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2:43 AM ET, June 26, 2015

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
House bill would force the Supreme Court to enroll in ObamaCare  —  A House Republican on Thursday proposed forcing the Supreme Court justices and their staff to enroll in ObamaCare.  —  Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) said that his SCOTUScare Act would make all nine justices and their employees join …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Conservatives steamed at Chief Justice Roberts' betrayal  —  They begrudgingly gave him a pass for the first Obamacare ruling.  Not this time.  —  Conservatives were left baffled after Chief Justice John Roberts saved Obamacare three years ago.  On Thursday, as the George W. Bush appointee …
Politico:
GOP lawmakers: Time to move on from Obamacare repeal  —  But others say the party needs to keep fighting, to make the 2016 elections a referendum on the law.  —  Republicans have tried to kill the law twice at the Supreme Court, only to be rebuffed.  They've held more than 50 repeal votes …
Discussion: Political Wire
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Yet Again, A Scalia Dissent Is Used Against Him  —  Justice Antonin Scalia strongly objected to Thursday's Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, so it was amusing to see Chief Justice John Roberts use Scalia's own dissent in the last major Obamacare case against him.
Discussion: Balkinization
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Conservatives Unleash Fury at One-Time Hero John Roberts  —  After the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to reject an existential challenge to Obamacare on Thursday, conservatives took direct aim at the author of the decision: their one-time hero Chief Justice John Roberts.
The Federalist:
‘We Should Start Calling This Law SCOTUScare’ And 20 Other Epic Scalia Burns  —  The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Obama Administration in King V. Burwell that the Internal Revenue Service may extend subsidies to health insurance coverage purchased through exchanges established …
Wayne Root / TheBlaze.com:
Was Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Blackmailed?
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Republicans noisily outraged — and quietly relieved — over court decision
Discussion: New York Times
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision Is The Biggest Possible Win For The Obama Administration
Cruz for President:
Cruz: Any candidate not willing to make 2016 a referendum on repealing Obamacare should step aside
CNN:
Supreme Court saves Obamacare
Discussion: US News and The Reaction
Bristol Palin:
Big News  —  I wanted you guys to be the first to know that I am pregnant.  —  Honestly, I've been trying my hardest to keep my chin up on this one.  —  At the end of the day there's nothing I can't do with God by my side, and I know I am fully capable of handling anything that is put in front of me with dignity and grace.
Ethan J. Kytle / The Atlantic:
Take Down the Confederate Flags, but Not the Monuments  —  In Charleston, a statue memorializing the Confederacy is taped off after police said someone spray-painted it with the words “Black Lives Matter.”  ( David Goldman / AP )  —  On Sunday, in Charleston, South Carolina's White Point Garden …
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Tasos Lazarides / Touch Arcade:
Apple Removes All American Civil War Games From the App Store Because of the Confederate Flag
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Webb defends use of Confederate flag
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Miss USA host quits, calls Trump a ‘clown’  —  The Chilean actor scheduled to host this year's Miss USA pageant is quitting over GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's remarks on Hispanic immigrants.  —  Cristian de la Fuente, who performs on the television series “Devious Maids,” …
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Gateway Pundit
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Fox News drops Bob Beckel  —  Fox News has officially dropped “The Five” co-host Bob Beckel from the network, saying the show could no longer be held “hostage” to his personal issues.  —  “We tried to work with Bob for months, but we couldn't hold The Five hostage to one man's personal issues …
Discussion: Mediaite and Instapundit
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Fox News Parts Ways with Bob Beckel
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Ted Nugent: Thank you, Obama, for giving whites the go-ahead to say ‘n****r’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Ted Nugent finally found a reason to praise President Barack Obama.  —  The hard rocker-turned-conservative commentator suggested that Obama had finally given white people …
Discussion: Liberaland
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Ted Nugent / WND:
Don't be niggardly with language  —  Exclusive: Ted Nugent …
Discussion: Mediaite
Facebook:
Driving Diversity at Facebook  —  By Maxine Williams, Global Director of Diversity  —  Today we are providing an update on our work since the initial announcement of Facebook's diversity data last year.  —  Diversity is central to Facebook's mission of creating a more open and connected world …
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
IRS Deleted Hundreds of Back-up Tapes Containing Thousands of Lerner Emails After Congressional Subpeona Was Issued  —  This used to be called obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence.  —  According to new information from the House Oversight Committee, Treasury Inspector General …
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
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Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
Watchdog: IRS workers mistakenly erased tea party emails
John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR/CNN poll: Clinton suddenly in a tight battle with Sanders in NH  —  Vermont US senator now within 8 percentage points of frontrunner  —  Less than two months ago, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a 21 percentage point lead over her nearest competitor in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary campaign.
Bloomberg Business:
Bernie Sanders Responds to Claire McCaskill Attack: This Is a First  —  His Senate colleague criticized him as too liberal and unelectable against Hillary Clinton.  —  t aritbenie  —  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Thursday responded to criticism from his Senate colleague …
Ian Duncan / Baltimore Sun:
Prosecutors take credit for restoring order in Baltimore after riot  —  Try digitalPLUS for 10 days for only $0.99
John Koblin / New York Times:
Citing Ben Affleck's ‘Improper Influence,’ PBS Suspends ‘Finding Your Roots’  —  PBS said on Wednesday that it was postponing a future season of “Finding Your Roots” after an investigation revealed that the actor Ben Affleck pressured producers into leaving out details about an ancestor of his who owned slaves.
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Scott Collins / Los Angeles Times:
Henry Louis Gates apologizes for Ben Affleck show after PBS review
Discussion: PBS and NPR
Esther Addley / Guardian:
David Attenborough and Barack Obama face-to-face in TV interview  —  Acclaimed naturalist plants - sometimes prickly - questions for US president during visit to White House  —  It sounds like a scenario from a fantasy dinner party: the most powerful man on the planet interviewing …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Twitchy
Jennicet Gutiérrez / Washington Blade:
EXCLUSIVE: I interrupted Obama because we need to be heard  —  Pride celebrations of the LGBTQ community are taking place throughout the nation.  The community takes great pride in celebrating our diversity and the progress we have made throughout the years.
 
 
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