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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Now the Trump administration wants to limit citizenship for legal immigrants — The most significant change to legal immigration in decades could affect millions of would-be citizens, say lawyers and advocates. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Administration Attacking Legal Immigrants Next — Donald Trump's defenders have insisted all along that when evaluating his immigration policy, we should ignore his veiled and even textbook racist appeals, and instead view it as a straightforward application of law enforcement.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Talking Points Memo, MSNBC and The Daily Caller
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
New Poll: 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media … Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution. But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted Ipsos …
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Axios, Towleroad Gay News, TheBlaze, The Week, VICE, Political Wire, Raw Story, Daily Wire, USA Today and Hill Reporter, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Under Investigation for Tax Fraud — As legal pressures mount, Cohen's bank loans are also under scrutiny by prosecutors — The legal pressures facing Michael Cohen are growing in a wide-ranging investigation of his personal business affairs and his work …
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Erica Orden / CNN:
Feds scrutinizing Michael Cohen's former accountant and bank loans — WSJ: Cohen under investigation for tax fraud — New York (CNN)Federal prosecutors investigating President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen have subpoenaed his former accountant and are examining …
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Wall Street Journal: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under investigation for possible tax fraud
Wall Street Journal: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under investigation for possible tax fraud
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Raw Story
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
New Details About Wilbur Ross' Business Point To Pattern Of Grifting — I write about Donald Trump, the people around him, and how they affect business. Before he won the presidency, I covered billionaires, industrial America and sports. My favorite stories focus on the hands-dirty businesses between …
Bloomberg:
Manafort Judge to Prosecutor: 'There's Tears in Your Eyes' — Judge tells prosecutor to 'look at me when you're talking' — Right-hand man Gates returns to witness stand on Tuesday — Tensions at the Paul Manafort fraud trial grew so heated Monday that the judge suggested …
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Paul Manafort / New York Times:
Paul Manafort Trial Live Updates: After a $215,000 Tax Bill, Manafort Writes ‘This Is a Disaster’ — • Rick Gates, the former right-hand man to Paul Manafort, President Trump's campaign chairman, is testifying in Mr. Manafort's trial on bank and tax fraud charges in Alexandria, Va.
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Breitbart
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
America is swarming with Paul Manaforts
America is swarming with Paul Manaforts
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The Atlantic, Hullabaloo and Talking Points Memo
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
This is the Way Paul Ryan's Speakership Ends — The Republican leader is walking away. Don't ask him about Trump anymore. — Paul Ryan has a thing about punctuality and routine. They bring a sense of order to the chaos that he otherwise must try to maneuver through.
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Shareblue Media, Washington Post, Mother Jones, AOL, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, Jezebel, Daily Kos, The Week, CNN, Raw Story, Mediaite, IJR and Talking Points Memo
David French / New York Times:
A Better Way to Ban Alex Jones — “Hate speech” is extraordinarily vague and subjective. Libel and slander are not. — Mr. French is a First Amendment litigator and senior writer for National Review. — Let me start by making a few things abundantly clear.
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Media Matters for America:
MailChimp confirms that it terminated accounts of Alex Jones and Infowars
MailChimp confirms that it terminated accounts of Alex Jones and Infowars
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CNNMoney, HuffPost and acecomments.mu.nu, more at Techmeme »
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
No One Voted for Facebook and Apple to Deal With Alex Jones
No One Voted for Facebook and Apple to Deal With Alex Jones
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CNBC, The Federalist and Daily Wire, more at Techmeme »
Sydney Franklin / Archpaper.com:
EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing — One of the most dangerous construction-related carcinogens is now legally allowed back into U.S. manufacturing under a new rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On June 1, the EPA authorized a “SNUR” (Significant New Use Rule) …
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Shareblue Media, Boing Boing and Daily Kos
Brian Riedl / Vox:
America might be ready for democratic socialism. It's not ready for the bill. — Single-payer health care, a jobs guarantee, and free college would require massive tax hikes. There's no way around it. — Democratic socialism is having a moment. Sen. Bernie Sanders mobilized millions …
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National Review, Daily Wire, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com and Conservative Review
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Tesla:
Taking Tesla Private — The following email was sent to Tesla employees today: — Earlier today, I announced that I'm considering taking Tesla private at a price of $420/share. I wanted to let you know my rationale for this, and why I think this is the best path forward.
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Avery G. Wilks / The State:
Fairfield losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker closes plant, citing Trump tariffs — COLUMBIA, SC — Beleaguered Fairfield County is losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker Element Electronics said Monday it will close its Winnsboro plant in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
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The Hill, Shareblue Media, MSNBC and Raw Story
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Lindsey Graham Quips That Trump Brought Up Mueller and Russia ‘About 20 Times’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday night that he has told President Donald Trump that ending the special counsel investigation of Robert S. Mueller III would undermine GOP chances in November.
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Political Wire
David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: Kathleen Turner … When Kathleen Turner, standing in the Vulture reception area, introduces herself in her singular throaty rasp, the effect is almost comic — who else has a voice like that? “This thing happens with restaurants,” says Turner as we walk to a conference room.
