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Skydance reaches tentative deal to acquire controlling stake in Paramount

Skydance Media, which co-produced Mission: Impossible films and “Top Gun: Maverick,” has agreed to a preliminary deal, a person familiar with the matter said.

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Obama shares concerns after shaky debate, offers Biden his advice

The former president told allies that Biden’s already-tough path to reelection grew more challenging after his debate performance on Thursday.

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What is an ‘official’ act, and how will a judge interpret Trump’s immunity?

What may be considered “official acts” and how will a judge interpret the legal lines drawn by the high court in Donald Trump’s federal criminal election obstruction case in D.C.

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Biden campaign, White House work to tamp down growing calls for change

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

Virginia House, Senate reach deal on military tuition benefits

Both chambers will return to Richmond to vote on legislation that will fully repeal restrictions on the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Program.

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Justice Dept. plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he wins

If Donald Trump is elected president, the finish line for federal prosecutors is Inauguration Day, not Election Day, people familiar with the discussions said.

Tuesday, Jul 2

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In private, Democrats panic. For the Biden campaign, everything is fine.

The White House and campaign has chosen to emphasize happy talk even as some in the party fears he is on path to lose to Trump after his shaky debate performance.

They know we can see Joe Biden, right?

Like Team Trump before them, Team Biden is telling us that the truth is whatever they say it is.

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What conservative justices said about immunity — before giving it to Trump

Most of them assured Americans that a president isn’t “above the law.” Some went further.

The Democrats who have called on Biden to drop out of the 2024 election

A handful of Democrats have started calling for President Biden to step aside as the party’s presidential candidate.

Tesla exceeds expectations as its EV sales start to rebound

The maker of electric cars and SUVs sold thousands more vehicles than analysts had forecast in the second quarter.

Kamala Harris is no riskier for Democrats than Joe Biden

If the president is to be replaced on the ticket, the vice president is the party’s least-bad option.

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FTC votes to block merger of Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm

The $4 billion merger, announced in May 2023, would combine the mattress manufacturer, which owns brands Stearns & Foster and Tempur-Pedic, with the nation’s largest mattress retailer.

As Trump dominated the docket, divided Supreme Court moved boldly to the right

There were fresh signs of a fractured conservative coalition on the Supreme Court even as the justices reshaped federal agency and presidential power.

Trump’s sentencing in N.Y. hush money case postponed until September

Donald Trump’s lawyers are seeking to vacate his New York hush money conviction based on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

Supreme Court takes cases including vape rules, porn access for minors

The high court declined to hear challenges to Illinois gun laws after issuing two major gun rulings during the blockbuster term that ended Monday.

A new poll counters some of the narrative after the Biden-Trump debate

As always, though, we should be cautious about reading too much into one poll.

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Congress is a lot Trumpier than it was when Trump won in 2016

Most Republicans on Capitol Hill took their positions after the 2016 election. They are more conservative than those who were already there.

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Trump would return to the White House unfettered and unassailable

A second Trump administration would not be bounded as the first one was.

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What to know about presidential immunity after the Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court ruled that former president Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for his “official acts” in office. Here’s what to know about the decision.

Trump is already numbing us to the horrific images his plans would create

Outrage never lasts. That’s why Trump wants to show us the worst before he does it.

Key takeaways from the Supreme Court term that upended Trump’s trial

The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority continued to shift the law to the right in 2024 but did not go as far as it could have. Sometimes, it punted.

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Biden campaign says it raised $264 million in second quarter

The campaign said it will report $240 million cash on hand, an increase from the $212 million it claimed last month.

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Miss Manners: Friends and family ask invasive questions about my pregnancy

How does this letter writer answer invasive questions about her pregnancy?

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Biden denounces Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity

Biden says the court removed restraints on presidents, including Trump

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Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, experts say

The decision raised fears that a future president will be able to act with impunity because official acts have been deemed off limits from prosecution.

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Federal court blocks Biden’s pause on approving gas export projects

A federal court on Monday blocked the Biden administration’s pause on approving new facilities that export liquefied natural gas.

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God save us from this dishonorable court

An egregious, unconscionable ruling on presidential immunity from the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court granted Trump broad immunity. What now?

The Supreme Court ruled that presidents have “absolute” immunity from prosecution of official acts. Today, we break down the historic decision, what it could mean for the former president and the changing limits on presidential power.

Monday, Jul 1

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The minoritarian power imbalance that gave Trump immunity

The way the system works is that five members of the nine-person Supreme Court can be nominated by presidents who lost the popular vote when they first ran and that four of them can be confirmed by senators representing less than half the…