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11:25 AM ET, June 2, 2023

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Washington Post:
Georgia probe of Trump broadens to activities in other states  —  An Atlanta-area investigation of alleged election interference by former president Donald Trump and his allies has broadened to include activities in Washington, D.C., and several other states, according to two people with knowledge …
Discussion: The Hill
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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Michael Graham / NH Journal:
Trump Loses NHGOP Rep's Endorsement to DeSantis Over Treatment of Fox News Host  —  Donald Trump's treatment of his former spokesperson, Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, has cost him the support of a New Hampshire GOP state representative.  And, NHGOP insiders say, the repercussions …
NBC News:
Porn stars vs. parenthood: Ron DeSantis plays the family card against Trump
Discussion: MSN and The Spectator World
Myra Adams / The Hill:
‘Give me an eight!’ DeSantis must tout his constitutional advantage over Trump
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Inside the Meltdown at CNN  —  “How are we gonna cover Trump?  That's not something I stay up at night thinking about,” Chris Licht told me.  “It's very simple.”  —  It was the fall of 2022.  This was the first of many on-the-record interviews that Licht had agreed to give me …
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.
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CNN:
Justice Department will not seek criminal charges in Pence classified document probe  —  The Justice Department has closed its investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents found at former Vice President Mike Pence's home and will not bring any charges, according to a letter from the DOJ obtained by CNN.
New York Times:
Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden is delivering on his most far-fetched pledge: Compromise  —  President Biden this week accomplished what America elected him to do — govern from the center and make deals that solve problems.  Progressive Democrats don't seem to like that cooperative spirit, which is a big reason …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
How House Dems went from angry at to rallying around the Biden White House
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NBC News:
Senate passes debt ceiling bill, sending it to Biden to become law and avert disaster
Brent Buchanan / Cygnal:
Poll: Kentucky Governor & AG - Dead Heat; Biden Deeply Underwater
Discussion: Breitbart
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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Kylie Robison / Fortune:
Twitter's head of trust safety Ella Irwin has resigned, Slack account is deactivated, according to sources  —  Ella Irwin, Twitter's head of trust and safety and one of Elon Musk's top lieutenants, is no longer in Twitter's internal Slack, according to a source familiar and a screenshot of her deactivated account viewed by Fortune.
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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.
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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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Employers added 339,000 jobs in May, strong growth that defied head winds
David French / New York Times:
A Peek Behind the MAGA Curtain  —  Every now and then, it's important to watch Fox News in prime time.  No, not because the programs are particularly good or because the hosts tell their audience the truth.  Fox is writing Dominion Voting Systems a $787.5 million check for very good reasons …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he told Hannity not to joke about Biden's cognitive ability
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
US Army renames Fort Bragg as Fort Liberty  —  North Carolina's Fort Bragg is now Fort Liberty, as the US Army on Friday redesignated one of the largest military installations in the world.  —  The renaming was formalized in a ceremony on Friday morning.  —  The change follows a branch-wide push …
Discussion: IJR, Just The News and Associated Press
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Sam Skove / Defense One:
‘Fort Liberty’: Army More Than Half Done Scrubbing Confederate Names from Its Bases
Discussion: Associated Press
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
CIA chief made secret visit to China in bid to thaw relations  —  Bill Burns' trip last month was most senior to Beijing by Biden administration official  —  CIA director Bill Burns travelled to China last month, a clandestine visit by one of President Joe Biden's most trusted officials …
Discussion: Associated Press
Associated Press:
New details of Jeffrey Epstein's death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP  —  Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn't stop running.
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: HuffPost and Politico
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.
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.
Harvard University Gazette:
Lori Lightfoot appointed Menschel Fellow at Harvard Chan School  —  Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been appointed as a Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow for the fall term at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  —  During her tenure as mayor …
David Freedlander / Politico:
How a Staunchly Blue State Let MAGA Seep In  —  Democrats are suddenly losing in New York.  What's going on?  —  Kevin Smith was a truck driver who found himself out of work during the pandemic, so he began organizing car caravans in support of Donald Trump and other conservative causes.
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Mark Levin Says Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Pelosi, Shoved Cop 'Didn't Do Anything'  —  Pauline Bauer was sentenced to two years for her role in the insurrection, but the Fox News host gaslighted her lawbreaking on his radio show.  —  Fox News host Mark Levin said that a Jan. 6 rioter convicted …
 
 
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