memeorandum: Trump says he ‘may’ bring up election interference with Putin (Martin Matishak/Politico)

10:40 AM ET, June 23, 2019

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Trump Bucked National-Security Aides on Proposed Iran Attack — 'These people want to push us into war... It's disgusting,' president told confidante — WASHINGTON—President Trump bucked most of his top national-security advisers by abandoning retaliatory strikes in Iran on Thursday.

Discussion: Econlib

Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:

Pence: ‘All options remain on the table’ after nixed Iran strike — Vice President Pence joined National Security Adviser John Bolton in warning Iran not to interpret American military restraint as a sign of weakness and doubled down on the U.S.' willingness to take necessary action.

Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and Task & Purpose

Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Amid tough talk, Trump says he could be Iran's ‘best friend’

Discussion: The Week

New York Times: Pompeo, a Steadfast Hawk, Coaxes a Hesitant Trump on Iran

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
With Trump's approval, Pentagon launched cyber strikes against Iran

Discussion: The Week, Al Jazeera, middleeastmonitor.com, Engadget, The Verge, New York Times, The Daily Caller and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »

Christian Vasquez / Politico:
‘The only one that matters is me’: Trump backs Bolton amid Iran tensions

Discussion: Fox News

Jake Tapper / CNN:

Nancy Pelosi called Trump Friday night asking him to call off ICE raids — Trump tweets he is delaying ICE immigration raids — Washington (CNN)House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Donald Trump Friday night and asked him to call off the Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation raids scheduled …

Discussion: Breitbart, NPR, KTLA, Balloon Juice, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, Fox News and Mediaite

Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:

Officials accuse DHS chief Kevin McAleenan of leaking ICE raids plan to sabotage operation — This week's big leak about a major Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation was orchestrated by acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan in an effort to sabotage the raids …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, CNN, IJR, The Daily Caller, KRON, The Guardian and ImmigrationProf Blog

Kayla Epstein / Washington Post:
Trump says he will hold off on planned ICE raids for now

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, PJ Media Home, WXIA-TV, Splinter, Talking Points Memo, Axios, UPI, Fox News, ThinkProgress, The Guardian and Chicago Sun-Times

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Says He'll Delay Deportation Operation Aimed at Undocumented Families

Discussion: Associated Press, Outside the Beltway and Slate

Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Has Unexpectedly Postponed The Nationwide ICE Raids Targeting Immigrant Families

Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Daily Caller

Erica Y King / ABC News:
President Trump to hold off on deportation raids for two weeks

Discussion: Politico

Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:

Inside a Texas Building Where the Government Is Holding Immigrant Children — Hundreds of immigrant children who have been separated from their parents or family members are being held in dirty, neglectful, and dangerous conditions at Border Patrol facilities in Texas.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Washington Press, ThinkProgress, Rolling Stone and Splinter

PBS NewsHour:

A firsthand report of ‘inhumane conditions’ at a migrant children's detention facility — Editor's Note: After our broadcast, CPB responded to our request for comment with the following statement: … Transcript Audio — The Associated Press details grave conditions inside …

Discussion: Progress Pond

Ken White / The Atlantic: Why a Government Lawyer Argued Against Giving Immigrant Kids Toothbrushes

Star Tribune:

New documents revisit questions about Rep. Ilhan Omar's marriage history — Although she has legally corrected the discrepancy, she has declined to say anything about how or why it happened. — TEXT SIZE — New investigative documents released by a state agency have given fresh life …

Discussion: Power Line, The Gateway Pundit and Front Page Magazine

The Daily Beast:

Biden's Media Strategy: Duck The Press Unless You're Under Duress — 'It's not a tenable strategy,' David Axelrod laments. — The first time former Vice President Joe Biden spoke to national media reporters in nearly a week of campaigning was to address a mini political crisis of his own making.

Discussion: New York Times

VICE:
Joe Biden Just Gave a Shoutout to a (Reformed) Segregationist

Discussion: Breitbart and twitchy.com

Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
In South Carolina, Voters Blame Media for Amplifying Biden's Missteps

Discussion: Politico and Washington Post

George Conway / Washington Post:

The latest charge against Trump is as credible as Juanita Broaddrick's against Clinton — George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York. — “Thank you very much for coming. These four very courageous women have asked to be here and it was our honor to help them.

Discussion: Breitbart, Washington Press, Slate, Hullabaloo, Mediaite, Mother Jones, fox5sandiego.com and Power Line

Chuck Todd / NBC News:

President Trump's full, unedited interview with Meet the Press — CHUCK TODD: — Mr. President, welcome back to Meet the Press. — PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: — Thank you. — CHUCK TODD: — Let me start right in, what happened last night? — PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

New York Times:

White House Unveils Economic Portion of Middle East Peace Plan — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Saturday that it hoped to raise more than $50 billion to improve the lot of the Palestinians and their Arab neighbors, releasing an economic plan titled, “Peace to Prosperity,” …

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Financial Times and The Week

Seth Harp / The Intercept:

I'm a Journalist but I Didn't Fully Realize the Terrible Power of U.S. Border Officials Until They Violated My Rights and Privacy — I should have kept my mouth shut about the guacamole; that made things worse for me. Otherwise, what I'm about to describe could happen to any American who travels internationally.

more at Mediagazer »

Martin Matishak / Politico:

Trump says he ‘may’ bring up election interference with Putin — President Donald Trump said he “may” bring up election interference with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit in Japan later this week. — “I may,” Trump said during an interview with NBC's “Meet The Press” that aired Sunday.

Discussion: One America News Network

Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:

Clarence Thomas's Astonishing Opinion on a Racist Mississippi Prosecutor — A Mississippi prosecutor went on a racist crusade to have a black man executed. Clarence Thomas thinks that was just fine. — That's the message of an astonishing decision today from the Supreme Court.

St. Cloud Times:

Our View: Cowards will be our downfall — St. Cloud, we have a problem. And it's costing us dearly in respect, dignity and treasure. — Our problem is not refugees. — It's not even an image problem, although we most certainly have one of those. If you don't think so, Google …

Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:

Supreme Court set to decide major census, electoral maps cases — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, approaching the end of its current term, is due to issue rulings in the coming days in major cases including the Trump administration's bid to add a contentious citizenship question …

Discussion: Political Wire

Claire Withycombe / oregoncapitalinsider.com:

‘Credible threat’ forces Senate to cancel Saturday session — People associated with Oregon militia groups have been active on social media, calling for ‘defense force’ to protect GOP runaways. — SALEM — A Saturday session of the Oregon Senate was canceled Friday afternoon …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo