Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case, says he flouted process with lack of transparency ( apnews.com )
It’s vitally important that Democrats now ask one question and one question only: Does Biden have the best chance of beating Trump, or is there someone else readily available who has a better chance? ( robertreich.substack.com )
Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November ( apnews.com )
US Justice Department says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation ( www.reuters.com )
With Attention on Presidential Contest, GOP Goes on Austerity Rampage ( www.commondreams.org )
Trump challenging Nancy Pelosi to debate is ‘usual projection of his own insanity,’ her spokesperson says ( www.advocate.com )
Biden points finger at Texas state leaders for delay in federal Beryl aid as they accuse him of politicizing storm ( www.cnn.com )
President Joe Biden told The Houston Chronicle on Tuesday that federal officials had not been able to get in touch with Texas state leaders for days – leading to a delayed distribution of emergency-relief supplies in the wake of Hurricane Beryl....
What Does the G.O.P. Have Against America? ( www.nytimes.com )
Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns amid allegations of ‘inappropriately sexualized relationship’ | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
Sen. Tuberville Pushes Conspiracy Theory: 'Schumer, Pelosi, Obama' Are Running the Country ( www.rollingstone.com )
Trump’s ‘secretary of retribution’ has a ‘target list’ of 350 people he wants arrested ( www.rawstory.com )
Trump is trying to distance himself from Project 2025. Its architects helped shape his RNC platform ( 6abc.com )
Russia Attacks Hospitals in Ukraine. Israel Does the Same in Gaza. The U.S. Response Couldn’t Be More Different. ( theintercept.com )
During a United Nations Security Council meeting this week, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield launched a full-throated condemnation of Russia’s bombing of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital on Monday. The attack was a part of a Russian bombing campaign that killed more than 30 Ukrainian civilians....
Elizabeth Warren stands by Biden in first public comments since debate ( www.bostonglobe.com )
I normally don't even want to get involved in posting a drumbeat of "here's something about Biden staying in the race" stories because, (1) I'm not sure he should, and (2) it doesn't "cancel out" the waste of time that is the incessant drumbeat of articles about how he should drop out. It's like taking uppers to counteract...
Biden Cancels Speech to Teachers After Union’s Staff Strikes ( www.nytimes.com )
Dominion Voting Systems alarmed by ‘highly-orchestrated scheme’ to leak discovery through indicted Colorado clerk’s criminal case ( lawandcrime.com )
It’s been months now since Dominion Voting Systems complained of a massive discovery leak and subsequently demanded the disqualification of an indicted “Kraken” lawyer from representing former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne in a 2020 election-related defamation suit. While a Washington, D.C., federal court has taken no action...
Planned Parenthood to Blitz GOP Seats, Betting Abortion Fears Can Sway Voters ( kffhealthnews.org )
Biden tells Hill Democrats he ‘declines’ to step aside and says it’s time for party drama ‘to end’ ( apnews.com )
House Republicans Preview the voter suppression policies they’ll enact if Trump wins ( www.motherjones.com )
Cannon grants Trump’s request to further delay classified docs case ( thehill.com )
‘Stealing with both hands’: veteran reporter Joe Conason details the right wing’s graft ( www.theguardian.com )
MAGA candidate for Missouri attorney general blows up Trump evidence in campaign ad ( www.the-independent.com )
Sanders says the media has made politics ‘into a beauty contest’ ( thehill.com )
Justice Sotomayor’s Bodyguard Shoots Suspected Carjacker Outside Her Home ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
