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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Seizes Times Reporter's Email and Phone Records in Leak Investigation — WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials secretly seized years' worth of a New York Times reporter's phone and email records this year in an investigation of classified information leaks.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Senate Employee Indicted on False Statements Charges — Longtime Director of Security for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Accused of Lying to FBI About Repeated Contacts with Reporters — WASHINGTON - A former staff employee of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence …
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Trump's Justice Department says the ACA is unconstitutional — The Justice Department will not defend the Affordable Care Act in court, and says it believes the law's individual mandate — the provision the Supreme Court upheld in 2012 — has become unconstitutional.
Wall Street Journal:
Senate Intelligence Committee Staffer Under Scrutiny in Leak Investigation — Federal prosecutors expected to unseal charges against staffer in coming days — A veteran Senate staffer is under investigation as part of a probe related to unauthorized disclosure of classified information …
Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
Texas Fold 'Em
Texas Fold 'Em
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Trump administration won't defend ACA in case brought by GOP states
Trump administration won't defend ACA in case brought by GOP states
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CNN:
Justice Department investigating ex-Senate Intel staffer over allegations classified information was disclosed
Justice Department investigating ex-Senate Intel staffer over allegations classified information was disclosed
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Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 — New York (CNN)Anthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died. He was 61. — CNN confirmed Bourdain's death on Friday and said the cause of death was suicide. — “It is with extraordinary sadness …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Anthony Bourdain, Travel Host and Author, Is Dead at 61 — The travel host Anthony Bourdain, whose memoir “Kitchen Confidential” about the dark corners of New York's restaurants started a career in television, died on Friday at 61. — For the past several years, Mr. Bourdain hosted the show …
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The Daily Beast:
Scott Pruitt Made Public Servants Fetch His Protein Bars and Greek Yogurt … If you've worked for Scott Pruitt, there's a not-insignificant chance that you have fetched him his favorite junk—and health!—food while on the job. — According to four sources familiar with the work environment …
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Washington Post:
Pruitt enlisted security detail in picking up dry cleaning, moisturizing lotion — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt asked members of his 24/7 security detail to run errands for him on occasion, including picking up his dry cleaning and taking him in search …
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump to depart G-7 summit early — President Donald Trump will leave the G-7 summit before its conclusion, the White House announced on Thursday night, following a day of back-and-forth with fellow world leaders that foreshadowed confrontations during the meeting of the world's largest advanced economies.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Under Trump, “America First” Really Is Turning Out to Be America Alone — From trade to the Iran deal to NAFTA, the President has created the highest level of tension between the U.S. and its allies in decades. — The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was less than forty-eight hours away …
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Des Moines Register:
Sent back to Mexico's violence, Des Moines student dies within weeks — Editor's note: This column has been updated from the original online version with a statement from ICE. — Manuel Antonio Cano Pacheco should have graduated high school in Des Moines last month.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Iowa student killed after being deported to Mexico
Iowa student killed after being deported to Mexico
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney: Trump will be reelected in 2020 — DEER VALLEY, UTAH — Republican Senate candidate Mitt Romney bluntly predicted here on Thursday evening that President Donald Trump would win reelection in 2020. — Addressing a group of major GOP donors, Romney — who bitterly collided …
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HuffPost:
What Will House Republicans Do If Trump Pardons Himself? We Asked Them. — After Trump said he could pardon himself, HuffPost asked every GOP House member if they'd support impeachment if he did so. — WASHINGTON Four days before Richard Nixon resigned in 1974, the Justice Department told …
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Trump is hurtling toward a Nixonian ending
Trump is hurtling toward a Nixonian ending
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New York Times:
