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5:15 PM ET, June 27, 2023

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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 …

Discussion: CNN, New York Magazine, Election Law Blog, Politico, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, ABC News, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Reuters, Slay News, New Republic and Daily Kos

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: Vox, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Insider, Raw Story and Washington Examiner

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.

Discussion: Election Law Blog, The Hill, RedState, UPI, Associated Press and Heartland Daily News

CNN:

Supreme Court rejects controversial Trump-backed election law theory — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the North Carolina Supreme Court did not violate the elections clause of the US Constitution when it invalidated the state's 2022 congressional map, rejecting a broad version …

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rejects theory that would have meant radical changes to election rules

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Washington Examiner, The Messenger, Plain Dealer, The Stranger and CBS News

Richard Pildes / Election Law Blog:
The Court's Mixed Message on the Independent State Legislature Theory

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Iowa Starting Line and Semafor

Nicholas Stephanopoulos / Election Law Blog: Quick Thoughts on Moore

Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules against Republicans in North Carolina elections dispute

Discussion: New York Times, Associated Press, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Fox News, Mother Jones, Deadline, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, The Gateway Pundit, al.com, NewsNation, Balloon Juice and Just The News

Derek Muller / Election Law Blog:
Moore v. Harper vindicates Rehnquist's opinion in Bush v. Gore

Discussion: National Review and FiveThirtyEight

Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:

Trump reacts after leaked recording shows him discussing classified docs — Former president tells Fox News Digital he ‘did nothing wrong’ in secret documents case — CONCORD, N.H. - Former President Donald Trump insists that he did “nothing wrong” as he reacted to a leaked recording …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Insider, Washington Examiner, The Hill, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and CBS News

Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:

The GOP Gaslights Impeachment — Plus: How damning is the new Trump tape? — “That never happened/I never said/did that.” — “Being Gaslighted? Know the 10 Signs and How to Protect Yourself” — We'll get to Trump's laughing confessions in a moment, but let's start with the latest episode …

Discussion: Punchbowl News, Washington Post and Fox News

New York Times:
Audio of Trump Suggests He Discussed Classified Iran Document: Listen Now

Discussion: CNN, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Hill, Mediaite, The Times of Israel, GB News, UPI, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, CBS News, Voice of America and Daily Kos

Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Exclusive: CNN obtains the tape of Trump's 2021 conversation about classified documents

Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:

Exclusive — Speaker McCarthy: ‘Trump Is Stronger Today Than He Was in 2016’ — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News exclusively on Tuesday that he believes former President Donald Trump is “stronger today than he was in 2016.” — “As usual, the media is attempting to drive …

Discussion: NBC News, The Hill, The Messenger, CNBC, Rolling Stone, Digby's Hullabaloo and CNN

Saint Anselm College:

New Poll by Saint Anselm College Survey Center shows voters across demographics and parties believe a Biden/Trump matchup would be a clear sign that the party system is broken — A new poll conducted by the Saint Anselm College Survey Center (SACSC) at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics …

Discussion: The Hill and New York Post

Ryan Grim / The Intercept: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Invites Trump Bête Noire Michael Morell to Speak at Major Gathering

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump may not be the strongest GOP presidential candidate, Kevin McCarthy says

Discussion: CNN, USA Today, MSNBC, The Hill, New York Daily News, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Washington Times, National Review, CBS News, Forbes, The Daily Caller, The Dispatch, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Politico and Los Angeles Times

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 …

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 …

Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
DOJ issues scathing rebuke of Bureau of Prisons detailing multiple failures that led to Jeffrey Epstein's suicide

Discussion: The Daily Caller, USA Today, Insider, Raw Story, CBS News, The Messenger and Conservative Brief

Wall Street Journal:

Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley. — Entrepreneurs including Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are part of a drug movement that proponents hope will expand minds, enhance lives and produce business breakthroughs — Elon Musk takes ketamine.

Discussion: Fortune, Rolling Stone, Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »

New York Times:

DeSantis's Pitch to New Hampshire Is All About a State 1,000 Miles South — Focusing heavily on Florida at his first town-hall event in the Granite State, Ron DeSantis drew a reception that was sometimes warm, sometimes more skeptical — especially on the issue of abortion.

Discussion: Insider, The Hill, The Messenger, Associated Press, Washington Free Beacon, WFLA-TV, ABC News, NBC News, Florida Politics, CBS News and Washington Examiner

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: The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Messenger, The Daily Caller and Conservative Brief

John Wagner / Washington Post: Liz Cheney on what's wrong with politics: 'We're electing idiots'

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 …

Discussion: CBS News, more at Mediagazer »

Trent Spiner / The Messenger:

Trump: ‘I Have to Work Really Hard to Blow This’ — Speaking to New Hampshire women, the former president brags about his latest place in polls — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link to share the article …

Discussion: The Hill, PoliticusUSA, Associated Press and Florida Politics

New York Times:

Court Throws Out New York's Civil Case Against Ivanka Trump — The decision could mean that claims against Donald J. Trump and his company might also be limited. — A New York appeals court on Tuesday dismissed the New York attorney general's civil case against Donald J. Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Politico, NBC News, Reuters, Metro.co.uk, Associated Press, Mercury News, Fox News and Raw Story

Kate Santaliz / NBC News:

Ex-Speaker Pelosi to headline a fundraiser for Democrat seeking Sen. Sinema's seat — Nancy Pelosi will be the special guest at a fundraiser for Rep. Ruben Gallego's campaign for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's Arizona seat. Sinema hasn't said if she'll run for re-election.

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Mock Paper Scissors

Alaric DeArment / New Republic:

The Con Artists Who Blame Ukraine Aid for America's Social Problems — A scene of squalor unfolds as the camera moves along a city street lined with apparent drug addicts to the soundtrack of Childish Gambino's “This Is America.” A caption reads, “While American citizens live on the streets …

Associated Press:

The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs …

Discussion: ABC News, Bloomberg, The Hill, Fox News, Washington Examiner, NBC News, CBS News, NPR and Political Wire

NewsNation:

Rubio: Recent UFO whistleblower isn't the only one — David Grusch claimed the government has UFO retrieval program — Marco Rubio revealed that other government officials have similar claims — “There's safety in numbers”: UFO expert — (NewsNation) — Whistleblower David Grusch …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller

Washington Post:

Supreme Court says a conviction for online threats violated 1st Amendment — Prosecutors must show that a person responsible for threats understood the threatening nature of that speech, justices say — The Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed the conviction of a man who made extensive online threats …

Discussion: ABC News, The Colorado Sun, New York Times, The Popehat Report, Raw Story, CBS News, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Althouse, SCOTUSblog, The Daily Caller and FOX31 Denver, more at Techmeme »

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: New Republic, National Review, NBC News, Mediaite, New York Post, Fox News and The Messenger

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

Associated Press:

New York City drivers will pay extra tolls as part of the effort to reduce congestion — New York has received a critical federal approval for its first-in-the-nation plan to charge big tolls to drive into the most visited parts of Manhattan, part of an effort to reduce traffic …

Discussion: New York Magazine, NorthJersey.com, HotAir, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Gothamist, Breitbart, The Hill and New York Times

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.

Discussion: Raw Story

Jessica Piper / Politico:

No Labels' signature-gathering firm has ties to Ron DeSantis — The bipartisan group contracted with a Republican firm for its work to qualify for the ballot in Colorado. — As part of its push for a unity ticket presidential bid, the bipartisan group No Labels quietly employed a firm …

Discussion: Colorado Times Recorder and Just The News