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Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s push to toss verdict in sex abuse case

THE Supreme Court has rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s finding that he sexually abused the writer E Jean Carroll in…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 29

US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional

Justices find president does not have constitutional authority to fire Federal Reserve governor without cause

The Guardian - US · Jun 29

Supreme Court to release final opinions of term Tuesday

The Supreme Court announced it will wrap up decisions for the term Tuesday, which is expected to include a ruling on a case over President Donald Trump’s push to unilaterally alter birthright citizenship. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday announced the last day for opinions, which is likely…

Roll Call · Jun 29

Americans' pride in US history and democracy dropped steeply over past decade, poll finds

Americans’ pride in their country's history or the way its democracy works has dropped noticeably over the past decade, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

France 24 · Jun 29

'Paid For By Me': Budget Files Show Taxpayers, Not Trump, Funded $690K Oval Office Italian Granite Walkway

Federal budget records reveal that taxpayer money funded Trump's Oval Office walkway, contradicting his claim of personal payment. The project highlights a broader reallocation of National Park Service funds.

International Business Times UK · Jun 29

Zohran Mamdani smiles and addresses presidential speculation: ‘I think the Constitution looks good just the way it is’

Is President Mamdani really possible?

We Got This Covered · Jun 29

Coffee Shops and Political Combat

A controversy in Brooklyn

Reason · Jun 29

Supreme Court allows counts of late-arriving mail ballots

The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi state law Monday that allows election officials to count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but that arrive up to five days later, turning aside a challenge from Republicans and allowing similar laws in more than two dozen states. The 5-4 decision,…

Roll Call · Jun 29

Keisha Bottoms (D) and Rick Jackson (R) compete in toss-up race to succeed term-limited Republican governor in Georgia

Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) and Rick Jackson (R) are running for Governor of Georgia in the November 3, 2026, general election.

Ballotpedia · Jun 29

Four Republicans run in Tennessee's redrawn 9th Congressional District, Democratic incumbent retiring

Charlotte Bergmann, Brent Taylor, Jeremy Thompson, and Todd Warner are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District on August 6, 2026.

Ballotpedia · Jun 29