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John Harwood / CNBC:
Nancy Pelosi frustrates Democratic activists on impeachment but party strategists like what she's doing — KEY POINTS — In the rising congressional impeachment debate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi occupies the hottest seat. Some think she's burning herself, writes CNBC's John Harwood.
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Manipulated Pelosi Videos Spread on Social Media, With Help From Trump — Manipulated videos of Speaker Nancy Pelosi that made it seem as if she were repeatedly stumbling and slurring her words spread across social media on Thursday, as tensions escalated between President Trump and the Democratic leader.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Facebook refuses to delete fake Pelosi video spread by Trump supporters — Footage of House speaker deliberately slowed down to make her appear drunk or ill — Facebook says it will continue to host a video of Nancy Pelosi that has been edited to give the impression that the Democratic House Speaker …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Facebook acknowledges Pelosi video is faked but declines to delete it — No requirement that posts be true, the social media company says — When an edited video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) began spreading across the Web this week, researchers quickly identified it as a distortion …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump Tantrums the Dems Out of a Trap — Build he won't, and that's a good thing. — I gotta say, it was very clever of Nancy Pelosi to steal Donald Trump's strawberries, pushing him over the edge into self-evident lunacy. — As everyone knows, Trump stormed out of a meeting on infrastructure …
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Guardrails Have Failed — For all it lacks in urgency, the rote approach House Democrats have taken to investigating President Trump appeared at least briefly this week to be overwhelming him. Trump abruptly threatened to harm the public interest on Wednesday unless Democrats ceased their inquiries …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Donald Trump falls for Nancy Pelosi's trap
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Trump to sidestep Congress to clear arms deals benefiting Saudi Arabia, UAE — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified lawmakers Friday that President Trump is invoking his emergency authority to sidestep Congress and complete 22 arms deals worth approximately $8 billion that would benefit Saudi Arabia …
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Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Trump invokes emergency powers to sidestep congress and sell arms to Saudi Arabia
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Invokes Emergency Arms Sales Authority to Counter Iran
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Trump bypasses Congress on Saudi arms sales, citing Iran threat
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Politico
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Barr's Newfound Power Could Prompt Clash Between Justice Dept. and C.I.A. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's order allowing Attorney General William P. Barr to declassify any intelligence that sparked the opening of the Russia investigation sets up a potential confrontation with the C.I.A. …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump puts DOJ on crash course with intelligence agencies
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump extends his corruption into the intelligence agencies
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump on DOJ review of Russia probe: 'It's not payback'
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Washington Post:
Trump to place Ken Cuccinelli at the head of the country's legal immigration system — President Trump plans to install Ken Cuccinelli as the new director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, placing the conservative activist and former Virginia attorney general at the head of the agency …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Citizenship and immigration services chief resigns — The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services resigned from his post Friday at President Donald Trump's request, according to his resignation letter. — Francis Cissna will be replaced by former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Staff Dreads Traveling Overseas With Toddler President — Traditionally, White House staffers cherish the opportunity to travel with the president overseas on Air Force One as a perk of their service. But traditionally, the president they are traveling with is not Donald Trump.
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CNN:
Inside Trump's Air Force One: 'It's like being held captive' — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's departure for Tokyo on Friday kicks off a summer of global jet-setting that takes him to five separate countries — and confines him to the presidential aircraft for more than 80 hours flying overseas.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC boss says candidates to be involved in debate lottery — Democratic candidates for president or their representatives will be involved when the Democratic National Committee (DNC) does a lottery to determine who stands on stage during the party's initial two-day debate …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Lone Republican blocks disaster aid package on House floor — Rep. Chip Roy became the man who delayed $19.1 billion in disaster aid to communities throughout the country on Friday. — House leaders tried to pass a multibillion-dollar disaster assistance measure, by unanimous consent, but the Texas Republican objected on the floor.
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
One Republican's Objection Delays Disaster Relief Bill Once Again
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Andrew Siff / NBC New York:
House Judiciary Chairman Nadler Falls Ill at Mayor de Blasio Event in Manhattan — When Mayor de Blasio asks Nadler if he is OK, Nadler can be heard responding with a faint “no” before putting his hand over his face — Rep. Nadler Appears Ill at De Blasio Press Conference in Manhattan
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Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
The Grandkid Strike: A Bold New Plan to Change Your Parents' Bad Voting Habits — Here's an idea! Change your parents' bad voting habits by refusing to breed. — The actress and activist Alyssa Milano has drawn criticism in recent weeks for encouraging women to stop having sex in protest …
CrossFit:
CrossFit, Inc. Suspends Use of Facebook and Associated Properties — CrossFit is a contrarian physiological and nutrition prescription for improving fitness and health. It is contrarian because prevailing views of fitness, health, and nutrition are wrong and have unleashed a tsunami …
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Edith Honan / ABC News:
Federal court blocks Mississippi's fetal heartbeat law from taking effect — A federal court in Mississippi on Friday temporarily blocked the state's new “fetal heartbeat” law that bans abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. The law was set to take effect July 1.
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Joe.My.God.
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump's plan to let adoption agencies reject same-sex parents — The Trump administration will soon make it easier for adoption agencies to reject same-sex couples, senior administration officials told Axios. — Why it matters: Trump is steadily rolling back Obama-era nondiscrimination …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge partially blocks Trump border wall plan — A federal judge has partially blocked President Donald Trump's plan to fund construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. — The preliminary injunction issued Friday blocks the administration's plan to transfer about $1 billion …
Washington Post:
Some federal prosecutors disagreed with decision to charge Assange under Espionage Act — Two prosecutors involved in the case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange argued against the Justice Department's decision to accuse him of violating the Espionage Act because of fear …
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Secret of Bernie's Millions — BURLINGTON, Vt.—Early on in his eight years as the mayor of this city, when he typically dressed in a tieless ensemble of work boots and corduroys, Bernie Sanders one day left City Hall and found a ticket on the windshield of his rusty Volkswagen Dasher.
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Epstein sex abuse victims tell court it's time for Acosta to explain his actions — Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, already under federal investigation for a secret immunity deal he gave to a suspected sex trafficker of underage girls, may have to face some of those victims — who are now adult women — in a federal courtroom.
Courier-Journal:
Beam me up, Kentucky? George Takei tweets he's ‘tempted’ to take on Mitch McConnell — Could George Takei boldly go where no man has gone before? — No, not into the far reaches of space, but someplace even harder to reach: Defeating long-time U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell for his seat in Washington.
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Jenni Russell / New York Times:
Theresa May Meets Her Lonely End — It would be understandable to feel sympathy for anyone so isolated and vilified. I don't. — LONDON — In the final season of Game of Thrones, a once-powerful and arrogant queen stands almost alone at the top of her castle, abandoned by the multitudes …
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Trent England / USA Today:
Rural Americans would be serfs if we abolished the Electoral College — Elections are confusing. Learn what the Electoral College is in under a minute. — If the National Popular Vote drive kills the Electoral College, rural and small town Americans who supply our food and energy will lose their voice.
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