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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The Network Against the Leader of the Free World — Jeffrey A. Zucker hasn't been getting a lot of sleep lately. But he says that's nothing new. — “I don't sleep that much anyway,” Mr. Zucker, the president of CNN, said on Wednesday in his fifth-floor office, just off the network's glassy Midtown Manhattan newsroom.
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Sarah Posner / Washington Post:
Trump's tweets have suddenly grown a lot more dangerous
Trump's tweets have suddenly grown a lot more dangerous
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MedStar Washington Hospital Center:
Condition Update: Rep. Steve Scalise Progress — Congressman Steve Scalise has been readmitted to the Intensive Care Unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center due to new concerns for infection. His condition is listed as serious. We will provide another update tomorrow, July 6.
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David Caplan / ABC News:
Rep. Scalise ‘out of bed’ and ‘getting better,’ says fellow congressman — Rep. Steve Scalise, who was shot in the hip June 14 when a gunman opened fire at a baseball practice of Republican lawmakers in Virginia, has been readmitted to the intensive care unit in serious condition …
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Clarence Williams / Washington Post:
Rep. Steve Scalise is readmitted to MedStar Intensive Care amid concerns for infection — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was wounded by a gunman in Alexandria last month, was readmitted to MedStar Washington's Intensive Care Unit on Wednesday, said officials from the hospital and his congressional office.
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Madison Park / CNN:
Rep. Steve Scalise back in intensive care unit
Rep. Steve Scalise back in intensive care unit
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Rep. Scalise readmitted to intensive care unit
The Hill:
Voter fraud commission may have violated law — President Trump's voter fraud commission may have violated the law by ignoring federal requirements governing requests for information from states. — The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity asked all 50 states …
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Michael Chertoff / Washington Post:
Trump's voter data request poses an unnoticed danger
Trump's voter data request poses an unnoticed danger
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Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Trump Voter Fraud Commission Was Cautioned About Seeking Sensitive Voter Information
Trump Voter Fraud Commission Was Cautioned About Seeking Sensitive Voter Information
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Washington Post:
Why almost every state is partially or fully rebuffing Trump's voter fraud commission
Why almost every state is partially or fully rebuffing Trump's voter fraud commission
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Celeste Katz / Mic:
Trump election integrity commission member: “We should have predicted” the backlash
Trump election integrity commission member: “We should have predicted” the backlash
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Daniel Politi / Slate:
At Least 44 States Refuse to Hand Over All Data to Trump's “Fraud” Commission
At Least 44 States Refuse to Hand Over All Data to Trump's “Fraud” Commission
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides Want Kremlin Critic in Putin Meeting … The White House's best-known Russia hawk is already in Germany, in advance of Donald Trump's high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the G-20 summit. But whether Fiona Hill will be allowed in the room when the two presidents …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump's aides build their own empires in the West Wing — Top White House officials have broken from tradition by hiring chiefs of staff and personal PR people to support their policy goals. — President Donald Trump won office on promises to shake up how Washington works …
Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
Stakes are high for Trump's meeting with Putin. Here's what to expect.
Stakes are high for Trump's meeting with Putin. Here's what to expect.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
United States Files Civil Action To Forfeit Thousands Of Ancient Iraqi Artifacts Imported By Hobby Lobby — Cuneiform Tablets Were Falsely Labeled as Product “Samples” and Shipped to Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Two Corporate Affiliates — Earlier today, the United States filed …
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NBC News:
Amelia Earhart May Have Survived Crash-Landing, Newly Discovered Photo Suggests — A newly discovered photograph suggests legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, who vanished 80 years ago on a round-the-world flight, survived a crash-landing in the Marshall Islands.
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Richard Shears / Daily Mail:
Photo ‘showing Amelia Earhart’ is not the US aviator — A photo of a woman claimed to be missing US aviator Amelia Earhart is said today to be proof that she survived a crash into the Pacific Ocean 80 years ago - but the picture has a major flaw, it can be revealed.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Right threatens McConnell's Obamacare repeal — Conservative groups are aggressively backing Sens. Mike Lee and Ted Cruz in their bid to move the Senate Republicans' Obamacare repeal bill further to the right, setting up a major confrontation between the party's warring factions next week.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
White House Backs Conservative Health Plan, but G.O.P. Leaders Are Leery
White House Backs Conservative Health Plan, but G.O.P. Leaders Are Leery
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Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Has an Idea for How to Cover High-Risk Patients
Ted Cruz Has an Idea for How to Cover High-Risk Patients
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Casey B. Mulligan / Wall Street Journal:
How Many Jobs Does ObamaCare Kill? — We surveyed managers at small businesses and put the count at 250,000.
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Dems try new slogan: ‘Have you seen the other guys?’ … The campaign arm for House Democrats on Wednesday tried out a new slogan: “I mean, have you seen the other guys?” — The sticker slogan, one of several floated as part of a fundraising effort by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee …
New York Times:
In Poland, Trump Asks Whether West Has ‘Will to Survive’ — Right Now: President Trump has left Poland and is on his way to Hamburg, Germany, for a Group of 20 summit meeting with leaders of other major economies. — • In his speech in Warsaw, Mr. Trump said that in an age of terrorism …
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Kids in pro-Trump rural areas have a lot to lose if GOP rolls back Medicaid — Dr. Traci Acklin, a pediatrician in Montgomery, W.Va., peers into Connor Prather's ear. The 1-year-old, who is covered by Medicaid, has had persistent ear infections, which will require surgery. (Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times)
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Chelsea Handler to Debate Tomi Lahren Live at Politicon — Comedian and TV host Chelsea Handler will take on controversial conservative pundit Tomi Lahren in a live conversation later this month at Politicon, The Daily Beast has learned. The third annual political convention …
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Dan Boylan / Washington Times:
DNC email server most wanted evidence for Russia investigations — It is perhaps the key piece of forensic evidence in Russia's suspected efforts to sway the November presidential election, but federal investigators have yet to get their hands on the hacked computer server that handled email from the Democratic National Committee.
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
CNN Is Standing By Its Controversial Reddit User Story — CNN executives thought they were showing restraint by not identifying Reddit user HanAssholeSolo. But a strange contingency line has set off the pro-Trump social internet. — When a CNN reporter tracked down the Reddit user …
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