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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 …
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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.
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.
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Manhattan Prosecutors Agree to Postpone Trump's Sentencing — DELAY, DELAY, DELAY — It's the latest victory for the former president, who's fought tooth and nail to have each of his criminal trials drag on until after the 2024 election. — Donald Trump was gifted yet another big win Tuesday morning …
Ross A. Lincoln / Yahoo News:
Rachel Maddow Warns That SCOTUS Trump Immunity Decision Is ‘a Death Squad Ruling’ | Video
Rachel Maddow Warns That SCOTUS Trump Immunity Decision Is ‘a Death Squad Ruling’ | Video
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Supreme Court's Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, experts say
Supreme Court's Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, experts say
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Trump-SCOTUS Doom Loop
The Trump-SCOTUS Doom Loop
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictator
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictator
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New York Times:
Trump Moves to Overturn Manhattan Conviction, Citing Immunity Decision
Trump Moves to Overturn Manhattan Conviction, Citing Immunity Decision
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Ruling Further Slows Trump Election Case but Opens Door to Airing of Evidence
Ruling Further Slows Trump Election Case but Opens Door to Airing of Evidence
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Associated Press:
Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court's Trump Immunity Ruling Avoids the Obvious: He's Running Again
Supreme Court's Trump Immunity Ruling Avoids the Obvious: He's Running Again
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
‘Richard Nixon Would Have Had A Pass’: John Dean Stunned By Trump Immunity Ruling
‘Richard Nixon Would Have Had A Pass’: John Dean Stunned By Trump Immunity Ruling
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially
The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially
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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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Politico:
Playbook: Dems' SCOTUS split-screen — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE TRUMP CASES — “How to Salvage the Jan. 6 Case Against Trump,” by Ankush Khardori: “Special counsel JACK SMITH and Judge TANYA CHUTKAN have a narrow path to move forward with a trial.” ...
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CBS News:
Biden to meet with Democratic governors as White House works to shore up support
Biden to meet with Democratic governors as White House works to shore up support
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Democratic senator criticizes Biden campaign's ‘dismissive attitude’ after debate
Democratic senator criticizes Biden campaign's ‘dismissive attitude’ after debate
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Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
Biden Reads Teleprompter For 5 Minutes, Takes No Questions In First Major Post-Debate Appearance
Biden Reads Teleprompter For 5 Minutes, Takes No Questions In First Major Post-Debate Appearance
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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 …
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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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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Amplifies Calls to Jail Top Elected Officials, Invokes Military Tribunals
Trump Amplifies Calls to Jail Top Elected Officials, Invokes Military Tribunals
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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.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Apocalypse Not — The great operational question before us is not “Is Joe Biden too old?”
Apocalypse Not — The great operational question before us is not “Is Joe Biden too old?”
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Politico:
Prominent Dems are starting to go public with criticism of Biden
Prominent Dems are starting to go public with criticism of Biden
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Campaign Finance Laws Give Harris Big Boost in Biden Dropout Scenario
Campaign Finance Laws Give Harris Big Boost in Biden Dropout Scenario
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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.
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
‘Elites will not save you’: Rallying cry issued for mass action against ‘Dictator Trump’ — America faces an immediate future of military occupations, political executions and concentration camps unless millions of its citizens unite against “dictator” Donald Trump, a furious and frightened political analyst wrote Tuesday.
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Day two of Donald Trump's dictatorship
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
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Rudy Giuliani disbarred over ‘false and misleading’ statements on 2020 election — The former New York City mayor has lost his law license. — Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York, attends a ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, Sept. 11, 2022.
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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 — Cygnal, one of the nation's fastest growing and most accurate private polling firms, released the following Pennsylvania statewide poll (conducted June 27-28 …
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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.