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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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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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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Joe Biden Still Supports Hyde Amendment, Which Bans Federal Funds for Abortions
Joe Biden Still Supports Hyde Amendment, Which Bans Federal Funds for Abortions
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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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Latest News Releases:
Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services — In September 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) terminated a contract between Advanced Bioscience Resources, Inc. and the Food and Drug Administration that provided human fetal tissue from elective abortions to develop testing protocols.
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Trump Administration Sharply Curtails Fetal Tissue Medical Research
Trump Administration Sharply Curtails Fetal Tissue Medical Research
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Trump administration imposes new restrictions on fetal tissue research
Trump administration imposes new restrictions on fetal tissue research
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Pushed by anti-abortion groups, HHS restricts fetal tissue research
Pushed by anti-abortion groups, HHS restricts fetal tissue research
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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 …
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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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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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:
Trump to speak at Lincoln Memorial during Fourth of July celebration — President Trump plans to address the nation from the Lincoln Memorial on July 4 as part of an overhauled celebration of the nation's Independence Day, D.C. city officials and U.S. Park Police said Wednesday.
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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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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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Politico:
Trump teases tariff deal as Democrats accuse him of bluffing — White House officials noted that Trump has grown sensitive to accusations that he's not serious about imposing tariffs on Mexico over immigration. — President Donald Trump is barreling toward an epic clash with members …
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POLITICO Playbook PM: Uh-oh ... what the economy is signaling for Trump
POLITICO Playbook PM: Uh-oh ... what the economy is signaling for Trump
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
McCarthy: Republicans need to back Trump on Mexico tariffs
McCarthy: Republicans need to back Trump on Mexico tariffs
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
‘It was a political lynch mob’: Steve King pledges to fight GOP over his exile
‘It was a political lynch mob’: Steve King pledges to fight GOP over his exile
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Trump is really unpopular in the most important 2020 battleground states — Trump is deep underwater in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Michigan, and other key 2020 states. — As he seeks a second term in the 2020 election, President Trump should be able to lean on his advantage in the Electoral College …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Trump's Job Approval Trending Back Down, Now 40%
Trump's Job Approval Trending Back Down, Now 40%
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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.
Liz Hoffman / Wall Street Journal:
Rahm Emanuel, Ex-Chicago Mayor, Is Going to Wall Street — He is joining Centerview, a boutique investment bank, as a counselor to large firms — Former Chicago mayor and longtime Democratic operative Rahm Emanuel will join boutique investment bank Centerview Partners LLC, bringing a Rolodex built over a 30-year political career.
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump, Irish prime minister differ on Brexit, meeting venue — SHANNON, Ireland (AP) — For the backdrop to his first official visit to Ireland, President Donald Trump wanted to promote his golf course on the nation's rocky west coast. The Irish government countered with the grand staging of an ancient castle.
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.
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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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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.
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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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 …
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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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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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.
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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Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
Bernie Sanders calls out Walmart executives during their annual meeting — “Walmart workers are sick and tired of being paid starvation wages.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders stopped in Arkansas Wednesday to blast Walmart executives during their annual meeting with shareholders.
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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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Charlie Duxbury / Politico:
Denmark's Social Democrats on course to win election — Exit poll shows the Liberal Party of current PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen coming in second. — Denmark's Social Democrats are in pole position to form a new government after Wednesday's election, according to an exit poll …
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