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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Have 1 Option Left — Today's Supreme Court decision further weakening the Voting Rights Act affirmed that the only way Democrats can reverse the wave of restrictive voting laws in GOP-controlled states is to pass new federal voting rights by curtailing the Senate filibuster.
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Richard L. Hasen / New York Times:
The Supreme Court Is Putting Democracy at Risk — Mr. Hasen is the author of several books about elections and democracy. Last year he proposed an amendment to the Constitution to defend and expand voting rights. — In two disturbing rulings closing out the Supreme Court's term …
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Wall Street Journal and Townhall
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee — I am deeply disappointed in today's decision by the United States Supreme Court that undercuts the Voting Rights Act, and upholds what Justice Kagan called …
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court strikes down California's donor disclosure requirement for charities — The court voted 6-3 along ideological lines. — In a second significant opinion Thursday, the US Supreme Court divided 6-3 along ideological lines to strike down a California law that required charities …
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Politico:
Advocates decry Supreme Court's surprisingly sweeping voting rights decision
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court on 6-3 Vote Rejects Voting Rights Act Section 2 Case in Brnovich Case— A Significant Weakening of Section 2
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions
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New York Times:
Top Trump Executive, Allen Weisselberg, Surrenders to Face Charges — The Trump Organization and Mr. Weisselberg have been indicted in connection with a tax investigation and are expected to appear in court Thursday. — Donald J. Trump's long-serving chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg …
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Washington Post:
Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg arraigned on multiple criminal charges as prosecutors alleged a 15-year tax fraud scheme — NEW YORK — Prosecutors charged the Trump Organization with a 15-year “scheme to defraud” the government and its chief financial officer with grand larceny …
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New York Times:
Will Trump Be Indicted? — Mr. Ayer was a U.S. attorney in the Reagan administration and deputy attorney general in the George H.W. Bush administration. Mr. Eisen was President Barack Obama's ethics czar and served as special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the first Trump impeachment.
Politico:
Team Trump quietly launches new social media platform — Former President Donald Trump's team quietly launched a new social media platform on Thursday, billing it as an alternative to Big Tech sites. — But the debut immediately ran into confusion about whether it was the former president's …
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The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld App Is Bankrolled by Fugitive Chinese Billionaire
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Former Trump aide Jason Miller to launch new social app “Gettr”
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump adviser Jason Miller to launch GETTR, a ‘cancel-free’ social media platform
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Kinzinger on McCarthy's Jan. 6 investigation threat: ‘Who gives a s—?’ — Rep. Adam Kinzinger knows GOP leaders wanted to scare him away from serving on the Democrat-led panel investigating the Capitol riot. And he doesn't care one bit. — “Who gives a shit?” the Illinois Republican …
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Ryan Nobles / CNN:
House Democrats call on McCarthy to ‘take immediate action’ to address Greene's behavior — (CNN)Nearly 40 House Democrats are demanding House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy take what they call “immediate action” to address the behavior of GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Which Republicans Should Be Put on the January 6 Committee?
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Attorney General Merrick Garland orders pause of federal executions — Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a temporary stop Thursday to scheduling further federal executions. — In a memo to senior officials, he said serious concerns have arisen about the arbitrariness of capital punishment …
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Politico and The Daily Caller
Josh Barro / Insider:
Admit it: Grilling is bad — Just because you can cook outside doesn't mean you should. — Your grill is dirty, has poor temperature control, and lets fat drip into the flame. — Indoor cooking is better — which is why that's the main way you cook. — This is an opinion column.
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
California elections chief certifies Newsom recall contest — OAKLAND — California's elections chief certified the gubernatorial recall Thursday, setting up a likely mid-September election to consider whether Gov. Gavin Newsom should remain in office. — It officially marks …
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Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
House Democrats to skip budget markup, wait for Senate — House Budget Committee Democrats have decided to forgo their own fiscal 2022 budget resolution and wait to see what Senate Democrats can muscle through their 50-50 chamber. — The panel's chairman, John Yarmuth, D-Ky. …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell has laid a trap for Democrats. Here's how they can avoid it.
