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NBC News:
North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say U.S. officials  —  “Work is ongoing to deceive us on the number of facilities, the number of weapons, the number of missiles,” said one U.S. official.  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies believe that North Korea …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
‘Nobody in the bullpen’: White House approaches North Korea talks without envoy  —  Critics argue that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo can't give the topic the explicit, sustained attention it requires.  —  The Trump administration is barreling ahead in its high-stakes nuclear diplomacy …
Discussion: Breitbart and CNN
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
An explosion is coming  —  Eight years ago, when Congress was about to pass Obamacare, John A. Boehner, leader of a powerless Republican congressional minority, gave a passionate, prescient speech on the House floor.  —  “This is the People's House, and the moment a majority forgets this …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Washington Post:
Top Supreme Court prospect has argued presidents should not be distracted by investigations and lawsuits  —  U.S. Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy who is viewed as one of the leading contenders to replace him, has argued that presidents …
Paul Schiff Berman / New York Times:
A Better Reason to Delay Kennedy's Replacement
Discussion: VTDigger
Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Trump says he's cut his Supreme Court short-list down to five candidates including …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:   Trump Says He'll Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
U.S. Ambassador to Estonia Resigns in Disgust After Trump Anti-Europe Rants  —  James Melville is the latest in a string of career diplomat resignations over Trump's comments and policies.  —  The U.S. ambassador to Estonia, James D. Melville Jr., a career diplomat and member …
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BBC:
US ambassador to Estonia resigns ‘over Trump comments’  —  The US ambassador to Estonia is resigning, reportedly in frustration at remarks made by President Donald Trump about America's European allies.  —  James D Melville revealed in a Facebook post that Mr Trump's comments had brought forward …
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Conservative Hugh Hewitt makes surprise announcement MSNBC has pulled plug on his show  —  MSNBC has cancelled that weekly television show hosted by right-wing pundit Hugh Hewitt, the conservative explained at the end of his final show on Saturday.  —  “This has been the last Hugh Hewitt Show on Saturday mornings,” Hewitt explained.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jon Hernandez / CBC News:
Vancouver restaurant manager unrepentant after refusing Trump supporter  —  Darin Hodge fired following confrontation at the Teahouse in Stanley Park  —  The manager of a popular Vancouver tourist restaurant has been fired after refusing service to a supporter of Donald Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Reporter resigns after false tweet that Maryland shooting suspect had MAGA hat  —  A reporter in Springfield, Mass., resigned from his job Friday after posting a Twitter message falsely stating that Maryland shooting suspect Jarrod Ramos had brought a “Make America Great Again” hat to the office of the Capital Gazette.
Axios:
Top Democrats see danger on sudden party push to abolish ICE  —  Top Democrats tell Axios they're worried that a sudden wave of ambitious party members calling for the abolition of ICE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is newly controversial because of the detained kids …
Discussion: The Guardian and Washington Times
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Summer of Rage  —  It shouldn't have been such a shock.  After all, many of those most painfully poleaxed by the news of Anthony Kennedy's retirement on Wednesday were the same ones who'd always understood the stakes; we knew that this was the risk, we've been scared for a long time.
Discussion: Viking Pundit
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Yahoo:
The Democratic Socialists of America show their muscle in New York congressional upset
Bloomberg:
Trump Leaves Door Open to U.S. Recognizing Russia's Crimea Grab  —  President Donald Trump left the door open to recognizing Russia's annexation of Crimea, telling reporters that such a move would be up for discussion when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month.
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Ewen MacAskill / The Guardian:   Edward Snowden describes Russian government as corrupt
Brendan Meyer / Dallas Morning News:
112-year-old Austin resident, our oldest living veteran, robbed of savings, identity  —  Someone is impersonating the oldest man in America.  —  Family members of Richard Overton, the 112-year-old World War II veteran who lives in Austin, learned that his personal bank account had been drained on Friday.
Discussion: CNN, IJR, RedState and Daily Wire
Ali Breland / The Hill:
Warren: It's time to replace ICE  —  (D-Mass.) on Saturday joined calls from the left to get rid of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying it should be replaced with something new.  —  “The president's deeply immoral actions have made it obvious we need to rebuild our immigration system …
Marissa J. Lang / Washington Post:
Tens of thousands expected to protest Trump's immigration policy during Washington rally  —  It took 13 days to organize Saturday's demonstration against the Trump administration's “zero-tolerance” immigration policy and the detention of children and families.  It was the fastest that organizers could patch something together.
