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2:15 PM ET, May 31, 2022

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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Sussmann, who worked for Clinton, acquitted of lying to FBI in 2016  —  The verdict is a defeat for Special Counsel John Durham, appointed three years ago by then-Attorney General William Barr.  —  A federal jury found Michael Sussmann, a lawyer for Democrats including the Hillary Clinton …
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Special Counsel Durham fails first courtroom test in his three-year probe  —  A jury in Washington DC has acquitted lawyer Michael Sussmann on a single charge of lying to the FBI, dealing a blow to the three-year investigation by special counsel John Durham.
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Even Without The Jury Convicting Michael Sussmann, The Special Counsel Has Won  —  Measuring Special Counsel John Durham's performance by the outcome in United States v. Sussmann would be a mistake.  —  The jury in the Michael Sussmann criminal case resumes deliberations today after the long Memorial Day weekend.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What Durham proved  —  WHAT DURHAM PROVED.  The trial of Michael Sussmann is before a jury in Washington, D.C. Sussmann is the Democratic lawyer who, according to special counsel John Durham, lied to the FBI in 2016 when, working on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign, he tried to plant a derogatory story about Donald Trump.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sussmann acquitted on charge brought by special counsel Durham  —  The first courtroom test for Special Counsel John Durham ended in defeat Tuesday as a federal jury found a Democratic attorney not guilty of making a false statement to the FBI related to allegations of computer links between Donald Trump and Russia.
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Clinton campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor  —  The Democratic-linked lawyer was accused of lying about his clients to the F.B.I. when he passed on a tip about possible connections between Donald J. Trump and Russia.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: HotAir and Daily Kos
Fox News:
Michael Sussmann found not guilty of charges brought by Special Prosecutor John Durham
Discussion: Insider and RedState
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Michael Sussmann found not guilty of lying to FBI in Durham investigation
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:   Sussmann Acquitted In Quick Defeat For Durham Investigation
NBC News:
Inside a Biden White House adrift  —  Biden facing sinking approval ratings ahead of midterm elections  —  WASHINGTON — Faced with a worsening political predicament, President Joe Biden is pressing aides for a more compelling message and a sharper strategy while bristling at how they've tried …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain  —  At least 21 Black staffers have left the White House since late last year or are planning to leave soon.  Some of those who remain say it's no wonder why: They describe a work environment with little support …
Mattie Kahn / Harper's BAZAAR:
A First Lady Undeterred  —  A pandemic.  A war.  A country at its breaking point.  Dr. Jill Biden has faced it all with the grace and conviction that has guided her all her life—showing up for her students, her friends and family, the American people, her husband, and herself.  —  STORY BY
CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Court leak investigation heats up as clerks are asked for phone records in unprecedented move  —  (CNN)Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, taking steps to require law clerks …
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Memorial Day weekend marked by more than a dozen mass shootings in the U.S.  —  12 killed, 15 wounded in Philadelphia weekend shootings  —  Amid calls for gun control after last week's massacre at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, shots rang out across the country over the Memorial Day weekend …
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Axios:
Uvalde tragedy captures America's fleeting attention
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Post
New York Times:
We Clerked for Justices Scalia and Stevens.  America Is Getting Heller Wrong.  —  Ms. Shaw is a professor of law at Cardozo Law School.  Mr. Bash is an attorney in private practice in Austin, Texas.  —  In the summer of 2008, the Supreme Court decided District of Columbia v. Heller …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Is America heading for civil war?  —  A clutch of books makes an alarmingly persuasive case that the warning lights are flashing redder than at any point since 1861  —  In the summer of 2015, America caught a glimpse of how its future could unfold.  The US military conducted a routine exercise …
Politico:
Former Trump aide Navarro says he has received a grand jury subpoena related to Jan. 6  —  Peter Navarro, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, says he's been served a grand jury subpoena by federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6 insurrection — and claims they have asked for records of …
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Associated Press:
Some Democrats voting in GOP primaries to block Trump picks  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Diane Murray struggled with her decision all the way up to Election Day.  —  But when the time came, the 54-year-old Georgia Democrat cast a ballot in last week's Republican primary for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
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New York Times:
Republicans Accept Primary Wins Despite Election Fraud Claims in 2020
Discussion: Raw Story
Gal Beckerman / The Atlantic:
Students Should Refuse to Go Back to School  —  Despite the hopelessness after Uvalde, we're closer to understanding the kind of social movement that might actually affect gun reform.  —  It's baffling.  How can there be so much consensus among Americans about the need for stricter gun laws …
Discussion: The Hill
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Brooke Baldwin / The Atlantic:
Don't Let the Cameras Turn Away
Discussion: The Hill
Thomas Lecaque / The Bulwark:
Doug Mastriano, Christian Nationalism, and the Cult of the AR-15  —  The Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor has ties to a gun-worshiping sect.  But the real scandal is just how common many of their beliefs have become on the right.  —  The horrific mass shootings at Buffalo …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Kevin McCarthy's Jan. 6th Coverup is Underway  —  The man who wants to be speaker of the House refuses to cooperate with the Jan. 6th investigation.  —  Conditioned to accept the idea that most Republican officials are zombified “ultra MAGA” automatons for former President Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Rory Jones / Wall Street Journal:
Expatriate Executives Flee Saudi Arabia's Bad Bosses  —  The kingdom wants to attract the world's best and brightest to futuristic projects such as Neom.  But a difficult workplace culture is driving many away.  —  In the summer of 2020, two videogame companies canceled sponsorship deals …
Laurie Fiorenza / West Cook News:
OPRF to implement race-based grading system in 2022-23 school year  —  Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators will require teachers next school year to adjust their classroom grading scales to account for the skin color or ethnicity of its students.
Discussion: RedState, Twitchy and Breitbart
Isaac Scher / Jewish Currents:
Progressive Lawmakers Demand Stop to Israeli “War Crime” in Masafer Yatta … ON TUESDAY, 15 House Democrats called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to stop the Israeli government's expulsion of Palestinians from the villages of Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank.
 
 
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