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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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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.
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.
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 …
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, Mediaite and CBS News
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
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Trump's latest Jan. 6 grift poses a hidden challenge to Democrats
Discussion: Mediaite and Digby's Hullabaloo
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 …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
David McCormick Concedes to Dr. Oz in the G.O.P. Primary for Senate in Pennsylvania  —  With a statewide recount still underway, Mr. McCormick stepped aside to Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is set to be the Republican nominee in one of this year's most pivotal midterm races.
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, Bloomberg, Insider, CNN and WTOP News
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Washington Post:
Fetterman says he ‘almost died’ after ignoring heart condition  —  Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state's Senate contest, said Friday that he “almost died” after suffering a stroke last month, in a statement revealing that his condition was far more serious than his campaign had previously indicated.
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Fetterman discloses extent of heart issues: ‘I avoided going to the doctor.’  —  The Democratic candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania did not give a timeline for when he would return to the campaign trail.  —  Lt. Gov. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, the Democratic nominee …
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Raw Story
The Philadelphia Inquirer:   Fetterman's cardiologist said the Pa. Senate candidate ignored medical advice, but his prognosis is good
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 …
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
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
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: The Daily Beast
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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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.
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
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: The Guardian and Foreign Policy
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.
Discussion: USA Today, CNBC, Reuters and IJR
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 …
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 …
Gideon Lewis-Kraus / New Yorker:
How Harmful Is Social Media?  —  There's a general sense that it's bad for society—which may be right.  But studies offer surprisingly few easy answers.  —  In April, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt published an essay in The Atlantic in which he sought to explain, as the piece's title had it …
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 …
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
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
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
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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