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8:45 PM ET, June 15, 2022

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Washington Post:
Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, sources in Jan. 6 House investigation say  —  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has obtained email correspondence between Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
Discussion: Raw Story and MSNBC
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Photos show Vice President Mike Pence, family in hiding on Jan. 6: ABC News Exclusive  —  They show Pence minutes after he was evacuated from the Senate floor.  —  New photos obtained exclusively by ABC News show former Vice President Mike Pence and his family in hiding after rioters broke …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Decoding Liz Cheney's big hint about John Eastman — and Donald Trump  —  “Get a great effing criminal defense lawyer.  You're gonna need it.”  —  So warned one of former president Donald Trump's lawyers in a video released Tuesday by the Jan. 6 select committee.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Scoop: New CNN Boss Chris Licht Wants Staff to Stop Calling Trump's Election Claims ‘The Big Lie’  —  New CNN president Chris Licht discouraged staff from using “the big lie” to refer to former President Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election, Mediaite has learned.
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Inside CNN, Lichtxiety Runs Amok  —  Facing a mandate to turn down the volume, CNN's most vocal anchors are anxiously navigating the reality that the same chest-thumping fulminations that drove ratings under Jeff Zucker may be a liability for his successor.  —  Tomorrow morning …
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Historic Executive Order Advancing LGBTQI+ Equality During Pride Month  —  President Biden believes that no one should face discrimination because of who they are or whom they love.  Since President Biden took office, he has championed the rights …
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Politico:
Biden launches plan to protect transgender youths' health care  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday will order his health agency to begin efforts to ban conversion therapy and expand access to gender-affirming treatment after a slew of state attempts to limit transgender health care, particularly for children.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and ABC News
The White House:   Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
New Mexico's Supreme Court orders county commission to certify vote  —  The order follows the commission's refusal to approve primary vote tallies, citing discredited concerns about Dominion machines  —  New Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the county commissioners in rural Otero County …
Discussion: Political Wire and CNN
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Justin Hendrix / Tech Policy Press:
Researchers Release Comprehensive Twitter Dataset of False Claims About The 2020 Election
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Election deniers are winning political nominations across the country
New York Times:
Far-Right Republicans Press Closer to Power Over Future Elections
Wall Street Journal:
WWE Board Probes Secret $3 Million Hush Pact by CEO Vince McMahon, Sources Say  —  Company says relationship was consensual and is cooperating with the inquiry  —  The board of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. WWE 4.95%▲ is investigating a secret $3 million settlement …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Denies Bannon's Shaky Legal Argument for Executive Privilege  —  “It's more than a stretch... that they specifically addressed this situation,” U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said, noting that Bannon was actually a former White House official.  —  A federal judge refused …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Federal judge won't dismiss contempt charges against Steve Bannon
Discussion: HuffPost, Raw Story and MSNBC
Michael Wilner / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Every state but Florida pre-ordered COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5  —  Every state has placed an order with the federal government to ensure coronavirus vaccines for young children are delivered as soon as regulators authorize their use — except for one.
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Kimberly Leonard / Insider:
With $319,000 of net worth, Ron DeSantis is the anti-Donald Trump when it comes to his own money, new records show  — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a prominent politician with a relatively low net worth.  — He doesn't hold stocks or own property, and still has student loans.
Discussion: BizPac Review and Florida Politics
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Elon Musk ‘leaning’ towards supporting DeSantis for president
Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Elon Musk suggests he may vote for Republican Ron DeSantis in 2024
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Court document in Proud Boys case laid out plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6  —  WASHINGTON — A document, titled “1776 Returns,” which federal prosecutors said was used by the leader of the Proud Boys, lays out a plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6, 2021, using covert operators to let …
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NIH News Release:
NIAID Director Fauci Tests Positive for COVID-19  —  Today, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test.
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Leader of Trump's Favorite 2020 Election “Audit” May Be Disbarred After Courtroom Meltdown  —  On Wednesday, Republicans' fake investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 election fell apart in the most spectacular manner possible.  This implosion took the form of a stunning 25-page ruling …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Bill Lueders / The Bulwark:
Fear and Loathing in Dane County
Discussion: Overtime and Ballotpedia
