Biden Ended the Trump Crime Wave (www.nytimes.com)
Contraception Is Free by Law. So Why Are a Quarter of Women Still Paying for It? Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has called on a government watchdog to investigate. Here’s what you need to know. (www.nytimes.com)
Game-Changing HIV Shot Can’t Get to High-Risk Groups Fast Enough | Lenacapavir proved it's possible to prevent 100% of infections in women. Access and affordability are the next big hurdles. (www.bloomberg.com)
Supreme Court overturns ex-mayor’s bribery conviction, narrowing the scope of public corruption law (apnews.com)
The high court’s 6-3 opinion along ideological lines found the law criminalizes bribes given before an official act, not rewards handed out after....
Trump trusted more than Biden on democracy among key swing-state voters (wapo.st)
I’ll note that this is substantially at odds with the candidates positions and history:...
Trump’s War on Clean Energy Would Benefit China, Economists Say: President Biden’s landmark climate law could be repealed in Trump administration. Would jeopardize $488 billion in American investments (www.nytimes.com)
Tarantula, assault charges fly in Hennepin County [Minnesota] Board race | Political hopeful Marisa Simonetti seems to think buying and deploying a tarantula is how adults settle disputes. (www.startribune.com)
Yes, she’s the Republican candidate for this position.
Supreme court declines to take up case alleging voter discrimination in Georgia: Public service commission, which regulates & sets rates for utilities, accused of disenfranchising Black voters (www.theguardian.com)
The commission has five members, each elected to represent one of five districts in Georgia. But elections for each seat are decided in a statewide vote; though the commissioners must live in the district they represent, a voter in Savannah or Augusta has as much say over the commissioner representing Atlanta as a voter who...
Infant deaths increased after Texas banned abortion in early pregnancy (www.statnews.com)
Among the causes of infant deaths, one increased the most: congenital abnormalities, which increased 22.9% in Texas in children between 2021 and 2022, while they decreased 2.9% in the rest of the country. That trend suggests that at least in some cases, parents were forced to carry a pregnancy to term while knowing their...
For millionaire and four hunters, a wild Western lawsuit over public land: The ruling on an invisible corner in Elk Mountain, Wyo., could determine how much private property rights limit public access (wapo.st)
Four Missouri elk hunters used [a stepladder] to climb over an invisible corner from one parcel of Bureau of Land Management terrain to another. They never touched a toe on two adjacent swaths of private property marked by “No Trespassing” signs....
For millionaire and four hunters, a wild Western lawsuit over public land: The ruling on an invisible corner in Elk Mountain, Wyo., could determine how much private property rights limit public access (wapo.st)
Four Missouri elk hunters used [a stepladder] to climb over an invisible corner from one parcel of Bureau of Land Management terrain to another. They never touched a toe on two adjacent swaths of private property marked by “No Trespassing” signs....
Growing rural-urban divide exists only among white Americans (news.cornell.edu)
Democrats’ plan to tax the rich and corporations begins to take shape: Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire next year, opening a window for Democrats to rewrite the tax code if they win control of Washington. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Signals a Broader Christian Agenda | Gov. Jeff Landry wants his state to be at the forefront of a national movement to advance legislation with a Christian worldview. (www.nytimes.com)
How Billionaires Are Reshaping the Presidential Race: Wealthy donors including Timothy Mellon helped Donald Trump’s campaign out-raise President Biden’s last month (www.nytimes.com)
Judge in Trump Documents Case Rejected Suggestions to Step Aside (www.nytimes.com)
Bayer lobbies Congress to help fight lawsuits tying Roundup to cancer | Republicans have repeatedly pushed provision — drafted with Bayer’s help — that would undo some nationwide pesticide protections (wapo.st)
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You probably think this is our national bird. Think again. Yes, the bald eagle appears on our Great Seal, but it has no official designation. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Something’s Rotten About the Justices Taking So Long on Trump’s Immunity Case (www.nytimes.com)
More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C | At least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress (www.theguardian.com)
RFK Jr. won’t meet CNN debate requirement for ballot access (wapo.st)
a Washington Post survey of state election officials found Kennedy is not on the ballot in several states where he has claimed he is — and he will not reach the requirement by Thursday’s deadline to qualify for the debate
Succor borne every minute (www.ftc.gov)
The Gun Lobby’s Hidden Hand in the 2nd Amendment Battle (www.nytimes.com)
North Carolina Supreme Court Secretly Squashed Discipline of Two GOP Judges Who Admitted to Violating Judicial Code (www.propublica.org)
Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms (www.nytimes.com)
