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Washington Post:
White House says Trump wants to revoke security clearances for former intelligence officials critical of him over Russia — President Trump plans to revoke the security clearances of a handful of former officials who have been critical of his rhetoric and actions toward Russia …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump, citing politics, looking to revoke security clearances — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is considering stripping a half-dozen former national security officials of their security clearances, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday, calling their public commentary …
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Splinter and FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV
New York Times:
Trump Weighs Stripping Security Clearances From Officials Who Criticized Him — WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened on Monday to strip the security clearances of former national security officials who have criticized his refusal to confront Russia over its election interference …
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Real Clear Politics, Raw Story, Mediaite and The Last Refuge
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Rand Paul to ask Trump to revoke security clearance of ex-CIA chief Brennan
Rand Paul to ask Trump to revoke security clearance of ex-CIA chief Brennan
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Axios, Fox Business, Jamie Dupree - AJC, Breitbart, AOL, Townhall, Shareblue Media, infowars.com, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Times
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Trump White House's hypocritical, slippery slope on purging its critics' security clearances
The Trump White House's hypocritical, slippery slope on purging its critics' security clearances
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Shareblue Media
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
WH Threatens To Strip Security Clearances From Ex-Officials Critical Of Trump
WH Threatens To Strip Security Clearances From Ex-Officials Critical Of Trump
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump may revoke clearances of ex-officials who have slammed him
Trump may revoke clearances of ex-officials who have slammed him
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ABC News, Washington Post, Power Line, Mother Jones and Law & Crime
Bloomberg:
Trump to Seek Repeal of California's Smog-Fighting Power — Proposed revision to auto emission standards to come out soon — Will propose end of state's waiver from federal standards — The Trump administration will seek to revoke California's authority to regulate automobile emissions …
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National Review, Little Green Footballs, RedState, Common Dreams, Hullabaloo, HuffPost, POLITICUSUSA, Engadget and CNBC
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Manafort trial postponed to July 31 — Paul Manafort's first criminal trial has been postponed a week to July 31. — U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III agreed Monday to the weeklong delay, pushing back the biggest showdown yet between the former Donald Trump campaign chairman and special counsel Robert Mueller.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and American Greatness
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Bloomberg:
Manafort Trial Start Delayed; Witnesses With Immunity Identified — Judge pushes trial to July 31 after complaints from lawyers — Manafort's lawyers say need more time to review documents — The trial set to begin this week for Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman …
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VICE News, Joe.My.God. and CNBC
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
REVEALED: Identities Of 5 Witnesses Immunized To Testify Against Manafort
REVEALED: Identities Of 5 Witnesses Immunized To Testify Against Manafort
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Washington Post, Axios, Raw Story, Law & Crime, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Kos
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Judge approves Mueller request to grant immunity for witnesses in Manafort trial
Judge approves Mueller request to grant immunity for witnesses in Manafort trial
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Talking Points Memo
Talking Points Memo:
Judge Orders Witnesses Granted Immunity To Testify At Manafort Trial
Judge Orders Witnesses Granted Immunity To Testify At Manafort Trial
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Joe.My.God. and Law & Crime
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Michael Cohen Prosecutors Get 12 Audio Recordings to Review — There's no longer dispute over recordings, retired judge says — Michael Cohen secretly recorded Trump discussing hush payments — U.S. prosecutors probing Michael Cohen are reviewing 12 audio recordings seized …
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Laura Nahmias / Politico:
12 tapes seized in Michael Cohen raid handed over to prosecutors — Twelve audio recordings seized from President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen in an April FBI raid were handed over to federal prosecutors on Friday, according to a court filing made public Monday.
