60% Off If You're Not  —  The Funky Phoenix, a salvage art furniture store in Pittsfield, also offers 40% off to those who had to get a vaccine for work or school  —  A Pittsfield, Massachusetts salvaged art and furniture store …
Discussion: The Western Journal
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Pat Thomas / WDBJ-TV:
McAuliffe holds lead in Dem governor's race, according to Roanoke College Poll
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Leighton Akira Woodhouse / Rough Cut:
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Axios:
Scoop: Bush family nonprofit's $5 million deal with China influence group
Discussion: Fox News and Fox Business
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Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed News:
COVID-19 Vaccines Keep Showing They're Truly Spectacular At Fighting The Coronavirus
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Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump and why obstruction of justice matters
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Memorial Day mic cut: Hudson American Legion Post's charter suspended, leader resigns
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