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4:40 PM ET, June 7, 2021

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Evan Perez / CNN:
First on CNN: US recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline ransomware hackers  —  Washington (CNN)US investigators have recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East Coast pipeline last month, according to people briefed on the matter.
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. says it recovered most of the ransom paid after the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack.  —  The Justice Department said on Monday that it had recovered much of the ransom paid to hackers last month who shut down the computer systems of Colonial Pipeline, a critical pipeline operator.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Joe Manchin's awful new stance could blow up in his face  —  By now you've heard that Sen. Joe Manchin III has essentially declared he has consigned us to a future of minority rule.  In a new piece, the West Virginia Democrat says he'll vote against his party's voting rights legislation and will never …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Time to call Manchin's bluff  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) declared in a Sunday op-ed that he is against the For the People Act because it is not bipartisan.  “I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy, and for that reason …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Manchin's Incoherent Case for Letting Republicans Destroy Democracy The most powerful senator ties himself in knots.
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
Guatemalan President Blasts Biden's Border Policies For Enabling Criminal Human Smugglers
Discussion: Sara A. Carter
Jackie Wattles / CNN:
Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket  —  New York (CNN Business)Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin.  The flight is scheduled for July 20th, just 15 days after he is set to resign as CEO of Amazon.
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Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos announces he'll be on first crewed spaceflight of Blue Origin rocket  —  The billionaire says he and his brother will be aboard the New Shepard when it takes flight July 20 — roughly two weeks after he steps down as CEO of Amazon  —  A couple of weeks after Jeff Bezos officially steps …
Discussion: CNBC, The Hill, Vox, NPR, abc7NY and Associated Press
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Biden should go it alone  —  Seventeen months — that's all the time that's left.  —  That's how long President Biden can hope to hold Democratic majorities in the House and Senate.  —  Now is the time to start thinking about the November 2022 midterm elections.
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Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Democrat calls Manchin ‘the new Mitch McConnell’ and says he is working to thwart Biden's agenda
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Jon Tester Walks Blue Line in Solid Red Montana
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Schumer recommending 2 voting rights lawyers to be judges  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat is recommending President Joe Biden nominate two prominent voting rights attorneys to serve as judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and on the federal bench in Manhattan.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit challenging male-only draft
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Biden snubs D-Day's 77th anniversary, angering veterans  —  Veteran calls Biden's failure to recognize D-Day ‘reprehensible’  —  Trey Gowdy marks the 77th anniversary of D-Day  —  A homeland security source told Fox News that service members and veterans are upset after President Biden failed …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents.  —  Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court …
Spectrum News NY1:
Exclusive: Eric Adams jumps in front, Yang slips in NY1/Ipsos poll  —  Eric Adams has surged to the front of the pack, overtaking Andrew Yang and building a six-point lead in the Democratic primary for mayor, according to the exclusive results of a new Spectrum News NY1/Ipsos poll.  —  What You Need To Know
New York Times:
What Happened When Trump Was Banned on Social Media  —  When Facebook and Twitter barred Donald J. Trump from their platforms after the Capitol riot in January, he lost direct access to his most powerful megaphones.  On Friday, Facebook said the former president would not be allowed …
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
The Tiger Mom and and the Hornet's Nest For decades, Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld were Yale Law power brokers.  A new generation wants to see them exiled.  —  Photo: Photograph by Gillian Laub for New York Magazine  —  It's supposedly haunted," Amy Chua says brightly as she ushers …
Jason Delgado / Florida Politics:
Twitter suspends Rebekah Jones  —  Twitter on Monday suspended Rebekah Jones, a former Department of Health data curator who made national headlines after being fired from the department for insubordination from its platform.  —  While it is unclear why Twitter suspended the account …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
What Were They Thinking About Insurrection?  —  The hopes and fears of the participants in the Capitol attack, government officials, and Donald Trump.  —  On January 6, 2021, members of the Oath Keepers, high on conspiracies and disinformation, went to Washington, D.C. to support then-President Donald Trump.
