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NPR:
Harris: Justice Dept. ‘Would Have No Choice’ But To Prosecute Trump After Presidency — California Sen. Kamala Harris says that if she's elected president, her administration's Department of Justice would likely pursue criminal obstruction of justice charges against a former President Donald Trump.
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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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Instapundit and National Review
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
White House Will Preview Mueller Evidence Before Nadler Review: Admin Officials
White House Will Preview Mueller Evidence Before Nadler Review: Admin Officials
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Washington Post, Politico and Breitbart
QU Poll:
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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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 and Talking Points Memo
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 Independent, Washington Post, HuffPost, The Mahablog, Daily Kos and Vox
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Why Trump Isn't Likely to Win a Second Term
Why Trump Isn't Likely to Win a Second Term
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Washington Post, Roll Call and Axios
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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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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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.
NBC News:
Reps of 22 foreign governments have spent money at Trump properties — The number of foreign governments hints at a significant foreign cash flow to the U.S. president that critics say violates the Constitution. — WASHINGTON — Representatives of at least 22 foreign governments appear …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Fear of a blue Texas: New GOP group to spend millions registering Republicans — Wealthy Republican donors are preparing a multimillion-dollar effort to register more than 1 million new GOP voters in Texas for 2020 amid anxiety that President Trump could be in more trouble in this reliably red state than some in the party realize.
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Political Wire
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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The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
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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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Politico, The Gateway Pundit and CNN
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Approves Court Action to Enforce Democrats' Subpoenas
House Approves Court Action to Enforce Democrats' Subpoenas
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Outside the Beltway, Washington Post and Wonkette
Samantha Cole / VICE:
This Deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg Tests Facebook's Fake Video Policies — A fake video of Mark Zuckerberg giving a sinister speech about the power of Facebook has been posted to Instagram. The company previously said it would not remove this type of video.
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New York Times, CNN, VICE News, Techdirt, Fox News, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, The Daily Dot and Mercury News, more at Techmeme »
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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Instagram will leave up deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg
Instagram will leave up deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg
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Fortune, RedState, Politico and Vanity Fair, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Hong Kong Protest Updates: Standoff With Police After Clashes — Demonstrators, protesting a contentious extradition bill, threw bricks, bottles and umbrellas at riot police guarding the city's Legislative Council. The police responded with tear gas, pepper spray and batons.
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Bloomberg, Foreign Policy, UPI, Financial Times and Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
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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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HuffPost, Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller, Splinter, New York Post and Mediaite
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 …
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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POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
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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twitchy.com, Washington Times, Joe.My.God. and The Hill
Nick Givas / Fox News:
Trump promises not to use Kim Jong Un's family members as intel assets — President Donald Trump promised Tuesday not to use Kim Jong Un's family members as intelligence assets, and reassured the North Korean dictator of his commitment to detente. — A report released Monday showed Kim's half brother …
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Politico, CNN, One America News Network, Vanity Fair and NPR
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Makini Brice / Reuters:
Trump publicly opposes using CIA informants against North Korea's Kim
Trump publicly opposes using CIA informants against North Korea's Kim
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Talking Points Memo, The Atlantic, Mediaite and Washington Press
USA Today:
Seniors were sold a risk-free retirement with reverse mortgages. Now they face foreclosure. — Urban African American neighborhoods are hardest hit as nearly 100,000 loans have failed. — Show caption Hide caption — Patricia Blair looks over the items left in the basement as she prepares …
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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ABC News, Newser, One America News Network, The Week, Sputnik International, The Last Refuge, RedState, Reuters, Washington Press and Political Wire
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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BuzzFeed News, Splinter, Joe.My.God., Washington Times, VICE News, The Daily Dot and IJR
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.
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 …
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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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Military Times, The Week and Task & Purpose
RealClearInvestigations:
It Started With a Lie: Bruce Ohr's Linchpin Role in Russiagate — Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr was perfectly positioned to advance the Russia collusion narrative. He had a rare set of relationships — ties to opposition researchers and the FBI — and would use his links …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
As Bernie Sanders Leans Into Socialism, His Rivals Laugh — The longtime independent senator is preparing to deliver a speech in which he will reiterate his support for the bogeyman du jour. — WATERLOO, Iowa—Making Elizabeth Warren laugh can be tricky. Throwing her off her talking points is almost impossible.
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
David Siders / Politico:
O'Rourke pledges protections for LGBTQ people — Beto O'Rourke on Wednesday pledged to reverse President Donald Trump's restrictions on transgender people serving in the military and push for passage of the Equality Act if elected president. — The Texas Democrat, releasing a broad plan …
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Axios
Rani Molla / Vox:
Mary Meeker's most important trends on the internet — Here are all the slides, plus analysis. — It's the holiday season for data nerds: That is, Mary Meeker is delivering her annual Internet Trends Report — the most highly anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley — again at Code Conference 2019.
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KTVQ-TV, The Wrap, Nieman Lab and Mother Jones, more at Mediagazer »
Joel Kotkin / City Journal:
California's Progressive Betrayal — The Golden State's left-wing policies hurt working-class and middle-class residents. — California — Economy, finance, and budgets — Politics and law — The recent California Democratic Party convention in San Francisco exposed the divide between …
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Daily Wire
Bloomberg:
Trump's Net Worth Rises to $3 Billion Despite Business Setbacks — Wealth boosted by surging value of stake in two Vornado towers — Golf courses and resort properties declined by $125 million — President Donald Trump's net worth rose to $3 billion, a 5% gain over the past year …
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Political Wire
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Liz Cheney clashes with NRCC chief behind closed doors — Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, privately battled with the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee Monday night, where she raised concerns from members about the direction of the party's campaign arm as they try to win back the chamber.
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Talking Points Memo
Patrick Oster / Bloomberg:
Martin Feldstein, Reagan Economic Adviser, Dies at 79 — 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 …