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9:20 AM ET, June 14, 2022

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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Tracks How Trump Created and Spread Election Lies  —  In its second hearing this month, the committee showed how the former president ignored aides and advisers in declaring victory prematurely and relentlessly pressing claims of fraud he was told were wrong.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump releases 12-page response to Jan. 6 hearing  —  Former President Trump on Monday issued a 12-page rebuttal to testimony and evidence presented by a House committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, accusing Democrats of seeking to distract from a series of domestic issues facing the country.
CNN:
The January 6 committee is methodically building the case for a criminal conspiracy  —  Editor's Note: Norman Eisen is a senior fellow at Brookings and CNN legal analyst.  Noah Bookbinder is president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, and co-author with Eisen of …
Politico:
Jan. 6 panel makes case election fraud claims were Trump vs. ‘Team Normal’
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
No, Bill Stepien, You Weren't On “Team Normal.” You Were On “Team Coup.”
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Bill Barr Calls “Bullshit” on Trump's Election Lies
New York Times:
A Jan. 6 panel member says Trump raising money off bogus election claims was ‘the big rip-off.’
CNN:
Thompson's claim that Jan. 6 committee won't criminally refer Trump or others to DOJ meets resistance from committee  —  (CNN)The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol told reporters Monday that the panel will not make any criminal referral …
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee will not make any criminal referrals, chairman says  —  The chair of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Monday night that the panel will not make any criminal referrals, even though its leaders have previously hinted at the possibility of doing so.
Punchbowl News:
6/14/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM,  —  THERE ARE TWO DYNAMICS WE WANT TO REVIEW THIS MORNING, AND THEY'RE INTERCONNECTED. … WE CAUGHT UP WITH ALL OF THE KEY PLAYERS IN THE GUN-CONTROL DEBATE YESTERDAY, AND THERE WAS ONE CONSTANT - THEY RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION.
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Kimberly Guilfoyle was paid $60,000 speaking fee for Ellipse rally intro, Jan. 6 committee member says
Discussion: Deadline
The Embassy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia Looks Forward to Welcoming President Biden  —  Upon the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States of America will be conducting an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on July 15-16.
Discussion: Politico
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel, West Bank in July  —  President Biden will also attend a summit of Gulf countries  —  Biden considers Saudi Arabia trip to request more oil as gas prices spike  —  The White House announced Tuesday that President Biden will embark on a Middle East trip …
Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Biden eager to sign bipartisan gun bill that falls well short of his own plans
Discussion: New York Magazine and New Republic
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Meltdowns Have Brought Progressive Advocacy Groups to a Standstill at a Critical Moment in World History  —  Everyone acknowledged that Zoom was less than ideal as a forum for a heartfelt conversation on systemic racism and policing.  But the meeting was urgent, and, a little more than two months …
Discussion: HotAir and Bad News
Washington Post:
More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump's false fraud claims  —  A Washington Post analysis shows the former president's election denialism has become a price of admission in many Republican primaries  —  J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: “It's going down on 1/6.”
Discussion: The Bulwark
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Libs of TikTok:
Leaked internal messages show Twitter employees debating whether to ban us  —  Conservative Twitter accounts are dropping like flies.  Just today, Allie Stuckey was locked out for “hateful conduct.”  Her crime?  She criticized Fox News for celebrating a child's gender transition.
