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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
N.R.A. Shuts Down Production of NRATV — The National Rifle Association has shut down production at NRATV. — The N.R.A. on Tuesday also severed all business with its estranged advertising firm, Ackerman McQueen, which operates NRATV, the N.R.A.'s live broadcasting media arm …
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CNN:
Mueller to testify publicly on July 17 following a subpoena — (CNN)Robert Mueller will testify before Congress on July 17 after House Democrats issued a subpoena for his appearance, a move that paves the way for a reluctant special counsel to answer questions publicly for the first time …
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Mueller to testify to Congress in open session about his investigation — Former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III will testify to Congress in open session next month about his investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by President Trump.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Robert Mueller to Testify Before House Committees
Robert Mueller to Testify Before House Committees
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Axios:
Robert Mueller agrees to publicly testify to Congress
Robert Mueller agrees to publicly testify to Congress
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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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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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CNN:
A shocking image of a drowned man and his daughter underscores the crisis at the US-Mexico border — (CNN)The photo is haunting, a vivid reminder of the danger many face when they try to cross into the United States. It shows the human toll of a crisis at the border that's often debated …
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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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CNN:
Two Republican senators say rape allegation against Trump should be investigated while many in GOP stay mum — Writer accuses Trump of '90s sexual assault — (CNN)Two Republican senators said Tuesday the rape allegation made against President Donald Trump by writer E. Jean Carroll …
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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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Lili Loofbourow / Slate:
The Devastating Oddness of E. Jean Carroll's Trump Accusation
The Devastating Oddness of E. Jean Carroll's Trump Accusation
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Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
New White House press secretary yanked Arizona reporters' access after critical coverage — On April 5, 2016, Hank Stephenson checked his email and saw that he had a new message from Stephanie Grisham. “Attached please find the form that you requested for the cursory background check we have discussed …
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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.”
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Amanda Darrach / Columbia Journalism Review:
It's not a party for Sarah Huckabee Sanders
It's not a party for Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Why 2020 Democrats should ignore Twitter at the first debate — MIAMI, Fla. — No matter if you're Andrew Yang or Joe Biden, the best way to stand out at the first debates tonight and tomorrow night is to ignore the desire to create a viral moment. — The state of play: Instead …
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Democratic debates could be dull: A crowd in search of a breakthrough
Democratic debates could be dull: A crowd in search of a breakthrough
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Secret Service Take Chicago Restaurant Employee into Custody After She Spits on Eric Trump — U.S. Secret Service took an employee of a Chicago restaurant into custody Tuesday evening after she spit on President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump, the president's son told Breitbart News.
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Anna Kaplan / The Daily Beast:
Eric Trump Says He Was Spit on by Restaurant Employee in Chicago — “It was purely a disgusting act by somebody who clearly has emotional problems,” he said. — President Donald Trump's son Eric says he was spit on by an employee at the Aviary, a cocktail bar in Chicago, on Tuesday night.
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Mnuchin: ‘We were about 90% of the way’ on China trade deal and there's a ‘path to complete this’ — KEY POINTS — “We were about 90% of the way there (with a deal) and I think there's a path to complete this,” he told CNBC's Hadley Gamble in Manama, Bahrain on Wednesday.
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Mnuchin says US-China trade deal is 90 percent done
Mnuchin says US-China trade deal is 90 percent done
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
Possible outcome of Trump-Xi meeting: A truce in trade war
Possible outcome of Trump-Xi meeting: A truce in trade war
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New York Times:
Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary Election Results — CandidateVotePct.
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Caroline Linton / CBS News:
Public defender with backing from top progressive Democrats declares victory in Queens DA race — Public defender and criminal justice reformer Tiffany Cabán declared victory late Tuesday in the Queens county district attorney Democratic primary. The race has drawn national attention as a test for progressive Democrats.
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Ross Barkan / The Nation:
Tiffany Cabán Just Made History
New York Times:
Mark Morgan to Lead Customs and Border Protection in Latest Homeland Security Shake-Up — WASHINGTON — Chaos intensified on Tuesday inside the agency responsible for securing the nation's borders as a top official was replaced by an immigration hard-liner and former Fox News contributor …
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New York Times:
Acting Border Chief Expected to Resign as Migrant Children Are Returned to Texas Facility
Acting Border Chief Expected to Resign as Migrant Children Are Returned to Texas Facility
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
New York Times' Trump Tax Team Imploded When Star Reporter David Barstow Went Rogue — David Barstow tried to ghostwrite a book with a top-secret source on the Pulitzer-winning story. — On April 15, the New York Times staff gathered in the newsroom, looking up at Executive Editor Dean Baquet …
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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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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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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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Joe Biden Won't Say If He Backs the Trade Deal He Helped Sell — Toward the end of his vice presidency, Joe Biden was a prime player in the administration's bid to win support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the failed trade deal that was supposed to be the crowning achievement of Barack Obama's presidency-long “pivot to Asia.”
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Andy Slavitt / USA Today:
Democrats can beat Trump on health care if they focus on high costs and economic security — Don't just debate how to expand insurance. Health should anchor an economic message of security, financial mobility, racial equality and rural revival. — CONNECT