memeorandum: Democrats divided over Supreme Court controversies as decisions loom (Washington Post)

9:55 AM ET, June 15, 2024

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Trump, Biden and CNN Prepare for a Hostile Debate (With Muted Mics) — With Donald Trump's rampage at the first 2020 debate still fresh in the memories of both campaigns and the moderators, the candidates are preparing in sharply different ways. — President Biden and former President …

Discussion: Raw Story

Associated Press:

Donald Trump's 78th birthday becomes a show of loyalty for his fans and fellow Republicans — Donald Trump marked his 78th birthday on Friday night by addressing a fawning crowd in Florida and repeatedly dismissing his opponent in November's election, 81-year-old President Joe Biden, as too frail to handle a second term.

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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:

White House Rips ‘Desperate’ Murdoch Press Over Deceptive Biden Video — WANDER NO MORE — A deceptively edited video posted on X by The New York Post drew the attention of the White House senior deputy press secretary. — A member of the White House communications team went …

Discussion: Deadline, USA Today, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit

Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Biden's condition shocks allies at G7 summit, with one saying it's ‘worst he has ever been’: report

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CNBC:

CEOs at Trump meeting: Ex-president ‘meandering’ and 'doesn't know what he's talking about' … WATCH NOW — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump failed to impress everyone in a room full of top CEOs Thursday at the Business Roundtable's quarterly meeting, multiple attendees told CNBC.

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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:

Biden preparing to offer legal status to undocumented immigrants who have lived in U.S. for 10 years — The Biden administration is making plans to announce one of the largest immigration relief programs in recent history, developing a policy that would offer legal status to hundreds …

Discussion: RedState, El País, HotAir and Chicago Tribune

Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:

The Chilling Reason You May Never See the New Trump Movie — This week I finally got to see “The Apprentice,” an absorbing, disturbing movie about the relationship between the red-baiting mob lawyer Roy Cohn and a young Donald Trump. The film, which was received with an extended standing ovation …

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Associated Press:

Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute — Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden's special counsel audio interview …

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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
DOJ says it won't prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland after House contempt vote

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Washington Post:

Democrats divided over Supreme Court controversies as decisions loom — Liberals say a string of revelations about Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. raise questions about his ability to rule impartially on Jan. 6-related cases. — Liberals have been united in their anger …

CNN:

Judge rejects bankruptcy plan for Alex Jones' Infowars but allows him to liquidate his personal assets — A Texas bankruptcy judge has rejected a proposed liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' company Free Speech Systems, the parent company of Infowars, saying it was, in his opinion, in the best interest of the creditors.

Discussion: Associated Press and Washington Examiner

Associated Press:
Alex Jones' personal assets will be sold to help pay Sandy Hook debt as judge decides Infowars' fate

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Tovia Smith / NPR:
Alex Jones ordered to sell off his personal assets to pay Sandy Hook families

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Joseph Menn / Washington Post:

Stanford's top disinformation research group collapses under pressure — The Stanford Internet Observatory provided real-time analysis on viral election falsehoods but has struggled amid attacks from conservative politicians and activists. — The Stanford Internet Observatory …

Discussion: Washington Times, American Greatness, The Register, NPR, Racket News, The Verge and Platformer, more at Mediagazer »

Daily Kos:

Voters care about abortion more than ever—and that's a problem for the GOP — Republicans have created a disaster on abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. They have no message to justify their extreme forced birth positions. Their candidates are afraid to talk about it.

Robert Jimison / New York Times:
House G.O.P. Pushes Through Defense Bill Nixing Abortion Access Policy

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Associated Press:

Biden goes straight from G7 to Hollywood fundraiser, balancing geopolitics with his reelection bid — Flying through the night across nine time zones, from southern Italy to Southern California, President Joe Biden will shift focus from Russia's challenge of Western unity to raking in big bucks …

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Carlos Vargas / Reuters:

Colombia lawmakers approve pension reform in victory for Petro — Colombia's lower house on Friday approved a pension reform proposed by President Gustavo Petro, marking a victory for the leftist, who has struggled to get lawmaker approval for several of his cornerstone promises.

Discussion: Bloomberg

Washington Post:

‘Cheapfake’ Biden videos enrapture right-wing media, but deeply mislead — The Republican National Committee posts a clipped video. Then the New York Post, the Telegraph and other pro-Trump outlets follow suit with the same deceptive framing.