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12:20 PM ET, July 2, 2024

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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court's disastrous Trump immunity decision, explained  —  The Court's six Republicans handed down a decision on Monday that gives Donald Trump such sweeping immunity from prosecution that there are unlikely to be any legal checks on his behavior if he returns to the White House.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
A Better Way To Respond To The Supreme Court's Intolerable Immunity Decision  —  Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.  —  ∙ Paid  —  If you're about my age or older, and a subscriber to this newsletter, you're familiar with this uncanny sensation of living through a moment when history turns.
Discussion: The Bulwark
New York Times:
Trump Moves to Overturn Manhattan Conviction, Citing Immunity Decision  —  Former President Donald J. Trump took the action hours after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling granted him immunity for official acts committed in office.  —  Donald J. Trump began an effort on Monday to throw …
Ross A. Lincoln / Yahoo News:
Rachel Maddow Warns That SCOTUS Trump Immunity Decision Is ‘a Death Squad Ruling’ |  Video  —  Rachel Maddow had a bleak warning for Americans Monday night about the astonishing Supreme Court decision granting U.S. presidents dictatorial power.  The opinion presidents have broad legal immunity for …
Discussion: Newsweek, HuffPost and DNyuz
New York Times:
Manhattan Prosecutors Agree to Delay Trump's Sentencing  —  Donald J. Trump's lawyers want to argue that a Supreme Court decision giving presidents immunity for official acts should void his felony conviction for covering up hush money paid to a porn star.  —  Manhattan prosecutors …
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Supreme Court's Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, experts say  —  The court's decision raised fears that a future president will be able to act with impunity because official acts of the president have been deemed off limits from prosecution.  —  In its immunity decision Monday …
Politico:
Playbook: Dems' SCOTUS split-screen
Discussion: NBC News
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Ruling Further Slows Trump Election Case but Opens Door to Airing of Evidence
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially
Andrew Stanton / Newsweek:
Supreme Court Impeachment Plan Released by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Tom Boggioni / Alternet.org:
Justice Roberts buried for smug ‘sit down, little ladies’ smear of liberal colleagues  —  Lost in the shuffle of the outrage over the conservative majority Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to hand Donald Trump a get-out-of-jail-free card with their expansive presidential immunity ruling on Monday …
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
SCOTUS: Actually, Presidents Are Kings  —  “With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”  With these words, Justice Sonya Sotomayor concluded her dissent from the majority opinion in Trump v. U.S. She was joined by Justices Jackson and Kagan.  She is right.  —  In today's decision …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A five-alarm fire for democracy  —  On Monday, six members of the Supreme Court granted Donald Trump — and every future president — broad criminal immunity.  The court found that, as president, Trump was free to use his “official” powers to commit crimes.
Politico:
'We've all enabled the situation': Dems turn on Biden's inner sanctum post debate  —  The senior team's management of Biden has grown more strictly controlled as his term has gone on.  —  Over the course of his presidency, Joe Biden's small clutch of advisers have built …
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USA Today:
How much did debate hurt Biden's re-election bid?  New poll offers insight.  —  Trump's new, narrow advantage signals a close contest, not a decisive lead.  But other exclusive poll findings raise red flags for the president.  —  Susan Page Rachel BarberUSA TODAY
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The imperial presidency in waiting … - A re-elected Trump would quickly set up vast camps and deport millions of people in the U.S. illegally. … - In Washington, Trump would move to fire potentially tens of thousands of civil servants using a controversial interpretation of law and procedure.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:   Trump amplifies radical retaliatory message targeting Liz Cheney
Joe Hagan / Vanity Fair:
RFK Jr.'s Family Doesn't Want Him to Run.  Even They May Not Know His Darkest Secrets.  —  A shocking photograph.  Blowback from a Trump meeting.  Alleged sexual assault.  The Kennedys have voiced support for Joe Biden, but certain aspects of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s character are only just now coming to light.
Tim Ryan / Newsweek:
Kamala Harris Should Be the Democratic Nominee for President in 2024  —  Former Congressman from Ohio and President of We The People Action Fund  —  I ran for President in 2020.  I was the first Presidential candidate to endorse  —  in 2020.  I love America.  I love our Party.  I love Joe Biden.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Apocalypse Not  —  The great operational question before us is not “Is Joe Biden too old?”  The question is “Do you trust the delegates to the Democratic convention in Chicago to replace the present ticket with a supposedly more winning ticket without ripping their party apart in catastrophic ways?”
Discussion: Alternet.org
Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Recall issued for mushroom-infused chocolates and gummies after dozens of illnesses, hospitalizations reported  —  So far 39 illnesses from the candies have been reported across 20 states.  —  A brand of mushroom-infused chocolates and sweets has been recalled after dozens of consumers across …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
How RFK Jr. Falsely Denied His Connection to a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Samoa  —  He also championed a Samoan anti-vaxxer tied to the 2019 lethal eruption that killed scores of children.  —  Appearing in Shot in the Arm, a 2023 documentary about vaccine opposition, Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says content moderation is speech  —  Happy Tuesday!  I'm celebrating my independence from waking up every morning to see if the Supreme Court has finally ruled in the NetChoice cases.  Send news tips and fireworks emojis to: will.oremus@washpost.com.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
SCOTUS gives Trumpian autocrats a map for abusing power  —  The imperial court sides with their king.  —  ∙ Paid … Not content to utterly upend the separation of powers as it did last week by gutting the administrative state, the right-wingers on the US Supreme Court yesterday further unbalanced …
Reuters:
French candidates bow out in bid to block far-right  —  Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more candidates said they would bow out of this weekend's run-off election to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote.
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Campaign Finance Laws Give Harris Big Boost in Biden Dropout Scenario  —  If Biden were to withdraw his candidacy, only Kamala Harris could seamlessly use funds raised by the Biden-Harris campaign committee.  —  Dayen-HarrisFundraising-070224  —  Vice President Kamala Harris speaks …
Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
Biden Reads Teleprompter For 5 Minutes, Takes No Questions In First Major Post-Debate Appearance  —  President Joe Biden made his first major appearance since his panic-inspiring debate performance Monday to give brief remarks on the Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision that was released earlier in the day.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court to weigh FDA's refusal to approve flavored vapes  —  Manufacturers of flavored vapes are challenging the Food and Drug Administration's refusal to approve their products.  —  WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider whether the Food and Drug Administration acted unlawfully …
 
 
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Ryan Shucard / Cygnal:
Pennsylvania Poll: First Fielded Straddling the Debate - Trump with Strong Lead and McCormick within Striking Distance of Casey
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump would return to the White House unfettered and unassailable
Discussion: CBS News
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court leaves Illinois assault weapons ban in place as it sidesteps new cases on the right to bear arms
Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
Progressive advocacy group plans $10M offensive targeting Supreme Court
Discussion: Alternet.org
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Le Pen, Trump and liberal panic
Kevin M. Kruse / Campaign Trails:
The Radical Roberts Court
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Meyer / USA Today:
Trump raked in big money from foreign nations. Experts fear he'd do it more if re-elected
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Cash Crunch Squeezes Kennedy Amid Costly Fight for Ballot Spots
Discussion: Axios
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Thomas uses Trump immunity ruling to question Jack Smith appointment
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
We're Going to Have to Talk About President Joe Biden, Candidate
Pranav Dixit / Engadget:
Midjourney is creating Donald Trump pictures when asked for images of ‘the president of the United States’
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Gregg Montgomery / WISH-TV:
Rep. Spartz charged with weapons violation at DC airport