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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 …
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John Eastman:
OMG, Mrs. Thomas asked me to give an update about election litigation to her group.  Stop the Presses!  —  One wonders when the legacy media will quit allowing themselves to be played by false innuendo based on selective leaks from the January 6 Committee.  Yesterday, the Washington Post ran …
Discussion: CNN and Balloon Juice
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
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.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee's hearing on Pence  —  The third hearing of the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday centered on President Donald Trump's and his allies' pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election.  —  Testifying were Pence's general counsel, Greg Jacob …
J. Michael Luttig / The Bulwark:
On the Knife's Edge of Democracy  —  “The hour is late.  God is watching us.”  —  Editor's note: The following is the statement of Judge Michael Luttig, submitted to the United States House Select Committee on the January 6, 2021, Attack on the United States Capitol on June 16, 2022, prior to Luttig's appearance before the Committee.
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CNN:
Exclusive: Retired Republican judge says January 6 was ‘well-developed plan’ by Trump to cling to power
Andy Craig / The Daily Beast:
Mike Pence Could Have (And Should Have) Invoked the 25th Amendment on Jan. 6
Discussion: KTLA, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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.
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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 …
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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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: Kudzu Rants … and The Root
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Biden says recession is ‘not inevitable’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told The Associated Press on Thursday that the American people are “really, really down” after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy …
Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
As Montana reels from floods, no one is sure where Gov. Gianforte is  —  Montana National Guard soldiers are deployed around the Yellowstone region, where they say they have rescued dozens of people from this week's severe floods and ushered travelers along ravaged roads.
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and New York Post
Loren Grush / The Verge:
SpaceX employees draft open letter to company executives denouncing Elon Musk's behavior  —  ‘Every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company’  —  An open letter to SpaceX decrying CEO Elon Musk's recent behavior has sparked open discussion among the company's employees in an internal chat system.
Leighton Woodhouse / RealClearInvestigations:
The Criminal Order Beneath the ‘Chaos’ of San Francisco's Tenderloin  —  The epicenter of the political earthquakes rattling San Francisco's progressive establishment is a 30-square-block neighborhood in the center of downtown known as the Tenderloin.  Adjacent to some of the city's …
Discussion: HotAir
Politico:
Tensions escalate as DOJ renews request for Jan. 6 panel transcripts  —  The Justice Department on Thursday revealed a deepening rift with the Jan. 6 House select committee, accusing the panel of a “failure” to share its 1,000 witness transcripts.  —  Department officials say those documents …
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Video Shows Customer's Racist Tirade Against Restaurant Worker  —  CAUGHT ON CAMERA  —  A woman went on a racist tirade against at an Orlando restaurant worker after she complained about the shrimp and crab meal she ate and was denied a refund.  According to the King Cajun Crawfish Instagram page …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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.
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Police group sues Biden administration over Border Patrol ‘whipping’ investigation  —  A national law enforcement organization has sued the Biden administration's top border officials for withholding information about how the White House handled a 2021 incident in which President Joe Biden …
bellingcat:
The Brazilian Candidate: The Studious Cover Identity of an Alleged Russian Spy  —  On 16 June, Dutch intelligence (AIVD) published a press release detailing how it had disrupted an attempt by what it said was a Russian military intelligence (GRU) asset to gain “access as an intern to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague”.
Discussion: english.aivd.nl, UPI and Politico
Washington Post:
The political brawl over a Miami giant of Spanish talk radio  —  The sale of conservative Radio Mambí to Democratic owners has become a flash point in a debate about Spanish-language misinformation  —  MIAMI — Listeners calling into Radio Mambí, a popular Spanish-language talk radio station …
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 …
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Russia warned US it was going to conduct airstrikes on fighters in Syria  —  (CNN)Russia warned the US military earlier this week that it was going to conduct airstrikes against local fighters allied with the US in southeastern Syria, according to two US defense officials.
Discussion: CBS News, GoldFix and NaturalNews.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 …
 
 
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