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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump's response to racial tensions in the country  —  A senior State Department official who has served in the Trump administration since its first day is resigning over President Trump's recent handling of racial tensions across the country …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump 'Couldn't Give a Shit' About China Rounding Up Millions of Muslims  —  John Bolton described a president perfectly fine with concentration camps being built in western China.  Administration officials say it's painfully true.  —  The ugliest claim made by John Bolton …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Make Sure I Win”: John Bolton's Unredacted Book Shows What Trump Was Really Trying to Hide  —  Trump's own words to Xi Jinping, among others, were so damning and politicized that the government insisted they be removed.  —  John Bolton's account that Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping …
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:   John Bolton insisted on a personal Air Force jet flying him to London for Donald Trump's state visit …
Washington Post:
Bolton's future as leading Republican hawk may depend on Trump's defeat in November
Discussion: The Week, Axios and Los Angeles Times
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:   John Bolton Isn't Lying About Trump, He's Exposing Him
Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of President Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
‘My biggest risk’: Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection  —  President Donald Trump called mail-in voting the biggest threat to his reelection and said his campaign's multimillion-dollar legal effort to block expanded ballot access could determine whether he wins a second term.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden widens lead over Trump; Republicans enthusiastic, but fear motivates Dems  —  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump in the race for the White House, as majorities say racism, unemployment, and coronavirus pose a major threat …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump Says Bin Laden Endorsed Biden
Discussion: Breitbart
Michael Ruane / Washington Post:
Original ‘Juneteenth’ order found in the National Archives  —  The handwritten document informed the enslaved in Texas they were free on June 19, 1865  —  The National Archives on Thursday located what appears to be the original handwritten “Juneteenth” military order informing thousands …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Why Juneteenth Matters  —  It was black Americans who delivered on Lincoln's promise of “a new birth of freedom.”  —  Neither Abraham Lincoln nor the Republican Party freed the slaves.  They helped set freedom in motion and eventually codified it into law with the 13th Amendment …
MSNBC:
Sen. Klobuchar takes herself off Biden's list of possible running mates  —  Sen. Amy Klobuchar says a woman of color should be the one to serve alongside Joe Biden as vice president, and so she is withdrawing herself from consideration.  She talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about her decision.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Klobuchar Drops Out of Biden's V.P. Search and Backs Picking a Woman of Color  —  Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota was considered a strong contender to be Joe Biden's running mate until protests over racial justice prompted renewed scrutiny of her former role as a prosecutor.
Discussion: Slate and TheGrio
Politico:
Klobuchar shuts down VP speculation, urges Biden to pick woman of color
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill and The Guardian
Brent Lang / Variety:
AMC Theatres Unveils Plans to Reopen During Coronavirus  —  AMC Theatres, the world's largest exhibitor, has unveiled plans to re-open after coronavirus forced it to close its more than 600 venues in the U.S. for nearly four months.  —  The company is expected to resume operations in 450 …
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Twitter labels Trump tweet of “racist baby” as manipulated media  —  Twitter labeled a video posted by President Trump of a black toddler and a white toddler — edited with a fake chyron that read “terrified todler runs from racist baby” — as “manipulated media” on Thursday night.
Dr. Samantha Whiteside / Tulsa World:
I'm a Tulsa emergency physician and conservative, and the Trump rally is a terrible idea  —  As a practicing emergency physician in Tulsa for the past 10 years, I have great concerns about the ramifications of the planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump on Saturday.
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QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  June 18, 2020 - Biden Ahead Of Trump By 8 Points In Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 6 In 10 Support Vote By Mail In November  —  If the election for president were being held today, former Vice President Joe Biden would receive 49 percent …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Hill
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
SEC to Mississippi: Change Confederate-themed flag or risk losing college sports events  —  The NCAA's Southeastern Conference commissioner warned that Mississippi could lose SEC championship games if it doesn't alter the state flag..  —  The NCAA's Southeastern Conference on Thursday told …
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Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:   SEC commissioner to lawmakers: Lose Confederate emblem from state flag, or lose championship events.
