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11:00 PM ET, June 9, 2022

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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 …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
3 early takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee's first prime-time hearing  —  The congressional Jan. 6 committee has launched its prime-time hearing about the attack on the Capitol and the events leading up to it.  Here are three early takeaways from the first of a series of hearings, after nearly a year of investigation.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Jan. 6 Committee holds first public hearing investigating attack on the US Capitol  —  Lawmakers are expected to present videos of interviews with former top Trump officials and potentially family members  —  Fox Business Go  —  Lawmakers on the Jan. 6 committee Thursday night plan …
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.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Jan. 6th Committee Starts With “Just the Facts, Ma'am”  —  The committee rises to the occasion.  Will we?  —  I have no idea whether tonight's January 6th Select Committee hearing changed any minds, or even opened some.  I don't know what effect this first primetime hearing …
Discussion: ABC News, Fox News and Insider
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Hutchinson, former Meadows aide, replaces lawyer on cusp of Jan. 6 hearings
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and Washington Post
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
At January 6 hearings, revelation plus context equals bombshell
Discussion: FIRST DRAFT, Raw Story and ABC News
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The Texas Tribune:
Waiting for keys, unable to break down doors: Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman  —  Criticized by law enforcement experts for slowness in taking out the shooter, Pete Arredondo described an agonizing wait for a key that would work.
Discussion: New York Post
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 …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Paladino Draws Backlash for Calling Hitler ‘the Kind of Leader We Need’  —  Carl Paladino, a Republican House candidate from New York, has been endorsed by Representative Elise Stefanik, a member of party leadership.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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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 …
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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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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and The Atlantic
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Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:
The Planned Attack on Justice Kavanaugh  —  I just want to put it on the record that I think this is an exceptionally dangerous moment.  We desperately need figures like President Biden not to say, as he did on broadcast television last night, that he expects a “mini-revolution” if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Discussion: Townhall
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TMZ.com:
Police Rush to Britney Spears' Wedding as Ex-Husband Jason Alexander Crashes It  —  7:05 PM PT — TMZ has learned Jason's been booked for trespassing, vandalism and 2 batteries ... related to his physical altercations with Britney's security.  We're told he also has felony warrant for larceny …
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising  —  A nonprofit aiming to defund disinformation online that has taken money out of the pockets of several prominent far-right websites now has its sights set on its most formidable target yet: Fox News.
GasBuddy:
National Average Price of Gas Spikes to $5/gal, Crushing Previous Record  —  Average gas prices are up 66c/gal in the last month as gasoline supply tightens  —  The national average price of gas in the U.S. surpassed $5 per gallon today for the first time ever, according to GasBuddy …
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Live Updates: Summit Attendees Plan to Commit to Take in More Migrants  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  The U.S. and Latin American countries will commit to receive more migrants.  —  LOS ANGELES — The United States and Latin American countries on Friday plan to issue a joint declaration …
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Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Biden calls on CEOs to ‘step up’ investments in Latin America to drive democracy
Discussion: National Review
 
 
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Maggie Abboud / NRCC:
NRCC Expands Target List to 75 Following Conclusion of Redistricting
Discussion: Breitbart and Florida Politics
Axios:
House Dem “Gallery Group” to attend Jan. 6 prime-time hearing together
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Emily Flitter / New York Times:
Federal Prosecutors Open Criminal Inquiry of Wells Fargo's Hiring Practices
Discussion: The Hill and Forbes
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Lina Khan, a Big Tech Critic, Tries Answering Her Own Detractors
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Opinion Conservatives, your radical legal revolution will not go unchallenged
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Panel to connect Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in Capitol attack conspiracy
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