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2:10 PM ET, June 21, 2017

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New York Times:
Democrats Seethe After Georgia Loss: ‘Our Brand Is Worse Than Trump’  —  Democrats seethed, second-guessed and sought to regroup on Wednesday after a disappointing special election defeat in Georgia, with the party's campaign chief in the House of Representatives outlining alternative paths to taking power …
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
GA-06: Why Handel's Win Isn't a Disaster for Democrats  —  It's a devastating psychological blow for a party to spend over $30 million on a House special election and still lose.  For Democrats, Jon Ossoff's defeat to Karen Handel stings, and the blame game is already raging: “Why did Ossoff run such a bland campaign?
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
This Might Be the Worst Democratic Freak-out Ever  —  Karen Handel's close-but-not-that-close win in Georgia's sixth district, the fourth Republican victory in four special elections, has officially made the party's failure to capture a House seat in 2017 a capital-T Thing.
Steve / steveschale.com:
One big lesson from GA 06.  —  Pretty close to exactly 12 years ago, I took the reins of the political operation of the Florida House Democratic Caucus.  During my three years there, we picked up nine Republican districts, including two swing seat Special Elections, including a special in a ruby-red type district like Georgia 06.
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
A Reality Check about What Handel's Win Means
Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Jon Ossoff's $23 Million Loss Shows Dems Have No Idea How to Win in the Age of Trump
Discussion: IJR, Infowars, NBC News and Washington Post
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump spikes the ball after Georgia election win
Discussion: Washington Post
Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
The victory in Georgia's 6th is a yuge win for Trump
New York Times:
Who Financed the Georgia Sixth, the Most Expensive House Election Ever
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump, Russia and a Shadowy Business Partnership  —  An insider describes the Bayrock Group, its links to the Trump family and its mysterious access to funds.  It isn't pretty.  —  The special counsel's investigation of the White House has come more sharply into focus.
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Caleb Melby / Bloomberg:
Trump's Net Worth Slips to $2.9 Billion as Towers Underperform
David Nather / Axios:
White House launches ACA repeal website  —  The White House is giving a push to the Senate health care bill with a new website highlighting the Trump administration's arguments for repealing the Affordable Care Act.  It features a video outlining the problems it sees with the law …
Discussion: Politicus USA and The Week
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
DHS official: Russia targeted election-related systems in 21 states  —  Trump administration officials said Wednesday that Russia targeted election-related systems in 21 states leading up to the 2016 presidential election.  —  A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official …
Discussion: Bipartisan Report
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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
Ex-DHS chief: ‘To my current knowledge’ Russia did not alter vote counts
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Homeland Security official: Russian government actors tried to hack election systems in 21 states
Jordan Smith / The Intercept:
Texas Couple Exonerated 25 Years After Being Convicted of Lurid Crimes That Never Happened  —  Twenty-five years after they were convicted of a crime that never happened, Fran and Dan Keller were formally exonerated on June 20 in Austin, Texas.  —  The couple's prosecution in 1992 was part …
Discussion: Raw Story
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Law Enforcement Shares Findings of the Investigation into the June 14 Alexandria, Virginia Shooting  —  Today, law enforcement officials shared findings to date of the investigation into the shooting that occurred at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.  —  Travis Kalanick stepped down Tuesday as chief executive of Uber, the ride-hailing service that he helped found in 2009 and that he built into a transportation colossus, after a shareholder revolt made it untenable for him to stay on at the company.
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Congressional Black Caucus expected to decline Trump meeting  —  The Congressional Black Caucus is expected to reject an invitation to meet with President Donald Trump, according to four sources close to the group.  —  The Trump administration, sources said, has done nothing to advance …
Andrew Romano / Yahoo:
Eric Holder joins the anti-Trump resistance — and mulls a presidential campaign of his own … LOS ANGELES — More than two years after leaving the Obama administration, former Attorney General Eric Holder is reentering the political fray.  —  His goal: to lead the legal resistance …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Holder mulling 2020 bid
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Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Tucker Carlson: ‘Democrats Still Have Literally No Idea Why They Keep Losing Elections’
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
How The Guardian Lost America  —  The Guardian's US newsroom didn't become the voice of the Bernie left during the election.  It didn't break huge campaign scoops.  Years after winning a Pulitzer for the Edward Snowden story, Guardian US has slashed costs, leaving employees stewing about mismanagement …
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Next up: a special counsel to probe Team Obama's obstruction of justice  —  MORE FROM: … By using fired FBI Director James Comey to attack the new Republican administration, Democrats have opened up a legal can of worms for the Obama administration.  —  Under sworn questioning …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Franken: 'I don't want to be president'  —  (D-Minn.) says he has “no plans to run” for president.  —  “Right now, what I am doing and what I enjoy doing more than anything in the world is serving the people of my state,” Franken said during an interview with ABC News's “Powerhouse Politics” podcast.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and ABC News
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Why the White House Is Reading Greek History  —  The Trump White House isn't known as a hot spot for Ivy League intellectuals.  But last month, a Harvard academic slipped into the White House complex for an unusual meeting.  Graham Allison, an avuncular foreign policy thinker who served under Reagan …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Saudi Arabia Rewrites Succession as King Replaces Heir With Son, 31  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — King Salman of Saudi Arabia promoted his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, to be next in line to the throne on Wednesday, further empowering a young, activist leader at a time when the kingdom …
 
 
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Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
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PRRI:
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Discussion: ThinkProgress
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Behind the Democrats' Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump
Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Camille Paglia Blames Dems for Destroying Journalism — ‘It Is Going to Take Decades to Recover’
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Nabra Hassanen's memorial set on fire in Dupont Circle
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Pentagon wasted $28 million on uniforms for Afghan soldiers, report says
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Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC:
Jack Ma: In 30 years people will work ‘four hours a day and maybe four days a week’
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Ilya Marritz / WNYC News:
Trump Hotel Tells Workers Not To Leak
Allan Dodds Frank / ABC News:
Trump Organization seeks hefty tax break for Westchester golf club
Discussion: Bipartisan Report and Raw Story
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Illinois Comptroller: “The State Can No Longer Function”
Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
G.O.P. Health Plan Is Really a Rollback of Medicaid
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Fears mount that Obamacare repeal will put life-saving treatments for opioid epidemic out of reach
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
 
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