Political Wire: “A new Quinnipiac poll in Georgia shows Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) jumping out to a double-digit lead over Republican challenger Herschel Walker (R), 54% to 44%. In the matchup for governor, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and challenger Stacey Abrams (D) are tied at 48% each.”

Old North State Politics: “Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States began issuing its most controversial decisions of the 2021-2022 term. They do this every year around the end of June into early July, which is traditionally their ‘end of the term’ before going into their “vacation” until the 2022-2023 term starts on…

AL Political Reporter: “Fred Gray, a Tuskegee attorney who was the legal engine of the Civil Rights Movement, representing Rosa Parks, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a host of other Black men and women challenging racist laws in the Jim Crow South, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Biden White House…

North State Journal: “On Friday, June 24, the offices of the North Carolina Republican Party in Raleigh were vandalized following the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, multiple threats of violence were made throughout the weekend, party officials said. “It is unfortunate and unacceptable that left-wing activists resort to…

USA Today: “The death toll after an abandoned tractor-trailer was found in San Antonio continued to grow Wednesday, reaching 53 people in what officials are calling likely the deadliest smuggling incident in U.S. history.  Of the 53 people who died, 40 were identified as male and 13 as female, according to the Bexar County Public Information Office. Most…

WaPo: “Brooke Alexander turned off her breast pump at 6:04 p.m. and brought two fresh bottles of milk over to the bed, where her 3-month-old twins lay flat on their backs, red-faced and crying. Running on four hours of sleep, the 18-year-old tried to feed both babies at once, holding Kendall in her arms while…

NBC News: “Embattled Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., was defeated by Mike Ezell in a runoff in the state’s Gulf Coast-based 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, NBC News projects. Palazzo, a six-term incumbent who is a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, faces a House ethics investigation into potential misuse of campaign funds. Ezell, a longtime local sheriff…

Political Wire: “Rudy Giuliani “has emerged as a central figure in a Georgia criminal investigation of efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his election loss in the state, with prosecutors questioning witnesses last week before a special grand jury about Mr. Giuliani’s appearances before state legislative panels after the 2020 vote,“ the New…

NY Times: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a Republican-drawn congressional map in Louisiana that a federal judge had said diluted the power of Black voters. The court’s three liberal members dissented. The Supreme Court’s brief order, which included no reasoning, blocked the judge’s ruling and granted a petition seeking review in the case. The justices will,…

Slate: “That queer agitator, that provocateur, was none other than New Orleans’ “political animal” Stewart Butler. Perhaps the most important person in the history of queer Louisiana politics never held elected office. He was an old, bald, gay, white hippie whose friends had burned to death, who wore dashiki hats and was once arrested at…