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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Tweets a Video of Him Wrestling ‘CNN’ to the Ground — President Trump posted a short video to his Twitter account on Sunday in which he is portrayed wrestling and punching a figure whose head has been replaced by the logo for CNN. — The video, about 28 seconds long …
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Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump takes down CNN in WWE fight video — President Trump on Sunday tweeted a modified video of a wrestling match between himself and his media rival CNN. — The tweet escalates an ongoing war of rhetoric between the president of the United States and the cable news outlet.
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Mitchell Alva / ABC News:
‘No one would perceive that as a threat,’ adviser says of Trump's CNN tweet — President Trump's homeland security adviser defended the president's tweet Sunday morning showing him body-slamming and punching a person signifying CNN, saying “no one would perceive that as a threat.”
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
How the Left Lost Its Mind — Last month, Democratic Senator Ed Markey delivered what seemed like an explosive bit of news during an interview with CNN: A grand jury had been impaneled in New York, he said, to investigate the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Russia. — The only problem: It wasn't true.
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate asks for CBO score with, without Cruz proposal — Senate Republicans have asked the Congressional Budget Office to analyze Sen. Ted Cruz's proposal for further health insurance deregulation, and they've asked for one estimate of a health care bill that includes his changes and one that doesn't …
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New York Magazine and Talking Points Memo
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Going Small on Health Care
David Nather / Axios:
WH official endorses Cruz-Lee health care efforts
WH official endorses Cruz-Lee health care efforts
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The Daily Caller
Deena Zaru / CNN:
Sasse warns of ‘weaponizing distrust’ after Trump's media attacks — (CNN)Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse said Sunday that he is troubled by President Donald Trump's latest attacks on the news media because he is concerned about the danger of “weaponizing distrust,” which can harm the freedoms that define a democracy.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Sasse: Trump shouldn't ‘weaponize distrust’ of press — Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) said Sunday that President Trump should not “weaponize distrust” of the press. He noted that a free press is one of the necessary freedoms included in the First Amendment of the Constitution.
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Ryan Hutchins / Politico:
Christie spent night with his family in shuttered Island Beach State Park — Gov. Chris Christie joined his family at a state-owned retreat in Island Beach State Park on Saturday night, less than 24 hours after ordering the closure of all state parks and beaches because of the budget impasse in Trenton.
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New York Magazine and New York Times
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP pressures budget refs for better score on ObamaCare replacement — Senate Republicans are working the referee as they try to salvage their shot at repealing and replacing ObamaCare. — They are specifically turning up the heat on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Lee on healthcare: Lumping too much into one bill dooms its chances
Lee on healthcare: Lumping too much into one bill dooms its chances
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The Daily Caller
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Heller caught between distrustful left and angry right — Dean Heller is dead, one in a series: — One week after I entombed him, dirges for the Nevada's senior senator are still playing. I use the plural because this is a cacophonous symphony, with one mournful melody from the left …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Counseled by Industry, Not Staff, E.P.A. Chief Is Off to a Blazing Start — WASHINGTON — In the four months since he took office as the Environmental Protection Agency's administrator, Scott Pruitt has moved to undo, delay or otherwise block more than 30 environmental rules …
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
EPA chief pushing governmentwide effort to question climate change science
EPA chief pushing governmentwide effort to question climate change science
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Washington Monthly, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and IJR
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
It's Not Just Mike Pence. Americans Are Wary of Being Alone With the Opposite Sex. — Men and women still don't seem to have figured out how to work or socialize together. For many, according to a new Morning Consult poll conducted for The New York Times, it is better simply to avoid each other.
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Kevin Gullufsen / Juneau Empire:
Armed 11-year-old boy saves fishing party from charging bear — Quick action from a Hoonah boy saved a fishing party from a charging brown bear on June 18, the Empire has learned through Alaska State Troopers and family members. — It was the first Defense of Life or Property (DLP) …
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Bob Price / Breitbart:
REPORT: After Phoenix Dropped Sanctuary City Status, Crime Rate Fell — When the City of Phoenix ended its sanctuary city status crime began to fall, the Arizona Police Association reports. Their statement contrasts sharply with politically motivated chiefs of police from around the country.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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William Lajeunesse / Fox News:
Crime drops in Phoenix after city drops sanctuary city status, former cops say
Crime drops in Phoenix after city drops sanctuary city status, former cops say
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The Daily Banter and TheBlaze
Roberto Ramirez / Reuters:
Tower of human skulls in Mexico casts new light on Aztecs — A tower of human skulls unearthed beneath the heart of Mexico City has raised new questions about the culture of sacrifice in the Aztec Empire after crania of women and children surfaced among the hundreds embedded in the forbidding structure.
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The Daily Caller
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Trump vows to support religious freedom — President Trump told a group of evangelical Christians late Saturday that his administration will always “support and defend your religious liberty. — “We don't want to see God forced out of our public square,” he said at a “Celebrate Freedom” …
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