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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 …
Discussion: Washington Press
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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.
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 …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“He Said Not to Tell Anyone”: How Trump Kept Tabs on Jeffrey Epstein  —  In the months before he ran for president, Donald Trump was in conversation with National Enquirer owner David Pecker about his old acquaintance, Jeffrey Epstein, and how his sexual abuse scandal might affect the Clintons.
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 …
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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MSNBC:   Two ‘significant incident reports’ obtained exclusively by NBC News
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 case about the census citizenship question, writing that its request to do so was “patently deficient.”
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New York Times:
Federal Judge Blocks Justice Department's Effort to Withdraw Lawyers on Census Citizenship Case  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday rejected the Justice Department's request to switch its legal team midway through a case challenging the Trump administration's effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Judge blocks DOJ motion to withdraw legal team on census case
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: Judge Blocks DOJ Legal Team Shake Up In New York Census Case
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Week
Washington Post:   Federal judge rejects Justice Department's bid to swap out lawyers for census case on citizenship question
Reuters:
Democrat overseeing U.S. Census funding would block form reprint for citizenship question
Discussion: Shareblue Media and IJR
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Judges wary of Affordable Care Act mandate
Discussion: Vox
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The Republican strategy to pass Medicare-for-all continues
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
A Republican federal appeals court appears determined to strike down Obamacare
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.
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.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
How Ross Perot paved the way for Donald Trump  —  The first paragraph of H. Ross Perot's obituary was written decades before his death: He's a self-made billionaire who became the most successful third-party presidential candidate in nearly a century.  —  But the legacy of Perot …
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Complicated Political Legacy of H. Ross Perot
Discussion: Power Line
Nick Givas / Fox News:
Shepard Smith salutes Ross Perot with moving montage: ‘Supporters were loud and loyal’
Discussion: Politico
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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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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP at war over fundraising  —  Tensions over the future of the GOP's grassroots fundraising are reaching a breaking point, with the national party turning to strong-arm tactics to get Republicans behind its new, Donald Trump-endorsed platform for small donors.
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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Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:   Senate Republicans tiptoe around Acosta, largely defer on his future
Charlie Cooper / Politico:
Boris Johnson dodges questions on US ambassador staying in office  —  LONDON — Boris Johnson, the front-runner to become the U.K.'s next prime minister, repeatedly refused to say Tuesday whether he would keep the British ambassador to the U.S. in office if he wins the top job later this month.
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Washington Post:
Trump calls British ambassador a ‘very stupid guy’ and a ‘pompous fool’
Discussion: Shareblue Media, CBS News and NB Blog
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Inquirer.com:
An assault on DA Larry Krasner's discretion is an assault on Philadelphia's sovereignty |  Editorial  —  Philadelphia has enjoyed home rule since 1952, at least in theory.  Harrisburg lawmakers have made a habit of nipping away at the city's ability to govern itself.  In the 1990s, they took away gun control.
Discussion: The Intercept
 
 
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Doug Saunders / Globe and Mail:
Iran's uranium breach doesn't warrant a U.S. military escalation
PNAS:
Discussing global warming leads to greater acceptance of climate science
The Times of Israel:
Greenblatt: Trump may decide to release peace plan before Israeli elections
Discussion: Breitbart
Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Many feeling vulnerable despite economic gains
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Committee to Issue Blitz of Subpoenas, Raising Heat on Trump
Discussion: Axios
Nick Givas / Fox News:
CBP official supports pentagon troop surge at southern border, calls for criminal loopholes to be closed
Discussion: Politico
Tarpley Hitt / The Daily Beast:
Democratic Donor Ed Buck Accused of Human Trafficking and Revenge Porn: Court Docs
Discussion: Fox News
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Sebelius won't run for Senate in Kansas
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Gregory H. Shill / The Atlantic:
Americans Shouldn't Have to Drive, but the Law Insists on It
Daily Mail:
LAND OF A MILLION ORPHANS: DailyMail.com investigates the hidden African crisis driven by AIDS …
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Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal:
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