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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Focus on Chief Justice as Supreme Court Hears Immigration Challenge — WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. twice voted to save President Obama's health care law, infuriating his usual allies on the right. Now, conservatives are nervous that the chief justice will disappoint …
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Washington Post and ImmigrationProf Blog
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Melkorka Licea / New York Post:
My threesome with Clarence Thomas — A former gal pal of Clarence Thomas said the future Supreme Court justice was a manscaping maven with an impeccable scent during their ménage-à-trois days. — “He mostly always smelled like soap and just naturally had a wonderful odor to his body …
Richard G. Lugar / New York Times:
On Immigration, Law Is on Obama's Side — THE legal controversy surrounding the Obama administration's immigration enforcement policies will soon come to a head when the Supreme Court justices hear the case United States v. Texas on Monday. Texas claims that the president's executive …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama amnesty Supreme Court case to test limits of presidential power — The Constitution was ratified more than two centuries ago, and in all that time no president had ever tested the limits of executive power enough to force the Supreme Court to rule whether he has lived up to the founders' command …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
With some smart moves, Trump had a pretty good week … Don't look now, but Donald Trump has made moves in the past week that are, wait for it, actually quite smart. — Consider: — Trump announced the hiring of Rick Wiley, who managed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's presidential campaign …
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Politico, Political Wire, The Huffington Post, Guardian, Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump on contested convention: 'I hope it doesn't involve violence'
Trump on contested convention: 'I hope it doesn't involve violence'
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
For Donald Trump, two outrage-free weeks
Patrick Howley / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — Trump Campaign: Cruz Staged ‘Attack’ In Georgia To Steal Delegates...'Not Grassroots Activism'
EXCLUSIVE — Trump Campaign: Cruz Staged ‘Attack’ In Georgia To Steal Delegates...'Not Grassroots Activism'
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The Last Tradition and Political Insider blog
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Says ‘Rigged’ Convention Should Not Be Met With Violence
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Trump massacred in delegate fights once more
Trump massacred in delegate fights once more
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RedState, Slate, Oklahoma Grassroots, Debbie Dooley, Newsmax, Townhall.com and CNN
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
How US covered up Saudi role in 9/11 — In its report on the still-censored “28 pages” implicating the Saudi government in 9/11, “60 Minutes” last weekend said the Saudi role in the attacks has been “soft-pedaled” to protect America's delicate alliance with the oil-rich kingdom.
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Breitbart and Jihad Watch
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Kristin Donnelly / NBC News:
Secret 28 Pages of 9/11 Report Under New Scrutiny
Secret 28 Pages of 9/11 Report Under New Scrutiny
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Pamela Geller, Forbes and Hot Air
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Dilma Rousseff Is Impeached by Brazil's Lower House of Congress — BRASÍLIA — Brazilian legislators voted on Sunday night to approve impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the nation's first female president, whose tenure has been buffeted by a dizzying corruption scandal, a shrinking economy and spreading disillusionment.
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Jonathan Watts / Guardian:
Brazilian congress votes to impeach president Dilma Rousseff — Government concedes after lower house overwhelmingly backs move to remove Rousseff, who now faces vote in senate — Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff suffered a crushing defeat on Sunday as a hostile and corruption-tainted congress voted to impeach her.
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Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine and The Atlantic
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
There Is No Bernie Sanders Movement — Almost every modern Democratic primary has had a progressive insurgency. Bernie's isn't anything new. But it can be. — He'd just been declared the winner in the Wisconsin Democratic primary, and now Bernie Sanders, speaking from a stage in Laramie …
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Washington Post
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Alan Dershowitz / New York Daily News:
Bernie Sanders' illiberal supporters: Do they expect safe spaces everywhere?
Bernie Sanders' illiberal supporters: Do they expect safe spaces everywhere?
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Washington Free Beacon and ThinkProgress
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
While the GOP worries about convention chaos, Trump pushes for ‘showbiz’ feel … NEW YORK — The volatility of the Republican presidential race threatens to undermine the party's July convention, putting potential donors on edge, raising security concerns and prompting some GOP politicians …
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Political Wire
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Brianna Gurciullo / Politico:
Why Trump may be costing Democrats millions for their convention
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
For News Outlets Squeezed From the Middle, It's Bend or Bust — Earlier this month, a couple of inventive young go-getters at Buzzfeed tied enough rubber bands around the center of a watermelon to make it explode. Nearly a million people watched the giant berry burst on Facebook Live.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Clooney: Sanders is right about ‘obscene’ amount of money in politics — Actor George Clooney, a major fundraiser for Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton — , said that it's “ridiculous” and “obscene” how much money goes into presidential campaigns.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Sanders supporters shower Clinton motorcade with dollar bills
Sanders supporters shower Clinton motorcade with dollar bills
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CANNONFIRE, Associated Press, Balloon Juice and Washington Free Beacon
New York Times:
Immigrants, the Poor and Minorities Gain Sharply Under Health Act — LOS ANGELES — The first full year of the Affordable Care Act brought historic increases in coverage for low-wage workers and others who have long been left out of the health care system, a New York Times analysis has found.
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
The pageant of Donald Trump's dreams — NEW YORK — Donald Trump piled into his limousine with a group of pin-up calendar models dressed in skimpy dresses. It was a snowy night in Manhattan, December 1992, and the festive group was embarking on a circuit of exclusive clubs after a sumptuous dinner at the Plaza Hotel's Oak Room.
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Washington Examiner and RedState
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Texas man brings real gun to water gun fight — and shoots 15-year-old girl — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Law enforcement officials in Spring, Texas said over the weekend that they were questioning a man after he shot a 15-year-old girl who was playing with water guns.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Assails ‘Rigged’ Delegate System, Saying He Chooses Not to Exploit It — Insisting that the delegate selection process is “corrupt and crooked,” Donald J. Trump offered a vivid example on Sunday to prove his point. — Imagine being wooed by Mr. Trump.
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and NY State of Politics
Sharyn Alfonsi / CBS News:
Hacking Your Phone — Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how cellphones and mobile phone networks are vulnerable to hacking — The following script is from “Hacking Your Phone” which aired on April 17, 2016. Sharyn Alfonsi is the correspondent. Howard L. Rosenberg and Julie Holstein, producers.
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The Hill