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7:20 PM ET, June 9, 2022

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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The Washington Post fires reporter Felicia Sonmez  —  New York (CNN Business)The Washington Post on Thursday fired Felicia Sonmez, the reporter who has been extraordinarily critical of the newspaper's leadership over the last several days, two people familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Felicia Sonmez Is Fired by The Washington Post  —  Ms. Sonmez, a national political reporter, has been at the center of a debate over The Post's social media policies.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Felicia Sonmez, a reporter for The Washington Post who in recent days …
Discussion: The Wrap and Power Line
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
The Washington Post Fires Felicia Sonmez Amid Week of Infighting  —  The political reporter's exit caps off nearly a full week worth of highly public drama at the paper. … The Washington Post has fired national political reporter Felicia Sonmez, The Daily Beast has confirmed …
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman  —  More than a dozen students remained alive for over an hour before officers entered their classrooms.  The commander feared a risk to officers' lives, new documents show.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: HotAir, Insider, Mediaite and New York Post
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WGN-TV:
Uvalde superintendent says district to hire more police  —  UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The superintendent of the Texas school district where 19 students and two teachers were fatally shot said Thursday that the district will hire more police officers in the fall but released no information about the investigation.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Opinion Tune out the 'it won't matter' coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings
Discussion: The Hill
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump and Unreleased Video Expected to Be Focus of First Jan 6. Hearing
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What to expect from the first Jan. 6 hearing
Jonathan V. Last / The Atlantic:
Mike Pence Is an American Hero
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
New court filings raise questions about Sen. Mike Lee's involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election  —  The House committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol riot will hold its first public hearing Thursday evening.  —  Leaked text messages between Utah Sen. Mike Lee and former White House chief …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Status Kuo and NBC News
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Has the Jan. 6 committee finally found its John Dean?  —  With the House committee hearings examining Donald Trump's insurrection set to kick off Thursday night, the question must be asked: Is another John Dean moment actually possible?  —  Such a moment would achieve heightened …
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Hutchinson, former Meadows aide, replaces lawyer on cusp of Jan. 6 hearings  —  Cassidy Hutchinson — a top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows during the Trump era — has parted ways with her lawyer and brought on new representation.  Her new lawyer, Jody Hunt of Alston Bird, confirmed the move to POLITICO.
Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Carl Paladino: Hitler is “the kind of leader we need today.  We need somebody inspirational.”  —  Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino appeared on a radio program last year and claimed that New York needs someone like Adolf Hitler to lead it.  In the newly unearthed remarks …
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Robert J. McCarthy / Buffalo News:
‘I should have used Churchill’: Paladino again on defense after report unearths Hitler remarks  —  For the second time in a week, Republican congressional hopeful Carl P. Paladino is explaining controversial remarks unearthed by a media watchdog group, this time noting Adolf Hitler's ability as an “inspirational” leader.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Paladino Draws Backlash for Calling Hitler ‘the Kind of Leader We Need’
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
GOP Candidate Carl Paladino Calls Adolf Hitler ‘The Kind Of Leader We Need Today’
Discussion: DCCC and LGBTQ Nation
Detroit News:
FBI arrests Michigan GOP governor candidate Kelley during raid  —  FBI agents arrested Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on unspecified charges Thursday and are searching his home near Grand Rapids.  —  The search unfolding at Kelley's home in Allendale adds more uncertainty …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Undated Ballots in Pennsylvania Election  —  A state law required mailed ballots to be accompanied by a signed and dated declaration, but a federal appeals court ruled that undated declarations sufficed.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Oma Seddiq / Insider:
Amy Coney Barrett received $425,000 for a forthcoming book, new financial disclosures show
Discussion: Associated Press and Bloomberg
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:   Opinion Conservatives, your radical legal revolution will not go unchallenged
Washington Post:   Amy Coney Barrett received $425,000 book payment, records show
Salon:
To indict Donald Trump, prosecutors will need to prove intent.  Well, here it comes  —  That's what the Jan. 6 hearings should provide  —  Perhaps the biggest hurdle for prosecutors eventually to clear in order to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election will be proving his intent.
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
At January 6 hearings, revelation plus context equals bombshell
Discussion: HuffPost and FIRST DRAFT
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Boudin and the Debacle of Urban Left-wing Politics … The American progressive movement has consciously modeled itself after the conservative movement and possesses many of its characteristic traits: a blueprint for society derived largely from first principles, a focus on maintaining solidarity among …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How the GOP Plans to Wash Away the Truth about Jan 6th  —  The Right has a plan to beat the truth and render these essential hearings moot  —  Congress will gather tonight for the most important set of hearings since Watergate.  —  The January 6th Committee will present its findings …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Does Fox News Actually Help Republicans?
Discussion: New York Magazine
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney fires Peter Rice, its top TV content executive.  —  Some in the entertainment business had seen him as a possible candidate to succeed Bob Chapek as Disney's chief executive.  —  The Walt Disney Company has abruptly fired Peter Rice, its most senior television content executive …
Ali Shihabi / Al Arabiya:
The Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine … For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.  —  Israel is a reality firmly implanted on the ground that has to be accepted, however grudgingly, by the region around it.  While it never had a “right” …
Washington Post:
Some in GOP question red-flag laws as Senate tries to clinch gun deal  —  Conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill are voicing increasingly sharp objections to any federal effort to promote red-flag laws meant to keep guns away from individuals found to be at risk of committing murder or attempting suicide …
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Sriracha hot sauce maker warns of shortage lasting through the summer  —  “Currently, due to weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers, we now face a more severe shortage of chili,” Huy Fong Foods said.  A drought is affecting Mexico, from which the company sources its chili peppers.
 
 
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Emily Flitter / New York Times:
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Opinion Republicans should see what an AR-15 does to a child's body
Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Biden calls on CEOs to ‘step up’ investments in Latin America to drive democracy
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Eric Rosenbaum / CNBC:
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