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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters — The Trump administration is canceling English classes, recreational programs, and legal aid for unaccompanied minors staying in federal migrant shelters nationwide …
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CNN, Axios, The Root, Political Wire and The Week
New York Times:
YouTube to Remove Thousands of Videos Pushing Extreme Views — YouTube announced plans on Wednesday to remove thousands of videos and channels that advocate for neo-Nazism, white supremacy and other bigoted ideologies in an attempt to clean up extremism and hate speech on its popular service.
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YouTube Blog:
Our ongoing work to tackle hate — Over the past few years, we've been investing in the policies, resources and products needed to live up to our responsibility and protect the YouTube community from harmful content. This work has focused on four pillars: removing violative content …
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Politico, Nieman Lab, 9to5Google, VICE, The Verge and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Nick Statt / The Verge:
YouTube decides that homophobic harassment does not violate its policies
YouTube decides that homophobic harassment does not violate its policies
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Tom McKay / Gizmodo:
YouTube: No, We Won't Remove These Videos of Racist, Anti-Gay Harassment Because It's Just ‘Debating’
YouTube: No, We Won't Remove These Videos of Racist, Anti-Gay Harassment Because It's Just ‘Debating’
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing.
A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing.
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Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Joe Biden's long evolution on abortion rights still holds surprises — As a senator from Delaware, he once supported stripping exceptions for rape and incest from federal funding. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden's decadeslong evolution on abortion rights has in many ways mirrored …
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Biden campaign confirms he supports controversial abortion rule
Biden campaign confirms he supports controversial abortion rule
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CNN, ThinkProgress, National Review and Washington Free Beacon
Li Zhou / Vox:
Poll: a growing number of Democratic voters are prioritizing gender-related issues
Poll: a growing number of Democratic voters are prioritizing gender-related issues
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Politico, Political Wire, The Week and Slate
Tim Starks / Politico:
Russia's manipulation of Twitter was far vaster than believed — Russia's infamous troll farm conducted a campaign on Twitter before the 2016 elections that was larger, more coordinated and more effective than previously known, research from cybersecurity firm Symantec out Wednesday concluded.
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Gillian ClearySenior / Symantec Blogs:
Twitterbots: Anatomy of a Propaganda Campaign — Internet Research Agency archive reveals a vast, coordinated campaign that was incredibly successful at pushing out and amplifying its messages. — Key Findings — The operation was carefully planned, with accounts often registered months …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Russian trolls who interfered in 2016 U.S. election also made ad money, report says
Russian trolls who interfered in 2016 U.S. election also made ad money, report says
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Joe.My.God.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump, pressed on the environment in U.K. visit, says climate change goes ‘both ways’ — His eldest daughter, Ivanka, could not change his mind. — His former secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, could not change his mind. — Scores of international scientists could not change his mind.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Trump is ‘making up’ for not serving in Vietnam with increased defense funding, he says
Trump is ‘making up’ for not serving in Vietnam with increased defense funding, he says
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Chris York / HuffPost UK:
Trump Interview: 7 Takeaway Moments From Piers Morgan's ITV Sit-Down
Trump Interview: 7 Takeaway Moments From Piers Morgan's ITV Sit-Down
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Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress and Mother Jones
Elizabeth Thomas / ABC News:
President Donald Trump attempts to explain his Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ comments
President Donald Trump attempts to explain his Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ comments
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump, in Interview, Says He Prefers Talk to Military Action on Iran
Trump, in Interview, Says He Prefers Talk to Military Action on Iran
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Axios and Foreign Policy
Laura Davison / Accounting Today:
New York offers up Trump's state tax returns — but one lawmaker stands in the way — House Democrats clamoring for Donald Trump's tax information have eagerly awaited a newly passed New York law allowing limited access to the president's state returns. — They're about to be sorely disappointed.
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Washington Post and Law & Crime
Detroit News:
Biden, Sanders other Democrats lead Trump in Michigan poll — Lansing — While most Michigan voters don't want Congress to impeach President Donald Trump, a majority said they would vote against him if the election were held today, according to a new statewide poll. — More:Potential Amash bid could hurt Biden in Michigan
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Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
Potential Amash bid could hurt Biden in Michigan
Potential Amash bid could hurt Biden in Michigan
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Political Wire
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
A Side-by-Side Comparison of Barr's vs. Mueller's Statements about Special Counsel Report — Wednesday marks one week since Robert Mueller broke his silence and made a formal statement on the special counsel's report on the 2016 Russian election interference.
ProPublica:
How Payday Lenders Spent $1 Million at a Trump Resort — and Cashed In — At the Trump Doral outside Miami, payday lenders celebrated the potential death of a rule intended to protect their customers. They couldn't have done it without President Donald Trump and his latest deregulator, Kathleen Kraninger.
