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Washington Post:
Figure linked to Trump transition charged with transporting child pornography — A key witness in former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of Russian election interference has been indicted by federal officials on child pornography charges, according to court documents.
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ABC News, American Greatness, Slate, Townhall, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, The New Civil Rights Movement and Mediaite
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The Daily Beast:
George Nader, Witness in Mueller Investigation, Arrested on Child Porn Charges — Emissary to the United Arab Emirates, whose ties to Trump figures caught the attention of investigators, was allegedly stopped at airport with graphic images on his phone. — George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
John Dowd Blasts Mueller Over Selective Quotes In Russia Report — Former Trump attorney John Dowd on Monday accused the special counsel's office of ambushing him and attempting to smear his reputation in the Russia report by selectively quoting from a voicemail he left for Michael Flynn's attorney.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Clyburn walks back impeachment comments — House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn on Monday walked back remarks suggesting that Democrats will impeach President Donald Trump, reversing course to say he's “farther” from backing impeachment than most of his caucus. — Clyburn's comments came …
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Roll Call, Axios and Front Page Magazine
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Dems to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census question
House Dems to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census question
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Washington Post, Splinter, Slate, The Week and The Daily Caller
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Dems to call Watergate star John Dean to testify on Mueller report
Dems to call Watergate star John Dean to testify on Mueller report
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twitchy.com, Front Page Magazine and Mediaite
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Judiciary Democrats announce series of hearings on Mueller report
Judiciary Democrats announce series of hearings on Mueller report
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Politico, CNBC, The Week, Mediaite and JONATHAN TURLEY
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Democratic Voters Want Impeachment. The House Dawdles.
Democratic Voters Want Impeachment. The House Dawdles.
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Townhall, Shareblue Media and CNN
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Democrats, Aiming to Reinvigorate Inquiries, Set Hearings and Contempt Votes
House Democrats, Aiming to Reinvigorate Inquiries, Set Hearings and Contempt Votes
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Fox News
Washington Post:
GOP lawmakers discuss vote to block Trump's new tariffs on Mexico, in what would be a dramatic act of defiance — Congressional Republicans have begun discussing whether they may have to vote to block President Trump's planned new tariffs on Mexico, potentially igniting a second standoff …
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Reuters:
Mexico draws red line on asylum as Trump tariff risk rises — WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico said on Monday it would reject a U.S. idea to take in all Central American asylum seekers if it is raised at talks this week with the Trump administration, which has threatened to impose tariffs …
McLean Bible Church:
Prayer for the President — Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that we didn't see coming, and we're faced with a decision in a moment when we don't have the liberty of deliberation, so we do our best to glorify God. Today, I found myself in one of those situations.
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Krystal Campos / Politico:
Pastor tells congregation why he prayed for Trump — The pastor of a Northern Virginia church where President Donald Trump stopped over the weekend has delivered an explanation to his congregation after praying for the president during the unscheduled visit.
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Chasing Churches, the way of improvement …, New York Times, WORLD and Right Wing Watch
NBC News:
Botched family reunifications left migrant children waiting in vans overnight — Not until 39 hours later — after two nights in a van — did the last child step out of a van to be reunited. Most spent at least 23 hours in the vehicles. — LOS ANGELES — Under the blistering Texas sun last July …
New York Times:
A Former Business Partner Alleges the Trumps Evaded Taxes in Panama — The owners of a luxury hotel in Panama City that ousted the Trump Organization as property managers last year accused it on Monday of evading taxes in Panama and creating a “false light” around the hotel's finances.
New York Times:
Kushner Sees a Problem in Trump's Fund-Raising, but Not Everyone Agrees — WASHINGTON — His plan for ending a 35-day government shutdown failed to deliver a compromise. — His immigration proposal was greeted by congressional Democrats and Republicans alike as dead on arrival.
