News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Chair Bennie Thompson: "This morning, we'll the tell story of how Donald Trump lost an election, and knew he lost an election—and as a result of his loss decided to wage an attack on our democracy…and in doing so, lit the fuse that led to the horrific violence of January 6." pic.twitter.com/kd7BFC1uQo
— ABC News (@ABC) June 13, 2022
A former city commissioner of Philadelphia, Al Schmidt, testifies about threats he received after former Pres. Trump tweeted about him:
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 13, 2022
"After the president tweeted at me by name…the threats became much more specific, much more graphic and included…members of my family." pic.twitter.com/RAJgF46ccL
Investigators claim former President Trump scammed donors out of more than $250M for his "Election Defense Fund" — a fund they say never actually existed.
— POLITICO (@politico) June 13, 2022
Here's Rep. Adam Schiff speaking on the matter: pic.twitter.com/4StkiKHQk3
Ukraine said Monday its forces had been pushed back from the center of the key industrial city of Severodonetsk, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described a fight for "literally every meter." https://t.co/I0kYpJtZ8V
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 13, 2022
Ukraine's national police chief says authorities are investigating the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide in the war Russia is waging. https://t.co/XsbSl2KDkR
— ABC News (@ABC) June 13, 2022
NEW: Federal securities regulators have expanded their investigation into the planned merger between a blank check acquisition company and former President Trump's social media business, known as Truth Social. https://t.co/bAzMQ7LvYy
— Axios (@axios) June 13, 2022
Ohio teachers can now bring guns to class after just 24 hours of training https://t.co/SZrcX5EAoz
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 13, 2022
National security adviser Jake Sullivan held a "productive" 4.5-hour meeting with a top Chinese diplomat in Luxembourg today. https://t.co/jNtC1OApsB
— Axios (@axios) June 13, 2022
US stocks plunged into bear market territory as Wall Street investors grew increasingly nervous about the prospect of even more harsh medicine from the Fed to take the sting out of inflation.https://t.co/PFelnEzeoI
— CNN (@CNN) June 13, 2022
Supreme Court declines to take up the appeal of a man sentenced to death in Texas even though it earlier found that his lawyer ignored “an apparent tidal wave” of evidence that could have spared him the death penalty. https://t.co/GOiSaYLDSp
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 13, 2022
The European Space Agency has released a trove of data on almost 2 billion stars in the Milky Way. It was collected by its Gaia mission in an effort to create the most accurate and complete map of our galaxy.https://t.co/zBqTGWD2v9
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 13, 2022
Dangerous heat will linger most of the week in regions across the U.S. More than 100 daily records are set to be broken through Wednesday. https://t.co/EywEI2V6Tp
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 13, 2022
