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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Company part-owned by Jared Kushner got $90m from unknown offshore investors since 2017 — Overseas investment flowed to Cadre while Trump's son-in-law works as US envoy, raising conflict of interest questions — A real estate company part-owned by Jared Kushner has received $90m …
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Talking Points Memo, Common Dreams, Splinter and Political Wire
CNBC:
President Trump to CNBC: China is going to make a deal because 'they're going to have to' — KEY POINTS — President Donald Trump on Monday said that he believes China will make a deal with the U.S. “because they're going to have to.” — Trump's remarks during an exclusive interview on CNBC's …
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Political Wire
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CNBC:
‘Tariffs are a beautiful thing’ — Trump doubles down on trade war strategy with China after Mexico deal — KEY POINTS — President Trump doubles down on his tariff strategy after a border security deal reached with Mexico. — “People haven't used tariffs, but tariffs are a beautiful thing …
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Bloomberg, Washington Post, Politico and Breitbart
Tanya Snyder / Politico:
Chao created special path for McConnell's favored projects — The Transportation Department under Secretary Elaine Chao designated a special liaison to help with grant applications and other priorities from her husband Mitch McConnell's state of Kentucky, paving the way for grants totaling …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, The Week and Political Wire
Sharon Nunn / Wall Street Journal:
The South's Economy Is Falling Behind: ‘All of a Sudden the Money Stops Flowing’ — Policies that once drove the region's growth have proven inadequate in an economy shaped by the forces of globalization — Seth Herald for The Wall Street Journal — NATCHEZ, Miss.—The American South spent …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats hope some presidential candidates drop out — and run for Senate — Democrats facing a steep uphill climb to win back the Senate want Beto O'Rourke to reconsider his long-shot bid for president and take another look at running for the Senate in Texas, especially if his White House bid fails to pick up momentum.
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Political Wire and Washington Times
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Trump Can't Make Senate Republicans Do Anything
Trump Can't Make Senate Republicans Do Anything
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Washington Post
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans whistle past the ‘legislative graveyard’
Kim Willsher / The Guardian:
Trump and Macron's symbolic friendship tree dies — French media say oak given by Macron and planted at White House is no more — It was a symbolic gift from Emmanuel Macron to Donald Trump at the height of their “bromance” last year: an oak tree ceremoniously planted in the manicured lawns of the White House by both leaders.
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Breitbart, Joe.My.God., France 24 and Political Wire
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Washington Post:
NRA money flowed to board members amid allegedly lavish spending by top officials and vendors — A former pro football player who serves on the National Rifle Association board was paid $400,000 by the group in recent years for public outreach and firearms training.
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CNN, Talking Points Memo, NB Blog, The Daily Beast, Washington Press, Splinter, The Week, Jacobin and ArkansasTimes
gofundme.com:
In Memory of Simon Maloy — $12,715 of $125,000 goal Raised by 208 people in 1 hour — On June 10, Simon Maloy passed away after a year-and-a-half-long battle with colon cancer. — Simon was a devoted father and uncle, a loving husband, a beloved son and brother, and a cherished friend and colleague.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats buzz about AOC primarying Chuck Schumer — Top Democrats tell “Axios on HBO” they expect Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may eventually primary one of the two New York senators — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in 2022, or Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2024.
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Political Wire
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The Hill:
Criticism punctuates Nadler's leadership of Trump probe — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler is pressing forward Monday with the first of several hearings into the Mueller report. But that's done little to appease a small faction of fellow Democrats frustrated …
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Washington Free Beacon
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New York Times:
People Are Trying to Figure Out William Barr. He's Busy Stockpiling Power. — Is he the operator who spun the then-secret Mueller report? Or the straight shooter who later disclosed portions that were damaging to President Trump? — WASHINGTON — Not long before Attorney General William …
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PJ Media Home and Talking Points Memo
National Review:
Biden's Abortion Flip-Flop Reveals His Weaknesses — Democrats' enthusiasm for their front-runner wanes, as they worry about his gaffes and blunders. — When Joe Biden announced last month, he became the instant Democratic front-runner, based on his stature and huge name ID.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden gambles on high-risk primary strategy
Biden gambles on high-risk primary strategy
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Vanity Fair and ABC News
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
GOP Rep. Rob Woodall Proudly Defends Not Reading the Mueller Report to MSNBC's Kasie Hunt — Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA) sat down with MSNBC's Kasie Hunt Sunday evening and proudly explained why he chose not to read the Mueller Report. — After a brief discussion about President Donald Trump's criticism …
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Google Made $4.7 Billion From the News Industry in 2018, Study Says — $4,700,000,000. — It's more than the combined ticket sales of the last two “Avengers” movies. It's more than what virtually any professional sports team is worth. And it's the amount that Google made from the work …
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Washington Post and Splinter, more at Mediagazer »
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Can newspapers be saved from Big Tech? This proposal aims to try
Can newspapers be saved from Big Tech? This proposal aims to try
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Politico
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Trump's Man in Russia May Be Coming Home Soon — Donald Trump's man in Moscow may soon be coming home. — Jon Huntsman, who has served as U.S. ambassador to Russia since 2017, is expected to leave his job by the end of the year and is seriously considering a run for governor of Utah …
The Daily Beast:
Top Progressive Site ThinkProgress Is in Deep Financial Trouble — The outlet has lost five staffers in 2019 and is looking at a $3 million gap between revenues and expenses. — ThinkProgress, the website that is a project of the Democratic Party's primary think tank …
Sheri Fink / New York Times:
Migrants in Custody at Hospitals Are Treated Like Felons, Doctors Say — Rom Rahimian, a medical student working at Banner-University Medical Center Tucson, was trying to help a 20-year-old Guatemalan woman who had been found late last year in the desert — dehydrated, pregnant and already in labor months before her due date.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senators make bipartisan push to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia — Senators are making a new bipartisan effort to block the Trump administration's arms sales to Saudi Arabia, a sign that Congress remains unsatisfied with the United States' relationship with the kingdom amid a civil war …
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Talking Points Memo, New York Times and Splinter
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Dem, GOP senators want to check Trump's power to sell arms to Saudis
Dem, GOP senators want to check Trump's power to sell arms to Saudis
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Informed Comment and The American Conservative
New York Times:
Trump Lawyer's Message Was a Clue for Mueller, Who Set It Aside — WASHINGTON — As the special counsel's investigators pursued the question of whether President Trump tried to impede their work, they uncovered compelling evidence — a voice mail recording and statements from a trusted witness — that might have led to him.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Ginsburg Hints at Sharp Divisions Ahead as Supreme Court Term Nears End — WASHINGTON — In 2012, as the Supreme Court was mulling the fate of President Barack Obama's health care law, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg addressed the American Constitution Society, a liberal group.
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Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
President Trump has made 10,796 false or misleading claims over 869 days — President Trump's pitter-patter of exaggerated numbers, unwarranted boasting and outright falsehoods has continued at a remarkable pace. As of June 7, his 869th day in office, the president has made 10,796 false …
Muhammad Idrees Ahmad / NYR Daily:
Bellingcat and How Open Source Reinvented Investigative Journalism — It's a brief window into a doomed soul. Clinging to his mother's back, the child looks twice into the camera held by the man about to kill him. The natural curiosity of a child that fear has failed to extinguish.