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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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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 …
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 …
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:   Peter Wehner Has Chilling Theory For GOP Silence On Alex Acosta's Deal With Jeffrey Epstein
The Daily Beast:
Acosta, Who Cut Deal With Epstein, Tried to Slash Anti-Trafficking Program by 80 Percent
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Records show Clinton dined with Epstein in 1995, predating public timeline
Discussion: New York Magazine, Newsweek and NPR
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”.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The U.S.-U.K. ‘special relationship’ is in tatters after the resignation of British ambassador
Discussion: The Week
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.
Kayla Tausche / CNBC:
White House is likely to send USMCA trade deal to Congress after Sept. 1, sources say
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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
Discussion: Reason
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 …
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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,” …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Tucker Carlson blasts Rep. Ilhan Omar, and she calls him a ‘racist fool’
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 …
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 …
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.
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
How Many Florida Voters Could Tom Steyer Enfranchise for the Amount He Plans to Spend Running for President?  —  A proposal for a better investment in democracy.  —  Tom Steyer, a California investor/billionaire/liberal activist, announced this week that he is running for president …
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.
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 …
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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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.
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
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
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 …
Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Isn't The Unequivocal 2020 Democratic Front-Runner Anymore  —  The former vice president still leads in the polls, but he's increasingly challenged by a trio of other top-tier candidates.  —  The Democratic presidential primary is no longer dominated by a single front-runner …
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Roll Call
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Kate Aronoff / The Guardian:
Neoliberal pundits want to write off Bernie Sanders again. That's no surprise
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
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Trump Invites Fringe Social Media Company Popular With Nazis to the White House
Discussion: Mother Jones, Splinter and Observer
Daniel Summers / arcdigital.media:
The Acids of Trump's Border Policy
Discussion: Daily Kos and Vox
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Fox effect? GOP voters agree with harsh messaging on migrant kids
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Confusion hangs over Mueller testimony, as Dems plan marathon hearings
Discussion: Politico and Townhall
Tina Daunt / Los Angeles Times:
Biden is headed to Hollywood for major campaign fundraiser
Discussion: Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
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
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
CNN Tells Digital Staff: Take Some Cues From Fox News
Discussion: Mediaite and Shakesville
Washington Post:
In the aftermath of Khashoggi's murder, Saudi influence machine whirs on in Washington
Discussion: Daily Kos and Politico
 

 
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