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Raw Story, Mashable, Vox, Just Jared and Jezebel
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Win or lose, Beto O'Rourke's campaign against Ted Cruz could shape Texas politics for years — Despite the excitement he's generated among Democrats, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is still widely viewed as a long shot. Yet the El Paso congressman's campaign …
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Washington Monthly and Booman Tribune
Christine Condon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
670 ballots in a precinct with 276 voters, and other tales from Georgia's primary — WASHINGTON — Habersham County's Mud Creek precinct in northeastern Georgia had 276 registered voters ahead of the state's primary elections in May. — But 670 ballots were cast, according …
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Axios and The Gateway Pundit
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Bill de Blasio: Murdoch's media empire is behind Trump's election — The New York mayor discussed the role Fox News has played in US politics and the progressive shift in the Democratic party — To New York mayor Bill de Blasio, Rupert Murdoch is directly responsible for Donald Trump.
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Chicks On The Right, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
If Trump meeting is illegal, then Clinton dossier is criminal too — has ignited yet another firestorm with a tweet admitting that the meeting in Trump Tower between Russians and his son, Donald Trump Jr. — , was an effort to gather dirt on Hillary Clinton
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Power Line, Second Nexus, Hill Reporter and TheBlaze
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
When a Trump supporter's wife is deported — Sgt. Temo Juarez was a Trump guy. An Iraq combat veteran who served as a Marine infantryman and then an Army National Guardsman, his friends called him a “super conservative.” With his wife, he brought up their two daughters in Central Florida.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Allies Struggle to Stop QAnon's Spread … Pro-Trump media personalities are scrambling to prevent the QAnon conspiracy theory from catching on with the GOP grassroots, after a Trump rally last week brought the bizarre movement to mainstream attention.
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP fears steep losses in state legislatures — LOS ANGELES — Republicans hoping to hold on to their majorities in state legislative chambers across the country are nervously eying President Trump — 's anemic approval rating, concerned that a wave of voter anger could undo years of gains.
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Shareblue Media
Gallup:
U.S. Small-Business Owners' Optimism at Record High — WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. small-business owners are more optimistic now than at any point in the 15-year history of the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. In the latest quarterly survey, which measures small-business owners' attitudes …
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National Review
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
'I'm a white, clean girl': DUI suspect is the picture of entitlement — A boozed-up South Carolina woman pulled over for blowing past a stop sign at 60 mph told cops she shouldn't be arrested because she's a “very clean, thoroughbred, white girl,” according to a police report.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Nunes: FBI Failed To Include ‘Exculpatory’ Evidence In Carter Page FISAs — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes claims that the FBI and Justice Department omitted ‘exculpatory evidence’ on Carter Page in spy applications. — The Republican also claims that DOJ official Bruce Ohr …
Washington Post:
Trump's political base is weaker than it seems, our new study finds — In July, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced tough questions from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers over President Trump's recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Republican criticism …
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Washington Monthly and POLITICUSUSA
NBC New York:
Dead Fetus Found on American Airlines Flight at LaGuardia Airport, Sources Say — A cleaning crew made the grisly discovery in the plane's lavatory Tuesday — Dead Fetus Found on American Airlines Plane at LaGuardia — A cleaning crew found a fetus in the toilet of a plane lavatory …
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New York Post, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, AOL, Gothamist and WREG-TV
CBS Sacramento:
Black Lives Matter Protesters Crash Wedding Of Cop Linked To Stephon Clark Shooting — SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — One of the two officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark was confronted by Black Lives Matter protesters on his wedding day. — Sacramento police have not released the names …
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IJR, The Gateway Pundit, Conservative News Today, Raw Story, The Root, TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Trump's Ambassador To Germany Scores Another Victory Against Iran — U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell is quietly convincing German companies to discontinue business with Iran. — Grenell has scored a series of victories in recent days by successfully lobbying against a $400 million payment …
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Reuters
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Why in the world is Saudi Arabia sanctioning Canada? — What does Saudi Arabia think it can accomplish with sanctions? Here are three possible explanations. — 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.
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Canadian Press, The Atlantic, New Republic and The American Conservative
David Siders / Politico:
2020 hopeful Delaney hits all of Iowa's 99 counties — John Delaney, the little-known Maryland congressman running unabashedly for president since last year, will claim an early milestone in the 2020 contest Sunday: Long before most Democrats formally enter the race, he will have campaigned in all 99 counties in Iowa.
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
The Democratic Party Has Entered Its No Bullsh*t Phase … Two years ago, at the annual gathering of progressive activists dubbed Netroots Nation, then-presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was interrupted repeatedly by hecklers upset that his platform was so seemingly skimpy on racial justice.
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Hullabaloo
NBC News:
Here are six things to watch in today's elections — First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — WASHINGTON — Voters head to the polls for primary elections in Kansas, Michigan …
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Washington Post, MSNBC and WCMH-TV