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2:45 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 …
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 …
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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:
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
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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.
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: Mother Jones and CounterPunch
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. …
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
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: RTÉ and Washington Post
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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Katie Baker / The Daily Beast:
Protesters Blast Moms For Liberty Summit in Philly: ‘Klanned Karenhood’
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 …
Alexandra Heal / Washington Post:
Maine becomes first state to decriminalize selling sex  —  Buying sex will remain illegal in the state, as communities nationally reconsider how best to legislate prostitution  —  The state of Maine is embarking on a controversial experiment by partially decriminalizing prostitution …
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
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
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Admin Spends $4.6 Million in Taxpayer Cash To Fund LGBT Activism Abroad
Discussion: RedState
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
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
Emma Bowman / NPR:
Kamala Harris says fundamental freedoms are at stake with the Supreme Court rulings
Discussion: The Guardian and Boston Herald
 Earlier Items: 
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
Jean Chemnick / Politico:
State Department didn't track carbon footprint of climate summit flights
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
This Has Been a Very Bad Week for the Supreme Court
Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Bolts
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Shutting down the right-wing rabbit hole is possible: First, follow the money
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Why Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote about babysitters in her student loan opinion
Discussion: National Review and Raw Story
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
What it means: Biden's new student debt relief plan after Supreme Court ruling
 

 
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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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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