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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
See a Design of the Harriet Tubman $20 Bill That Mnuchin Delayed — WASHINGTON — Extensive work was well underway on a new $20 bill bearing the image of Harriet Tubman when Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced last month that the design of the note would be delayed for technical reasons …
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Ben Dooley / New York Times:
‘Flying Object’ Struck Tanker in Gulf of Oman, Operator Says, Not a Mine — TOKYO — One of the tankers that were attacked in the Gulf of Oman was struck by a flying object, the ship's Japanese operator said on Friday, disputing at least part of the account of United States officials who had blamed Iran for the attack.
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US says Iran took mine off tanker; Iran denies involvement — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military on Friday released a video it said shows Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz …
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Robin Wright / New Yorker:
A Tanker War in the Middle East—Again?
A Tanker War in the Middle East—Again?
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Pompeo Says Intelligence Points to Iran in Tanker Attack in Gulf of Oman
Pompeo Says Intelligence Points to Iran in Tanker Attack in Gulf of Oman
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Gwynedd Stuart / Los Angeles Magazine:
Louise Linton, aka Mrs. Steven Mnuchin, Is Sorry — America's most controversial cabinet wife sounds off on the perils of D.C., her feelings about the Trumps, and her starring role as a sociopathic bisexual serial killer — Swaddled in a white terry cloth robe and perched on a director's chair …
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New York Times:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Leaving White House at the End of the Month — WASHINGTON — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary who fiercely defended President Trump through one of the most tumultuous periods in American politics while presiding over the end of the iconic daily news briefing …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Sarah Sanders was the disdainful Queen of Gaslighting — When Sarah Sanders said Thursday that she hopes to be remembered for her transparency and honesty, the first impulse was to laugh. — But lying to citizens while being paid by them really isn't all that funny.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
The highlights from Trump's 50-minute birthday “Fox & Friends” call — President Trump spent 50 minutes of his 73rd birthday on the phone with the hosts of “Fox & Friends” Thursday — the latest in a series of free-wheeling interviews with one of his favorite TV shows.
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Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
Sarah Sanders Broke the News
Sarah Sanders Broke the News
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Trump campaign says it will handle foreign info on rivals on “case by case basis” — President Trump's 2020 reelection campaign will handle damaging information on political opponents provided by foreign governments and entities on a “case by case basis,” according to the campaign's top spokesperson.
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
‘Let me make something 100% clear’: FEC chair lays down the law on foreign help
‘Let me make something 100% clear’: FEC chair lays down the law on foreign help
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump disputes account of White House counsel's testimony to Mueller — President Donald Trump is directly disputing the account of a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible obstruction of justice during the course of the Russia probe saying that it …
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Eric Swalwell / The Atlantic:
Inaction Is No Longer an Option
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says he won't fire Kellyanne Conway over Hatch Act Violations — President Trump said Friday that he will not fire White House counselor Kellyanne Conway for repeated violations of the Hatch Act, which bars federal employees from engaging in political activity in the course of their work.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Illiberal Right Throws a Tantrum — By the tail end of the Obama administration, the culture war seemed lost. The religious right sued for détente, having been swept up in one of the most rapid cultural shifts in generations. Gone were the decades of being able to count …
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Federal employees turn their backs on Agriculture secretary after relocation plans announced — Members of the American Federation of Government Employees turned their backs on Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday, apparently over plans to relocate them from Washington to the Kansas City area.
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump won't promise to endorse Pence for president in 2024 — President Trump said Friday morning that if Vice President Pence runs for president in 2024, he wouldn't automatically have his endorsement. — The president was asked the hypothetical during a wide-ranging interview on “Fox & Friends.”
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Maureen Groppe / Indianapolis Star:
Exclusive: Indiana Republican Susan Brooks will not seek re-election to Congress — WASHINGTON — Indiana Rep. Susan Brooks, one of only 13 Republican women in the House as well as the head of GOP recruitment for 2020, found someone she could not convince to run: herself.
