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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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Axios, Political Wire and Raw Story
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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,” …
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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Fox News, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Althouse and The Guardian
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
The Best People: Here's a List of Everyone President Trump Hired and Then Destroyed on Twitter — President Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning to call John Bolton, his longest serving national security adviser, a “Wacko,” a “disgruntled boring fool who only wanted to go to war,” …
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Raw Story, Fox News and New York Times
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Trump Defenders Tie Themselves in Knots Over Bolton Book
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Washington Post, Politico and NBC News
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
John Bolton's book is full of startling revelations he should have told us sooner
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The Guardian and Outside the Beltway
John Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
The Scandal of Trump's China Policy
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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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Townhall, Washington Post and KEYT-TV
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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Politico, Washington Post, The Hill, ABC News, Axios, Breitbart, Fox News and The Daily Beast
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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 …
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Mother Jones, The Hill, Breitbart, Louder With Crowder, Common Dreams and Raw Story
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA in big win for ‘Dreamers’
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The Stranger, Common Dreams, Big League Politics and Mediaite
New York Times:
Trump Can't Immediately End DACA, Supreme Court Rules
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Mother Jones, Gothamist, The Wrap and Right Wing Watch
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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Phoenix New Times, KEYT-TV and Daily Kos
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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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The Hill
Arizona Republic:
Pinal County sheriff says he tested positive for COVID-19 before planned Trump meeting
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Talking Points Memo
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Arizona governor backtracks on mask rules as Covid-19 cases surge
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Balloon Juice
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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Raw Story
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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Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Atlanta police call in sick to protest murder charge against officer who shot Rayshard Brooks — Hours after the Fulton County district attorney announced felony murder and other charges against the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WXIA-TV, CNN, New York Post, Portland Mercury, The Root, Daily Kos and Althouse
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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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New York Times, Mediaite, Pajiba and Washington Post
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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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New York Times, The Hill, Slate, The Wrap, The Guardian and CNBC, more at Mediagazer »
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling
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The Hill and The Guardian
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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Breitbart, Newsbusters, Reason and Twitchy
Michelle Lee / Washington Post:
Timothy Mellon, top donor to Trump super PAC, used racial stereotypes to describe African Americans in his autobiography — The top donor supporting President Trump's reelection and GOP congressional lawmakers is a reclusive heir to the wealthy Mellon family fortune who used racial stereotypes …
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
Generals Pull Support for Pentagon Nominee Tata Over Offensive Tweets — At least three prominent retired general officers dropped their support for President Trump's nominee over inflammatory tweets he made two years ago on Islam, President Obama and Democratic lawmakers
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Biden campaign launches $15 million ad buy — The campaign for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Thursday announced its first round of television advertisements for the general election as part of a $15 million investment targeting six battleground states President Trump won in 2016.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Joe Biden Begins First General Election TV Ad Blitz
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Washington Post, The Hill, Florida Politics and KEYT-TV
Reuters:
Months before election, Trump finds himself at odds with most Americans' views — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The temporary fences that separated protesters from the White House have come down. But its occupant, President Donald Trump, appears to be more isolated than ever.
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Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar / Associated Press:
Poll: Americans not buying White House spin on coronavirus
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Gallup
Ella Nilsen / Vox:
The Kentucky Senate primary showcases the 2 theories of how to beat Mitch McConnell — Amy McGrath is facing a competitive challenger in Charles Booker. Both Democrats have an uphill battle to topple McConnell. — Two years ago, retired Marine Corps fighter pilot Amy McGrath …
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OpenSecrets.org
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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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POLITICUSUSA, ABC News, Vox and Mediaite
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 …
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 …
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
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Leaked Emails Show De Blasio Staffers Were Trapped In Violent Bronx Protest Crackdown — But Mayor Still Praised Police — On the evening of June 4th, a few hundred protesters were marching through the South Bronx when they walked into an ambush. As heavily-armored NYPD officers on bikes blocked …
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