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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Mark Meadows Was Trump's “Matador” for His Fake Election Lies  —  Without the former President's fourth and final White House chief of staff, January 6th might never have happened.  —  When the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol begins its long-awaited hearings …
Discussion: Raw Story
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ABC News:
Top Trump White House lawyer in active talks with Jan. 6 committee to testify publicly  —  Cipollone was one of the few aides with Trump in the West Wing on Jan. 6.  —  White House Counsel Pat Cipollone attends a cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House on May 19, 2020.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
How Jared Kushner Washed His Hands of Donald Trump Before Jan. 6  —  Mr. Kushner's role in the final months of the Trump White House could come into sharp relief once the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol opens hearings.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Rolling Stone:
The Jan. 6 Committee Wants Twitter's Internal Slack Messages. Twitter Is Fighting It
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Associated Press:
FBI seizes retired general's data related to Qatar lobbying  —  The FBI has seized the electronic data of a retired four-star general who authorities say made false statements and withheld “incriminating” documents about his role in an illegal foreign lobbying campaign on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar.
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Wire
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New York Times:
Retired General Investigated Over Undisclosed Lobbying for Qatar  —  Documents show that the Justice Department has records indicating that John Allen, who now heads the Brookings Institution, secretly lobbied for Qatar and lied about it to federal agents.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
San Francisco Chronicle:
Chesa Boudin Recall Election Results  —  Live San Francisco election results for the recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin, including vote breakdown by district.  —  The S.F. Department of Elections is not yet reporting results for this election.  The department will start publishing data at around 8:45 p.m. on June 7.
Discussion: Townhall
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Mission Local:
Recall election: Analysis and results  —  Once more unto the breach, San Francisco.  —  Check back throughout the day for updates on the eight propositions before voters - including the recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin - and primaries for the House of Representatives and State Assembly.
San Francisco Chronicle:
California Election Results June 2022  —  See detailed, precinct-level results for the Chesa Boudin recall in S.F. here. … Only showing the top two vote getters for each race.  See the full candidate list below.  —  LATEST  —  Chesa Boudin ousted as San Francisco District Attorney in historic recall
Discussion: Noahpinion and The Guardian
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Polls close in California, where crime is a key issue in primary showdowns
Discussion: Politico and SFGATE
Charles Fain Lehman / Washington Free Beacon:
The Broken Windows Election
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Revels in the WaPo Drama: ‘The Post Caved!’  —  Tucker Carlson absolutely reveled in the drama in the Washington Post newsroom that has been ongoing since Friday.  —  On Tuesday, the Fox News host addressed the controversy, which began with the retweet of a sexist joke by reporter Dave Weigel.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Uh oh: Biden suddenly calls in Senate Dem for gun-talk consultation
New York Times:
As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’  —  Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City.  —  Mr. Flavelle reported this story from Utah …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
EU agrees single mobile charging port in blow to Apple  —  Apple (AAPL.O) must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras in a world first.
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
House GOP candidate shares post claiming Buffalo, Uvalde shootings were false flag operations  —  A congressional candidate in New York endorsed by a member of House GOP leadership recently shared a Facebook post claiming the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, were false flag operations.
Kurt Bardella / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: It's not partisan for the media to expose the GOP's lies  —  When the Jan. 6 committee hearings begin on Thursday night, you'll notice one cable “news” station — Fox News — will not be broadcasting the proceedings.  The network will stay with regular programming with Tucker Carlson …
Tiffany / Associated Press:
Manhattan landlords are rejecting single tenants who don't make over 160k  —  New York City's housing market has always been competitive, but renters are facing a particularly tough flat hunt now.  The median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan reached $3,995 in April …
Discussion: New York Post
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
Reformer Wins Primary for Des Moines Prosecutor  —  During the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, Kimberly Graham was out for a run, listening to podcaster Jonathan Van Ness interview Boston's reform district attorney Rachael Rollins about the role that prosecutors should play in countering police brutality.
Jenny Vrentas / New York Times:
How the Texans and a Spa Enabled Deshaun Watson's Troubling Behavior  —  Watson met at least 66 women for massages over a 17-month period, far more than previously known.  He had help from the Houston Texans, including nondisclosure agreements, in making appointments.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Majority of Proud Boys indicted for sedition were U.S. military veterans  —  The majority of Proud Boys members indicted for sedition for violence during the Jan. 6 attack were U.S. military veterans, Military.com reports. … - The indicted members include an Army veteran with a Purple Heart, two marines and a sailor recruit.
Gabriel Schoenfeld / The Bulwark:
What Kellyanne Conway Loves  —  Here's the Deal  —  I picked up Kellyanne Conway's new memoir, Here's the Deal, with a mixture of trepidation and nausea.  Watching her put lipstick on a pig for five years—first as Donald Trump's campaign manager in 2016, and then for nearly four years …
Discussion: Overtime and Morning Shots
Thomas J. Henry Law / PR Newswire:
Texas Attorney Thomas J. Henry Representing Families of Four Children Injured in Tragic Uvalde School Shooting  —  Thomas J. Henry Files Lawsuit, Investigates Potential Failures Preceding and During Robb Elementary School Shooting  —  Texas attorney Thomas J. Henry is representing the families …
Ian Hodgson / Miami Herald:
Florida undercounted COVID cases and deaths, failed to get test results, state audit says  —  Florida's COVID-19 data was so inaccurate, incomplete and delayed during the first months of the pandemic that government officials and the public may not have had necessary information to determine …
Discussion: Rebekah's Newsletter
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Opinion The U.S.-Russia conflict is heating up — in cyberspace  —  As the war in Ukraine rages, a long-standing battle between Russia and the United States over cyberspace is also heating up, with a top Russian diplomat warning of “catastrophic” consequences if the United States or its allies “provoke” Russia with a cyberattack.
CNN:
First on CNN: House Democrats investigating whether foreign gifts to Trump went missing  —  Washington (CNN)House Democrats are investigating former President Donald Trump's “apparent failure to account for gifts from foreign government officials while in office” after learning there may be thousands …
Kaley Johnson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
AZ man spent 17 days in jail for crime he didn't commit.  He blames American Airlines  —  A man's life was changed after he spent 17 days in a New Mexico jail because American Airlines wrongfully accused and identified him to police as a shoplifter at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
 
 
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Business owners say weak enforcement is emboldening the violence on Philly's South Street
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Trump's reckless election liars are on 2022 ballots. Here's how Democrats can stop them.
Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Clean energy industry and climate activists see glimmer of hope in new Biden action after months of ‘hard times’
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Republicans are wielding the powers of government to aid Musk's Twitter pursuit
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Justin Fox / Bloomberg:
New York City Is a Lot Safer Than Small-Town America
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