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9:30 AM ET, June 26, 2019

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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
N.R.A. Shuts Down Production of NRATV  —  The National Rifle Association has shut down production at NRATV.  —  The N.R.A. on Tuesday also severed all business with its estranged advertising firm, Ackerman McQueen, which operates NRATV, the N.R.A.'s live broadcasting media arm …
CNN:
Mueller to testify publicly on July 17 following a subpoena  —  (CNN)Robert Mueller will testify before Congress on July 17 after House Democrats issued a subpoena for his appearance, a move that paves the way for a reluctant special counsel to answer questions publicly for the first time …
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Mueller to testify to Congress in open session about his investigation  —  Former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III will testify to Congress in open session next month about his investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by President Trump.
Discussion: Fox News, CNN, The Week and Political Wire
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Robert Mueller to Testify Before House Committees
Discussion: Slate
Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Mueller's team may think it is done. Democrats have other ideas.
HuffPost:   Democratic Leaders Ignore Simmering Support For Impeachment
Axios:
Robert Mueller agrees to publicly testify to Congress
Associated Press:
Father-daughter border drowning highlights migrants' perils  —  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl's head tucked inside.
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CNN:
A shocking image of a drowned man and his daughter underscores the crisis at the US-Mexico border  —  (CNN)The photo is haunting, a vivid reminder of the danger many face when they try to cross into the United States.  It shows the human toll of a crisis at the border that's often debated …
New York Times:   Photo of Drowned Migrants Captures Pathos of Those Who Risk It All
Bloomberg:
Trump's Protocol Chief Is Quitting Just Before the G-20 Summit  — Sean Lawler faces a probe into claims of verbal altercations  — Protocol official assists president on overseas trips  —  The Trump administration official in charge of diplomatic protocol plans to resign …
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Lili Loofbourow / Slate:
The Devastating Oddness of E. Jean Carroll's Trump Accusation
The Daily Beast:
A House Dem Calls for Investigating Trump Sexual Assault Allegations as Her Colleagues Shrug
Discussion: Vox
Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
New White House press secretary yanked Arizona reporters' access after critical coverage  —  On April 5, 2016, Hank Stephenson checked his email and saw that he had a new message from Stephanie Grisham.  “Attached please find the form that you requested for the cursory background check we have discussed …
Discussion: Fox News
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Toasting Sarah Huckabee Sanders.  By the Press.  Really.  —  “You'd better not say I was here,” said one White House reporter, who attended the awkward drinks at a nearby steakhouse.  —  WASHINGTON — There's an old maxim about the press, sometimes attributed to H.L. Mencken: “Journalism is to politician as dog is to lamp post.”
Amanda Darrach / Columbia Journalism Review:
It's not a party for Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Discussion: Splinter
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Why 2020 Democrats should ignore Twitter at the first debate  —  MIAMI, Fla. — No matter if you're Andrew Yang or Joe Biden, the best way to stand out at the first debates tonight and tomorrow night is to ignore the desire to create a viral moment.  —  The state of play: Instead …
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Lynn Vavreck / New York Times:   It's Not So Much the Debate. It's the Days After the Debate.
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Team Trump plans debate night offensive
Discussion: USA Today and YouTube
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Secret Service Take Chicago Restaurant Employee into Custody After She Spits on Eric Trump  —  U.S. Secret Service took an employee of a Chicago restaurant into custody Tuesday evening after she spit on President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump, the president's son told Breitbart News.
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Anna Kaplan / The Daily Beast:
Eric Trump Says He Was Spit on by Restaurant Employee in Chicago  —  “It was purely a disgusting act by somebody who clearly has emotional problems,” he said.  —  President Donald Trump's son Eric says he was spit on by an employee at the Aviary, a cocktail bar in Chicago, on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Fox News and Splinter