New York Times:
New York City Plans a Central Park Mega-Concert to Celebrate Reopening  —  The mayor's office has asked the producer Clive Davis to sign up musical stars for an event on the Great Lawn in August.  —  Brunch crowds are back.  Rush-hour traffic is back.  Tourists in horse-drawn carriages are back.
Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni / US Food and Drug …:
FDA's Decision to Approve New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease  —  Today FDA approved Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease using the Accelerated Approval pathway, under which the FDA approves a drug for a serious or life-threatening illness that may provide meaningful …
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Ian Beacock / New Republic:
Who Will Read Niall Ferguson's Doom?  —  In November 2006, Niall Ferguson traveled to the Bahamas.  Then a professor of history at Harvard, he had been invited to address Morgan Stanley's swank annual gathering for investors in Lyford Cay, a 1,000-acre gated community (and tax shelter) of 450 homes in the British Colonial style.
New York Daily News:
Queens boy's joyous day at beach after year of coronavirus lockdown ends in his senseless shooting death at family barbecue  —  A 10-year-old Queens boy's joyous first day at the beach after a year of coronavirus lockdown ended afterward in his senseless death when a gunman opened fire on the family's barbecue.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Too many people are still underestimating Trump  —  Former president Donald Trump's secret weapon has always been that it is hard for educated people to take him seriously.  He acts like a preening buffoon with pretensions of grandeur — doltish and delusional in equal measure.
Discussion: Vanity Fair and New York Magazine
New York Times:
From Doomsday Preppers to Doomsday Plotters  —  Far-right movements have long dreamed of a moment that ends society as we've known it.  Now, experts say, so-called accelerationist thinking is proliferating in ways that could destabilize democracy.  —  For QAnon it is “The Storm,” …
Caroline Kelly / CNN:
Cheney: Trump inciting January 6 riot ‘the most dangerous thing’ a president has done  —  Jonathan Swan: Liz Cheney is a woman without a party  —  (CNN)Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney accused former President Donald Trump of having committed the worst violation of a president's oath …
Bryn Stole / Baltimore Sun:
Wes Moore, author and former nonprofit executive, launches campaign for Maryland governor  —  Author, former nonprofit executive and combat veteran Wes Moore on Monday afternoon officially joined the field of Democratic candidates vying to become the next governor of Maryland in 2022.
Discussion: Maryland Matters
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Trump to launch speaking tour with Bill O'Reilly  —  Former President Trump is launching a speaking tour with former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly that will aim to “provide a never before heard inside view of his administration.”  —  The series, dubbed “The History Tour,” …
Michael Wines / New York Times:
In Arizona 2020 Election Review, Risks for Republicans, and Democracy  —  Experts call it a circus.  Polls say it will hurt the G.O.P. in 2022.  But Republicans are on board in Arizona and elsewhere, despite warnings of lasting damage to the political system.
Discussion: Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
David Dayen / American Prospect:
House Democrat Leading Effort Against Key Consumer Protection  —  Rep. Josh Gottheimer is lobbying against a resolution that would end the practice of predatory lenders charging astronomical interest rates on consumer loans.  —  Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) speaks during …
Joe Sutton / CNN:
Video appears to show GOP Oregon lawmaker telling protesters how to enter closed state Capitol  —  (CNN)An Oregon state lawmaker who has been charged after he allegedly allowed protesters into the closed state Capitol building during a debate over Covid-19 restrictions is seen in new video appearing …
 
 
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Twitter Suspends Anti-Big Tech Activist Mike Davis For Defending CNN Comparison To ‘Pulp Fiction’
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fox News
RiShawn Biddle / New York Times:
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Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Cheyenne Roundtree / The Daily Beast:
Ellie Kemper Apologizes for Participating in St. Louis Ball With ‘Unquestionably Racist’ Past
David Yaffe-Bellany / Bloomberg:
‘Sedition Hunters’ Turn Capitol Insurrection Into Ultimate Online Manhunt
Discussion: Raw Story and Hackwhackers
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Why Are All the Experts Such Dopes?  —  The great progressive dream is to dispense with rule …
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