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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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New York Times:
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.
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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ABC News, CBS San Francisco, Wall Street Journal and Mediaite
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
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
118,522 voters accidentally left off Los Angeles County polling place rosters
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HuffPost, The Week and electionlawblog.org
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Error leaves 118,000 voters in California off rosters in Los Angeles County
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89.3 KPCC, Raw Story and Washington Times
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
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
Angela Hart / Sacramento Bee:
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
Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats look like they won't be shut out of critical California House races
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Axios
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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The American Conservative and BloombergQuint
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Will Trump stand up for free press in Singapore?
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One America News Network and NEWS.com.au
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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Associated Press, The Week, Axios and Political Wire
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 …
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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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
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Voters remove judge who sentenced Brock Turner to six months in Stanford sexual assault case
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USA Today and twitchy.com
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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People's Pundit Daily, JONATHAN TURLEY, Breitbart and Mediaite
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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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ABC News, The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times and TMZ.com
Jake Sherman / Politico:
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, Washington Post, Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Sean Patrick Maloney Jumps Into New York Attorney General's Race
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RRH Elections and Los Angeles Times
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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Axios, The Week, Washington Post, Mashable, Boing Boing, Engadget, RAPPLER, BuzzFeed, Motherboard and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »
David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
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.
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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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.
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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The Stranger, The Mary Sue, HuffPost and Shakesville
Hanna Kozlowska / Quartz:
Paul Manafort tried to hide from the feds using encrypted WhatsApp—but forgot about iCloud — Special counsel Robert Mueller has accused Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort of witness tampering. Manafort allegedly tried to hide his communications with potential witnesses using …
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Mother Jones, VICE News and Gizmodo
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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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ABC News, USA Today, Splinter, ThinkProgress, Mother Jones and Daily Kos
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Why Is Trump Mad at Sessions? A Tweet Provides the Answer
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iPolitics, What The Fuck …, New York Magazine and Fox News
New York Times:
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
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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Bernard Media, more at Mediagazer »
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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ABC News, Politico and Daily Caller News Foundation
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
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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Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Treasury Secretary urged Trump to exempt Canada from steel and aluminum tariffs: Sources
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One America News Network
John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Mueller Finally Starts to Target Trump's Israel Ties — Our media has followed the Justice Department's investigation of President Donald Trump's ties to Russia closely for more than a year, with each revelation getting granular analysis amid endless television coverage.
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