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Mnuchin: ‘We were about 90% of the way’ on China trade deal and there's a ‘path to complete this’  —  KEY POINTS  — “We were about 90% of the way there (with a deal) and I think there's a path to complete this,” he told CNBC's Hadley Gamble in Manama, Bahrain on Wednesday.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Politico and UPI
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Mnuchin says US-China trade deal is 90 percent done
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
Possible outcome of Trump-Xi meeting: A truce in trade war
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Caroline Linton / CBS News:
Public defender with backing from top progressive Democrats declares victory in Queens DA race  —  Public defender and criminal justice reformer Tiffany Cabán declared victory late Tuesday in the Queens county district attorney Democratic primary.  The race has drawn national attention as a test for progressive Democrats.
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Ross Barkan / The Nation:   Tiffany Cabán Just Made History
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New York Times:
Acting Border Chief Expected to Resign as Migrant Children Are Returned to Texas Facility
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
New York Times' Trump Tax Team Imploded When Star Reporter David Barstow Went Rogue  —  David Barstow tried to ghostwrite a book with a top-secret source on the Pulitzer-winning story.  —  On April 15, the New York Times staff gathered in the newsroom, looking up at Executive Editor Dean Baquet …
Web / Millsaps College:
Latest Millsaps/Chism Strategies Survey Examines Democratic Presidential Candidates  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a commanding lead among Mississippi Democratic voters as the first televised presidential primary debates are scheduled for the evenings of June 26-27.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Sanders had a good brand. But he knew he needed a refresh.
Discussion: CNN, CBS News and Eduwonk
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Census Case Is Shaping Up to Be the Biggest Travesty Since Bush v. Gore  —  The government's conduct in the pending Supreme Court case about adding a citizenship question to the census has gone from indefensible to outrageous.  In the case, which is likely to be decided this week …
Project Veritas:
BREAKING: New Google Document Leaked Describing Shapiro, Prager, as ‘nazis using the dogwhistles’  —  (New York) - Project Veritas has obtained a newly leaked document from Google that appears to show a Google employee and member of Google “transparency-and-ethics” group calling conservative …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Smoking Gun Against Google?
Discussion: The Sun and Medium
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Joe Biden Won't Say If He Backs the Trade Deal He Helped Sell  —  Toward the end of his vice presidency, Joe Biden was a prime player in the administration's bid to win support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the failed trade deal that was supposed to be the crowning achievement of Barack Obama's presidency-long “pivot to Asia.”
Discussion: Althouse
Andy Slavitt / USA Today:
Democrats can beat Trump on health care if they focus on high costs and economic security  —  Don't just debate how to expand insurance.  Health should anchor an economic message of security, financial mobility, racial equality and rural revival.  —  CONNECT
 
 
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Democrats Should Stop the ‘Lock Him Up’ Chants
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Jay Sekulow / Fox News:
Obama administration's anti-Trump actions revealed in newly disclosed documents
Discussion: RedState
House Judiciary Dems / Medium:
IN A VICTORY FOR THE CONSTITUTION, JUDGE REJECTS DELAY & ORDERS DISCOVERY IN BLUMENTHAL V. TRUMP …
Wall Street Journal:
Huawei Telecom Gear Much More Vulnerable to Hackers Than Rivals' Equipment, Report Says
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Washington owes Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch an apology
Jack Stubbs / Reuters:
Break-ins and evictions  —  For security staff at Hewlett …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘Complete This Sentence: Donald Trump Wins Reelection If ... ’
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
As you watch the Democratic debates, remember that how politicians speak is as important as what they say
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
NSA Improperly Collected U.S. Phone Records a Second Time
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Tulsi Gabbard Insists She Was Never Vetted for a Trump Cabinet Post
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Another Own-Goal by the Left
Discussion: The Hill
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Electability of Democratic Nominee Outranks Issue Stances
Janelle Nanos / BostonGlobe.com:
Wayfair employees plan walkout to oppose furniture sales to migrant detention facilities
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

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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