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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Subpoena wars: Washington is on a path to mutually assured destruction  —  THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  In an initial court appearance following his arrest on Friday for contempt of Congress, former Trump adviser Peter Navarro stood before an obviously concerned federal magistrate.
Discussion: Roll Call
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John L. Dorman / Insider:
Kellyanne Conway blasts Mark Meadows' tenure as Trump's White House chief of staff: ‘The man did not match the moment’  — Kellyanne Conway in her new memoir criticized Mark Meadows' tenure as White House chief of staff.  — Conway said Meadows “did not match the moment” during the earliest stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
DOJ declines to charge Meadows, Scavino with contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 committee
Reuters:
Russia must not be humiliated despite Putin's ‘historic’ mistake, Macron says  —  French President Emmanuel Macron said it is vital that Russia is not humiliated so that when the fighting stops in Ukraine a diplomatic solution can be found, adding that he believed Paris would play a mediating role to end the conflict.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
The gun lobby's growing divide  —  There's a growing divide within America's gun lobby, as groups representing firearms manufacturers and individual owners splinter over federal gun-control legislation and what gun culture means in an increasingly diverse country.
John Blake / CNN:
The evangelical church faces a ‘state of emergency’ over the pandemic and politics, Andy Stanley says  —  (CNN)Winning souls for Christ.  Taking back America for God.  Standing in the Gap.  —  Anyone who has spent time among white evangelical Christians has heard some of those phrases.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times:
Trump allies explored sending armed private contractors to seize voting machines in 2020 election  —  Supporters on the fringes of former President Trump's circle explored seeking sweeping authority after the 2020 election to enlist armed private contractors to seize and inspect voting machines …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
‘Ignore Guns, Talk Inflation’: Memos Show GOP Strategy After the Uvalde Massacre  —  Stay cool.  Run out the clock.  Scare some gun nuts while you can.  But don't worry: this moment will be over soon.  —  That's the message the Republican Party, Donald Trump, and conservative leaders …
Susan Hartman / New York Times:
How Refugees Transformed a Dying Rust Belt Town  —  At 8 on a recent morning, Pri Paw brought small bowls — of rice and fried salmon with bamboo shoots — to the Buddhist altar in her family's living room in Utica, N.Y.  —  Then she rang a bell, sat on the floor and bowed.
Mike Spaulding / WTMJ:
BREAKING: Militia member believed to have shot and killed a former judge in Juneau County; sources say suspect hit list included Governor Evers  —  MAUSTON- An apparent politically motivated hit carried out at the home of a former Judge in Juneau County.  —  Dozens of law enforcement vehicles descended …
Tom LoBianco / Yahoo News:
Sen. Ben Sasse calls out ‘weirdos’ dividing country in fiery Reagan Foundation speech  —  40th president of the United States and actor  —  48th Vice President of the United States  —  Associate Justice-Designate of the Supreme Court of the United States
Discussion: Althouse
Washington Post:
Young men, guns and the prefrontal cortex  —  The Uvalde, Tex., shooter is part of a long list of male perpetrators of similar ages.  Some experts think gun laws need to change to address that.  —  When Vanderbilt University psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl learned that the perpetrator of the Uvalde …
New York Times:
Gina Haspel Observed Waterboarding at C.I.A. Black Site, Psychologist Testifies  —  The testimony emerged in pretrial hearings in the Cole bombing case at Guantánamo Bay, where the war court is wrestling with the legacy of torture after 9/11.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Democrat Max Rose blasts Hunter Biden, says Post got ‘raw deal’ in reporting  —  The Rose has thorns.  —  Democratic congressional candidate Max Rose came out swinging this week — at Hunter Biden — torching the first son for his shady foreign business dealings that Republicans say potentially put US national security at risk.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
White Christian Nationalism ‘Is a Fundamental Threat to Democracy’  —  Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry discuss their new book, The Flag and the Cross.  —  An ideology is on the march.  Traces of it are detectable in a racist massacre in Buffalo; in Tucker Carlson's monologues; in Marjorie Taylor Greene's public comments.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes.  Many relied on U.S. support.  —  A joint Washington Post analysis reveals for the first time that the United States supported the majority of air force squadrons involved in the Saudi coalition's years-old air campaign
Elise Solé / Yahoo News:
Dad surrenders AR-15 to police after Texas school shooting: ‘I want a safer future’  —  A father forfeited his AR-15 rifle to the police after the Texas school shooting, explaining, “It's the only thing I can do.”  —  Former Marine Ben Beers grew up shooting guns recreationally and learning about gun safety.
NBC News:
White House postpones Biden trips to Saudi Arabia and Israel  —  The White House never publicly confirmed a June visit to either country.  Sources told NBC News a broader trip to the Middle East is now planned for July.  —  President Joe Biden's planned visits to Saudi Arabia and Israel later …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump weighs a big bet in Alabama Senate race  —  Mo Brooks created a stir among conservative commentators this week after sparring with a Fox News host who told viewers that there was no evidence of widespread election fraud in 2020.  —  “That's wrong,” the congressman said emphatically …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
100 Days of War: Death, Destruction and Loss  —  One hundred days ago, before sunrise, Russia launched artillery strikes on Ukraine before sending troops racing toward major cities, beginning a war against a much smaller country and outnumbered military that seemed destined to quickly topple the government in Kyiv.
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Donald Trump and His Adult Children Will Spend Seven Hours Apiece in Depositions for a Suit Accusing Them of Promoting a Pyramid Scheme: Doc  —  Former President Donald Trump and three of his adult children will spend seven hours apiece facing deposition for a federal lawsuit accusing …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Choire Sicha / New York Magazine:
The Mainstream Media Lost the Depp-Heard Trial  —  And the lifestyle influencers turned court correspondents won.  —  The latest era for the elite mainstream media — that is the heavily paywalled, rule-bound, college-educated-reader-focused American news media — has been marked …
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Washington Post:
Climate change is forcing schools to close early for ‘heat days’  —  With no air conditioning and no money to install it, districts are sending students home  —  Temperatures kept rising in Philadelphia and Baltimore.  Finally, it was just too hot to keep students in classrooms without air conditioning.
Washington Post:
'They're in hell': Hail of Russian artillery tests Ukrainian morale  —  ON THE ROAD TO LYMAN, Ukraine — First came the distant bang of Russian artillery firing.  —  Then the ominous whistle and crackle of incoming shells, which landed within 50 feet of a Ukrainian tank position …
New York Times:
Is Jan. 6 a Winning Political Issue?  We're About to Find Out.  —  Democratic candidates have shied away from talking about the Capitol siege.  That could change if voters flock to a former federal prosecutor running for a House seat in California.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Slate
Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
At first meeting since massacre, Uvalde school board takes no action on police chief  —  Chief Pete Arredondo has been faulted for a slow response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary.  —  Copy link  —  The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board took no action Friday evening …
Discussion: Fox News and Associated Press
Reuters:
Hong Kong steps up security on Tiananmen anniversary, Taiwan decries suppression  —  Hong Kong deployed heavy security near a major park on Saturday as it warned people not to gather to commemorate China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square 33 years ago, as Taiwan decried efforts to erase the memories.
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Human Rights Watch:   China: No Justice 33 Years after Tiananmen Massacre
 
 
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Gil Duran / San Francisco Examiner:
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Pressure builds for Durham to ditch Russia probe
Discussion: Raw Story
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
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