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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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Washington Post:
Trump says he will move aggressively to undo nationwide blocks on his agenda  —  Emboldened by Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the president said his administration will flex its authority on issues ranging from immigration to higher education.  —  Summary3
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.
Discussion: NPR
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS conservatives end “universal injunctions” in birthright citizenship cases  —  Justice Barrett wrote the 6-3 decision that created more complications than it provided answers.  Stark dissents questioned the ruling's effect on the rule of law.  —  On Friday morning …
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Trump Runs Up Supreme Court Winning Streak, Amassing More Power
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Groups File Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Over Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe
Matt Watkins / Slate:
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness
Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
The Supreme Court Sides with Trump Against the Judiciary
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
Sotomayor Warns No One Is Safe After Birthright Citizenship Ruling
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
US supreme court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders
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 …
Politico:
How the megabill could fall apart
Discussion: NPR, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Republicans release updated text for most of their megabill
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Signals July 4 Deadline Could Slip on Tax Megabill
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Senate GOP adds SNAP waivers for Alaska, Hawaii in new megabill text  —  Alaska and Hawaii could be temporarily exempted from paying for some costs of the nation's largest anti-hunger program after last-minute negotiating from lawmakers, according to Senate Republicans' new megabill text.
Discussion: The Hill
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Politico:
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.
Lawrence Ukenye / Politico:
Senate Republicans remove pension overhaul provisions from megabill text  —  Senate Republicans stripped provisions aimed at overhauling the federal government's pension program from their policy megabill, according to new text released Friday night.  The Senate Homeland Security …
Discussion: Semafor
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.
NOTUS:
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Axios
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Judge blocks Trump order targeting law firm tied to Fox News, Dominion settlement  —  A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order targeting Susman Godfrey, the law firm that represented Dominion Voting Systems in its lawsuit with Fox News …
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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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Unprecedented new precedents … - Presidents can limit the classified information they share with lawmakers after bombing a foreign country without the approval of Congress.  — Presidents can usurp Congress's power to levy tariffs, provided they declare a national emergency.
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.
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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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Ignoring Substance, SCOTUS Permits Lawlessness
Discussion: MSNBC
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
'Where's our money?' CDC grant funding is moving so slowly layoffs are happening
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Obfuscating on Obliterating  —  Donald Trump has finally met his match.
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
The MAGA mind virus
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Trump Administration Rescinds Voice of America Layoffs After Errors in Notices
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court defers decision on challenge to Louisiana congressional map
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Emily Davies / Washington Post:
Iran nearly succeeded in orchestrating assassination of Mike Pompeo in Europe in 2022, book reveals
Discussion: The Independent
Emily Ngo / Politico:
Billionaire and radio host John Catsimatidis prefers Eric Adams over fellow Republican in mayor's race
Discussion: Washington Examiner
CNN:
University of Virginia president resigns amid pressure from the Trump administration
Gabe Ortiz / America's Voice:
Utah Student Freed From ICE Detention Says Immigrants Just Want To Thrive ‘In The Country We Call Home’
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books
NBC Los Angeles:
Family outraged after federal agents detain US citizen, accuse her of assault
Discussion: NBC News
 

 
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