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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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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 …
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.
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 …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Supreme Court Foils Democrats' Attack on Conservative Nonprofits
Discussion: ABC News
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
Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court upholds GOP voting restrictions in Arizona
Discussion: IJR
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions
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  —  Trump adviser Jason Miller launched a new social media company that's being bankrolled by a buddy of pardoned Trump strategist Steve Bannon.  —  A new social media network led by Donald Trump adviser Jason Miller is backed …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
The newest MAGA app is tied to a Bannon-allied Chinese billionaire  —  On Tuesday, Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese billionaire who runs a Chinese-language media network with Trump adviser Steve Bannon, posted a video on his site GNEWS reminding viewers to back up their social media posts on GETTR.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Former Trump aide Jason Miller to launch new social app “Gettr”
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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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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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.
Discussion: ABC News, Insider and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Prosecutors allege a 15-year tax fraud scheme as the Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg are arraigned on multiple criminal charges
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.
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
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
J.D. Vance, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Author, Is Running for Senate in Ohio  —  The author and venture capitalist will vie for the Republican nomination in one of the most wide-open 2022 Senate races.  —  J.D. Vance, an author and venture capitalist whose best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” …
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
JD Vance jumps into Ohio Senate primary
Discussion: The Daily Beast, POLITICUSUSA and CNN
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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John Sexton / HotAir:
Newsom recall election has been certified after Democrats changed election laws to benefit governor
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos and CNN
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Associated Press:
Biden bringing message of comfort, unity to Surfside
Discussion: WHTM-TV and WGN-TV
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.
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.
Mark Judge / The Stream:
What ‘The Nation’ Got Right (and Wrong) about Me, Brett Kavanaugh, and God  —  A meditation on U2's classic song, “40.”  —  “Sing this with me.  This is ‘40.’”  —  Those are the words Bono, the singer for the band U2, said live in 1983 to introduce the song “40.”
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” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: RedState, Slate and Daily Kos
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 …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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.
Discussion: CNBC
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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David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
How to Live in a Climate ‘Permanent Emergency’
Discussion: CBC News and The Guardian
Washington Post:
The Washington Post's Karen Tumulty named deputy editorial page editor
Laura Packard / Newsweek:
The Filibuster is an Assault on Our Health Care. End it
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
D.C. AG subpoenas Facebook in escalating probe of Covid-19 misinformation
Washington Post:
In launching airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, Biden lowers bar for use of military force
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Ellie Cohanim / Newsweek:
The Time Has Come for a Domestic Anti-Semitism Czar in the U.S.
Discussion: CNN
Will Wilkinson / Model Citizen:
Q, Trust, and You  —  We all rely on unverified testimony.  QAnon happens when you trust the wrong people.
Roger Kimball / spectatorworld.com:
The embarrassing and pathetic Vogue profile of Dr Jill Biden, EdD
Discussion: The Sun
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Iconic American Magazine Fails To Disclose CCP Funding in Latest Print Edition
Discussion: Townhall and Twitchy
Sherman Smith / Kansas Reflector:
Kansas groups halt voter registration drives to avoid being jailed under new law
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
The 3 Simple Rules That Underscore the Danger of Delta
Discussion: New York Times
Los Angeles Times:
17 hurt in huge blast during LAPD detonation of explosive devices
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018
 
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