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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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Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland official resigns from Trump voter fraud panel — Maryland's deputy Secretary of State has resigned from a controversial Trump administration panel probing alleged voter fraud in last year's presidential election. — Deputy Secretary of State Luis E. Borunda …
Charles Stewart III / Politico:
What Is Kris Kobach Up To? — When President Donald Trump's Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which is chaired by Vice President Mike Pence, sent a letter to every state in the country on Thursday requesting “publicly available voter roll data,” Delbert Hosemann …
New York Times:
Happy Fourth of July! Show Us Your Papers — The reviews of President Trump's new commission on election integrity are rolling in, and they're not good. — “Disingenuous.” “Repugnant.” “At best a waste of taxpayer money.” “A tool to commit large-scale voter suppression.”
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BBC:
North Korea hails ‘ICBM test’ success — North Korea says it has successfully tested its first “intercontinental ballistic missile” (ICBM). — A state television announcement said the missile, which landed in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, could hit targets anywhere in the world.
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Says It Has Successfully Tested ICBM — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, claiming a milestone in its efforts to build nuclear weapons capable of hitting the mainland United States.
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Reuters:
North Korea says first intercontinental ballistic missile test successful
North Korea says first intercontinental ballistic missile test successful
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Euan McKirdy / CNN:
North Korea fires missile into waters off Japan
North Korea fires missile into waters off Japan
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New York Times:
Trump Warns China He Is Willing to Pressure North Korea on His Own
Trump Warns China He Is Willing to Pressure North Korea on His Own
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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.
Jim Camden / Spokesman.com:
Paid family and medical leave fast tracked through Legislature — jimc@spokesman.com — (509) 879-7461 … OLYMPIA - Late Friday night, with great emotion but relatively little fanfare, the Legislature moved Washington into the forefront among states that provide financial help to parents …
Michael Cottman / NBC News:
Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Archaeologists have excavated an area of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello mansion that has astounded even the most experienced social scientists: The living quarters of Sally Hemings …
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
It's a done deal: Christie will end state shutdown in time for July 4, sources say — TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will approve a compromise that would put an end to the three-day state government shutdown and could reopen state parks and beaches in time for the Fourth of July, sources inside the governor's office said.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
WATCH: Clintons cheered by NYC theater audience … A New York City theater audience broke into cheers Sunday as the Clintons arrived to watch a play. — Former President Bill and Hillary Clinton — were walking to their seats at Lincoln Center when the crowd burst out into applause and cheers.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
FBI employees wear ‘Comey is my homey’ T-shirts to Family Day — Multiple FBI staffers reportedly sported T-shirts that read “Comey is my homey” to a Family Day event on Monday, offering support for ousted FBI Director James Comey, whom President Trump fired earlier this year.
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.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
CNN: Trump's Wrestling Meme May Be Racist, Antisemitic — CNN is fighting back after President Donald Trump tweeted a spoof video on Sunday showing him wrestling the network to the ground. On Sunday, network commentators described the video as a form of incitement; on Monday …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
How close is Russian cyber firm to Russia's spies? — WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies have turned up the heat in recent days on Kaspersky Lab, the Moscow-based cybersecurity giant long suspected of ties to Russia's spying apparatus. — Now, official Kremlin documents reviewed …
Andrew Caplan / Gainesville Sun:
Confederate flag left at NAACP leader's home — “I think it's one more effort to intimidate people who stand up for civil rights,” said Evelyn Foxx's walking partner, Meg Niederhofer. — Alachua County NAACP chapter president Evelyn Foxx awoke Monday morning to a Confederate flag left on her lawn, Gainesville police reported.