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4:05 PM ET, July 7, 2019

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The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein Arrested for Sex Trafficking of Minors  —  Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday and will appear in New York court on Monday to be charged with sex trafficking, according to multiple law enforcement sources.  —  Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was arrested …
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Jeffrey Epstein arrested on sex trafficking charges  —  More than a decade after receiving one of the most lenient sentences for a serial sex offender in U.S history, multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested outside of New York, sources confirmed to the Miami Herald Saturday night.
New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein, Billionaire Long Accused of Molesting Minors, Is Charged  — Mr. Epstein, a financier, was charged by federal prosecutors with sex trafficking in New York.  — He avoided federal criminal charges a decade ago in a plea deal after he was accused of paying dozens of underage girls for sexual massages.
Washington Post:
Jeffrey Epstein taken into custody in New York on new charges related to sex crimes involving minors
Discussion: Spectator USA
Christina Zhao / Newsweek:
Trump's longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein arrested for sex trafficking minors in Florida, New York
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jamie Ehrlich / CNN:
Justin Amash on what his GOP colleagues say behind closed doors  —  (CNN)Newly independent Rep. Justin Amash, the only congressional Republican to have publicly argued that President Donald Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct, told CNN that high-level party officials have thanked …
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Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Justin Amash: GOP was broken even before Trump's presidency
Discussion: Breitbart
Robert Costa / Washington Post:   Amash doesn't rule out 2020 bid, potentially complicating Trump's path to reelection
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Amash: ‘High-level’ Republicans privately thanked me for supporting Trump impeachment
Daily Mail:
Britain's man in the US says Trump is ‘inept’: Leaked secret cables from ambassador say the President is ‘uniquely dysfunctional and his career could end in disgrace’  —  Britain's Ambassador to Washington has described Donald Trump as ‘inept’, ‘insecure’ and ‘incompetent’ in a series of explosive memos to Downing Street.
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Jack Maidment / Daily Mail:   ‘Totally unsuitable - the sooner he is gone the better’: Farage leads calls for Britain's man …
Linda Givetash / NBC News:   U.K.'s top diplomat in U.S. reportedly blasts Trump in leaked memos
Daily Mail:
Trump's speeches are ‘full of false claims’ …
Discussion: Breitbart
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, and it's With Her Own Party's Future  —  They call themselves the “Squad.”  From climate change to student debt to migrants in detention, progressive House Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley have been energetic …
Discussion: RedState, CNN and Slate
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Tensions flare over Pelosi's comments about four House Democratic women and border bill
Discussion: The Guardian and Political Wire
Heather Caygle / Politico:   Threat of budget disaster rises amid discord in both parties
Andrew Das / New York Times:
U.S. Wins Record Fourth World Cup Title  —  The United States women's soccer team claimed its fourth Women's World Cup title on Sunday, beating the Netherlands, 2-0, in Lyon, France, to repeat as world champions.  —  “It's surreal,” said United States forward Megan Rapinoe …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump reaches career-high approval, yet faces a range of reelection risks: Poll  —  Bolstered by a strong economy, Donald Trump reached the highest job approval rating of his career in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll and runs competitively for reelection against four of five possible Democratic contenders.
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Washington Post:
Aided by a strong economy, Trump approval rises, but a majority also see him as ‘unpresidential’
Discussion: Fox News, NB Blog, Slate, CNN and IJR
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
FBI, ICE find state driver's license photos are a gold mine for facial-recognition searches  —  A cache of records shared with The Washington Post reveals that agents are scanning hundreds of millions of Americans' faces without their knowledge or consent.  —  Agents with the Federal Bureau …
Quinn Owen / ABC News:
Acting DHS secretary doesn't accept report on conditions at Border Patrol stations  —  Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said he did not accept reports of unsanitary conditions and limited food and water at U.S. Border Patrol stations, calling the situation at the border …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Jeffrey Cook / ABC News:
Michelle Obama won't comment on Biden apology, holds off on endorsement at Essence Festival  —  Six Democratic presidential candidates took the stage at the Essence Festival on Saturday, but it was a former inhabitant of the White House who got a rock star's welcome — regardless of her tendency …
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Associated Press:
Biden says he was wrong in comments about segregationists
Discussion: Washington Post
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Artist Who Created ‘Blatantly Anti-Semitic Cartoon’ Invited By Trump To White House  —  The Anti-Defamation League slammed Ben Garrison's “Jewish conspiracy” cartoon, which was created for Pizzagate promoter Mike Cernovich.  —  An artist blasted by the Anti-Defamation League for creating a …
Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Fear, loathing and winning in 2020: Trump stirs the pot for a reason  —  As New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio — remember him? — runs ineptly for president, inept President Donald Trump looks at New York City, where crime is at a record low and rents are at a record high, and sees, inevitably, American carnage.
Ed Henry / Fox News:
I'm becoming a liver donor for the sister I love, so she can live a long and healthy life  —  Editor's Note: Interested in becoming an organ donor while you are alive or after death?  You can learn more and sign up at the U.S. government website organdonor.gov.
Discussion: twitchy.com, IJR and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Iran Announces New Breach of Nuclear Deal Limits and Threatens Further Violations  —  Iran said on Sunday that within hours it would breach the limits on uranium enrichment set four years ago in an accord with the United States and other international powers that was designed to keep Tehran from producing a nuclear weapon.
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Warren and Harris Rise in Democratic Primary, Challenging Male Front-Runners  —  LAS VEGAS — When Beth Krerowicz began reviewing the platoon of Democratic presidential candidates, her first instinct was to back Joseph R. Biden Jr., whom she saw as the strongest opponent to President Trump.
 
 
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Agriculture Department suspends data collection for honeybees after Trump budget cuts
Discussion: CNN
John Nolte / Breitbart:
Democrats Just Had Their Worst Week in 47 Years
John Hasson / Campus Reform:
UMich and Harvard prof: #MeToo wouldn't have happened if Hillary won
Discussion: RedState and Breitbart
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Can Democrats grow a spine before American democracy collapses in a limp, lifeless heap?
USA Today:
Trump says detention facilities ‘beautifully run’ after report describes dangerous conditions
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Lisa Riley Roche / Deseret News:
Mia Love says she's poised to run again, none of Republicans in race so far can beat McAdams
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Biden's mastery of backlash politics takes center stage
Discussion: The Hill
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's “Inoffensive” War on Reality
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
‘Members are looking over their shoulders’: Democrats spooked by new primary threats
Jeh Charles Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump-era politics are drowning out consensus on immigration. It's time for some straight talk.
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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