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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 immediately halts a $1 billion transfer of Pentagon counterdrug funding …
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One America News Network and The New Civil Rights Movement
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Jose A. Del Real / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Part of Trump's Plan to Build Border Wall — President Trump's efforts to build a wall along the southwest border hit a roadblock Friday evening when a federal judge in California granted a preliminary injunction against the administration that prevents it from redirecting funds from other agencies toward the barrier.
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Outside the Beltway and Marin Independent Journal
Washington Post:
Federal judge issues temporary injunction blocking part of Trump's plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border — The order, by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. in the Northern District of California, halts part of President Trump's effort to construct new barriers along …
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Axios
Associated Press:
The Latest: Judge halts plan to build parts of border wall — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on U.S. judge blocking President Donald Trump from building sections of a border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency (all times local):
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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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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Rebecca Morin / USA Today:
‘It is sexist trash’: Hillary Clinton slams Trump after he tweets edited Pelosi video
‘It is sexist trash’: Hillary Clinton slams Trump after he tweets edited Pelosi video
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Washington Post, Conservative News Today and Washington Press
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Manipulated Pelosi Videos Spread on Social Media, With Help From Trump
Manipulated Pelosi Videos Spread on Social Media, With Help From Trump
Andrew Siff / NBC New York:
House Judiciary Chairman Nadler Falls Ill at Mayor de Blasio Event in Manhattan
House Judiciary Chairman Nadler Falls Ill at Mayor de Blasio Event in Manhattan
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Breitbart, The Last Refuge, Roll Call, Townhall, CNSNews, New York Times and Daily Wire
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Barr could expose secrets, politicize intelligence with review of Russia probe, current and former officials fear — President Trump's new executive order giving the attorney general broad authority to declassify government secrets threatens to expose U.S. intelligence sources and could distort …
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Washington Monthly, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, Breitbart, Hot Air, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Conservative News Today
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Barr's Newfound Power Could Prompt Clash Between Justice Dept. and C.I.A.
Barr's Newfound Power Could Prompt Clash Between Justice Dept. and C.I.A.
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Hullabaloo, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump puts DOJ on crash course with intelligence agencies
Trump puts DOJ on crash course with intelligence agencies
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RedState
New York Times:
In Shift, Trump Will Pick Kenneth Cuccinelli to Oversee Legal Immigration — Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, the immigration hard-liner who was expected to be President Trump's pick to coordinate immigration policy, will instead be chosen to take over for the embattled official who has overseen …
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Raw Story
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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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Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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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.
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Trump bypasses Congress to push through arms sales to Saudis, UAE — Lawmakers from both parties criticized the move, with Democrats calling it an abuse of presidential power. — The Trump administration on Friday cited a national security “emergency” allegedly caused by Iran to bypass Congress …
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Trump to sidestep Congress to clear arms deals benefiting Saudi Arabia, UAE
Trump to sidestep Congress to clear arms deals benefiting Saudi Arabia, UAE
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The Week, UPI, Axios, LobeLog, OpenSecrets.org and New York Times
Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Trump invokes emergency powers to sidestep congress and sell arms to Saudi Arabia
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Trump bypasses Congress on Saudi arms sales, citing Iran threat
Trump bypasses Congress on Saudi arms sales, citing Iran threat
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One America News Network, Politico and The Atlantic
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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Outside the Beltway, Breitbart and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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The Daily Caller
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Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
President Trump Wants a Promotion — A flurry of power moves shows that being the “leader of the free world” isn't enough for him. So, for Democrats, when does patience turn into submission? — During a recent trip north to Santa Barbara, I escaped the rain in a used bookstore and struck …
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Trump administration to pull out of rural Job Corps program, laying off 1,100 federal workers — The Trump administration announced Friday that it will kill a Forest Service program that trains disadvantaged young people for wildland fire fighting and other jobs in rural communities …
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Axios
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.
Wade Heath / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Former CNN Pro-Trump Contributors Allege Network ‘Openly Despises Conservatives’ — Finding a pro-Trump voice on CNN got more difficult this week as it was reported that the president has called upon former Virginia Attorney General and CNN contributor Ken Cuccinelli to fill a Homeland Security post.
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Conservative News Today, Daily Wire and Fox News
New York Times:
Trump Administration Proposes Rollback of Transgender Protections — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration formally proposed on Friday to roll back Obama-era civil rights safeguards that had banned discrimination against transgender medical patients and health insurance customers.
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NBC News, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic and Axios
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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 …
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Brian Stelter Defends Past Praise of Avenatti: ‘He Showed a Trump-Like Mastery of the Media Last Year’ — CNN's Brian Stelter insists he doesn't take Michael Avenatti seriously anymore, but he will not apologize for how he appraised the embattled lawyer's skill in driving the media.
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Fox News, Rolling Stone, twitchy.com, RedState and The Daily Caller