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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 …
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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
Derek Muller / Election Law Blog:
Moore v. Harper vindicates Rehnquist's opinion in Bush v. Gore
Discussion: National Review
CNN:
Supreme Court rejects controversial Trump-backed election law theory
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
How the Supreme Court made it harder to overturn the 2024 election
Nicholas Stephanopoulos / Election Law Blog:
Quick Thoughts on Moore
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
‘It was bravado’: Trump says he wasn't holding up classified documents in 2021 meeting  —  Former President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that he was not showing off classified documents in an audio clip first published by CNN in which he referred to “highly confidential” material and …
Discussion: CBS News
New York Times:
Investigators in Trump Documents Case Also Focused on His Bedminster Club  —  The inquiry into Donald Trump's handling of classified material revolved largely around his Florida club and residence, but investigators were also quietly focused on his New Jersey property.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's weird reaction to the audio recording matters
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Rising Conservative Influencer Pedro Gonzalez Regularly Espoused Racist and Anti-Semitic Sentiments in Private Messages  —  Pedro Gonzalez, a rising conservative influencer and politics editor of Chronicles magazine, regularly in 2019 and 2020 sent racist and antisemitic messages …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
Tracking the 2024 Republican Primary  —  Trump maintains big lead over the GOP field  —  Responses shown among potential GOP primary voters, who said they would vote for each of the above if the 2024 Republican primary or caucus were held in their state today.
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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 …
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
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump valet arraignment delayed after losing Florida lawyer over fees dispute  —  Exclusive: Walt Nauta remains without a Florida lawyer after the person abruptly hiked their fees just before the arraignment  —  Donald Trump's valet charged in the classified documents case had his arraignment …
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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 …
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 …
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Politico:   Russia mutiny revives stagnant talk of increasing Ukraine aid in Congress
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 …
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ABC News:
More than $200 billion in pandemic relief potentially squandered, says government watchdog report
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Examiner
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.
Tom LoBianco / The Messenger:
Pence Taps Campaign Manager With New Hampshire Ties (Exclusive)  —  The former vice president has carved out a steady third place in the crowded 2024 GOP presidential field  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing …
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Trent Spiner / The Messenger:
Trump: ‘I Have to Work Really Hard to Blow This’
John Koblin / New York Times:
Ryan Seacrest Named New ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host  —  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, was named the next host of …
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 …
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Sen. Tommy Tuberville voted against a bill that just gave his state $1.4 billion for rural broadband.  He's celebrating it anyway.  — The Biden administration announced Monday that Alabama will get $1.4 billion in broadband funding.  — Sen. Tommy Tuberville celebrated the news, calling the funding “crucial” for rural broadband.
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.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney on what's wrong with politics: 'We're electing idiots'  —  Ex-congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) offered a blunt assessment of her former profession Monday night: “What we've done in our politics is create a situation where we're electing idiots.”  —  Cheney, who lost …
New York Times:
Competing Accounts of Justice Dept.'s Handling of Hunter Biden Case  —  An I.R.S. investigator's testimony describing strains over the inquiry into President Biden's son is at odds with the version laid out by Attorney General Merrick Garland.  —  At a Senate hearing in March …
Politico:
Can White House staffers have it all?  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Lawrence Ukenye.  —  The question came from a junior staffer looking for guidance in a workplace with a notoriously bad reputation for work-life balance.
Discussion: UPI and The Kyiv Independent
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: SOURCE: Top Anheuser-Busch Marketing Executives Behind Boycott Are No Longer Employed  —  The two top Anheuser-Busch marketing executives who were placed on leave amid the company shakeup no longer work for the brand, a source inside Anheuser-Busch confirmed in texts obtained by the Daily Caller on Tuesday.
Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
Landmark Study Shows Higher Suicide Risk for Transgender People  —  Using four decades of health data from Denmark, the study offers the clearest picture yet of the suicide risk among transgender people.  —  Transgender people in Denmark have a significantly higher risk of suicide than other groups …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Just The News
 
 
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Russian firm asks Venezuela to match Chevron oil-for-debt deal
Sammy Roth / Los Angeles Times:
Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way?
Discussion: The Hill and CleanTechnica
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Invites Trump Bête Noire Michael Morell to Speak at Major Gathering
New York Times:
How Fox News (Yes, Fox News) Managed to Beat ‘The Tonight Show’
Discussion: Newsbusters
 Earlier Items: 
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The GOP Gaslights Impeachment
Discussion: Punchbowl News and Fox News
New York Times:
Court Throws Out New York's Civil Case Against Ivanka Trump
Lawrence Ukenye / Politico:
GOP candidate Suarez asks interviewer 'what's a Uyghur?'
Associated Press:
Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people
Discussion: Twitchy
Washington Post:
Supreme Court says a conviction for online threats violated 1st Amendment
Associated Press:
Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard negligence and misconduct: Justice Department watchdog
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Senate panel finds more pre-Jan. 6 intelligence failures by FBI, DHS