memeorandum: Senate Republicans push to punish ‘sanctuary cities’ (Jordain Carney/The Hill)

10:25 AM ET, July 12, 2015

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Jordain Carney / The Hill:

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Jordain Carney / The Hill:

Senate Republicans push to punish ‘sanctuary cities’ — Republicans want to use a largely non-controversial education bill to crack down on so-called “sanctuary cities” in the wake of a San Francisco shooting that garnered national attention. — The recent killing of 32-year old Kathryn Steinle …

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Andrew Gilligan / Telegraph:

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DEM: ‘Something happened,’ but no evidence of device after ‘ground disturbance’ at Salty Brine beach — PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Salty Brine beach was evacuated Saturday morning while the state bomb squad investigates reports of a possible explosion near the rocks, according to a spokeswoman …

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Mehreen Khan / Telegraph:

24 hours to save the euro: Germany prepares for a ‘temporary’ Greek exit as euro project on the brink of collapse — Berlin readies humanitarian aid for Greece proposing a five-year expulsion from the euro, after Athens is accused of destroying the trust of its partners

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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — In an interview with the Union Leader, aspiring 2016 Republican presidential nominee Jeb Bush took a slap at the foreign policies of President Barack Obama, stating that the leader of the free world uses too many big words and wastes his time at conferences …

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

The Obamacare Resistance Regroups — Three Congressional votes, two Supreme Court lawsuits, and an election have slowed them down but not stopped them. — Shares … The 16th Amendment to the Constitution, authorizing the federal income tax, was ratified in 1913.