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3:30 PM ET, June 27, 2024

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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.
Discussion: CBS News, 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.  It's only natural for pollsters and other political professionals to try to take the public's temperature about a presidential race right before a big debate.  The debate might have little effect on the race …
Politico:
Playbook: The most important night of the 2024 election
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Poll: Republicans more invested in Biden-Trump debate
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
In a scathing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says Idaho abortion ruling is ‘not a victory for pregnant patients’  —  The 5-4 decision allows Idaho patients to obtain emergency abortions for now, but sidestepped a ruling on whether Idaho's strict abortion law conflicts with federal law.
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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 …
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
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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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA's ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treat  —  On a 6-3 party-line vote, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that state officials may accept “gratuities” from people who wish to reward them for their official actions, despite a federal anti-corruption statute …
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New York Times:
Corruption Law Allows Gifts to State and Local Officials, Supreme Court Rules
Erin Banco / Politico:
US intel indicates war between Israel and Hezbollah inching closer  —  The State Department urged U.S. citizens Thursday to “strongly reconsider” travel to Lebanon.  —  A large-scale confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah is likely to break out in the next several weeks if Jerusalem …
Discussion: Middle East Monitor
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 …
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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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
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Andy Bounds / Financial Times:
EU to reimpose tariffs on Ukrainian eggs and sugar
Discussion: Semafor and Electrek
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Biden quietly had his biggest online fundraising day after Trump was convicted
Discussion: IJR
Emma Colton / Fox News:
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