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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Talks Juneteenth, John Bolton, Economy in WSJ Interview — WASHINGTON—President Trump said there was some systemic racism in the U.S., said removing Confederate names from military bases would further divide the country and took credit for popularizing Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery.
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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Bolton: Trump's not ‘fit for office,’ doesn't have ‘competence to carry out the job’ — In an ABC interview, Bolton says Trump was singularly focused on reelection. — President Donald Trump is not “fit for office” and doesn't have “the competence to carry out the job,” …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
John Bolton's Epic Score-Settling — Trump's former national-security adviser writes a scathing account of the President's “stunning ignorance,” incompetence, and corruption. — John Bolton was not looking to make friends in the Trump White House when he served as the national-security adviser, nor did he do so.
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John Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
The Scandal of Trump's China Policy — The president pleaded with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for domestic political help, subordinated national-security issues to his own reelection prospects and ignored Beijing's human-rights abuses — U.S. strategy toward the People's Republic of China …
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Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
Montana Senate Moves to Toss Up — Montana skyrocketed to competitive status earlier this year when Democrats finally convinced term-limited Gov. Steve Bullock to jump into the race and challenge first-term GOP Sen. Steve Daines. That decision at the beginning of March came …
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
The Best People: Here's a List of Everyone President Trump Hired and Then Destroyed on Twitter
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
John Bolton's book is full of startling revelations he should have told us sooner
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Trump Defenders Tie Themselves in Knots Over Bolton Book
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Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
John Bolton's Tone in ‘The Room Where It Happened’ Swings Between Tedious and Slightly Unhinged
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Nicole Gaouette / CNN:
What we learned from John Bolton's eye-popping tale of working with Trump
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices reject end to protections for young immigrants — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rules against Trump's attempt to end DACA, a win for undocumented ‘Dreamers’ brought to U.S. as children — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle the program protecting undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children …
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA — Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion in the 5-4 ruling. — The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major defeat Thursday, blocking his 's 2017 decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA in big win for ‘Dreamers’
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New York Times:
Trump Can't Immediately End DACA, Supreme Court Rules
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
A GOP sheriff vowed not to enforce Arizona's coronavirus restrictions. Now he's tested positive. — As the rest of Arizona followed a stay-at-home order imposed by the governor in May, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb proclaimed that the state's attempt to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus was unconstitutional.
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Tracy Connor / The Daily Beast:
Arizona Sheriff Who Refused to Enforce Lockdown Now Has COVID-19 — INFECTED — A month ago, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb said he would not enforce Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's stay-at-home order because he thought the lockdown had gone on long enough. Now, Lamb is revealing …
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Arizona Republic:
Pinal County sheriff says he tested positive for COVID-19 before planned Trump meeting — Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb announced on Wednesday afternoon that he tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. — Lamb posted on the Pinal County Sheriff Office's Facebook page …
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Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Arizona governor backtracks on mask rules as Covid-19 cases surge
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Washington Post:
Impeachment casts shadow over Army officer's promotion — An Army officer's promotion is in jeopardy over what some officials fear could be White House retaliation for his role in last year's impeachment inquiry, raising the possibility that President Trump might again intervene in military affairs …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump campaign runs ads with marking once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners — In its online salvo against antifa and “far-left mobs,” President Trump's reelection campaign is displaying a marking once used by the Nazis to designate political prisoners in concentration camps.
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CNN:
‘Wednesday night massacre’ as Trump appointee takes over at global media agency — New York (CNN Business)The heads of four organizations overseen by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) were all dismissed Wednesday night — a move likely to heighten concerns that new Trump-appointed CEO Michael Pack means …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling
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Axios:
Trump to use Tulsa as test run for mass crowds ahead of convention — President Trump's campaign plans to turn this weekend's Tulsa rally into a massive pro-Trump festival complete with musical acts, and it's flying in high-profile backers and camera crews to show the world the fervency of his supporters.
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Washington Post:
Blackface incident at Post cartoonist's 2018 Halloween party resurfaces amid protests — Every year, Tom Toles's Halloween party draws an eclectic mix — journalists and political types from Washington's power elite, but also artists and musicians, everyone from retirees to college kids …
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Protests Raise Profile of Charles Booker in Kentucky Senate Primary — African-American state legislator is challenging former fighter pilot Amy McGrath for the Democratic nomination to face Mitch McConnell in the fall — An underdog progressive candidate in Kentucky's Democratic Senate primary …
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Ella Nilsen / Vox:
The Kentucky Senate primary showcases the 2 theories of how to beat Mitch McConnell
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Our New Polling Averages Show Biden Leads Trump By 9 Points Nationally — Today we launched our general election polling averages, nationally and for all states with a sufficient number of polls. Recent polls show former Vice President Joe Biden with a solid lead over President Trump nationally, and in most swing states.
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Los Angeles Times:
Half brother of Palmdale hanging victim Robert Fuller is fatally shot by deputies — The half brother of Robert Fuller, a young Black man who was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale last week, was shot dead by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies during a shootout Wednesday afternoon in Kern County …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House divisions sow confusion about strategy on stimulus next steps — Navarro seeks $2 trillion package, but other administration officials appear scattered on how to proceed. — Last Friday, senior White House official Peter Navarro said in a mostly-overlooked television interview …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Does Trump Want to Fight for a Second Term? His Self-Sabotage Worries Aides — Advisers and allies say the president's repeated acts of self-destruction have significantly damaged his re-election prospects, and yet he appears mostly unable, or unwilling, to curtail them.
Lauren Leatherby / New York Times:
Coronavirus Is Hitting Black Business Owners Hardest — The coronavirus pandemic will shutter many small businesses. And early evidence shows it is disproportionately hurting black-owned small businesses. — More than 40 percent of black business owners reported they weren't working in April …
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
George Floyd Changed My Mind — I had already been rethinking my conclusions on race and policing. His death convinced me I'd been wrong. — A PORTRAIT OF GEORGE FLOYD IS SEEN DURING A BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST ON JUNE 17, 2020 IN THE MANHATTAN BOROUGH OF NEW YORK CITY.
Ev Williams / The Official Medium Blog:
Colin Kaepernick to Join Medium Board of Directors — Today, we announce that civil rights activist and athlete Colin Kaepernick will be joining our Board of Directors. In addition to the board seat, Medium will partner with Colin and Kaepernick Publishing to create and feature stories focused …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania's primary election results are finally in. Here's what they mean for November. — Pennsylvania Democrats showed up. — Despite a sleepy presidential race, the coronavirus pandemic and historic protests against systemic racism, more than 1.57 million Democrats voted for president …
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
How Long Would You Wait? The Unequal Burden of Long Voting Lines — How long would you be willing to stand in line to vote? This is the question I find myself asking people these days. — Every election, millions of Americans must weigh standing in line for an hour or two—or five or six …
Carl Anthony / The Daily Boulder:
Black Teenage Boy Found Hanged Outside Houston Elementary School: Report — Houston Police said a black teenage boy was found hanged outside an elementary school, reported the Houston Chronicle. — The boy was found in a remote corner on Ehrhardt Elementary School property in Spring …
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