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A.C. Thompson / ProPublica:
Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
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DHS warned in May of border station conditions so bad agents feared riots — The findings counter the statement by a top Trump admin official that reports of poor conditions for migrants at border stations were “unsubstantiated.” — WASHINGTON — The government's own internal watchdog warned …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Harris and Warren rise and Biden slides after first Democratic debates — Harris confronts Biden over busing, school desegregation — WASHINGTON (CNN)Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren have made steep gains after the first Democratic presidential debate …
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris Looked Like Winners At The First Debates: Poll — Joe Biden's electability edge has eroded as Democratic voters see new options for taking on Trump, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll shows. — Last week's Democratic debates gave Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) …
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David Siders / Politico:
The 2020 Democratic primary is suddenly wide open
The 2020 Democratic primary is suddenly wide open
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Ivanka Trump Tests Her Diplomatic Chops and Riles a Legion of Critics — Set against a tense, eerie silence in the landmine-riddled mountains separating South and North Korea, the Demilitarized Zone may be the highest-stakes negotiation site on earth. It's not the sort of place for mistakes.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Stephanie Grisham, Trump's New Press Secretary, Literally Pushes for Press Access
New York Times:
In New Talks, U.S. May Settle for a Nuclear Freeze by North Korea
In New Talks, U.S. May Settle for a Nuclear Freeze by North Korea
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
New study shows Russian propaganda may really have helped Trump — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies have long insisted that Russian's 2016 propaganda campaign on social media had no impact on the presidential election. — A new statistical analysis says it may well have.
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Joe Uchill / Axios:
Study suggests Russian social media trolls had impact on 2016 election — A new study found that for every 25,000 retweets that a known Russian troll account received during the 2016 election, Donald Trump's poll numbers jumped 1%. — Why it matters: The study, conducted by a team headed …
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Washington Post:
Trump asks for military tanks on the Mall as part of grandiose July Fourth event — National Park Service acting director P. Daniel Smith faces plenty of looming priorities this summer, from an $11 billion backlog in maintenance needs to natural disasters like the recent wildfire damage to Big Bend Park.
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump's House allies lie in wait for Mueller — Democrats have been dying to hear directly from special counsel Robert Mueller for months, but they're not alone. President Donald Trump's GOP allies in Congress are salivating at the chance to bruise Mueller's reputation and cast doubt on the integrity of his work.
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Adam Entous / New Yorker:
Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father's Campaign? — Joe Biden's son is under scrutiny for his business dealings and tumultuous personal life. — In today's political culture, people running for President may announce their candidacy on the steps of their home-town city hall or on …
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Center for American Progress Puts ThinkProgress Up for Sale — News site launched during the Bush years is running millions of dollars short. Its parent think tank says it will consider the editorial leanings of prospective owners. — ThinkProgress, the flagship news site of the Democratic …
Alison Rourke / The Guardian:
Unwantedivanka: awkward moment at G20 prompts slew of Trump parodies — Photoshopped images show president's daughter as interloper at historic moments — Ivanka Trump's prominent role at the G20 summit over the weekend, and her presence at the Korean demilitarised zone with her father …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Ivanka Trump's G20 performance puzzles world leaders
Ivanka Trump's G20 performance puzzles world leaders
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Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Kamala Harris and Classmates Were Bused Across Berkeley. The Experience Changed Them. — BERKELEY, Calif. — In 1967, the superintendent of the Berkeley, Calif., school district had resolved to desegregate the city schools. “We will set an example for all the cities of America,” …
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Los Angeles Times:
School busing in Berkeley during Kamala Harris' childhood was both voluntary and volatile
School busing in Berkeley during Kamala Harris' childhood was both voluntary and volatile
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John McCormack / National Review:
Kamala Harris Calls for Federally Mandated Busing
Kamala Harris Calls for Federally Mandated Busing
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Harvard's appointment of former Gov. Rick Snyder sparks social media backlash — LANSING — News that Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government has named former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder a senior research fellow has sparked a social media backlash. — Many have expressed outrage …
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Michelle Kosinski / CNN:
Exclusive: Democrats investigating whistleblower claims Pompeo's security picked up Chinese food and his dog — Washington (CNN)Democrats on a key House congressional committee are investigating allegations from a whistleblower within the State Department about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo …
The New York Review of Books:
An Open Letter to the Director of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum — Omer Bartov, Doris Bergen, Andrea Orzoff, Timothy Snyder, and Anika Walke, et al. — On June 17, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, posted an Instagram live video discussing the detention camps along …
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Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
Do the Republicans Even Believe in Democracy Anymore? — They pay lip service to it, but they actively try to undermine its institutions. — A number of observers, myself included, have written pieces in recent years arguing that the Republican Party is no longer simply trying to compete …
OpenSecrets.org:
Russia paid radio broadcaster $1.4 million to air Kremlin propaganda in DC — The Russian government sent more than $1.4 million to a Florida-based company airing Kremlin propaganda in the nation's capital over the last two years, according to recent foreign agent registration records.
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Journalism Job Cuts Haven't Been This Bad Since the Recession — Reporters become bartenders and baristas while looking for work — The news business is on pace for its worst job losses in a decade as about 3,000 people have been laid off or been offered buyouts in the first five months of this year.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump fumes about Cuomo, New York A.G. over state investigations — “Cuomo uses his Attorney General as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes,” Trump tweeted. “They sue on everything, always in search of a crime.” — President Donald Trump on Monday accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo …
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Trump not boosted by strong American economy — WASHINGTON (AP) — The solid economy is doing little to bolster support for President Donald Trump. — Americans give Trump mixed reviews for his economic stewardship despite the growth achieved during this presidency …
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Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
Freak summer hailstorm buries Mexican city under five feet of ice — It's summer in Guadalajara, one of Mexico's most populous towns, which made what happened there over the weekend all the more surprising. — Sunday morning, residents woke to their roads, yards and even cars buried under …
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Rachel Bitecofer / wasoncenter:
With 16 Months to go, Negative Partisanship Predicts the 2020 Presidential Election — Elections / Presidential / National — In July of 2018, my innovative forecasting model raised eyebrows by predicting some four months before the midterm election that Democrats would pick up 42 seats in the House of Representatives.
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Democrats In No Hurry To Get Trump's Tax Returns — We're six months into Democratic control of the House, and they still haven't sued over the president's secret tax returns. — WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump is the first president in 40 years not to disclose his personal income tax returns …