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The Case for Expanding the Supreme Court Has Never Been Strongernewrepublic.com Biden has repeatedly refused to endorse “court-packing.” The right-wing justices’ ruling on presidential immunity ought to change his mind.
Behind the Curtain: Trump's imperial presidency in waitingwww.axios.com Trump would come to office with a Cabinet and staff pre-vetted for loyalty, and a fully compliant Republican coalition in Congress — devoid of critics in positions of real power.
'Richard Nixon Would Have Had A Pass': John Dean Stunned By Trump Immunity Rulingwww.huffpost.com “Virtually all of his Watergate conduct” could easily fall into what the Supreme Court now says is official conduct, said Nixon’s former counsel.
Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org
Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trialwww.cnbc.com Gilead's experimental twice-yearly medicine to prevent HIV was 100% effective in a late-stage trial, the company said Thursday.
Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likelyapnews.com Daytime temperatures that triggered cases of heat stroke in parts of the United States were 35 times more likely and 2.5 degrees hotter.
Congestion pricing: Harlem residents fume after Second Avenue Subway extension shelved following Hochul’s toll pause | amNewYorkwww.amny.com Harlem locals are fuming after hearing the news that the Second Avenue Subway extension to the neighborhood had been halted weeks after Gov. Kathy Hochul put
NC lawmakers push new campaign finance rules. Critics call it political ‘money laundering’www.wral.com Proposed campaign finance rules passed the state Senate Thursday with no debate or explanation. The changes now go to the state House for a vote next week.
Increasing use of renewable energy in US yields billions of dollars of benefitsbuff.ly New study published in Cell Reports Sustainability finds emission reductions provided $249bn of climate and health benefits
Four Tops singer’s lawsuit says he visited ER for chest pain, ended up in straitjacketwww.statnews.com A member of the Motown group The Four Tops is suing a Detroit-area hospital over claims that he was treated poorly when he arrived at the ER experiencing a heart attack.
Speaker Mike Johnson urges Supreme Court to "step in" on Trump verdictwww.axios.com Johnson said of the justices: "I know many of them personally – I think they are deeply concerned about that as we are."
Are R.F.K. Jr. Signature Gatherers Misleading New Yorkers for Ballot Access?www.nytimes.com More than half a dozen New York City residents described encounters with people seeking their signature who did not make clear that their aim was to place the independent 2024 candidate on the ballot.
Police raid UVa encampment, arrest anti-war protestersdailyprogress.com The quiet and peaceful protest on Grounds came to a violent and chaotic end Saturday afternoon.
UAW clinches watershed union victory at Volkswagen Tennessee factorywww.reuters.com Workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers, an unofficial tally showed on Friday in a seismic victory for the union as it drives into the U.S. South and West.
House Freedom Caucus lays out demands for considering Baltimore bridge fundingthehill.com The House Freedom Caucus is issuing a series of conditions for considering funding to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as Congress awaits a supplemental request from the Biden adm…