memeorandum: Christie: Trump will attend debates because 'his ego won't permit him not to' (Lauren Sforza/The Hill)

8:40 PM ET, July 2, 2023

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Daniel Mordzinski / PEN Ukraine:

Victoria Amelina, a Ukrainian writer, and our dearest colleague, passed away — Цю статтю можна прочитати українською

Discussion: PEN America and The Kyiv Independent

Shawna Mizelle / CNN:

Will Hurd says he 'can't lie to get access to a microphone' at RNC debate — Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd said Sunday he was working toward “hitting all the requirements” to qualify for next month's first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee. — But when it came to the requirement …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill and The Messenger

Politico:

The first GOP debate is at risk of losing its draw — A debate stage that was once expected to be as sprawling as it was in 2016 may amount to a slimmed-down affair. — The GOP primary debate seemed originally like it could result in political fireworks.

Discussion: The Hill, Wall Street Journal and RedState

Lauren Sforza / The Hill:

Christie: Trump will attend debates because 'his ego won't permit him not to' — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said former President Trump will show up to the GOP primary debates because of his ego. — The New York Times's Maureen Dowd interviewed Christie …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Occupy Democrats, No More Mister Nice Blog and New York Times

Ronny Reyes / New York Post:

Hunter Biden filmed himself smoking crack behind the wheel, driving at 172mph on way to Vegas: photos — Hunter Biden apparently filmed himself smoking crack behind the wheel of a car in 2018 — the same year he took a picture of himself driving 172mph in a Porsche, according to thousands …

Discussion: RedState, TheBlaze, Twitchy and One America News Network

Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:

EXCLUSIVE: Life in the fast lane! How reckless Hunter Biden photographed himself driving at 172mph while behind the wheel of his Porsche en route to a days-long Vegas bender with prostitutes and pictured himself smoking CRACK while behind the wheel — DailyMail.com can reveal Hunter …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Western Journal

Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:

DeSantis's stalling campaign: how to lose friends and alienate people — Florida governor launched his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential pick as Trump's main challenger but finds himself sinking in the polls — Among the books still available in Florida despite Ron DeSantis's ongoing purge of …

Discussion: Raw Story

Kit Maher / CNN:
Christie calls back-and-forth between Trump and DeSantis a teenage ‘food fight’

Discussion: The Hill, New York Post, Washington Examiner, The Messenger, Politico and Political Wire

Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:

Bitter rivals. Beloved friends. Survivors. — After 50 years, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova understand each other like no one else can. When cancer came, they knew where to turn. — Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.

Ali Swenson / Associated Press:

Moms for Liberty's focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions — An annual gathering of Moms for Liberty is drawing Republican presidential candidates and criticism from protestors outside the event. The group has quickly become a force …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Digby's Hullabaloo, USA Today and HuffPost

NBC News:
‘Never apologize’: How Moms for Liberty teaches its members to spin the media

Discussion: Occupy Democrats and The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's bold debut and independent streak — In her first year on the Supreme Court, the nation's first Black female justice broke at times with her liberal colleagues — In a rare public speech this spring, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talked …

Discussion: NBC News

New York Times:
Along With Conservative Triumphs, Signs of New Caution at Supreme Court

Discussion: The Economist, Insider, UnHerd, Reason, CNN, American Wire News, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, Financial Times and USA Today

Stephanie Saul / New York Times:

How Colleges Admissions Might Diversify Without Affirmative Action — To build a diverse class of students, the medical school at U.C. Davis ranks applicants by the disadvantages they have faced. Can it work nationally? — For the head of admissions at a medical school …

Discussion: Althouse

Sandhya Dirks / NPR:

Affirmative action divided Asian Americans and other people of color. Here's how — In 2015 Edward Blum, the conservative activist behind the push to end affirmative action, stood in front of a group of a dozen or so mostly Chinese Americans in a conference room in Houston.

Discussion: The European Conservative and The Guardian

Miami Herald:

Mayor for Hire: Francis Suarez's wealth boomed while he promoted Miami as tech capital — In his first term as mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez increased his personal net worth five-fold as he used his public office to court technology and real estate companies eyeing business opportunities in the Magic City.

Hannah Demissie / ABC News:

Most Americans approve of Supreme Court decision restricting use of race in college admissions: POLL — 52% of Americans support the Supreme Court decision. — A majority of Americans approve of the Supreme Court ruling restricting the use of race as a factor in college admissions …

Discussion: New York Post, The Western Journal, The Hill, Washington Times, Conservative Brief, Mediaite, RedState, The Guardian, The Messenger, Bloomberg and Reason

Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:

Conservative French mayor's wife and child injured after home attacked by rioters in ‘assassination attempt’ — The wife and child of a conservative French mayor were injured while fleeing their home after it was attacked by rioters in what is being called an assassination attempt.

Discussion: Reuters, France 24, Breitbart, The Messenger, The Gateway Pundit, Human Events and Politico

Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:

British peers attended Russian ambassador's party in London — Lords Balfe and Skidelsky were at event in June where ambassador sought to justify Moscow's invasion of Ukraine — Two British peers were among 50 people who attended a party organised by the Russian ambassador to the UK …