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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.
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The Daily Caller, Vox, Daily Kos and KTLA
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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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Los Angeles Times, The Daily Caller and KTLA


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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ABC News, CBS San Francisco, Wall Street Journal and Mediaite


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


Error leaves 118,000 voters in California off rosters in Los Angeles County
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Splinter, 89.3 KPCC, Raw Story and Washington Times

118,522 voters accidentally left off Los Angeles County polling place rosters
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Roll Call, HuffPost, The Week and electionlawblog.org

Gavin Newsom, John Cox to face off in fall CA governor's race
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San Francisco Chronicle, HuffPost, Mother Jones and The Gateway Pundit

Gavin Newsom, John Cox advance to general election in California governor's race
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NBC Bay Area, Breitbart, Bloomberg and Raw Story

Democrats look like they won't be shut out of critical California House races
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Axios


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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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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The American Conservative and BloombergQuint


Will Trump stand up for free press in Singapore?
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One America News Network and NEWS.com.au

Bill Clinton says TV interview addressing Monica Lewinsky scandal wasn't his ‘finest hour’
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CNN and One America News Network


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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The Daily Beast, HuffPost, KMBC, Associated Press and The Week
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Democrats win state Senate seat in Missouri, their 42nd red-to-blue flip of the cycle
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Associated Press, The Week, Axios and Political Wire

Former schoolteacher flips Missouri Senate seat blue in Trump country
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CNN, Washington Press and KCUR


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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ABC News, Washington Post, Boing Boing, Mediaite, twitchy.com, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, Splinter, Discourse.net and The Daily Caller
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White House contractor arrested at checkpoint on attempted murder warrant
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Talking Points Memo

National Security Council Contractor Arrested at White House for Attempted Murder
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ABC News and Washington Times


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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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 …


APNewsBreak: Secret Obama-era license let Iran tap dollars — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration secretly sought to give Iran access — albeit briefly — to the U.S. financial system by sidestepping sanctions kept in place after the 2015 nuclear deal, despite repeatedly telling Congress and the public it had no plans to do so.
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Political Wire


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
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Voters remove judge who sentenced Brock Turner to six months in Stanford sexual assault case
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USA Today and twitchy.com


Giuliani says Mueller's team is trying to frame Trump — JERUSALEM (AP) — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says special counsel Robert Mueller's team is trying to frame President Trump. — Giuliani, who has been serving as Trump's lawyer amid the Russia scandal, says Wednesday in Israel …
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Political Wire


Why Is Trump Mad at Sessions? A Tweet Provides the Answer — WASHINGTON — For nearly a year, President Trump has been relentlessly attacking his handpicked attorney general for recusing himself from the Russia investigation that has so nettled him. And so in that sense …
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Washington Post, Sara A. Carter, iPolitics, What The Fuck …, New York Magazine, Fox News and infowars.com
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Sessions defends separating immigrant parents and children: 'We've got to get this message out'
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ABC News, Raw Story, USA Today, Splinter, ThinkProgress, Mother Jones and Daily Kos


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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ABC News, The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times and TMZ.com


Playbook scoop: Senate Democrats' August messaging plan — DRIVING THE DAY — STRATEGY MEMO ... SENATE DEMOCRATS, forced by Republicans to stay in Washington during the August recess, are planning to try to turn the session into a referendum on Republicans' handling of health-care policy.
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CNN, Mediaite, Washington Post and Political Wire
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Sean Patrick Maloney Jumps Into New York Attorney General's Race
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RRH Elections


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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Axios, The Week, Washington Post, Mashable, Engadget, RAPPLER, Boing Boing, BuzzFeed, Motherboard and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »


There will be no Trump collapse — I've tried everything to avoid thinking about the next election — family travel, yard work, crossword puzzles. But now it's only five months away, barely longer than the gestation period of a North American beaver, or the Stanley Cup playoffs.


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.
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The Federalist


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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People's Pundit Daily, JONATHAN TURLEY, Breitbart and Mediaite
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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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The Stranger, The Mary Sue, HuffPost and Shakesville


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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New York Times, CNN, HuffPost, Politico, MSNBC, New York Magazine, Daily Kos, NBC News, Washington Press, RedState, Platts, VICE, Mother Jones, Splinter, The Week, Washington Monthly, Shakesville, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and The Atlantic


Mexico Hits U.S. With Tariffs, Escalating Global Trade Tensions — WASHINGTON — Mexico hit back at the United States on Tuesday, imposing tariffs on around $3 billion worth of American pork, whiskey, cheese and other goods in response to the Trump administration's steel and aluminum levies …
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The Texas Observer
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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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Talking Points Memo, HuffPost and WHNT-TV


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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NTK Network, Politico, ABC News and Daily Caller News Foundation


Putin Moves to Capitalize on Europe's Fury With Trump — BRUSSELS — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia 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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BloombergQuint, The Intercept and Spectator USA


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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Bernard Media, more at Mediagazer »


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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Bleeding Green Nation, Sports Illustrated, TheBlaze, New York Magazine and Breitbart


Trump Transition Team Goes to War Over Rogue FBI Agent … At the time, it was one of the more controversial moments of Robert Mueller's probe: Late last year, news broke that a federal agency turned over tens of thousands of private emails of Trump transition team officials to the special counsel's team …