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1:50 PM ET, June 20, 2024

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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
June 2024 State Polls: Trump Maintains Edge over Biden  —  Democratic US Senate Candidates Outperforming Biden  —  New Emerson College Polling/The Hill state polls find former President Donald Trump with a slight edge on President Joe Biden in Arizona (47% to 43%), Georgia (45% to 41%) …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Why Dictators Want Trump … We're big fans both of decarbonization and of reliable electricity, so two thumbs up on this one from us!  (One assumes the Democrats don't mind the job creation, either?)  Happy Thursday.  —  The Real World  —  Things are hopping in American politics.
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Three-point shift in Biden-Trump matchup since May  —  32% give the economy positive marks, a record-high during Biden's presidency  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  President Biden is the frontrunner in a hypothetical matchup against former President Trump …
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Hit by Devastating Poll From Fox News
Politico:
Scorched-earth summer: Biden, Sunak and Macron go negative
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
CNN:
CNN debate stage set with Trump and Biden going head-to-head  —  President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set for a historic showdown, with the stage now set for CNN's June 27 presidential debate.  —  The showdown will make history as the first debate between a sitting president and a former president.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump gets the final word at CNN debate after coin flip  —  Former President Donald Trump will get the final word when he debates President Joe Biden on CNN next week, after a coin flip to determine podium placement and the order of closing statements.  —  The coin landed on the Biden campaign's pick …
Discussion: ABC News
Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the CNN debate, leaving a Biden-Trump showdown
Stephanie Kelly / Reuters:
RFK Jr faces midnight deadline to qualify for CNN presidential debate
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Trump-Era Tax Provision  —  The tax dispute, which was closely watched by experts, involved a one-time foreign income tax, but many saw it as a broader challenge to pre-emptively block Congress from passing a wealth tax.  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax …
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James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Illinois Republican Chair Resigns, Slams Colleagues Weeks Before Convention  —  Party Chair Don Tracy is resigning from his political post, and has condemned colleagues for choosing to fight each other rather than the  —  , in a letter explaining his decision.
KGO / ABC7:
FBI raids home associated with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, source says  —  A home associated with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was among four houses raided by the FBI Thursday morning, a source confirms to ABC7 News.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — A home associated with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao …
MSNBC:
Fox News is helping Trump plan another Jan. 6-style assault on democracy  —  Five months before the election, claims that only fraud could explain a future Trump defeat are already common in the right-wing media ecosystem.  —  The cycle of lies that drove the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is again underway.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Bob Good Trails in Battle for His Virginia Seat, but Primary Remains Too Close to Call  —  Both the congressman and his Trump-backed challenger are election deniers, raising the question of whether either would accept an adverse result in his own race.  —  Representative Bob Good …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Media shares sink 13% as DJT slide accelerates … A weekslong sell-off of Trump Media picked up speed Thursday afternoon, with shares of former President Donald Trump's company falling around 13% in another volatile trading session.  —  The company behind the conservative social media app Truth Social …
Discussion: Raw Story
ProPublica:
The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling  —  LAST YEAR, I became obsessed with a plastic cup.  —  It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes.  And it was the first product I'd seen born of what's being touted as a cure for a crisis.
Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
US Diverts Patriot Missiles Ordered by Allies to Ukraine  — White House says move provides Ukraine help for next 16 months  — Shipments to other European allies could resume next year  —  The US is halting deliveries of key air defense missiles to allies, directing shipments …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Live chat  —  Updates about tonight's presidential race  —  🌖Our chat has ended, but you can still read it back.  —  Taking Biden at face value about Michigan and Wisconsin — where, for what it's worth (not that much), the exit poll data looks pretty good for him and he came …
Discussion: BizPac Review
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These 25 rainbow-flag waving companies donated $18 million to anti-gay politicians since the last election  —  At the pride parade in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, accounting giant Deloitte promoted its support of the LGBTQ community:  —  In June 2023, Deloitte produced a report on “LGBT+ Inclusion @ Work.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Democrats seek to repeal Comstock abortion rule, fearing Trump crackdown  —  The Comstock Act, an 1873 law that bans abortion-related materials from being sent through the mail, could be used by the GOP to restrict abortion nationwide.  —  Democrats are seeking to overhaul an 1873 federal law …
Dan Primack / Axios:
Senate Democrats launch investigation into Jared Kushner's business … - This included a $2 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, even though PIF staff reportedly raised red flags. … - So far Affinity has invested in at least eight companies …
Soo-Hyang Choi / Bloomberg:
Putin, Kim Agree to Immediately Offer Military Aid If Attacked  — Mutual defense deal signed after Putin-Kim talks in Pyongyang  — Pact similar to a 1961 deal signed during the Cold War  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Putin Once Tried to Curb North Korea's Nuclear Program. That's Now Over.
 
 
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Alexandra Alper / Reuters:
Exclusive: Biden to ban US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties, source says
Discussion: The Verge
NBC News:
Bombarded but ‘unbreakable’: Ukraine's 2nd city relieved by Biden's shift on U.S. weapons
Sabine Siebold / Reuters:
Germany to order 105 Leopard tanks to equip German brigade in Lithuania
Discussion: Bloomberg
Claire Heddles / NOTUS:
The Supreme Court Is Raising the Stakes of Congressional Dysfunction
Discussion: Reason
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