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5:20 PM ET, July 4, 2017

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CNN:
US military analysis suggests North Korea launched a ‘probable’ ICBM  — Top officials at the State Department and the Defense Department are participating in the meeting  —  (CNN)US military analysts believe North Korea's launched a “probable” two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday …
Discussion: Associated Press and WHNT-TV
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Says It Has Successfully Tested ICBM
NBC News:
North Korea Tested Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, U.S. Officials Believe
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Astonishing poll about Trump and media  —  A stark poll by Survey Monkey finds that 89% of Republicans view President Trump as more trustworthy than CNN, and 91% of Democrats think the opposite.  Among all adults, trust for CNN is 7 points ahead of Trump.  Among independents, CNN wins by 15 points.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, Mediaite and AOL
CNN:
Forty-one states have refused Kobach's request for voter information  — Three states are still reviewing the commission's request and another three states have not returned CNN's request for comment  — Seven states are still awaiting a letter from the commission …
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Charles Stewart III / Politico:
What Is Kris Kobach Up To?  —  When President Donald Trump's …
Discussion: CNN and New York Times
Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland official resigns from Trump voter fraud panel
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / CNN:
Liberals are reclaiming patriotism from the right  —  Senator Warner on the future of the Democrats  —  Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion, and professor of history and Italian studies at New York University.  Follow her on Twitter @ruthbenghiat.
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Virginia Hale / Breitbart:
Bill Gates: Europe Will Be Overwhelmed Unless It Stems Flow of Migrants  —  Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned that Africa's population explosion will overwhelm Europe unless the continent makes it more difficult for migrants to reach its shores.  —  The American billionaire's comments come …
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Christie: My poll numbers show I don't care about political optics  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said that he doesn't care about “political optics” after he earned national attention Monday over photos of him on a beach he closed last week.  —  “I think my poll numbers show …
Discussion: RedState
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Robert Fife / Canadian Press:
Ottawa to offer Omar Khadr apology, $10-million in compensation  —  The Trudeau government is poised to offer an apology and a $10-million compensation package to former child soldier Omar Khadr for abuses he suffered while detained in the U.S. military prison for captured and suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Michelle Shephard / Toronto Star:
Khadr to get apology, compensation over $10M as lawsuit settled
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Common Dreams
Associated Press:
The Latest: Illinois Senate overrides Rauner's budget vetoes  —  The Latest on the Illinois Legislature's action to address the nation's longest state budget stalemate (all times local):  —  The Illinois Senate has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes of a $36 billion budget plan and $5 billion income tax increase.
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
Senators, Visiting Afghanistan, Warn Trump Over Diplomatic Vacancies  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — A delegation of United States senators visiting Afghanistan issued a stark warning on Tuesday to President Trump to fill vacant embassy and State Department positions here in order to better address …
Aida Chavez / The Hill:
Chicago to make future plans a graduation requirement: report  —  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) wants public high school students to show their plans for the future before obtaining their diploma.  —  Students will soon have to show that they've secured a job or received a letter of acceptance to college …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:   Chicago won't allow high school students to graduate without a plan for the future
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Biographer: Trump's media attacks motivated by self-preservation … One of President Trump's biographers said early Monday that he doesn't believe Trump is a strategic thinker when it comes to his social media attacks on news outlets.  —  Tim O'Brien, who authored the 2005 book “Trump Nation …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Tony Romm / Recode:
Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman are launching a new group to rethink the Democratic Party  —  It's called Win the Future, and Pincus is even courting potential WTF candidates like the frontman of '90s rock band Third Eye Blind.  —  Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman want to hack the Democratic Party.
Diane Dietz / Statesman Journal:
Oregon Republicans shrug off politics, extend benefits to undocumented children  —  Oregon Republicans took the lead in arguing for spending $36 million on health care for undocumented Oregon children during a Monday session.  —  The “cover all kids” Senate Bill 558 passed the body on a 21-8 vote.
Wall Street Journal:
Samsung Is Developing a Bixby-Powered Smart Speaker  —  Samsung is developing a voice-activated speaker powered by its digital assistant Bixby, joining a proliferating arms race in tabletop devices against the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft.
Christian Borys / BBC:
The day a mysterious cyber-attack crippled Ukraine  —  This time last week, an online attack brought chaos to Ukraine's banks, hospitals and government, before spreading worldwide.  The evidence suggests that money was not the aim - the real intention was disguised.  Could it be a sign of something more serious to come?
 
 
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Peter Wehner / New York Times:
Declaration of Disruption
Discussion: Raw Story
Democracy Now:
“What to the Slave is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech
Discussion: Common Dreams
Chen Guangcheng / New York Times:
China's Ignoble Treatment of a Nobel Laureate
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
The press will lose to Donald Trump, Piers Morgan writes
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Congress Moves to Stop I.R.S. From Enforcing Health Law Mandate
Discussion: Mother Jones
BBC:
Raqqa: IS ‘capital’ wall breached by US-backed Syrian forces
Discussion: IJR
Nicholas Bakalar / New York Times:
U.S. Fertility Rate Reaches a Record Low
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Eschaton
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Energy Department to reconsider Obama energy efficiency rule
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Jim Camden / Spokesman.com:
Paid family and medical leave fast tracked through Legislature
Jessica Elgot / The Guardian:
Theresa May sitting on report on foreign funding of UK extremists
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
How close is Russian cyber firm to Russia's spies?
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
FBI employees wear ‘Comey is my homey’ T-shirts to Family Day
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
WATCH: Clintons cheered by NYC theater audience
Discussion: Washington Times, IJR and TheBlaze
HuffPost:
Guns And KKK Members At Gettysburg Confederate Rally, But No Foes To Fight
Discussion: Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Michael Cottman / NBC News:
Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Discussion: Daily Mail, IJR, The Week and AOL