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11:05 AM ET, June 29, 2015

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Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
Rand Paul: Government Should Get Out of the Marriage Business Altogether  —  Paul is the junior U.S. Senator for Kentucky.  —  While I disagree with Supreme Court's redefinition of marriage, I believe that all Americans have the right to contract.  —  The Constitution is silent on the question …
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton:
Attorney General Paxton: Religious Liberties of Texas Public Officials Remain Constitutionally Protected After Obergefell v. Hodges  —  Attorney General Ken Paxton today made the following statement and issued an opinion in response to questions about the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that redefined marriage:
Austin American-Statesman:
Texas AG: County clerks can refuse gay couples  —  County clerks can refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples based on religious objections to gay marriage, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Sunday.  —  Paxton noted that clerks who refuse to issue licenses can expect to be sued …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Use of Execution Drug  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday against three death row inmates who had sought to bar the use of an execution drug they said risked causing excruciating pain.  —  The drug, the sedative midazolam, played a part in three long and apparently painful executions last year.
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Will He Run?  Biden Speculation Mounts  —  Both sons urged the vice president to enter 2016 presidential race, but so far a bid doesn't seem imminent  —  When deciding whether to run for office, Vice President Joe Biden has made it a practice to seek his family's counsel.
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
The pollution of politics  —  When President Obama lobbied for fast-track authority on his trade bill he asked House Democrats to “play it straight.”  Capitol Hill Republicans reacted by saying to Congressional Democrats, “We told you so. ”  —  Their argument is that this president is an intellectual bully.
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What The GOP Is Saying About SCOTUS
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
States Seeking Voter Citizenship Proof Denied by U.S. Supreme Court  —  The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider letting states require evidence of citizenship when people register to vote for federal elections, rejecting an appeal from Arizona and Kansas.
Discussion: Politico and Election Law Blog
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Independent Redistricting Panel Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court  —  The 5-4 ruling is a setback to Arizona Republicans.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court bolstered efforts to make federal elections more competitive, upholding an independent commission set up by Arizona voters to draw congressional districts.
Discussion: Political Wire
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
BP, Anadarko Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court on Gulf Spill Fines
Discussion: The Week
Karl Rove / Medium:
A Time for Setting the Record Straight  —  I'm surprised Senator Ted Cruz criticizes me in his new book, particularly since I have been promoting it on my website, Rove.com, since April.  Regardless, my recollection of the phone call he references from six years ago (2009) differs from his reported account.
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Exclusive — Cruz's New Book : Rove Thought Bush '41 ‘Too Old to Have Good Judgment’
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Todd J. Gillman / Trail Blazers Blog:
Updated: Spat escalates as Ted Cruz dusts off 2009 email to rebut Karl Rove denial on Bush41 endorsement episode
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Puerto Rico's Governor Says Island's Debts Are ‘Not Payable’  —  Puerto Rico's governor, saying he needs to pull the island out of a “death spiral,” has concluded that the commonwealth cannot pay its roughly $72 billion in debts, an admission that will probably have wide-reaching financial repercussions.
Washington Post:
Jeb Bush dogged by decades of questions about business deals  —  In early 1989, seven weeks after his father moved into the White House, Jeb Bush took a trip to Nigeria.  —  Nearly 100,000 Nigerians turned out to see him over four days as he accompanied the executives of a Florida company …
Discussion: The Week
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Chief Justice Roberts Rejected Marriage Equality In The Best Possible Way For Liberals  —  Friday's landmark victory for marriage equality was handed down over the dissents of four justices, each of whom wrote their own dissenting opinion.  Of these, by far the most thoughtful and the most significant …
Discussion: Hit & Run and Hot Air
Mark Oppenheimer / TIME:
Now's the Time To End Tax Exemptions for Religious Institutions  —  Mark Oppenheimer writes the biweekly “Beliefs” column for The New York Times and is editor-at-large for Tablet.  He also reports for The Atlantic, The Nation, This American Life, and elsewhere.
Discussion: The Federalist and RedState
Peter Spence / Telegraph:
The world is defenceless against the next financial crisis, warns BIS  —  Monetary policymakers have run out of room to fight the next crisis with interest rates unable to go lower, the BIS warns  —  The world will be unable to fight the next global financial crash as central banks have used …
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
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Discussion: Washington Post
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
When Reporters Write Books, Does The Times Win, Too?
Discussion: Poynter. and FishbowlDC
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
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Alison Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Responds to Hypothetical Gay Person Questioning His Three Marriages
Discussion: The Hill