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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Seizes Times Reporter's Email and Phone Records in Leak Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials secretly seized years' worth of a New York Times reporter's phone and email records this year in an investigation of classified information leaks.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Senate Employee Indicted on False Statements Charges  —  Longtime Director of Security for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Accused of Lying to FBI About Repeated Contacts with Reporters  —  WASHINGTON - A former staff employee of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence …
Sam Baker / Axios:
Trump's Justice Department says the ACA is unconstitutional  —  The Justice Department will not defend the Affordable Care Act in court, and says it believes the law's individual mandate — the provision the Supreme Court upheld in 2012 — has become unconstitutional.
Discussion: Splinter and Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Senate Intelligence Committee Staffer Under Scrutiny in Leak Investigation
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
Leah Litman / Take Care Blog:
The Establishing Shots of a Heist: The Trump DOJ Meets the Affordable Care Act
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Mike Allen / Axios:
Axios AM
Discussion: Washington Post
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61  —  New York (CNN)Anthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died.  He was 61.  —  CNN confirmed Bourdain's death on Friday and said the cause of death was suicide.  —  “It is with extraordinary sadness …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Anthony Bourdain, Travel Host and Author, Is Dead at 61  —  The travel host Anthony Bourdain, whose memoir “Kitchen Confidential” about the dark corners of New York's restaurants started a career in television, died on Friday at 61.  —  For the past several years, Mr. Bourdain hosted the show …
Discussion: Althouse, CBS New York and NBC News
Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
Anthony Bourdain has died at 61  —  Anthony Bourdain, the chef who became a world-traveling storyteller, has died at age 61, according to CNN.  —  He died in France, while working on an episode of his CNN show, “Parts Unknown.”  Bourdain was found unresponsive in his hotel room by a close friend …
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:   What Can We Do To Stop Suicide?
Politico:
Trump calls celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain's death ‘very sad’
Susan E. Rice / New York Times:
How Trump Helps Putin  —  Traditionally, the outgoing president writes a personal letter to his successor, offering wisdom and best wishes.  President Obama duly left such a letter for President Trump, as President Bush did eight years earlier.  —  Imagine if Vladimir Putin, the Russian president …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Under Trump, “America First” Really Is Turning Out to Be America Alone  —  From trade to the Iran deal to NAFTA, the President has created the highest level of tension between the U.S. and its allies in decades.  —  The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was less than forty-eight hours away …
Discussion: Politico
Des Moines Register:
Sent back to Mexico's violence, Des Moines student dies within weeks  —  Editor's note: This column has been updated from the original online version with a statement from ICE.  —  Manuel Antonio Cano Pacheco should have graduated high school in Des Moines last month.
Discussion: HuffPost and The Week
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Iowa student killed after being deported to Mexico
Discussion: Washington Press
New York Times:
With Mueller Closing In, Manafort's Allies Abandon Him  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel's accusation this week that Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, tried to tamper with potential witnesses originated with two veteran journalists who turned on Mr. Manafort …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney: Trump will be reelected in 2020  —  DEER VALLEY, UTAH — Republican Senate candidate Mitt Romney bluntly predicted here on Thursday evening that President Donald Trump would win reelection in 2020.  —  Addressing a group of major GOP donors, Romney — who bitterly collided …
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HuffPost:   What Will House Republicans Do If Trump Pardons Himself? We Asked Them.
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Trump is hurtling toward a Nixonian ending
The Daily Beast:
Scott Pruitt Made Public Servants Fetch His Protein Bars and Greek Yogurt … If you've worked for Scott Pruitt, there's a not-insignificant chance that you have fetched him his favorite junk—and health!—food while on the job.  —  According to four sources familiar with the work environment …
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Washington Post:
Pruitt enlisted security detail in picking up dry cleaning, moisturizing lotion
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's bedtime story: “The Book”  —  It's not true President Trump doesn't read.  It's just exceptionally hard to get him to do it.  —  So the workarounds by savvy aides have become legendary in the West Wing.  Many of them revolve around the briefing binder that goes …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says he may pardon the late boxer Muhammad Ali  —  President Trump said Friday that he may pardon the late boxer Muhammad Ali.  —  Ali was convicted in 1967 for refusing to report for induction into the United States military during the Vietnam War.  His local draft board rejected …
Discussion: Politico
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
One Koch Brother Forces The Other Out Of The Family Business  —  An arch-conservative political machine will be down one billionaire but have more clout than ever.  —  The retirement of David Koch from Koch Industries will make it easier to see more clearly what has been true from the start …
Discussion: New Republic
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Daniel Schulman / Mother Jones:   Morris eased the pickup truck
Politico:
‘Cryin’ Chuck' might just get the last laugh  —  Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has managed to placate the most liberal senators, keep his centrists happy, and stay on decent terms with Trump and McConnell.  —  He's been beat up by the left over his centrist instincts and vilified by the right …
Washington Post:
Trump calls for readmitting Russia to G-7 four years after it was expelled for its role in Crimean crisis  —  By Washington Post Staff June 8 at 8:34 AM  —  President Trump said Russia should be readmitted to the Group of Seven leading economies, breaking with other world leaders …
Discussion: Political Wire
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Democrats gain in congressional vote test  —  With five months until Election Day, Democrats hold the enthusiasm advantage — and that puts them ahead of Republicans in the congressional vote as well.  —  A Fox News poll released Thursday finds 48 percent of voters favor …
Christopher Massie / CNN:
Giuliani says people in the porn business are not credible.  Trump has appeared in three softcore porn videos.  —  Trump pours champagne on limo in 2000 adult video  —  (CNN)When Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that Stormy Daniels has no credibility because she is is a porn star …
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USA Today:
Cozy land deals meant big money for Trump family and friends  —  The purchase of three properties by President Trump's son-in-law on the banks of a toxic Brooklyn canal triggered a series of unusual real estate deals and a windfall profit from transactions financed by a bank tied to the Trump family.
Bloomberg:
Mueller Team Views Giuliani More as Spokesman Than Lawyer, Sources Say  — Former New York mayor has attacked probe in TV appearances  — Trump lawyer not seen as major legal player, officials say  —  Rudy Giuliani has yet to genuinely affect the course of Robert Mueller's Russia probe despite …
Discussion: Associated Press
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Senate Investigators May Have Found a Missing Piece in the Russia Probe  —  An ex-congressman has attracted scrutiny from the Senate Judiciary Committee, as it continues to investigate whether President Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Moscow to sway the 2016 presidential election.
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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U.S. reaches deal with China's ZTE that includes $1 billion fine, commerce secretary says
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

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