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6:25 AM ET, July 15, 2019

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Fans the Flames of a Racial Fire  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump woke up on Sunday morning, gazed out at the nation he leads, saw the dry kindling of race relations and decided to throw a match on it.  It was not the first time, nor is it likely to be the last.
Discussion: The Guardian, Splinter and Slate
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Goldie Taylor / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is a Racist.  If You Still Support Him, So Are You.  —  The president keeps baring his ass, and the people talking about his clothing as he does are part of the problem.  —  The president is a racist, in his words and his actions.  —  Before you go clutching your pearls and extolling the virtues of …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump's Tweets Prove That He Is a Raging Racist  —  It is undeniably true that America's president opposes diversity.  —  Donald Trump keeps trying to convince any disbelieving holdouts that he is a raging racist.  At least, that's how I imagine his motives.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Blunder of Epic Proportions  —  Regular readers know that I am a fan of President Trump, and more often than not, a fan of his use of social media.  But today he committed the worst unforced error of his presidency, one that we will hear about from the Democrats from now until November 2020.
Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Donald Trump told U.S.-born congressional Reps. to ‘go back’ to their home countries.  Florida's response?  —  We asked the four Florida congressional representatives who are immigrants or the children of immigrants for their thoughts on the president's comments.
Discussion: Axios, Daily Kos and Mediaite
Bonchie / RedState:
As Democrats Fight a Civil War, Trump Strips Naked and Runs Onto the Battlefield
Discussion: Fox News, The Resurgent and Instapundit
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The unmistakable ugliness of Trump urging brown-skinned congresswomen to ‘go back’ to their countries
Discussion: Instapundit
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
‘Racist and Disgusting’: Ex GOP Congressman Justin Amash Blasts Trump After He Says Congresswomen …
Discussion: FOX2now.com and Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Group of Democrats, Who Are Minorities, to ‘Go Back’ to Fix Problems
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fox News
Devan Cole / CNN:
Trump tweets racist attacks at progressive Democratic congresswomen
Beto O'Rourke / Medium:
Rose and Eliza  —  I was recently given documents showing that both Amy and I are descended from people who owned slaves.  Along with other possessions listed in their property log were two human beings, Rose and Eliza.  —  A paternal great-great-great grandfather of mine, Andrew Cowan Jasper, owned these two women in the 1850s.
New York Post:
The Post says: de Blasio must be removed as mayor  —  The lights went out on Broadway Saturday night, and Bill de Blasio was a thousand miles away in Iowa.  It was the moment that perfectly captured his distracted, ego-driven failure of a mayoralty.  —  Bill de Blasio does not care about New York City.
Discussion: New York Daily News
Kaly Soto / New York Times:
Have You Been Told to ‘Go Back’ to Your Country Even Though You Are American?  Tell Us About It.  —  Have you been told to “go back” to your country even though you're American?  Tell us about it.  —  Will Sudan's Revolution Succeed?  — After a dictator was ousted, protesters wanted civilian rule.
Washington Post:
‘His own fiefdom’: Mulvaney builds ‘an empire for the right wing’ as Trump's chief of staff  —  Mick Mulvaney's battles with Alexander Acosta began almost immediately.  —  Weeks after he was named acting White House chief of staff, Mulvaney summoned the labor secretary for a tense January encounter …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What Happened in New York?  —  Let's discuss this.  There's too little evidence here to support any clear theory.  But given the current leadership of the Department of Justice, a hermeneutic of suspicion is called for.  But consider these dates.  —  On Friday CNN reported …
Dina Nayeri / Slate:
Why They Fear Ilhan Omar  —  Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson don't think she's dangerous.  They hate that she's full of potential.  —  On Wednesday night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson attacked Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for her ingratitude.  “After everything America has done for Omar and for her family …
Wall Street Journal:
Manufacturers Move Supply Chains Out of China  —  Tariff costs prompt executives to shift production to other countries; 'Once you move, you don't go back'  —  U.S. manufacturers are shifting production to countries outside of China as trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies stretch into a second year.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Daily Mail:
Britain's former ambassador to the U.S., Sir Kim Darroch, vouched for the credibility of Christopher Steele, the author of the explosive dossier detailing Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia  —  And the same leaked diplomatic cables which revealed Sir Kim's damaging comments about President Trump …
New York Times:
ICE Launches Raids Targeting Migrant Families  —  A small number of coordinated federal raids targeting undocumented migrant parents and their children took place over the weekend, the beginning of the Trump administration's plan to swiftly enforce deportation orders against some 2,000 recently …
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Washington Post:   As immigrant families wait in dread, no sign of large-scale enforcement raids
Kevin Fitzpatrick / Vanity Fair:
Lindsey Graham: “I Don't Care” If Migrants “Stay in These Facilities for 400 Days”  —  Senator Graham said on Sunday that he has no sympathy for the conditions seen in migrant camps over the weekend.  —  Speaking with Sunday Morning Futures host Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network …
 
 
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Sophia Tareen / Associated Press:
Churches jump into action with threat of immigration sweeps
Discussion: Axios and USA Today
Daily Mail:
Gillibrand says she has ‘experienced enormous amounts of white privilege’ …
Discussion: Breitbart
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Rashida Tlaib compares ‘racist’ Israel to 19th-century US segregation
Discussion: Geller Report News
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Democrats debate how far left is too far left as they prepare to take on Trump
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Politico
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Top 2020 Dems wouldn't reverse Trump's Jerusalem embassy decision
Monique O. Madan / Miami Herald:
No calls or showers: Boy, reunited with mom, tells of trek from Houston to Homestead
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Democrats Start to Worry
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg's Life in the Closet
Discussion: Breitbart
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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