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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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NBC News:
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 …
Associated Press:   Girl recalls poor care in Texas border station
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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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 …
Discussion: Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Twitter Got the Democratic Debate Wrong
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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New York Times:
In New Talks, U.S. May Settle for a Nuclear Freeze by North Korea  —  SEOUL, South Korea — From a seemingly fanciful tweet to a historic step into North Korean territory, President Trump's largely improvised third meeting on Sunday with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, was a masterpiece of drama …
Annie Karni / New York Times:   Stephanie Grisham, Trump's New Press Secretary, Literally Pushes for Press Access
James Hohmann / Washington Post:   The Daily 202: Trump again shows gaps in knowledge while on the world stage
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.
Discussion: Political⚡Charge and Boing Boing
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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 …
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
firstmonday.org:   Results Timeline indicates disinformation strategy
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The new GOP attacks on Mueller will backfire on Trump — bigly
Discussion: Washington Monthly
The Daily Beast:   Team Trump's Game Plan to Destroy Mueller: Hound Him About ‘FBI Lovers’
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 …
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
Discussion: Shakesville and Washington Post
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 …
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,” …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
How Kamala Harris conspiracies festered online before making it to Trump Jr.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: CNN
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and POLITICUSUSA
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Hong Kong police fire tear gas after protestors storm legislative building  —  Police clashed Monday with protesters who tried to storm Hong Kong's Legislative Council on the 22nd anniversary of the handover of the former British colony to China, Reuters reports.
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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 …
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
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.
Associated Press:
On edge: 2020 Dems face prospect of being cut from debates  —  MIAMI (AP) — The largest presidential field in modern Democratic politics could quickly shrink as more than half of the contenders are in real danger of failing to meet tougher requirements to participate in the fall round of debates.
Discussion: Big League Politics
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Buttigieg raised $24.8 million for his White House bid during the past three months, his campaign says
 
 
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
House Democrats request White House communications sent via personal email
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
King of Viral Outrage: How Ryan Saavedra Gamed Twitter and Poached Content to Rise in Conservative Media
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Why wealth gap has grown despite record-long economic growth
Discussion: Political Wire and New York Post
Brandon Morse / RedState:
Leftist Journalists React to the Andy Ngo Assault by Antifa With All the Flippancy You'd Expect
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Democrats shouldn't cater to NeverTrumpers, but liberals shouldn't shame them for not voting for Democratic nominee
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Trump's latest Fourth of July celebration demand is something else
Richard Lardner / Associated Press:
Administration moves to ease drive-time rules for truckers
 Earlier Items: 
Dante de Blasio / USA Today:
My dad gave me ‘the talk.’ When someone called police, I felt the fear.
Discussion: New York Post
Alex Zielinski / Portland Mercury:
Portland Police Offer No Proof That Protesters Had Milkshakes with “Quick-Dry Cement”
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Twitter Conspiracy Theorist Charged With a Felony in Lynch Threat Against Muslim Candidate
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Christina Johnsen / Polls:
Few Aware of Trump July 4 Speech Plan
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
Rachel Bitecofer / wasoncenter:
With 16 Months to go, Negative Partisanship Predicts the 2020 Presidential Election
Sara Germano / Wall Street Journal:
Germany Scorned Air Conditioning—Then Came the Heat Wave
Kim Kelly / Vox:
I'm a left-wing anarchist. Guns aren't just for right-wingers.
Discussion: twitchy.com
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 19% YoY to $14.33B, vs. $14.25B est., amid its push to insert ads into Prime Video, and subscription sales up 11% YoY to $11.3B

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google

 
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