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David French / National Review:
Crazy Right-Wing Supreme Court Rejects Government Regulations — On page 27 of one of today's Supreme Court opinions is this ringing rejection of regulatory regimes. The majority opinion addressed the argument that new regulations would prevent misconduct: … There you have it, ladies and gentlemen.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
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Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Justice Thomas Passionately Argues That Convicted Domestic Abusers Need Easier Access To Guns — Today the Supreme Court handed down two decisions: The first is a monumental, headline-grabbing defeat for anti-abortion groups. The second is a highly technical case about gun rights that's being mostly overlooked.
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SCOTUSblog, alan.com, Hullabaloo and Vox
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Strict Texas Abortion Law — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down one of the nation's toughest restrictions on abortion, a Texas law that women's groups said would have forced more than three-quarters of the state's clinics to shut down. — The decision was 5-3.
Hannah Levintova / Mother Jones:
Here's Why Today's Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Is So Important — This morning, the Supreme Court issued a 5-3 ruling in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, widely considered the most important abortion case to come before the high court in several decades.
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Fox News, SCOTUSblog, Washington Post, Bloomberg and Washington Monthly
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court overturns Bob McDonnell's corruption convictions — A unanimous Supreme Court has overturned the corruption convictions of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, ruling that federal prosecutors relied on a “boundless” definition of the kinds of acts that could lead politicians to face criminal charges.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Supreme Court's Abortion Decision Is An Unmitigated Disaster For Abortion Opponents
The Supreme Court's Abortion Decision Is An Unmitigated Disaster For Abortion Opponents
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Washington Post, WAVY-TV, Slate, Forbes, The Atlantic, SCOTUSblog and Vox
Alicia Parlapiano / New York Times:
When the Eight-Member Supreme Court Avoids Deadlocks, It Leans Left
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
U.S. Supreme Court Backs Gun Curbs in Domestic-Violence Case
U.S. Supreme Court Backs Gun Curbs in Domestic-Violence Case
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Politico, The Hill, Washington Post, CNN and NPR
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Texas Abortion Restrictions
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Texas Abortion Restrictions
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NoisyRoom.net
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restrictions
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restrictions
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Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Abortion Law As ‘Undue Burden’
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Abortion Law As ‘Undue Burden’
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Fires Back At Warren: She's A ‘Fraud’ And A ‘Racist’! — Donald Trump said Monday that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was a “fraud” and a “racist,” escalating his attacks on the senator's Native American heritage after she appeared on the campaign trail with Democrat Hillary Clinton for the first time.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau, Washington Examiner, The Week and Althouse
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Majority of Republicans Prefer Someone Else to Trump — Just 45 percent of Republican voters say they are satisfied with Donald Trump as their party's presumptive presidential nominee, while 52 percent say they would have preferred someone else, according to results from the latest national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Scott Brown: Warren Should Take DNA Test To Prove Her Native American Roots — Former Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) suggested Monday that his onetime opponent Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) get a DNA test to prove her Native American heritage. — CNN reported that during a call for the Trump campaign …
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CNN, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Clinton and Warren Demonstrate Power of Their New Alliance
Clinton and Warren Demonstrate Power of Their New Alliance
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Associated Press and The Huffington Post
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Scott Brown says Warren could ‘take a DNA test’ to prove she's part Cherokee
Scott Brown says Warren could ‘take a DNA test’ to prove she's part Cherokee
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CNN, Little Green Footballs and Jezebel
Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
More Clinton emails released, including some she deleted — WASHINGTON (AP) — Another 165 pages of emails from Hillary Clinton's time at the State Department surfaced Monday, including nearly three dozen that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee failed to hand over last year that were sent through her private server.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
More previously unreleased Clinton emails emerge
More previously unreleased Clinton emails emerge
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Washington Times and Judicial Watch
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hardly anybody wants to speak at Trump's convention — A slot at the Republican National Convention used to be a career-maker — a chance to make your name on the big stage and to catch the eye of the Republican donors and activists who make or break campaigns. — In the year of Trump: Not so much.
