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Scott Pruitt enlisted an EPA aide to help his wife find a job — at Chick-fil-A — Three months after Scott Pruitt was sworn in as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, his executive scheduler emailed Dan Cathy, chairman and president of the fast food company Chick-fil-A …
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Bloomberg:
Republican Senator Calls Pruitt ‘as Swampy as You Get’ — Republican Senator Joni Ernst blasted allegations of ethical misconduct by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, calling him “about as swampy as you get.” — Pruitt's tenure at the Environmental Protection Agency is under intensifying scrutiny …
Tina Moore / New York Post:
Dennis Rodman will be in Singapore for Trump-Kim summit — NBA star turned Kim Jong Un soulmate Dennis Rodman will be in Singapore during President Trump's summit with the North Korean dictator next week, The Post has learned. — “The Worm” will arrive in the country a day before the June 12 sitdown …
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Axios, Daily Wire, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Hugh Hewitt to Jeff Sessions: Why Is It Necessary To Separate Parents From Children When Detained At Border? — Attorney General Jeff Sessions tells syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt why parents and children are separated when they are detained or arrested at the border.
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NBC News:
Hundreds of migrant kids separated from parents are stuck at border stations — WASHINGTON — Border agents and child welfare workers are running out of space to shelter children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S. border as part of the Trump administration's new …
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Mother Jones, ThinkProgress, Splinter, Shakesville and Washington Free Beacon
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions On Children Separated From Parents At Border, F-1 Visas For PRC Students, And Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions joined me this morning to discuss the Administration's policies at the border vis-a-vis children, whether unaccompanied or with a parent:
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TMZ.com:
Designer Kate Spade Dead at 55, Suicide by Hanging — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — Iconic fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday morning in her NYC apartment ... TMZ has learned. — Law enforcement sources confirm a housekeeper found Kate's body at 10:20 AM ET in her Park Avenue home.
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Officials: Designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment — NEW YORK (AP) — New York fashion designer Kate Spade was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials said. — The 55-year-old left a note at the scene and was found …
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
More Legal Trouble for Paul Manafort—and Donald Trump — Coincidences do happen, but this seems to be an unlikely one. On Sunday morning, seemingly apropos of nothing, Donald Trump posted a message on Twitter that stated the following: “As only one of two people left who could become President …
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Trump must sit for deposition in Zervos defamation case: judge — President Trump must sit for a seven-hour deposition by Jan. 31, 2019, in a defamation case brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos, a Manhattan judge ruled Tuesday. — Trump's attorney Marc Kasowitz …
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Laura Nahmias / Politico:
Judge: Trump can be deposed in Summer Zervos lawsuit — A judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought last year by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who says Trump kissed and groped her after she appeared on the show.
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The Daily Beast, ABC News and Daily Kos
CNN:
Press aide who mocked McCain is out at the White House — White House still won't apologize for McCain joke — (CNN)Kelly Sadler, the White House communications aide who made a imprudent comment about Republican Sen. John McCain's health last month, no longer works in the administration …
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Joe.My.God., twitchy.com and Mediaite
Cesar Vargas / The Hill:
Dreamer: The true cost of obtaining my green card — A few weeks ago, I received an all too familiar “Priority Mail” envelope from the United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) — the federal agency responsible for processing various visa petitions and benefits.
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Politico:
Inside Trump's snub of the Philadelphia Eagles — The botched event is the latest example of the White House mentality of Trump against the world. — The Philadelphia Eagles have treated the White House very unfairly. — That's how the bungled celebration for the underdog Super Bowl champions …
Washington Post:
Trump fixates on pardons, could soon give reprieve to 63-year-old woman after meeting with Kim Kardashian — President Trump is privately telling aides that he is strongly considering pardoning Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old woman serving a life sentence, after meeting with Kim Kardashian …
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Vox, New Republic, Political Wire, Washington Times and Bloomberg
Jeff Tavss / WPLG-TV:
Family of Stoneman Douglas student advocate David Hogg ‘swatted’ at home — Hogg was not home at time of incident — CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - The family of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg was “swatted” Tuesday morning, causing police to respond to their Parkland home.
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Politico:
McConnell cancels most of August recess — The chamber will still be off for one week. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on Tuesday that he has canceled three weeks of the chamber's month-long August recess due to “historic obstruction” by Democrats.
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
McConnell cancels most of Senate's August recess, forcing campaign-schedule scramble
McConnell cancels most of Senate's August recess, forcing campaign-schedule scramble
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Is Getting Away With the Biggest Scandal in American History — The other evening I was on a cable news show to cover the latest Russia news of the day—and I had an epiphany. — We were talking about a recent scoop from Michael Isikoff, the co-author of my latest book, Russian Roulette.
