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2:05 PM ET, June 27, 2016

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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Strict Texas Abortion Law  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down one of the nation's toughest restrictions on abortion, a Texas law that women's groups said would have forced more than three-quarters of the state's clinics to shut down.  —  The decision was 5-3.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court overturns Bob McDonnell's corruption convictions  —  A unanimous Supreme Court has overturned the corruption convictions of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, ruling that federal prosecutors relied on a “boundless” definition of the kinds of acts that could lead politicians to face criminal charges.
David French / National Review:
Crazy Right-Wing Supreme Court Rejects Government Regulations  —  On page 27 of one of today's Supreme Court opinions is this ringing rejection of regulatory regimes.  The majority opinion addressed the argument that new regulations would prevent misconduct: … There you have it, ladies and gentlemen.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Vacates Ex-Virginia Governor's Graft Conviction  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday made it harder to prosecute public officials for corruption, unanimously vacating the conviction of Bob McDonnell, a former governor of Virginia.  —  “Setting up a meeting …
Discussion: Slate
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic restrictions
Discussion: ABC News
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Influence of Justice Scalia Felt in Unanimous Decision Throwing Out Gov. McDonnell Conviction
Discussion: Washington Post
Emily Crockett / Vox:   Pro-choice advocates just won the biggest Supreme Court abortion case in decades
Associated Press:
High Court Overturns Former Virginia Governor's Conviction
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
SCOTUS Rules 5-3 In Favor Of Abortion Rights In Major Texas Case
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hardly anybody wants to speak at Trump's convention  —  A slot at the Republican National Convention used to be a career-maker — a chance to make your name on the big stage and to catch the eye of the Republican donors and activists who make or break campaigns.  —  In the year of Trump: Not so much.
Telegraph:
I cannot stress too much that Britain is part of Europe - and always will be  —  This EU referendum has been the most extraordinary political event of our lifetime.  Never in our history have so many people been asked to decide a big question about the nation's future.
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Civil Uprising Escalates As 8th EU Nation Threatens Referendum  —  It appears, just as we warned, that Brexit was indeed the first of many dominoes.  Even before the Brexit result, a poll by Ipsos Mori showed that the majority of people in France and Italy want to at least have a referendum on leaving:
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Reuters
Philippe Legrain / New York Times:
This Is Just the Start of the Brexit's Economic Disaster
Discussion: Daily Kos
Hortense Goulard / Politico:   John Kerry warns EU against taking revenge for Brexit
ABC News:
The Note: The Warren Factor The Note: The Warren Factor  —  Hillary Clinton hits the campaign trail this morning with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren for their first public appearance together this election, ABC's JOSH HASKELL and LIZ KREUTZ note.  The two will campaign in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Discussion: Politico and Hit & Run
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Andrew Joyce / Fusion:
Symone Sanders quits as national press secretary for Bernie Sanders
Priscilla Alvarez / The Atlantic:
Elizabeth Warren Hits the Campaign Trail With Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Reuters and The Week
Lisa Lerer / Associated Press:
Clinton, Warren meet for first 2016 campaign event
Discussion: ABC News, Associated Press and NBC News
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
House Democrats Release Their Own Preemptive Benghazi Report  —  Frustrated Democrats on the House special committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi terror attack released separate findings today, preempting the long-awaited results expected to be announced by the committee Republicans as early as Tuesday.
Discussion: Politico
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:   Dems Report: Clinton Never Personally Denied Benghazi Security
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Experts: Donald Trump Is Lying About His Fundraising Haul  —  After releasing fundraising reports that were anemic at best, Donald Trump's campaign announced in one single email blast he had raised at least $3.3 million.  If that figure seems impossible, that's because it is.
Discussion: RedState, The Hill and Political Wire
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Russia is harassing U.S. diplomats all over Europe  —  Russian intelligence and security services have been waging a campaign of harassment and intimidation against U.S. diplomats, embassy staff and their families in Moscow and several other European capitals that has rattled ambassadors …
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Top Aide: Trump Doesn't Need To Know What's Going On To Make Decisions (VIDEO)  —  Donald Trump's campaign chair admitted Sunday that his team was still “getting organized” but said his candidate's unique ability to make decisions on the fly distinguished Trump's campaign from Hillary Clinton's.
Discussion: The Week
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USA Today:   Analysis: Thousands of Republican donors avoid Donald Trump
The Texas Politics Project:
University of Texas / Texas Politics Project Poll Shows Trump Leading Clinton Amidst Signs of Disunity in Both Parties  —  Loading chart...  A University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton by a margin of 41 percent to 33 percent in a head …
Discussion: RedState
The Daily Caller:
Dick Morris On His Reputation, Writing For The National Enquirer And What Trump Needs To Do To Win  —  Dick Morris thinks he knows how to get Donald Trump elected — and it's not for the presumptive GOP nominee to do the opposite of what Morris prescribes.  —  “It's just B.S.,” …
The Daily Caller:
Dem Party Platform Calls For Prosecuting Global Warming Skeptics  —  Democratic operatives responsible for creating their party's platform this year have unanimously adopted a provision calling for the Department of Justice to investigate companies who disagree with Democrats on global warming science.
Benjamin Zycher / The Hill:
Is the nuclear liability limit a subsidy, or not?  —  The heat is on.  I refer not to the beginning of summer, nor the looming global warming apocalypse for which there is little evidence, nor an election season sure to be characterized by personal attacks aplenty.
Discussion: EconLog
 
 
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Aris Folley / NBC News:
‘Racist’ Pool Safety Poster Brings Red Cross Apology
Discussion: The Root and BizPac Review
Martinlongman / Washington Monthly:
Is it Better to Teach Pure Math Instead of Applied Math?
Discussion: Mother Jones
Nancyl / Washington Monthly:
The Other Story About White America and Immigrants
Veronica Toney / Washington Post:
Jesse Williams gave one of the most memorable speeches in award show history [full transcript]
Discussion: Unfogged
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Immigrant activists stage blockade to stop deportations
Hortense Goulard / Politico:
English will not be an official EU language after Brexit: Senior MEP
 Earlier Items: 
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Trump campaign's claim that State Department gave $55.2 million to Laureate Education after hiring Bill Clinton
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Adam Ozimek / Forbes:
Blaming Elites For The Rise Of Populism
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Anti-Trump ‘advance team’ to land in Cleveland this week
Discussion: RedState, Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
New Report Says Trump's Policies Would Add $11.5 Trillion To Debt
Michael C. Bender / Bloomberg:
Trump Embraces Executive Orders to Avoid Congressional Gridlock
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump details ‘50 facts’ attacking Clinton
 

 
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