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Jeff McDonald / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Margaret Hunter to plead out in case against congressman husband — Details of deal not clear, Rep. Duncan Hunter's attorney declined to discuss whether she might be cooperating with the prosecution — Margaret Hunter, the wife of longtime East County Congressman Duncan Hunter who was co-indicted …
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Axios:
Trump asserts executive privilege over Census citizenship documents — On the advice of the Justice Department, President Trump has asserted executive privilege over subpoenaed documents related to the House Oversight Committee's investigation of the Census citizenship question.
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Washington Post:
Trump asserts executive privilege to shield documents on census citizenship question — President Trump asserted executive privilege Wednesday to shield documents about the administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, a move meant to try to undercut an expected vote …
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New York Times:
Trump Asserts Executive Privilege on Census Documents Ahead of House Committee Contempt Vote — WASHINGTON — President Trump invoked executive privilege to block access by Congress to documents about how a citizenship question was added to the 2020 census ahead of a House committee vote …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump asserts executive privilege to block access to census documents
Trump asserts executive privilege to block access to census documents
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Steven Graboski / Polls:
Biden, Warren, Sanders Lead 2020 Field — Immigration joins healthcare and environment as top issues for Nevada Dems — West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden is the front-runner among likely Democratic caucusgoers in Nevada while Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes second place …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Debate deadline: Prominent governor still out on final day to qualify
Debate deadline: Prominent governor still out on final day to qualify
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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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Daily Mail:
Don Jr. IGNORES his own lawyers who objected to senators' questions in tense three-hour grilling about Michael Cohen's testimony - and answers them all so Democrats couldn't say he was slippery — Donald Trump Jr. gave Senate Intelligence Committee members a three-hour interview on Wednesday …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Don Jr. ‘not at all’ worried about perjury charges
Don Jr. ‘not at all’ worried about perjury charges
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Washington Post:
Former White House aide Hicks agrees to testify to House panel investigating Trump — Hope Hicks, a top aide to President Trump during his 2016 campaign and his first year in the White House, has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee next Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Nikki Schwab / New York Post:
House panel unanimously passes 9/11 victims fund bill after Jon Stewart shaming
House panel unanimously passes 9/11 victims fund bill after Jon Stewart shaming
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
'Pat's a pit bull': Trump has a new favorite lawyer
'Pat's a pit bull': Trump has a new favorite lawyer
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump looks to squash Amash — The president has discussed with aides backing a primary challenge against the lone Republican impeachment supporter. — Donald Trump and his top allies are moving to make Justin Amash pay for becoming the sole Republican congressman to call for the president's impeachment.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Freedom Caucus Expels Amash for Being Too Pro-Freedom
Freedom Caucus Expels Amash for Being Too Pro-Freedom
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Star Tribune:
Ilhan Omar's credibility takes another hit — Tax return irregularities are just the latest misstep by the first-term congresswoman. — By Editorial Board Star Tribune — TEXT SIZE — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is back in the news again, and not in a good way.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Congress raises questions Mueller left unanswered about Trump, Russia — House Intel Committee Chair Schiff said Wednesday's hearing is meant to address unanswered questions from the Mueller report about Russian influence. — WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's report failed …
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Schiff threatens to subpoena FBI
Schiff threatens to subpoena FBI
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News:
This Picture Featuring 15 Tech Men And 2 Women Looked Doctored. The Women Were Photoshopped In. — Last week, men's lifestyle magazine GQ published this photo of Silicon Valley executives including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Dropbox CEO Drew Houston from their pilgrimage to a small village …
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Daily Beast Contributor Wins $4.1 Million From Neo-Nazi for ISIS Smear — Dean Obeidallah was falsely accused of being behind a terrorist attack by The Daily Stormer, whose on-the-run founder just lost big in court. — After Dean Obeidallah wrote a Daily Beast article condemning President Trump's approach …
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Howard Schultz Announces Campaign Staff Cuts, Summer Hiatus — The Starbucks billionaire won't make a decision on running for president until after Labor Day — and he's still eyeing Joe Biden as his biggest competition. — Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz told campaign staff …
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Washington Free Beacon and New York Post
Jay Weaver / Miami Herald:
Trump cheered Patriots to Super Bowl victory with founder of spa where Kraft was busted — For the first time, federal prosecutors have disclosed they are developing a potential national security case against Yujing Zhang, the 33-year-old Chinese woman charged with unlawfully entering Mar-a-Lago with a stash of electronic equipment.
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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Worries Emails Could Show Zuckerberg Knew of Questionable Privacy Practices — Internal exchanges uncovered in response to FTC probe could cast doubt on founder's commitment to user privacy, people familiar with the matter say — Facebook Inc. uncovered emails that appear …
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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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Alexander Heffner / USA Today:
Be bold: Democrats must reject failed, boring electability notions to beat Trump in 2020 — Obama and Trump showed freshness and novelty matter more than centrism or swing state roots. Boring candidates who play it safe are bad 2020 bets. — CONNECT — The conventional definition …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Should Democrats embrace socialism? The 2020 primary, in four factions.
Should Democrats embrace socialism? The 2020 primary, in four factions.
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Saagar Enjeti / The Hill:
Michael Flynn hires Sidney Powell as new counsel — Former national security advisor Mike Flynn has hired attorney Sidney Powell as his new counsel, Hill.TV has learned. — “I'm honored to be representing General Flynn, who i've long considered an American hero.
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Axios:
Howard Schultz says he will not campaign this summer, citing health problems — Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who has previously said he is considering running for president as a centrist independent, will not campaign this summer after undergoing three separate back surgeries.
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Political Wire and One America News Network
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
‘The migration problem is a coffee problem’ — In western Guatemala, cultivating coffee was once a way out of poverty. As prices fall, growers are abandoning their farms for the United States. — HOJA BLANCA, Guatemala — From his wooden hut in the foothills of the Sierra Madre …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren's plan to pass her plans — The 2020 candidate on how she'd get rid of the filibuster, curb political corruption, and persuade Americans that government can work for them. — Oligarchic capitalism? Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has a plan for that. Opioid deaths?
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Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:
Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter conducts flyover of White House during Polish president's visit — A F-35 Marine Corps fighter conducted a flyover of the White House on Wednesday to mark Polish president Andrzej Duda's visit and Poland's agreement to purchase the advanced aircraft from the United States.
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USA Today:
Republican attempts to defend Trump and Barr's ‘no obstruction’ decree are pathetic — Donald Trump's allies can argue that he didn't obstruct justice, but the facts say otherwise. Their real rationale: He's the president, end of story. — CONNECT — Perhaps the most surprising takeaway …
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QU Poll:
Release Detail — June 12, 2019 - A Sitting President Should Face Charges, U.S. Voters Say, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But Voters Still Say Don't Impeach Trump — Any sitting president should be subject to criminal charges, 69 percent of American voters …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Connor Sheets / ProPublica:
Wasted Funds, Destroyed Property: How Sheriffs Undermined Their Successors After Losing Reelection — Alabama sheriffs who lost reelection in 2018 personally pocketed funds and deleted public records, an investigation by AL.com and ProPublica found. Holes were drilled through government-issued smartphones …
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
With the help of his boyfriend, a German reporter asked Iran's foreign minister why the country executes people for being gay — BERLIN — When Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif faced questions from foreign journalists on Monday in Tehran after a meeting with his German counterpart …
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
‘Erased’: DeSantis hit for omitting LGBTQ from Pulse proclamation — TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis faced a torrent of criticism from the LGBTQ community after removing mention of the group from a proclamation commemorating the third anniversary of the shooting at a gay nightclub that left 49 dead.
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