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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Why a small-town restaurant owner asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave — and would do it again — Stephanie Wilkinson was at home Friday evening — nearly 200 miles from the White House — when the choice presented itself. — Her phone rang about 8 p.m. It was the chef at the Red Hen …
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Red Hen owner reveals she allowed employees to vote on booting Huckabee Sanders out of restaurant — and Sarah lost — The owner of the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia explained why she ejected White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders from the establishment on Friday evening.
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Mediaite, Washington Post, Daily Wire and Mother Jones
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the lost art of shunning
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the lost art of shunning
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Axios, Althouse, CNN, Raw Story, The Atlantic and twitchy.com
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Sarah Sanders says she was told to leave restaurant because she works for Trump
Sarah Sanders says she was told to leave restaurant because she works for Trump
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Washington Times, Power Line, Washingtonian, Breitbart and Patterico's Pontifications
TMZ.com:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Kicked Out of Restaurant on Moral Grounds
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Kicked Out of Restaurant on Moral Grounds
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Washington Monthly, Fox News, TheBlaze and Axios
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
In Nevada, Trump goes after ‘Wacky Jacky’ — President Donald Trump tried to give a boost to Sen. Dean Heller in Las Vegas on Saturday, dubbing his opponent “Wacky Jacky” while brushing past the immigration controversy that has overwhelmed his presidency in recent days.
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Fox News, The Week, Nevada - FOX5 Vegas and HuffPost
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Appeals to Republicans in Las Vegas, Leaving Behind Washington's Legislative Chaos — LAS VEGAS — Leaving behind the chaos he sowed in Washington with his shifting immigration policies, President Trump visited his second midterm battleground state of the week on Saturday to deliver …
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Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Republicans prepare bill allowing migrant children to be detained more than 20 days — Republican lawmakers are preparing to vote on a more narrow immigration bill that would allow immigrant children to stay in detention facilities with their parents for more than 20 days, senior White House and Hill officials tell ABC News.
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Washington Monthly and POLITICUSUSA
miamiherald:
Babies separated from parents are in immigrant shelters near Miami, lawmaker says — At least 10 babies and toddlers taken away from their parents after crossing the the U.S.-Mexico border are being housed in “tender-age shelters” in Miami-Dade, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told the Miami Herald on Saturday.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
As Critics Assail Trump, His Supporters Dig In Deeper — LEESBURG, Va. — Gina Anders knows the feeling well by now. President Trump says or does something that triggers a spasm of outrage. She doesn't necessarily agree with how he handled the situation. She gets why people are upset.
Yesha Callahan / The Root:
PermitPatty: White Woman Calls Police on 8-Year-Old Black Girl Selling Water, Says She Was Tired of the Noise [Update] — Update: June 23, 2018 6:17 p.m EDT: The woman appropriately dubbed #PermitPatty has been identified as Alison Ettel, who owns a weed for dogs business in San Francisco.
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
White Woman Threatened To Call Cops On 8-Year-Old Girl Selling Water
White Woman Threatened To Call Cops On 8-Year-Old Girl Selling Water
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Raw Story, The American Mirror, CBS Los Angeles and cupbord
CNN:
DHS employees warned about safety amid backlash over family separations — Tapper fact-checks DHS on family separations — Washington (CNN)Amid the furor over the policy that resulted in thousands of families separated at the border, Department of Homeland Security employees have been warned …
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Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
On Family Separation, Federal Workers Often Agonized Over Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security:
Fact Sheet: Zero-Tolerance Prosecution and Family Reunification — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have a process established to ensure that family members know the location of their children and have regular communication after separation to ensure …
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Axios, Washington Post and The Guardian
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
Poop. Needles. Rats. Homeless camp pushes SF neighborhood to the edge — One awful experience on one unremarkable city block represent the hellscape that has infuriated many San Francisco residents — The Chronicle receives a deluge of email every day, but one message sent …
Francis Whittaker / NBC News:
The end of memes? Campaigners dismayed at European internet ruling — Article 13 of a new E.U. law would place responsibility for enforcing copyright onto platforms rather than individuals, with potentially big implications for internet culture. — LONDON — A means to an end, or an end to memes?
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
This Was the Week That Finally Broke Trump's Spell … Donald Trump can't define or pronounce the word Manichaean, but he knows it when he sees it. For Trump, there are two types of people; Donald Trump, and losers, and the one thing Donald Trump can't abide is a loser.
Paul Demko / Politico:
Reversal of fortune: Obamacare rate hikes pose headache for Republicans — Unlike recent campaign cycles, when Republicans capitalized on Obamacare sticker shock, they're now likely to be the ones feeling the wrath of voters. — Obamacare premiums are once again poised to spike by double digits in 2019 …
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Political Wire
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
DOJ gives Congress new classified documents on Russia probe — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it has given House Republicans new classified information related to the Russia investigation after lawmakers had threatened to hold officials in contempt of Congress or even impeach them.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
FBI hands House GOP thousands of documents on Russia probe
FBI hands House GOP thousands of documents on Russia probe
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and emptywheel
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump's China crackdown enjoys wide support. Here's why that could be a problem for him. — In less than two weeks, U.S. customs officers are scheduled to begin collecting tariffs on Chinese imports, a step that will either give President Trump the leverage he needs to secure a trade deal …
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Raw Story