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1:25 PM ET, May 31, 2022

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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
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Jill Biden says she, president settle arguments by ‘fexting’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden disagree, they don't hash it out in front of other people.  Instead, she says, they argue by text — “fexting” as they call it.
Discussion: CNN, Insider, RedState and Mediaite
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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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 about allegations of computer links between Donald Trump and Russia.
Discussion: The Reactionary and Power Line
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
Discussion: NBC News, Insider and Washington Times
Fox News:
Michael Sussmann found not guilty of charges brought by Special Prosecutor John Durham
Discussion: RedState
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:   Even Without The Jury Convicting Michael Sussmann, The Special Counsel Has Won
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 …
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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 …
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Axios:
Uvalde tragedy captures America's fleeting attention
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Post
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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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 …
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
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Economic Pessimism Growing in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gallup's Economic Confidence Index measured -45 in May, down from -39 in each of the previous two months.  It is the lowest reading in Gallup's trend during the coronavirus pandemic, and likely the lowest confidence has been since …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside Biden's June pivot to the economy
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, Breitbart and Twitchy
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 …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Masks Work, but Mandates Haven't  —  Why haven't Covid mask mandates made much difference?  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Covid cases and hospitalizations are rising again in the U.S., and deaths are starting to rise, too.  In response, many people are understandably asking …
Dan Brooks / Gawker:
The Unrelenting Glibness of David Sedaris  —  In his short essay “How to Tell a Story,” Mark Twain describes the difference between humor and comedy: while comedy looks for laughs in inherently funny subjects and events, the humorous story “bubbles gently along.”  Comedy is about jokes, in other words, while humor is about tone.
 
 
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
The NRA's ‘Shadow Convention’ Reveals the Group's True Purpose
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Brooke Baldwin / The Atlantic:
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
How Some States Are Combating Election Misinformation Ahead of Midterms
Discussion: Election Law Blog
Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
How did the IR community get Russia/Ukraine so wrong?
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and BBC
Nolan Clay / The Oklahoman:
Trump supporter arrested over US Capitol breach after fraternity brother tips off FBI
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Joseph R. Biden Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden: My Plan for Fighting Inflation
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer
 
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