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Daily Kos, CNN and Morning Consult
Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Republic takes Senate, Cyber Ninjas to court for audit records — The Arizona Republic has gone to court to demand records from the state Senate and one of its contractors to shed light on the audit of 2020 election results. — The news organization on Wednesday filed a special action …
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Washington Examiner, Insider and The Hill
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
White House launches ‘surge response’ teams to delta variant hot spots — Highly transmissible variant remains ‘greatest threat’ to U.S. response, officials warn — The Biden administration on Thursday announced the formation of “surge response” teams intended to combat the fast-moving delta variant …
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The Daily Caller, Chicago Sun-Times and National Review
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Joe Sonka / USA Today:
Charles Booker makes it official, announces run for US Senate seat held by Rand Paul — LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Almost exactly one year after his bid for U.S. Senate came up just short in the Democratic primary, Charles Booker formally launched his new candidacy for the office Thursday …
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Joe Rogan Is Too Big to Cancel — He's now one of the most consumed media products on the planet. His Spotify deal, estimated at $100 million, speaks to the allure of making audiences feel they're in on something subversive. — The other comics called him “Little Ball of Anger” …
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Will Wilkinson / Model Citizen:
Q, Trust, and You — We all rely on unverified testimony. QAnon happens when you trust the wrong people. — 13 hr ago — The QAnon conspiracy narrative is built from absolutely insane pieces and lots of people believe in it. I knew that already. But it hits differently when you see it.
Nouriel Roubini / Project Syndicate:
The Looming Stagflationary Debt Crisis — Years of ultra-loose fiscal and monetary policies have put the global economy on track for a slow-motion train wreck in the coming years. When the crash comes, the stagflation of the 1970s will be combined with the spiraling debt crises of the post-2008 era …
Stephanie Apstein / Sports Illustrated:
Trevor Bauer Must Not Start Sunday — Major League Baseball and the Dodgers organization are so consumed with technicalities that they can't be bothered to do the right thing. — Editor's Note: This story includes graphic descriptions of sexual assault allegations.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Tucker Carlson told associates he voted for Kanye, not Trump — He's one of Donald Trump's most vociferous backers. But Tucker Carlson has told multiple people that he voted for pop star Kanye West last year instead. — Shortly after the presidential election, the Fox News host started telling …
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Ted Cruz Says He's Considering Running Again: '2016 Was the Most Fun I've Ever Had in My Life' — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Newsmax on Thursday to bash President Joe Biden over his handling of the border crisis, as well as his policies toward China. The broadsides were boilerplate …
Marina E. Franco / Axios:
The building collapse felt throughout Latin America — The collapse of a 12-story condominium near Miami Beach a week ago has reverberated throughout Latin America. — Why it matters: Miami is more than 70% Latino and has historically offered refuge from some trying to escape the hemisphere's turmoils.
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Joanne Rosa / ABC News:
Meghan McCain announces departure from ‘The View’ — McCain joined the Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show in October 2017. — After four seasons on “The View,” Meghan McCain announced Thursday that she's leaving at the end the season. — “I am just going to rip the band-aid off.
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Insider:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's former staffers detail a ‘demoralizing’ office environment where they were afraid to ‘mess up in any way’ while working for the Arizona Democrat — Insider interviewed seven former staffers who worked for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat.
New York Times:
Homeland Security Watchdog Delayed Inquiry, Complaint Says — The department's inspector general delayed looking into a retaliation complaint by a former intelligence chief until after the 2020 election, according to officials and a whistle-blower. — The Department of Homeland Security's …
Sherman Smith / Kansas Reflector:
Kansas groups halt voter registration drives to avoid being jailed under new law — TOPEKA — The League of Women Voters of Kansas and other nonprofits are suspending voter registration drives for fear of criminal prosecution under a new state law. — The groups filed a lawsuit …
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