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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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Migrant children are suffering at the border. But reporters are kept away from the story.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Emergency Aid for Migrants Badly Divides Democrats
Emergency Aid for Migrants Badly Divides Democrats
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Splinter, The Daily Caller, Mother Jones and The Week
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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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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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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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First lady spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham named new White House press secretary
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sarah Sanders: Farewell happy hour not the ‘appropriate venue’ to discuss honesty
Sarah Sanders: Farewell happy hour not the ‘appropriate venue’ to discuss honesty
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Elizabeth Warren jumps out to a big lead in MoveOn poll — The survey comes a day ahead of the first Democratic debate, hosted by NBC, in Miami on Wednesday and Thursday. — MIAMI — Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders top a new straw poll from progressive group MoveOn.org …
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Climate, Guns and Abortion Are Top Debate Topics for Democratic Voters
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Joe Biden keeps stepping in it - and voters couldn't care less
Joe Biden keeps stepping in it - and voters couldn't care less
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New York Times, Outside the Beltway, The Week, No More Mister Nice Blog and Associated Press
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump vehemently denies E. Jean Carroll allegation, says 'she's not my type' — President Trump said Monday that writer E. Jean Carroll was “totally lying” when she recently accused him of raping her during an encounter in a New York department store in the mid-1990s.
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Murdoch lieutenant ordered removal of New York Post story on Trump sexual assault allegation, sources say — New York (CNN)The New York Post's former top editor, a supporter of President Trump and an old lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch who returned to the conservative tabloid as an adviser in early 2019 …
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Anderson Cooper cuts to commercial after Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll calls rape ‘sexy’
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Trump says attack by Iran on anything American will be met with ‘obliteration’ — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump threatened Iran with “obliteration” on Tuesday, saying that an attack on “anything American will be met with great and overwhelming force.” — “In some areas, overwhelming will mean obliteration.
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Iran calls new U.S. sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic,’ warns that path to diplomacy is permanently closed
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Cotton mocks Iran official's sanctions complaint: Won't be able to spend Iranians' money in ‘5-star restaurants’
Cotton mocks Iran official's sanctions complaint: Won't be able to spend Iranians' money in ‘5-star restaurants’
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One America News Network, Jihad Watch, IJR, JNS.org and Task & Purpose
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iran calls new US sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic’
Iran calls new US sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic’
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My Plan to Strengthen Our Democracy — Elections are the foundation of our democracy, but in the United States — the greatest democracy in the world — our government treats voting like it's one of the least important things we do. We have around 8,000 election jurisdictions all doing their own thing.
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Media braces for a “Trump slump” — Top news executives tell Axios that a real “Trump slump” is hitting digital, cable and more. — Why it matters: The shock factor around President Trump's unplanned announcements, staff departures, taunting tweets and erratic behavior is wearing off …
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Washington Monthly and Mother Jones
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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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Once the poorest senator, ‘Middle Class Joe’ Biden has reaped millions in income since leaving the vice presidency — The Georgian-style home — from the front a brick version of the White House — once belonged to Alexander Haig, the former secretary of state.
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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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Former top Commerce aide says he was directed by Ross to add census citizenship question — A House panel is releasing information that it says “points to a partisan and discriminatory effort” behind the Trump administration's move to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 Census …
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Commerce Dept. ordered ex-official not to answer House panel questions
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Contradicting Trump, Top Putin Adviser Says U.S. Drone Downed in Iranian Airspace — At first-ever trilateral meeting in Jerusalem, National Security Adviser Bolton says U.S. ready for Iran to engage in ‘real negotiations’ — Russia has military intelligence that shows that a U.S. drone …
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GOP Rep. on conditions in camp: ‘Any child is free to leave at anytime’ — Chris Hayes talks to GOP Rep. Michael Burgess about reported deplorable conditions for children in migrant detention camps.
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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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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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Trump supporters are furious that a knitting website took a stand on white supremacy — The knitting forum that boasts over 8 million users says hate won't be tolerated on its site anymore — When you think of the knitting community, you might envision an elderly woman …
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Dear Democrats, Here's How to Guarantee Trump's Reelection — As you prepare for your first debates later this week, some unsolicited thoughts on what you could do to blow this election. With 20 of you clamoring for attention over two nights, the opportunities are abundant for you to kick off …
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Mitch McConnell Will Be The Boogeyman Of The 2020 Elections — Republicans and Democrats alike are trying to turn the senator from Kentucky into American politics' ultimate antagonist. — Democrats are preparing to make Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a central villain of their push …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Bangor Daily News
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Debt, Conflict and Vacancy Imperil Kushners' Times Square Dream — Jared Kushner's family averted disaster last year when a Canadian asset manager swooped in to buy their skyscraper in midtown Manhattan, which had been hemorrhaging millions of dollars. Now they're facing a similar crisis a few blocks away.
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Mike Pompeo's dilemma: Stick with Trump or bet on his own future — Mike Pompeo is the GOP's best shot at keeping a must-win Senate seat in Republican hands. But he's also the most stable national security voice in an administration that's constantly on the verge of cracking up …
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Talking Points Memo, Splinter and The Week
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Self-Inflicted Medical Misery — Red America's homemade rural health crisis. — Over the weekend The Washington Post published a heart-rending description of a pop-up medical clinic in Cleveland, Tenn. — a temporary installation providing free care for two days on a first-come-first-served basis.
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Mother Jones
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The Arab world in seven charts: Are Arabs turning their backs on religion? — Arabs are increasingly saying they are no longer religious, according to the largest and most in-depth survey undertaken of the Middle East and North Africa. — The finding is one of a number on how Arabs feel …
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Marginal REVOLUTION, Informed Comment and Jewish Journal
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Norman Stone obituary — Historian and controversial media commentator who taught at Cambridge, Oxford and in Turkey — One of the specialities of the historian Norman Stone, who has died aged 78, was character assassination. As a judge of the Fraenkel prize in contemporary history some years ago …