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Evan Gershkovich Named the 2024 Daniel Pearl Awardee for Courage and Integrity in Journalism. The 2024 award will be presented by Judea Pearl at an Awards Gala Dinner at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles June 23.
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This actually depicts media (including yours truly) lining up for the bathrooms before the Trump trial began for the day. Breaks for such are quite limited.

BREAKING: Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law. apnews.com/article/live-t…

Numbers are hard.

#notadrill country is crippled

HAPPENING NOW: Judge is hearing arguments on jury instructions at Trump hush money trial. One example Trump's defense wanted to give to jurors is drawn from a Federal Election Commission case relating to a mortgage for the Clintons' Chappaqua home politico.com/live-updates/2…

New: My column from Portland. where the progressive DA elected in ‘20 is facing a stiff challenge from a former Repub and voters are fed up

Last month, the governor signed a bill *recriminalizing* hard drugs, reversing a 2020 ballot measure 🌹🌹

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We could/should find out today how Justice Merchan plans to navigate some of these very issues that may have led federal prosecutors NOT to charge Trump.

HAPPENING NOW: Good morning from Trump hush money trial courtroom. Calmer atmo than yday afternoon, when court erupted in chaos after judge ordered courtroom cleared in showdown with defense witness. Live blogging here w/Ben Feuerherd erica orden politico.com/live-updates/2…

NEW: The tonguelashing that the judge delivered to Trump defense witness Robert Costello was even more brutal than we knew at the time. His surly 'tude echoed Trump's but did it backfire? More w/erica orden Ben Feuerherd
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Tend to agree with Rachel here: Blanche is checking some boxes that Trump team will try to use in closing to sew broader doubts about the prosecution case. There were few 'wow!' moments but you do have a witness who's shortcomings are well established.

MONSTER!

BACK IN NYC TODAY: Judge just sharply limited planned testimony by an expert witness Trump wants to call at the hush money trial: former FEC commissioner Brad Smith. Follow LIVE updates: politico.com/live-updates/2…

New head of enforcement for Hatch Act, Hampton Dellinger, says he will enforce the law against White House officials politicking on public dime or through public office. Earlier enforcement deferred to POTUS through tepid letters. More in POLITICO politico.com/news/magazine/…

JUST IN: Justice Dept opposes bid to speed up #FOIA suits for Biden-Hur audio president asserted executive privilege over last week. DOJ still cagey on what exemptions it will claim beyond privacy. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/2467… Earlier:
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