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National Review and ABC News
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ga. lawmaker urged to resign after using racial slurs, dropping pants in TV show — Spencer apologizes for ‘ridiculously ugly’ episode but refuses to step down — Georgia House Speaker David Ralston demanded that state Rep. Jason Spencer resign after he yelled racial slurs and exposed himself …
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The Resurgent, The Daily Caller, The Root, VICE News, Boing Boing, Hit & Run, theGrio, Joe.My.God., Splinter, Law & Crime and New York Times
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Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
Georgia state Rep. Jason Spencer says Sacha Baron Cohen ‘took advantage of my paralyzing fear’
Georgia state Rep. Jason Spencer says Sacha Baron Cohen ‘took advantage of my paralyzing fear’
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CNN, HuffPost, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Nik DeCosta-Klipa / Boston Globe:
Fox News mistakenly booked a Massachusetts state senator, and got an unexpected message — Someone in the Fox News booking department might be in need of a second cup of coffee. — Fox & Friends First, the network's early morning show, thought they had booked former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick …
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Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post, CBS Boston, YouTube, The Week, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Fox News' attempt to book pro-ICE Democrat backfires spectacularly
Fox News' attempt to book pro-ICE Democrat backfires spectacularly
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Vox, Newsweek, Hit & Run, HuffPost, Joe.My.God., Media Matters for America, Daily Kos and Mediaite
Christine Todd Whitman / Los Angeles Times:
Calling my fellow Republicans: Trump is clearly unfit to remain in office — President Trump's disgraceful performance in Helsinki, Finland, and in the days since is an indication that he is not fit to remain in office. Trump's 2016 “America First” platform might be more aptly named …
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POLITICUSUSA, IJR and Raw Story
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The Intercept:
Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan Is Telling People He Will Run for President in 2020, Hoping to Win “Yoga Vote” — Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan has been telling political consultants and operatives that he intends to run for president of the United States in 2020, and is beginning to put together a team …
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Washington Post, Political Wire, Washington Free Beacon, Conservative Review, Splinter and The Week
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ignore Trump's clueless bluster on Iran — The Post reports: … The verbal exchange comes in the wake of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's fiery speech on Sunday in which he excoriated the Iranian regime for human rights abuses and corruption. — Commentators might become alarmed …
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The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, POLITICUSUSA and Reuters
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Michael R. Pompeo / US Department of State:
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U.S. Department of State
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National Review, ThinkProgress, Los Angeles Times, DW.COM, Home Page Rotator, The American Conservative, Breitbart, Power Line and The Atlantic
Jacob Bunge / Wall Street Journal:
2.5 Billion Pounds of Meat Piles Up in U.S. as Production Grows, Exports Slow — Profits, prices are threatened as record amounts of red meat and poultry fill U.S. warehouses — Meat is piling up in U.S. cold-storage warehouses, fueled by a surge in supplies and trade disputes that are eroding demand.
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Fortune, CNBC, The Daily Caller and New York Times
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Tronc Cuts Daily News Newsroom in Half; Ousts Editor in Chief — The meeting lasted less than a minute. By the time it was over, reporters and editors at The Daily News had been told that the newsroom staff was being cut in half and that the editor in chief, Jim Rich, was out of a job.
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CNNMoney, USA Today, Variety, Splinter, CNBC, New Republic, The Daily Caller and Deadspin, more at Mediagazer »
Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Florida Cops Ship 24-Year-Old Mom to ICE After She Paid Traffic Ticket … Maria, an undocumented, 24-year-old mother of three from Guatemala, showed up to the Martin County Jail earlier this year to voluntarily pay a $150 traffic fine. — Instead, she wound up handcuffed and thrown inside that jail.
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Splinter and ThinkProgress
Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:
Sounds Like Everyone Should Lay Off That Cubs Fan Who “Stole” A Baseball From A Kid — Sunday outrage gives way to Monday fact-checking. If you were one of the people who (reasonably) got very angry at a short video clip appearing to show an adult Cubs fan intercepting a ball meant for a child, you can stand down.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
FISA Applications Confirm: The FBI Relied on the Unverified Steele Dossier — A salacious Clinton-campaign product was the driving force behind the Trump-Russia investigation. — On a sleepy summer Saturday, after months of stonewalling, the FBI dumped 412 pages of documents related …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Congressman Calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘This Girl ... Or Whatever She Is’ — Rep. Ron DeSantis was referring to a full-grown woman who is a New York Democratic congressional nominee. — WASHINGTON Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on Saturday referred to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
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Refinery29 and Naked Politics
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
McFaul expected to meet with Trump's top adviser on Russia at White House — Michael A. McFaul, a former U.S. diplomat and fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, will visit the White House on Tuesday for a private meeting with President Trump's top adviser on Russia …
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Anton's creed is not just racist; it is patently un-American. — Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything. — Michael Anton is the author of the infamous …
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Vox, The Federalist, Raw Story, Claremont Institute and Power Line
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump administration officials dismissed benefits of national monuments — In a quest to shrink national monuments last year, senior Interior Department officials dismissed evidence that these public lands boosted tourism and spurred archaeological discoveries, according to documents …
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ThinkProgress, Political Wire, Shareblue Media and New York Times
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Wavering Rand sets off Supreme Court spectacle — The Kentucky Republican says he's genuinely undecided on whether to back Brett Kavanaugh. His vote could be decisive. — Rand Paul is one of a handful of senators who'll determine whether Brett Kavanaugh lands on the Supreme Court …
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Vox, LifeNews.com, SCOTUSblog, Political Wire and Breitbart
The Marshall Project:
New York on ICE — As a precaution, some have stopped traveling. — “The moment [Trump] became president, I panicked. Last year, we didn't go on vacation. I was like, We're not going anywhere. In February, my husband's nephew passed away in Houston and even though half of me was worried …