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New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein Was a ‘Terrific Guy,’ Donald Trump Once Said. Now He's ‘Not a Fan.’ — WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trump's members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment …
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Jeffrey Epstein Shipped Himself a 53-Pound Shredder and a Carpet and Tile Extractor, Maritime Records Show — Jeffrey Epstein shipped a shredder from the U.S. Virgin Islands to his Palm Beach home in July 2008, shortly after reaching a non-prosecution agreement with then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, maritime records show.
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Contemptor, Daily Wire, The Daily Beast and VICE
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
The Jeffrey Epstein Case Was Cold, Until a Miami Herald Reporter Got Accusers to Talk — Julie K. Brown, an investigative journalist for The Miami Herald, expected to spend the week on the same emotionally brutal endeavor she has pursued for more than two years: interviewing women who say that …
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CNN, The Atlantic, AOL.com, CNBC, Miami Herald, Media Matters for America and The Daily Signal, more at Mediagazer »
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Mulvaney presses Trump to dump Acosta amid mounting outrage — President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are moving quickly to back up beleaguered Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. But pressure is rising from other corners of the White House, with acting White House chief …
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New York Times, Vanity Fair, BuzzFeed News, USA Today, Miami Herald, PJ Media Home and Political Wire
James Barron / New York Times:
Who Is Jeffrey Epstein? An Opulent Life, Celebrity Friends and Lurid Accusations — The money manager once socialized with celebrities, presidents and princes but remained an enigma. — For years, Jeffrey Epstein lived a luxurious life, socializing with celebrities, jetting off to Europe …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“He Said Not to Tell Anyone”: How Trump Kept Tabs on Jeffrey Epstein
“He Said Not to Tell Anyone”: How Trump Kept Tabs on Jeffrey Epstein
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Kat Tenbarge / Business Insider:
Trump addresses Jeffrey Epstein connection, claims the two haven't spoken in 15 years after a ‘falling out’
Trump addresses Jeffrey Epstein connection, claims the two haven't spoken in 15 years after a ‘falling out’
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Fatherly, ThinkProgress and Washington Post
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Barr Won't Recuse Himself From New Case Against Jeffrey Epstein
Barr Won't Recuse Himself From New Case Against Jeffrey Epstein
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New York Post and Hullabaloo
Vicky Ward / The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein's Sick Story Played Out for Years in Plain Sight
Jeffrey Epstein's Sick Story Played Out for Years in Plain Sight
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The Cut, Big League Politics, New York Times, Common Dreams, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Press Herald, Splinter, Vanity Fair, Shareblue Media and The Week
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Epstein is in jail. But Trump continues to make a mockery of justice.
Epstein is in jail. But Trump continues to make a mockery of justice.
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Front Page Magazine, Vox and USA Today
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Tells Mueller Deputies Not to Testify, Scrambling an Agreement — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking to discourage Robert S. Mueller III's deputies from testifying before Congress, potentially jeopardizing an agreement for two of the former prosecutors …
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Washington Post:
Federal judge rejects Trump administration's bid to swap out lawyers for Census case on citizenship question — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday denied a bid from the Justice Department to replace the team of lawyers on the census citizenship question case, writing that its request to do so was “patently deficient.”
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Townhall, New York Post and Political Wire
New York Times:
Federal Judge Blocks Justice Department's Effort to Withdraw Lawyers on Census Citizenship Case
Federal Judge Blocks Justice Department's Effort to Withdraw Lawyers on Census Citizenship Case
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The Guardian, Media Matters for America, POLITICUSUSA, The Week and VICE
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: Judge Blocks DOJ Legal Team Shake Up In New York Census Case
BREAKING: Judge Blocks DOJ Legal Team Shake Up In New York Census Case
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Daily Kos, The Week and Shareblue Media
Washington Post:
Federal judge rejects Justice Department's bid to swap out lawyers for census case on citizenship question
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Judge blocks DOJ motion to withdraw legal team on census case
Judge blocks DOJ motion to withdraw legal team on census case
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NBC News:
Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents — Migrant children held in Yuma, Arizona, report sex assault and retaliation for protests in addition to unsanitary conditions and overcrowding. — WASHINGTON — The poor treatment …
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Axios, The Week and POLITICUSUSA
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: The true origins of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory. A Yahoo News investigation. — WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2016, Russian intelligence agents secretly planted a fake report claiming that Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was gunned down by a squad …
Paul Demko / Politico:
Appeals court skeptical Obamacare can survive — NEW ORLEANS — A panel of federal appeals judges aggressively questioned whether Obamacare can survive during Tuesday afternoon oral arguments in a case that could upend the 2010 health care law. — Two Republican appointees …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The Republican strategy to pass Medicare-for-all continues
The Republican strategy to pass Medicare-for-all continues
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
A Republican federal appeals court appears determined to strike down Obamacare
A Republican federal appeals court appears determined to strike down Obamacare
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Daily Kos and Off the Kuff
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules
President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules
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New York Daily News:
Billionaire insists he has legal parking spot on West Village street, infuriating neighbors who say he created a fake space for himself — A billionaire hedge fund honcho carved out a personal driveway in a West Village sidewalk — and didn't pay a dime for the brazen annexation of public space.
