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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi tells Dems she wants to see Trump ‘in prison’ — Speaker Nancy Pelosi told senior Democrats that she'd like to see President Donald Trump “in prison” as she clashed with House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler in a meeting on Tuesday night over whether to launch impeachment proceedings.
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Joe Biden Worked to Undermine the Affordable Care Act's Coverage of Contraception — As vice president, Joe Biden repeatedly sought to undermine the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate, working in alliance with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to push for a broad exemption …
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Caitlin Huey-Burns / CBS News:
Beto O'Rourke: Biden “absolutely wrong” on Hyde Amendment support — 2020 Democratic presidential candidates were quick to pounce on Joe Biden's support for the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for abortions in most cases, though they were reluctant to call him out by name.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Poll shows Biden beating Trump in Texas
Poll shows Biden beating Trump in Texas
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NBC News:
Warren wishes handcuffs for Trump, says Biden wrong on abortion — The Massachusetts Democrat and 2020 contender let loose at an MSNBC town hall in Indiana. — FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren said at an MSNBC town hall on Wednesday night that Joe Biden is wrong for supporting …
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
I Want to Live in Elizabeth Warren's America — The Massachusetts senator is proposing something radical: a country in which adults discuss serious ideas seriously. — It's early, but this much is true: Elizabeth Warren is running the most impressive presidential campaign in ages …
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David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump to stay at Doonbeg, his money-losing golf course threatened by climate change — President Trump arrived at his golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland, on Wednesday for a two-night stay — pausing between official events in Europe to visit a business that has cost him $41 million and never reported turning a profit.
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump, Irish prime minister differ on Brexit, meeting venue
Trump, Irish prime minister differ on Brexit, meeting venue
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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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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.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Guess who else voted against federal funding for abortion? — DRIVING THE DAY — THE THING ABOUT THE HYDE AMENDMENT ... Over the last day, there's been a pile-on on JOE BIDEN — Beto O'Rourke, Elizabeth Warren and others have ganged up against the former VP over his support …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Still no briefing for Senate intel panel on Mueller report: sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The only committee of the U.S. Congress running a genuinely bipartisan probe of Russian meddling in U.S. politics has still had no word from the Trump administration on briefing the panel …
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New York Times:
Tech Giants Amass a Lobbying Army for an Epic Washington Battle — WASHINGTON — Faced with the growing possibility of antitrust actions and legislation to curb their power, four of the biggest technology companies are amassing an army of lobbyists as they prepare for what could be an epic fight over their futures.
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Robby Soave / Reason:
YouTube Punishes Steven Crowder for Homophobic Speech, a Confused Approach to an Unsolvable Problem — In the last 24 hours, YouTube declined to punish conservative content creator Steven Crowder for homophobic speech directed at a gay Vox journalist, then debuted a far-reaching ban on extremist videos …
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Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
Bowing to pressure, YouTube will reconsider its harassment policies
Bowing to pressure, YouTube will reconsider its harassment policies
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Wall Street Journal:
State Dept. Forces Out Official Who Worked on Plan That Led to Ex-Employer's Arms Deals — The State Department has forced out a senior official who played a role in crafting a plan that led to billions of dollars going to the defense firm he formerly represented as a lobbyist, according to current and former U.S. officials.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Military to spend a month painting border barriers to “improve aesthetic appearance” — Washington — Members of the military deployed near the U.S.-Mexico border have been assigned to spend a month painting a mile-long stretch of barriers to improve their “aesthetic appearance.”
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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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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Migrant Children May Lose School, Sports and Legal Aid as Shelters Swell — The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would begin restricting or canceling education, legal aid and playground recreation for migrant children housed in government shelters as a result of financial constraints created by the “crisis at the border.”
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters
Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
It's not just Biden: Multiple Democrats lift material from other sites — Twenty-four hours after Joe Biden's campaign was taken to task for lifting portions of a climate change plan without citation, it's clear that the former vice president has plenty of company.
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CNN:
Exclusive: US intel shows Saudi Arabia escalated its missile program with help from China — Washington (CNN)The US government has obtained intelligence that Saudi Arabia has significantly escalated its ballistic missile program with the help of China, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said …
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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
Trump's catastrophic fashion choices in England were not just a sign of bad taste — The president and first lady have landed in Ireland. They have left the pomp and pageantry of England. Melania Trump has removed her Phillip Treacy hat. The president is once again in a business suit and his too-long ties.
Andrew Kerr / The Daily Caller:
Elijah Cummings's Wife Used Her Charity To Enrich Her For-Profit Company, Documents Show — The wife of House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings used her charity to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars into her private LLC, according to new documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
David Moye / HuffPost:
GOP Chairwoman Claims D-Day Anniversary Should Be About ‘Celebrating Our President’ — Ronna McDaniel made the comment on Fox Business while griping about the media coverage of Trump's European trip. — Apparently, the “D” in D-Day stands for “Donald Trump,” at least according to Ronna McDaniel …
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Politico:
Trump's method to the madness on trade — Trump and his team are acting on a well-developed theory of the case, one that has been decades in the making. — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is not winging it. — Or at least he's not totally winging it. — However improvisational …
Marcy Miroff Rothenberg / demwritepress.com:
California Dems Check Out the Contenders, Find a Lot to Like — THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONVENTION HOSTED 14 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, PROVIDING A PRE-DEBATE GLIMPSE OF THE EVOLVING NOMINATION BATTLE. — If there were such a thing as a candy shop for Democratic activists …
Caitlin Dickson / Yahoo News:
Border Patrol is confiscating migrant kids' medicine, U.S. doctors say — For the past year and a half, Dr. Eric Russell has been traveling from Houston to McAllen, Texas, every three months or so to volunteer at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center, a first stop …
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Josh Hawley Could Be the Face of the Post-Trump Right — The recent brouhaha in right-wing political and cultural circles about civility, freedom, and other “liberal” values cherished by pre-Trump conservatives may appear to be a form of early-summer light entertainment …
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Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Overlooked No More: Alan Turing, Condemned Code Breaker and Computer Visionary — His ideas led to early versions of modern computing and helped win World War II. Yet he died as a criminal for his homosexuality. … LONDON — His genius embraced the first visions of modern computing …
Meghann Myers / Military Times:
A West Point cadet just had his rape conviction overturned, leaving him free to return to the school — Two years ago, U.S. Military Academy Cadet Jacob Whisenhunt was sentenced to 21 years in prison for raping a sleeping classmate. On Monday, an appeals court threw out his conviction …
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