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12:05 PM ET, June 30, 2022

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Esther Wickham / Washington Examiner:
Cassidy Hutchinson did not do her job  —  The Jan. 6 House committee held a last-minute hearing on Tuesday, again attempting to distract people from other disastrous events unfolding in the country.  Unfortunately for them, their “star witness” didn't do her job in helping with that distraction — she merely exposed it.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Former Trump Admin Official Alyssa Farah Stuns CNN's New Day With Revelation About Cassidy Hutchinson  —  Former Trump White House official Alyssa Farah astonished her colleagues on CNN by telling them she helped Cassidy Hutchinson break away from Donald Trump's sphere of influence before her January 6 Committee testimony.
Rolling Stone:
‘I Keep Waiting for the Feds to Come’: The Jan. 6 Investigations Have Trumpworld on Edge  —  A bombshell congressional hearing and aggressive Justice Department investigation have the former president's cronies wondering who'll be targeted next  —  After a jaw-dropping Jan. 6 committee hearing …
Discussion: Fox News and Daily Kos
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Republican Party must choose between Trump and the Constitution, Liz Cheney says in California speech  —  Warning that America faces a “domestic threat we have never faced before,” GOP Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday accused Republicans who ignore former President Trump's efforts to overturn …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump denies lunging at Secret Service: ‘Who would do that?’  —  Former President Trump denied lunging at his Secret Service security on Jan. 6 after they refused to take him to the Capitol when he wanted to march alongside his supporters after a rally.  —  The revelation came from Cassidy Hutchinson …
CNN:
Former prosecutors say blockbuster January 6 testimony increases Trump's criminal exposure
NBC News:
Cassidy Hutchinson's Jan. 6 testimony comes under increased scrutiny
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court clears Biden to end Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy  —  The policy requires some asylum seekers who enter the country illegally, mainly from Central and South America, to return to Mexico while they await a hearing  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for the Biden administration …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A new Supreme Court case is the biggest threat to US democracy since January 6  —  Moore v. Harper is a grave threat to US democracy, and the fate of that democracy probably comes down to Amy Coney Barrett.  —  The Supreme Court's announcement on Thursday that it will hear Moore v. Harper …
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
McConnell: Blocking Obama's SCOTUS pick led to overturning Roe v. Wade  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that his decision to block former President Obama's Supreme Court pick to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016 led to the Roe v. Wade getting overturned.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court Curbs E.P.A.'s Authority to Address Climate Change  —  The decision was a blow to the Environmental Protection Agency's powers under the Clean Air Act.  It was the latest ruling by a court that has handed down significant decisions on abortion and guns.
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Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
What the Supreme Court's EPA decision could mean for you  —  Expect the quality of life in America to drop significantly if conservatives get their way on deregulation.  —  UPDATE (June 30, 2022, 10:07 a.m. ET): The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Thursday significantly curtailing …
Washington Post:
‘My anxiety spikes’: Lawyers brace for Supreme Court climate ruling  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  In today's edition, we have an exclusive on a White House announcement about more than 650 hospitals that have agreed to cut their emissions in half by 2030.  More on that below.
Alex Guillén / Politico:
Supreme Court handcuffs Biden's climate efforts  —  The Supreme Court delivered a major setback to President Joe Biden's ambitious climate change goals on Thursday, ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have broad authority to curb planet-warming pollution from power plants.
Jan Wolfe / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Limits Environmental Protection Agency's Authority
Discussion: Mediaite
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Senate Democrats see ‘major progress’ on Biden agenda bill, hope for July vote  —  Schumer and Manchin are close to a deal on prescription drug savings, new details obtained by NBC News show.  They're also negotiating energy and tax provisions in the bill.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Data For Progress
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
The rot runs deeper  —  What the actions of an obscure Wisconsin political appointee tell us about GOP democratic backsliding  —  The January 6th hearings have illustrated the deep threats to American democracy such that only the most die-hard Trumpists can deny them.
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Michael Wines / New York Times:   Wisconsin Court Validates a Republican Strategy to Preserve Power
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden says he won't ask Saudi leaders to increase oil production, blames ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ for prices  —  Biden says he will not ask Saudi Arabia for increased oil production during his trip despite rising prices  —  Biden snaps at ‘outrageous behavior’ of Supreme Court at NATO summit
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Marcel Plichta / The Daily Beast:   Putin Should Be Very Worried About Ukraine's New Kamikaze Drone
Associated Press:
Putin: Western leaders would look ‘disgusting’ topless  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin shot back at Western leaders who mocked his athletic exploits, saying they would look “disgusting” if they tried to emulate his bare-torso appearances.
Joel Gilbert / American Thinker:
Michelle Obama Is Running for President in 2024  —  It was the gasp heard round the world.  “They could run Michelle Obama, and if they do ...” said Monica Crowley before the CPAC 2022 audience reeled audibly in shocked recognition, cutting her off in mid-sentence.
Ana Ceballos / Miami Herald:
See for yourself: the slides shown to teachers during Florida's civics training sessions  —  The Florida Department of Education's training of educators on new civics standards for K-12 public schools is underway and has prompted some critical comments.  —  When Gov. Ron DeSantis announced …
Anna Peele / Washington Post:
The Pandemic Is Waning.  Anthony Fauci Has a Few More Lessons to Share.  —  America's most famous doctor on mitigating covid, giving your adversaries the benefit of the doubt and working way too much  —  You gotta f—ing suck it up," Anthony Fauci tells me from the deck of his home in Washington …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Arielle Mitropoulos / ABC News:
Fauci says he's taking 2nd course of Paxlovid after experiencing rebound with the antiviral treatment
Andy Meek / Forbes:
The Daily Wire, Which Now Boasts 890,000 Paid Subscribers, Signs Jordan Peterson To Its New DailyWire+  —  Over the past three months, The Daily Wire has added tens of thousands of new paying subscribers — pushing the overall subscriber number for the conservative news and media empire founded …
Discussion: The Daily Wire
 
 
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Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in roads
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Democrats push for campaign reset in the most pro-abortion rights swing state
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