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8:05 AM ET, June 16, 2020

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The Hill:
Gorsuch draws surprise, anger with LGBT decision  —  Neil Gorsuch, widely considered one of the more conservative justices on the Supreme Court, stunned observers and drew enmity from right-wing commenters after he authored Monday's landmark decision guaranteeing LGBT people protection from workplace discrimination.
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Politico:
GOP backs Gorsuch's LGBTQ decision after conservative blowback  —  Conservatives are seething over Justice Neil Gorsuch's opinion that cemented new protections for LGBTQ people.  The Senate Republicans who confirmed him?  Not so much.  —  Seven years ago, just nine Senate Republicans supported …
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:
Conservatives get massacred by fake ‘conservative’ SCOTUS  —  Within 35 minutes today at 10 a.m. Eastern, what some thought was the most conservative Supreme Court of all time concocted a fundamental right to transgenderism in the context of labor law, erased the Second Amendment …
Pete Williams / NBC News:   Two Supreme Court jaw droppers: The LGBTQ decision and you can't believe who wrote it
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by 1 point in tight contest for president  —  Four years after Republican Donald Trump decisively won Iowa and the presidency, the state appears to be a toss-up as he seeks re-election this November, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
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Detroit Free Press:
Second Michigan poll shows Trump even farther behind, with Biden leading by 16 points  —  The damage done to President Donald Trump's standing in Michigan following recent protests outside the White House and in cities across the U.S. may have been even greater than originally believed …
detroitnews:   Dingell: 'I don't believe these numbers' showing Biden with big lead
Washington Post:
As Trump casts Biden as ‘sleepy Joe,’ his critics raise questions about his own fitness
CNN:
Voice of America top officials resign as Trump-appointed CEO takes over international network  —  New York (CNN Business)Two top officials at Voice of America resigned on Monday as an appointee of President Trump prepares to take control of the international network and other US federally-funded media operations.
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Washington Post:   Top Voice of America editors resign amid strife with White House, arrival of new Trump-appointed director
Washington Post:
NOAA leaders violated agency's scientific integrity policy, Hurricane Dorian ‘Sharpiegate’ investigation finds  —  NOAA does not intend to dole out punishments despite evidence of wrongdoing.  —  In a long-awaited report, an investigation conducted on behalf of the National Oceanic …
Discussion: Gizmodo
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Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
NOAA Chief Violated Ethics Code in Furor Over Trump Tweet, Agency Says
Discussion: Raw Story
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Federal Judge Lambasts Amendment to Rename Confederate Bases as “Madness,” Gets Thoroughly Bodied By Clerk  —  The battle over renaming U.S. bases that currently honor Confederate officers broke out in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., on Monday.
Discussion: Raw Story
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Gun-toting Trump supporters attack George Floyd protesters in rural Ohio town  —  A small-town solidarity rally with Black Lives Matter ended in chaos after some of President Donald Trump's supporters showed up with guns to berate demonstrators.  —  Alicia Gee, a 36-year-old substitute teacher …
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Cincinnati.com:   Bethel police investigating 10 incidents after counter-protesters descended on BLM march
The Intercept:
GOP Money Flowing to Super PAC Backing Rep. Eliot Engel, Documents Show  —  A Republican super PAC is funding an outside effort to help reelect Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel, locked in a tight primary against insurgent Jamaal Bowman.  —  The super PAC is called Americans for Tomorrow's Future …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Backs Eliot Engel, in Her First House Primary Endorsement of 2020
Discussion: THE CITY and The Hill
Molly Jong-Fast / Vogue:   The Five Races That Could Flip the Senate to the Democrats in November
Julian Gill / Houston Chronicle:
Man found dead in apparent suicide outside store in Shady Acres, police say  —  A man was found dead Monday in an apparent suicide outside a store in the Shady Acres community, Houston police said.  —  His body was located outside the store at 9:05 a.m. in the 2500 block of Ella Boulevard, south of Interstate 610 North, police said.
