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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Cited ‘Heated Fight’ Among Justices Over Election Suits  —  In an email weeks after the election, another lawyer advising the Trump campaign responded that the prospect of “'wild' chaos” on Jan. 6 could lead the Supreme Court to take up a case.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jan. 6 panel to seek testimony from Ginni Thomas  —  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack plans to seek testimony from conservative activist Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the panel's chair said Thursday.
New York Times:
When Pence finally drew the line with Trump, it wasn't pretty.  —  In the third hearing, the committee begins detailing the threats against Pence.  —  WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol laid out evidence on Thursday that former President Donald J. Trump …
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 …
CNN:
Exclusive: Retired Republican judge says January 6 was ‘well-developed plan’ by Trump to cling to power  —  (CNN)Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig, a Republican who is testifying at Thursday's January 6 committee hearing, will provide a sharp condemnation of former President Donald Trump's attempts …
CNN:
Exclusive: Read Judge Luttig's statement to January 6 committee  —  CNN has obtained a statement from retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig, a Republican who is testifying at Thursday's January 6 committee hearing.  Luttig will provide a sharp condemnation of former President Donald Trump's attempts …
Politico:
Jan. 6 panel leaders prepare to call Ginni Thomas  —  Leaders of the Jan. 6 select committee say the time has come to interview Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, about her connections to Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the election.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How a conservative judge's attack on the GOP could shift the debate  —  The revelatory blows to the Supreme Court are coming fast and hard.  We just learned that Justice Clarence Thomas' wife corresponded by email with John Eastman, who developed Donald Trump's coup blueprint.
Andy Craig / The Daily Beast:
Mike Pence Could Have (And Should Have) Invoked the 25th Amendment on Jan. 6
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Raw Story and KTLA
John Eastman:   OMG, Mrs. Thomas asked me to give an update about election litigation to her group. Stop the Presses!
Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee to detail how Trump and allies tried to coerce Pence
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker, Critic of Absentee Dads, Has Yet ANOTHER Secret Son—and a Daughter  —  It turns out that Herschel Walker doesn't have just one kid, or two kids, or even three kids.  He has four. … A day after The Daily Beast broke the news that Herschel Walker had a secret 10-year-old son …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
JUST IN: The Herschel Walker Secret Children Count is Now at Three  —  Just one day after the news came out about Herschel Walker's “secret son,” the Georgia Republican Senate nominee confirmed he has at least two more previously unknown children.  —  The Daily Beast broke the story that Walker …
Nicole Carr / ProPublica:
White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town.  Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.  —  Co-published with FRONTLINE … In April of 2021, Cecelia Lewis had just returned to Maryland from a house-hunting trip in Georgia when she received the first red flag about her new job.
Discussion: The Root
USA Today:
USA TODAY removed 23 stories from website, other platforms following audit of reporter's work  —  After receiving an external correction request, USA TODAY audited the reporting work of Gabriela Miranda.  The audit revealed that some individuals quoted were not affiliated with the organizations claimed and appeared to be fabricated.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
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New York Times:
USA Today to Remove 23 Articles After Investigation Into Fabricated Sources  —  The articles were removed after an investigation identified fabricated sources in stories by a breaking news reporter.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  USA Today has removed 23 articles from its website …
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Why Biden Shouldn't Run in 2024  —  Let me put this bluntly: Joe Biden should not run for reelection in 2024.  He is too old.  —  Biden will turn 80 on November 20.  He will be 82 if and when he begins a second term.  The numbers just keep getting more ridiculous from there.
Associated Press:
Election deniers quiet on fraud claims after primary wins  —  Nevada Republican Jim Marchant insisted there hadn't been a legitimate election in his state in more than a decade.  All of Nevada's election winners since 2006, he said on a recent podcast, were “installed by the deep-state cabal.”
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Bernie Sanders / The Guardian:
Democrats risk a crushing defeat this year. They must change course now
Detroit Free Press:
Free Press poll: Kelley leading GOP gubernatorial field after arrest  —  Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley's recent arrest by the FBI for his suspected involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol appears to have boosted his name recognition and favorability among GOP voters …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Insurrectionist Tells Judge Her Elite Credentials Should Keep Her Out of Prison  —  Update, June 16: Simone Gold was sentenced to 60 days in jail.  —  When Simone Gold was making her meteoric rise in the right-wing ecosphere, she never failed to mention in public appearances …
Discussion: Associated Press
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
An Executive Order That Might Actually Stop Gun Violence  —  Congress, spurred by violent tragedies in Uvalde, Texas; Buffalo, New York; and elsewhere, may soon pass modest bipartisan gun-reform legislation.  The bill would bolster red-flag laws meant to prevent dangerous individuals from owning guns …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
Turnout Myths Are the Democrats' Drug of Choice  —  Anything To Avoid Having To Actually Persuade Voters  —  Turnout myths die hard.  In fact they don't seem to die at all.  —  That is particularly the case in Democratic circles.  You don't have to talk to a typical Democrat for any length …
Discussion: pjmedia.com
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
The weird saga of Peter Navarro, from California environmentalist to Trump henchman  —  Peter Navarro wasn't always a sad, whiny insurrectionist.  There was a time the former White House trade advisor and Trump henchman was all bright, shiny promise.  —  In the early 1990s …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Why Steve Bannon Is So Dangerous  —  Plus: Meltdown in Wisconsin  —  For his court hearing Wednesday, Steve Bannon chose a slightly less disheveled look: black jacket, untucked black shirt over a black t-shirt, which was, one supposes, a concession to the gravity of the proceedings …
Discussion: Slate, Raw Story and CNN
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists  —  New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest.  —  police forces around the world have increasingly used hacking tools to identify and track protesters …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A quarter of Republicans view the Jan. 6 attack as justified  —  Republicans are also more likely to blame left-wing activists for the riot than Trump supporters.  —  For the most part, Americans have a shared view of the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021: It was an unwarranted attack …
Discussion: Politico and The Federalist
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Hidden Driver of High Gas Prices  —  Reduced refinery capacity, in large part triggered by industry consolidation, has been a major factor.  —  Storage tanks at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Detroit, April 21, 2020  —  At this point, it is hard to disentangle overall inflation from surging gas prices.
Discussion: HotAir
Victor I. Nava / Washington Examiner:
Abbott baby formula plant floods in Michigan, halting production for ‘weeks’  —  Abbott is halting production of baby formula at a recently reopened Michigan facility due to damage from severe weather, the company said on Wednesday.  —  Severe thunderstorms and heavy rains have flooded parts …
NBC News:
When the Secretaries of Defense and State said publicly the U.S. wanted Ukraine to win, Biden said tone it down  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken had taken off on separate flights from Southeastern Poland after their risky, high-stakes visit to Kyiv …
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Seattle to consider ‘approval’ voting option  —  The city of Seattle will decide whether to adopt a new style of voting that would allow voters to choose as many candidates as they like in future election contests.  —  The proposal, called “approval voting,” allows a voter to select every candidate …
 
 
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Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:
Columbia University's student radio station WKCR deftly covered live news late on April 30 as police entered the campus, amplified via Instagram Live and Twitch

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