The Trump administration just asked the Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare during a pandemic

[View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter]( June 26, 2020 Hello. Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have the right to marry. Five years! Doesn't it feel so much longer? Time is elastic! The Supreme Court will soon have the power to make another potentially groundbreaking decision: whether to uphold or invalidate the [Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare](. The Trump administration has found it fitting, amid a pandemic that has killed more than 120,000 Americans, to urge the Supreme Court to strip 23 million people of their health insurance. What a sane, caring, and totally not evil thing to do. Plus, Deputy Editor Dave Gilson dives deep on the racist legacy of [Jefferson Davis' old desk](; the Trump administration rolls back a [major Obama-era bank reform](; Jon Jang speaks out about his ["Pledge of Black-Asian Allegiance" album, Amiri Baraka, and Malcolm X](; and Donald Trump thinks asbestos fears are a [mob conspiracy](. Have a great weekend! —Abigail Weinberg P.S. Thank you to everyone who has pitched in during [our big fundraising drive](. We still need to raise about $56,000 to hit our $400,000 goal by June 30, so if you haven't yet, I hope you'll consider joining your fellow readers and helping make our reporting possible with a donation today: [Whether you can give $5 or $500, it all makes a difference](. [NRDC]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [The Trump Administration Just Asked the Supreme Court to Strike Down Obamacare During a Pandemic]( The move could strip 23 million Americans of health insurance at the time they need it most. BY ABIGAIL WEINBERG [Trending] [There's another Confederate monument in the US Capitol: Jefferson Davis' old desk.]( BY DAVE GILSON [Trump regulators just rolled back a major Obama-era bank reform.]( BY HANNAH LEVINTOVA [Jon Jang speaks out about his "Pledge of Black-Asian Allegiance" album, Amiri Baraka, and Malcolm X.]( BY DANIEL KING [Donald Trump thinks asbestos removal is a mob conspiracy.]( BY MAX J. ROSENTHAL [NRDC]( [Weekend Reads] [Special Feature]( [I Spent 3 Months Locked Down in DC. Then I Went to a Mall in Utah.]( It was terrifying. BY STEPHANIE MENCIMER [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( [Recharge] SOME GOOD NEWS, FOR ONCE [LeBron James Dunks Again on Trump, Scoring Multimillions for a New Media Empire]( LeBron James has been [dunking]( on Donald Trump for years now, posterizing the president in a kingly pose of majesty and strength and style, with tweets and press statements like [this one]( and [this one](. The NBA star isn’t about to let up on the windbag occupant of the highest office: James just scored $100 million in backing to build a media empire, a new company that “gives a voice to creators and consumers who’ve been pandered to, ignored, or underserved,” in the words of Jason Kelly, who interviewed James in a [video chat]( for Bloomberg. The new company’s staff is 64 percent people of color and 40 percent women. Now let’s see if James has it in the tank to run one-on-three with Nat Johnson, Thumper DeShields, and J. Barron. Taking bets at recharge@motherjones.com. —Daniel King Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]({{public_share('fbshare')}}) and [Twitter]({{public_share('twitter','Check out this newsletter from @motherjones!')}}). [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755