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10:30 AM ET, June 27, 2023

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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Exclusive: CNN obtains the tape of Trump's 2021 conversation about classified documents  —  CNN has exclusively obtained the audio recording of the 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump discusses holding secret documents he did not declassify.  —  Hear the conversation
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New York Times:
Audio of Trump Suggests He Discussed Classified Iran Document: Listen Now  —  A recording of a meeting in 2021 in which the former president described a sensitive document in front of him appears to contradict his recent assertion that the material was just news clippings.
Washington Post:
The Supreme Court decisions we're watching  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  This is newsletter is free to read, but the rest of The Post isn't — except for this week.  We've dropped our paywall through Thursday to give curious readers a chance to read more recent stories and those from the archives.
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. asks about election fraud claims as well as fake electors  —  The Justice Department's investigation of efforts by Donald Trump and his advisers to overturn the 2020 election results is barreling forward on multiple tracks, according to people familiar with the matter …
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NBC News:
Ga. Secretary of State Raffensperger to meet with special counsel investigators  —  Special counsel Jack Smith is leading the Justice Department's investigation into former President Donald Trump's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger …
Rolling Stone:
Top Trump Adviser Pushed for Drone Strikes on Migrants, New Book Claims  —  Stephen Miller denies the account, and a person present has “no recollection” of the alleged conversation, but the book accuses the top Trump adviser of suggesting an atrocity
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Miami Mayor Frances Suarez On His Bid To Be The GOP's 2024 Nominee  —  Miami Mayor Frances Suarez joined me this morning to discuss his bid for the 2024 GOP nomination for president:  —  Audio:  —  06-27hhs-suarez  —  Transcript:  —  HH: I am joined by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez …
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard negligence and misconduct: Justice Department watchdog  —  The Justice Department's watchdog said Tuesday that a “combination of negligence and misconduct” enabled financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City …
Discussion: CNN and NPR
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Every Supreme Court Justice Should Be Matched With a Billionaire Buddy  —  The Supreme Court ethics crisis continues, not with Clarence Thomas but with his right-wing comrade, Justice Samuel Alito.  —  In 2008, according to a recent ProPublica investigation, Justice Alito took a trip …
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Slate:
The Timing of Alito's Private Jet Scandal Couldn't Be More Damning
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Senate panel finds more pre-Jan. 6 intelligence failures by FBI, DHS  —  Committee report cites striking FBI shortcomings, says DHS analysts were hesitant in the wake of criticism from handling of George Floyd protests  —  A new Senate committee report sharply criticizes the FBI and Department …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendant, representing himself, questions son who turned him into the FBI
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Raw Story and CBS News
Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
Former Navy SEAL challenges vulnerable Dem senator in red state race vital for 2024 Senate majority  —  Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy: 'I've laid everything on the line for this country'  —  FIRST ON FOX: Tim Sheehy - businessman, firefighting pilot, and former Navy SEAL - is …
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Emma Uber / Tampa Bay Times:
Dunedin man fired 30 AR-15 rounds at pool cleaner he thought was intruder, sheriff says  —  Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Florida's Stand Your Ground Law is applicable to the situation and the man who fired won't face charges.  —  A Dunedin man will not face charges …
Sharon Bernstein / Reuters:
First U.S. malaria cases diagnosed in decades in Florida and Texas  —  Five cases of malaria have been confirmed in Florida and Texas, the first time the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease has been locally acquired in the United States in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
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CDC:
Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Jesse Watters Says Obama Doesn't Look At Things ‘From An American Perspective’  —  Fox News' permanent replacement for Tucker Carlson criticized the former president's views on the Titan sub disaster.  —  Fox News host Jesse Watters on Monday accused former President Barack Obama of …
CNBC:
DeSantis asks federal judge to dismiss Disney suit, claiming broad immunity  — Attorneys for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked a federal court to dismiss Disney's lawsuit that alleges political retaliation against the company.  — DeSantis argued that he and at least one other defendant are …
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Miami Herald:
Ron DeSantis says he'll end birthright citizenship as president
Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
'We're electing idiots': Liz Cheney pinpoints the biggest problem in American politics  —  Outspoken Donald Trump critic and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) summed up the problem with U.S. politics Monday night: “We're electing idiots.”  —  The ex-Jan.6 committee Vice Chair and daughter …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Democratic lawmakers seek Supreme Court investigation into Clarence Thomas  —  The letter, led by Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., criticizes Chief Justice John Roberts and asks for institutional reforms at the high court.  —  A group of 18 House Democrats wrote a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts …
Discussion: The Hill
Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Supreme Court May Preemptively Ban a Federal Wealth Tax  —  The Supreme Court took up a case on Monday that could make it nearly impossible for Congress to pass a federal wealth tax, giving the justices an opportunity to torpedo a major Democratic policy proposal before it can be enacted.
