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2:25 AM ET, June 22, 2017

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pelosi faces growing doubts among Dems after Georgia loss  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats put a brave face on Wednesday morning after a disappointing loss in the Georgia special election, yet there is no disguising the unhappiness in the party ranks.
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
Why Ossoff Lost  —  ATLANTA—Around midnight, hours after their candidate conceded he had lost the Most Important Special Election in History, the last remaining supporters of Jon Ossoff took over the stage where he had recently stood.  One of them waved a bottle of vodka in the air.
New York Times:
Democrats Seethe After Georgia Loss: ‘Our Brand Is Worse Than Trump’  —  Democrats seethed, second-guessed and sought to regroup on Wednesday after a disappointing special election defeat in Georgia, with the party's campaign chief in the House of Representatives outlining alternative paths to taking power …
Curtis Houck / NewsBusters:
She Went There: Maddow Laments ‘Partisan Implications’ of ‘Bad Weather’ for Georgia Election
Fox News:
Gingrich: Democrats said Georgia was a referendum on Trump. They're right - Trump won
Discussion: IJR
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Democrats' persistent Pelosi problem
Monica Showalter / American Thinker:
How'd that referendum on Trump work out?
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
Senate health-care draft repeals Obamacare taxes, provides bigger subsidies for low-income Americans than House bill  —  Senate leaders on Wednesday were putting the final touches on legislation that would reshape a big piece of the U.S. health-care system by dramatically rolling back Medicaid …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul calls to slow down ‘rushed’ ObamaCare repeal process  —  wants to slow down how quickly legislation can get a vote as Republicans prepare to bring their bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare to the Senate floor next week.  —  The Kentucky Republican has reintroduced his “Read the Bills” …
Discussion: Politico and Politicus USA
Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:
GOP Health Bill Kept Secret From Senators Assigned to Write It
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Fox News Insider
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Judiciary Committee to continue Russia probe after Mueller meeting  —  Top members of the Judiciary Committee indicated Wednesday that they will move forward with their own investigation into Russia's election meddling, after meeting with special counsel Robert Mueller.
Discussion: Politico
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Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue:
Former Homeland Security chief: The FBI had evidence of collusion with Russia
Discussion: IJR
Kyle Feldscher / Washington Examiner:
Jeh Johnson: Trump's ‘rigged’ election claims affected what DHS could say about Russia interference
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trumps suggests creating law that has been enacted since 1996  —  President Trump in a rally on Wednesday evening said immigrants who enter the United States should not be eligible for welfare benefits for five years, though such a law has already existed for 20 years.
Discussion: NPR
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Tom Cotton Intern Calls British ‘Faggots’ and Paul Ryan a ‘Cuck’ in Audio Recording  —  GOP Senator Tom Cotton's intern is not shy about spouting off incendiary comments, as the young Republican calls Speaker Paul Ryan “a cuck” and the British “faggots.”
Kathryn Blackhurst / LifeZette:
Spicer: Publicity-Hungry Reporters Want to ‘Become YouTube Stars’  —  White House press secretary defends use of off-camera briefings to prioritize ‘substantive discussions’  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer pushed back on reporters' complaints that on-camera news briefings have been limited …
Nicole Brockbank / CBC News:
Woman demanding white doctor ‘not an isolated incident,’ says OMA's president-elect  —  ‘When someone accuses you that way or treats you that way you feel like an alien,’ says Dr. Nadia Alam  —  A woman who demanded that a “white doctor” treat her son at a walk-in clinic in Mississauga …
Discussion: Raw Story and TheBlaze
BuzzFeed:
A Bunch Of CIA Staff Got Fired For Stealing Snacks From Vending Machines  —  The group of employees shared a vending machine hack to steal more than $3,000 in snacks.  —  Several CIA contractors were kicked out of the agency for stealing more than $3,000 in snacks from vending machines …
New York Times:
ISIS Destroys Al Nuri Mosque, Another Loss for Mosul  —  BAGHDAD — As the bloody battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State ground on for months, with losses in lives and infrastructure piling up, soldiers and civilians kept in their minds an image of what victory would look like …
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Reuters:
Islamic State blows up historic Mosul mosque where it declared ‘caliphate’
Laura Beth Nielsen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed The case for restricting hate speech  —  Members of the Westboro Baptist Church picket in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 6, 2010.  (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)  —  As a sociologist and legal scholar, I struggle to explain the boundaries of free speech to undergraduates.
