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5:00 PM ET, July 10, 2019

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NBC News:
New Jeffrey Epstein accuser: He raped me when I was 15  —  Jennifer Araoz says she was recruited outside her New York City high school to provide sexual massages to the wealthy financier.  —  Jennifer Araoz says she was 14 years old when a young woman approached her outside her New York City high school in the fall of 2001.
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Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
Whispers, suspicion about Epstein on Caribbean island  —  CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Ask about Jeffrey Epstein on St. Thomas and rooms go quiet.  Some people leave.  Those who share stories speak in barely audible tones.  —  The 66-year-old billionaire bought Little St. James Island off …
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims  —  Democrats condemn as ‘amoral’ Alex Acosta's proposed 80% funding cut for US agency that combats child sex trafficking  —  Alexander Acosta, the US labor secretary under fire for having granted …
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Peter Wehner Has Chilling Theory For GOP Silence On Alex Acosta's Deal With Jeffrey Epstein  —  “We have a president who is a sexual predator,” the longtime Republican insider said.  —  A longtime Republican insider is calling out GOP lawmakers for “hypocrisy” for not demanding the resignation …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
“I Was Told Epstein ‘Belonged to Intelligence’ And to Leave It Alone.”  —  In my earlier post I mentioned the reporting of Vicky Ward who did a lengthy piece on Epstein for Vanity Fair in 2003 and is now revisiting the story in The Daily Beast.  (Ward had a detailed version of the underaged girls part …
The Daily Beast:
Acosta, Who Cut Deal With Epstein, Tried to Slash Anti-Trafficking Program by 80 Percent
Discussion: Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein Was a ‘Terrific Guy,’ Donald Trump Once Said. Now He's ‘Not a Fan.’
New York Magazine:
Jeffrey Epstein's Rolodex: A Guide to His Famous Friends and Acquaintances
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Tucker Carlson's Latest Attack on Ilhan Omar Is a Pack of Racist Lies  —  The central premise of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign was that America wasn't so great.  The mogul has described the United States as “the suckers of the world.”  He's called our infrastructure “an embarrassment,” …
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Tucker Carlson Has Failed to Assimilate  —  While I favor granting citizenship automatically to children born in the United States, I was reminded of birthright citizenship's biggest downside Tuesday while listening to Tucker Carlson on his Fox News show.  —  Unlike immigrants …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Tucker Carlson blasts Rep. Ilhan Omar, and she calls him a ‘racist fool’
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fifteen minutes on cable television that illustrated one of America's deepest political divides
Discussion: Slate and The Daily Beast
Wall Street Journal:
State Department Analyst Resigns After White House Blocked Climate Change Testimony  —  A State Department intelligence analyst has resigned in protest after the White House blocked portions of his written testimony to a congressional panel to exclude data and evidence on climate change …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Intelligence aide, blocked from submitting written testimony on climate change, resigns from State Dept.
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
‘Do not tweet’: Pelosi scolds progressives in closed-door meeting  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi chided progressives in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, calling on them to address their intra-party grievances privately rather than blasting their centrist colleagues on Twitter.
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John Kass / Chicago Tribune:   Column: Democrats might win census citizen question in courts but lose at the ballot box.
Emily Tillett / CBS News:   Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests dissolving Department Homeland Security
Danielle Muoio / Politico:
In wake of Trump Twitter ruling, former New York assemblyman sues Ocasio-Cortez
Discussion: RedState, Washington Post and Breitbart
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
Trump's July Fourth event and weekend protests bankrupted D.C. security fund, mayor says  —  President Trump's overhauled July Fourth celebration cost the D.C. government $1.7 million, an amount that — combined with police expenses for demonstrations through the weekend …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
‘It Could Have Been Any of Us’: Disdain for Trump Runs Among Ambassadors  —  WASHINGTON — Ask members of the Washington diplomatic corps about the cables that Sir Kim Darroch, the British ambassador who resigned Wednesday, wrote to London describing the dysfunction and chaos of the Trump administration …
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BBC:
