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Amanda Darrach / Columbia Journalism Review:
It's not a party for Sarah Huckabee Sanders — On June 13, when Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that she would step down as White House Press Secretary, Francesca Chambers, White House correspondent for the Daily Mail, and Anita Kumar, White House correspondent for Politico …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Toasting Sarah Huckabee Sanders. By the Press. Really. — “You'd better not say I was here,” said one White House reporter, who attended the awkward drinks at a nearby steakhouse. — WASHINGTON — There's an old maxim about the press, sometimes attributed to H.L. Mencken: “Journalism is to politician as dog is to lamp post.”
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump tiring of Mulvaney — But the president is unlikely to replace his acting chief of staff for the foreseeable future, because finding a fourth chief of staff would be a heavy lift. — President Donald Trump's honeymoon period with Mick Mulvaney is coming to an end.
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New York Times:
Trump Names Stephanie Grisham, Aide to First Lady, as White House Press Secretary — WASHINGTON — Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump's loyal and sometimes combative communications director, will replace Sarah Huckabee Sanders as White House press secretary, the first lady announced on Tuesday.
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Trump taps Melania Trump's spokeswoman as next White House press secretary — (CNN)Melania Trump's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham will get a major new role as both White House press secretary and communications director, the first lady tweeted Tuesday. — “I am pleased to announce @StephGrisham45 …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sarah Sanders: Farewell happy hour not the ‘appropriate venue’ to discuss honesty — There were smiles, handshakes, hugs and photos as Sarah Sanders, the outgoing White House press secretary, hung out on Monday night with colleagues and journalists at a happy hour in a D.C. steakhouse.
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New York Times:
Acting Border Chief Expected to Resign as Migrant Children Are Returned to Texas Facility — The Customs and Border Protection agency's acting commissioner, John Sanders, is expected to step down in the coming weeks as the government's primary border enforcement executive …
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New York Times:
Mark Morgan to Lead Customs and Border Protection in Latest Homeland Security Shake-Up
Mark Morgan to Lead Customs and Border Protection in Latest Homeland Security Shake-Up
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Children Remain in Dangerous Conditions on the Texas Border
Children Remain in Dangerous Conditions on the Texas Border
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Migrant children are suffering at the border. But reporters are kept away from the story.
Migrant children are suffering at the border. But reporters are kept away from the story.
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Dara Lind / Vox:
The horrifying conditions facing kids in border detention, explained
The horrifying conditions facing kids in border detention, explained
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Associated Press:
Father-daughter border drowning highlights migrants' perils — MEXICO CITY (AP) — The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl's head tucked inside.
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Web / Millsaps College:
Latest Millsaps/Chism Strategies Survey Examines Democratic Presidential Candidates — Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a commanding lead among Mississippi Democratic voters as the first televised presidential primary debates are scheduled for the evenings of June 26-27.
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Elizabeth Warren jumps out to a big lead in MoveOn poll
Elizabeth Warren jumps out to a big lead in MoveOn poll
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Maria Bustillos / Columbia Journalism Review:
MSNBC Public Editor: In (and Out) of the Tank for Joe Biden
MSNBC Public Editor: In (and Out) of the Tank for Joe Biden
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CNN:
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren clash escalates in contest for progressive champion
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren clash escalates in contest for progressive champion
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Climate, Guns and Abortion Are Top Debate Topics for Democratic Voters
Climate, Guns and Abortion Are Top Debate Topics for Democratic Voters
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Democratic bigwigs fear debates will devolve into horror show
Democratic bigwigs fear debates will devolve into horror show
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Project Veritas:
BREAKING: New Google Document Leaked Describing Shapiro, Prager, as ‘nazis using the dogwhistles’ — (New York) - Project Veritas has obtained a newly leaked document from Google that appears to show a Google employee and member of Google “transparency-and-ethics” group calling conservative …
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Protocol Chief Is Quitting Just Before the G-20 Summit — Sean Lawler faces a probe into claims of verbal altercations — Protocol official assists president on overseas trips — The Trump administration official in charge of diplomatic protocol plans to resign …
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Washington Post:
Democrats' emoluments lawsuit against President Trump can proceed, federal judge rules — Rejecting a request from President Trump, a federal judge in Washington on Tuesday cleared the way for nearly 200 Democrats in Congress to continue their lawsuit against him alleging that his private business violates …
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Allows Lawsuit by Democrats Against Trump to Proceed
Judge Allows Lawsuit by Democrats Against Trump to Proceed
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Andrew M Harris / Bloomberg:
Democrats Get Go-Ahead to Probe President's Finances in Lawsuit
Democrats Get Go-Ahead to Probe President's Finances in Lawsuit
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Washington Post:
Latest sexual assault allegation against Trump draws muted political reaction — The news that another woman had accused President Trump of sexual assault landed with barely a political whimper. — When the allegation by magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll emerged Friday afternoon …
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
‘I believe the president’: GOP stands by Trump on sexual assault allegation
‘I believe the president’: GOP stands by Trump on sexual assault allegation
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Census Case Is Shaping Up to Be the Biggest Travesty Since Bush v. Gore — The government's conduct in the pending Supreme Court case about adding a citizenship question to the census has gone from indefensible to outrageous. In the case, which is likely to be decided this week …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Prosecutors: Rep. Duncan Hunter used campaign funds to pursue affairs — Federal prosecutors have accused Rep. Duncan Hunter of improperly using campaign funds to pursue numerous romantic affairs with congressional aides and lobbyists, according to a new court filing late Monday night.
