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9:40 AM ET, June 24, 2022

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Journal Sentinel:
Ron Johnson now says he helped coordinate effort to pass false elector slates to Pence, but his new explanation drew a quick rebuke  —  Molly Beck Lawrence AndreaMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  WASHINGTON - After initially claiming to be “basically unaware” of an effort by his staff …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Republicans Who Wanted Pardons for Their Trump Coup Actions  —  Former DOJ officials tell the Jan. 6th Committee how they stood up to Trump, while congressional Republicans worried about their criminal culpability.  —  In late 2020, Donald Trump instructed a top Justice Department official to …
New York Times:
Federal Authorities Search Home of Trump Justice Dept. Official
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Revealed: The insane Jeffrey Clark coup plot
CNN:
New documentary footage reveals Pence reacting on the night House pushed for him to invoke 25th Amendment
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Confidence in U.S. Supreme Court Sinks to Historic Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision before the end of its 2021-2022 term, Americans' confidence in the court has dropped sharply over the past year and reached a new low in Gallup's nearly 50-year trend.
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court's gun ruling is a serious misfire  —  “When I make a mistake, it's a beaut.”  — New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia  —  The Supreme Court had a La Guardia moment on Thursday.  Its mistake was foreshadowed in 2017, when Justice Clarence Thomas, joined in a dissent by Neil M. Gorsuch …
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
In 6-3 ruling, court strikes down New York's concealed-carry law  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York handgun-licensing law that required New Yorkers who want to carry a handgun in public to show a special need to defend themselves.  —  The 6-3 ruling, written …
Los Angeles Times:
California leaders vow new gun restrictions after Supreme Court ruling threatens state law
Discussion: HuffPost, RedState and Sacramento Bee
New York Times:
Senate Breaks Decades-Long Impasse on Gun Safety  —  The 65-33 vote late Thursday was aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people.  Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court struck down New York's gun law, likely limiting the ability of other state and local governments to restrict guns outside the home.
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NBC News:
Senate passes most sweeping gun bill in decades, setting up House vote  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday night passed the most sweeping gun bill designed to prevent gun violence in decades, a major victory for advocates and a rare defeat for the National Rifle Association.
Politico:   ‘Unwilling to accept defeat’: How Sinema and Murphy clinched guns deal for Dems
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: New Jan. 6 witness: Trump had mystery call with Putin  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE PLAYBOOK INTERVIEW: ALEX HOLDER — In September 2020, U.K. documentarian ALEX HOLDER started working on a film about DONALD TRUMP.
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
What Happens if the GOP Tries to Leave Trump Behind  —  It's not exactly a thunderous roar, more like a stage whisper, running through the ranks of what we used to think of as mainstream Republicans: “Maybe he doesn't have to be our nominee in 2024.”  —  They grasp, if not at straws …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Trump and Biden Both Face Rejection
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Winning Lawyers in Supreme Court Gun Case Leave Firm  —  Partners Paul Clement and Erin Murphy depart Kirkland & Ellis after it says it won't take any more Second Amendment cases  —  WASHINGTON—Discord over gun rights erupted within the law firm that secured Thursday's Second Amendment victory …
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Gitanas Nauseda / Washington Post:   Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda: Now is the time to make NATO even stronger
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Gov. Kemp to testify in Fulton County's Trump probe  —  Governor will deliver sworn recorded statement instead of appearing before grand jury  —  Gov. Brian Kemp will deliver testimony next month to Fulton County prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 elections …
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CNN:   Giuliani is under scrutiny in Georgia probe into Trump
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   The Jolt: Trump grand jury hears from subpoenaed state Senate Democrats
Washington Post:
U.N. rights body says Israeli soldiers killed American journalist in West Bank  —  TEL AVIV — A veteran Palestinian American journalist was killed by Israeli forces while covering a military raid in the occupied West Bank, a spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights …
David Bauerlein / Florida Times Union:
‘Unsettling,’ ‘un-American’: FPL consultant obtained personal information, surveillance photo of journalist Nate Monroe  —  An Alabama consulting firm that worked for Florida Power & Light during the attempted sale of JEA possesses records on Florida Times-Union columnist Nate Monroe …
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Liz Cheney sends instructions to Wyoming Democrats on how to switch parties  —  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is sending mailers to Wyoming Democrats with instructions on how to switch their political parties ahead of the state's primary on Aug. 16.  —  News of the mailers comes as Cheney faces …
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
‘YOU take YOUR seat’: Very specific cheat sheet reminds Biden how to act  —  MORE ON:  —  President Biden on Thursday inadvertently held up a comically detailed cheat sheet prepared by his staff instructing the gaffe-prone leader of the free world to “take YOUR seat” and to limit his remarks to “2 minutes.”
Meira Levinson / The Atlantic:
The Biggest Disruption in the History of American Education  —  On March 4, 2020, a week before the World Health Organization formally declared the coronavirus a global pandemic, Northshore School District, in Washington State, closed its doors, becoming the first in the country to announce a districtwide shift to online learning.
 
 
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S.E. Cupp / Oprah Daily:
Why I'm Pro-Life and Against Overturning Roe v. Wade
Discussion: Twitchy
David Mastio / New York Post:
USA Today demoted me for a tweet — because its woke newsrooms are out of touch with readers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
FBI interviews Allegheny County GOP chair Sam DeMarco about Trump's attempt to plant fake electors
Discussion: Raw Story
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Internal GOP poll shows Biden's slide endangering Democratic House member
Discussion: NRCC
Abdullah Alaoudh / Washington Post:
Biden must not betray defenders of democracy in Saudi Arabia
The White House:
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Discussion: Balloon Juice and New York Times
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin election investigator says he deleted records
 Earlier Items: 
Adam Sabes / Fox News:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul charged with DUI after May crash in California
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican, went rogue endorsing Carl Paladino in New York, sources say
Discussion: City & State New York
Hannah Grossman / Fox News:
Biden proposes new rules to solidify ‘gender identity’ protections in schools under Title IX
Jordan Fischer / WUSA9:
Navy petty officer charged in Capitol riot wanted to ‘wipe out’ Jews, praised Hitler, DOJ says
Discussion: Washington Post
Zack Friedman / Forbes:
Education Department Cancels $6 Billion Of Student Loans For 200,000 Borrowers
Travis Gettys / Salon:
Lauren Boebert's Shooters restaurant kicked out after new landlord cites “moral” imperative: report
 

 
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Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway

Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
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Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

 
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