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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 …
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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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Mother Jones, HuffPost, Bipartisan Report, Washington Monthly and CBS San Francisco, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, NY State of Politics, The Atlantic, Politico, Hmm Daily, Daily Kos, Shareblue Media, Raw Story, Breitbart and The Week
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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Raw Story
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.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Correct Record After Diamond & Silk Mock Nancy Pelosi for Slurring Her Words: ‘Not a Real Video’
Fox & Friends Correct Record After Diamond & Silk Mock Nancy Pelosi for Slurring Her Words: ‘Not a Real Video’
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Contemptor, The Daily Beast, Joe.My.God., No More Mister Nice Blog and CANNONFIRE
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump shares heavily edited video that highlights verbal stumbles by Pelosi and questions her mental acuity
Trump shares heavily edited video that highlights verbal stumbles by Pelosi and questions her mental acuity
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Fox News, Washington Press, The Hill, Mediaite, Diamond & Silk, The Wrap, The Verge, Vanity Fair, Shakesville, Rolling Stone, The Root, Media Matters for America and Breitbart
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Donald Trump falls for Nancy Pelosi's trap
Donald Trump falls for Nancy Pelosi's trap
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Engadget and New Republic
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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Washington Post:
$19.1 billion disaster aid package stalls after single House Republican objects
$19.1 billion disaster aid package stalls after single House Republican objects
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The Resurgent
Emily Singer / Shareblue Media:
GOP congressman blocks disaster relief for his storm-ravaged home state of Texas
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Conservative blocks House passage of disaster relief bill
Conservative blocks House passage of disaster relief bill
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Politico, twitchy.com, Breitbart and Raw Story
Washington Post:
$19.1 billion in nationwide disaster aid stalls after single House Republican objects
$19.1 billion in nationwide disaster aid stalls after single House Republican objects
New York Times:
Trump Gives Attorney General Sweeping Power in Review of 2016 Campaign Inquiry — President Trump took extraordinary steps on Thursday to give Attorney General William P. Barr sweeping new authorities to conduct a review into how the 2016 Trump campaign's ties to Russia were investigated …
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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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The Federalist, Raw Story and Shareblue Media
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump extends his corruption into the intelligence agencies
Trump extends his corruption into the intelligence agencies
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Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, Fox News, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Mahablog
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump on DOJ review of Russia probe: 'It's not payback'
Trump on DOJ review of Russia probe: 'It's not payback'
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Fox News, Breitbart and Geller Report
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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Axios, LobeLog, UPI, OpenSecrets.org, Power Line, Shakesville, The Week, Bipartisan Report and New York Times
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Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Trump invokes emergency powers to sidestep congress and sell arms to Saudi Arabia — Move comes after congress voted to end US support of Saudi military operation in Yemen — Donald Trump has asserted rarely used emergency powers to sidestep congressional objections …
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Invokes Emergency Arms Sales Authority to Counter Iran
Trump Invokes Emergency Arms Sales Authority to Counter Iran
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The American Conservative and Mediaite
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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Townhall, The Last Refuge, CNSNews, Breitbart and Roll Call
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Michael McAuliff / New York Daily News:
Pro-choice activists push reluctant Jerry Nadler to reveal secret Justice Kavanaugh abortion opinions …
Andrew Siff / NBC New York:
House Judiciary Chairman Nadler Appears Ill at NYC Event
House Judiciary Chairman Nadler Appears Ill at NYC Event
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Conservative News Today, Washington Times and Mediaite
Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
Jerry Nadler Is Taken to Hospital After Appearing to Faint at News Conference
Jerry Nadler Is Taken to Hospital After Appearing to Faint at News Conference
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Daily Wire
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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Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
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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Reason, Big League Politics and The Verge
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 …
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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The Sun, Boing Boing, Outside the Beltway, Vox and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »
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 six weeks of pregnancy. The law was set to take effect July 1.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Jumps Into Impeachment Fray With Both Feet — WASHINGTON — The idea was to talk about relief for farmers hurt by tariffs, with a couple of them standing behind him in cowboy hats. But it did not take long on Thursday for President Trump to go off on “Crazy Nancy” and “Crying Chuck” …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and The Guardian
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 …
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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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says Ohio and Michigan do not have to come up with new maps immediately — The Supreme Court on Friday put on hold lower-court decisions that said Ohio and Michigan had to come up with new electoral maps because of unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Out-of-Control Hannity Thumbs His Nose at Fox News Bosses — Despite reportedly being told to stop referring to dubious pundits as ‘investigative reporters,’ the primetime star has continued to do so. Does anyone at Fox control Hannity? — Sean Hannity is apparently above the law at Fox News.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Trump doesn't seem to understand what ‘treason’ means — It doesn't mean being disloyal to the president, and it would not apply to any actions against a private citizen — which Donald Trump was as a candidate. — WASHINGTON — Once again on Thursday, President Donald Trump used the T-word …
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twitchy.com
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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Althouse
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Racial prejudice has declined as a reaction to Trump's presidency, a new study suggests — Donald Trump began his campaign for the presidency by branding Mexicans as “rapists.” He initially declined to denounce David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Associated Press:
Botswana hires Hollywood firm to fight elephant hunting PR — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Botswanan government has enlisted a public relations firm with deep ties to Hollywood to push back against the bad publicity generated by the southern African nation's decision to lift its ban on elephant hunting.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
American Jewish voters still despise Trump — The Jewish Electorate Institute's latest poll confirms what those who closely follow the Jewish community and political opinion about Israel have long known: American Jews remain among the most anti-Trump religious groups.
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Raw Story, Shareblue Media, Opinion Today and middleeastmonitor.com