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Washington Post:
Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, is assassinated by gunman  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  TOKYO — Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, a towering political figure at home and abroad, died after being shot at a campaign event Friday, doctors said, shocking a nation where firearms laws …
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Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Two loud sounds, a plume of smoke and then Abe collapsed.  —  The former prime minister of Japan was assassinated on Friday in the city of Nara.  He served in the office longer than anyone before stepping down in 2020.  —  A 41-year-old man is in custody, accused of shooting Mr. Abe.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The rarity of the Abe assassination, in two charts  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The last time an American president was shot was 1981.  Ronald Reagan, barely two months into office, was struck by a bullet that ricocheted off of his limousine, part of a volley of shots fired by would-be assassin John Hinckley.
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on the Killing of Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Biden to sign abortion rights executive order amid pressure  —  President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday morning directing his health department to expand access to abortion pills, beef up enforcement of Obamacare's birth control coverage mandate and organize a cadre …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services
Washington Post:
Biden outlines new steps aimed at bolstering abortion rights
ABC News:
Biden to sign executive order on abortion access amid pressure from Democrats
Discussion: CBS Philly
Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
What Happened to Michael Flynn?  —  Michael Flynn faced the camera with brow creased and lips compressed.  He hadn't been born yesterday, his expression said.  He was not going to fall for trick questions.  —  “General Flynn, do you believe the violence on January 6 was justified?”
Discussion: Raw Story
Ezra Dyer / Car and Driver:
North Carolina Looks to Remove Public EV Chargers, Probably to the Trash  —  Politicians have to run on some kind of platform, and Ben Moss—my incoming state House representative here in North Carolina's District 52—decided that his animating principle is Being Mad at Electricity.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Michael Flynn cited for unauthorized foreign payments  —  Retired general and former Trump adviser was notified by the Army that it was seeking to recoup nearly $40,000 from him  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Michael Flynn, the retired Army general and onetime adviser to President Donald Trump …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer ups pressure on McConnell in USICA-reconciliation dance  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — Former Japanese Prime Minister SHINZO ABE was shot and killed during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan.  He was 67.
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Chloe Folmar / The Hill:
Morton's condemns abortion rights protesters for disrupting Kavanaugh's freedom to ‘eat dinner’  —  Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, one of the conservative justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade last month, was forced to exit through a back door of Morton's Steakhouse in downtown Washington …
Lis Smith / Politico:
‘This Is Disgusting’: An Insider's Account on the Fall of Cuomo  —  “Governor.  Stop.  It's over,” the voice broke through on the conference call line.  —  Six months earlier, it would have been inconceivable that anyone, let alone a mere political consultant, would cut off the most high-profile …
Discussion: HotAir and Fox News
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
Lis Smith Loves Politics (If Not All Politicians)
Discussion: Insider
Billy House / Bloomberg:
Jan. 6 Committee Is Considering a Prime-Time Hearing for Next Week  —  The House committee investigating the insurrection at the US Capitol is considering a second televised hearing next week, this one in prime time on Thursday, people familiar with the planning said.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oath Keepers leader offers Jan. 6 testimony — but only if it's live
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How the Jan. 6 Panel Is Supercharging the Georgia Trump Investigation
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trust in news collapses to historic low  —  Americans' confidence in newspapers and television news has plummeted to an all-time low, according to the latest annual Gallup survey of trust in U.S. institutions. … - Political party affiliation has become the primary driver of opinions …
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person …
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Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
Twitter Is Ready for a Potential Legal Battle With Elon Musk  —  Mr. Musk has appeared reluctant to proceed with the $44 billion agreement, citing uncertainty about the number of fake accounts on the platform.  —  Elon Musk may be preparing for the next chapter in his Twitter takeover journey: court.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Film offers inside look at Roger Stone's ‘Stop the Steal’ efforts before January 6  —  Footage shows key moments of planning with fellow activist Ali Alexander to overturn election results in Trump's favor  —  Weeks before the Capitol attack, top Republican political activists Roger Stone …
Wall Street Journal:
WWE's Vince McMahon Agreed to Pay $12 Million in Hush Money to Four Women  —  The longtime chief of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. secured nondisclosure agreements to keep secret allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity  —  Vince McMahon, WWE's longtime leader …
David French / The Atlantic:
Tim Miller Asks the Question Every Conservative Must Answer  —  The No. 2 book on the New York Times nonfiction list is a searing personal reflection by a former Republican strategist named Tim Miller.  It's called Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell …
Discussion: Politico and Althouse
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
More Republicans now call Jan. 6 a ‘legitimate protest’ than a ‘riot’  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  When the dust settled on Jan. 6, 2021, we were unable to agree on whether Donald Trump had incited the insurrection.  But at least one conclusion crossed partisan lines: This had been a very bad and violent thing.
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Who Does the Mainstream Media Want the GOP to Nominate in 2024?  —  At this moment, any Republican official or strategist who spends a lot of time thinking about Donald Trump taking on Ron DeSantis in the 2024 presidential election is putting the cart before the horse - there's still a midterm election cycle to win.
Discussion: Press Enterprise
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Eric Swalwell is unfit for Congress and owes Lauren Boebert an apology  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has done many classless things during his time in Congress.  But this past week, he might have outdone himself with a tweet insinuating a connection between Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) …
 
 
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
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Discussion: The Hill
Reuters:
Steve Bannon's lawyer asks to leave Jan. 6-related case, says he may be witness
Discussion: Raw Story
Office of the Texas Governor:
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CNN:
Herschel Walker partnered in 2012 with arm of energy company accused by multiple states of deceptive practices
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
GOP populism is hurting the teaching profession
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Sarah Chaney Cambon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Hiring Slowed in June From Robust Pace, Economists Estimate
Discussion: The Daily Caller and HotAir
Joshua Eaton / NBC News:
The FBI didn't finish over 1 million gun background checks in time to stop a sale in 2020 and 2021
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
EXCLUSIVE: 1st Amendment Praetorian Goes After Jan. 6 Committee For ‘McCarthy-esque’ Defamation Tactics
Chelsea Curtis / USA Today:
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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