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Mo Brooks: ‘Donald Trump has no loyalty’  —  This is an opinion column.  —  In 2016, Mo Brooks said Donald Trump wasn't to be trusted — before he gave his loyalty over to the reality TV president.  —  Six years later, he's learned that lesson the hard way, having carried …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed Raises Rates By 0.75 Percentage Point, Largest Increase Since 1994  —  Officials signaled a much more aggressive path of rate rises to combat inflation that is running at a 40-year high  —  The Federal Reserve approved the largest interest rate increase since 1994 and signaled …
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Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
The Battle Over Gender Therapy  —  More teenagers than ever are seeking transitions, but the medical community that treats them is deeply divided about why — and what to do to help them.  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
Discussion: HotAir, PLURIBUS and National Review
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Man who attacked Capitol was given tour of building by Republican day before riot  —  Video evidence shows tourists taking photos of security checkpoints and contradicts Barry Loudermilk's previous denial he led a tour  —  About 24 hours before the January 6 Capitol attack …
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Politico:
Loudermilk tour group taking basement photos ‘raises concerns’ for Jan. 6 panel
Caroline Downey / National Review:
‘Open Season’: Pro-Abortion Terrorist Group Vows to Ramp Up Violence against Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers  —  Pro-abortion terrorist group Jane's Revenge, which has claimed credit for a string of recent attacks on pregnancy centers across the country, on Tuesday declared “open season” …
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New York Times:
Inside a Corporate Culture War Stoked by a Crypto C.E.O.  —  Jesse Powell, who leads the crypto exchange Kraken, has challenged the use of preferred pronouns, debated who can use racial slurs and called American women “brainwashed.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Conservatives Reveal What They Mean When They Say “Parents' Rights”  —  Post-liberal conservatism is real.  —  1. The Free State of Florida  —  Do you remember being lectured by Conservatism Inc. about how the Florida “Don't Say Gay” law wasn't really about preventing kids from telling classmates …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Texas Governor's Race Tightens In Wake Of School Mass Shooting, Quinnipiac University Texas Poll Finds; 61% Of Parents Concerned There Will Be A Shooting At Their Child's School  — mail_outline  —  In the race for Texas governor, 48 percent of voters support Republican incumbent Greg Abbott …
Kkhiatt / gwtoday.gwu.edu:
GW to Discontinue Use of Colonials Moniker  —  Citing the need to unify the community, the Board of Trustees decided to change the moniker based on a special committee's recommendation.  —  The George Washington University Board of Trustees has decided to discontinue the use …
Anna Kramer / Protocol:
The real reasons Big Tech hates unions  —  Around this time last year, Mapbox's Slack workplace descended into 24/7 chaos, the virtual equivalent of an office-wide shouting match.  It was a few weeks before workers were to vote on whether to join a union, and Mapbox leaders and workers on the …
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Senate Feminist Spends Last Days of ‘Roe’ Shilling for Crypto Bros  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is teaming up with Republican Cynthia Lummis on a cryptocurrency bill that supporters and detractors alike see as mostly hands-off.  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) departs a vote at the U.S. Capitol, June 13, 2022.
Discussion: Yahoo Finance
Luke Barr / ABC News:
Encrypted planning, high-power firearms make extremist threat in US unique: DOJ official  —  A top DOJ official's comments come after two mass shootings in the U.S.  —  The United States is facing the most “complex” threat landscape in quite some time, a top Justice Department official told a conference in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.
Kate Scanlon / Washington Examiner:
Mayra Flores South Texas House win reflects steady GOP gains on Democratic turf  —  This week's win by conservative activist Mayra Flores in an open Rio Grande Valley House district is the latest sign that traditionally Democratic territory in South Texas is turning red.
Armin Rosen / Tablet Magazine:
Code Pink … It was a sunny Wednesday morning in February, and 43-year-old Ariel Rosenberg, better known to the world as Ariel Pink, had an empty schedule.  The former indie rock icon had descended into a state of professional living death, a condition that looked as irreversible to him as actual death.
Discussion: The Scroll and Safety Propaganda
 
 
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
On some PBS stations, Jan. 6 hearings can't dislodge ‘Curious George’
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Helen Coster / Reuters:
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Shannon McCaffrey / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
For Herschel Walker, revelation of second son is the latest in string of controversies
Discussion: ABC News, New York Post and HuffPost
Colin Freeman / Telegraph:
Exclusive: US fighters ‘captured’ by Russian forces in Ukraine
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
SCOTUS watch: Clearing the backlog, slapping Medicare, and the most Thomas Thomas dissent ever
Discussion: Townhall, Washington Examiner and CNN
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Feds Reveal Chilling Note Buffalo Mass Shooter Left for His Parents
Discussion: CBS News, Raw Story, UPI and New York Post
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Biden's approval falls in third straight week, nears record low -Reuters/Ipsos
Mitt Romney:
Romney, Burr, Daines Announce Family Security Act 2.0
Robert Maguire / CREW:
Group behind Trump SCOTUS picks brought in nearly $50 million in secret money
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Under the Banner of Hulu
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Seth Rich's killing was exploited on Fox News and online. His parents are fed up
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Democrats Fetterman, Shapiro show early leads in USA Today Network/Suffolk University poll
 

 
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