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Ana Ceballos / Tampa Bay Times:
State university faculty, students to be surveyed on beliefs  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that budget cuts could be looming if universities and colleges are found to be “indoctrinating” students.  —  TALLAHASSEE — In his continued push against the “indoctrination” of students …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis is showing Trump-level skill at waging culture war
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   Florida students required to register political views with the state to promote ‘intellectual diversity’
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court rules for cheerleader in case involving school rules, free speech on social media  —  The case involves how schools can enforce rules of conduct on social media.  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in a major free speech case involving when schools can enforce rules of conduct on social media.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rules for Cheerleader Punished for Vulgar Snapchat Message  —  A Pennsylvania school district violated the First Amendment by disciplining a student for off-campus speech, the court ruled.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Pennsylvania school district …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rules Against Union Recruiting on California Farms
Discussion: Associated Press and ABC News
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court sides with high school cheerleader who cursed online
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Washington Examiner:
Democrats lie about lying about voter ID
Discussion: HotAir, Daily Kos and The US Sun
CBS News:
Senate Republicans block Democrats' voting rights bill from advancing
New York Times:
The Most Detailed Map of New York City Mayoral Primary Results  —  New York City voters cast their ballots for mayor on Tuesday, and it became clear that the competitive Democratic race would be decided by the city's new ranked-choice system.  It is likely to be weeks before a winner is known.
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Max Gowins / Decision Desk HQ:
Election Results: NYC Municipal Primaries and More
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CNN:
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner distance themselves from the former President and his constant complaints  —  (CNN)With each passing day away from Washington, former President Donald Trump's grievances continue unabated.  And those complaints appear to be driving away two of the people …
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
U.K. Denies Russia Claim Warning Shots Fired at Warship  — Fighter dropped bombs near destroyer in Black Sea, Russia says  — U.K. says Russian action was part of ‘gunnery exercise’  —  Russia said it used bombs and gunfire in “warning shots” to force a British Navy destroyer …
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Financial Times:   Germany and France seek EU-Russia meeting
Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
India Walton, a socialist candidate, stuns longtime incumbent in Buffalo mayor's race.  —  A progressive challenger running her first campaign was poised on Tuesday to beat Buffalo's four-term Democratic mayor in a primary upset that would upend the political landscape in New York's second-biggest city …
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Robert J. McCarthy / Buffalo News:
India Walton claims upset in Buffalo mayoral race; Byron Brown pins hopes on absentees
Discussion: NBC News, WIVB-TV and HuffPost
New York Times:
Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilitary Training in U.S.  —  The training, approved by the State Department, underscores the perils of military partnerships with repressive governments.  —  WASHINGTON — Four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing …
Jonathan Oosting / Bridge Michigan:
GOP investigation finds no Michigan vote fraud, deems many claims ‘ludicrous’ … LANSING —A months-long Republican investigation into Michigan's 2020 election uncovered no evidence of widespread fraud and concluded Wednesday with a recommendation the attorney general investigate those who made false claims for “personal gain.”
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: New book says Trump talked of COVID killing John Bolton  —  “Nightmare Scenario,” a book out next week on President Trump's handling of COVID, reports that he said he hoped it would take out his former national security adviser, John Bolton, who had just written an explosive tell-all about his time in the White House.
Politico:
‘Staggering’: Biden breaks from agenda to grapple with bloodshed plaguing big cities  —  CHICAGO — It was 6 a.m. last week when news broke of a mass shooting in Chicago.  Eight people were shot, five of whom died.  By 7:30 a.m. a White House official was on the phone with Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office.
Discussion: MSN and USA Today
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Manchin open to Biden's ‘human infrastructure’ plans and undoing some Trump tax cuts  —  WASHINGTON — A key moderate Democratic senator opened the door Tuesday to investing in President Joe Biden's “human infrastructure” proposals and unwinding some of the Republican tax cuts of 2017.
Jennifer Mercieca / Just Security:
The Propaganda Playbook: A Section-by-Section Dissection of Tucker Carlson's Communication Strategy  —  Tucker Carlson is very effective at setting the rightwing agenda, telling them what to think about and framing how to understand politics.  Ever wonder how he does it?
