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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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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court meets to decide future of Obama's immigration actions — Supreme Court to take up Obama immigration actions — Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court on Monday will take on a case that could torpedo the Obama administration's controversial executive actions on immigration that have become a flashpoint in the 2016 race.
Richard G. Lugar / New York Times:
On Immigration, Law Is on Obama's Side
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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
ABC News:
Live Updates: Ted Cruz on ‘Good Morning America’
Live Updates: Ted Cruz on ‘Good Morning America’
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Washington Post and Business Insider
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Cruz Talks Trump, New York Values in ‘GMA’ Town Hall
Cruz Talks Trump, New York Values in ‘GMA’ Town Hall
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Talking Points Memo
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.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
While the GOP worries about convention chaos, Trump pushes for ‘showbiz’ feel
While the GOP worries about convention chaos, Trump pushes for ‘showbiz’ feel
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Daily Kos and Political Wire
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
RNC rules clash erupts
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 and Mediaite
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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 …
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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Booman Tribune, 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
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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Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
Catey Hill / MarketWatch:
45% of Americans pay no federal income tax — Many Americans don't have to worry about giving Uncle Sam part of their hard-earned cash for their income taxes this year. — An estimated 45.3% of American households — roughly 77.5 million — will pay no federal individual income tax …
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Clayton Cramer
New York Times:
Donald Trump Assails ‘Rigged’ Delegate System, Saying He Chooses Not to Exploit It — Insisting that the delegate selection process is “corrupt and crooked,” Donald J. Trump offered a vivid example on Sunday to prove his point. — Imagine being wooed by Mr. Trump.
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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Robber Baron Recessions — When Verizon workers went on strike last week, they were mainly protesting efforts to outsource work to low-wage, non-union contractors. But they were also angry about the company's unwillingness to invest in its own business. In particular, Verizon has shown …
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Washington Monthly and bradford-delong.com
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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AddictingInfo and Washington Monthly
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Dictatorship Of The Dimwits — Below, an extraordinary short video making the rounds. A 5'9″ white guy goes onto the University of Washington campus and asks students to explain why he isn't a 6'5″ Chinese female child in first grade. They can't do it.
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Power Line
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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Outside the Beltway and Eschaton, more at Mediagazer »
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Both Parties' Presidential Front-Runners Increasingly Unpopular — Hillary Clinton shows steep decline in past month; Donald Trump is candidate in either party viewed most negatively — Both parties' presidential front-runners are growing increasingly unpopular, a new Wall Street Journal …
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Brazil's Lower House of Congress Votes for Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff — 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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Towleroad, Common Dreams and Outside the Beltway
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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