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Hideous Men Donald Trump assaulted me in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room 23 years ago. But he's not alone on the list of awful men in my life. — My first rich boy pulled down my underpants. My last rich boy pulled down my tights. My first rich boy — I had fixed my eyes on his face long enough …
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E. Jean Carroll: “Trump attacked me in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman.” — The cover story New York published today details an encounter the writer E. Jean Carroll had over two decades ago with Donald J. Trump, in which the then-real-estate mogul allegedly assaulted her in a dressing room …
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Trump warned Iran via Oman that U.S. attack imminent, called for talks: Iranian officials — DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian officials told Reuters on Friday that Tehran had received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump through Oman overnight warning that a U.S. attack on Iran was imminent.
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Trump Has a Point on Iran. So Do the Democrats. — President Donald Trump's surprise overnight decision to hit Iran with missiles, then call off the strike, has only added fuel to a narrative surrounding the U.S. policy on Iran over the past two years: That America simply …
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Washington Post and Breitbart

Trump says he did not give final approval for Iran strikes, no planes were in the air

The U.S. Has Lots of Options With Iran
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Jewish Journal, CNN, Wired and WSVN-TV


ICE raids targeting migrant families slated to start Sunday in major U.S. cities — President Trump has directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to conduct a mass roundup of migrant families that have received deportation orders, an operation that is likely to begin …
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Donald Trump's Interview With TIME on 2020: Read the Transcript — President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME in the Oval Office on June 17 for a story on his re-election campaign. — During the 57-minute conversation, he discussed his Democratic rivals …
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Politico, Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, Vox, Daily Kos, Sputnik International, New York Post, Contemptor, Talking Points Memo, Shareblue Media, Splinter, Mediaite and The Week
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Trump threatens reporter with prison time during interview
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Trump threatened Time journalist with prison over Kim Jong Un letter
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Biden Has Not Changed. The Politics, Culture and Mood of His Party Have. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. was addressing an elite audience, describing how as a young senator he had learned to work with Jesse Helms, the right-wing North Carolinian known for his fierce opposition to civil rights and his open loathing of gay people.
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Washington Post
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John Lewis backs Biden, says segregationist comments were not offensive
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Front Page Magazine and Breitbart

Biden called Booker to quell tensions. Things only got worse
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Breitbart, The Hill, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Splinter and Talking Points Memo


Andrew Weissmann, a Top Mueller Prosecutor, Has a Book Deal — Andrew Weissmann, one of the top prosecutors for Robert S. Mueller III on the Russia investigation, is writing a book that will explore his work on the special counsel's inquiry, according to a publishing executive with knowledge of the deal.
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One of Robert Mueller's top prosecutors is writing a book about the investigation
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Front Page Magazine


‘Some Suburb of Hell’: America's New Concentration Camp System — On Monday, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez referred to US border detention facilities as “concentration camps,” spurring a backlash in which critics accused her of demeaning the memory of those who died in the Holocaust.
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CNN
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Policing the Borders of Suffering
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Talking Points Memo, Common Dreams and The Atlantic

Ocasio-Cortez Not Apologizing to Kevin McCarthy: “He Should Apologize to the Children …
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Crooked Media, Jewish Journal, Common Dreams and American Military News


Mucarsel-Powell Statement Regarding Opening an Impeachment Inquiry — f t # e — WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement regarding the House opening an impeachment inquiry: — “I did not run for office to impeach the President.
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Rep. Adam Smith is second Washington member of Congress to call for impeachment inquiry — A second member of Washington's congressional delegation is calling for an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. — Rep Adam Smith, D-Bellevue, said Friday that the events of the past several weeks …


Police called to loud altercation at Boris Johnson's home — Neighbour records shouting and banging at flat potential PM shares with Carrie Symonds — Police were called to the home of Boris Johnson and his partner, Carrie Symonds, in the early hours of Friday morning after neighbours heard …
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Mirror.co.uk, Political Wire and Boing Boing


Clyburn explains why Harris and Booker haven't caught on in S. Carolina — The third-ranking House Democrat talked to NBC News ahead of his famous ‘Fish Fry’ gathering Friday night, featuring more than 20 presidential contenders. — COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn expressed …
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Politico


NYT reporter flagged Jared Kushner meetings with Russians to FBI — A New York Times reporter fed information about Jared Kushner meeting with Russians to the FBI, newly released emails show. — Journalist Michael Schmidt sent an email on March 24, 2017, to FBI Assistant Director …


Prosecutors Intensify Scrutiny of Trump Fundraiser Elliott Broidy — Federal probe examines foreigners who attended inauguration at invitation of top Trump fundraiser — Federal prosecutors have stepped up a criminal investigation into possible efforts by longtime Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy …
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Talking Points Memo


Fairfax ‘thinking very seriously’ about run for governor, says scandal has raised his public profile — Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax said Thursday that he is “very hopeful about the future” and “thinking very seriously” about a gubernatorial run in 2021. — Fairfax, who faces sexual assault allegations …
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Justin Fairfax ‘seriously’ considering a run for governor, says sexual abuse scandal raised his profile
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Front Page Magazine


Dems see Hope Hicks testimony as huge gift in legal battle with Trump — In an exclusive interview, Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler also said Democrats would soon sue former White House Counsel Don McGahn. — House Democrats are planning to file a lawsuit within days to force former White …
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Talking Points Memo, POLITICUSUSA, Daily Caller News Foundation and The Week


Supreme Court tosses murder conviction in case that raised question of racial bias — The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the most recent conviction of a Mississippi man who has been tried an extraordinary six times for a quadruple murder in 1996, finding that a zealous prosecutor once again …
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Justice Dept review of intel in Russia probe fuels fears of politicization — A mix of concern, confusion and defiance has spread through elements of the intelligence community as a murky picture emerges of Attorney General William Barr's review of its investigative and analytical work …

Trump campaign manager speaks to “The Takeout” — Brad Parscale, who is managing President Trump's re-election campaign, spoke to CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett for this week's episode of “The Takeout” podcast. Garrett interviewed Parscale on Tuesday in Florida …
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Political Wire and PJ Media Home
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Murder in the Atlas Mountains — In a crime apparently intended to impress the Islamic State, two Scandinavian women were brutally slain in Morocco. The killings were seized on by the far right to attack Islam. — MARRAKESH, Morocco — Their screams must have carried for miles in the thin air …