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Nicholas Bagley / The Atlantic:
The Supreme Court Put Nationwide Injunctions to the Torch — That isn't the disaster for birthright citizenship that some fear. — Yesterday, in a 6-3 decision in Trump v. Casa, the United States Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a case involving an executive order …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Senate Judiciary's updated megabill text omits provision limiting judicial powers — The Senate Judiciary Committee released its updated text for Trump's “big, beautiful bill” late Friday night, which omitted some provisions that Democrats had sought to strip from the bill.
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Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
The Supreme Court Sides with Trump Against the Judiciary — Its ruling lets the President temporarily revoke birthright citizenship—and enforce other unconstitutional executive orders without fear of being blocked by “rogue judges.” — The courts cannot protect us from President Donald Trump's unconstitutional overreach.
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Trump Runs Up Supreme Court Winning Streak, Amassing More Power — The US Supreme Court's just-completed term had a clear winner: President Donald Trump. — With a 6-3 ruling Friday restricting the power of judges to issue nationwide blocks on presidential initiatives …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Groups File Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Over Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
With Supreme Court Ruling, Another Check on Trump's Power Fades
With Supreme Court Ruling, Another Check on Trump's Power Fades
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS conservatives end “universal injunctions” in birthright citizenship cases
SCOTUS conservatives end “universal injunctions” in birthright citizenship cases
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe
The Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe
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Matt Watkins / Slate:
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
Sotomayor Warns No One Is Safe After Birthright Citizenship Ruling
Sotomayor Warns No One Is Safe After Birthright Citizenship Ruling
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Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
US supreme court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders
US supreme court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution to Limit Trump's Ability to Strike Iran Again — The vote against the measure was mostly along party lines, with Republicans opposing it and Democrats almost unanimously in favor. — The Senate on Friday blocked a Democratic resolution …
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Garrett Ross / Politico:
Playbook: Republicans ready to floor it on the megabill — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco — Good Saturday morning. This is Garrett Ross in the driver's seat. Let me know what's going on. — POD RAVE AMERICA: President Donald Trump has UFC CEO Dana White …
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Senate Republicans make steep cuts to wind and solar in updated megabill text — Senate Republicans released updated megabill text late Friday that would make sharp cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act's solar and wind tax credits after a late-stage push by President Donald Trump to crack down further on the incentives.
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Politico:
How the megabill could fall apart — There are reasons an arbitrary July 4 deadline could slip, and several of them were on display this week. — Republican leaders are expecting to finish up their domestic-policy megabill the same way they've advanced it this far: by tweaking their plans …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate plunges into do-or-die moment on “big, beautiful bill”
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Republicans release updated text for most of their megabill
Senate Republicans release updated text for most of their megabill
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Senate rejects limiting Trump's military authority on Iran
Senate rejects limiting Trump's military authority on Iran
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say — The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Pam Bondi fires two Jan. 6 prosecutors, sending another chill through DOJ workforce — The dismissals were the first time that prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases and were past their probationary period of federal employment had been fired by the Justice Department.
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Republican Rep. Don Bacon to Announce Retirement from Congress — Bacon's formal announcement that he is retiring from Congress is expected next week. — Copy — Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska will not seek re-election next year, according to four sources familiar with the situation …
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Republican Rep. Don Bacon, a vocal Trump critic, won't seek reelection
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Key GOP centrist Rep. Don Bacon will not seek reelection
Key GOP centrist Rep. Don Bacon will not seek reelection
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Daniel Lavelle / The Guardian:
Eric Trump suggests he could run for president when his father's term ends — Forty-one-year-old has stayed away from politics, but says ‘political path would be an easy one’ if he chose to pursue it — Eric Trump has hinted that he or another of the Trump family could run for president …
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US Department of Justice:
Award-Winning Journalist Arrested and Charged with Possession of Child Pornography — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia — WASHINGTON - Thomas Pham LeGro, 48, made his first appearance today in U.S. District Court for allegedly possessing child pornography.
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Elizabeth Weibel / Breitbart:
Washington Post Pulitzer Prize Winner Reporter Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
Washington Post Pulitzer Prize Winner Reporter Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
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Washington Post:
DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions — The DOGE team's loss of control is the latest sign of its declining influence following Elon Musk's departure from Washington. — The U.S. DOGE Service has lost the power to control the government's process …
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William Thornton / al.com:
Tuberville says ‘inner city rats’ live off the American taxpayers: Trump should send them ‘back home’ — Alabama U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville says President Donald Trump should defund major American cities where leadership is “godawful.” — Tuberville appeared on The Benny Show with Benny Johnson …
Washington Post:
Morale craters at State Department as mass layoffs loom — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called the agency “bloated,” yet as violence spiked in the Middle East, staff say they've been asked to work extra hours. — The Trump administration's plan for mass layoffs at the State Department …
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CNN:
University of Virginia president resigns amid pressure from the Trump administration — University of Virginia president James Ryan announced his resignation Friday amid pressure from the US Department of Justice to dismantle the university's diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Siva Vaidhyanathan / New Republic:
UVA President James Ryan Caved to MAGA—and They Forced Him Out Anyway
UVA President James Ryan Caved to MAGA—and They Forced Him Out Anyway
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Obfuscating on Obliterating — Donald Trump has finally met his match. — The Iranian Supreme Leader lies just as boldly, with just as much bombast, as the American Supreme Leader. — On Thursday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei put out a video hailing Iran's victory over Israel and the United States.
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Ju-min Park / Reuters:
South Korea police detain six Americans trying to send cash, rice to North Korea — South Korean police have detained six U.S. citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said on Friday.
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books — The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks.
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win … Islamophobic and antisemitic incidents both reached an all-time high in 2024, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Anti-Defamation League, respectively. — The mainstreaming of Islamophobic rhetoric …
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