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Daily Mail:
What are military UN trucks doing in Virginia? Bemused motorists spot white ‘combat vehicles’ on the interstate — Military U.N. vehicles have been spotted in Virginia, shocking motorists and sparking conspiracy theories. — The white trucks, equipped with large off-road tires …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
No Speaking Slots? Ted Cruz and John Kasich Brush Off Trump's Threat — Ted Cruz and John Kasich have a message for Donald J. Trump: They don't care if they are not invited to speak at his convention. — As Mr. Trump tries to plan a convention that will run as smoothly as possible …
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The Right Scoop, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and BizPac Review
Bloomberg:
Volkswagen to Face $15 Billion Tab in U.S. Settlement — $10 billion for car owners, $5 billion in fines and penalties — Carmaker still faces inquiries in other jurisdictions — Volkswagen AG's price tag to settle lawsuits in the U.S. over its rigging of diesel emissions tests has jumped …
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New York Times, The Week, The Verge and Mashable
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's failed Baja condo resort left buyers feeling betrayed and angry — Sandra Sapol, owner of EmbroidMe in Encinitas, speaks about her experience investing in a Trump development in Baja California in which she and her husband lost a substantial amount of money. (Misael Virgen / San Diego Union-Tribune)
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alan.com and Mother Jones
Milo / Breitbart:
No, JC Penney, Fat People Should Absolutely Hate Themselves — The clothing retailer JC Penney, in an irresponsible swipe at America's swelling market of obese shoppers, has produced an alarming video urging fat women (or “prospective Ghostbusters,” as I like to call them) to love themselves as they are …
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Why Are Anti-Trump Conservatives Hailing the Brexit? — Because they haven't learned a thing from Trump's rise. — The year between the launch of Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Britain's decision to withdraw from the European Union was enough time for conservative elites …
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Hullabaloo and New York Times
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
House Democrats mistakenly release transcript confirming big payout to Clinton friend Sidney Blumenthal — Sidney Blumenthal, a longtime confidant of Hillary Clinton's, told congressional investigators he earned “about $200,000 a year” from a pro-Clinton nonprofit. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)
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Mother Jones
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart — About four-in-ten blacks are doubtful that the U.S. will ever achieve racial equality — Almost eight years after Barack Obama's election as the nation's first black president -an event that engendered a sense …
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Washington Post, Politico, Guardian and The Root
CBS News:
What went wrong (and right) for Bernie Sanders — On the afternoon before an Iowa Democratic Party dinner in July 2015, Bernie Sanders firmly gripped the podium at a press conference, and referred to himself as an “underdog.” He was closing the gap with Clinton in the polls …
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New York Times and AOL
Aris Folley / NBC News:
‘Racist’ Pool Safety Poster Brings Red Cross Apology — A Red Cross Hospital signboard that carried a “super racist” message about swim safety guidelines for children prompted an apology from the hospital on Tuesday. — The dialogue opened on Twitter after a photo circulated of the poster in Fort Morgan, Colorado.
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BizPac Review, WTVR-TV, KTLA, New York's PIX11 and The Root
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Huckabee: George Will, Ben Sasse Aren't Republicans Because They Don't Back Trump — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a surrogate for Donald Trump, says prominent conservatives who don't back Trump are not Republicans and should leave the party. — Appearing on the radio show Kilmeade …
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Ryan: GOP won't ‘tolerate’ another sit-in — warned that Republicans “will not tolerate” it if Democrats launch another sit-in on the House floor after the Fourth of July recess to force a vote on gun control. — In a television interview in his home state of Wisconsin …
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WisPolitics.com, Daily Kos and Hot Air
CNN:
Democrats release Benghazi report — Washington (CNN)Democrats on Monday pre-empted the upcoming release of a Republican-led House Select Committee report on Benghazi by issuing their own version of a probe into the 2012 terror attack that killed four Americans on Hillary Clinton's watch as secretary of state.