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Release Detail — June 11, 2019 - Top Dems Lead Trump In Head-To-Head Matchups, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Democratic Primary Race Narrows As Biden Goes Flat — In a first look at head-to-head 2020 presidential matchups nationwide, several Democratic challengers lead President Donald Trump …
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Why Trump Isn't Likely to Win a Second Term — Democrats can lower expectations all they want, but polls show the president facing a decisive defeat. — Democrats still have so much post-traumatic stress from the last presidential campaign that they're unable to recognize the obvious …
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Fever Is Not Going To Break — Ever since it became clear …
The Fever Is Not Going To Break — Ever since it became clear …
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The Daily Beast:
Obama Veterans: Joe Biden's Pledge to Work With GOP Is Delusional
Obama Veterans: Joe Biden's Pledge to Work With GOP Is Delusional
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Los Angeles Times
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump
More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump
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Washington Monthly, Vox, The Hill, Shareblue Media and Vanity Fair
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Biden promises he'll cure cancer if elected president
Biden promises he'll cure cancer if elected president
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
White House Will Preview Mueller Evidence Before Nadler Review: Admin Officials — The chairman hailed his deal with DOJ. But the situation may be more complicated than it looks. — When House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced on Monday that he had reached …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
House votes to allow committees to enforce subpoenas in court
House votes to allow committees to enforce subpoenas in court
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Barr will ask Trump to assert executive privilege over materials on added Census question …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
DOJ, Cummings trade last-minute offers amid contempt impasse
DOJ, Cummings trade last-minute offers amid contempt impasse
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Axios, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Beast
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
An Arizona Teacher Helped Migrants. Jurors Couldn't Decide if It Was a Crime. — TUCSON — For 15 years, volunteers have trekked into the Arizona desert to place jugs of water, canned beans and blankets in spots where migrants traverse the most treacherous reaches of the borderlands.
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CNN:
Read: Joe Biden's remarks as prepared for delivery in Iowa — By CNN — It's great to be in Iowa. — I'm sorry I couldn't attend the Hall of Fame events over the weekend — but it was my daughter's birthday and my granddaughter's graduation from High School.
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Biden rips off Avenatti with 'let's make America America again' slogan
Biden rips off Avenatti with 'let's make America America again' slogan
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump goes low in his insults about Biden
Trump goes low in his insults about Biden
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W.J. Hennigan / TIME:
Trump Administration to Hold Migrant Children at Base That Served as WWII Japanese Internment Camp — The Trump Administration has opted to use an Army base in Oklahoma to hold growing numbers of immigrant children in its custody after running out of room at government shelters.
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Jon Stewart excoriates lawmakers for skipping hearing on 9/11 victims fund — Jon Stewart on Tuesday torched lawmakers in emotional testimony for failing to attend a September 11 victim's fund hearing, calling it “shameful” and “a stain on this institution.”
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Associated Press:
Joe Morrissey wins Virginia Senate primary 4 years after scandal — A former Virginia lawmaker who used to spend his days at the state Capitol and his nights in jail after being accused of having sex with his teenage secretary has won a contested primary in his bid for a state Senate seat.
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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Instagram will leave up deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg — Keeping the policy set by the edited Nancy Pelosi clip — A deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg was uploaded to Instagram earlier this week, as first reported by Motherboard, leading to heated speculation as to how the company …
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Samantha Cole / VICE:
This Deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg Tests Facebook's Fake Video Policies
This Deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg Tests Facebook's Fake Video Policies
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Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Steve King not allowed on Air Force One for Trump's trip to Iowa Tuesday — (CNN)Rep. Steve King, the Iowa Republican who was stripped of his congressional committee assignments earlier this year, was not allowed to fly aboard Air Force One on Tuesday as President Donald Trump traveled to Iowa, two GOP officials say.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A Post photographer snapped an image of Trump's alleged secret Mexico deal. Here's what it says. — President Trump has claimed for two days that he secured a secret immigration deal with Mexico — beyond the one announced Friday. But the White House has declined to disclose any details, and Mexico has denied it.
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
GOP leader concedes tax cuts may not pay for themselves as 2019 deficit grows — Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Tex.), a lead architect of the GOP tax bill, suggested Tuesday the tax cuts may not fully pay for themselves, contradicting a promise Republicans made repeatedly while pushing the law in late 2017.