Discussion: Louder With Crowder and RedState
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Death threats and epithets: The lonely primary of one Republican who impeached Trump  —  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — GOP Rep. Tom Rice had barely ever criticized Donald Trump before he shocked just about everyone by voting to impeach him in January 2021.  —  His experience over the next 17 months …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Most Americans oppose trans athletes in female sports, poll finds  —  Even as an increasing share of Americans report familiarity with and tolerance for transgender people, most oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete against other women at the professional, college and high school level …
Discussion: HotAir and National Review
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fired Fox News politics editor: Trump's ire at election night call led to ‘panic’  —  The witness seemed to embrace the moment, offering answers with gusto.  —  Who won the November 2020 U.S. presidential elections?  That was the question California lawmaker Zoe Lofgren asked Monday …
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NBC News:
The untold story of Ginni Thomas's anti-cult activism — after she was ‘deprogrammed’  —  Ginni Thomas became an anti-cult activist after being pulled out of a self-help program in the 1980s, she said in a video obtained by NBC News.  Several people who knew her then are surprised …
Discussion: Raw Story
The Coinbase Blog:
A message from Coinbase CEO and Cofounder, Brian Armstrong  —  Earlier today, I shared the following note with all Coinbase employees.  —  Team,  —  Today I am making the difficult decision to reduce the size of our team by about 18%, to ensure we stay healthy during this economic downturn.
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Inside the explosive Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6  —  Jeffrey Clark, a mid-level Justice Department official, wanted Trump to name him attorney general in a plan aimed at potentially overturning the election  —  Three days before Congress was slated to certify …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed likely to boost interest rates by three-quarters of a point this week  — Fed policymakers are entertaining the idea of a 75-basis-point rate increase this week, according to CNBC's Steve Liesman.  — Bond yields pointed to the possibility of a more aggressive Fed as the yield …
Kate Ackley / Roll Call:
DCCC designates four more members for special protection  —  Now that redistricting and recent primaries have given shape to the battlefield for the nation's competitive House races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Tuesday is adding four incumbents to its Frontline incumbent-protection program.
Ben S. Bernanke / New York Times:
Inflation Isn't Going to Bring Back the 1970s  —  We had another bad inflation report last week.  —  Inflation over the past 12 months exceeded 8 percent, a level that evokes memories of America's Great Inflation of the 1960s and '70s.  From the beginning of 1966 through 1981 …
Discussion: The Hill
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell says House's Supreme Court security bill can't pass Senate  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned late Monday afternoon that a House bill to provide protection to Supreme Court justices and their staffs will not pass the Senate, ratcheting up a standoff with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
CNN:
Georgia investigators seek testimony from former Kanye West publicist who approached election worker  —  Investigators probing efforts to meddle with the 2020 election results in Georgia have sought testimony from a former publicist to R. Kelly and Kanye West who allegedly pressured a local election worker …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
As Southern Baptists gather, right-wing faction sounds alarms  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Southern Baptists filled a cavernous hotel ballroom Sunday to hear a warning: Don't cooperate or compromise with the Devil.  And this week, as their huge denomination gathers for its annual meeting and to elect …
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
‘Pack Your Stuff and Get Out of My House,’ Says Patriot Front Member's Mom
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Beware the Ruinous Optimism of Democratic Leaders
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Bloomberg:
US Quietly Urges Russia Fertilizer Deals to Unlock Grain Trade
Jane Arraf / New York Times:
Efforts to Form a New Government in Iraq Descend Into Chaos
Discussion: Associated Press
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden leans toward easing some of Trump's China tariffs
Discussion: Insider, HotAir and Washington Post
Washington Examiner:
Sensible Senate steps to reduce gun deaths
Discussion: Politico
Elizabeth Williamson / Slate:
A Woman Who Spent Years Telling Sandy Hook Parents Their Kids Were Never Killed Explains Why She Did It
April Rubin / New York Times:
Massacre Leader's Name Is Removed From Yellowstone Mountain
Discussion: CBS News and WGN-TV
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Raul A. Reyes / NBC News:
A landmark case ensuring education to undocumented children turns 40
Jake Lahut / Insider:
GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz misspelled the name of his Pennsylvania address in official campaign form
Discussion: Raw Story
Tana Ganeva / Substance:
Actually, Chesa Boudin was voted out in the richest, whitest areas of San Francisco
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Forest and the Trees  —  The January 6th Committee hearings are full of interesting tidbits.
Discussion: Overtime
 

 
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