US Supreme Court backs Alabama Black voters, bolsters civil rights law reuters.com/legal/us-supre…

Trump's Republican rivals are lining up behind him to attack the FBI. Here's why. reuters.com/world/us/why-t…

High school English teacher makes a stand over book bans, erasure of LGBTQ+ students tampabay.com/narratives/202…

Affirmative action, student debt rulings loom at US Supreme Court reuters.com/legal/affirmat…

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A robotic deep-sea vessel searching for the missing submersible Titan discovered a "debris field" near the wreck of the Titanic, authorities said. The latest on the hunt: reuters.com/world/search-i… Reuters

Trump is leveraging his connections to loyalists in key primary states to lobby for voting rules & dates that could cement his front-runner status in 2024. His campaign is advocating for changes in half a dozen states, his co-campaign manager told Reuters.

Big SCOTUS news: In 6-3 vote, the court ruled against a bid by North Carolina Republican lawmakers to amplify the power of state-level politicians over federal elections by limiting the ability of state courts to review their actions reuters.com/legal/us-supre…

US colleges cautiously prep for end to race-conscious admissions amid enrollment gaps. Read more: reut.rs/3NSEb4t

"A darkness has fallen across the cobbler belt. You can barely find a peach." Love this opening line by Kim Severson nytimes.com/2023/07/06/din…

Mrs. Hanes and my hometown in the NYT: nytimes.com/2023/07/07/din…

NEW: With Trump way ahead in polls, Iowa becomes do-or-die for DeSantis James Oliphant Gram Slattery Ross Colvin reuters.com/world/us/with-…

US colleges refashion student essay prompts after ban on affirmative action reuters.com/world/us/us-co… via Sharon Bernstein

SCOOP by Alexandra Ulmer : Hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, DeSantis' biggest 2024 donor, says he won't give more money unless changes are made reuters.com/world/us/desan…