Ian Prasad Philbrick / New York Times:
The Articles of Impeachment Against Donald J. Trump: A Draft — Mr. Philbrick is on the editorial staff of the Opinion section.
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Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Texas Governor Asked Officials To Hunt For Noncitizen Voter Records Before Botched Purge — New emails show the governor's office put in an “urgent” request to identify noncitizen voter records shortly before the 2018 midterm elections. — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pushed officials …
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James Clark / Task & Purpose:
The Army ignored her warnings about a dangerous colleague. Then he set her on fire — “Everyone knew that it was building up and thought it could get violent.” — Alone in her office, Katie Blanchard saw him out of the corner of her eye. — It was Clifford Currie, a 54-year-old civilian employee who Blanchard supervised.
Lauren Chadwick / euronews:
Noa Pothoven: Raped girl, 17, dies by legal euthanasia in the Netherlands — A teenager who said she was raped by two men died by legal euthanasia in the Netherlands, it's emerged. — Noa Pothoven made a “sad last post” to social media last week in which she announced she would “die within 10 days”.
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Rebecca Hamilton / Just Security:
EXCLUSIVE: Draft Charter of Pompeo's “Commission on Unalienable Rights” Hides Anti-Human Rights Agenda — On May 30, without fanfare, a notice of intent to establish a State Department Commission on Unalienable Rights was published in the Federal Register. The stated purpose of the Commission …
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PassBlue and Balloon Juice
Neena Satija / Washington Post:
Federal investigators to examine equipment from 2016 N.C. election amid renewed fears of Russian hacking — It was a single phrase, offered without elaboration, in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report: In August 2016, hackers working for Russian military intelligence …
Susannah George / Associated Press:
Senators launch bipartisan bid to block Saudi arms sales — WASHINGTON (AP) — Directly challenging President Donald Trump's use of executive power, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are banding together to introduce more than a dozen resolutions aimed at blocking the Trump administration's sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
Max Brantley / ArkansasTimes:
Former Sen. Linda Collins-Smith reported fatally shot in Pocahontas — NEA Report says, quoting sources, that former Republican state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith of Pocahontas has been found shot to death in her home. — A State Police spokesman will not confirm this report.
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CNN:
How Donald Trump for years used the royal family to gin up publicity for his properties — (CNN)President Donald Trump was all smiles on Monday as he attended a state dinner at Buckingham Palace hosted by Queen Elizabeth II. But the royal family has for years batted back stories that its members …
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Daily Kos, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Vanity Fair
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
New Palestinian Premier Warns of a ‘Very Hot Summer’ — RAMALLAH, West Bank — Pressured by the Trump administration, confronted with Israeli talk of annexing the West Bank, increasingly isolated in the Arab world and running out of money, the beleaguered Palestinian Authority is staring …
Christopher Rowland / Washington Post:
Pfizer had clues its blockbuster drug could prevent Alzheimer's. Why didn't it tell the world? — A team of researchers inside Pfizer made a startling find in 2015: The company's blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis therapy Enbrel, a powerful anti-inflammatory drug, appeared to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 64 percent.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Trump's Job Approval Trending Back Down, Now 40% — WASHINGTON, D.C. — After rising to 46% in April, President Donald Trump's job approval rating skidded in May, first dipping to 42% and now to 40%. His latest rating, from a May 15-30 Gallup poll, is similar to the 39% he received in March …
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Use of emergency declaration to impose tariffs on Mexico is legally questionable, scholars say — President Trump is once again sailing in uncharted legal and constitutional waters. — His promise to punish Mexico with escalating tariffs unless it controls what he calls the “invasion” …
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Kimberly Leonard / Washington Examiner:
Democrats plan Capitol Hill event to put Trump's mental health under fire — Democrats are planning to host a Capitol Hill event featuring psychiatrists who will warn that President Trump is unfit for office based on his mental health. — The event will be led by Dr. Bandy Lee …
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OpenSecrets.org:
World of influence: A guide to Trump's foreign business interests — Two years into his presidency, Donald Trump continues to make money from properties and licensing deals in nearly two dozen countries around the world, fanning the flames of concerns that the Trump administration is subject …
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Washington Monthly
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Stop Obsessing About Impeachment Poll Numbers — Nixon's downfall shows that once a president is unpopular enough, impeachment will become popular. — With Nancy Pelosi explicitly citing public opinion against impeachment as a reason for House Democrats to hold back …
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Common Dreams
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Pelosi, fighting off impeachment pressure, cites misperception that it triggers immediate removal — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday noted a common misconception that the impeachment of a president means immediate removal from office, as she continued to call …
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Political Wire