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8:40 PM ET, June 30, 2015

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CNN:
Poll: Majorities back Supreme Court rulings on marriage, Obamacare  —  Washington (CNN)Most Americans say they support each of the two major Supreme Court rulings issued late last week, and nearly four in 10 now say they view the Court as too liberal.  —  According to a new CNN/ORC poll …
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CNN:
Obama's approval rating grows following memorable week  —  Story highlights  —  Washington (CNN)Could Barack Obama's great week mark a turning point in his poll numbers?  —  After months of stagnant approval ratings, a new CNN/ORC poll finds that for the first time in more than two years …
Sabrina Siddiqui / Guardian:
Barack Obama basks in public approval after ‘best week of his presidency’
Discussion: Washington Post and Shakesville
Barack Obama / The Huffington Post:
A Hard Day's Work Deserves a Fair Day's Pay
Sam Weiner / BuzzFeed:
We Got Presidential Hopeful Ted Cruz To Do An Audition For “The Simpsons”  —  These impressions are “Excellent...”  —  GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz isn't just a conservative firebrand.  He's also a huge fan of The Simpsons.  —  Cruz does a confident Mr. Burns.  —  And he absolutely nails Ned Flanders.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
BuzzFeed's Ben Smith Says Ted Cruz 'Approaches Going Viral Like It's His Job'
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Treasury chief: Keep Greece in eurozone  —  Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday urged European leaders to find a solution to Greece's debt crisis so that the country can remain within the eurozone, according to a Treasury official.  —  Lew spoke separately by phone with Eurogroup President …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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Phyllis Schlafly / Commentary:
How Congress Should Respond to Justice Kennedy  —  Justice Kennedy's opinion for a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court has rightly been condemned for its lack of grounding in the constitutional text he is sworn to uphold.  Unable to find gay marriage in either the due process clause …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court's liberal admirers get reality check
Discussion: ThinkProgress, ACS Blog and SCOTUSblog
Hilary Sargent / Boston Globe:
Black student says he hung Confederate flag on memorial for black soldiers  —  Stephen Allsop was part of a group that burned Confederate flags  —  A man claiming responsibility for hanging a Confederate flag from a memorial for black soldiers says he didn't intend it as a racist gesture …
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Washington Post:
A college balks at Hillary Clinton's fee, books Chelsea for $65,000 instead  —  When the University of Missouri at Kansas City was looking for a celebrity speaker to headline its gala luncheon marking the opening of a women's hall of fame, one of the names that came to mind was Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater  —  Misty Copeland, whose openness about race in ballet helped to make her one of the most famous ballerinas in the United States, was promoted on Tuesday by American Ballet Theater, becoming the first African-American …
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
‘The Solution I Propose Is Massive Civil Disobedience’  —  ASPEN, Colo.—Scholar Charles Murray traces his latest book back to a story he heard from a family friend: a small business owner who found himself targeted by a federal regulatory agency.  “Like most businesses of his sort …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Bon Jovi: I ‘absolutely’ gave Christie permission to use my songs  —  Chris Christie got permission from fellow New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi to use his songs during his presidential campaign, the rocker confirmed to POLITICO through a publicist on Tuesday.
Discussion: Mashable and Weekly Standard
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans slam the door on scrapping the filibuster  —  Senate Republicans appear to be closing the door on gutting the filibuster, brushing aside calls from presidential hopefuls Jeb Bush and Scott Walker to consider lowering the 60-vote threshold for repealing ObamaCare.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Matthew Halverson / Seattle Met:
Donor Says Girl Scouts Can't Use $100K Gift for Transgender Girls  —  So the organization gave the money back.  And now they want your help.  —  Courtesy Girl Scouts of Western Washington  —  A $50,000 donation is cause for celebration at the Queen Anne offices of the Girl Scouts of Western Washington.
Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Made $29 Million After Leaving Office, Tax Returns Show  —  Florida governor releases 33 years of tax returns.  —  t RichardRubinDC  —  t michaelcbender  —  Jeb Bush made $29 million in the first seven years after he left public office, dramatically increasing his wealth during a recession …
Discussion: ABC News
Paul Coombs / Guardian:
I created the Isis dildo flag at London Pride to start a dialogue, not get a laugh  —  I flew the flag in London's gay pride parade because Isis is deserving of mockery and disrespect.  I never thought CNN would think it was real  —  I spent the morning of London's Pride parade hand-stitching dildos onto a flag.
Discussion: Mediaite and Poynter.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Donald Trump sues Univision for $500 million  —  Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit against Univision on Tuesday for breach of contract and defamation, making good on last week's promise to punish the network for reneging on what he described as an “iron-clad” $13.5-million contract …
Charles J. Dean / al.com:
Roy Moore's lawyer to Gov. Bentley: ‘Public officials are ministers of God’  —  Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore ( )  —  “The criminal laws against homosexual sodomy are for the protection of the righteous.”  —  In harsh words and a lecturing tone …
Contra Costa Times:
California vaccine bill SB 277 signed into law by Jerry Brown  —  SACRAMENTO — Ending months of speculation, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed into law Senate Bill 277, which requires almost all California schoolchildren to be fully vaccinated in order to attend public or private school …
CNN:
Prison escapee David Sweat spills details of botched plan, governor says  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)Had everything gone as planned, prison escapees David Sweat and Richard Matt would have killed the husband of a prison worker before fleeing with her to Mexico, officials said.
Discussion: NPR, Gothamist, Daily Kos and Slantpoint
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Supreme Court To Hear Case Seeking To Gut Public Sector Unions  —  In an expected but potentially devastating blow to public sector unions, the Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will hear a case called Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association in its next term.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and SCOTUSblog
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
The Cheerful Belligerence of Lindsey Graham  —  ASPEN, Colo.—Senator Lindsey Graham is irrepressibly cheerful, but he's not very happy about the world these days.  —  “I think I understand exactly the mess we're in,” the 2016 Republican presidential hopeful said on Monday.
 
 
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
U.S. and Cuba to re-open embassies
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Bloomberg Business:
Obama Says He'll Walk Away From Iran Talks If Terms Can't Be Met
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Noemie Emery / Washington Examiner:
Winner take what?  —  The Democrats' bench is not merely weak, it is non-existent.
Discussion: Moe Lane
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Alan Grayson hedge funds skirt ethics rule
MacKenzie Elmer / Des Moines Register:
Van Meter raffle offers chance to taser city official
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
A new internal CIA report has concluded that the agency has not done …
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Maggie Fox / NBC News:
One in Three Americans Own Guns; Culture a Factor, Study Finds
Worcester Telegram & Gazette:
Murder defendant slugs lawyer in Worcester court; judge declares mistrial
Discussion: Associated Press
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Dustin Volz / National Journal:
Court Revives Defunct NSA Mass Surveillance Program
Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos and Computerworld
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The GOP Fails Its Empathy Test
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Conservative confab highlights 10 themes to watch in 2016 race
Chris Cassidy / Boston Herald:
Liz Warren: “I love what Bernie is talking about”
 

 
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