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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
In major victory for California, Supreme Court rejects Trump's challenge to state sanctuary law  —  The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the Trump administration's challenge to a California “sanctuary” law, leaving intact rules that prohibit law enforcement officials from aiding federal agents …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules  —  The court said the language of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  —  The Supreme Court ruled Monday …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices rule gay workers protected from job discrimination  —  FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a formal group portrait to include a new Associate Justice, top row, far right, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington.
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court passes up challenges from gun groups on laws they say violate Second Amendment  —  The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up new cases for next term that gun rights groups claimed denied Second Amendment rights.  —  The court did not accept a batch of nearly a dozen cases …
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court turns aside Justice Department, won't hear California sanctuary cities case
Discussion: Associated Press
CNBC:   Supreme Court decides not to hear big gun-rights cases, dealing blow to Second Amendment activists
Tulsa World:
Tulsa World editorial: This is the wrong time and Tulsa is the wrong place for the Trump rally  —  President Donald Trump is coming to town this week for a campaign rally.  —  It will be his first since such events were suspended earlier this year because of the COVID-19 shutdown.
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Trump rally attendees will have fewer safety measures than high-dollar donors  —  WASHINGTON — Top Republicans donors at President Donald Trump's two recent fundraisers had to have tested negative for the coronavirus, fill out a wellness questionnaire and pass a temperature check to be near him …
Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
FDA ends emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Monday withdrew emergency use authorizations for two coronavirus treatments that President Donald Trump promoted despite concerns about their safety and effectiveness.
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
FDA pulls emergency use authorization of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19  —  The Food and Drug Administration rescinded the emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients on Monday, saying the drug carries too many risks without any apparent benefit.
David Siders / Politico:
'We're thinking landslide': Beyond D.C., GOP officials see Trump on glide path to reelection  —  By most conventional indicators, Donald Trump is in danger of becoming a one-term president.  The economy is a wreck, the coronavirus persists, and his poll numbers have deteriorated.
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CNN:
Don't be fooled into thinking Republicans are split over Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Jon Stewart Says His Biggest ‘Daily Show’ Regret Is Legacy Of “Evisceration Expectation”  —  Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart says he regrets his show's taking part in what he calls “the evisceration expectation” - inviting political opponents like Bill O'Reilly onto the show and giving in to the …
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
U.S. National Pride Falls to Record Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — American pride has continued its downward trajectory reaching the lowest point in the two decades of Gallup measurement.  The new low comes at a time when the U.S. faces public health and economic crises brought …
Greg B. Smith / THE CITY:
NYC COVID-19 Contact Tracers Not Asking About George Floyd Protest Participation, Despite Fears of New Virus Wave  —  Over the two last weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio and others have voiced concerns that packed police brutality protests across the city could trigger a new wave of COVID-19 infections.
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Christopher Robbins / Gothamist:
De Blasio's Out Sick With Symptoms Associated With Coronavirus. Why Isn't He Getting Tested?
Discussion: Twitchy and Instapundit
ABC News:
Trump administration expected to attempt to block John Bolton's book: Sources  —  A lawsuit seeking an injunction could be filed as soon as today, sources say.  —  Just a week before the much-awaited book by President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor John Bolton is set to go on sale …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden fundraising surged in May  —  The former vice president's campaign has tripled the number of online donors since February.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.  Joe Biden's presidential campaign announced it raised $81 million last month, fueled by his rise in the polls …
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
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Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
Has The American Left Lost Its Mind? … Matt Taibbi, a journalist whose writing I enjoy and whose recent book Hate Inc. is worth reading, has written a J'accuse essay arguing that “the American left has lost its mind.”  As the editor of one of the top five or six magazines of the American Left—okay, maybe top 10?
