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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's proposed limits  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

Supreme Court loosens campaign finance laws, opening up flood of midterm cash … The decision is a blow to Democrats, who argued that eliminating the limit on coordination would put more power into the hands of large donors who can cut bigger checks to party committees than to candidates.

Here's the latest.  —  The court's decision involving laws from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for 25 other states with similar restrictions on transgender female athletes joining women's sports teams.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld two state laws barring …

Trump is using a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom  —  The secret agreement was routed through a White House office that typically handles repairs and furnishings and is exempt from competitive bidding requirements.  —  Summary  —  White House officials …

Congress Cleaned Up After Nixon.  After Trump, It'll Be a Bigger Job.  —  With its decision Monday in Trump v. Slaughter, the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority has fully embraced the unitary executive theory — the view, popular among Donald Trump's loyalists, that presidents …

Putin Faces Increased Pressure as Moscow Is Again Attacked by Drones  —  The Russian authorities said 419 drones were shot down across Russia, including in the capital, and in Crimea.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia faced a fresh round of pressure on Tuesday as Ukraine launched another attack …

Rep. Tom Kean returns to Congress after four months, citing treatment for depression  —  The New Jersey Republican said in a House floor speech that he had a long-term hospital stay for depression on advice from doctors and he feels “healthier” for it today.

Supreme Court will consider striking down assault weapons bans, in Connecticut and the Chicago-area  —  A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.

University of Tennessee to pay $1.9M to professor fired over Charlie Kirk comment  —  The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved a settlement with former assistant professor Tamar Shirinian, agreeing to pay the fired faculty member $1.9 million.

Rep. Dean: Trump team call ‘cut my mic’ over Iran questions to Rubio, Witkoff  —  Capehart: A day that showed the ‘pinnacle of what America could be’  —  A personal Last Word from Jonathan Capehart  —  Rep. Walkinshaw: Billionaire Epstein associate needs to answer for NDAs he allegedly signed

Chris Rufo, MAGA's Top Activist on the Right, Has a Conspiracy Problem  —  This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.  —  You could really make a case that Christopher Rufo is the most successful activist of this era, certainly on the right.

Dems hash out Israel divisions at “intense” private meeting … - “It's so poorly drafted,” said one House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to share details of sensitive internal discussions, referencing concerns that, as written, the proposal could choke off not only military aid but diplomatic funding.

House GOP hard-liners continue to threaten floor blockade ahead of crucial vote  —  Hours ahead of a crucial floor vote, hard-right House Republicans threatened to continue blocking legislative business Tuesday in a bid to force action on a stalled GOP elections bill backed by President Donald Trump.

A Tied Senate Race Gives Democrats a Shot in Deep Red Texas, Poll Finds  —  James Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker, is tied with Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, according to a New York Times/Siena poll.  —  The Democratic Party has a serious chance to win a Senate seat …

Montana GOP Senate Nominee Kurt Alme Let Child Sex Offender Off The Hook  —  As U.S. attorney, Alme cut a plea deal in 2020 that let Mychal Thomas Damon serve less than a year in prison after sexually abusing a 6-year-old.  —  WASHINGTON ― Montana Republican Senate nominee Kurt Alme …

Trump begins construction of unannounced White House helipad  —  The project, funded with a Lockheed Martin donation, is intended to resolve a years-long problem with the new Marine One helicopters: They run the risk of scorching the White House's grass.  —  President Donald Trump …

Five reasons why the CBS ombudsman is a blatant sham  —  Soon after CBS News got a new (Trumpy) owner and new (right-leaning) editorial management last year, the company appointed someone to supposedly keep an eye on editorial bias and ensure impartiality.  —  Kenneth Weinstein would be …

Scoop: Trump's late July 4 speech throws D.C. fireworks timing into flux … - Trump is supposed to begin speaking at 9:50pm, according to a Secret Service official who wasn't able to go on the record because plans are, well, very much in flux.  — “He could take a half hour, he could take” more, the official added.

Longtime Clinton aide walks back claim former president visited Epstein island, sources say  —  A longtime aide to Bill Clinton walked back a prior claim that the former president visited Jeffrey Epstein's island, according to two sources familiar with closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill.

The Christian right is emboldened and on the march  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🤝 Subscribe to PN 🤝  —  Last Friday, the right-wing majority on the Texas board of education voted to approve new social studies standards …