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Did Joe inadvertently pay for Hunter Biden's wild night at Chateau Marmont?  —  It's May 2018, and Robert Hunter Biden is trawling through his favorite Los Angeles escort sites.  He orders “Yanna,” a 24-year-old Russian native from Emerald Fantasy Girls.  —  “Russian, Green Eyes …
Discussion: Townhall
Mark Tapson / Front Page Magazine:
The Plot Against the President  —  “These guys have perpetrated the greatest crime against the American people ever seen.”  —  Mark Tapson is the Shillman Fellow on Popular Culture for the David Horowitz Freedom Center.  —  If you haven't yet seen The Plot Against the President …
Scott Rodd / capradio.org:
Newsom Misled the Public About Wildfire Prevention Efforts Ahead Of Worst Fire Season On Record  —  On Gavin Newsom's first full day in office, Jan. 8, 2019, the newly elected governor stood before the cameras, clad in jeans and sneakers and surrounded by emergency responders, and declared war on wildfires.
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
He was preparing for ‘a coming civil war,’ feds say.  Now he faces up to 30 years in prison.  —  Sometimes Paul Miller dressed as Batman's nemesis, the Joker — face paint and all.  Other times he wore army-green tactical gear with a red armband adorned with a swastika.
Discussion: Raw Story and Sun-Sentinel
Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Ted Cruz defends Texas Rep. Chip Roy as Donald Trump attacks him  —  Donald Trump may be gunning for Congressman Chip Roy, but U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is making it clear he's going to fight to defend Roy, his former chief of staff.  —  A month after Trump publicly blasted Roy, an Austin Republican …
Freddie deBoer:
Education Week: Educational Assessments are Valid, Reliable, and Remarkably Predictive  —  liberal dismissal of the power of these tools is 100% politics, 0% science … One of the most frustrating recent developments in American politics is that progressive people have suddenly become deeply skeptical …
Hunter Walker / The Uprising:
Yang Presidential Campaign Advisers Blame Tusk Strategies For ‘Crashing’ His Mayoral Bid  —  This is a special breaking news issue of The Uprising, a daily politics newsletter.  If you enjoyed this story and want to read more like it, please sign up!  —  BROOKLYN, N.Y. …
Axios:
Democrats sound alarm on crime as top threat to 2022 election chances  —  It's no coincidence former NYPD captain Eric Adams is leading the NYC mayoral race.
Laura Reiley / Washington Post:
The rising cost of being in the National Guard: Reservists and guardsmen are twice as likely to be hungry as other American groups  —  Civil unrest and pandemic deployments have led to extreme food insecurity among National Guard and Reserves  —  National Guard and reserve soldiers …
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
Do Chance Meetings at the Office Boost Innovation?  There's No Evidence of It.  —  For some, the office even stifles creativity.  As the pandemic eases in the U.S., a few companies seek to reimagine what work might look like.  —  When Yahoo banned working from home in 2013 …
Atlantic Council:
The Biden White House plan for a new US industrial policy  —  National Economic Council Director Brian Deese responds to a question from the news media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 June 2021.  The May jobs report indicated that unemployment fell …
Pamela Wood / Baltimore Sun:
Longtime Democratic official Tom Perez joins race for Maryland governor  —  Tom Perez, who spent the last four years leading the national Democratic Party, is launching a campaign to be Maryland's next governor.  —  Perez said Marylanders “are punching below our weight” …
 
 
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CNN:
I can't forgive the people who won't admit my partner, Brian Sicknick, was a hero
Discussion: Raw Story
Agence France-Presse:
Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared: draft UN report
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Republican official in Ohio faces charge for voting twice in November election
Discussion: The Hill
Asharq AL-awsat:
Israel Approves Demolition of Palestinian Home after Attack
Josh Siegel / Washington Examiner:
House Republicans launch conservative climate caucus
Discussion: New York Times
Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
Hawley Warns Biden Nominee Will Usher in ‘New Era of Racial Engineering’ in Federal Government
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Unlawful assembly? Arrests in Northern Virginia school board meeting after parents erupt over CRT
Discussion: Fox News and TheBlaze
Liz Crampton / Politico:
‘Rogue city leaders’: How Republicans are taking power away from mayors
Discussion: Raw Story
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Warren holds up confirmation of a Biden pick at Education Department
Discussion: Politico and Insider
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