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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.
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mother Jones and Axios
Rory Cooper / The Daily Beast:   A Lesson for Democrats From a Republican Dethroned by the Tea Party
Axios:
Top Democrats see danger on sudden party push to abolish ICE
Ali Breland / The Hill:
Warren: It's time to replace ICE
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.
Discussion: RedState
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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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Politico
Bloomberg:
Trump Leaves Door Open to U.S. Recognizing Russia's Crimea Grab
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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.
Discussion: Toronto Star and ThinkProgress
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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 …
Discussion: VICE News
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 …
Discussion: 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.
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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Washington Post:
Thousands march in Washington in wilting heat to protest Trump's immigration policy
Discussion: The Guardian
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 …
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
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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 …
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 …
 
 
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Bill Maher Gets Played By Conservative Troll Ben Shapiro
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump falsely claims he never told House Republicans to vote for immigration bill
The Hill:
Authoritarian threats to American democracy demand urgent action
Gregory Viscusi / Bloomberg:
Giuliani Promises Exiles Trump Will Bring Down Iran Regime
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The midterm elections shape up as a battle over intensity. Are Democrats ready?
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Trump May Deport 1,200 People To Yemen As The U.S. Bombs The Country
Sandra E. Garcia / New York Times:
3 Black U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime
Discussion: The Root and theGrio
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Boils Maine Lobstermen
 Earlier Items: 
politics.myajc:
Black and Democratic voters gain on Republicans in Georgia
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Robert Moore / Texas Monthly:
An Immigrant Teen Describes Life in Detention After Being Separated From His Mother
Erin B. Logan / Washington Post:
White supremacist propaganda is inundating college campuses, civil rights group says
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Rewire.News
Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
The Firebrand Leftist Far Ahead in Mexico's Presidential Polls
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
‘Not what we expected’: Trump's tax bill is losing popularity
Discussion: CNBC
Charles S. Clark / GovExec.com:
Former ICE General Counsel Heads to Prison for Identity Theft
Discussion: Splinter and Washington Post
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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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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