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Adam Wren / Politico:
‘Ego, pure delusion and fantasy’: How the 2024 GOP field got so big  —  The hottest club in GOP politics right now is the party's presidential primary.  —  The last time Will Hurd was on anyone's radar, he was riding across the country on a 1,600-mile road trip with Beto O'Rourke to Washington.
Jeannie Suk Gersen / New Yorker:
After Affirmative Action Ends  —  The next big question for school admissions will likely be the legality of “race-neutral” methods that are designed with the continuing goal of producing diverse student bodies.  —  What happens after the Supreme Court ends affirmative action, as is anticipated this week?
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. government debunks COVID lab-leak conspiracy theory, enraging conspiracy theorists  —  That sound you may have detected rising from the ether of social media this weekend was the gnashing of teeth by COVID conspiracy-mongers, outraged by a U.S. government report debunking their most cherished claims.
CBS News:
Senate probe says FBI, DHS “downplayed” warnings of violence on Jan. 6  —  Trump heard in audio describing “highly confidential, secret” documents  —  Putin thanks Russians in first speech since Wagner revolt  —  Idaho prosecutors to pursue death penalty for Bryan Kohberger
Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:
Why Pedestrian Deaths Are Skyrocketing in America  —  The number of people killed while driving in America has ticked up since the beginning of the pandemic, but is still in line with totals from ten years ago — and significantly down from the 1990s and earlier.
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Rebellion shakes Russian elite's faith in Putin's strength  —  LONDON — The impact of the fiercest-ever challenge to Vladimir Putin's 23-year presidency was still reverberating among Moscow's elites Monday as questions swirled over whether the Russian president had, for a moment at least, lost control of the country.
Omar Younis / Reuters:
Sick sea lions washing ashore in California due to algae bloom  —  Rescued from the beach, a sick sea lion and her newborn pup are now on the mend with dozens of others at a marine mammal care center, part of effort by California wildlife experts responding to a sudden surge in animals falling ill to a neurotoxin.
Discussion: NBC News
Reuters:
Trump team lobbying for primary rule changes to boost his 2024 chances  —  Former President Donald Trump is leveraging his connections to loyalists in key primary states to lobby for voting rules and dates that could cement his front-runner status in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination …
Ana Ley / New York Times:
Congestion Pricing Plan in New York City Clears Final Federal Hurdle  —  The program, which could begin next year, would charge drivers to enter Midtown Manhattan, with the revenues going to improve mass transit.  —  Congestion pricing in New York City has cleared its final federal hurdle …
 
 
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Details of PGA Tour and Liv Golf Merger Reveal What's Left to Settle
Discussion: Associated Press and Oregonian
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Supreme Court rebuffs OSU and enables the remaining sex abuse victims to sue
America First, Always:
Voter Discrepancies Found In The Arizona 2022 General Election
Gloria Oladipo / The Guardian:
Greg Abbott's anti-woke tirade mocked after he shares spoof Garth Brooks story
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Karen McVeigh / The Guardian:
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NBC News:
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