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6:35 PM ET, June 3, 2022

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CNN:
Grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress  —  (CNN)A federal grand jury has indicted former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate in the House January 6 committee's investigation.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Peter Navarro Indicted for Contempt of Congress  —  Two Charges Filed for Defaulting on House Subpoena From Select Committee Investigating Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  WASHINGTON - Former White House advisor Peter K. Navarro has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt …
Politico:
Jan. 6 panel fumes over ‘unauthorized’ interview by former adviser  —  Jan. 6 select committee leaders are furious that a onetime adviser to the panel, former Rep. Denver Riggleman, divulged private details about their work in what they say was an “unauthorized” CNN interview.
Discussion: Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Navarro Rants About ‘Our Republic’ as Hearing on Contempt Charges Goes Off the Rails  —  The Trump loyalist was indicted Thursday for refusing to comply “in any way” with a subpoena issued by the House committee investigating the Capitol riot.  —  A federal grand jury has indicted former …
Discussion: Raw Story and emptywheel
MSNBC:
Jail: Facing criminal subpoena, Trump aide threatens Biden, Pelosi, Fauci | Navarro MSNBC Interview
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Insider
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro indicted on contempt of Congress charges
Discussion: Insider, Reuters and POLITICUSUSA
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Ex-Trump adviser Navarro indicted by grand jury
New York Times:
N.Y. Republican Drops Re-Election Bid After Bucking His Party on Guns  —  Representative Chris Jacobs, whose district includes Buffalo suburbs, abandoned his campaign after his support for a federal assault weapons ban caused a G.O.P. backlash.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Rep. Chris Jacobs withdraws from re-election bid amid gun control outcry  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Chris Jacobs, an Orchard Park Republican, said Friday that he was withdrawing as the GOP and Conservative candidate for Congress in the newly redrawn 23rd District, acknowledging that his newfound views …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence Staff Feared for His Safety Amid Trump's Pressure Campaign Before Jan. 6  —  New details flesh out how the pressure campaign by Donald J. Trump and his allies to block certification of the 2020 election left the vice president's staff fearing for his safety.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
‘I almost died’: Fetterman releases cardiologist letter addressing stroke  —  John Fetterman releases statement on health after suffering stroke  —  Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman on Friday said he should have taken his health “more seriously” leading up to a stroke …
Discussion: HuffPost, Insider, Bloomberg, CNN and WTOP News
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Fetterman's cardiologist said the Pa. Senate candidate ignored medical advice, but his prognosis is good  —  A cardiologist who examined Lt. Gov. John Fetterman following his stroke last month said Friday the Democratic Senate nominee has a type of cardiomyopathy, a heart disease that makes …
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Fetterman discloses extent of heart issues: ‘I avoided going to the doctor.’
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Raw Story
New York Times:
No Radio, Old Tactics: How the Police Response in Uvalde Broke Down  —  The commander at the scene arrived without a police radio, and decided in the first minutes on an approach that would delay a confrontation.  —  UVALDE, Texas — Two minutes after a gunman burst through an unlocked door …
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Arrests Man with Fake Badge, Body Armor & High Capacity Magazines  —  A Michigan man was arrested outside of the U.S. Capitol this morning after he was found with a fake badge, a BB gun, body armor, high capacity magazines and other ammunition.  —  Just before 5:00 am …
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Putin thinks West will blink first in war of attrition, Russian elites say  —  The Kremlin is seeking to ramp up economic pressure to erode foreign support for Ukraine  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin is digging in for a long war of attrition over Ukraine and will be relentless in trying …
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Henry Fountain / New York Times:
Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History  —  Humans pumped 36 billion tons of the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere in 2021, more than in any previous year.  It comes from burning oil, gas and coal.  —  The amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere broke a record in May …
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Andrew Freedman / Axios:   Earth's carbon dioxide levels hit record high
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
YouTubers say WaPo's Taylor Lorenz falsely claimed she reached out for comment in story about Depp-Heard trial  —  The Washington Post stealth-edited its report after Lorenz was called out on social media  —  Washington Post publishes identity of ‘Libs of TikTok’ creator
Richard Milne / Financial Times:
Estonian government collapses as prime minister hits out at coalition partner  —  Kaja Kallas accuses the Centre party of working against nation's ‘core values’ amid tensions over Russia  —  Estonia's government collapsed after the Baltic country's prime minister launched a blistering attack …
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Morgan Trau / WEWS:
Ohio GOP passes bill aiming to root out ‘suspected’ transgender female athletes through genital inspection  —  Ohio GOP passes bill aiming to root out suspected transgender female athletes through genital inspection  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — House Republican lawmakers in Ohio passed a bill …
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Morgan Trau / Ohio Capital Journal:   GOP passes bill aiming to root out ‘suspected’ transgender female athletes with genital inspection
Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis blocks state money for Tampa Bay Rays training facility after team tweets against gun violence  —  (CNN)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked state funding for a new Tampa Bay Rays training facility partly because the baseball team spoke out against gun violence in the wake …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Biden barges in  —  BIDEN BARGES IN.  There's something remarkable about the gun debate that has arisen in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.  Compared to years past, the argument on Capitol Hill is somewhat muted.  Yes, members of the House of Representatives are yelling at each other, but that's nothing unusual.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
The Texas conservative turned Biden-approved ‘rational Republican’ on guns
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
David McCormick isn't winning the recount against Mehmet Oz — and he's running out of options  —  The recount isn't saving David McCormick.At least not by itself.Days of work reviewing and re-tabulating votes in Pennsylvania's incredibly tight Republican Senate primary have produced little change …
Discussion: New York Times
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Another Proud Boy who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty  —  WASHINGTON — A Proud Boys member and former D.C. bartender who was caught on video joining a mob pursuing police officers and smashing a sign inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony count …
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
How New York's Redistricting Became a Civil War for Democrats  —  “It was mass hysteria.  Everyone assumed the whole thing was a plot.”  —  Bill de Blasio was having lunch at Caffè Reggio in the West Village on the third Monday in May, sinking in to what he assumed would be a post-mayoral life …
Matt Welch / Reason:
Can a Post-'Takeover' Libertarian Party Improve on Its Historical Run of 2012-20?  —  After succeeding last weekend in his half-decade-long quest to engineer a “takeover” of the Libertarian Party, Michael Heise, founder and chair of the L.P.'s now-dominant Mises Caucus, crowed on Twitter …
Discussion: Eric Sharp
Danyoung Kim / New Yorker:
When Cars Kill  —  On the afternoon of October 8, 2013, in the last moments of his life, twelve-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein, of Park Slope, Brooklyn, was walking to after-school soccer practice near his apartment on Prospect Park West when he lost control of his ball.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: New Latino media startup launches with historic $80M raise  —  Latina activists and entrepreneurs Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia have raised $80 million to launch a new Hispanic media company called the Latino Media Network. … - “It's pretty audacious for people …
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Williams recommended to be next Army Europe commander  —  The Army has recommended that the White House appoint Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams the next commander of U.S. Army Europe/Africa, two U.S. officials said, filling a critical job as the U.S. considers shifting ground forces along NATO's Eastern front with Russia.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Bill Lueders / The Bulwark:
My Friend, Donald Trump  —  What it's like being so special to the former president that he constantly reaches out to you for help.  —  Donald Trump writes to me often, usually several times a day.  The president, as he calls himself—none of that “former” business—wants me to know how much he values me as a “trusted ally.”
Discussion: Overtime and Raw Story
 
 
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia GOP chair's impartiality questioned after Republican primary
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Cassidy Morrison / Washington Examiner:
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