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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Focus on Chief Justice as Supreme Court Hears Immigration Challenge — WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. twice voted to save President Obama's health care law, infuriating his usual allies on the right. Now, conservatives are nervous that the chief justice will disappoint …
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Washington Post and ImmigrationProf Blog
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Melkorka Licea / New York Post:
My threesome with Clarence Thomas — A former gal pal of Clarence Thomas said the future Supreme Court justice was a manscaping maven with an impeccable scent during their ménage-à-trois days. — “He mostly always smelled like soap and just naturally had a wonderful odor to his body …
Richard G. Lugar / New York Times:
On Immigration, Law Is on Obama's Side — THE legal controversy surrounding the Obama administration's immigration enforcement policies will soon come to a head when the Supreme Court justices hear the case United States v. Texas on Monday. Texas claims that the president's executive …
Stuart Taylor Jr / Wall Street Journal:
The Hollywood Hit-Job on Justice Clarence Thomas — I covered the confirmation hearings in 1991. HBO's movie heavily edits history to favor Anita Hill. — By — The current battle over President Obama's Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland is child's play compared with the lurid brawl …
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The Federalist, Althouse and Mediaite
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama amnesty Supreme Court case to test limits of presidential power — The Constitution was ratified more than two centuries ago, and in all that time no president had ever tested the limits of executive power enough to force the Supreme Court to rule whether he has lived up to the founders' command …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
While the GOP worries about convention chaos, Trump pushes for ‘showbiz’ feel … NEW YORK — The volatility of the Republican presidential race threatens to undermine the party's July convention, putting potential donors on edge, raising security concerns and prompting some GOP politicians …
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Political Wire
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Brianna Gurciullo / Politico:
Why Trump may be costing Democrats millions for their convention — Republicans have been struggling for months in the shadow of Donald Trump to get corporate sponsors to pony up for their convention. Now Democratic fundraisers are feeling their pain, too.
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Revealed: Colorado Lawmakers Who Voted to Scrap Election Are Ted Cruz Delegates — Social media posts, along with Cruz's campaign website, reveal that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) supporters in the Colorado Republican Party were responsible for crushing an effort to give Colorado the ability to vote in a state primary.
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The Gateway Pundit
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
With some smart moves, Trump had a pretty good week
With some smart moves, Trump had a pretty good week
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Politico, Political Wire, The Huffington Post, Guardian, Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
There Is No Bernie Sanders Movement — Almost every modern Democratic primary has had a progressive insurgency. Bernie's isn't anything new. But it can be. — He'd just been declared the winner in the Wisconsin Democratic primary, and now Bernie Sanders, speaking from a stage in Laramie …
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US News and Washington Post
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Alan Dershowitz / New York Daily News:
Bernie Sanders' illiberal supporters: Do they expect safe spaces everywhere?
Bernie Sanders' illiberal supporters: Do they expect safe spaces everywhere?
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Washington Free Beacon
Reuven Blau / New York Daily News:
Clinton, Sanders turn on Obama by supporting bill to allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia — The two Democratic presidential candidates are in outright rebellion against the Obama administration's efforts to scuttle a bill that would allow families of loved ones killed in the 9/11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.
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Washington Post and New York Post
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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
How US covered up Saudi role in 9/11
How US covered up Saudi role in 9/11
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Breitbart and Jihad Watch
Kristin Donnelly / NBC News:
Secret 28 Pages of 9/11 Report Under New Scrutiny
Secret 28 Pages of 9/11 Report Under New Scrutiny
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New York Times, Just Security, Pamela Geller, Forbes, NPR and Hot Air
John Herrman / New York Times:
Media Websites Battle Faltering Ad Revenue and Traffic — The business of online news has never been forgiving. But in recent weeks, what had been a simmering worry among publishers has turned into borderline panic. — This month, Mashable, a site that had just raised $15 million, laid off 30 people.
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Eschaton, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Immigrants, the Poor and Minorities Gain Sharply Under Health Act — LOS ANGELES — The first full year of the Affordable Care Act brought historic increases in coverage for low-wage workers and others who have long been left out of the health care system, a New York Times analysis has found.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
11 Year-Old ‘Dancing Trumps’ Banned From School Talent Show After Complaints (Video) — The 11 year-old Dancing Trumps from Fiske Elementary School in Wellesley, Massachusetts were banned from entering the talent show. — One of the parents complained. — Reason.com reported:
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BizPac Review
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Dilma Rousseff Is Impeached by Brazil's Lower House of Congress — BRASÍLIA — Brazilian legislators voted on Sunday night to approve impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the nation's first female president, whose tenure has been buffeted by a dizzying corruption scandal, a shrinking economy and spreading disillusionment.
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Jonathan Watts / Guardian:
Brazilian congress votes to impeach president Dilma Rousseff
Brazilian congress votes to impeach president Dilma Rousseff
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Bloomberg, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Times and The Atlantic
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
For News Outlets Squeezed From the Middle, It's Bend or Bust — Earlier this month, a couple of inventive young go-getters at Buzzfeed tied enough rubber bands around the center of a watermelon to make it explode. Nearly a million people watched the giant berry burst on Facebook Live.
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
GOP group promises ObamaCare replacement plan — soon — A group of senior House Republicans is promising to deliver proof that the party is making headway in its six-year struggle to replace ObamaCare. — “Give us a little time, another month or so,” House Energy and Commerce Committee …
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Hot Air