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8:20 AM ET, June 4, 2022

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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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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.
Politico:
DOJ declines to charge Meadows, Scavino with contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 committee  —  The Justice Department has declined to prosecute two of Donald Trump's closest White House advisers — former chief of staff Mark Meadows and social media director Dan Scavino …
CNN:
Grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress
New York Times:
Navarro Indicted as Justice Dept. Opts Not to Charge Meadows and Scavino
Mike Spaulding / WTMJ:
BREAKING: Militia member believed to have shot and killed a former judge in Juneau County; sources say suspect hit list included Governor Evers  —  MAUSTON- An apparent politically motivated hit carried out at the home of a former Judge in Juneau County.  —  Dozens of law enforcement vehicles descended …
Discussion: WKOW and Law & Crime
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Former Judge Gunned Down in Wisconsin by Man With ‘Hit List’  —  Amid reports Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers was included on the list, law enforcement would only say the targets were somehow “related to the judicial system.”  —  A former judge was shot and killed Friday in Wisconsin by a man …
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, ending his campaign Friday night as he acknowledged …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
David McCormick Concedes to Dr. Oz in the G.O.P. Primary for Senate in Pennsylvania
Discussion: Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Fetterman says he ‘almost died’ after ignoring heart condition
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
Choire Sicha / New York Magazine:
The Mainstream Media Lost the Depp-Heard Trial  —  And the lifestyle influencers turned court correspondents won.  —  The latest era for the elite mainstream media — that is the heavily paywalled, rule-bound, college-educated-reader-focused American news media — has been marked …
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NBC News:
White House postpones Biden trips to Saudi Arabia and Israel  —  The White House never publicly confirmed a June visit to either country.  Sources told NBC News a broader trip to the Middle East is now planned for July.  —  President Joe Biden's planned visits to Saudi Arabia and Israel later …
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Sarah Dadouch / Washington Post:
Saudi dissidents call Biden's planned visit to kingdom a betrayal
Discussion: Insider
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 …
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Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
In battered Uvalde, where a police chief is in hiding, grief gives way to calls for accountability
Washington Post:
'They're in hell': Hail of Russian artillery tests Ukrainian morale  —  ON THE ROAD TO LYMAN, Ukraine — First came the distant bang of Russian artillery firing.  —  Then the ominous whistle and crackle of incoming shells, which landed within 50 feet of a Ukrainian tank position …
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Economy shows resilience despite mounting recession fears  —  Inflation persists but layoffs are at record lows, and households and businesses are still spending  —  If there is a recession brewing in the United States, it would be news to Doug Johnson.  —  The president of Marion Manufacturing Co …
Tom LoBianco / Yahoo News:
Sen. Ben Sasse calls out ‘weirdos’ dividing country in fiery Reagan Foundation speech  —  40th president of the United States and actor  —  48th Vice President of the United States  —  Associate Justice-Designate of the Supreme Court of the United States
Discussion: Althouse
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Reuters:
Two Reuters journalists injured, driver killed in east Ukraine  —  Two Reuters journalists were injured and a driver killed on Friday after the vehicle they were in came under fire while heading to the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the latest battle line in Russia's assault on its neighbour.
Andrew Freedman / Axios:
Earth's carbon dioxide levels hit record high  —  The level of carbon dioxide, a long-lived gas that warms the planet, in Earth's atmosphere hit a new official record this spring and is now more than 50% higher compared to preindustrial times, new data released Friday shows.
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Henry Fountain / New York Times:
Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History
Discussion: Informed Comment
David French / The Atlantic:
Time Has Proved the Slow-Riot Theory of Mass Shootings  —  We don't actually know how to solve the crisis. … We'll begin with two scenarios and explore which one is worse.  In the first scenario, we know there's a crisis, and we know there's a solution to the crisis, yet we lack the political will to solve it.
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 …
Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:
It's time to face facts: Elon Musk is a terrible boss  —  On Friday morning, we learned that Elon Musk has plans to lay off 10 percent of his Tesla workforce because, as he put it an email reviewed by Reuters, he has a “super bad feeling” about the economy.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Pressure builds for Durham to ditch Russia probe  —  The acquittal of the defendant in the highest-profile case brought by special counsel John Durham intensified calls for him to wrap up his investigation into the origins of the FBI's probe into Donald Trump's Russia ties …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Raw Story
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia GOP chair's impartiality questioned after Republican primary  —  In the halls of the Omni Hotel at the Battery, a Georgia GOP operative was searching for the state party's annual Christmas fundraiser when he stumbled upon a closed-door meeting with David Perdue and several …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
 
 
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Jason Burke / The Guardian:
Al-Qaida enjoying a haven in Afghanistan under Taliban, UN warns
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Gil Duran / San Francisco Examiner:
Examiner poll finds voters will recall Chesa Boudin despite strong support for reform
Discussion: SFGATE and HotAir
Braley Dodson / WSPA-TV:
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham wants veterans to work as school security
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Manuel Betancourt / Vulture:
The Phantom Nostalgia of Heartstopper
Madison Muller / Bloomberg:
Covid Is Way More Lethal to Kids Than The Flu
Discussion: Fortune
Tom George / KHVO:
Offensive Honolulu license plate still on the road one year later
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
AIRLIVE:
INCIDENT Two French fighter jets were scrambled over France after a A330's captain apparently fell asleep
Discussion: Breitbart
Gideon Lewis-Kraus / New Yorker:
How Harmful Is Social Media?
Matt Welch / Reason:
Can a Post-'Takeover' Libertarian Party Improve on Its Historical Run of 2012-20?
Discussion: Eric Sharp
Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis blocks state money for Tampa Bay Rays training facility after team tweets against gun violence
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: New Latino media startup launches with historic $80M raise
Richard Milne / Financial Times:
Estonian government collapses as prime minister hits out at coalition partner
Discussion: The Guardian and Foreign Policy
 

 
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Rebekah Valentine / IGN:
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
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