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6:00 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, 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.  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 …
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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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA's ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution
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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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on emergency room abortion-access dispute
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's New Leaked Abortion Draft Reeks of Cynicism
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.
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Gallup:
Age, Issues Working to Trump's Advantage Pre-Debate  —  Republicans are more enthusiastic about their candidate than Democrats are  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heading into the first debate of the 2024 presidential campaign some four months before Election Day, Donald Trump is viewed more positively …
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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 …
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 …
Washington Post:
Arizona RNC delegation chair: ‘I would lynch’ county election official  —  Shelby Busch has framed her quest to unearth election fraud in the battleground state in the language of a religious holy war.  —  PHOENIX — Earlier this month Shelby Busch — chair of Arizona's delegation …
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 …
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 …
John Binder / Breitbart:
Prosecutors Accuse Illegal Alien, Freed into U.S. by Biden's DHS, of Murdering Girl on Her 21st Birthday  —  An illegal alien, released into the United States by President Joe Biden's Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has been accused of murdering a young woman on her twenty-first birthday …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
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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Jessica Piper / Politico:
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Emma Colton / Fox News:
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Discussion: RedState
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
What Trump And Biden Really Mean When They Fight About Electric Vehicles
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
How right-wing media is legitimizing a nonsensical and nonexistent lawsuit
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treat
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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