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New York Times:
Gavin Newsom Wins Spot in California Election for Governor — LOS ANGELES — Gavin Newsom, the Democratic lieutenant governor and former mayor of San Francisco, took a major step Tuesday in his bid to become California's next governor, capturing one of two spots on the November ballot …
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California Primary Election Results — At the top of the ballot in California is the race to replace Gov. Jerry Brown, a term-limited Democrat. The big question on Tuesday is not so much who will place first — that's almost certain to be Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a former mayor of San Francisco — but who will place second.
Steve Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
In the heart of the Trump resistance, so much apathy in California — Sure, it's just a primary. — And the general election is five months away. — But is that reason enough, in a state that has screamed its political resistance loud and clear, to sleep through an election? — Read More
Los Angeles Times:
Live results from the California primary — Polls close at 8 p.m. Pacific time. — Results are expected soon thereafter. This page will update as they arrive. Here are three storylines we will be tracking tonight: — 1. Can the GOP make the cut for governor?
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
118,522 voters accidentally left off Los Angeles County polling place rosters — If you are a registered voter in Los Angeles County and poll workers say they can't find your name on the roster at the polling place when you go to vote, don't worry — you can still cast a provisional ballot.
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Error leaves 118,000 voters in California off rosters in Los Angeles County
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Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Gavin Newsom, John Cox to face off in fall CA governor's race
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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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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Wants Kim to Commit to Disarmament Timetable in Singapore — Mar-a-Lago summit possible if talks go well between leaders — White House hasn't described schedule beyond first meeting — The White House wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to a timetable to surrender …
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Democrat Arthur wins Missouri special election days after Greitens resigns — Democratic Rep. Lauren Arthur prevailed by a double-digit margin over Republican Rep. Kevin Corlew in a special election for a state Senate seat Tuesday night. — Republicans won't risk losing control …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Democrats win state Senate seat in Missouri, their 42nd red-to-blue flip of the cycle
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Former schoolteacher flips Missouri Senate seat blue in Trump country
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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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New York Times:
Kelly Sadler, Aide Who Mocked McCain, Leaves White House — WASHINGTON — A White House communications aide who made headlines in May for cracking a macabre joke about the health of Senator John McCain has left the White House. — The aide, Kelly Sadler, made off-the-cuff comments …
Washington Post:
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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Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Has Racked Up At Least 10 New Scandals In Just The Past Month
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Eric Adler / Kansas City Star:
Kate Spade suffered years of mental illness, sister says. Suicide ‘not unexpected’ — Grieving deeply, Kate Spade's older sister told The Star on Tuesday that her famous designer sister suffered debilitating mental illness for the last three or four years and was self-medicating with alcohol.
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CBS News:
Secret Service arrests White House contractor with outstanding attempted murder warrant — The Secret Service arrested a contractor outside the White House on Tuesday for an outstanding warrant that includes an attempted murder charge, CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid reports.
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Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
National Security Council Contractor Arrested at White House for Attempted Murder
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New York Times:
Facebook Gave Data Access to Chinese Firm Flagged by U.S. Intelligence — Facebook has data-sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese electronics companies, including a manufacturing giant that has a close relationship with China's government, the social media company said on Tuesday.
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Facebook granted devices from Huawei, a Chinese telecom firm, special access to social data
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
McCabe seeks immunity for testimony in congressional hearing over FBI handling of Clinton email probe — Justice IG submits criminal referral on McCabe — (CNN)Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has requested the Senate Judiciary Committee provide him with immunity from prosecution …
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Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Lawmakers Warn IG Being Pressured to Slow Roll Clinton FBI Report
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Tom Schad / USA Today:
Fox News apologizes after Eagles' Zach Ertz blasts national anthem ‘propaganda’ — Hours after Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz and defensive lineman Chris Long criticized Fox News for showing footage of Eagles players praying before games — during a segment about protests during …
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The Enlightenment's Dark Side — The Enlightenment is having a renaissance, of sorts. A handful of centrist and conservative writers have reclaimed the 17th- and 18th-century intellectual movement as a response to nationalism and ethnic prejudice on the right and relativism and “identity politics” on the left.
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Bid to recall Judge Aaron Persky appears successful in Santa Clara County — Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky was on his way to being voted out of office Tuesday, two years after he set off national outrage by sentencing a Stanford athlete to six months in jail …
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Palo Alto Daily Post
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
GOP elects white supremacist who rioted in Charlottesville — Emboldened by Trump's racism, a record number of white supremacists are making their way into mainstream Republican politics. — A participant in last summer's deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville has been elected …
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Nick Baumann / HuffPost:
A HuffPost Reporter Was Bombarded With Threats. Twitter Suspended Him. — When Twitter outsources policing its platform to victims of harassment, it empowers brigades of trolls and extremists. — Last week HuffPost reporter Luke O'Brien published a story identifying the woman behind @AmyMek …
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The Onion / politics.theonion.com:
Rain-Soaked Robert Mueller Lets Manafort Surf One Final Monster Wave Before Bringing Him In — VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA—Standing on the beach and stoically observing the tiny diagonal line that Trump's desperately paddling campaign manager made across the sheer magnificence of the thrashing ocean …
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
More Legal Trouble for Paul Manafort—and Donald Trump
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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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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Sessions defends separating immigrant parents and children: 'We've got to get this message out' — Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered a vigorous defense of the hard-line Trump administration policy that has resulted in immigrant children being separated from their parents after crossing …
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Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Martha Roby, who criticized Trump, forced into runoff — Rep. Martha Roby, who angered constituents by un-endorsing then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016, was forced into a runoff in Alabama's conservative-leaning 2nd Congressional District. — With 59 percent of the precincts reporting …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
SD state lawmaker: Businesses should be allowed to ‘turn away people of color’ — A South Dakota state lawmaker argued in a Facebook comment that businesses should be allowed to turn down people based on the color of their skin. — The comment from state Rep. Michael Clark (R) …
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Washington Post:
In the Army and the Klan, he hated Muslims. — Chris Buckley walks out to his porch, where the doormat once greeted customers at a Subway, and looks up and down the empty street. — “I admit it, I'm nervous,” he says, lighting a cigarette with heavily tattooed hands.
Wall Street Journal:
European Officials Say U.S. Threat of Sanctions Imperils Bid to Save Iran Deal — Letter to Trump administration says secondary sanctions undercuts their push to preserve trade and investment with Tehran — Senior European officials conceded in a letter to the Trump administration …
New York Times:
Putin Moves to Capitalize on Europe's Fury With Trump — BRUSSELS — Russian President Vladimir V. Putin arrived in Austria on Tuesday sensing an opportunity almost unimaginable just months ago: to overhaul frosty relations with a European Union infuriated by President Trump on a host of issues …
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Scott Bland / Politico:
Rosendale wins Montana GOP primary to take on Tester — Montana state Auditor Matt Rosendale won the Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, setting up a matchup against Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in one of the year's top Senate races. — Rosendale defeated former judge Russ Fagg …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Sean Patrick Maloney Jumps Into New York Attorney General's Race — Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, a Hudson Valley Democrat and New York's first openly gay member of Congress, will run for New York attorney general, shaking up the field in what will be a 100-day sprint for one of the state's most powerful posts.
Connor Sheets / al.com:
Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin loses GOP primary, concedes to opponent — Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin has conceded to his Republican challenger, Rainbow City Police Chief Jonathon Horton. — Horton will become the county's next sheriff as there are no Democrats on the ballot.
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