New York Times:
Air Force Investigates Military Planes That Monitored Protesters  —  The Air Force inspector general is examining whether secretive National Guard surveillance aircraft improperly monitored demonstrators in Washington and Minneapolis.  —  WASHINGTON — The Air Force inspector general …
Discussion: Raw Story, KEYT-TV, The Week and Axios
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Facebook takes down Trump ads ‘for violating our policy against organized hate’  —  New York (CNN Business)Facebook (FB) on Thursday said it had taken action against ads run by President Trump's re-election campaign for breaching its policies on hate.  The ads, which attacked …
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Juan Williams Leaves Fox News Co-Hosts Speechless With Powerful Black Lives Matter Defense  —  “The Five” hosts had nothing to say after Williams condemned them for “demonizing” BLM protesters while giving violent white supremacists a pass.  —  As one of the very few left-leaning personalities still left …
Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
Californians must wear face masks in public under coronavirus order issued by Newsom  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered all Californians to wear face coverings while in public or high-risk settings, including when shopping, taking public transit or seeking medical care …
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Richard Tribou / Orlando Sentinel:
In shift, Florida Keys now requiring face masks until June 2021
Martha S. Jones / New York Times:
Ida, Maya, Rosa, Harriet: The Power in Our Names  —  Ayanna Pressley and Harriet Tubman both used naming in a way to evoke power.  —  “SoJo,” the cat of Representative Ayanna Pressley, Democrat of Massachusetts, is a celebrity in her own right.  SoJo is a minor Twitter influencer …
CNN:
Retired generals pull support for Trump nominee after offensive tweets uncovered by CNN  —  (CNN)At least two retired Army generals have pulled their support for President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee the Pentagon's policy shop after CNN's KFile reported last week that he has a history …
CNBC:
Top Pentagon official Wheelbarger resigns, urges colleagues to be guided by U.S. Constitution  — Kathryn Wheelbarger, one of the Pentagon's most prominent and respected policy officials, is resigning after three years in the job after President Donald Trump dropped plans to nominate her for an intelligence post, sources tell Reuters.
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Tells the Story of the Teen He's Been Raising Whom He Calls His ‘Son’  —  The two-term Republican congressman surprised many with his Thursday announcement that he's a parent, though he hasn't adopted 19-year-old Nestor: “Our family's defined by love”
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
That Time a Young Amy McGrath Sued Her Elementary School-Teacher Roommate  —  Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath sued her one-time roommate, an elementary school teacher, in small claims court in Florida in an effort to recover $116.77 in what she claimed were unpaid electric bills.
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Trump says he's heard ‘interesting’ things about Roswell  —  President Donald Trump says he's heard some interesting things about Roswell, but he's not sharing even with his eldest child.  —  Trump made the comments Thursday in a Father's Day-themed interview with his son Don Trump Jr., hosted by the president's reelection campaign.
Discussion: Breitbart
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Trump administration's ‘sloppy’ work has led to Supreme Court losses  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling stopping President Donald Trump from rescinding protections for “Dreamers” immigrants marked the second time in a year that he lost a major case …
Andy Borowitz / New Yorker:
Susan Collins Puts Bolton Book in Amazon Cart but Remains Undecided About Placing Order  —  WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Senator Susan Collins has put John Bolton's new book in her Amazon cart but is undecided about placing an order for it, Collins confirmed on Thursday.
 
 
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia's crown prince uses travel restrictions to consolidate power
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
REVEALED: The British NBC journalist and anti-cyber bullying charity ‘behind’ …
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Sorry, Junior, but He'll Never Love You Like He Loves Ivanka
theepochtimes.com:
Segregation: It's Bad and It's Back
Lara M. Brown / The Hill:
The ‘blue wall’ is reforming in the Rust Belt
Discussion: Althouse
Maïa de La Baume / Politico:
Sassoli urges action over ‘shocking’ allegation of police violence against MEP
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Chris Christie On John Bolton's Book, The NFL and The Anthem, Mark Zuckerberg's Challenges …
 Earlier Items: 
John Parkinson / ABC News:
Pelosi orders removal of portraits of four House speakers from US Capitol ahead of Juneteenth
Discussion: Townhall
New York Times:
Advertisers Are Fleeing Tucker Carlson. Fox News Viewers Have Stayed.
Laurie Moy / USAGM:
USAGM CEO implements critical changes on day one to fulfill legislative mandate
Politico:
Florida's top Democrat purges ‘inner circle’ after police escort her fiancé from hotel
Discussion: The Capitolist
Jeff Sharlet / Vanity Fair:
“He's the Chosen One to Run America”: Inside the Cult of Trump, His Rallies Are Church and He Is the Gospel
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Prince George's County police chief Hank Stawinski resigns: officials
 

 
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