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12:35 PM ET, July 1, 2023

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Washington Post:
Trump pressured Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn 2020 election  —  In a phone call in late 2020, President Donald Trump tried to pressure Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to overturn the state's presidential election results, saying that if enough fraudulent votes could be found …
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Provide Debt Relief and Support for Student Loan Borrowers  —  No President has fought harder for student debt relief than President Biden, and he's not done yet.  President Biden and Vice President Harris will not let Republican elected officials succeed …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Elena Kagan Has Had Enough  —  You have probably already heard about the Supreme Court's decision in Biden v. Nebraska, where a 6-to-3 majority of the court — split along partisan lines — struck down President Biden's student debt relief plan.  —  After blowing past an obvious problem of standing …
The Hill:
Biden plots new course to get relief for student loan borrowers
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
What it means: Biden's new student debt relief plan after Supreme Court ruling
Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:
Why the Champions of Affirmative Action Had to Leave Asian Americans Behind  —  The original concept in pursuit of diversity was vital and righteous.  The way it was practiced was hard to defend.  —  Nearly a decade has passed since Students for Fair Admissions, or S.F.F.A. …
Axios:
Scoop: Hunter Biden's lawyer roasts IRS whistleblowers in message to GOP chair … - The letter comes after Chair Jason Smith last week released transcripts of interviews with two IRS agents who claimed that the investigation into Hunter Biden was improperly handled along with a purported WhatsApp message …
New York Times:
Everyone Knew the Migrant Ship Was Doomed.  No One Helped.  —  Satellite imagery, sealed court documents and interviews with survivors suggest that hundreds of deaths were preventable.  —  Matina Stevis-Gridneff reported from Athens and Brussels.  Karam Shoumali reported from Berlin.
Discussion: CounterPunch
Washington Post:
CIA director, on secret trip to Ukraine, hears plan for war's endgame  —  During meetings in Kyiv, William Burns was told of Ukraine's ambitious goal to retake territory and push Moscow into talks by the end of the year  —  During a secret visit to Ukraine by CIA Director William J. Burns earlier …
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court says 1st Amendment entitles web designer to refuse same-sex wedding work  —  In a major decision affecting LGBTQ rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday carved out a significant exception to public accommodations laws—laws that in most states bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Neil Gorsuch has a problem with telling the truth
David French / New York Times:
How Christians and Drag Queens Are Defending the First Amendment
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Katie Baker / The Daily Beast:
Protesters Blast Moms For Liberty Summit in Philly: ‘Klanned Karenhood’
Axios:
Trump's basement campaign  —  Former President Trump is not campaigning at the pace of previous cycles, preferring to spend most of his days at Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster rather than grip-and-grinning in Iowa and other early primary states.  —  The big picture: Trump …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Supreme court leaves intact Mississippi law disenfranchising Black voters  —  Court turns away case on law implemented over a century ago with explicit goal of preventing Black people from voting  —  The US supreme court turned away a case on Friday challenging Mississippi's rules around voting rights …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rulings scramble Congress seats in South for rising GOP stars  —  Decisions from this term look likely to add Democratic seats in the ‘Black Belt,’ but expect a fight from Republicans  —  Congressional bureau chief  —  A series of Supreme Court rulings gave Democrats …
Discussion: Inside Elections
TIME:
How Putin Cannibalizes Russian Economy to Survive Personally  —  Nearly 18 months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine now, amidst last week's failed coup attempt, battlefield setbacks, and global diplomatic condemnation, Putin is coming under increasing strain to finance his increasingly-expensive war …
Discussion: HotAir
New York Times:
The ‘Unseen’ Students in the Affirmative Action Debate  —  Race-conscious admissions helped only a tiny fraction of Black and Hispanic students.  It could not address the many obstacles to a college degree.  —  For as long as she remembers, Dolly Ramos hoped to have “the college experience,” she said, and one day become a nurse.
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
An unlikely provocateur, Miss Texas, takes on the state's GOP leaders  —  The day of the school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Tex., last year, Averie Bishop posted a TikTok video, sobbing.  “These things happen all the time and nothing changes,” she said.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Raw Story
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
He's The Trans Son Of An Anti-Trans Influencer. It's His Turn To Speak.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Indiana Jones / Associated Press:
Jan. 6 suspect arrested near Obama's Washington home had guns, machete in his van, feds say  —  A man arrested near former President Barack Obama's Washington home on charges in the U.S. Capitol riot had two guns, 400 rounds of ammunition as well as a machete in his van, a federal prosecutor said Friday.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
The RNC's debate plans have a major, largely unnoticed problem  —  You have to hit certain polling metrics to qualify.  But what happens if there aren't enough polls conducted?  —  Even if you're the longest of long-shot presidential candidates, it's pretty easy to register at 1 percent in a poll.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Republican LGBTQ group blasts DeSantis over ‘homophobic’ campaign video  —  A Republican LGBTQ group has blasted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over an ad released by his presidential campaign that the organization called “homophobic.”  —  Log Cabin Republicans, the largest GOP organization …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
CBP Moves Forward on RGV Barrier and Yuma Andrade and El Centro Calexico Fence Replacement Projects to Mitigate Immediate Life, Safety and Operational Risks  —  WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorized U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) …
Discussion: Washington Times
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
The East Coast's Smoke Could Last Until October  —  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.  —  First it hit Chicago and Milwaukee.  Then Detroit, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C. Now it's back in New York.  —  Smoke from far-north wildfires returned to the United States and Canada this week …
Discussion: RTÉ and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Proud Boys to pay church $1 million for destroyed ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign  —  D.C. judge ruled members of the Proud Boys vandalized ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign displayed on front lawn of a historic Black church in 2020  —  The Proud Boys organization must pay more than $1 million …
Bloomberg:
China Names New PBOC Party Chief, Sets Stage for Governor Change  —  China named Pan Gongsheng as the central bank's new Communist Party chief, putting him in line to be the next governor.  —  The decision was made at a People's Bank of China meeting of top cadres on Saturday, the central bank said in a statement.
Miles J. Herszenhorn / USA Today:
State Department Afghanistan withdrawal report shows there wasn't a plan for ‘worst-case scenarios’  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden and Trump administrations did not sufficiently plan for “worst-case scenarios” ahead of the U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in summer 2021, according to a State Department review released Friday.
 
 
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The White House:
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New York Times:
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Discussion: National Review and Raw Story
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Fox News Agrees to Pay $12 Million to Settle Hostile Workplace Suit