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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Trump says ‘Iran made a very big mistake’ in shooting down US military drone — In a major provocation, Iran shot down an unarmed and unmanned U.S. RQ-4A Global Hawk drone while it was flying in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, U.S. Central Command confirmed in a statement.
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Associated Press:
Iran says Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone — TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal. The U.S. military declined to immediately comment.
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New York Times:
Iran Says It Shot Down a U.S. Drone, Escalating Tensions — Iran said Thursday that it had shot down a United States drone, days after American officials blamed Iran for attacks on international shipping, in the latest escalation in tensions that have raised fears of war between the two countries.
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Bolton Keeps Trying to Goad Iran Into War
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Horns are growing on young people's skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests. — Mobile technology has transformed the way we live — how we read, work, communicate, shop and date. — But we already know this. — What we have not yet grasped is the way the tiny machines …
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Brian Bennett / TIME:
‘My Whole Life Is a Bet.’ Inside President Trump's Gamble on an Untested Re-Election Strategy — ‘My whole life is a bet,’ the President of the United States says, resting his forearms on the edge of the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. — It's a steamy evening in mid-June …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Bernie Sanders Says Elizabeth Warren Catching Up to Him Because People ‘Would Like To See A Woman Elected’ — Independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pegged Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's rise in the primary polls to, among other things …
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Marie Solis / VICE:
Bernie Sanders Says He'd Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work — He's the second frontrunner in 24 hours, after Elizabeth Warren. — Less than 24 hours after Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said she would be “open” to decriminalizing sex work, the Bernie Sanders campaign told VICE …
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The Intercept
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Had a Secret Nonaggression Agreement. Is It Falling Apart?
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
'These People Aren't Coming From Norway': Refugees in a Minnesota City Face a Backlash — As more Somali refugees arrive in St. Cloud, white anti-immigration activists have pressed an increasingly explicit anti-Muslim agenda. — ST. CLOUD, Minn. — John Palmer, a former university professor, has always had a cause.
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The Stranger
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Republicans fear campaign arm is stumbling in fight for the House — The House GOP campaign arm is under fire from Republicans who are growing increasingly anxious about the party's plan to win back the chamber in 2020. — Republicans still don't have an answer to Democrats' online fundraising behemoth ActBlue.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Senate Blocks Trump Administration's Arms Sales to Gulf Nations in Bipartisan Rebuke — WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to block the sale of billions of dollars of munitions to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in a sharp and bipartisan rebuke of the Trump administration's attempt to circumvent Congress …
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New York Times:
Joe Biden and Democratic Rivals Exchange Attacks Over His Remarks on Segregationists — Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Wednesday lashed out at his Democratic rivals who had condemned his fond recollections of working relationships with segregationists in the Senate, declining to apologize and defending his record on civil rights.
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Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:
Top South Carolina Democrat Weighs Endorsing in 2020 Primary
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Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:
Ivanka Trump Violated the Hatch Act Days After OSC Recommended Conway's Firing — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Washington — Assistant to the President Ivanka Trump appears to have violated the Hatch Act by engaging in both official government business and political activity using …
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ivanka Trump Violated Hatch Act With MAGA Tweets, Watchdog Group Says
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A.G. Sulzberger / Wall Street Journal:
Accusing the New York Times of ‘Treason,’ Trump Crosses a Line — The Founders considered it the gravest of crimes. Tossing the charge around is irresponsible and wrong. — First it was the “the failing New York Times.” Then “fake news.” Then “enemy of the people.”
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Marianne Williamson apologizes, says she misspoke in calling vaccines ‘draconian’ — Williamson explains her qualifications for President — Washington (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is apologizing and claiming that she “misspoke” after reportedly referring …
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Frank E. Lockwood / Arkansas Online:
Paternity suit in state lists Joe Biden's son, 49 — An Arkansas woman is suing the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, alleging that he is the father of her baby. — Thus far, she's been unable to serve him with the papers, her attorney said. — Lunden Alexis Roberts filed a petition …
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Tom Llamas / ABC News:
Biden sidesteps questions about his son's foreign business dealings but promises ethics pledge
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Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Alabama's Roy Moore Set to Announce Another Senate Run Over President Trump's Objection — (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Alabama Republican Roy Moore will announce Thursday whether he will make another run for U.S. Senate after failing to win the seat two years ago amid sexual misconduct accusations.
Helen Christophi / courthousenews.com:
Feds Tell 9th Circuit: Detained Kids ‘Safe and Sanitary’ Without Soap — SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The Trump administration argued in front of a Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday that the government is not required to give soap or toothbrushes to children apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border …
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Washington Post:
With Maduro entrenched in Venezuela, Trump loses patience and interest in issue, officials say — Last winter, the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro seemed a sure bet to President Trump, a quick foreign policy win at a time when other initiatives in Asia …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Michael Bennet pushes sweeping plan to remake political system — Sen. Michael Bennet sprang onto the national stage in January, when the usually low-key Colorado Democrat went viral shouting about the 35-day federal government shutdown and Ted Cruz's “crocodile tears.”
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Jared Keller / Task & Purpose:
This is a real slide from an Air Force brief on the real threat of incels — At least one Air Force base is on the lookout for a sinister new threat: angry men who can't get laid. — Personnel at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland were recently treated to a threat brief regarding an …
Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
McConnell Opposes Bipartisan Push for Lawmaker Pay Increase — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a interview he doesn't support a bipartisan House effort to increase pay for members of Congress for the first time in a decade, likely scuttling the effort.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump is bumping into a very low 2020 ceiling — 45 is struggling to crack the mid-40s in polls. And it appears the only way he'll overcome it is to pull the Democrats down with him — as he did in 2016. — President Trump launched his reelection campaign this week at an inauspicious time.
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Senators get classified briefing on UFO sightings — Three more U.S. senators received a classified Pentagon briefing on Wednesday about a series of reported encounters by the Navy with unidentified aircraft, according to congressional and government officials — part of a growing number …
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
N.R.A. Suspends Second-in-Command, Implicating Him in Coup Attempt — The palace intrigue at the National Rifle Association deepened on Thursday as the gun group suspended its second-in-command and top lobbyist, accusing him of complicity in the recent failed coup against its chief executive, Wayne LaPierre.
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
State Department official didn't disclose ties to the boyfriend of Russian agent Maria Butina — The State Department official in charge of U.S. arms control negotiations with Moscow and her husband had a years-long friendship with GOP operative Paul Erickson, the former boyfriend …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Believes He Has the Authority to Replace Powell at Fed — President is not planning to demote Fed chairman, for now — Powell says he will serve his full term despite criticism — President Donald Trump has told confidants as recently as Wednesday that he believes …
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Politico, Talking Points Memo and Wall Street Journal
Joel Kotkin / Quillette:
What Do the Oligarchs Have in Mind for Us? — The recent movement to investigate, and even break up, the current tech oligarchy has gained support on both sides of the Atlantic, and even leapt across the gaping divide in American politics. The immediate concerns relate to such things …
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Launches New Effort to Lure Hispanic Voters — Boosting support from Latinos is a key element of the president's re-election strategy—particularly in Florida — ORLANDO—President Trump beat expectations with Hispanic voters in 2016 and now his re-election campaign is launching …
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