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:   Protests against Trump immigration policy expected nationwide
Heather Long / Washington Post:
‘Not what we expected’: Trump's tax bill is losing popularity  —  In a packed arena in Fargo, N.D., this week, President Trump's most ardent supporters roared with approval when he talked about protecting the U.S. borders, beating the Democrats and “respect for our great, beautiful, wonderful American flag.”
Discussion: CNBC
Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:
Trump Apparently Duped by Prankster on Air Force One Phone Call  —  President Donald Trump appeared to return a call from a prankster posing as New Jersey's Democratic Senator Bob Menendez during an Air Force One flight earlier this week, calling into question the White House's security protocols.
Politico:
Spain, Greece and Germany seal migrant swap deal  —  Spain, Greece and Germany struck a trilateral migration deal of “reciprocal cooperation” in addition to a wider EU migration deal reached at an EU summit Friday, the Spanish and Greek governments confirmed.
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Ted Cruz: ‘Vote for the Democrat’ over the GOP Nazi  —  CHICAGO — Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday urged residents of a Chicago-area congressional district to vote for a Democrat if they must, to avoid giving even one vote to an avowed Nazi who won the GOP nomination.
Discussion: KTLA, twitchy.com, Mediaite and CNN
Laura Lippman / New York Times:
At the Capital Gazette, the Death of a Reporter's Reporter  —  I believe there are two kinds of reporters — ones who can find a story by pointing to a random name in the phone book, and those who would rather impale themselves on an old-fashioned newsroom spike than do business that way.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump administration may detain migrant families longer than previously allowed  —  The Trump administration plans to detain migrant families together in custody rather than release them, according to a new court filing that suggests such detentions could last longer than the 20 days envisioned by a court settlement.
Discussion: Splinter
Charles S. Clark / GovExec.com:
Former ICE General Counsel Heads to Prison for Identity Theft  —  By angelo gilardelli / Shutterstock.com  —  A former top legal adviser to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau was sentenced to 48 months in prison for wire fraud and identity theft affecting aliens, the Justice Department announced on Thursday.
Discussion: Splinter and Washington Post
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
To Report or Resist?  A Journalist's Struggles in the Age of Trump  —  There comes a time when you wonder if staying on the sidelines is the responsible thing to do  —  It has been a week of blows.  —  As a journalist, I've always resisted activism.  That doesn't mean I don't have opinions …
Erin B. Logan / Washington Post:
White supremacist propaganda is inundating college campuses, civil rights group says  —  “Not Stolen.  Conquered,” a flier found in a music building at San Diego State University read.  “Your professor is scared of this book,” read a sticker outside a building at New York's Baruch College …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Rewire.News
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Kudlow Falsely Claims Deficit Is ‘Coming Down Rapidly’  —  Three sources of government data contradict Friday's claim by the White House economic adviser, showing instead that the federal budget deficit is actually increasing.  — Larry Kudlow, the White House economic adviser, in an interview with Fox Business Network on Friday
Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
The Firebrand Leftist Far Ahead in Mexico's Presidential Polls  —  GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Andrés Manuel López Obrador nodded at the sea of red T-shirts and flag-waving devotees jammed into a plaza in Guadalajara.  —  Never before had such a crowd welcomed him here.
 
 
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CNNMoney:
GM warns tariff could force job cuts, raise cost of cars
Discussion: CNN
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Special counsel's team pushes back on Paul Manafort leak claims
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
The Inconvenient Legal Troubles That Lie Ahead for the Trump Foundation
Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran's rulers face discontent as U.S. pressure mounts
Discussion: Power Line and Sean Hannity
Michael Williams / Orlando Sentinel:
UCF professor accused of stalking student: ‘Be happy that somebody likes you this much to stalk you’
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Fox News:
Nunes calls for testimony from 17 FBI, DOJ officials on government surveillance abuse
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Romaissaa Benzizoune / New York Times:
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New York Times:
Russians Offered Business Deals to Brexit's Biggest Backer
Discussion: Politico
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Death in a Hollywood Sex Dungeon: How a Top Agency Executive's “Mummification” Ritual Ended in Tragedy
Lili Loofbourow / Slate:
The America We Thought We Knew Is Gone
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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