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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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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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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.
Politico:
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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MarketWatch, Axios and Political Wire
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.
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 …
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
YouTube Punishes Steven Crowder for Homophobic Attacks on Gay Journalist
YouTube Punishes Steven Crowder for Homophobic Attacks on Gay Journalist
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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
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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National Review, Washington Times and Daily Wire
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.
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Trump Administration Sharply Curtails Fetal Tissue Medical Research — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Wednesday that the federal government would sharply curtail federal spending on medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses. The move fulfills a top goal …
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Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services
Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services
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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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Axios, Joe.My.God. and Associated Press
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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Breitbart, Talking Points Memo and ThinkProgress
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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New York Times, Breitbart and twitchy.com
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.
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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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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Mother Jones, IJR and Politico
New York Times:
Border Arrests Surge to Seven-Year High as Mexico Tries to Head Off Tariffs
Border Arrests Surge to Seven-Year High as Mexico Tries to Head Off Tariffs
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Vox, New Republic and Salon
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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ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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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Washington Press and Political Wire
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Arrests along Mexico border surged again in May, blowing past ‘breaking point’ — The Central American migration boom that has swamped U.S. authorities grew even larger in May, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics released Wednesday that show more than 144,000 migrants …
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Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
Trump administration scales back on migrant child education as apprehensions soar
Trump administration scales back on migrant child education as apprehensions soar
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Politico, Breitbart and One America News Network
Molly O'Toole / Los Angeles Times:
Venezuela, now a top source of U.S. asylum claims, poses a challenge for Trump … Lionel Ortega had worked as an engineer for nearly 40 years for the Venezuelan state oil company when he walked off the job last October, defying authorities who demanded he stay and oversee repairs …
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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.
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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Splinter
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.
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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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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John Leicester / Associated Press:
‘Woo-hoo!’ At 97, D-Day veteran parachutes into Normandy — CARENTAN, France (AP) — No murderous hails of gunfire this time. No D-Day objective that had to be taken, whatever the cost. This time, 75 years almost to the hour after he parachuted into Nazi-occupied France …
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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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Joe.My.God., Mediaite, Daily Kos and Vanity Fair
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.