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5:55 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
New York Times:
DeSantis, Seeking Attention, Uses L.G.B.T.Q Issues to Attack Trump  —  The Florida governor sought to contrast his record opposing gay and transgender rights in a video highlighting comments made by the former president during the 2016 campaign — but has gotten some pushback.
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
Discussion: CBS News and Associated Press
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
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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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.
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
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Chris Christie Takes On Donald Trump  —  I offered to help prep Chris Christie for the debate with Donald Trump.  —  Christie helped prep Trump in 2016, saying he played Hillary Clinton very aggressively so that Trump would think the real thing was “a cakewalk.”
Ben Adler / Yahoo News:
The New York City pizza stove controversy, explained  —  The New York Post ignited a controversy Sunday when it published a story titled “NYC rules crack down on coal-, wood-fired pizzerias — must cut carbon emissions up to 75%.”  The article accused climate change activists of threatening a beloved culinary staple.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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. …
Corbin Hiar / Politico:
White House cautiously opens the door to study blocking sun's rays to slow global warming  —  A Biden administration report required by Congress outlines research options for a last-ditch effort to slow the heating of the planet.  But the White House says it's not changing its climate strategy.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Biden Rules Tighten Limits on Drone Strikes  —  The New York Times obtained a declassified version of rules for drone strikes and commando raids, along with a counterterrorism strategy document, via a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.  —  Reporting from Washington
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.
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Ricochet:
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Alexandra Heal / Washington Post:
Maine becomes first state to decriminalize selling sex
TIME:
How Putin Cannibalizes Russian Economy to Survive Personally
Discussion: HotAir
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Republicans claim Democrats can't keep us safe - crime data disagrees
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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
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Provide Debt Relief and Support for Student Loan Borrowers
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
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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