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Politico, Vox, Daily Kos, Vanity Fair, VICE News, Rolling Stone, Outside the Beltway and Mother Jones
china-embassy.org:
Remarks by Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Statement — On June 3, 2019, the US side issued a statement on China in the name of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo out of prejudice and arrogance. Under the pretext of human rights, the statement grossly intervenes …
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United States Department …, Axios, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera and globaltimes.cn
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VICE:
New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ in 2050 — The climate change analysis was written by a former fossil fuel executive and backed by the former chief of Australia's military. — A harrowing scenario analysis of how human civilization might collapse …
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New York Post and Front Page Magazine
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Coming G.O.P. Apocalypse — Stumbling blind into the age of diversity. — For much of the 20th century, young and old people voted pretty similarly. The defining gaps in our recent politics have been the gender gap (women preferring Democrats) and the education gap.
Washington Post:
Trump urges customers to drop AT&T to punish CNN over its coverage of him — President Trump took his long-running attacks against CNN to a new level on Monday by suggesting in a series of tweets that a consumer boycott of its parent company, AT&T, could force “big changes” at the news organization.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
AT&T stock rises and company shrugs after Trump suggests a boycott of the company
AT&T stock rises and company shrugs after Trump suggests a boycott of the company
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Law & Crime, New York Times and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
House Judiciary Committee Launches Antitrust Investigation of Tech Giants — Depositions, public hearings and document requests await tech giants like Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple. — The House Judiciary Committee is launching an antitrust investigation into major tech companies …
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Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Wyoming mayor: Governor cursed, slammed fists in meeting — CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon used foul language and “his physical presence in an aggressive and threatening manner” in a meeting with the mayor of Wyoming's capital city, the mayor said Monday.
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Splinter and Political Wire
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
About the FBI's Spying — What's the difference between surveillance of Carter Page and Martin Luther King? — When Carter Page learned in April 2017 that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had obtained a secret court order to listen in on his communications, the Washington Post asked him about it.
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Dominic Green / Spectator USA:
Did American outlets refuse to publish the MLK sex transcripts?
Did American outlets refuse to publish the MLK sex transcripts?
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Politico, New York Times, Instapundit and Power Line
Sister Toldjah / RedState:
He Persisted: Dan Crenshaw Is Owning Liz Warren on Twitter and I'm Just Here to Share the Popcorn — As he's demonstrated in the past, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) is unafraid to take on the Democratic party's far left wing, whether it be in liberal dens like “The View”, during House Committee hearings, or on social media.
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Townhall, Sean Hannity and IJR
New York Times:
Hollywood Producer Seeks to Raise Funds to Battle Anti-Abortion Laws — LOS ANGELES — One of Hollywood's heaviest hitters, the producer and investor Peter Chernin, has started a campaign to raise millions of dollars to help fund a legal attack on new anti-abortion laws in Georgia and other states.
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The State Bar of California:
State Bar of California Files to Place Attorney Michael J. Avenatti on Involuntary Inactive Status — Today the State Bar filed a petition with the State Bar Court to place Los Angeles attorney Michael J. Avenatti on involuntary inactive status, pursuant to California Business and Professions Code 6007(c)(1)-(3).
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
At the Supreme Court, Justice Thomas Scoffs at Retirement Rumors — WASHINGTON — In rare public remarks, Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday dismissed what he called “this rumor that I was retiring.” — “I have no idea where this stuff comes from,” he said.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg: I wouldn't have pressured Franken to resign — Pete Buttigieg said on Monday he wouldn't have “applied that pressure” to Al Franken to resign from the Senate after allegations of sexual misconduct in December 2017, separating himself from several other Democratic presidential candidates who did call for his resignation.
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One America News Network and Breitbart
David Eggert / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Ex-governor's phone seized in Flint water probe — LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities investigating Flint's water crisis have used search warrants to seize from storage the state-owned mobile devices of former Gov. Rick Snyder and 65 other current or former officials, The Associated Press has learned.
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CNN and Law & Crime
NBC New York:
Quest Diagnostics Says Up to 12 Million Patients May Have Had Financial, Medical, Personal Information Breached — It includes credit card numbers and bank account information, according to a filing — 12M Quest Diagnostics Patients May Have Had Data Breach
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