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9:25 AM ET, June 17, 2017

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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Assassination List Found On James Hodgkinson's Body  —  James T. Hodgkinson, the shooter who opened fire on dozens of Republican congressmen and staffers at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday, had a list of Republican names in his pocket that was recovered by the FBI, The Daily Caller has learned.
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Alexandria Gunman Carried List With Names of 3 Republican Lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON — The gunman who targeted Republican congressmen this week at a baseball field in suburban Washington was carrying a list with the names of at least three lawmakers, and had pictures of the ballpark stored on his cellphone …
Discussion: Business Insider and Infowars
Robby Soave / New York Times:
Michelle Carter Didn't Kill With a Text  —  Can malicious speech constitute violence?  No. But Friday's shocking court decision — which found Michelle Carter guilty of sending lethal text messages — is bound to confuse the issue.  —  Judge Lawrence Moniz, of Bristol County Juvenile Court …
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David French / National Review:
A Sad and Terrible Verdict in Massachusetts  —  In Massachusetts, we just saw a textbook example of how bad facts (in this case, horrific facts) can make bad law.  Here's the Washington Post with the details: … There is no question that Carter behaved terrible.
Richard Elliot / WSB-TV:
6TH DISTRICT POLL: Ossoff leads Handel by less than 2 points  —  ATLANTA - With just a few days to go before Georgia's 6th Congressional District runoff, Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel are still very, very close.  —  Our latest WSB-Landmark Communications poll of 800 likely voters …
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David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement:
WATCH: Karen Handel Cites Her Faith to Tell Mom of LGBTQ Child She's Against Gay People Adopting, Having Families
Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Protester rushes stage at controversial ‘Julius Caesar’ production  —  A woman was arrested after rushing the stage at the controversial production of ‘Julius Caesar’ in Central Park Friday night during a stunt live streamed on social media.  —  Laura Loomer, who works for the alt-right website The Rebel …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump reports assets of at least $1.4 billion in financial disclosure  —  The campaign and the early months of President Donald Trump's presidency have been good for Donald Trump.  —  The Trump International Hotel, which opened last year just blocks from the White House in a building leased …
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and IJR
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump retains assets worth at least $1.4 billion, new disclosure shows
Discussion: Political Wire
Media Matters for America:
What Megyn Kelly says in leaked audio from Alex Jones  —  Just days ahead of Megyn Kelly's June 18 interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the Infowars founder leaked purported audio of him and the NBC anchor.  Jones was seeking to defend himself because he believed that Kelly …
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Why Trump Attacked His Own Deputy Attorney General  —  Nearly everyone who knows him seems to agree that Rod Rosenstein, the Deputy Attorney General and the official overseeing the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of links between the Trump campaign and Russia, has a reputation for integrity.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
How Jason Kander Won by Losing  —  MANCHESTER, N.H.—Jason Kander was wearing a mic pack here as he wandered around the Puritan Backroom, chatting with local activists and politicians at the Manchester Democratic Club chicken dinner.  A videographer, who followed him around as he moved from table to table …
Discussion: Political Wire
BuzzFeed:
The FBI Won't Release Comey's Trump Memos Because They're Part Of “Law Enforcement Proceedings”  —  BuzzFeed News requested the memos written by former FBI Director James Comey on his interactions with the president via the Freedom of Information Act.  —  The FBI will not release memos written …
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, The Week and Axios
Foreign Policy:
White House Officials Push For Widening War in Syria Over Pentagon Objections  —  Two Trump officials want to confront Iranian-backed fighters, but Defense Secretary James Mattis has balked at the idea.  —  A pair of top White House officials is pushing to broaden the war in Syria …
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Coulter on Trump: ‘This Jackass is Really Ticking Me Off’  —  Ann Coulter is furious with President Trump today, and she's not holding back.  —  Earlier today, Mediaite took notice of how the conservative commentator launched a brutal tweetstorm, blasting Trump for not making more progress …
CNN:
Money stolen by Russian mob linked to man sanctioned for supporting Syria's chemical weapons program  —  An investment group that U.S. authorities say is run by Russian mobsters and linked to the Russian government sent at least $900,000 to a company owned by a businessman tied …
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Here's How Pence Could Pay for a Personal Lawyer in Special Counsel Russia Probe  —  Vice President Mike Pence's hiring of a personal lawyer to represent him in the special counsel's Russia probe prompted some in Washington to ponder how the former governor, whose financial disclosure …
Discussion: Raw Story
Elana Schor / Politico:
'Somebody's Trying to Kill Me'  —  Mass shootings often take on an identity, a characteristic shared by the victims or the scene that gives an increasingly commonplace horror something singular by which it can be remembered—nightclub partiers, gap-toothed schoolchildren, perplexed moviegoers.
Discussion: CBS News and Political Wire
Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
Defense Secretary Mattis explains what war with North Korea would look like  —  Asked on Thursday by Rep. Tim Ryan of the House Appropriations Committee to explain why the US doesn't just go to war to stop North Korea from developing the capability to hit the US, Secretary of Defense James Mattis painted a grim scenario.
Discussion: IJR, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and AOL
James DeWolf Perry / Associated Press:
7 US Navy sailors missing, 1 injured after warship collision … SEE ALSO  —  Seven crew members are reportedly missing and one injured after a U.S. Navy destroyer collided early Saturday morning with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the country's coast guard reported.
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: House Russia investigators want to bring in Trump digital director  —  Trump: Russia investigation a witch hunt  —  (CNN)House Russia investigators are planning to call on Brad Parscale, the digital director of President Donald Trump's campaign, as the congressional …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Killing of Philando Castile  —  ST. PAUL — A Minnesota police officer, whose fatal shooting of a black motorist transfixed the nation when his girlfriend livestreamed the aftermath, was acquitted of all charges on Friday.  —  The officer, Jeronimo Yanez …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump hires another high-profile lawyer as special counsel probe heats up  —  President Donald Trump has added another high-profile lawyer to his personal legal team as the special counsel investigation heats up.  —  John Dowd, who investigated Pete Rose for Major League Baseball …
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and The Hill
Dan Springer / Fox News:
Seattle gun tax failure?  Firearm sales plummet, violence spikes after law passes  —  When the City of Seattle passed a tax on all sales of guns and ammunition, the measure was hailed as a way to defray the rising costs of gun violence.  —  But since the tax took effect …
 
 
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to investigate civil rights enforcement under Trump
Breitbart London / Associated Press:
Germany Opening First Liberal Mosque Where Men, Women and Gays Pray Together
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Post-Snowden Efforts to Secure N.S.A. Data Fell Short, Report Says
Jeremy Berke / Business Insider:
One of Trump's closest allies is starting a lobbying group to change the President's stance on marijuana
Discussion: Raw Story and Liberal Values
Michelle Cottle / The Atlantic:
Can Paul Ryan Push Republicans to Prioritize Poverty?
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John Podhoretz / Weekly Standard:
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Bloomberg:
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Sarah Leonard / New York Times:
Why Are So Many Young Voters Falling for Old Socialists?
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Pence's lawyer is the godfather of Comey's daughter
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Q1: revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% to 615M, vs. 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% to 239M, and a €168M operating income; SPOT closes up 11.41%

 
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