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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia's 6th Congressional District — The local Indivisible chapter is campaigning hard for Jon Ossoff, but they have their eyes on a bigger prize as well. — Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff shakes hands with campaign workers and volunteers, June 18, 2017.
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Paola Chavez / ABC News:
The Note: Dem win in Georgia would be Trump's first big loss — WHAT TO KNOW TODAY — Sprinting to the finish: House seats are at stake today in Georgia and South Carolina, with Georgia the main event. Polls are open in both races from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET.
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
VIDEO: It Took Two Hours To Walk From Jon Ossoff's House to Georgia's Sixth District
VIDEO: It Took Two Hours To Walk From Jon Ossoff's House to Georgia's Sixth District
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Can the New Activist Passion of Suburban White Women Change American Politics?
Can the New Activist Passion of Suburban White Women Change American Politics?
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Trump's agenda on the line in a hard-fought Georgia House race
Trump's agenda on the line in a hard-fought Georgia House race
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Georgia special election: 7 things to watch
Georgia special election: 7 things to watch
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Spicer searching for candidates to take over White House briefing — White House press secretary Sean Spicer is leading a search for his own replacement on the briefing room podium as part of a larger plan to shake up the White House communications operation, according to two people with knowledge of the effort.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
In Trump's Washington, public business increasingly handled behind closed doors — The Senate bill to scale back the health-care law known as Obamacare is being written in secret by a single senator, Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and a clutch of his senior aides.
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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
What Will It Take to Dump Trump? — President Donald Trump walks …
What Will It Take to Dump Trump? — President Donald Trump walks …
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CBS News:
Trump's handling of Russia investigations weighs on approval ratings — President Trump's job approval rating has dipped in recent weeks, pushed down by negative reaction to his handling of the Russia investigations, and he's seen some slippage among Republicans as well.
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CBS News:
Poll: Americans say U.S. political debate is increasingly uncivil — Members of Congress are getting positive ratings for the way they responded to the shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, last week. President Trump gets slightly lower — though still net positive — evaluations for his response …
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Wall Street Journal:
Senate GOP Plans Health-Care Vote Next Week — Senate GOP leaders are planning to vote next week on legislation to repeal large chunks of the Affordable Care Act, even though they don't yet appear to have secured enough support to pass it.
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Jeffrey Young / HuffPost:
The Not-So-Secret Truth About the Senate GOP's Secret Health Care Bill
The Not-So-Secret Truth About the Senate GOP's Secret Health Care Bill
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Worrying numbers on health care plan for ‘swing vote’ senators
Worrying numbers on health care plan for ‘swing vote’ senators
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Sources: Senate GOP prepares for Obamacare repeal vote next week
Sources: Senate GOP prepares for Obamacare repeal vote next week
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Zachary Hansen / USA Today:
It's so hot in Phoenix, they can't fly planes … PHOENIX — The extreme heat forecast for Phoenix on Tuesday has caused the cancellation of 20 American Airlines flights out of Sky Harbor International Airport. — According to a statement from American Airlines, the American Eagle regional flights use …
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Daniel J. Kornstein / USA Today:
A win for state-sponsored bigotry — Prejudice increases when the government lends its authority to slurs: Opposing view. — The Supreme Court's ruling in The Slants case worries me; it looks more like a victory for government-sanctioned bigotry than a win for free speech.
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Free Speech at the Supreme Court
Free Speech at the Supreme Court
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Democrats just got some very good news from the Supreme Court on gerrymandering
Democrats just got some very good news from the Supreme Court on gerrymandering
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Melanie Eversley / USA Today:
Tour group says no more Americans to North Korea after Warmbier's death — The travel company that took University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier to North Korea said Monday that it is wrangling with the 22-year-old's death and will no longer take Americans to North Korea.
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Tara Fowler / ABC News:
Otto Warmbier, American student detained in North Korea for 17 months, dies — Otto Warmbier, the American student who was imprisoned in North Korea for more than 17 months and was returned home to Ohio last week, has died, his family said Monday. — “It is our sad duty to report that our son …
WTTG-TV:
Man charged with murder of Muslim teen; road rage appears to have led to killing, police say — Authorities: Teen slain after leaving mosque, man arrested — Police charge man with murder in death of missing teen — HERNDON, Va. - A man has been charged with murder after police …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Let's Not Get Carried Away — I was the op-ed editor at The Wall Street Journal at the peak of the Whitewater scandal. We ran a series of investigative pieces “raising serious questions” (as we say in the scandal business) about the nefarious things the Clintons were thought to have done back in Arkansas.
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate bill more conservative on Medicaid, but slows expansion phaseout — The draft Senate health care bill would move to the left of the House bill by easing the phaseout of the Medicaid expansion. But it would also move to the right by eventually shifting to a lower Medicaid growth rate — a nod to conservatives.
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Jeff Stein / Newsweek:
MICHAEL FLYNN, RUSSIA AND A GRAND SCHEME TO BUILD NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE ARAB WORLD — SPYTALK MICHAEL FLYNN RUSSIA SAUDI ARABIA — In 2015 and 2016, according to his filing, Flynn was an adviser to X-Co Dynamics Inc./Iron Bridge Group, which at first glance looks …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
George W. Bush and Barack Obama Both Popular in Retirement — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former President George W. Bush's national image continues to improve in his retirement, with his favorable rating rising seven percentage points over the past year to 59%. This continues the fairly steady improvement …
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
Is North Carolina the Future of American Politics? — The state is narrowly split between Democratic and Republican Parties that agree on virtually nothing. Are its scorched-earth politics what the rest of us have to look forward to? — On the last Thursday in March …
Ali H. Soufan / New York Times:
Can You Kill the Islamic State? — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-appointed caliph of the self-described Islamic State, might have been killed. Again. — In announcing last week the airstrike that may have felled the Islamic State's leader, Russia wisely hedged its bets.
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Soros, Clinton-Linked Teneo Among Donors to McCain Institute — Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain in 2012 turned over nearly $9 million in unspent funds from his failed 2008 presidential campaign to a new foundation bearing his name, the McCain Institute for International Leadership.
Paul Barrett / Bloomberg:
The New Face of Trump's Legal Team Is the Christian Right's Pitbull — Jay Sekulow has an impressive Supreme Court record. But a criminal defense lawyer he is not. — Jay Sekulow has had a lively debut as a member of President Donald Trump's personal legal team.
Todd Van Luling / HuffPost:
New Moby Video Depicts Donald Trump's Rise And A Violent Demise — Moby spoke with HuffPost about activism and becoming a reluctant mouthpiece for anti-Trump intel. — Moby believes it is “obvious” the world is “a millimeter away from collapse.” — That fearful idea may already be seared …
John Binder / Breitbart:
Dolce & Gabbana Designer Fires Back At ‘Ignorant’ Miley Cyrus For Criticizing Brand's ‘Politics’ — Pop star Miley Cyrus dug herself into a hole with famous Italian fashion designer Stefano Gabbana, one-half of the duo behind Dolce & Gabbana. — After Cyrus' brother walked …
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