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4:15 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 …
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Trump supporters boo, call Lindsey Graham a ‘traitor’ at South Carolina rally  —  Supporters of former President Trump booed and called South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) a “traitor” at a rally in the senator's home state on Saturday.  —  “Thank y'all for coming.
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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
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's Remarkable Dissent  —  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.
New York Times:
A ‘Cage Match’ Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg May Be No Joke  —  Talks over a matchup between the two tech billionaires have progressed and the parameters of an event are taking shape.  —  Ryan Mac reports on Twitter and Mike Isaac covers Meta.  They have both vowed to work out more frequently in 2023.
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Prosecutors In Rep. George Santos' Case Turn In Over 80,000 Pages Of Evidence Against Him  —  Rep. Santos (R-N.Y.), a serial liar, faces federal charges for fraud and money laundering.  Prosecutors say they have a mountain of evidence against him.  —  Prosecutors said they have more than 80,000 pages …
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
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 …
Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
Moms for Liberty are fired up in Philadelphia  —  The mom vote could be key to the 2024 presidential election.  —  PHILADELPHIA — They call themselves joyful warriors — but this group of conservative moms are mad.  —  They're mad at their teachers, their principals, their president.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Moms for Liberty blasted as ‘Klanned Karenhood’ by protesters in Philadelphia
Discussion: The Daily Beast and NBC News
Katie Baker / The Daily Beast:
Protesters Blast Moms For Liberty Summit in Philly: ‘Klanned Karenhood’
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: Mother Jones and CounterPunch
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: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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. …
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
Associated Press:
Macron scraps trip amid rioting across France, as loved ones bury teen slain by police  —  President Emmanuel Macron scrapped an official trip to Germany on Saturday after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting across France in defiance of a massive police deployment.
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 …
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
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
The East Coast's Smoke Could Last Until October  —  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, canceling concerts and summer camps …
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Alexandra Heal / Washington Post:
Maine becomes first state to decriminalize selling sex
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Republicans claim Democrats can't keep us safe - crime data disagrees
Indiana Jones / Associated Press:
Jan. 6 suspect arrested near Obama's Washington home had guns, machete in his van, feds say
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
Discussion: Washington Times
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Ambassador Gordon Sondland Named in Illegal Donations Scheme
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
The White House:
Memorandum on Certifications Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Provide Debt Relief and Support for Student Loan Borrowers
Emma Bowman / NPR:
Kamala Harris says fundamental freedoms are at stake with the Supreme Court rulings
Discussion: Boston Herald and The Guardian
Miles J. Herszenhorn / USA Today:
State Department Afghanistan withdrawal report shows there wasn't a plan for ‘worst-case scenarios’
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court says 1st Amendment entitles web designer to refuse same-sex wedding work
Washington Post:
CIA director, on secret trip to Ukraine, hears plan for war's endgame
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
This Has Been a Very Bad Week for the Supreme Court
Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Bolts
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
An unlikely provocateur, Miss Texas, takes on the state's GOP leaders
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Raw Story
 

 
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