The Briefing

Kate Riga @ Talking Points Memo: Only Clarence Thomas Would Let Domestic Abusers Keep Their Guns In New Ruling The Supreme Court ruled Friday that individuals who pose a “credible threat to the physical safety of another” may be stripped of their guns, showing that even its extremely expansive readi

Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Why Louisiana’s radical new law on Ten Commandments, schools matters The Supreme Court has said Ten Commandments displays in public schools are unconstitutional.

Michelle Goldberg @ The New York Times: In Indiana, the MAGA Revolution Eats Its Own After the Republican convention this weekend, the influential conservative lawyer James Bopp Jr.

Stephanie Mencimer @ Mother Jones: MAGA Youth Activist Charlie Kirk’s Big Conservative Shindig Is Full of Old Folks Judging from the first two days of the event, it would be hard to call this a youth movement.

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Kate Riga @ Talking Points Memo: Unanimous Supreme Court Shoots Down Bid To Restrict Abortion Drug Mifepristone A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the anti-abortion doctor plaintiffs in a major mifepristone case lack standing to reimpose restrictions on the drug. Michelle Boorstein and Ha

Robert Downen and Juan Salinas II @ Texas Tribune: “War on white America”: Influential Texas group hosting pro-Christian nationalism conference True Texas Project has for years worked with Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen.

Ryan J. Reilly and Victoria Ebner @ NBC: Judge orders Steve Bannon to report to prison on July 1 for contempt of Congress sentence The former Trump adviser was sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to comply with Jan.

Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: After saying atheists are unfit for public office, Oregon lawmaker let off the hook Months after an Oregon lawmaker said that atheists and Muslims shouldn’t hold public office, he’s been absolved of any wrongdoing by a State House committee.

Charisma Madarang @ Rolling Stone: Epoch Times Executive Charged in Alleged $67 Million Money Laundering Scheme Weidong Guan, the CFO of the right-wing outlet, was accused of funneling illicit funds into his own personal bank and crypto accounts. Zachary Leeman @ Mediaite: ‘This is a War!’ Tommy Tub