Supreme Court Poised to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho  — Opinion was briefly posted on the court's website and removed  — Hospitals would be allowed to protect pregnant mother's health  —  The US Supreme Court is poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho …

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A coup attempt is feared in Bolivia as troops pour into the streets  —  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday as a top government official warned of a coup attempt and President Luis Arce said “irregular” deployment of troops was taking place in the capital.

Ketanji Brown Jackson Blasts “Absurd” Supreme Court Bribery Ruling  —  Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took her conservative colleagues to task Wednesday over a ruling weakening a federal statute that prevented public officials from receiving bribes in the form of gratuities.

Trump Pulls Ahead In Presidential Race, Vast Majority Of Voters Plan To Watch Debate, 16% Open To Changing Choice For President, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Support Social Media Warning Label And Banning Smartphones In The Classroom  —  mail_outline

Democrats groan at AIPAC “overkill” against Jamaal Bowman … - “It might change how they talk about [Israel],” one moderate House Democrat said of their colleagues, speaking on the condition of anonymity. … - AIPAC spent at least $14.5 million on anti-Bowman ads through its PAC …

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Biden Administration's Contacts With Social Media Companies  —  The case, one of several this term on how the First Amendment applies to technology platforms, was dismissed on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue.

Remember Those Gay Activists Accused of Abusing Their Adopted Kids?  —  WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse.  Reader discretion is advised.  —  Remember the self-avowed LGBTQ+ activists accused of sexually abusing their adopted sons?

New charges: Feeding Our Future juror was followed for days, given list of instructions with $120k in cash to acquit  —  Five people, including three who were on trial, are now being charged.  —  The defendants carefully chose the juror and followed her home, watching her for days …

Sammy Alito Makes a Great Case Trump Censored Fox News' Accurate 2020 Election Reporting  —  As Rayne noted, today a 6-Justice majority rejected the right wing conspiracy theory ginned up by Missouri and Louisiana's since promoted Attorneys General claiming that the Federal government …

Local GOP Candidate In Minnesota Accused Of Tossing Tarantula At Housemate  —  Marisa Simonetti, running to be a Hennepin County commissioner, is facing an assault charge over the incident, which she said was inspired by “Home Alone.”  —  Video  —  Oh, what a tangled web we weave ...

John Roberts Stood Up the Senate.  Why Is He Getting Away With It?  —  Millions of dollars in secret gifts.  Pro-insurrection flags flying on a justice's front lawn.  Recorded statements of sympathy for the Christian nationalist cause.  —  Revelations about the unethical conduct …

Three female GOP state senators who filibustered S.C. abortion ban lost their primaries  —  They were defeated by three male Republican candidates.  —  Three Republican state senators in South Carolina who filibustered an abortion ban in the state have lost in their primary elections this month.

Police officers who attended Trump's Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally may be allowed to keep their identities private  —  A striking legal question came before justices of the Washington State Supreme Court this week: Does a group of police officers who attended the “Stop the Steal” …

Pyongyang Says It Will Send Troops to Ukraine Within a Month  —  The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another - within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.  —  Last week, President Vladimir Putin …

Biden Officials Pressed Trans Medical Group to Change Guidelines for Minors, Court Filings Show  —  Newly released emails from an influential group issuing transgender medical guidelines indicate that U.S. health officials lobbied to remove age minimums for surgery in minors because of concerns over political fallout.

The ‘Spies Who Lie’ Are Still Lying  —  Even though four years have passed, new information continues to leak out about the 51 supposed intelligence officials who signed a statement in 2020 declaring that the story about Hunter Biden's laptop had “all the hallmarks” of a Russian disinformation campaign.

Trump's Shameless, Corrupt Wooing of Plutocrats Is Suddenly Backfiring  —  Donald Trump is sometimes euphemistically described as “transactional,” when in fact the correct word is “corrupt.”  Nowhere is this truer than with his efforts to woo the plutocratic class with veiled threats and something akin to naked solicitations of bribes.

SPECIAL REPORT: RNC bookings “underwhelming” and a “failure,” event venues and restaurants raise concerns  —  The Riverside Theater and Pabst Theater will sit empty during the convention, and some downtown restaurant owners worry over lack of activity, with RNC just weeks away.

GOP leaders deliver private warning to a powerful chair on her privacy bill  —  House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers got a clear warning Tuesday from the chamber's top two GOP leaders: If you don't fix your data privacy bill, it's on track to die in your committee.