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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 …
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.
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Fox News, The Resurgent, Washington Post, The Daily Beast and Boing Boing
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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Fox News, Big League Politics, The Cut, American Greatness, The Gateway Pundit, Observer, CNBC, Slate and Mercury News
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Mulvaney presses Trump to dump Acosta amid mounting outrage
Mulvaney presses Trump to dump Acosta amid mounting outrage
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Vanity Fair, BuzzFeed News, The Week, New York Times, Common Dreams, PJ Media Home and USA Today
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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CNN, Fatherly and ThinkProgress
Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Senate Republicans tiptoe around Acosta, largely defer on his future
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 Talking Points Memo
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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The Week, Axios, New York Post, POLITICUSUSA and Splinter
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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.
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The Guardian, POLITICUSUSA, The Week, Media Matters for America and VICE
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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 case about the census citizenship question, writing that its request to do so was “patently deficient.”
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One America News Network, Townhall and New York Post
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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The Gateway Pundit
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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Off the Kuff, Politico, Daily Kos and The Week
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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Wall Street Journal, Lawfare, The Week, ThinkProgress and Shareblue Media
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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Michigan Advance and Shareblue Media
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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Daily Kos and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
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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
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 …
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Washington Post and CNN
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Complicated Political Legacy of H. Ross Perot
The Complicated Political Legacy of H. Ross Perot
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Power Line
Nick Givas / Fox News:
Shepard Smith salutes Ross Perot with moving montage: ‘Supporters were loud and loyal’
Shepard Smith salutes Ross Perot with moving montage: ‘Supporters were loud and loyal’
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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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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 IJR
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, The Week and Washington Post
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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.
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, twitchy.com, POLITICUSUSA and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
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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twitchy.com, Mediaite, Hullabaloo and Boing Boing
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.
Charlie Cooper / Politico:
Boris Johnson dodges questions on US ambassador — 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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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 Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and The Guardian
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.
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The Intercept