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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices rule states can bind presidential electors' votes — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states' popular vote winner in the Electoral College. — The ruling, just under four months before the 2020 election …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
States May Curb ‘Faithless Electors,’ Supreme Court Rules
States May Curb ‘Faithless Electors,’ Supreme Court Rules
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The Daily Caller
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court Rules State ‘Faithless Elector’ Laws Constitutional
Supreme Court Rules State ‘Faithless Elector’ Laws Constitutional
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Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says a state may require presidential electors to support its popular-vote winner
Supreme Court says a state may require presidential electors to support its popular-vote winner
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Mother Jones, ABC News, The Hill and Althouse
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Camp Vows to Protect Brazil's Most Iconic Statue From Left Wing Mobs — A new ad warns that the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is under threat. It's unclear if this is even true or how the president would actually save it. — President Donald Trump's determination …
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Advisers Wonder: ‘Is the Statue Shit Going to Work?’ — Shockingly, there are some in Trump's political orbit who aren't convinced his strategy will move voters as much as he seems to think it will. — With four months left to salvage his re-election campaign against presumptive …
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Raw Story
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Amy Cooper Faces Charges After Calling Police on Black Bird Watcher — Ms. Cooper was captured on video calling the police after Christian Cooper asked her to keep her dog on a leash in Central Park. — A white woman who called the police and falsely accused a Black man of threatening …
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Manhattan District …, Axios, NBC News, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump's Job Approval Rating Steady at Lower Level — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's approval rating is holding steady at a lower level after a sharp drop in late May and early June, with 38% of Americans currently approving of the job he is doing.
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Politico, The Hill, Axios and Washington Times
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Defends Confederate Flag in Latest Race-Based Appeal to White Voters — President Trump implied that NASCAR's decision to prohibit Confederate flags at its races was a mistake while also falsely asserting that a top Black driver, Bubba Wallace, had engaged in a hoax involving a noose found in his stall.
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ABC News, Vanity Fair, Daily Kos and Mediaite
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Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios:
Trump demands apology from Bubba Wallace — President Trump demanded Monday an apology from Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's only Black driver, after the FBI determined last month that he was not a target of a hate crime when a noose was found in his garage stall before a race.
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, ABC News, Fox News, NBC News, Mediaite and One America News Network
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Bubba Wallace over flag, rope
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Bubba Wallace over flag, rope
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ICE:
SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester — WASHINGTON - The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications Monday to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes due to the pandemic for the fall 2020 semester.
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Mother Jones, New York Times and The Daily Caller
Hollie Silverman / CNN:
At least 6 children were killed by gun violence across the nation this holiday weekend — (CNN)At least six children were killed in shootings across the country over the holiday weekend, sparking calls from officials to end the gun violence plaguing their communities.
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Townhall, WEWS, CBS Chicago, The Daily Caller, wusa9.com, Breitbart and Fox News
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Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
Norquist's Anti-Spending Group Took Small Business Relief — The nonprofit says it spotlights ‘costly government programs’ — Loan of $150,000 to $350,000 disclosed as data is released — The Americans for Tax Reform Foundation, a conservative-allied group headed …
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Trump administration reveals thousands of small business aid recipients
Trump administration reveals thousands of small business aid recipients
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Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Daily Beast and One America News Network
Benjamin Wallace / Vulture:
Is Anyone Watching Quibi? The streaming platform raised $1.75 billion and secured a roster of A-list talent, but it can't get audiences to notice. — The Emmy race has begun! Vulture is taking a close look at the contenders until nomination-round voting closes on July 13.
Bloomberg Law:
Dakota Access Oil Line to Be Shut by Court in Blow for Trump — Listen — The Dakota Access pipeline must shut down by Aug. 5, a district court ruled Monday in a stunning defeat for the Trump administration and the oil industry. — The decision is a momentous win for American Indian tribes …
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Mother Jones, Raw Story and New York Post
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Florida teen dies after conspiracy theorist mom takes her to church ‘COVID party’ and tries to treat her with Trump-approved drug: report … Report typos and corrections to: [email protected].
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Florida COVID Victims
Washington Post:
Trump and Biden campaigns shift focus to coronavirus as pandemic surges — The Trump and Biden presidential campaigns now see the coronavirus response as the preeminent force shaping the results of November's election, prompting both camps to try to refocus their campaigns more heavily on the pandemic …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, Little Green Footballs, The Guardian, Daily Kos, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, Balloon Juice and CNN
Michael Powell / New York Times:
Are Protests Unsafe? What Experts Say May Depend on Who's Protesting What — Public health experts decried the anti-lockdown protests last spring as dangerous gatherings in a pandemic. Health experts seem less comfortable doing so now that the marches are against racism.
Discussion:
Patterico's Pontifications, Twitchy and Instapundit
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Publisher moves up release of book by Trump niece — The publisher of a tell-all book written by President Donald Trump's niece Mary is planning to rush the book out next Tuesday despite ongoing litigation aimed at bottling up the insider account of life in the Trump family.
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The Guardian
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USA Today:
Mary Trump's family tell-all book publication date moved up to July 14, two weeks early
Mary Trump's family tell-all book publication date moved up to July 14, two weeks early
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NBC News and Law & Crime
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Simon & Schuster Names Dana Canedy New Publisher
Simon & Schuster Names Dana Canedy New Publisher
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The Root, more at Mediagazer »
Al Goodman / CNN:
Spain's coronavirus antibodies study adds evidence against herd immunity — Madrid (CNN)Spain's large-scale study on the coronavirus indicates just 5% of its population has developed antibodies, strengthening evidence that a so-called herd immunity to Covid-19 is “unachievable,” the medical journal the Lancet reported on Monday.
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Balloon Juice and Scripting News
Des Moines Register:
Chuck Grassley will skip the Republican National Convention for the first time in 40 years, citing coronavirus — Citing concerns about the coronavirus, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said he will not attend this year's Republican National Convention, marking the first time he has sat …
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Axios
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Small Biz Rescue Bailed Out Kushner's Family, Obama's Aides and Other Political Elite — The PPP program was designed to help small businesses. And it has. But some of the most connected figures in politics also cashed in. — When the Trump administration began implementing …
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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IJR and The Intellectualist
Allan Smith / NBC News:
How Lincoln Project anti-Trump Republicans got into his head. Spoiler: It was easy. … Seeking to defend President Donald Trump from questions over whether he actually reads his daily intelligence briefing, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters last week …
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The Federalist, Politico, Raw Story, The Western Journal, POLITICUSUSA and The Guardian
Maeve Reston / CNN:
As Trump gaslights America about coronavirus, Republicans face a critical choice — (CNN)The gulf between reality and President Donald Trump's delusional vision of a waning coronavirus threat was on full display this weekend, as cases soared in key hotspots while he delivered speeches …
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Alan Dershowitz hasn't been seen at his favorite nude beach in months — Residents of Martha's Vineyard will be seeing a lot less of Alan Dershowitz this summer — in more ways than one. — The lawyer famously enjoys letting it all hang out on one of the island's nude beaches, Lucy Vincent Beach.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox News Apologizes, Says It Mistakenly Cropped Trump Out of Jeffrey Epstein Photo (UPDATE) — Fox News apparently cropped President Donald Trump out of a photograph with Jeffrey Epstein on Sunday, during the network's coverage of the arrest of Ghislane Maxwell.