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4:40 PM ET, June 2, 2023

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CNN:
Exclusive: Trump attorneys haven't found classified document former president referred to on tape following subpoena  —  Attorneys for Donald Trump turned over material in mid-March in response to a federal subpoena related to a classified US military document described by the former president …
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New York Times:
Lawyers Unable to Find Document Trump Discussed in Recorded Conversation  —  Prosecutors issued a subpoena for a description of military options for Iran mentioned by the former president during an interview.  But Mr. Trump's legal team said they could find no such document.
Discussion: Bulwark+, FISM TV and UPROXX
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says 'I'm at least as innocent as he is' after Pence won't face charges on classified documents  —  Former President Trump on Friday argued he should be cleared of wrongdoing for his handling of classified documents after the Justice Department said it would not bring charges …
Laura Jarrett / NBC News:
DOJ closes Pence classified documents investigation with no charges  —  The Justice Department's national security division, which looked into the discovery of classified documents at the former vice president's Indiana home, informed his attorney that no charges will be filed.
CNN:
Justice Department will not seek criminal charges in Pence classified document probe
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Inside the Meltdown at CNN  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  “How are we gonna cover Trump?  That's not something I stay up at night thinking about,” Chris Licht told me.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: YouTube reverses misinformation policy to allow U.S. election denialism  —  In a reversal of its election integrity policy, YouTube will leave up content that says fraud, errors or glitches occurred in the 2020 presidential election and other U.S. elections, the company confirmed to Axios Friday.
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Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Twitter's head of trust and safety says she has resigned  —  Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, told Reuters on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company, which has faced criticism for lax protections against harmful content since billionaire Elon Musk acquired it in October.
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Is James Comer Lying About His Biden Probe Sources?  —  Representative James Comer has prioritized investigating the Biden family since he took over the House Oversight Committee.  He has talked of almost nothing else in his media appearances.  But the months-long investigation so far …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
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Alayna Treene / CNN:
FBI to bring internal Biden-related document to Capitol Hill and brief House Oversight leaders
John Solomon / Just The News:
Comer wins: FBI relents, agrees to deliver subpoenaed memo alleging Biden bribery to Capitol
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: No bump for DeSantis from 2024 launch as Trump continues to climb  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was surely hoping for a bump from his presidential campaign launch last week.  But a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows no sign of improvement.  —  In fact, the survey of 1,520 U.S. adults …
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Myra Adams / The Hill:
‘Give me an eight!’ DeSantis must tout his constitutional advantage over Trump
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Payrolls rose 339,000 in May, much better than expected in resilient labor market  —  The U.S. economy continued to crank out jobs in May, with nonfarm payrolls surging more than expected despite multiple headwinds, the Labor Department reported Friday.  —  Payrolls in the public …
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Axios:
TV networks battle for Republican debates … And who hosts those debates can have a significant impact on which contenders chose to participate, and how they perform.  — Trump's campaign believes his opponents need the primary debates more than he does because they're behind him in polls.
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CNN:
Judge in Disney's case against DeSantis disqualifies himself and accuses governor's legal team of ‘rank judge-shopping’  —  A federal judge who was presiding over the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts case against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday disqualified himself from further participation in the case …
Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:
Biden Administration Bans New Oil Drilling Near ‘Irreplaceable’ Tribal Cultural Site In New Mexico  —  The administration ordered a 20-year moratorium on new fossil fuel leasing within 10 miles of Chaco Canyon.  —  President Joe Biden's administration on Friday ordered a 20-year ban …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jordan, GOP ask DOJ to turn over details on FBI's role in Trump investigation  —  House Republicans are asking the Justice Department (DOJ) to turn over information about special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump, including details on whether any FBI employees on the case have investigated the former president.
Just Security:
Model Prosecution Memo for Trump Classified Documents  —  This model prosecution memorandum assesses potential charges federal prosecutors may bring against former President Donald Trump.  It focuses on those emanating from his handling of classified documents and other government records since leaving office on January 20, 2021.
Stuart Mackintosh / The Hill:
Insurers are fleeing states due to climate realities, not ‘anti-woke’ bullies  —  A hostile letter from a group of “anti-woke” U.S. state attorneys general is targeting major insurers that have signed up to the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance.  —  The alliance was created to help insurers …
Charles R. Davis / Insider:
An AI-powered drone tried to attack its human operator in a US military simulation  — An AI-powered drone tried killing its operator in a military simulation, an Air Force official said.  — “It killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective,” he said.
Josh Chafetz / New York Times:
The Supreme Court Has Earned a Little Contempt  —  Although the Supreme Court has been deciding cases at a glacial pace this term — and that with an almost comically small docket of only 59 merits cases — the justices have found other ways to keep busy.  They have been spinning their ethical lapses …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Nancy Mace Is Just Another Republican  —  Speaking to Vanity Fair this spring, South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace made the case that she was the last real Republican.  Her caucus, she said, was overrun with fire-breathing, MAGA-hat-wearing vandals and governed by leaders who were either too inept or too stupid to rein them in.
Discussion: Roll Call
Troy Closson / New York Times:
Stuyvesant High School Admitted 762 New Students.  Only 7 Are Black.  —  About 10 percent of offers to New York City's most elite public high schools went to Black and Latino students this year, education officials announced on Thursday, in a school system where they make up more than two-thirds of the student population overall.
Discussion: Oregonian, Raw Story and Gothamist
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Librarians Sue Over Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Book Ban for Kids  —  A new law threatens prison for Arkansas librarians who let kids access books deemed objectionable.  A coalition of book lovers is suing.  —  A coalition of librarians, booksellers, readers, and authors are filing suit against Arkansas …
Jack Elbaum / Washington Examiner:
Walk before you run: How Biden's tumble disqualifies him from 2024 bid  —  President Joe Biden is 80 years old.  That alone should be enough information to conclude that he should refrain from running in 2024.  However, if one still wasn't convinced, then the video of him falling …
Ben Glaze / The Mirror:
Donald Trump says he's like the Mona Lisa in bizarre interview with Welsh-language channel  —  The former US President made the unlikely comparison as he tried to explain why his fans keep going to his rallies in a documentary for the Welsh-language station  —  Donald Trump has compared himself …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., HuffPost and Politico
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Hey Media: Stop Grading Republicans on a Curve  —  The political press is tripping over themselves to celebrate Kevin McCarthy for not falling on his face  —  As someone with a long history of high blood pressure, yesterday was not a good day to be online.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Former Dodgers MVP Steve Garvey mulling bid for Feinstein Senate seat: report  —  Former Los Angeles Dodgers MVP Steve Garvey is considering a bid for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) Senate seat after she retires following the 2024 elections, The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TMZ.com
 
 
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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Navy takes down LGBTQ+ Pride post on Instagram and Twitter, removes rainbow banner
Discussion: The Hill, Just The News and IJR
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Key Mueller witness seeks mercy for Jan. 6 perpetrator — his cousin
Michael Barajas / Bolts:
Republicans Escalate Attacks on Election Administration in Texas' Largest County
Discussion: Stateline and NPR
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 1, 2023  —  Late tonight the Senate passed H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act …
Discussion: CBS News
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on May Jobs Report
Discussion: The American Independent and UPI
 Earlier Items: 
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Republicans press Wisconsin congressman to take on Tammy Baldwin
Bill Chappell / NPR:
When she won the first national spelling bee, Marie C. Bolden dealt a blow to racism
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
David Freedlander / Politico:
How a Staunchly Blue State Let MAGA Seep In
Discussion: Raw Story
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Logan Brown: 'I'm a pregnant trans man and I do exist. No matter what anyone says, I am literally living proof'
 

 
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