Discussion: New York Daily News
CNN:
Democrats on key Senate committee oppose top Pentagon pick as more inflammatory tweets emerge  —  (CNN)Several Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday that they would oppose the nomination of retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata to oversee the Pentagon's policy shop.
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Pence Tells Governors to Repeat Misleading Claim on Outbreaks  —  Cash-starved states are forced to make massive job cuts.  Reopenings for some restaurants and bars are short-lived amid new infections.  —  RIGHT NOW The virus is racing across Africa …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Trump confirms plans to pull some US troops out of Germany  —  President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he is looking to cut the number of U.S. troops stationed at American military bases in Germany because of his lingering concerns that leaders of the European power aren't spending enough on their own national defense.
Discussion: Politico and Wall Street Journal
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Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Rep. Tom Rice Fell Ill From Coronavirus  —  South Carolina lawmaker is one of at least seven House members to have contracted Covid-19  —  WASHINGTON—Rep. Tom Rice (R., S.C.) said Monday that he has recovered from a mild case of Covid-19, the first Capitol Hill lawmaker to report contracting …
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Ilhan Omar's father dies from Covid-19  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar's father died due to the coronavirus, the Minnesota congresswoman announced Monday night.  —  “It is with tremendous sadness and pain that I share that my father, Nur Omar Mohamed, passed away due to complications from COVID-19,” Omar said in a statement.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Obama to hold first virtual fundraiser for Biden  —  Barack Obama is making his fundraising debut for his former vice president with an online event next week, targeting tens of thousands of small-dollar donors, according to an invitation obtained by Axios.  —  Why it matters …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Landslide of 2020?  —  I haven't had time to read it yet, of course, but David is one of the most perceptive observers of the current scene.  You can order Blitz from Amazon.  —  Politico is on the other side of the aisle and is much less friendly to the president.
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Simon Romero / New York Times:
Man Is Shot at Protest Over Statue of New Mexico's Conquistador  —  Two statues of Juan de Oñate are being removed after long-simmering tension between Native Americans and Hispanics over Spain's conquest of New Mexico.  —  ALBUQUERQUE — Gunfire broke out during a protest Monday night …
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
President Trump says his family is unified.  A niece's book could explode that image.  —  It was a rare admission when President Trump told The Washington Post last year that he regretted the way he treated his older brother, Fred Jr., who died of alcoholism.
Caitlin O'Kane / CBS News:
Barbra Streisand gives Disney stock to George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter  —  Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, is now a shareholder in Disney.  Barbara Streisand gifted the 6-year-old with Disney stock, according to Gianna's Instagram.  —  The post shows Gianna opening the special package the music icon sent her.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mia Jankowicz / Business Insider:
Fauci said US government held off promoting face masks because it knew shortages were so bad that even doctors couldn't get enough  —  Foto: Carlos Barria/Reuters National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci in April 2020.
Washington Post:
What happens when a police officer gets fired?  Very often another police agency hires them.  —  Three percent of cops working in Florida were previously fired by a different police agency  —  During the past few weeks, the broadest national protests in U.S. history have centered on racism and police violence.
Wall Street Journal:
America's Newsrooms Face a Reckoning on Race After Floyd Protests  —  Staffers at several media outlets are pressing for changes on diversity, coverage and pay transparency  —  In an online town hall earlier this month, staffers at Bloomberg News expressed concerns that the news organization …
David Marchese / New York Times:
Jon Stewart Is Back to Weigh In  —  For all the value Jon Stewart delivered as a political satirist and voice of reason during his 16-year-run as the host of “The Daily Show,” it's quite plausible to suggest that the political and media Bizarro World in which we live — where skepticism is the default …
 
 
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Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR:
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Libby Emmons / The Post Millennial:
The NYC school system is teaching my ten-year-old son that he's racist
Discussion: Townhall
Monica Alba / NBC News:
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
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