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12:30 PM ET, June 14, 2022

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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: CNN and Election Law Blog
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
I thought the Jan. 6 committee wouldn't matter.  I was wrong.  —  I admit to having been skeptical, ahead of time, of the hearings planned by the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021.  What more is there to be said, I wondered?  The evidence of Donald Trump's guilt …
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
If Trump Wasn't Lying, That's Worse  —  A delusional president is far more dangerous than a mendacious one.  —  On Monday, the House January 6th Committee presented evidence that Donald Trump, after losing the 2020 election, promoted allegations of voter fraud that his own advisers had told him were false.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
How prosecutors can sidestep the question of Trump's intent  —  Legal scholars have entertained the argument that defeated former president Donald Trump can avoid prosecution for his attempt to overthrow the 2020 election on the grounds that he was so nuts that he believed his own election lies.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Daily Kos
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Trump's choices prove he knew the truth about the Big Lie  —  I hope the DOJ agrees.  —  The J6 committee had a narrow goal Monday.  It was to prove that the former president knew the Big Lie - that Joe Biden stole the 2020 election - was just that, a big lie, and that he spearheaded …
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:   Of Course Trump Is Responsible for His Lies
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump releases 12-page response to Jan. 6 hearing
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jan. 6 committee postpones Wednesday hearing  —  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has postponed its Wednesday hearing slated to review former President Trump's efforts to pressure the Justice Department to investigate his unfounded claims of election fraud.
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
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 …
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.
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.
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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: Bloomberg
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Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
White House press secy laughs off question about Biden's health: ‘Not a question we should be asking’
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: The Connector, Reason, HotAir and Bad News
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
LISTEN: The moment Hunter Biden says his dad will do anything he tells him to  —  Hunter Biden recorded himself boasting that his father will adopt political positions at his command, footage obtained from a copy of his abandoned laptop shows.  —  “He'll talk about anything that I want him to …
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Why gas prices always end in 9/10 of a cent  —  New York (CNN Business)As gas prices continue to rise, drivers are angrily glaring up at pump price boards each time they fill up their tanks.  —  The average national price Tuesday was a little under $5.02 per gallon, according to AAA.
Livia Albeck-Ripka / New York Times:
Officer Who Displayed Nazi Insignia Will Receive $1.5 Million to Resign  —  Derek Kammerzell, an assistant police chief in Kent, Wash., was investigated and disciplined after he taped the insignia of an SS officer to his office door in September 2020.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Law & Crime
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 …
The Daily Beast:
‘Pack Your Stuff and Get Out of My House,’ Says Patriot Front Member's Mom  —  After anonymous donors bailed them out, Jared Boyce went to his mom's house and told her: “Don't believe the media, mom.  We were just there because they're grooming kids.”
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 …
Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
Happy the Elephant Isn't Legally a Person, Top New York Court Rules  —  An animal advocacy group had argued that the elephant was being illegally detained at the Bronx Zoo, in a case involving deep ethical questions about the basic rights of highly intelligent animals.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Politico, New York Post and ABC13
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Gerontocracy of the Democratic Party Doesn't Understand That We're at the Brink  —  If you want a sense of what separates much of the leadership of the Democratic Party from many of its supporters — of what illustrates their profound disconnect from younger cohorts of liberal and progressive voters …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Molly Ball / TIME:
How the ‘MAGA Squad’ Is Building Power to Control the Next Congress  —  On a Tuesday afternoon in late April, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene walks into the seventh-floor congressional office belonging to Representative Matt Gaetz, settles into a high-backed black leather chair, and fits a pair of headphones over her blonde hair.
Discussion: The Hill and Mollyesque
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Starbucks Threatens Trans Benefits in Anti-Union Push, Staff Say  —  Starbucks Corp. managers in several states have told baristas that its vaunted transgender-inclusive health-care benefits could go away if they unionize, employees alleged in interviews and a new complaint filed with the US labor board.
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.
Gallup:
Usual Midterm Indicators Very Unfavorable for Democrats  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — With less than five months to go before voters elect all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, the current Democratic congressional majority is facing an extremely unfavorable election environment.
Discussion: Forbes and Opinion Today
Protect Democracy:
Fortifying Vulnerable Communities Against Disinformation … Press inquiries:  —  [email protected]  —  Jump to  — Overview  — The Nature of The Threat  — Centering the Knowledge of Community Experts  — Case Documents  —  Overview  —  Protect Democracy partnered …
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own  —  The nation's fourth-largest city hasn't solved homelessness, but its remarkable progress can suggest a way forward.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Written by Michael KimmelmanReported by Michael Kimmelman …
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 and The Root
 
 
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