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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say … North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, crossing a key threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, U.S. intelligence officials have concluded in a confidential assessment.
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Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
‘God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong Un,’ evangelical adviser says — Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Trump's evangelical advisers who preached the morning of his inauguration, has released a statement saying the president has the moral authority to take out North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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CNBC:
North Korea seriously considering strike on Guam: Reports, citing state media — North Korea is considering a plan to fire missiles at Guam, state media said. — A spokesman for North Korea's military told KCNA that it would carry out a pre-emptive operation if there were signs of U.S. provocation.
KTAR.com:
McCain warns Trump to not threaten North Korea until ready to act — Your browser does not support the audio element. — PHOENIX — U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday that President Donald Trump must tread cautiously when issuing threats to North Korea if he is unprepared to act.
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Will Ripley / CNN:
Canadian envoy arrives in Pyongyang, North Korean media says — (CNN) A Canadian government envoy, Daniel Jean, national security adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his party arrived in Pyongyang, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.
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Raw Story
Shawn Raymundo / Pacific Daily News:
Officials downplay NKorea threat as residents hope, pray
Officials downplay NKorea threat as residents hope, pray
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David Brody / CBN.com:
Just In to Brody File: Pastor Robert Jeffress Says ‘God Has Given Trump Authority to Take Out Kim Jong-un’
Just In to Brody File: Pastor Robert Jeffress Says ‘God Has Given Trump Authority to Take Out Kim Jong-un’
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John Bowden / The Hill:
McCain takes exception to Trump remarks
McCain takes exception to Trump remarks
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Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Threat Comes After Trump Vows ‘Fire and Fury’
North Korea Threat Comes After Trump Vows ‘Fire and Fury’
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump vows North Korea will be met with ‘fire and fury’ if threats continue
Trump vows North Korea will be met with ‘fire and fury’ if threats continue
CNN:
Trump threatens North Korea after US assesses they have miniaturized a nuclear warhead
Trump threatens North Korea after US assesses they have miniaturized a nuclear warhead
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USA Today:
President Trump has exchanged private messages with Russia special counsel Robert Mueller — WASHINGTON - President Trump has publicly called the widening federal investigation into Russia's election meddling a “witch hunt.” But through his lawyer, Trump has sent private messages of “appreciation” to special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Mueller, several team members gave up million-dollar jobs to work on special counsel investigation — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, leaves Capitol Hill in June after a closed-door meeting. The Justice Department's ethics office …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's finances go public
Special counsel Robert Mueller's finances go public
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Alex Thompson / Vice News:
It's known as the “propaganda document” — Twice a day since the beginning of the Trump administration, a special folder is prepared for the president. The first document is prepared around 9:30 a.m. and the follow-up, around 4:30 p.m. Former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus …
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Trump clings to control of his Twitter feed as John Kelly consolidates authority
Trump clings to control of his Twitter feed as John Kelly consolidates authority
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
It's happening: Trump's base finally begins to flee
It's happening: Trump's base finally begins to flee
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Behind The Jared And Ivanka PR Machine — When reporters are working on stories that involve Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, they hear from Josh Raffel, a tough, former New York City flack now inside the White House. — On a Thursday late last month, shortly before the New Yorker published …
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Mike Pence's real power move — The vice president's office hasn't been one of the competing power centers in President Donald Trump's faction-riven White House — but the recent arrival of Nick Ayers, the veteran campaign operative now serving as Mike Pence's chief of staff, is starting to change that.
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
What to Make of the Mike Pence 2020 Rumors — Two weeks ago, when I spoke to Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director—the same conversation in which he pilloried several colleagues, threatened to fire his entire staff, and claimed to have called the F.B.I. to investigate …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Fact-checking of Trump falling on deaf ears? Far from it — How these leaks to reporters exposed lies — Widespread distrust of the White House, as shown in a new CNN poll, is not just a sign of President Trump's weakness. It's also a sign of the national news media's strength.
Michael Gartland / New York Post:
Emails reveal de Blasio bullies his staffers — Mayor de Blasio is an imperious bully of a boss who threatens his underlings with dire punishment if they fail to meet his demands, emails obtained by The Post reveal. — “What do I need to get you guys to follow a direct order?
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Nick Wingfield / New York Times:
The Culture Wars Have Come to Silicon Valley — The culture wars that have consumed politics in the United States have now landed on Silicon Valley's doorstep. — That became clear this week after Google on Monday fired a software engineer, James Damore, who had written an internal memo challenging the company's diversity efforts.
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Anita Hill / New York Times:
Class Actions Could Fight Discrimination in Tech
Class Actions Could Fight Discrimination in Tech
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Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. envoys told to be coy on re-engaging in Paris climate deal - cable — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on what it would take for the Trump administration to re-engage in the global Paris climate agreement, according to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters.
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John Abraham / The Guardian:
Fossil fuel subsidies are a staggering $5 tn per year
Fossil fuel subsidies are a staggering $5 tn per year
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Trump Campaign Turns Over Thousands of Documents in Russia Probe — Donald Trump Jr., Manafort also send data to Judiciary panel — Committee may hold public hearings on Russia in late September — Donald Trump's presidential campaign, his son Donald Trump Jr. and former campaign manager Paul Manafort …
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Patrick Doyle / Rolling Stone:
Glen Campbell, ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ Singer Who Fused Country and Pop, Dead at 81 — Singer-guitarist and TV host who achieved crossover success succumbs to Alzheimer's disease — Glen Campbell, the indelible voice behind 21 Top 40 hits including “Rhinestone Cowboy,” “Wichita Lineman” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” died Tuesday.
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Michael Pollak / New York Times:
Glen Campbell, Whose Hit Songs Bridged Country and Pop, Dies at 81
Glen Campbell, Whose Hit Songs Bridged Country and Pop, Dies at 81
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Charlie May / Salon:
Sebastian Gorka defends Trump's silence on Minnesota mosque bombing: It could be a “fake hate crime” — WATCH: MSNBC hosts confront the deputy assistant to President Trump about this pattern of ignoring certain attacks — On MSNBC on Tuesday, White House aide Sebastian Gorka …
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Ryan Nobles / CNN:
McConnell criticizes Trump's ‘excessive expectations’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered some of his toughest criticism yet for President Donald Trump in a speech Monday to a Rotary Group in northern Kentucky. — McConnell, who has been relatively measured …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
McConnell goes after Trump's ‘excessive expectations’
McConnell goes after Trump's ‘excessive expectations’
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