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Vanity Fair
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump dossier author Steele gets 16-hour DOJ grilling — The interview was contentious at first, according to two people familiar with the matter, but investigators ultimately found his testimony credible and even surprising. — Christopher Steele, the former British spy behind the infamous …
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POLITICUSUSA, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Last Refuge, Washington Post and The Week
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
McConnell likens himself to Obama: ‘We both are the descendants of slave owners’ — The Senate majority leader, who opposes reparations, was asked about NBC News' report that two of his great-great-grandfathers owned at least 14 slaves. — WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Kamala Harris's Ancestors Owned Slaves, Her Father Says
Kamala Harris's Ancestors Owned Slaves, Her Father Says
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The Daily Caller, RedState, CNSNews and NBC News
Larrison Campbell / Mississippi Today:
Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender — In recent weeks, in an attempt to better inform readers about candidates in the upcoming Republican gubernatorial primary, Mississippi Today has asked to shadow each contender seeking the GOP nomination.
Washington Post:
Trump looks to rally controversial online allies at White House social media summit — President Trump has summoned Republican lawmakers, political strategists and social-media stars to the White House on Thursday to discuss the “opportunities and challenges” of the Web —but his upcoming summit …
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Political Wire, twitchy.com, Mediaite, Hullabaloo and Boing Boing
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
A black principal, four white teens and the ‘senior prank’ that became a hate crime — The students swore they weren't racists. Now a Maryland judge would decide their fate. — The principal saw a swastika first. It was inky black, spray painted on a trash can just beside the entrance to the high school.
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Strip club to host golf tournament at Trump resort in South Florida — President Trump's golf resort in Doral, Fla., is scheduled to host a golf tournament Saturday put on by a Miami-area strip club, which will allow golfers to pay for a dancer to serve as their “caddy girl” while they play at the president's club.
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Boing Boing, POLITICUSUSA, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and Political Wire
Nick Givas / Fox News:
Judge Nap: Trump could find himself in hot water following Biden's tax return release — Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said former Vice President Joe Biden's release of his personal tax returns would put pressure on President Trump if Biden were the Democratic nominee in 2020.
Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
‘American Carnage’ Shows How War Between Republicans Led to Their Peace With Trump — Over the weekend we learned that President Trump — who has taken credit for an economic turnaround that began under Barack Obama and a hot streak by the Boston Red Sox — insists that he predicted …
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The Guardian, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
How to Run the Perfect Losing Campaign — In praise of the rare candidate who actually knows when to quit. — Eric Swalwell ended his presidential campaign on Monday. You probably don't know who he is - a member of the House from California - or that he was running. He didn't even make the trivia books, really.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: Democrats weren't really clamoring for another candidate
The Trailer: Democrats weren't really clamoring for another candidate
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Politico, Carroll Broadcasting Company and YouTube
Dave Lawler / Axios:
U.K. foreign secretary: Trump's comments are “disrespectful and wrong” — U.K. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who is in the running to replace Theresa May as prime minister later this month, has scolded President Trump for his “disrespectful and wrong” comments about May and the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington, Kim Darroch.
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Charlie Cooper / Politico:
Boris Johnson dodges questions on US ambassador staying in office
Boris Johnson dodges questions on US ambassador staying in office
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Daily Mail:
LAND OF A MILLION ORPHANS: DailyMail.com investigates the hidden African crisis driven by AIDS and meets ‘children raised by children’ left behind in Zambia — Zambia is a land-locked nation in sub-Saharan Africa whose population of 17 million includes 1 million orphans, according to the United Nations Development Programme
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National Review
Cheryl Hall / Dallas Morning News:
Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, patriot and philanthropist, dies at 89 — Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, renowned patriot and two-time independent candidate for U.S. president, has died after a five-month battle with leukemia. — He was 89. — The pioneer of the computer services industry …
Roll Call:
North Carolina likely sending another white male Republican to Congress — State Rep. Greg Murphy has won the Republican nomination in North Carolina's heavily red 3rd District, making him the strong favorite to succeed the late Walter B. Jones, who died in February.
Public Policy Polling:
Rapinoe 42, Trump 41 — By popular demand PPP tested how a Megan Rapinoe v. Donald Trump 2020 match up would shake out, and we found that Rapinoe gets 42% to 41% for Trump. — Trump's 41% standing is familiar territory. On PPP's last public national poll we tested 8 of the actual Democratic candidates …
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The Guardian
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Pelosi questions Barr's credibility, says she'll no longer address anything he says — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday declined to answer a reporter's question about an assertion by Attorney General William P. Barr, saying he had lied to Congress and that she would no longer address “anything more that he has to say.”
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POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and New York Times
Mari Uyehara / GQ:
George Takei on the Return of Concentration Camps in America — A Q&A with the actor and activist on his experience in the U.S. concentration camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II, and the U.S. border situation today. — In mid-June, New York Democratic congresswoman Alexandria …
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NB Blog, Common Dreams, Daily Kos and CNSNews
Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Many feeling vulnerable despite economic gains — WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are generally satisfied with their personal finances, but many lack confidence in their ability to afford retirement, an emergency expense or even their daily living costs.
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The Times of Israel:
Greenblatt: Trump may decide to release peace plan before Israeli elections — American envoy says White House still mulling whether to wait until after a government is formed to publicize political proposal — The US administration may decide to release the political portion of its plan …
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