memeorandum: US called off retaliatory strike against Iran in last minute: source (Fox News)

9:05 AM ET, June 21, 2019

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Newsweek:

Donald Trump Decided to Strike Iranian Missile System, Then Changed His Mind — An ordered military operation against military targets in Iran was called off in the early stages on Thursday, though the reason for holding the strike remains unclear. — As reported by the New York Times …

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New York Times:

Trump Approves Strikes on Iran, but Then Abruptly Pulls Back — WASHINGTON — President Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching them on Thursday night after a day of escalating tensions.

New York Times:
Attacking Iran Is Congress's Call

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CNN:
Trump downplays Iran tensions after drone shot down

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Fox News:
US called off retaliatory strike against Iran in last minute: source

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Evelyn N. Farkas / Washington Post:
What's the best way to deal with Iran? The nuclear agreement Trump ditched.

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Washington Post:
The U.S. should strive for a stable Iran. Instead, it is suffocating it.

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Associated Press:

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Associated Press:

Lawyers claim infants, children are in dangerous situation at border detention site — “In my 22 years of doing visits with children in detention I have never heard of this level of inhumanity,” said an attorney representing the detained youth. — EL PASO, Texas (AP) …

Clara Long / Human Rights Watch:
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Politico:

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David Morgan / Reuters:

Hicks told House panel Trump is serious about foreign help in elections — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hope Hicks, once a close aide to President Donald Trump, told the House Judiciary Committee that Trump was serious in saying there was nothing wrong in accepting derogatory information …

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Hope Hicks refused to answer 155 questions during House testimony

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U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler:
House Judiciary Committee Releases Transcript of Hope Hicks Interview

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Washington Post:

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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden called Booker to quell tensions. Things only got worse

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Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: 2020 race testing Joe Biden at sore spots

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New York Times:
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John F. Harris / Politico:
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Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost:

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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:

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Wall Street Journal:

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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:

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Nicole Goodkind / Newsweek:

Trump Administration Argues Detained Migrant Children Don't Need Toothbrushes, Soap — The Trump administration went to court this week to argue that migrant children detained at the United States-Mexico border do not require basic hygiene products like soap and toothbrushes in order to be in held in “safe and sanitary” conditions.

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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Trump Administration to Migrant Kids: No Soap for You!

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Chris Lehman / Oregonian:

Oregon governor sends police to find missing Republicans, bring them to Capitol — Oregon's Democratic governor, Kate Brown, has dispatched state troopers to find missing Republican senators and bring them back to Salem to legislate. — All 11 Republican senators are in hiding …

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Associated Press:
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Hillary Borrud / Oregonian:
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:

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Donald Trump / TIME:

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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Fox News:

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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
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Tyler Bridges / www.theadvocate.com:

Support for Trump in Louisiana plunges, poll says; here's how this could help Gov. John Bel Edwards — A clear majority of Louisiana voters don't want Donald Trump to win a second term as president, an independent poll shows. — The survey by pollster Verne Kennedy also shows …

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David Axe / The Daily Beast:

The U.S. Drone Shot Down by Iran Is a $200 Million Prototype Spy Plane — The Navy now possesses as few as three of the high-flying, 737-size BAMS-D drones, which can theoretically watch over the Persian Gulf around the clock. — The U.S. military drone Iran shot down over the Persian Gulf …

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Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
U.S. Expected to Strike Back for Iran's Downing of Drone

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Daily Mail:

Forget the polls, rampaging Trump's going to win easily in 2020 unless Democrat ostriches drag their heads out of the sand and wake up to reality — The polls don't look good for Donald Trump. — I mean, by any normal yardstick, the President is heading for a defeat in the 2020 election.

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