After ‘Squad’ Member Bowman’s Defeat, What’s Next for Aipac?

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🗓️ 26 June 2024

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P.M. Edition for June 26. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent over $14 million in advertising to defeat New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman. Congress reporter Natalie Andrews says it now has another progressive House member in its sights. And Anna Hirtenstein reports on the Biden administration’s tough task balancing domestic gas prices with maintaining pressure on its oil-pumping geopolitical adversaries. Plus, how investors will soon be able to place legal bets on the latest economic reports. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.1	The Supreme Court hands down a decision on social media censorship and accidentally leaks another on abortion.
0:26.0	And the White House wants to keep gas prices down.
0:29.3	Can it do that while also keeping the squeeze on Russia, Iran, and Venezuela.
0:33.6	It is hard to be tough on these adversaries in a real tangible way
0:37.2	without disrupting oil markets and driving energy prices up.
0:40.5	Plus, how investors will soon be able to place legal bets on the latest economic reports.
0:46.0	It's Wednesday, June 26th, I'm Pierre Biename for the Wall Street Journal.
0:50.0	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
0:55.0	Let's start with the Supreme Court, which today rejected a lawsuit claiming the
1:06.2	Biden administration censored social media. The suit led by Republican State
1:10.9	Attorneys General in Missouri and Louisiana, claimed executive
1:14.2	branch officials pressured digital platforms to censor conservative speakers.
1:19.1	They alleged that that campaign reached a fever pitch in 2021 after President Biden took office and
1:24.7	sought to promote COVID-19 vaccines and counter former President Donald Trump's
1:29.6	claims that the election was rigged. In a 6-3 decision that crossed ideological lines, the
1:35.1	high court said the plaintiffs failed to show they were directly harmed or faced the
1:39.4	risk of future harm by those alleged actions. The social media companies which are not parties to
1:44.6	the case have long rejected claims of liberal bias. Separately the Supreme Court
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