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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Here's the latest.  —  The justices found federal judges had exceeded their power by issuing temporary pauses on President Trump's order ending birthright citizenship.  But they made no ruling on the constitutionality of the order itself.  —  Here's the latest.
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Tim Sullivan / Associated Press:
Live updates: Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but leaves fate of birthright citizenship unclear  —  Watch live as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House.  —  A divided Supreme Court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court curbs injunctions that blocked Trump's birthright citizenship plan  —  The Trump administration wants to end automatic birthright citizenship as enshrined in the Constitution's 14th Amendment.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration …
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Sues Fox News for Saying He Lied About Call With Trump  —  The lawsuit, which seeks at least $787 million in damages, comes as the California governor adopts an increasingly combative style with the president and his allies.  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sued Fox News on Friday …
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Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787M in defamation case over Trump call  —  The amount is nearly identical to Dominion Voting's 2023 defamation settlement with Fox News.  —  Gavin Newsom is taking a page right out of Donald Trump's media playbook.  —  The California governor accused Fox News …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Cuomo Doesn't Blame Himself for Losing the Primary.  Others Do.  —  Even some of his supporters say Andrew M. Cuomo ran an aloof campaign for mayor that underestimated his chief rival, Zohran Mamdani.  —  For Andrew M. Cuomo, the rally rolling out a $20-an-hour minimum wage proposal …
Discussion: Newsweek
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Cuomo will stay on NYC mayor's ballot after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, sources tell CNN  —  Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot, sources tell CNN.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Plenty of Jews Love Zohran Mamdani  —  In 2023, a branch of the Palestinian restaurant Ayat opened in Brooklyn's Ditmas Park, not far from where I live.  The eatery trumpets its politics; the seafood section on the menu is headed “From the River to the Sea,” which I found clever but some of its Jewish neighbors considered threatening.
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign  —  The Justice Department has demanded that James E. Ryan step down to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school, three people familiar with the matter said.  —  The Trump administration has privately demanded …
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Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
Where Are the University Presidents?  —  Mostly playing with live ammo and coping with existential threats.
Axios:   Trump administration tries to oust the University of Virginia's president
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
On Iran, a reminder that party trumps values  —  Last week, I wrote in my weekly chart article “The myth of Republican isolationism” that the GOP is not in fact the party of isolationism, despite the conventional wisdom about Donald Trump and his coalition.  I pointed out that support …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Most voters back Iran strikes, but worry about attacks on U.S.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Gun Silencer Provision In GOP Tax Bill Violates Rules, Says Senate Rules Ref  —  The parliamentarian ruled that the provision making it easier to get silencers, rifles and shotguns is irrelevant to the budget bill and has to come out.  —  WASHINGTON — A provision in the GOP's tax …
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court requires opt-out for LGBTQ-themed lessons in schools  —  Parents can opt their children out of school lessons with LGBTQ+ characters or themes, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. … - The school initially offered parents a way to opt their children out of those lessons but dropped …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court backs parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books in elementary schools
Nir Hasson / Haaretz:
'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid  —  Zen Read
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court endorses Obamacare panel that requires free preventive care  —  The case grew out of a conservative religious challenge to the approval of HIV prevention treatments that insurers are required to provide at no cost to patients.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected …
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Oriana González / NOTUS:
Supreme Court Grants RFK Jr. Unprecedented Power of Key HHS Panel
Washington Post:
Supreme Court allows law requiring age checks for porn sites  —  Pornhub was among the plaintiffs challenging a Texas law that requires users of adult sites to submit personal information proving they are 18 or older.  —  Summary  —  An ideologically divided Supreme Court on Friday affirmed …
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
DOGE enters ATF with mandate to slash gun regulations  —  The agency is working with the ATF general counsel to cut upwards of 50 regulations as the administration drastically reduces the number of inspectors.  —  The U.S. DOGE Service has sent staff to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco …
Discussion: Raw Story and MSNBC
