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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘A political suicide march’: Trump aims to inflict political pain on Democrats over calls to abolish immigration enforcement agency — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump on Saturday opened a new front in the immigration debate, diverting attention away from his administration's treatment …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Millennial Socialists Are Coming — In May, three young progressive women running for the state Legislature in Pennsylvania, each endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, won decisive primary victories over men heavily favored by the political establishment.
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Townhall
Clare Foran / CNN:
Ex-ICE spokesman defends agents: ‘They have a rough time with this too’ — 6 migrant children reunited with parents — Washington (CNN)A former spokesman for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it “doesn't make sense” to get rid of ICE despite public criticism of the agency …
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Raw Story, Mother Jones and Axios
Axios:
Top Democrats see danger on sudden party push to abolish ICE
Top Democrats see danger on sudden party push to abolish ICE
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The Gateway Pundit and Conservative News Today
Ali Breland / The Hill:
Warren: It's time to replace ICE
Warren: It's time to replace ICE
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
How Conservatives Weaponized the First Amendment — WASHINGTON — On the final day of the Supreme Court term last week, Justice Elena Kagan sounded an alarm. — The court's five conservative members, citing the First Amendment, had just dealt public unions a devastating blow.
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Washington Post:
‘We have to pick a great one’: Inside Trump's plan for a new Supreme Court justice — President Trump is driving to execute the same playbook in selecting a new Supreme Court nominee that last year delivered swift confirmation of Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, following a methodical course in hopes …
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Breitbart
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Kennedy's Retirement Could Threaten Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering
David Greenberg / Politico:
How Supreme Court Nominations Lost Their Apolitical Pretense
Chris Riotta / The Independent:
Russian TV boasts about electing Trump ahead of summit with Putin — 'What trouble did we cause? We just elected Trump, that's all,' a Russian news presenter said — The Independent US — POPULAR VIDEOS — Russia's state-owned television shows have mocked the outcry …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Other Russia Collusion Scandal Is Breaking Wide Open — In 2016, Vladimir Putin reaped two of his greatest foreign policy triumphs in quick succession. The United Kingdom voted narrowly to exit the European Union, advancing a longstanding Russian goal of splitting Western allies that have long been united against it.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Politico
Ewen MacAskill / The Guardian:
Edward Snowden describes Russian government as corrupt
Washington Post:
With Corey Stewart atop the ticket, Virginia Republicans are in turmoil — Corey Stewart's Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Virginia has prompted an identity crisis within the state GOP, with some donors and activists saying they are so turned off that they are willing to vote for his Democratic opponent, Sen. Tim Kaine.
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Yelp reviewers give Canadian restaurant one-star reviews after it kicks out Trump supporter — Reviewers flooded the Yelp page of a Canadian restaurant with one-star reviews after a manager was fired for kicking out a man wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Reporter resigns after false tweet that Maryland shooting suspect had MAGA hat
Reporter resigns after false tweet that Maryland shooting suspect had MAGA hat
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, IJR and CBS Pittsburgh
Cindi Leive / New York Times:
Let's Talk About My Abortion (and Yours) — Several months ago, I appeared on a morning TV show alongside Cecile Richards, then the president of Planned Parenthood. Our topic had been women's activism, and we'd both spoken in equal amounts. But when I checked Twitter later …
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Alex Stokes / WHNT-TV:
Former teacher in custody after pulling out a gun at Huntsville immigration policy protest — HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A former Huntsville City Schools teacher is in custody after police said he pulled out a gun at a protest in Big Spring Park. — Lt. Michael Johnson of the Huntsville Police …
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Balloon Juice and Daily Kos
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.
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New York Times:
Protests Across U.S. Call for End to Migrant Family Separations — WASHINGTON — Protesters marched into Lafayette Square opposite the White House on Saturday and chanted “families belong together” to counter President Trump's “zero tolerance” immigration policy, and were joined in declaring …
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
‘We care’: Family separation protests flood US cities — WASHINGTON (AP) — They wore white. They shook their fists in the air. They carried signs reading: “No more children in cages,” and “What's next? Concentration Camps?” — In major cities and tiny towns, hundreds of thousands …
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
‘The Blue Wave Came’: G.O.P. Reels as Little Havana Picks a Non-Hispanic Democrat — MIAMI — Little Havana awoke recently to an unexpected new reality: The iconic neighborhood, the traditional heart of South Florida's proud Cuban exile community, would no longer be represented on the county commission by a Cuban-American Republican.
NBC News:
Thousands across U.S. join ‘Keep Families Together’ march to protest family separation — “I have literally never seen Americans show up for immigrants like this,” said Jess Morales Rocketto, who works for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. — WASHINGTON — Hundreds of marches took place across …
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Joshua Hoyos / ABC News:
Federal program housing nearly 1,800 Puerto Ricans post-Maria coming to an end — The final day for nearly 1,800 Puerto Ricans to receive temporary housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) arrives Saturday. — FEMA's transitional sheltering assistance helps …
Everton Bailey Jr / Oregonian:
Man killed by Portland State police was Navy vet trying to break up fight, friends say — A Portland man fatally shot early Friday outside a sports bar near Portland State University by campus police officers was a U.S. postal worker and father of three daughters who served in the Navy …