memeorandum: Unchecked Power Is Still Dangerous No Matter What the Court Says (Leah Litman/New York Times)

6:15 PM ET, June 26, 2018

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Supreme Court Upholds Trump's Travel Ban, Delivering Endorsement of Presidential Power — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Trump's ban on travel from mostly-Muslim nations, delivering a robust endorsement of Mr. Trump's power to control the flow of immigration …

Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:

A Decision That Will Live in Infamy — It will take generations for the Supreme Court to live down its approval of Trump's travel ban. — In what may be the worst decision since the infamous Korematsu case, when the Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II …

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Leah Litman / New York Times:

Unchecked Power Is Still Dangerous No Matter What the Court Says — Government officials cannot discriminate on the basis of race or religion. Except when they can, as the Supreme Court reminded us today. The court's decision to uphold the entry ban illustrates how immigration has become a …

Discussion: Balkinization and Take Care Blog

Sam Baker / Axios:

Go deeper: Supreme Court upholds Trump's travel ban — The Supreme Court upheld President Trump's most recent travel ban today in a 5-4 decision, ruling that it falls within the president's traditional power to control immigration policy. — The big picture: This is the court's first major ruling on a Trump policy — and it showed.

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Backs Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers in Free Speech Case

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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
In Big Win For White House, Supreme Court Upholds President Trump's Travel Ban

Discussion: Media Matters for America

Sean McElwee / The Nation:
DEMOCRATS MUST STOP PRETENDING THE SUPREME COURT IS APOLITICAL

Discussion: Daily Kos, USA Today and SCOTUSblog

Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court curtails mandatory abortion notices

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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Read: Sonia Sotomayor condemns Trump's “unrelenting attack on the Muslim religion and its followers”

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Sam Baker / Axios:
The big picture: Conservatives win big at Supreme Court

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Sarah Ferris / Politico:

U.S. cruises toward record-breaking debt on Trump's watch — The nation's fiscal outlook looks ever bleaker, thanks in part to deficit spending during President Donald Trump's first term, Congress' nonpartisan budget scorekeeper projected Tuesday. — Within 16 years, the federal deficit …

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Brian Faler / Politico:
Republican tax law hits churches

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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
CBO: Ballooning national debt could hurt U.S. economy, increase likelihood of crisis

Discussion: Political Wire

Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Trump tax cuts carry a big price tag: Huge debt and risk of another financial crisis, budget office warns

Discussion: CBO's Publications

Jeff Stein / Washington Post: The federal debt is headed for the highest levels since World War II, CBO says

Bloomberg:

Mueller Poised to Zero In on Trump-Russia Collusion Allegations — Special counsel to focus once he resolves obstruction inquiry — The meetings with Russians stretched as far back as 2015 — Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing to accelerate his probe …

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Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
The Mysterious Seven Preludes of the FBI's Trump-Russia Probe

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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Here's One Unverified File the Feds Won't Leak: About Loretta Lynch

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Monmouth University Polling Institute:

GOP Trailing in CD10 — Trump's unpopularity hurts House incumbent — West Long Branch, NJ - The race for Virginia's 10th Congressional District starts out with the GOP Republican incumbent trailing by ten points according to the Monmouth University Poll.

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

Polls: Dems lead in Arizona and Ohio Senate races, but Florida contest remains tight — The Arizona Republican primary contest is still “wide open.” — WASHINGTON — Democrats hold double-digit leads in the U.S. Senate contests in Arizona and Ohio, while it's much closer in Florida …

Discussion: CNBC and Political Wire

Ryan Nicol / Florida Politics: NBC News/Marist poll: Bill Nelson up four points over Rick Scott in Senate race

Josh Rogin / Washington Post:

Biden: European leaders reeling from Trump's hostile behavior — COPENHAGEN — European leaders see President Trump as increasingly unpredictable, antagonistic and disrespectful, both in public and private, and that is having a devastating effect on the U.S.-European relationship …

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Washington Post: After ‘diplomatic equivalent of a multiple-car pileup,’ U.S. allies brace for NATO summit

Davis Richardson / The New York Observer:

Milo Yiannopoulos Encourages Vigilantes to Start ‘Gunning Journalists Down’ — Milo Yiannopoulos has started issuing reporters threatening messages when asked to comment for stories. — “I can't wait for the vigilante squads to start gunning journalists down on sight,” …

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YouTube:

EMIN - Got Me Good (Official Video)

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CBS New York:

Michael Bloomberg Considering 2020 Presidential Run, Sources Tell CBS2 — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Maybe the fourth time is the charm. — Michael Bloomberg is revving up to run for president in 2020, making him both the oldest and richest person to seek the job.