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Touted The Economy's COVID Resilience While His Top Aide Dumped His Stocks  —  Former Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney sold up to $550,000 in securities the same day that his boss declared that the “economy is doing fantastically.”  —  As the novel coronavirus began to tank the stock market …
Discussion: Raw Story
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Revealed: The Family Member Who Turned on Trump  —  The president's niece Mary Trump is set to publish a tell-all this summer—and to reveal that she was a primary source for The New York Times' investigation into Trump's taxes.  —  Donald Trump's niece, his deceased brother's daughter …
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New York Times:
Trump's Niece to Publish Book With ‘Harrowing’ Revelations, Report Says
Discussion: Washington Post
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
HUD secretary says he'll ‘work’ Trump on athletes kneeling  —  Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2020.  (Astrid Riecken/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Discussion: Breitbart
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New questions about Trump's ugly Bible stunt hint at some dark truths  —  White House image-makers often strive to create iconic moments for presidents, but sometimes history refuses to cooperate.  George W. Bush's “Mission Accomplished” speech on an aircraft carrier, for instance …
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Top Voice of America officials resign after confirmation of Trump appointee … Go deeper  —  By Marisa Fernandez  —  2 hours ago - Health  —  FDA ends emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine  —  The FDA ended Monday its emergency use authorizations for two controversial drugs …
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Abacus Data:
Biden ahead by 14 among registered voters; Trump approval below 40%  —  With less than 150 days until Americans choose a President for the next four years, Abacus (one of Canada's most accurate polling company in the 2019 federal election) surveyed 1500 Americans on their feelings about the choice coming up …
Bloomberg:
‘Black Lives Matter’ Banner Removed at U.S. Embassy in Seoul  — Trump and Pompeo were both displeased by the display  — U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris said banner honors U.S. diversity  —  A large “Black Lives Matter” banner draped on the front of the U.S. embassy in Seoul was removed …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Rancor Erupts In ‘LA Times’ Newsroom Over Race, Equity And Protest Coverage  —  The Los Angeles Times' top editor is scrambling to placate journalists of color after years of often-unfulfilled promises by the paper to make grand progress in the diversity of the newsroom's ranks.
Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Oscars Pushed Back to April 25, Eligibility Window Extended  —  Meanwhile, the Academy's Sci-Tech Awards and Governors Awards ceremonies have been postponed.  —  As a result of the global pandemic, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony has been pushed back from Feb. 28 to April 25 …
Washington Post:
Inspectors general warn Congress that Trump administration is blocking scrutiny of bailout programs as uproar over small business disclosure intensifies  —  In memo, inspectors general say Trump administration memo attempts to shield oversight of how money is being spent
Discussion: Bloomberg
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Monument-Destroying Mobs Don't Hate The Confederacy, They Hate America  —  The mobs defacing and pulling down monuments across America have no limiting principle because their target is America itself.  —  Angry mobs are tearing down and defacing monuments across America.
Discussion: Twitchy
 
 
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
First lady announces youth art project on women's suffrage
Discussion: Townhall
John McCormack / National Review:
Alito Warns SCOTUS Decision Is a Threat to Religious Liberty
Washington Examiner:
Assault on open speech is an attack on America
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jennifer Carroll Foy / Glamour:
I Was One of the First Black Women to Attend the Virginia Military Institute.  This Is What I Know About Patriotism
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Ethics controversy rattles Hickenlooper's Senate bid
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Peter Martin / Bloomberg:
China Warms to Idea of Four More Years of Trump Presidency
Charlie Kirk / American Greatness:
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Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida protester Oluwatoyin Salau found dead in Tallahassee after going missing
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Republicans are Planning a Bigger, Much More Aggressive, Much Better-Funded Voter Suppression Program in 2020
James A. Gagliano / Washington Examiner:
The police shooting of Rayshard Brooks was tragic, but justifiable
Discussion: KEYT-TV, New York Times and CBS News
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Everyone Does Better When the President's a Democrat
Discussion: Raw Story
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington's Rank and File
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's showmanship is now backfiring on him
Discussion: KEYT-TV
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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