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The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

How the US Supreme Court has become right-wing, and do recent decisions give Democrats hope at the midterms?

The US Supreme Court’s annual term usually finishes at the end of June, so late June is when the most important decisions are likely to be announced.

The Conversation

Deal or no deal?: On U.S.-Iran direct talks on nuclear deal

The U.S. and Iran should start direct talks to find common ground on the nuclear deal

The Hindu

Can Americans be shielded from the U.S. Supreme Court?

When United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died with 10 months left in President Barack Obama’s second term, Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader at the time, took the extreme step of refusing to hold hearings for his nominated replacement, Merrick Garland.

The Conversation

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The G Word Begs Americans To Fall Back in Love with Uncle Sam

Adam Conover and President Barack Obama want to unruin the federal government. But they’re not really willing to truly consider that it’s too big and too wasteful.

Reason

It’s time for Democrats to fear their own voters

Republican politicians fear their base, while Democratic politicians don’t. That’s why we are in this mess

The Guardian - US

After Roe: Defund the Democrats

After their disastrous failure on abortion rights, Democrats want us to give more money and vote harder. Forget it

Salon

A Biden administration offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales

The proposal brought immediate backlash from environmentalists who accused Biden of betraying the climate cause, while oil industry officials said it would do little to counter high energy prices.

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American Airlines wants to restart Miami flights to five cities in Cuba

American Airlines, the biggest flier from Miami International Airport, asked the U.S. Department of Transportation this week for clearance to resume flights to five destinations in Cuba, outside Havana where it already flies six daily flights from here.

Miami Herald

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Denzel Washington, Simone Biles, John McCain, among others

Biden’s honors list includes both living and deceased honorees from the worlds of Hollywood, sports, politics, the military, academia, and civil rights and social justice advocacy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales

The Biden administration is proposing up to 10 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one in Alaska over the next five years

The Independent UK

From Gabby Giffords to Steve Jobs: Who’s on Biden’s presidential medal of freedom list?

White House says recipients ‘have overcome significant obstacles to achieve impressive accomplishments in the arts and sciences’

The Independent UK

Biden will award the Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords and others

The president will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, who also include Oscar-winning Denzel Washington, the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and soccer Olympian Megan Rapinoe.

WEKU

Dennis Cahill, guitar great, master of Irish traditional music, dead at 68

He grew up on the South Side, won renown after switching from rock music and also performed with Sting, Paul Simon and Ricky Skaggs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate

The Independent UK

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Texas Observer

Immigrant Moms Get Rare Win in Long-fought Family Detention Case

The state Supreme Court weighed in on a fight to stop the state from licensing detention centers as childcare facilities.

Los Angeles Times

Pressure builds on Biden to turn to executive action despite its limits and risks

WASHINGTON — He is facing high inflation, a potential recession and a domestic agenda languishing in the Senate. Last week the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling, and this week upended his climate plans. A looming midterm elections look dire for his party, and his base…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Another devastating Supreme Court decision — this time for the environment and public safety

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on Thursday to severely limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to combat greenhouse gas emissions is devastating at a time when climate change endangers the planet.

Tribune News Service

Court hobbles EPA on climate, and its options are limited

WASHINGTON — Since February, when the Supreme Court held oral arguments in a case challenging the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon pollution from power plants, environmental lawyers and climate activists braced for a ruling that tattooed a deep, restrictive swath into the agency’s ability to curb emissions.

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Roll Call

Court hobbles EPA on climate, and its options are limited - Roll Call

The Supreme Court ruling limited the EPA’s authority to rein in emissions. But it left the agency some room to address climate change.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Supreme Court was right to block the EPA’s unconstitutional power grab

The Spirit of ’76 is alive and well at the Supreme Court. Back then, the colonials rejected the rule of a far-away, unaccountable government. After securing their freedom, they quickly organized a government that gave Congress, the duly elected representatives of the people, responsibility for making national policy decisions.

The Conversation

The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA's power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent a warning to other regulators

In a highly anticipated but not unexpected 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2022, that the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act.

France 24

US Supreme Court limits use of Clean Air Act to curb power plant emissions

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Benzinga

Benzinga Asks: Will Elon Musk Have More Than 125 Million Twitter Followers At The End Of 2022? 40% Said This

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is the world’s richest person and one of the most-followed people on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), just passing the 100 million follower milestone on the

The Independent UK

Supreme Court decision may slow transition to cleaner energy

The Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants could have far-reaching consequences for the energy sector — and make it harder for the Biden administration to meet its goal of having the U.S. power grid run on clean energy by…

Salon

SCOTUS delivers a dagger to the planet

"We don't have another option for large-scale reductions in greenhouse gasses"

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