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6:25 PM ET, June 2, 2022

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NBC News:
Tulsa gunman bought AR-15-style rifle hours before using it to kill his former doctor, 3 others  —  Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said the shooter “blamed” the doctor for his pain.  The doctor, Preston Phillips, was killed in the attack.  —  Tulsa police: Gunman was disgruntled hospital patient who targeted former doctor
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The Daily Beast:
Tulsa Gunman Ranted to His Surgeon Then Bought a Rifle 3 Hours Before Hospital Massacre  —  Michael Louis, 45, killed four people and himself after complaining repeatedly about back pain following surgery, police said.  —  Last month, Michael Louis had an operation on his back.
Washington Post:
Gunman who killed 4 at Tulsa hospital was patient of doctor who is among the dead  —  The gunman who killed four people at a Tulsa hospital on Wednesday blamed a doctor at the facility for ongoing pain after back surgery and vowed to kill him and anyone who got in his way, police said Thursday.
NBC News:
Multiple people injured in shooting at Wisconsin cemetery during funeral
CNN:
Assault-style weapon in deadly Tulsa medical facility shooting was bought that day, sources say
Tulsa World:   Victims of Tulsa mass shooting identified in breaking news update from Saint Francis
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Tulsa mass shooter allegedly gunned down his doctor after asking for help with pain
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden to Travel to Saudi Arabia, Ending Its ‘Pariah’ Status  —  As a candidate, President Biden vowed to punish the kingdom for the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi.  But now he wants to rebuild relations as he seeks to lower gas prices and isolate Russia.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: NBC News
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New York Times:
House Panel Examining Jared Kushner Over Saudi Investment in New Firm  —  The House Oversight Committee is seeking documents related to the $2 billion investment by a Saudi fund in the private equity firm started by Mr. Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and former adviser.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Washington Post:
Biden to travel to Saudi Arabia, a country he once vowed to make a ‘pariah’
Discussion: Associated Press
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Beneath Biden's struggle to break through is a deeper dysfunction among White House aides  —  (CNN)Being familiar never makes the feeling less dreadful: White House aides emailing each other during one of President Joe Biden's stops on the road, tracking who's covering what he's saying …
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Politico:
Biden to deliver a prime-time address on guns
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Republicans who texted Meadows with urgent pleas on January 6 say Trump could have stopped the violence  —  Washington (CNN)Within minutes of the US Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, messages began pouring into the cell phone of White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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CNN:
READ: The Meadows text messages from January 6
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Go-broke dates pushed back for Social Security, Medicare  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A stronger than expected economic recovery from the pandemic has pushed back the go-broke dates for Social Security and Medicare, but officials warn that the current economic turbulence is putting additional pressures on the bedrock retirement programs.
Discussion: Politico
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
Social Security and Medicare finances bolstered by growing economy
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and CNN
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
What Makes a Republican a “RINO”?  —  When the ideology is not the orthodoxy.  —  (SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  On Saturday, Donald Trump went to Wyoming to campaign against Republican Rep. Liz Cheney.  He repeatedly called her a “RINO” and urged the state's voters to elect her challenger, Harriet Hageman.
Discussion: Fox News and Overtime
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The New MAGA Establishment  —  Trumpism will outlast Trump.  Possibly for a very long time.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Doug Mastriano's unhinged ‘Nazi’ claim signals deeper danger ahead  —  As a marker of the Republican Party's ongoing radicalization, Doug Mastriano's run for governor of Pennsylvania will prove revealing indeed.  —  It isn't just that Mastriano has openly advertised his zeal to subvert future elections.
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CNN:
Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate was questioned by FBI after photos emerged of him on January 6
Discussion: Associated Press
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Florida Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to Voting Map DeSantis Drew  —  The court's refusal means that the November elections will most likely be based on legislative maps a lower court said illegally diluted the power of Black voters.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida Supreme Court locks in DeSantis-backed redistricting map
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
‘Pro-Choice’ Identification Rises to Near Record High in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Gallup poll conducted mostly after the draft of a Supreme Court decision addressing abortion rights was leaked finds a marked shift in public attitudes over the past year.
