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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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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
Trump Administration Attacking Legal Immigrants Next
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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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Washington Post:
Rick Gates forced to admit extramarital affair as Manafort's defense team attacks his credibility — The courtroom showdown between Paul Manafort and his former right hand man Rick Gates grew painfully personal Tuesday as a defense lawyer forced Gates, the prosecution's star witness …
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New York Times:
Paul Manafort Trial: Gates Admits Having Affair as Defense Attacks Him — • Rick Gates, the former right-hand man to Paul Manafort, President Trump's campaign chairman, is being cross-examined by defense lawyers in Mr. Manafort's trial on bank and tax fraud charges in Alexandria, Va.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
America is swarming with Paul Manaforts
America is swarming with Paul Manaforts
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Gates' testimony turns Manafort fraud trial into soap opera
Gates' testimony turns Manafort fraud trial into soap opera
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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
Feds scrutinizing Michael Cohen's former accountant and bank loans
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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 …
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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Greg Norman / Fox News:
Iran crowds reportedly chant ‘death to the dictator!’ as US sanctions increase economic unrest — A look at why people are gathering in the streets and protesting across Iran — Days of unprecedented protests aimed at Iran's sluggish economy along with “biting” sanctions imposed …
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Benjamin Weinthal / Fox News:
German central bank blocks $400 million cash delivery to Iran ahead of crippling U.S. sanctions
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Trump's Ambassador To Germany Scores Another Victory Against Iran
Trump's Ambassador To Germany Scores Another Victory Against Iran
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Reuters
John Harwood / CNBC:
Why Trump's GOP fears this midterm election — Midterm elections have always given voice to Americans' discontent with incumbent presidents, which means the opposition party almost invariably gains ground. — Strategists in both parties now consider Democrats likely to gain the 23 seats …
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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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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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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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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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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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Aris Folley / The Hill:
South Carolina manufacturer says it's closing plant over Trump tariffs
South Carolina manufacturer says it's closing plant over Trump tariffs
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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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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.
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
GSA chief may have misled Congress about White House involvement in FBI headquarters, according to draft of inspector general report — The administrator of the General Services Administration, which manages the FBI headquarters project, may have misled Congress about White House involvement in the project …
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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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Here's the Internal Report Proving the FCC Made Up a Cyberattack — An investigation carried out by Federal Communication Commission's own inspector general officially refutes controversial claims that a cyberattack was responsible for disrupting the FCC's comment system in May 2017 …
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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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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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Lacie Pierson / www.wvgazettemail.com:
WV House judiciary introduces articles of impeachment against all Supreme Court justices — The West Virginia House of Delegates Judiciary Committee has drafted 14 articles of impeachment against the four sitting justices on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
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Jacob Rodriguez / KUSA-TV:
Meerkat unaccounted for after ‘unprecedented’ hail storm at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo — Fourteen people were reported injured by falling hail at the zoo in Colorado Springs Monday afternoon, the Fire Department there said. — KUSA — Just one day after a devastating and unprecedented hail storm …
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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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Lauren Meier / Axios:
Mattis and Trump in “complete alignment” on establishing Space Force — Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense General James Mattis expressed support for creating a combat command specifically to cover space as well as the need for the military to address space “as a developing warfighting domain.”
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Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Police Capture Illegal Posing With ‘Daughter’ He Was Raping — U.S. officials have arrested an illegal alien for multiple counts of rape after he tried to gain entry to the United States with a child he claimed was his daughter, a DHS official said in a Tuesday statement.
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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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News:
Facebook's Teen App Used A “Psychological Trick” To Attract High School Downloads — When Facebook purchased TBH last October it got more than just a viral polling app that amassed 2.5 million daily users, mostly teens, a few months after launch. The social network also acquired …
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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