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USA Today:
'We've never seen anything like this': As Trump threatens to close border, migrants overwhelm Texas cities — EL PASO - Under a bridge connecting the U.S. with Mexico, dozens of migrant families cram into a makeshift camp set up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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David Siders / Politico:
O'Rourke rails against ‘unprecedented concentration of wealth and power’ at kickoff rally — EL PASO, Texas — Beto O'Rourke, christening his presidential campaign at a boisterous rally in his hometown, cast himself on Saturday as a crusader against moneyed interests that he said have corrupted …
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Political Wire
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign can't be like his Senate campaign
Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign can't be like his Senate campaign
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Axios
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists facts of a migrant girl's death
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
The Beto effect": Republicans starting to lose their grip in Texas
Washington Post:
Guatemalan girl in U.S. custody died of bacterial infection, autopsy shows
Guatemalan girl in U.S. custody died of bacterial infection, autopsy shows
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Associated Press, Splinter, Raw Story and Washington Press
Rafael Carranza / Arizona Republic:
Border Patrol begins releasing migrant families on the streets of Yuma
Border Patrol begins releasing migrant families on the streets of Yuma
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Townhall, Breitbart and Liberty Unyielding
Gavin de Becker / The Daily Beast:
Bezos Investigation Finds the Saudis Obtained His Private Data — The National Enquirer's lawyer tried to get me to say there was no hacking. — For 40 years, I've advised at-risk public figures and government agencies on high-stakes security matters. My career has included working with the CIA …
The Guardian:
Trump Fed pick was held in contempt for failing to pay ex-wife over $300,000 — Records obtained by Guardian show Stephen Moore reprimanded by judge for not paying alimony, child support and other debts — Stephen Moore, the economics commentator chosen by Donald Trump for a seat …
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Talking Points Memo, Axios, Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Gavin Newsham / New York Post:
Trump is the world's worst cheat at golf, players and celebs say — Sixteen of the last 19 US presidents have played golf — and now, in Donald John Trump, the nation can finally boast the very best of them all. — Well, that's what he'd like you to believe.
Greg Clary / CNN:
State Department says US cutting off aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — (CNN)The United States is cutting off aid to the Northern Triangle, otherwise known as the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, the State Department told CNN Saturday …
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The Hill, Axios and The New Civil Rights Movement
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Washington Post:
For Trump's ‘Party of Healthcare,’ there is no health-care plan — Republicans have no intention of heeding President Trump's urgent demands for a new health-care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, fearing the potential political damage that such a proposal could cause in 2020 and hoping …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden blindsided by dose of 2020 reality — Joe Biden is enduring the roughest stretch of any candidate in the Democratic presidential primary, and he's not even a candidate yet. — In a two-week period where his attempts to smooth a path into the 2020 race only seemed to underscore …
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ABC News, Power Line, Daily Mail and Mother Jones
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Thomas Beaumont / ABC News:
Biden doesn't recall alleged kissing incident from 2014
Biden doesn't recall alleged kissing incident from 2014
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RedState and Zero Hedge
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump's Order to Open Arctic Waters to Drilling Was Unlawful, Federal Judge Finds — WASHINGTON — In a legal blow to President Trump's push to expand offshore oil and gas development, a federal judge ruled that an executive order by Mr. Trump that lifted an Obama-era ban on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean was unlawful.
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Washington Post, Alaska Public Media, Gizmodo and Common Dreams
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
A Leonardo Made a $450 Million Splash. Now There's No Sign of It. — ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Louvre Abu Dhabi might seem to have all you could ask for in a world-class museum. Its acclaimed design shades its galleries under a vast dome that appears to hover over the waters of the Persian Gulf.
Mark Zuckerberg / Washington Post:
The Internet needs new rules. Let's start in these four areas. — Mark Zuckerberg is founder and chief executive of Facebook. — Technology is a major part of our lives, and companies such as Facebook have immense responsibilities. Every day, we make decisions about what speech is harmful …
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Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
All About Pete — Only accept politicians who have proved they actually care about people other than themselves... Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is being hyped as the “Democratic celebrity” of the moment. Buttigieg has been the subject of buzz since 2014 …
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New Yorker, CNN and Washington Free Beacon
Reuters:
Exclusive: With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over nuclear weapons — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the day that their talks in Hanoi collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump handed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a piece of paper that included a blunt call for the transfer …
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Nuclear Diner, Balloon Juice, The American Conservative and Bloomberg
Douglas Preston / New Yorker:
The Day the Dinosaurs Died — A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth. — If, on a certain evening about sixty-six million years ago, you had stood somewhere in North America and looked up at the sky …
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GeekWire and New York Times
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Forget any major legislation. Anything Trump wants done this term, he will do unilaterally — President Trump and his chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, have realized they're passing no major legislation through this divided Congress. — Why it matters: No sooner had Trump put out his budget …
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Raw Story
Alex N. Press / jacobinmag.com:
Forget Your Middle-Class Dreams — When it comes to workplace organizing, there's no such thing as a “privileged” worker. You're either with your coworkers or you're against them. — Our new issue, on what a President Bernie Sanders could actually do in office, is out now. Subscribe today to receive it!