With Mueller Closing In, Manafort's Allies Abandon Him — WASHINGTON — The special counsel's accusation this week that Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, tried to tamper with potential witnesses originated with two veteran journalists who turned on Mr. Manafort …
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Raw Story
Christopher Massie / CNN:
Giuliani says people in the porn business are not credible. Trump has appeared in three softcore porn videos. — Trump pours champagne on limo in 2000 adult video — (CNN)When Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that Stormy Daniels has no credibility because she is is a porn star …
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CNN:
Melania Trump's spokeswoman's response to Rudy Giuliani is lit
Melania Trump's spokeswoman's response to Rudy Giuliani is lit
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CNN:
Stormy Daniels' ex-attorney rips former client and her new lawyer in countersuit that includes Cohen
Stormy Daniels' ex-attorney rips former client and her new lawyer in countersuit that includes Cohen
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Spokeswoman: Melania Trump hasn't ‘discussed her thoughts’ with Giuliani
Spokeswoman: Melania Trump hasn't ‘discussed her thoughts’ with Giuliani
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's bedtime story: “The Book” — It's not true President Trump doesn't read. It's just exceptionally hard to get him to do it. — So the workarounds by savvy aides have become legendary in the West Wing. Many of them revolve around the briefing binder that goes …
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
One Koch Brother Forces The Other Out Of The Family Business — An arch-conservative political machine will be down one billionaire but have more clout than ever. — The retirement of David Koch from Koch Industries will make it easier to see more clearly what has been true from the start …
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Daniel Schulman / Mother Jones:
Morris eased the pickup truck
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Democrats gain in congressional vote test — With five months until Election Day, Democrats hold the enthusiasm advantage — and that puts them ahead of Republicans in the congressional vote as well. — A Fox News poll released Thursday finds 48 percent of voters favor …
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Washington Post:
Trump calls for readmitting Russia to G-7 four years after it was expelled for its role in Crimean crisis — By Washington Post Staff June 8 at 8:34 AM — President Trump said Russia should be readmitted to the Group of Seven leading economies, breaking with other world leaders …
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USA Today:
Cozy land deals meant big money for Trump family and friends — The purchase of three properties by President Trump's son-in-law on the banks of a toxic Brooklyn canal triggered a series of unusual real estate deals and a windfall profit from transactions financed by a bank tied to the Trump family.
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Senate Investigators May Have Found a Missing Piece in the Russia Probe — An ex-congressman has attracted scrutiny from the Senate Judiciary Committee, as it continues to investigate whether President Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Moscow to sway the 2016 presidential election.
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Bloomberg:
Mueller Team Views Giuliani More as Spokesman Than Lawyer, Sources Say — Former New York mayor has attacked probe in TV appearances — Trump lawyer not seen as major legal player, officials say — Rudy Giuliani has yet to genuinely affect the course of Robert Mueller's Russia probe despite …
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Associated Press
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. immigration authorities sending 1,600 detainees to federal prisons — WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are transferring into federal prisons about 1,600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, officials told Reuters on Thursday …
Axios:
Wave watch: It's Trump vs. the economy — Data: Historical changes in House seats from the American Presidency Project, approval ratings from FiveThirtyEight, and views of the economy from AGC Research LLC. Chart: Harry Stevens/Axios — Here's why it's so hard to predict whether Republicans …
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Political Wire
Jeff Tollefson / Nature:
Sucking carbon dioxide from air is cheaper than scientists thought — Estimated cost of geoengineering technology to fight climate change has plunged since a 2011 analysis. — Search for this author in: — Share via E-Mail — Siphoning carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere …
Alex Spence / BuzzFeed:
Let Trump Handle Brexit: An Explosive Leaked Recording Reveals Boris Johnson's Private Views About Britain's Foreign Policy — “I am increasingly admiring of Donald Trump. I have become more and more convinced that there is method in his madness.” — Theresa May will use the G7 summit …
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Bridget Chapman / WREG-TV:
Woman says she was racially profiled at Victoria's Secret in Collierville — COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — A Victoria's Secret employee is off the job after a customer said she was racially profiled and handcuffed while shopping. — It happened Monday at the Carriage Crossing mall in Collierville.