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New York Times:
The Youngest Known Child Separated From His Family by the Trump Administration — Caitlin Dickerson is a Peabody award-winning national immigration reporter, who profiles the lives of immigrants, including those without legal status. Last year, Caitlin reported that the Trump administration …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox's Judge Napolitano: Seems Trump ‘Is Prepared to Commit a Felony to Get Re-Elected’ — 'There's no wiggle room with respect to dirt,' the judge noted. — Reacting to President Trump saying he would accept foreign intel on a political opponent if offered, and that he doesn't feel it's necessary …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Forget “No Collusion,” Trump Is Now Pro-Collusion — There is no such thing as an outrage-free week anymore. On Wednesday, President Trump offered us a particularly stunning example of this new political reality, telling the ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos that he would welcome foreign interference …
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Pete Buttigieg wants to lead on foreign policy. These are his advisers — It's Friday. Hope you're all loving Linsanity 2.0 as much as I am. Also, the president turns 73 today. Have a great weekend, a happy Father's Day, and see you on Monday 😎 — The People
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump says he'll name Thomas Homan as “border czar” — Thomas Homan, a Fox News contributor who served as acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director at the start of President Trump's tenure, will work as an administration “border czar,” the president announced on “Fox & Friends” Friday.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Measles Outbreak: N.Y. Eliminates Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations — New York, where measles has spread in ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, joins California and a handful of other states in revoking religious exemptions. — ALBANY — Lawmakers in New York, the epicenter …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Michael Avenatti is sued for allegedly siphoning paraplegic's $4 million settlement — (Reuters) - Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against U.S. President Donald Trump, has been sued by a paraplegic former client who accused him of siphoning away a $4 million settlement he had won.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Liberal Wonks, or at Least Elizabeth Warren, Have a Plan for That — The surprising power of evidence-based progressivism. — Not long ago, political pundits were writing off Elizabeth Warren's political chances, but recent polling makes her an increasingly plausible contender …
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Associated Press:
Emails: Trump official consulting climate change rejecters — WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration national security official has sought help from advisers to a think tank that disavows climate change to challenge widely accepted scientific findings on global warming, according to his emails.
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Former Democractic rising star and Afghanistan War veteran speaks out for first time about PTSD treatment — “After 11 years of trying to outrun depression and PTSD symptoms, I have finally concluded that it's faster than me. That I have to stop running, turn around, and confront it,” Jason Kander said.
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Escalator Ride That Changed America — Four years ago, Donald Trump stepped onto an escalator in the atrium of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York and began descending into a lobby packed with cameras. It's safe to say the 10 or so seconds that followed are the most consequential escalator ride in American history.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Does Amazon Really Pay No Taxes? Here's the Complicated Answer — Yes, Amazon has paid income taxes, albeit at a low rate—and likely has been helped by deductions and incentives related to investment, research and employee compensation — Democratic presidential candidates have seized …
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump smashed months of FBI work to thwart election interference — Nearly two years ago, FBI Director Chris Wray set up an office tasked solely with stopping the type of Russian interference efforts that infected the 2016 campaign. — On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump undercut the whole operation in a matter of seconds.
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Belarus Comes In From the Cold as It Seeks to Distance Itself From Russia — Authoritarian President Aleksander Lukashenko, once shunned by U.S., EU, now hopes to take advantage of competition between Moscow, the West and China to diversify trade — MINSK, Belarus—President Aleksander Lukashenko …
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
As the Christchurch massacre trial begins, New Zealand news orgs vow to keep white supremacist ideology out of their coverage — As the trial of the man accused of the Christchurch mosque massacres began a few hours ago, New Zealand's major media organizations had a plan.
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Kevin Burwick / MovieWeb:
Mark Hamill Wants Trump's Hollywood Star Replaced with Carrie Fisher's — Mark Hamill continues to advocate for a Carrie Fisher star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. However, this time he is throwing out the idea of removing Donald Trump's and replacing it with one for his late Star Wars co-star.