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Pentagon Strips Harvey Milk's Name From Navy Vessel  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the decision was “taking the politics out of ship naming.”  The vessel will be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, a Medal of Honor recipient.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday …
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Josh Xiao / Bloomberg:
China Confirms US Trade Framework, Vows to Review Exports  —  China said it has further confirmed details of a trade framework with Washington, echoing US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's earlier comments about a US-China agreement that stabilized ties.  —  Officials from both countries …
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Wired:
‘Big Balls’ Is Now at the Social Security Administration  —  Edward “Big Balls” Coristine's placement at the SSA comes after a White House official told WIRED on Tuesday that the 19-year-old had resigned from his position in government.  —  Edward “Big Balls” Coristine …
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Iranian woman, who has lived in US for 47 years, taken by Ice while gardening  —  Madonna ‘Donna’ Kashanian, 64, was taken by plainclothes officers from her home in New Orleans  —  A 64-year-old Iranian woman, who has lived in the US for 47 years, was detained by immigration agents …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court upholds phone and internet subsidy program for underserved areas  —  The Federal Communications Commission policy requires telecommunications companies to spend billions of dollars to subsidize service in poor and rural areas.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Public Is Resisting Trump.  The Elites Aren't.  —  Back in April, the White House took a sledgehammer to America's trading relationships with the rest of the world, pledging that a shiny new trade regime would be in place within three months: “90 deals in 90 days.”
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
A Week for the Ages in the Annals of Trump Suck-Uppery  —  The nato Secretary General goes all-in on strategic self-abasement while meeting with his American “Daddy.”  —  Over the past decade, as I watched ambitious, embattled, fearful, or just plain weak interlocutors deal with Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Economist and The Guardian
Politico:
California donors cool on Kamala Harris: ‘No one is incredibly pumped.’  —  Some party funders have privately shared their ambivalence as the former vice president ramps up her outreach ahead of a potential run for governor.  —  LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris is ramping up her outreach …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 26, 2025  —  This morning's press conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth featured an apparently angry Hegseth yelling at the media for contradicting President Donald Trump's claim that last weekend's strikes against Iran had “completely obliterated” its nuclear weapons program.
Discussion: The Dispatch, CNN, CBS News and Raw Story
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Kennedy's New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines  —  Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans.  —  An advisory panel recently appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted on Thursday to walk …
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Trump's Border Policies Leave Some Farms Empty and Workers Fearful  —  As federal immigration sweeps have prompted protests across the nation, the border is eerily quiet, as would-be migrants stay away and undocumented workers hide at home.  —  Alexandra, a 55-year-old undocumented immigrant …
NBC News:
Republican senators propose slashing size of intel office led by Tulsi Gabbard  —  A bill by Sen. Tom Cotton would cut the Office of the Director of National Intelligence by 60%.  The move comes as Gabbard appears to have fallen out of favor in the Trump administration.
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Hill
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Trump's secret police are terrorizing American streets  —  🗣️ Paid subscribers make Public Notice possible.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us.  👇  —  Narciso Barranco was trimming the grass with a weed whacker …
 
 
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Alex Rogers / Financial Times:
Eric Trump opens door to political dynasty
Discussion: New Jersey Online and Raw Story
Andy Olsen / Christianity Today:
ICE Goes After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution
Discussion: ABC7
The Atlantic:
How Trump Lives With the Threat of Iranian Assassination
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How Zombies Help Explain Political Theory
John Paul Rathbone / Financial Times:
How Turkey's struggling economy is hurting Erdoğan
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Right-Wing Republicans in Congress Attack Mamdani With Islamophobic Comments
Discussion: New York Daily News
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
US State Department adviser wanted to boost French far-right leader Marine Le Pen
Discussion: The Guardian
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Associated Press:
Migrant family sues over US detention in what may be first challenge to courthouse arrests involving kids
Discussion: TPR
Nikole Hannah-Jones / New York Times:
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
Rob Taub / NewsNation:
NASA: ‘Fireball’ seen across Southeast US is meteor
Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
50 Cent offers to pay NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani $258K to get lost after socialist name-dropped Queens rapper
Wall Street Journal:
Harvard Is Asking Corporations to Fill Its Federal Funding Gap
 

 
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