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1:35 PM ET, June 27, 2023

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Theory That Would Have Transformed American Elections  —  The 6-3 majority dismissed the “independent state legislature” theory, which would have given state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over federal elections.  —  Reporting from Washington
Discussion: Insider and Associated Press
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
The Supreme Court has rejected the independent state legislature theory  —  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, in a key opinion that should safeguard the integrity of the 2024 election.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules against Republicans in North Carolina elections dispute  —  The justices rejected “independent state legislature theory” arguments that would have restricted the power of state courts to review certain election laws.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined …
CNN:
Supreme Court rejects controversial Trump-backed election law theory
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.
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 …
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NBC News:
Ga. Secretary of State Raffensperger to meet with special counsel investigators
Discussion: Raw Story
John Koblin / New York Times:
Ryan Seacrest Named New Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’  —  The game show has demonstrated remarkable durability even as traditional television has declined in the wake of streaming entertainment.  —  Ryan Seacrest, the dexterous Hollywood master of ceremonies, will be named the next host of …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
McCarthy: 'I don't know' if Trump is the strongest candidate to beat Biden in 2024  —  The speaker said that former President Donald Trump could beat President Joe Biden, but signaled that Trump may not be the best GOP contender to win back the White House.  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker …
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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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and Mediaite
New York Times:
Can DeSantis Break Trump's Hold on New Hampshire?  —  Donald Trump is looking to the state as an early chance to clear a crowded field, while Ron DeSantis's camp is banking on winnowing the Republican race to two.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida are set …
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Real News Now:
LISTEN: Miami Mayor Says Ron DeSantis Has “No Personality”
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
Reuters:   Trump team lobbying for primary rule changes to boost his 2024 chances
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
Reuters:
America's Family Secret  —  More than 100 U.S. leaders - lawmakers, presidents, governors and justices - have slaveholding ancestors, a Reuters examination found.  Few are willing to talk about their ties to America's “original sin”  —  WASHINGTON  —  A chiseled block of sandstone …
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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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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
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.
Jeff Jenkins / WV MetroNews:
Justice recovering after gallbladder surgery  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice underwent what his office called “routine gallbladder surgery” Monday.  —  A statement said Justice had a flare up last Thursday and doctors recommended surgery to remove it.
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
 
 
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