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Politico:
The stakes are sky high — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. — ATLANTA — When President JOE BIDEN's team pushed to debate DONALD TRUMP in late June, it was an implicit admission of the anxiety they felt about the state of the race.
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CBS News, Vanity Fair, Twitchy and WAGA-TV
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Debate day brings bad news for Biden
Debate day brings bad news for Biden
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HotAir, New York Times, Politico, RedState, The Post Millennial, Forbes, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, New York Post, Mediaite, acecomments.mu.nu and Breitbart
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
Watch? Cringe? Abstain? All about tonight's high-stakes debate
Watch? Cringe? Abstain? All about tonight's high-stakes debate
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RedState, Washington Examiner, New Republic, Mother Jones, Poynter, Townhall, Raw Story, AllSides Balanced, Breitbart and Tennessee Star
Politico:
Here's what could actually move the 2024 needle during tonight's debate
Here's what could actually move the 2024 needle during tonight's debate
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New York Post, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Political Wire and NBC News
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Nancy Mace Fears Biden May Load Up on ‘Vitamins’ for Debate
Nancy Mace Fears Biden May Load Up on ‘Vitamins’ for Debate
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Raw Story, Greensburg Tribune-Review and Vanity Fair
Gallup:
Age, Issues Working to Trump's Advantage Pre-Debate
Age, Issues Working to Trump's Advantage Pre-Debate
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Fox News, Washington Times, Breitbart, RedState, The Hill and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Playbook: The most important night of the 2024 election
Playbook: The most important night of the 2024 election
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Washington Post, CNN, PJ Media, NBC News, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Raw Story, Charleston City Paper, UPI, New York Magazine, USA Today, WAGA-TV, Al Jazeera and ABC News
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Debates chairman rips CNN format, vows 'we'll be back in 2028'
Debates chairman rips CNN format, vows 'we'll be back in 2028'
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Associated Press, Mediaite, RedState, HuffPost, The Federalist, The Verge, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Politico and USA Today
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Poll: Republicans more invested in Biden-Trump debate
Poll: Republicans more invested in Biden-Trump debate
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Reuters and Washington Examiner
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court just lit a match and tossed it into dozens of federal agencies — On Thursday, the Court handed down a 6-3 decision, on a party-line vote, that could render a simply astonishing array of federal laws unenforceable. As Justice Sonia Sotomayor writes in dissent …
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Raw Story, Reason, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Law & Crime, GovExec.com, New York Times and Twitchy
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court strips the SEC of a critical enforcement tool in fraud cases — The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court blocks EPA's interstate air pollution regulation — The Environmental Protection Agency's “good neighbor” rule is aimed at reducing air pollution that crosses state lines and contributes to smog. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Biden administration …
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Associated Press, NPR, Ars Technica, New York Post, Semafor, NOTUS, Roll Call, The Texas Tribune, Washington Examiner, New York Times, E&E News, The Verge and Common Dreams
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Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Blocks EPA ‘Good Neighbor’ Ozone Emission Rule
Supreme Court Blocks EPA ‘Good Neighbor’ Ozone Emission Rule
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Business Insider, Washington Times, BizPac Review and emptywheel
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA's ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution
Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA's ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution
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CNN, Washington Examiner, SCOTUSblog, KSNT-TV, CT Mirror, E&E News, New Republic, Forbes, Plain Dealer, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Common Dreams, Courthouse News Service, CBS News and Washington Post
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court allows emergency abortion access in Idaho for now — The decision is a temporary win for the Biden administration. — The Supreme Court, June 26, 2024, in Washington, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling that will allow emergency abortion access in Idaho …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
In a scathing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says Idaho abortion ruling is ‘not a victory for pregnant patients’
In a scathing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says Idaho abortion ruling is ‘not a victory for pregnant patients’
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
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ABC News, The White House, The Daily Beast, NBC News, USA Today, Bloomberg, Reason, Associated Press, New Republic, Semafor, WFLA-TV, Axios, Fox News, Florida Phoenix, CBS News, Courthouse News Service, WHDH-TV, Washington Examiner, Florida Politics, Common Dreams, IJR, AllSides Balanced, WAGA-TV and NewsNation
Joe Biden for President:
Trump allies' 920 page plan to give Trump more power over your daily life, gut democratic checks and balances, and consolidate power in the Oval office. — Project 2025 is the plan by Donald Trump's MAGA Republican allies to give Trump more power over your daily life, gut democratic checks and balances …
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Washington Examiner, New York Times and The Hill
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Scoop: Biden seizes debate limelight for “Project 2025” push … - The Trump campaign points instead to the Agenda47 website for policies explicitly endorsed by former President Trump. … - Google search interest in “Project 2025” surged earlier this month, and a John Oliver segment …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post and Greensburg Tribune-Review
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Michelle Obama's private frustration with the Bidens … - Michelle Obama also was initially reluctant to campaign for Biden after he became the Democratic nominee in 2020, people familiar with the situation told Axios. — Biden's team says the relationship between the families is strong …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
SCOTUS pushes Trump immunity decision to after debate … - Trump's two federal cases — one on his alleged efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 election and the other on his handling of classified documents after his time in the White House — hinge on the court's decision.
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Right-wing group gets Anne Frank's Diary and other Holocaust books taken from Texas school — Pastor Luis Cabrera and his conservative group threatened to shut down school board meetings if a superintendent of a school district in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas did not heed their demands …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement — The justices ruled that a bankruptcy judge did not have the authority to let members of Sackler family evade facing future lawsuits. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blew up the massive bankruptcy reorganization …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Meadows quietly fights for his White House records — Newly disclosed court filings show that Meadows has been pressing the National Archives and special counsel Jack Smith since May to turn over massive troves of records. — Donald Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows …
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Raw Story and Alternet.org
Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Jack Smith brings receipts of vile threats against judges and prosecutors in Trump cases, tells Cannon former president fundraised off of lies about FBI — In a Wednesday notice filled with examples of vile threats against judges and prosecutors from supporters of Donald Trump …
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New York Times, Politico, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Oklahoma's State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible — The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a “necessary historical document” that must be taught in certain grades. — Oklahoma's state superintendent on Thursday directed all public schools to teach the Bible …
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Rolling Stone, CNN, KARK-TV, Washington Examiner, Diane Ravitch's blog, Patterico's Pontifications and Boing Boing
Jed Rosenzweig / LateNighter:
25+ Years of Daily Show Clips Gone as Paramount Axes Comedy Central Site — First on LateNighter: One of the richest repositories of late-night videos is no longer. — ComedyCentral.com had been home to clips from every episode of The Daily Show since 1999, and the entire run of The Colbert Report …
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Alex Tabet / NBC News:
Kari Lake skips out on Arizona Senate GOP primary debate as she looks ahead to November — The frontrunner for the Republican Senate nomination held a town hall instead Wednesday night, leaving her primary opponent, Mark Lamb, alone on the stage. — TUCSON, Ariz. — On the eve …
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Washington Examiner, Arizona Republic and KOLD-TV