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NBC News:
Trump may be having second thoughts about Shanahan as Defense Secretary — While in Europe to commemorate D-Day, Trump asked at least 3 people if they had any suggestions for different candidates, said 4 sources. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appears to be having second thoughts …
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Hours before a trial was set to start, Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstates most GOP lame-duck laws — Here is what you need to know about the on-going Wisconsin Lame-Duck Lawsuit — MADISON - The state Supreme Court late Tuesday reinstated most of the lame-duck laws Republican lawmakers approved …
Marissa J. Lang / Washington Post:
Protesters want to fly ‘Baby Trump’ balloon during the president's Fourth of July address in Washington — When President Trump ascends the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to address the nation on Independence Day, a group of activists want him to see the scowling, splotchy face of a giant orange baby floating above the crowd.
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Privately funded border wall ordered to keep gate open indefinitely — Officials have ordered a privately funded section of wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to keep its gate open indefinitely, saying organizers failed to obtain required permits, according to BuzzFeed News.
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Luke Darby / GQ:
The Koch Brothers Want to Prevent Future AOCs — Charles and David Koch are probably, justifiably, the richest conservative bogeymen in the U.S. Collectively, they're referred to as the Koch brothers—though that excludes their less notorious brothers Frederick and Bill.
Amy Forliti / Associated Press:
Rep. Omar filed joint tax returns before she married husband — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota campaign finance officials said last week that U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar misused campaign funds in violation of state rules. They also revealed that she had filed joint tax returns with her husband years …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Donald Trump Jr. to be interviewed by Senate Intelligence Committee behind closed doors Wednesday — (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. is returning to the Senate Intelligence Committee to be interviewed behind closed doors on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Robert Moore / Texas Monthly:
In El Paso, Border Patrol Is Detaining Migrants in ‘a Human Dog Pound’ — Immigration officials have resumed the much-criticized practice of keeping people outdoors for weeks to relieve dangerous overcrowding. — After New Mexico State University professor Neal Rosendorf read …
Stephen Robinson / Wonkette:
Kamala Harris Doesn't Have To Explain Her Kickass Self To Your Dumb Asses — “Kamala is a cop!” is probably our least favorite criticism of Senator Harris. Harris was never even technically a cop. She didn't run around in a leather jacket, waving a gun, and shouting, “You're under arrest, sugar!”
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The Independent:
Outrage on Capitol Hill over ‘completely unacceptable’ US-funded scheme to shape Iran debate — ‘This is something that happens in authoritarian regimes, not democracies’ — United States officials say they are outraged by a government-funded troll campaign that has targeted American citizens critical …
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The American Conservative
Kerry Howley / New York Magazine:
Tulsi Gabbard Had a Very Strange Childhood Which may help explain why she's out of place in today's Democratic Party. And her long-shot 2020 candidacy. — The Poet — It was 1970-something, and Sina was not yet teaching at the University of Hawaii — a Samoan poet who had not yet become …
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Politico
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns — WASHINGTON — A top financial regulator is opening a public effort to highlight the risk that climate change poses to the nation's financial markets, setting up a clash with a president who has mocked global warming …
Patrick Oster / Bloomberg:
Martin Feldstein, Reagan's Economic Adviser, Dies — He persuaded president to break pledge not to raise taxes — Feldstein was chairman of CEA; also served under Bush, Obama — Martin Feldstein, the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers who successfully persuaded …
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Deutsche Bank Acknowledges Lapse in Checks on Money Laundering — FRANKFURT — Deutsche Bank on Monday acknowledged a lapse in its money laundering controls, underlining the bank's continuing struggle to move beyond a series of scandals that have helped push its stock price to a record low.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
NBC announces five moderators for first Democratic debate — The presidential primary face off, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo, will take place in Miami on June 26-27. — NBC announced on Tuesday the five moderators for the first Democratic presidential primary debate, set for later this month.
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CNN:
Ocasio-Cortez says Dems are ‘sitting on our hands’ on impeachment — (CNN)Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday it appears Democrats are “sitting on their hands” when it comes to impeachment, reflecting the unease from an outspoken bloc of members who want Democrats to take a tougher stance against the President.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump doesn't want to be impeached — but he is fascinated by ‘the I-word’ — President Trump has threatened to take legal action if Democrats try to impeach him, musing that he'll “sue.” He has peppered confidants and advisers with questions about how an impeachment inquiry might unfold.
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