Discussion: twitchy.com
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Texas congressman says remarks on Clintons, Vince Foster were “a step too far”  —  U.S. Rep. Pete Olson on Tuesday walked back comments he had made on local radio in which he accused — without evidence — former President Bill Clinton of admitting to the murder of deceased aide Vincent Foster.
Discussion: The Root
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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Next up: a special counsel to probe Team Obama's obstruction of justice
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump promises tech upgrades for farmers  —  The Latest on President Donald Trumps' trip to Iowa (all times EDT):  —  President Donald Trump is touting his administration's commitment to agriculture and says he will urge technology upgrades for rural communities.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Democratic Party of Montana Blog:
Montana Dems Get Gianforte New Suit for First Day in Congress  —  Helena - Today, convicted criminal Greg Gianforte - who, after infamously picking up another person, slamming him to the ground, and then punching him, blamed it on the victim - will be sworn into Congress.
LeftOfCenter / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Mormons Shame Twelve-Year-Old Girl For Coming Out In Temple  —  Savannah, a twelve-year-old member of a Salt Lake City Mormon congregation, made a courageous decision to ‘come out’ in temple this past Sunday.  She originally mentioned that she wanted to do this in January of this year …
Discussion: Raw Story
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Uber wants Sheryl Sandberg to be its next CEO  —  Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg … Uber's board plans to approach Facebook operating chief Sheryl Sandberg about filling its newly vacant CEO spot, The Post has learned.  —  The Sandberg idea is being pushed …
New York Times:
White House Tries to Get G.O.P. to Water Down Russia Sanctions Bill  —  WASHINGTON — The White House is quietly lobbying House Republicans to weaken a bill overwhelmingly passed by the Senate last week that would slap tough new sanctions on Russia for its meddling in the 2016 election …
CNN:
FBI investigating officer's stabbing at Flint airport as terrorism  —  (CNN)The FBI is investigating the stabbing of a police officer at a Flint, Michigan, airport on Wednesday “as an act of terrorism,” officials said.  —  The suspect, Amor Ftouhi, a 50-year-old native of Canada …
Erin Cox / Baltimore Sun:
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker says he's running for Maryland governor  —  Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker announces he is running for Maryland governor.  (Erin Cox, Baltimore Sun video)  —  Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker is running for governor …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Turns an Iowa Rally Into a Venting Session  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — President Trump said on Wednesday that he was crafting legislation to bar new immigrants from receiving welfare for at least five years.  He announced the proposal in a conquering-hero-returns speech in Iowa …
Discussion: The Week
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
DeVos picks CEO of for-profit lender to run federal student loan system  —  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's pick to lead the department's $1.3 trillion student loan system is the CEO of a private student loan company.  —  A. Wayne Johnson, who was tapped as chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid …
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
What Happened To Black Lives Matter?  —  Donald Trump's election and presidency has inspired the biggest outpouring of liberal activism in more than a decade.  But Black Lives Matter seems less visible than a year ago.  After a meteoric rise to prominence, the movement is struggling mightily …
Discussion: The Atlantic
 
 
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Jim Malewitz / The Texas Tribune:
Texas group that fueled Trump voter fraud claim scales back 2016 election audit
Discussion: The Root and electionlawblog.org
Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
Planned Parenthood to Trump: Come visit a health center to face the patients you'll harm
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ray Sanchez / CNN:
Milwaukee ex-cop who fatally shot Sylville Smith found not guilty
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Democrats had the worst May fundraising since 2003
Discussion: Breitbart and IJR
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Dem Sen. Chris Murphy: Russia Issue Is Becoming A “Distraction” That Is Hurting Democrats
Discussion: CBS Philly
 Earlier Items: 
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Sheriff Clarke Accuses Andrew Kaczynski of ‘Electronic Terrorism’
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jason Richwine / Center for Immigration Studies:
Immigrant Literacy: Self-Assessment vs. Reality
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Bloomberg: Trump will win reelection because ‘the Democratic Party is going to be torn apart’
Discussion: IJR and Washington Free Beacon
Jessica Wehrman / The Columbus Dispatch:
Portman met secretly with North Koreans to lobby for Warmbier's release
Discussion: Axios
 

 
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