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Can colleges admit racially diverse classes without affirmative action?

DALLAS -- College administrators are reevaluating how they can admit racially diverse classes, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled colleges are no longer allowed to consider race in the admissions process.

Tribune News Service

Brainard sees potential for near-2% US inflation by November 2024

President Joe Biden’s chief economic adviser said that inflation numbers should improve through the second half of the year and that there’s a reasonable chance the pace could get down around 2% by the time of the November 2024 election.

Tribune News Service

LOCALIZE IT: Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

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Biden has reminded us yet again that he’s a weak and lukewarm ally of abortion rights

At a recent fundraiser he said he’s ‘not big on’ abortion. It’s not pro-choice activists who are out of step with the mainstream; it’s Joe Biden

The Guardian - US

US Supreme court rules against affirmative action in college admissions

Court overturns plans allowing colleges to consider applicant’s race during admissions process

Evening Standard

‘A dream come true’: Over 1,200 become US citizens at naturalization ceremonies

More than 1,200 people from 85 countries were naturalized Wednesday through two separate ceremonies in Roseville, California, hosted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with the first ceremony themed as a special tribute to Independence Day.

Tribune News Service

With race-based admissions no longer an option, states may imitate Texas Top 10% Plan

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the practice unconstitutional, admissions experts say other states could look to Texas’ Top 10% Plan as a way to diversify their student bodies.

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Trump thinks he'll get "my boxes" back

Trump claimed materials belong to "me" and that it was "illegal" for him to no longer have access to the documents

Salon

McCarthy Backtracks After Controversial Trump Remark

House Speaker apologizes to Trump and praises him as strongest candidate in fundraising email

Zenger

UT-Austin only Texas public university affected by Supreme Court’s ending use of race in admissions

No other public universities use race as a factor, but Texas private schools like Rice and Southern Methodist University will be impacted.

The Texas Tribune

DeSantis says as US president he would eliminate IRS and other agencies

Florida governor vows to ‘push back against woke ideology … we see creeping into all institutions of American life’

The Guardian - US

Chris Christie says McCarthy spoke correctly about Trump the first time

McCarthy has back pedaled after he said he was not sure if Trump is the best candidate to beat Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Dianne Feinstein, still recovering, is skipping a California visit during Senate break

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is recovering from a serious shingles infection, is spending the Senate's two-week Fourth of July recess in Washington.

Los Angeles Times

Silicon Valley tech executive announces US Senate campaign

Arguing that California needs a new type of representation in the nation's capital, Silicon Valley executive Lexi Reese announced Thursday that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

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Kennedy Jr. Embraces Trump’s ‘Common-Sense’ Label In Town Hall

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. flattered by Trump's praise, refuses to attack him.

Salon

Experts: Rudy eyeing deal to cooperate

“They’re considering ways to move up the Jan. 6 food chain. That’s ominous for Trump," says attorney Norm Eisen

Miami Herald

‘Good luck’: DeSantis’ promise to end birthright citizenship is easier said than done

MIAMI — Andressa Reis, a 29-year-old from Coconut Creek, repeatedly refers to her U.S. citizenship status as a “privilege.” She was born in Florida after her newlywed Brazilian parents, who were in the United States at the time, decided to start a family.

The Conversation

Yes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate

Former President Donald Trump’s threat to skip the first Republican presidential debate, scheduled for Aug. 23, 2023, may be a sign that candidate debates will be the next casualty in the highly polarized political environment in the United States.

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Former Google executive enters 2024 US Senate race to succeed California's Feinstein

A former tech executive is joining the crowded 2024 U.S. Senate race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Axios

Poll: US not yet all-in on EVs, see role for fossil fuels

Americans aren't fully supportive of backing away from fossil fuels.

The Independent UK

North American trade pact on 3rd anniversary: Optimism is rising for US and Mexican workers

To President Donald Trump, America’s trade relationship with Mexico was intolerable

The Guardian - US

‘There are more trans bans than trans athletes’: what’s driving anti-LGBTQ+ hate in America?

Advocate Gillian Branstetter sees reasons for hope after four trans youth won a fight for healthcare in an Arkansas court

Salon

Trump is awfully low energy these days

From saying he's a "legitimate person" to dodging a debate, Trump dishes out weak sauce — even by his low standards

Ballotpedia

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Welcome to the Thursday, June 29, Brew.

Salon

Some people really are "above the law"

If nobody was truly above the law in America, Donald Trump would not have been rewarded for his lifetime of crimes

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