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12:35 PM ET, June 6, 2021

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Joe Manchin / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Why I'm voting against the For the People Act  —  THE MOUNTAIN STATE'S TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE.  —  The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics.  Least of all, protecting this right, which is a value I share, should never be done in a partisan manner.
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CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION  —  JAKE TAPPER, CNN HOST (voice-over): Trillion-dollar question.  President Biden and Republicans set to talk again on infrastructure after the president rejected the Republicans' latest offer.  —  JOE BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Does anyone doubt this whole nation …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
House progressives push Biden to go bold without Joe Manchin  —  House progressives are getting fed up with efforts to accommodate Republican senators — and Joe Manchin.  Look for them to start demanding swift action — and threatening payback.  —  Why it matters: The White House …
Discussion: The Atlantic, TheGrio and The Guardian
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Manchin says he won't vote for Democrats' sweeping election reform bill  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) wrote in a Charleston Gazette-Mail op-ed Sunday that he will not support congressional Democrats' expansive election and anti-corruption bill, suggesting the measure is partisan.
Discussion: USA Today, The Hill, CBS News and AMAC
Aila Slisco / Newsweek:   Arizona's Former GOP AG Says Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin Should Abolish Filibuster or Resign
Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
At GOP meeting, Georgia Republicans look backward to 2020  —  JEKYLL ISLAND — The Georgia GOP convention was supposed to be a chance for thousands of conservative activists to project unity and chart out their strategy headed into 2022 races.  Instead, much of the conference was focused …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Politico:
Trump unloaded on Georgia's GOP governor.  But Brian Kemp is still standing.  —  JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Few Republicans have taken more abuse from Donald Trump than Brian Kemp, the Georgia governor whose resistance to overturning the November election results in his state enraged the former president.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp greeted with boos during speech at Georgia GOP convention  —  JEKYLL ISLAND — The outpouring of anger aimed at Gov. Brian Kemp seemed inevitable.Some of the activists who filled the ranks at the Georgia GOP convention have faulted him for not seeking to overturn Donald Trump's election defeat …
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
In Trump's shadow, Ga's. Kemp draws boos from GOP faithful
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump endorses North Carolina's Rep. Ted Budd for Senate after Lara Trump declines to run  —  GREENVILLE, N.C. — Former president Donald Trump jumped into a competitive Senate primary on Saturday night in North Carolina, endorsing Rep. Ted Budd for a hotly contested seat in the 2022 election.
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ABC News:
Donald Trump returns to stage with speech at North Carolina GOP convention
Governor Kristi Noem Speaks / C-SPAN.org:
Former President Trump Calls on China To Pay Reparations for COVID-19
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Charlie Sykes / MSNBC:
Trump's August election reinstatement theory is even worse than it looks  —  I'm afraid this is even worse than it looks.  —  The National Review is now confirming that Donald J. Trump, the former president of the United States (and probable Republican nominee in 2024) …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Too soon to tell’ if Pence would be running mate if he seeks White House in 2024
Discussion: National Review
David Cohen / Politico:
Cyberattacks ‘are here to stay,’ Commerce secretary says  —  Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Sunday that ransomware attacks “are here to stay,” and that businesses should plan accordingly.  —  “The first thing we have to recognize,” she said, “is this is the reality …
Discussion: ABC News
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Justin Gomez / ABC News:
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says no ‘hardwire deadline’ on infrastructure deal
Discussion: Politico
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Democratic Report Raises 2022 Alarms on Messaging and Voter Outreach  —  A new report, in perhaps the most thorough soul-searching done by either party this year, points to an urgent need for the party to present a positive economic agenda and rebut Republican misinformation.
New York Times:
A Gun Rights Win in California With Sights Set on the Supreme Court  —  A federal judge overturned California's assault weapons ban.  State officials vowed to win on appeal, but gun advocates are emboldened by a shifting Supreme Court.  —  SACRAMENTO — In 1989, a gunman's three-minute …
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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 …
Discussion: The Guardian and Hackwhackers
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Democrats may defy history and win the 2022 midterms  —  (CNN)Democrats have to defy history to hold onto the House in the 2022 midterms.  As I've noted before, the president's party almost always loses House seats in the midterms.  History, though, is a guide, not a fortune teller.
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 …
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?
Discussion: Politico, CNN and New York Post
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Ross Barkan / Political Currents:   Kathryn Garcia, Reclaiming the Neoliberal Lane
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 …
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Rep. Dan Meuser / The Hill:
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Nathaniel Puente / KVEO-TV:
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Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
Katherine Huggins / Mediaite:
Capitol Police Officers Blast Republicans Who Voted Against Jan. 6 Commission in CNN Interview: ‘We Deserve Justice’
The Times of Israel:
Gantz indicates he'll demand cancellation of Jerusalem right-wing parade
Discussion: Informed Comment
Pat Thomas / WDBJ-TV:
McAuliffe holds lead in Dem governor's race, according to Roanoke College Poll
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
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