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1:20 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
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rejects theory that would have meant radical changes to election rules  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the theory that state legislatures have almost unlimited power to decide the rules for federal elections and draw partisan congressional maps without interference from state courts.
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 …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
There's a Time Bomb in Progressives' Big Supreme Court Voting Case Win  —  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June.  We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court.  Sign up for the pop-up newsletter …
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.
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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New York Times:
Can DeSantis Break Trump's Hold on New Hampshire?
Reuters:   Trump team lobbying for primary rule changes to boost his 2024 chances
Real News Now:
LISTEN: Miami Mayor Says Ron DeSantis Has “No Personality”
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NBC News:
Ga. Secretary of State Raffensperger to meet with special counsel investigators
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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 …
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
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
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Associated Press:
Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people  —  Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed walk hand in hand at a Pride parade in the college town of Missoula, Montana, wearing smiles as sunny as the day is rainy.  Adoring fans cheer them along the route.
Discussion: Twitchy
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.
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
 
 
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