Sir Kim Darroch resigns as UK ambassador to US  —  Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as UK ambassador to the US, amid a row over leaked emails critical of President Trump's administration.  —  The ambassador was branded “a very stupid guy” by Mr Trump, after emails emerged calling the Trump administration “clumsy and inept”.
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump  —  One by one, they had trickled out of the conference room on the 25th floor of Trump Tower.  It was Friday, October 7, 2016, two days before the second presidential debate, and the Republican nominee's brain trust …
Washington Post:
Appeals court dismisses emoluments lawsuit involving Trump's D.C. hotel  —  A federal appeals court Wednesday sided with President Trump, dismissing a lawsuit claiming the president is illegally profiting from foreign and state government visitors at his luxury hotel in downtown Washington.
Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed News:
An Explosive Secret Recording Reveals How Russia Tried To Funnel Millions To The “European Trump”  —  A close aide to Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini held covert talks to pump Russian oil money to his far-right party.  BuzzFeed News has the tape.
Jed Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Missed the Crime: Trump's Campaign Coordinated With Russia  —  The special counsel will testify before Congress next week.  He needs to answer for historic legal and factual errors.  —  Ever since the release of the Mueller Report, countless commentators have implored everyone to just #ReadtheReport.
Casey Michel / ThinkProgress:
Trump's attempts to smear Christopher Steele just hit a roadblock  —  For months, President Donald Trump and his allies have tried to smear Christopher Steele, the author of the infamous Steele Dossier, as someone bent on bringing down the president through lies and deceit.
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Kate Aronoff / The Guardian:
Neoliberal pundits want to write off Bernie Sanders again.  That's no surprise  —  The same media outlets that failed to predict Trump are pushing their status quo-friendly narrative on the Democratic race  —  Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign is collapsing.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Isn't The Unequivocal 2020 Democratic Front-Runner Anymore
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Roll Call
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
How to Give Away $420 Million: Cheryl and Haim Saban on Hollywood Philanthropy, Israel and 2020 Politics  —  The outspoken media moguls, who have pledged much of their $3.2  billion fortune to charity, reveal how they select causes like women's empowerment, healthcare and a $50 million gift …
Kasie Hunt / NBC News:
McGrath raises a record $2.5 million on first day of Senate campaign  —  WASHINGTON — Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath raised more than $2.5 million in the first 24 hours of her campaign against Mitch McConnell — over $1 million of it coming in just the first five and a half hours …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Insider Louisville:
News Analysis: Does Amy McGrath have a chance against McConnell?
Discussion: Breitbart, Splinter and Shareblue Media
Heather Long / Washington Post:
S&P 500 soars above 3,000 for first time as Fed Chair Jerome Powell hints interest rate cut likely in July  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell had two messages for Congress Wednesday: Central bank independence is critical and an interest-rate cut is likely at the end of July.
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Donna Borak / CNN:   Fed chair: I won't leave if Trump asks me to quit
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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Confusion hangs over Mueller testimony, as Dems plan marathon hearings
Discussion: Politico and Townhall
Scott Cohn / CNBC:
The comeback state of 2019: Kansas economy rebounds from tax-cutting disaster  —  KEY POINTS  — The year's biggest declines belong to Michigan, California, Idaho, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.  —  The Sunflower State jumped 16 spots to No. 19 in this year's CNBC America's Top States …
 
 
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
How Many Florida Voters Could Tom Steyer Enfranchise for the Amount He Plans to Spend Running for President?
Discussion: Politico, New Republic and Bloomberg
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden Used Tax-Code Loophole Obama Tried to Plug
New York Times:
Harvard Suspends Roland Fryer, Star Economist, After Sexual Harassment Claims
Richard Bernstein / RealClearInvestigations:
Anti-Christian Attacks in France Quietly Quadrupled. Why?
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Winning the Obamacare Suit Would Be a Disaster for Republicans
Discussion: National Review
 Earlier Items: 
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Senators and State Department at Each Other's Throats
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
CNN Tells Digital Staff: Take Some Cues From Fox News
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
In the aftermath of Khashoggi's murder, Saudi influence machine whirs on in Washington
Larrison Campbell / Mississippi Today:
Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender
NBC News:
Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents
 

 
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