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It’s the last week of June and that means we’re anxiously awaiting decisions in several high-profile Supreme Court cases. The rest of the cases concern issues such as affirmative action, President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, LGBTQ business services and the power of state legislatures. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, we take a look at what different public opinion polls have found about affirmative action and wonder if it’s a good or bad use of polls. We also explore what to make of RFK Jr.’s relatively strong Democratic primary polls. In addition, the Republican presidential primary field…

CNN — CNN has exclusively obtained the audio recording of the 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump talks about having classified documents that he did not declassify. Listen to the conversation Listen to audio obtained exclusively by CNN of a July 2021 conversation during which former President Donald Trump acknowledges that he has been holding on to a classified Pentagon document about a possible attack on Iran. The recording, which first aired on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” includes new details of the conversation that is critical evidence in Trump’s indictment of special counsel Jack Smith for…

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted his first presidential rally on the Rio Grande River on Monday, he promised to follow through on an immigration policy that the state’s top Republicans have sought all legislative session . “States should be able to send people back,” the second-most popular candidate for the Republican nomination told supporters. “As president, we will fully deputize all state and local governments to be able to enforce immigration law. You will be able to have that authority.” In the audience was state Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, who brought major legislation that would have…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Voters in Alabama will head to the polls in just over eight months for primary elections, and state party leaders say they’re gearing up for 2024. Some Republican hopefuls have already visited the state, and ALGOP President John Wahl says that will only continue in the coming months. Among the candidates who have made stops this year are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, and next August, former President Donald Trump. Wahl hopes the visit by these candidates will help voters make informed decisions. “I love introducing national candidates to the state of…

Fort Worth says the city’s IT operations are returning to normal after a hack into an internal computer system was discovered late last week. The city said over the weekend someone accessed a municipal website that manages maintenance work orders. City leaders said they do not believe any other systems were compromised and there is no evidence that personal or sensitive data was released. Still, personal information, cybersecurity and government investigations attorney Matthew Yarbrough said those who live within Fort Worth city limits should keep an eye on their personal information and ask questions. “I would do it in writing…

The Springfield News-Sun won three first-place awards and one second-place honor at the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Awards announced Monday. “It’s an honor to be recognized by Ohio SPJ for the work our reporters do covering the Springfield community,” said News-Sun Editor Ben McLaughlin. “Also important is the variety of work we’re receiving awards for, from breaking news to public service to best photographer and best reporter in Ohio.” The News-Sun took first place in Best Deadline Reporting for its digital and print coverage of the shooting death of Matthew Yates, a Clark County sheriff’s deputy who responded to…

In a strange move this afternoon, the Tennessee Smokies hinted that an announcement about a Pete Crow-Armstrong was coming.

(CBS DETROIT) – AAA expects Michigan residents to travel in record volumes over the July 4th weekend. According to AAA, more than 1.7 million Michigan residents are expected to make a trip of 50 miles or more between Friday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 4. This means 76,000 more travelers are expected during this time compared to the previous record set last year. In addition, AAA says new national records for travel during this time are also expected. About 50.7 million Americans are expected to travel during the July 4th weekend. That would be 2.1 million more than in 2022….