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Chris Brennan / Inquirer.com:
Pennsylvania GOP chair Val DiGiorgio traded sexually charged messages with a Philly Council candidate. Then he sent her an explicit photo. — Irina Goldstein says she didn't immediately recognize the man who sent her a Facebook friend request in October, after she had commented on a group photo that had included him.
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Resigns Amid Sexting Scandal
Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Resigns Amid Sexting Scandal
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HuffPost:
Democratic Leaders Ignore Simmering Support For Impeachment — Rank-and-file House Democrats are getting impatient with leadership's strategy of doing ordinary oversight of the Trump administration. — WASHINGTON ― Impeachment pressure is mounting, both among voters and within the House Democratic Caucus.
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Mueller could face 2 subpoenas to testify before Congress
Mueller could face 2 subpoenas to testify before Congress
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Roque Planas / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren: Repeal The Law That Criminalizes Migrants — The Democratic presidential candidate wants to repeal a decades-old law put forth by a famed segregationist. — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren called Tuesday for repealing the decades-old law criminalizing …
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New York Times:
A Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Hit a Dead End. Then Trump Became President. — The project's reversal of fortunes has angered environmentalists and focused attention on an unusual connection between a Chilean billionaire and President Trump's family.
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The Onion:
‘I Just Want A Substantive, Issues-Oriented Democratic Debate,’ Lie Thousands Of Americans Hungry For Unhinged Trainwreck — WASHINGTON—Claiming to desire a measured, civilized discussion bringing to light the pros and cons of each candidate, thousands of Americans hungry for an unhinged trainwreck lied …
Janelle Nanos / BostonGlobe.com:
Wayfair employees plan walkout to oppose furniture sales to migrant detention facilities — Employees of the Boston-based online housewares giant Wayfair announced Tuesday that they would stage a walkout at the company's Back Bay offices Wednesday to protest the company's decision to sell furniture …
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Dirk VanderHart / OPB:
Oregon Senate President: Cap-And-Trade Bill Won't Pass — UPDATE (2:20 p.m. PT) — Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, says Oregon's sweeping plan for addressing climate change this legislative session does not have the votes to pass. — But it's not clear whether that will be enough to bring Senate Republicans back to work.
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New York Times:
‘Lock the S.O.B.s Up’: Joe Biden and the Era of Mass Incarceration — He now plays down his role overhauling crime laws with segregationist senators in the '80s and '90s. That portrayal today is at odds with his actions and rhetoric back then. — WASHINGTON — In September 1994 …
Christina Sturdivant Sani / Washington Post:
These researchers study terrorists. Sometimes, they also stumble across scoops. — He typed the names of his targets on a spreadsheet: “sheila jackson ... Chris hayes ... ilhan omar.” He searched online for the best ways to kill black people and for the addresses of a couple of U.S. Supreme Court justices.
John Nolte / Breitbart:
Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll Is Another Fake News Disaster — The slow-motion trainwreck that has come to define Trump-accuser E. Jean Carroll's publicity blitz has been painful to watch, one more example of our corrupt media — as a means to smear Trump — psychologically abusing someone who is obviously unwell and unreliable.
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CBO Publications:
The 2019 Long-Term Budget Outlook — Each year, the Congressional Budget Office publishes a report presenting its budget projections for the next 30 years. Those extended baseline projections generally reflect current law. This report is the latest in the series. — Debt in CBO's Extended Baseline Projections.
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