Daily Mail:
The former president carried on a lengthy affair with Lewinsky, often trysting with her just steps from the Oval Office … Clinton was referring to the 1998 National Prayer Breakfast, where he said he was sorry for the affair that nearly ended his political career.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Did Bill Clinton really think he could dodge #MeToo?
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Howard Schultz could have access to a superior campaign war chest come 2020 — Howard Schultz's departure from Starbucks has stirred fresh speculation he could run for president in 2020. His strong connection to other business leaders could help him build a big campaign war chest.
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Outgoing Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz rips Democrats for veering too far left …
Outgoing Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz rips Democrats for veering too far left …
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Daily Wire, New York Times, Hit & Run, Splinter, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Axios
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
America's allies should respond to steel tariffs with targeted sanctions on the Trump Organization — Forget retaliating against America; retaliate against something Trump cares about: his money. — Our trade partners are planning to respond to President Donald Trump's imposition of new taxes …
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Associated Press:
Trustees report warns Medicare finances worsening — WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security's financial problems can't be ignored either, the government said Tuesday in a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class.
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Talking Points Memo and Axios
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David Harrison / Wall Street Journal:
Social Security Expected to Dip Into Its Reserves This Year
Social Security Expected to Dip Into Its Reserves This Year
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New Republic
Pew Research Center:
Almost seven-in-ten Americans have news fatigue, more among Republicans — If you feel like there is too much news and you can't keep up, you are not alone. A sizable portion of Americans are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of news there is, though the sentiment is more common on the right side …
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Washington Post and Outside the Beltway, more at Mediagazer »
Summer Concepcion / Associated Press:
DeVos: ‘We Are Actually Studying School Safety’ By Not Considering Role Of Guns — WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday said the federal commission on school safety set up after a Florida high school shooting won't be looking at the role of guns in school violence.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Sidelines Effort to Appoint Justice Department No. 3 — Early potential candidates said they weren't interested in the position, which would oversee the Mueller probe if Rod Rosenstein were to depart — The Trump administration has put its search for the Justice Department's …
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Raw Story, Washington Monthly and Booman Tribune
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
FCC Emails Show Agency Spread Lies to Bolster Dubious DDoS Attack Claims — As it wrestled with accusations about a fake cyberattack last spring, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) purposely misled several news organizations, choosing to feed journalists false information …
Erica Steiner / The Blast:
‘BangBros’ Owner Buys Penthouse Biz For $11.2 Million — Iconic men's magazine and porn empire Penthouse just sold at auction for $11.2 million ... and they're going to need to add some extra parking for the new owner's bus. — A popular porn company in the BangBros network of tube sites …
Joshua Zeitz / Politico:
The Bobby Kennedy Myth — Many on the left have learned the wrong lessons from his ill-fated presidential bid. — Fifty years ago this evening, Robert F. Kennedy stepped off a dais in the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after declaring victory in California's presidential primary.
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Raw Story
Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
Exclusive: China's ZTE signed preliminary agreement to lift U.S. ban - sources — (Reuters) - ZTE Corp (000063.SZ) has signed an agreement in principle that would lift a U.S. Commerce Department ban on buying from U.S. suppliers, allowing the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker …
Becky Peterson / Business Insider:
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi insists that leaders say they ‘have the D’ in meetings—and bewildered employees aren't sure if he gets the other meaning — In a memo obtained by Business Insider, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi encouraged employees to say that they “have the D” when they have the authority to make decisions in meetings.
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Gizmodo and New York Magazine
Amanda Mull / Racked:
Body Positivity Is a Scam — How a movement intended to lift up women really just limits their acceptable emotions. Again. — In the beginning, there was the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. It started innocuously enough, with a 2004 photography show in Toronto, then expanded to billboards …
Derek Robertson / Politico:
How LeBron James and Stephen Curry Explain Politics — This year's NBA Finals between the Cavs and Warriors is a debate over what it means to be a good American. — Outside of the Bay Area and the shores of Lake Erie, the prospect of a fourth consecutive NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors …
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One America News Network
Yahoo:
Calls grow in Germany for expulsion of disputed US envoy — Berlin (AFP) - Leading politicians of Germany's left-wing parties on Tuesday called for the US ambassador to be expelled, after the staunch defender of Donald Trump was accused of meddling in domestic politics and aggravating already tense ties.
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Joe.My.God. and The American Conservative