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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, ‘Judgment Time Is Coming’ on How to Respond to Iran — WASHINGTON — President Trump's tenure as commander in chief came to a dramatic turning point on Thursday night as he found himself torn between his own competing advisers and his own competing instincts …
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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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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian, VICE, Breitbart, New York Times, CNN, Mediaite, The Week and Financial Times
New York Times:
Attacking Iran Is Congress's Call
Attacking Iran Is Congress's Call
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Just Security, The Week, New York Post, The American Conservative and Splinter
New York Times:
Trump Approves Strikes on Iran, but Then Abruptly Pulls Back
Trump Approves Strikes on Iran, but Then Abruptly Pulls Back
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's Iran strikes U-turn underscores war and peace dilemma
Trump's Iran strikes U-turn underscores war and peace dilemma
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The Guardian, Breitbart and Al Jazeera
CNN:
Trump downplays Iran tensions after drone shot down
Trump downplays Iran tensions after drone shot down
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Bloomberg, Washington Post, WORLD, Conservative News Today, TheBlaze and The Root
Evelyn N. Farkas / Washington Post:
What's the best way to deal with Iran? The nuclear agreement Trump ditched.
What's the best way to deal with Iran? The nuclear agreement Trump ditched.
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Informed Comment, Media Matters for America and Daily Caller News Foundation
Associated Press:
Migrant children describe neglect at Texas border facility — EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A 2-year-old boy locked in detention wants to be held all the time. A few girls, ages 10 to 15, say they've been doing their best to feed and soothe the clingy toddler who was handed to them by a guard days ago.
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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) …
Politico:
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 and The Week
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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
Hope Hicks refused to answer 155 questions during House testimony
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Axios, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Newser and Daily Kos
U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler:
House Judiciary Committee Releases Transcript of Hope Hicks Interview
House Judiciary Committee Releases Transcript of Hope Hicks Interview
Sarah Cammarata / Politico:
Trump is bringing a Ferris wheel back to the White House
Trump is bringing a Ferris wheel back to the White House
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Clinton Foundation and One America News Network
Washington Post:
Tensions ripple through Biden campaign as his past working relationship with a segregationist senator comes to the forefront — Joe Biden was a freshman senator, the youngest member of the august body, when he reached out to an older colleague for help on one of his early legislative proposals …
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The Atlantic, New York Post, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden called Booker to quell tensions. Things only got worse
Biden called Booker to quell tensions. Things only got worse
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Talking Points Memo
John F. Harris / Politico:
Grampa Simpson runs for president
Grampa Simpson runs for president
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RedState and Washington Monthly
Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost:
Some White House Reporters Are Throwing Sarah Huckabee Sanders A Goodbye Party — White House correspondents and some Trump staffers plan to send Sanders off with “farewell drinks” next week. — Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the reporters who cover the White House haven't always had the smoothest relationship.
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Laura Ingraham Dismisses Reparations: 'No Do-Overs...We Won, You Lost, That's That' — “As Trump always says, 'you don't get do-overs,' she declared. ” No do-overs, that's it. Fox News star Laura Ingraham waded into the ongoing debate over reparations for descendants of slaves during …
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The New Civil Rights Movement and Contemptor
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
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 …
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Power Line
Wall Street Journal:
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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Political Wire
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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Splinter, The Week, Hullabaloo, Politico and CNN
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!
Trump Administration to Migrant Kids: No Soap for You!
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Splinter and ImmigrationProf Blog
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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Political Wire, The Hill, Splinter, Althouse, Breitbart, Grist, Denver Post, VICE, The Gateway Pundit, Newser and Washington Times
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Americans Aren't Sure U.S. System Can Fix Long-Term Problems, Poll Finds — A majority believes the nation's best years are in the past — Americans have little faith the U.S. political system can address long-term challenges and are skeptical the nation remains committed to foundational tenets …
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Political Wire
Olivia Gazis / CBS News:
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 …
Axios:
Trump isn't matching Obama deportation numbers — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has deported more immigrants this fiscal year than any full fiscal year of Donald Trump's presidency, but it has yet to reach Barack Obama's early deportation levels, according to new internal Department of Homeland Security figures obtained by Axios.
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National Review and Political Wire
Fox News:
Medic testifies that he, not Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, was responsible for ISIS fighter's death — A medic testifying in the trial of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher - who is accused of killing an injured ISIS prisoner of war in Iraq - shocked trial observers when he testified Thursday that he …
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The Gateway Pundit, American Military News and Daily Wire
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Stunning Twist in Navy SEAL War Crimes Trial: Witness Says He Was the Killer
Stunning Twist in Navy SEAL War Crimes Trial: Witness Says He Was the Killer
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Newser, Task & Purpose and TheBlaze
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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Political Wire