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Manu Raju / CNN:

Steve King says retweet of Nazi sympathizer's message was unintentional, won't delete tweet — (CNN)Rep. Steve King, the anti-immigration hardliner, said Tuesday he didn't realize he retweeted a message from a self-described Nazi sympathizer who has expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler.

Discussion: Political Wire

James Hohmann / Washington Post:

The Daily 202: A poll commissioned by Bush and Biden shows Americans losing confidence in democracy — THE BIG IDEA: Half of Americans think the United States is in “real danger of becoming a nondemocratic, authoritarian country.” A majority, 55 percent, see democracy as “weak” - and 68 percent believe it is “getting weaker.”

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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Factory workers aren't getting what Trump promised

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Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
Trump threatens Harley-Davidson: If it moves operations overseas, ‘they will be taxed like never before!’

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Gabrielle Coppola / Bloomberg:
Trump Gets Harley Plans Wrong in Attack Over Trade War ‘Excuse’

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Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:

This Business Will Get Out of Control — There's always an undercurrent of political violence. Is it too late for our norms and institutions to save us now? — My favorite scene in my favorite Tom Clancy movie is a little throwaway moment in The Hunt for Red October.

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Grabien News:
Montage: Media Turning Trump Voters into Public Enemy No. 1

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Tom Scocca / Washington Post:
Fretting about “civility” is a luxury for pundits.

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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:

Immigration Attorney Says ICE Broke Her Foot, Locked Her Up … An immigration attorney said an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer broke her foot and locked her in a room early Tuesday morning in Kansas City, Missouri. — Andrea Martinez told The Daily Beast she was dropping off …

Discussion: Splinter

Richard L. Hasen / Slate:

Did Justice Anthony Kennedy Just Signal His Retirement? — For Anthony Kennedy, America's most powerful jurist, this term has brought unexpected and surprising expressions of powerlessness. After Tuesday's ruling in the Trump travel ban case, it's starting to feel like the end of his time on the court is near.

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Washington Post:

Judge in Virginia lets case against Manafort move forward — WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Virginia has rejected President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman's move to throw out charges brought by the special counsel in the Russia investigation. — The decision Tuesday was a setback …

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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:

Her son was killed — then came the Russian trolls — Videos produced by Samantha Guff, Julian Quinones and Margaret Dawson — (CNN)It was the height of presidential primary season, just a few weeks before the Republican and Democratic conventions, but on July 7, 2016 …

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Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:

Democrats Are Wrong About Republicans. Republicans Are Wrong About Democrats. — Welcome to Secret Identity, our regular column on identity and its role in politics and policy. — The defining divide in American politics is probably between Republicans and Democrats.

Gabrielle Bluestone / New York Times:

You Can't Hurt Lindsay Lohan Now — Once America's favorite troubled teen, treated with scorn and sexism, our greatest export reveals she's in a better place now. (It's called Lohan Beach House.) — MYKONOS, Greece — The other day at the newly opened Lohan Beach House …

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Faye Penn / InStyle.com:

16 Espressos and a 5 a.m. Call Time: A Day In The Life of NBC's Andrea Mitchell — Badass Woman spotlights women who not only have a voice but defy the irrelevant preconceptions of gender. — A few minutes past 1 p.m., Andrea Mitchell enters an NBC green room fresh off a show that spanned …

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CBS News:

Experts say U.S. among 10 most dangerous nations for women — The United States has been ranked for the first time among the ten nations deemed to be the most dangerous for women by experts in the field. A survey by the Thompson Reuters Foundation of about 550 experts in women's issues around …

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner / New York Times:

Jonathan Franzen Is Fine With All of It — The internet has turned on him, his book sales are down and the TV adaptation of his last novel has stalled. But he wants you to know one thing: He's not even angry. — Jonathan Franzen now lives in a humble, perfectly nice two-story house in Santa Cruz …

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U.S. Department of Justice:

Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks to the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation — Thank you, Richmond for that kind introduction and thank you for your leadership at the Foundation, the Federalist Society, and Kirkland Ellis. I'm told that your daughter is an AUSA—congratulations on that, as well.

Aída Chávez / The Intercept:

“No One Will Believe Baboon Complaints” — Racist Abuse in Immigration Detention on the Rise in Trump Era, Report Says — A man detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was told by an officer at the Bristol County House of Corrections in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, that he would …

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Laura Loomer / Big League Politics:

WATCH: Laura Loomer Confronts Maxine Waters — I confronted Rep. Maxine Waters of California regarding her call for Trump administration officials to be harassed in their everyday lives. Does Maxine Waters think this kind of targeted harassment is civil? Does Maxine Waters stand behind her comments …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire

Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:

Raises for Methuen officers are astronomical — and a surprise for the city — In cash-strapped Methuen, where the average resident earns just under $32,000 a year, five police captains stand to each make a whopping $432,295 a year under their new contract, according to an analysis …