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William M. Arkin / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Putin Treated for Cancer in April, U.S. Intelligence Report Says  —  Vladimir Putin's health is a subject of intense conversation inside the Biden administration after the intelligence community produced its fourth comprehensive assessment at the end of May. The classified U.S. report …
Michael Hobbes / The Present Age:
The bleak spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial  —  How a washed-up celebrity, men's rights activists and true crime stans convinced millions of Americans to buy into a conspiracy theory … Content warning for vulgar language and descriptions of abuse.
Bobby Burack / OutKick:
Exclusive: Gov. Ron DeSantis to Veto $35 Million Tampa Bay Rays Facility Amid Polarization of Shootings  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to veto a $35 million legislation for a Pasco County facility that's earmarked for the Tampa Bay Rays' spring training, OutKick has learned.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Associated Press:
Texas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls  —  UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The commander at the scene of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside the building as the massacre unfolded, a Texas state senator said Thursday.
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NBC News:
Fetterman's health, return to campaign trail a mystery as some Democrats grow ‘very nervous’ about Pa. Senate race  —  WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman does not have a timetable for returning to the campaign trail, sparking some worries in the party nearly three weeks …
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Michael Avenatti sentenced to 4 years for stealing nearly $300K from Stormy Daniels  —  New York (CNN)Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from his former client, adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Trump Is Finally Boring  —  Donald Trump recently sent out a press release linking to a half-baked conspiracy theory about the outcome of the Georgia Republican primaries, and it's not as though no one noticed, but it didn't have the impact one might have expected.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
Carmen Paun / Politico:
Covid vaccination for kids under 5 expected to start June 21  —  The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to roughly 19 million young children is the last step in making shots available to the entire U.S. population.  —  Covid-19 vaccinations for the nation's youngest children could begin as early as June 21 …
Chase Peterson-Withorn / Forbes:
LeBron James Is Officially A Billionaire  —  He missed the playoffs for just the fourth time in 19 seasons but LeBron still scores as the first active NBA player to make our list.  —  LeBron James-18-time NBA all-star, 4-time NBA champion, 2-time Olympic gold medalist-has hit yet another milestone …
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Retire These Gun Myths  —  The aftermath of a horrific mass shooting is not the time one would usually turn to a humor site, and yet, the Onion had an insightful take on Uvalde.  The headline: “'No Way to Prevent This' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Occurs.”
Jonathan Randles / Wall Street Journal:
Alex Jones's Infowars Ends Bankruptcy After Sandy Hook Families' Exit  —  To resume defamation litigation against Mr. Jones, the families agreed last month to drop legal claims against Infowars properties in chapter 11  —  Infowars is jettisoning its bankruptcy case after families …
 
 
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Kristin Fisher / CNN:
Watchdog report says Trump-era Space Command decision fell short on transparency
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Sepic / MPR News:
Minneapolis judge sentences ‘Boogaloo’ member to 4 years on terrorism charge
Discussion: Raw Story
Julian Gill / Houston Chronicle:
Funerals for children killed in mass shooting continue in grieving Uvalde as police, bikers barricade press
Aura Bogado / Reveal:
Migrant Children Died on Border Patrol Chief's Watch. Then She Ran an Emergency Shelter Under Biden.
Southern Poverty Law Center:
Pro-Trump White Nationalist Group Facing Key Desertions
Discussion: Raw Story
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Trump endorses Blake Masters in crowded Arizona Republican Senate primary
Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
Washington ‘election integrity’ group and lawyer fined for meritless vote fraud lawsuit
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Opinion The GOP's immigration paranoia is harming national security
Discussion: Samuel Bickett …
Elliot Ackerman / The Atlantic:
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Dani Blum / New York Times:
Coffee Drinking Linked to Lower Mortality Risk, New Study Finds
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Google's plan to talk about caste bias led to ‘division and rancor’