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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, Vox and Hullabaloo
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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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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
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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Washington Post, The Hill, CNN, Politico and NPR
Geneva Sands / ABC News:
How the Supreme Court Ruling Will Impact Abortion Laws in the US
How the Supreme Court Ruling Will Impact Abortion Laws in the US
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Washington Post and Outside the Beltway
Alicia Parlapiano / New York Times:
When the Eight-Member Supreme Court Avoids Deadlocks, It Leans Left
When the Eight-Member Supreme Court Avoids Deadlocks, It Leans Left
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Liberal Values
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court overturns Bob McDonnell's corruption convictions
Supreme Court overturns Bob McDonnell's corruption convictions
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Power Line, CNN, SCOTUSblog, Los Angeles Times, Cato Institute, BuzzFeed, USA Today, NPR, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Forbes, Outside the Beltway, Amy Howe, The Hill, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Towleroad and The Resurgent
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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SCOTUSblog, New York Times, WAVY-TV, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Forbes, Slate, The Atlantic and Vox
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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Slate, ThinkProgress, The Atlantic, NPR, Washington Post, Vox, LAW.com and The Root
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 Guardian
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Fires Back At Warren: She's A ‘Fraud’ And A ‘Racist’!
Trump Fires Back At Warren: She's A ‘Fraud’ And A ‘Racist’!
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McClatchy Washington Bureau, Washington Examiner, Althouse and The Week
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
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Scott Brown on Elizabeth Warren's heritage: ‘She can take a DNA test’
Scott Brown on Elizabeth Warren's heritage: ‘She can take a DNA test’
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Jezebel and Washington Post
Bloomberg:
Trump Hires Senior Advisor for Communications — Jason Miller served as the senior communications advisor for Texas Senator Ted Cruz's presidential campaign — Donald Trump has landed a GOP operative to be his new senior advisor for communications, a move meant to further professionalize his unconventional campaign.
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The Hill, New York Times and Politico
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
What Donald Trump's New Communications Director Really Thinks Of Donald Trump, In 11 Deleted Tweets — Donald Trump is having trouble putting together a full-fledged presidential campaign. Trump has a staff of little more than 70 people, compared to more than 700 for Hillary Clinton.
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Raw Story
BBC:
EU leaders reject informal talks with UK — The European Union will not hold informal talks with the UK until it triggers Article 50 to leave, Germany, France and Italy have insisted. — German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted talks with French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Berlin.
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Andy Bruce / Reuters:
Ratings agencies rip into UK's credit score after Brexit vote
Ratings agencies rip into UK's credit score after Brexit vote
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CNBC, NPR, The Atlantic, Hot Air and New York Times
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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Hot Air
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
More previously unreleased Clinton emails emerge
More previously unreleased Clinton emails emerge
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Judicial Watch and Washington 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
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, Washington Times and AOL
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Andrew Joyce / Fusion:
Symone Sanders quits as national press secretary for Bernie Sanders
Symone Sanders quits as national press secretary for Bernie Sanders
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CNN, New York Magazine and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
West Hawaii Today:
Some Kauai residents unhappy about wall being built by Facebook billionaire — Updated: — Alden Alayvilla The Garden Island — KILAUEA, KAUAI — For years, Kilauea, Kauai resident Gy Hall has enjoyed the view of the ocean and the breeze along Koolau Road.
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The Gateway Pundit
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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Weasel Zippers
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
Fox News:
Hillary's Behavior Is ‘Dangerous’: Blacklisted Former Secret Service Officer Speaks Out on Clinton WH Exposé — Fox Nation: — According to The Drudge Report, the Hillary Clinton campaign has worked tirelessly to persuade the major networks to blacklist former Secret Service officer Gary Byrne …
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Media Matters for America
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 …
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
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, Hot Air and Daily Kos