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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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The Daily Beast and Politico
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.
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Politico
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 …
CNN:
Justice Department investigating ex-Senate Intel staffer over allegations classified information was disclosed — (CNN)The Justice Department has opened an investigation into a former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer who allegedly disclosed classified information, prompting the Senate panel …
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Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
Texas Fold 'Em — In an unexpected move, the Justice Department filed a brief this evening urging a Texas court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act's crucial insurance reforms—including the prohibition on refusing to cover people with preexisting conditions.
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HuffPost, Talking Points Memo and ACA Signups
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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Mother Jones and Washington Press
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Inspector general says he expects June 14 release date for highly anticipated report on Clinton email case
Inspector general says he expects June 14 release date for highly anticipated report on Clinton email case
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
DOJ Reneges Commitment to Provide Trump Russia Docs to Congress
DOJ Reneges Commitment to Provide Trump Russia Docs to Congress
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The Gateway Pundit and Sean Hannity
Fox News:
Justice Department looking into possible leaks from former Senate Intel aide
Justice Department looking into possible leaks from former Senate Intel aide
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Mediaite
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
DOJ investigating ex-Senate Intel staffer for leaking information
DOJ investigating ex-Senate Intel staffer for leaking information
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Daily Wire
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 …
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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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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 and Political Wire
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hannity's phone-smashing rhetoric heads in a different direction
Hannity's phone-smashing rhetoric heads in a different direction
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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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Washington Press
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:
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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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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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News/WSJ poll: Economic satisfaction under Trump isn't helping his party's 2018 chances
NBC News/WSJ poll: Economic satisfaction under Trump isn't helping his party's 2018 chances
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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 …
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Trump is hurtling toward a Nixonian ending
Trump is hurtling toward a Nixonian ending
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Raw Story, TIME and The Atlantic
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
'It's Horrendous': The Heartache of a Migrant Boy Taken From His Father — When he landed in Michigan in late May, all the weary little boy carried was a trash bag stuffed with dirty clothes from his dayslong trek across Mexico, and two small pieces of paper — one a stick-figure drawing …
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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BostonGlobe.com:
Why hasn't Bernie Sanders endorsed his son's run for Congress? — Senator Bernie Sanders has traveled to Iowa and narrated a 30-second ad to endorse one congressional candidate and journeyed to Allentown, Pa., on behalf of another. He publicly backed a mayoral candidate in Omaha.
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New York Times:
White House Analysis Finds Tariffs Will Hurt Growth, as Officials Insist Otherwise — WASHINGTON — A White House economic analysis of President Trump's trade agenda has concluded that Mr. Trump's tariffs will hurt economic growth in the United States, according to several people familiar with the research.
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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 …
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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.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump dangled administration job to Judge Jeanine — Jeanine Pirro has a top-rated Fox News show and a forthcoming book — “Lies, Leakers, and Liberals” — but she still wants to be President Donald Trump's attorney general. — A former prosecutor and judge, Pirro has repeatedly told Trump's aides …
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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Alex Nichols / The Outline:
Dennis Miller's new podcast is an incoherent marvel — The content of ‘The Dennis Miller Option’ exists in a strange purgatory between right-wing provocation and confused-grandpa doddering. — Culture — The content of ‘The Dennis Miller Option’ exists in a strange purgatory between …
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
New Book: Trump Team, Not Deep State, Revealed Flynn's Talks With Russians … The Trump transition team told Barack Obama's White House about Mike Flynn's fateful conversations with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, according to a senior Obama aide's new memoir.
Politico:
Theresa May staggers over the line with Brexit plan — LONDON — She got there in the end — and just about held the line. — After a tortuous 24 hours of back and forth with her Brexit secretary, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May emerged Thursday lunchtime with an Irish “backstop” …
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
MSNBC's Joy Reid threatened colleague with violence, was homophobic during her radio days, ex-bosses say — MSNBC star Joy Reid physically threatened a senior colleague, accused a Republican politician of being gay on air and often referred to her hateful blog during a short-lived stint …
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Gabby Morrongiello / Washington Examiner:
Mulvaney fires all 25 members of CFPB's advisory board — Acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Mick Mulvaney fired all 25 members of the agency's internal advisory board on Wednesday, following criticism of his leadership by several board members earlier this week.
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Mother Jones, Splinter and Washington Press
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
45K. Nearly 45,000 lives lost to suicide in 2016 . — 30%. Suicide rates went up more than 30% in half of states since 1999. — 54%. More than half of people who died by suicide did not have a known mental health condition. — Overview — Suicide is a leading cause of death in the US.
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Gimlet Media:
#122 The QAnon Code — How to listen: — Subscribe (it's free!) in your favorite podcast app. — Show Notes — This week, to celebrate Alex Goldman's return from paternity leave, a Yes Yes No extravaganza. Alex takes PJ and Alex Blumberg through the internet's most encompassing conspiracy theory …
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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