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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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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Migrant children are suffering at the border. But reporters are kept away from the story. — Overcrowded facilities. Sick, filthy and hungry children sleeping on concrete floors. Young children taking care of infants and toddlers in the enforced absence of their parents.
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The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Denver Post, Mic and KTLA, more at Mediagazer »
CNN:
Acting US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders to leave
Acting US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders to leave
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UPI and The Daily Caller
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Emergency Aid for Migrants Badly Divides Democrats
Emergency Aid for Migrants Badly Divides Democrats
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The Daily Caller, IJR, Splinter, Mother Jones and The Week
Washington Post:
Top U.S. border official John Sanders to step down, deepening DHS turmoil
Top U.S. border official John Sanders to step down, deepening DHS turmoil
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WBUR and Mercury News
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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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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Vox, The Week, Vanity Fair, Talking Points Memo and Washington Times
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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Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
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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Mediaite, ABC News, National Review, Wall Street Journal, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, The Week and The Root
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Mike Pompeo's dilemma: Stick with Trump or bet on his own future
Mike Pompeo's dilemma: Stick with Trump or bet on his own future
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Splinter, Talking Points Memo and The Week
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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Talking Points Memo
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Melania Trump's senior aide to replace Sarah Sanders
John Bresnahan / Politico:
No pay raise for House members after GOP balks
No pay raise for House members after GOP balks
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The Daily Caller and The Hill
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
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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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Joe Biden keeps stepping in it - and voters couldn't care less — Joe Biden's all-too-friendly touching of women in the MeToo era was supposed to be toxic to his presidential campaign. Critics thought his flip flop on subsidized abortions would show how deeply out of touch he was with the modern Democratic Party.
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Breitbart, Daily Wire, MoveOn.Org, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Week, Outside the Beltway and Associated Press
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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NBC News, The Federalist, Breitbart and twitchy.com
Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
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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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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Washington Post:
Iran calls new U.S. sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic,’ warns that path to diplomacy is permanently closed — DUBAI — Iranian officials slammed the Trump administration Tuesday for new sanctions targeting the country's leadership, saying the measures permanently closed the path to diplomacy …
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Associated Press, Shareblue Media, NBC News, New York Post, Political Wire, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The White House, The Week and UPI
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Trump says attack by Iran on anything American will be met with ‘obliteration’
Trump says attack by Iran on anything American will be met with ‘obliteration’
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KTLA
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iran calls new US sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic’
Iran calls new US sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic’
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Politico, National Review, The Hill, The Root, American Greatness, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times and TheBlaze
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
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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Fox News, The Week, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Washington Free Beacon and Front Page Magazine
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 …
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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Axios, Washington Post, New York Post, The Week, The Daily Beast and Political Wire
Axios:
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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Mother Jones, Washington Monthly and The Rush Limbaugh Show, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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 …
Washington Post:
As Supreme Court decision nears, lower court orders new look at citizenship question — A federal appeals court said Tuesday that a Maryland judge should examine new allegations that the Trump administration had a discriminatory intent in adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Commerce Dept. ordered ex-official not to answer House panel questions
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What now, for those who denied a ‘crisis’ at the border? — Congress is debating emergency humanitarian aid to care for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. The need is obvious. With virtually no barrier to stop them, thousands of migrants are crossing illegally into the United States every day.
MSNBC:
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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Slate, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Splinter
Charles Sykes / Politico:
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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Progress Pond and NPR
Oregonian:
Oregon's top Senate Democrat suggests climate bill is dead — SALEM — Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney said on Tuesday morning that the climate change bill at the center of Republicans' walkout lacks the votes necessary to pass, because not enough Democrats support it.
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Associated Press
The Hill:
READ: Trump's full exclusive interview with The Hill — President Trump discussed a new rape allegation, the Supreme Court and 2020 Democratic front-runner Joe Biden in a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with The Hill at the White House on Monday. — You can read a transcript of his remarks below.
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RedState and POLITICUSUSA
Bloomberg:
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.
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
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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Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Bangor Daily News and Washington Post