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Washington Post:
North Korea working to conceal key aspects of its nuclear program, U.S. officials say — U.S. intelligence officials, citing newly obtained evidence, have concluded that North Korea does not intend to fully surrender its nuclear stockpile, and instead is considering ways to conceal the number …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
John Bolton: No one should have ‘a case of the vapors’ over Trump's summit with Putin — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — National security adviser John Bolton on Sunday defended President Trump's decision to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki this month as a way to get beyond the …
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The Week and Defense One
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Great Russian Disinformation Campaign — When Westerners first began to hear of Vladimir Putin's troll army—now some five years ago—the project sounded absurd. President Obama in March 2014 had dismissed Russia as merely a weak “regional power.” And Putin's plan to strike …
CBS News:
Transcript: National security adviser John Bolton on “Face the Nation,” July 1, 2018 — The following is a transcript of the interview with national security adviser John Bolton that aired Sunday, July 1, 2018, on “Face the Nation.” — MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to “Face the Nation.”
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ThinkProgress
Idaho Statesman:
9 hurt, 4 critically, as man stabs refugee families at Boise low-income apartments — Refugee families at a low-income apartment complex were attacked Saturday night by a man who stabbed nine people — more than any other attack in Boise's history, police said. Four of them suffered injuries that police called life-threatening.
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Susannah Cullinane / CNN:
Nine stabbed at Idaho apartment complex where refugee families live — (CNN)A man is in custody after a stabbing that left nine people injured at an apartment complex that houses refugee families in Boise, Idaho, authorities say. — The victims injured in the stabbing Saturday night included members …
Boise Webmaster / Boise Police News:
Stabbing suspect identified, booked into Ada County Jail
Stabbing suspect identified, booked into Ada County Jail
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New York Times:
As Trump Consolidates Power, Democrats Confront a Rebellion in Their Ranks — WASHINGTON — The pitched battle looming over the Supreme Court, along with a jolt to the Democratic leadership at the ballot box last Tuesday, is threatening to shatter the already fragile architecture of the Democratic Party …
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Power Line, NY State of Politics, Axios, Taylor Marsh and Althouse
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘A political suicide march’: Trump aims to inflict political pain on Democrats over calls …
‘A political suicide march’: Trump aims to inflict political pain on Democrats over calls …
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New York Times, Washington Times, Washington Free Beacon, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, IJR and Mediaite
Rebecca Bratek / CBS News:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez name-dropped her lipstick brand and it sold out
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez name-dropped her lipstick brand and it sold out
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twitchy.com, Conservative News Today, The Gateway Pundit, Chicks On The Right and Mediaite
ABC News:
Supreme Court nominee who would overturn Roe v. Wade ‘would not be acceptable’: Sen. Collins — Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a critical vote on whomever President Trump nominates to replace Justice Kennedy on the Supreme Court, said any nominee who would overturn Roe v. Wade would “not be acceptable.”
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Joe.My.God. and CNN
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Maxine Waters responds to death threats: ‘You better shoot straight’ — (D-Calif.) has addressed a series of recent death threats she said she has received, telling would-be threateners to “shoot straight” during an immigration rally on Saturday. — “I know that there are those who are talking …
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Ledyard King / USA Today:
Maxine Waters confronts death threats: ‘If you shoot at me, you better shoot straight’
Maxine Waters confronts death threats: ‘If you shoot at me, you better shoot straight’
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Vox, The Root, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite and KTLA
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Maxine Waters Responds To Death Threats: 'You'd Better Shoot Straight'
Maxine Waters Responds To Death Threats: 'You'd Better Shoot Straight'
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Mediaite and Mother Jones
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Once Gave Trump a Perch. Now It's His Bullhorn. — In 2011, Fox News announced that a new guest would appear weekly on “Fox & Friends,” its chummy morning show. “Bold, brash, and never bashful,” a network ad declared. “The Donald now makes his voice loud and clear, every Monday on Fox.”
Eder Campuzano / Oregonian:
Portland Police revoke permit, declare riot as protesters clash downtown — Gallery: Patriot Prayer rally, and counterprotest, in Portland, June 30, 2018 — Portland Police declared a riot Saturday after tensions between the right-wing Patriot Prayer group and local anti-fascist activists came to a head and broke out in violence.
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Joe.My.God. and Daily Wire
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
Bavaria: Affluent, Picturesque — and Angry — MUNICH — All seems well in Bavaria. — The streets are clean, unemployment is practically nonexistent, social benefits are generous and a vibrant sense of identity infuses small villages and big cities alike: Even teenagers sometimes don dirndls …
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The Left needs to face reality: Trump is winning — To understand the madness gripping American leftists, try to see the world through their eyes. Presto, you're now part of the raging resistance. — Like the Palestinians who mark Israel's birth as their nakba, or tragedy, you regard Donald Trump's 2016 victory as a catastrophe.
Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Reveals Apps, Others That Got Special Access to User Data — Answers in a 747-page document to Congress contrasts with previous statements that it restricted access to outsiders in 2015 — Facebook Inc. FB -0.97% disclosed it gave dozens of companies special access to user data …
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Axios
Lomi Kriel / Houston Chronicle:
Immigrant parents struggle to find separated children amid chaos on the border — BROWNSVILLE — She crossed the border illegally in May with her four children, one of whom was still breastfeeding and was the progeny, along with another, of her rapists. She was seeking asylum …
Associated Press:
Zero tolerance sowed confusion from start — WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top health official could barely conceal his discomfort. — As Health and Human Services secretary, Alex Azar was responsible for caring for migrant children taken from their parents at the border.
Bloomberg:
World's Biggest Trading Bloc a Step Closer After Tokyo Meeting — Asia Pacific ministers work toward RCEP agreement by year end — 16-nation pact would cover one-third of the world economy — Asian trade ministers took another step toward creating what could be the world's biggest trading bloc …
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Axios
Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
Gudrun Burwitz, ever-loyal daughter of Nazi mastermind Heinrich Himmler, dies at 88 — Gudrun Burwitz, the true-believing daughter of Heinrich Himmler, the architect of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany's highest-ranking official after Adolf Hitler, died May 24 in or near Munich. She was 88.
Ralph Ellis / CNN:
A plea heard across America: Families belong together — Protesters carry a dog crate with baby dolls inside — (CNN)Hundreds of thousands of defiant and determined protesters gathered nationwide, their resounding pleas to keep families together echoing from coast to coast.
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Washington Times
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Donald Trump St Andrews: US President's secret attempts to buy landmark hotel — Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can — Waiting for Video... Donald Trump tried and failed to convince one of Scotland's leading banks …
Melissa Mark-Viverito / New York Daily News:
Why I'm backing Cynthia Nixon: A dedicated & proven progressive for New York governor — When I ran for Speaker of the City Council four years ago, very few gave me a chance. I was too aloof. I was too progressive. I worked hard and I won, but still, many said that I owed my success to someone else …