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9:30 AM ET, July 4, 2017

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Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland official resigns from Trump voter fraud panel  —  Maryland's deputy Secretary of State has resigned from a controversial Trump administration panel probing alleged voter fraud in last year's presidential election.  —  Deputy Secretary of State Luis E. Borunda …
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New York Times:
Happy Fourth of July!  Show Us Your Papers  —  The reviews of President Trump's new commission on election integrity are rolling in, and they're not good.  —  “Disingenuous.”  “Repugnant.”  “At best a waste of taxpayer money.”  “A tool to commit large-scale voter suppression.”
Charles Stewart III / Politico:
What Is Kris Kobach Up To?  —  When President Donald Trump's Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which is chaired by Vice President Mike Pence, sent a letter to every state in the country on Thursday requesting “publicly available voter roll data,” Delbert Hosemann …
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Says It Has Successfully Tested ICBM  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, claiming a milestone in its efforts to build nuclear weapons capable of hitting the mainland United States.
Discussion: BBC and CNBC
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Associated Press:
Trump criticizes Kim Jong Un after latest missile launch
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Reuters:
North Korea says first intercontinental ballistic missile test successful
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Week
New York Times:
Trump Warns China He Is Willing to Pressure North Korea on His Own
Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
It's a done deal: Christie will end state shutdown in time for July 4, sources say  —  TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will approve a compromise that would put an end to the three-day state government shutdown and could reopen state parks and beaches in time for the Fourth of July, sources inside the governor's office said.
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and IJR
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat / CNN:
Liberals are reclaiming patriotism from the right  —  Senator Warner on the future of the Democrats  —  Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion, and professor of history and Italian studies at New York University.  Follow her on Twitter @ruthbenghiat.
Michael Cottman / NBC News:
Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Archaeologists have excavated an area of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello mansion that has astounded even the most experienced social scientists: The living quarters of Sally Hemings …
Discussion: Daily Mail, IJR, The Week and AOL
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
CNN: Trump's Wrestling Meme May Be Racist, Antisemitic  —  CNN is fighting back after President Donald Trump tweeted a spoof video on Sunday showing him wrestling the network to the ground.  On Sunday, network commentators described the video as a form of incitement; on Monday …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
How close is Russian cyber firm to Russia's spies?  —  WASHINGTON  —  U.S. intelligence agencies have turned up the heat in recent days on Kaspersky Lab, the Moscow-based cybersecurity giant long suspected of ties to Russia's spying apparatus.  —  Now, official Kremlin documents reviewed …
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
FBI employees wear ‘Comey is my homey’ T-shirts to Family Day  —  Multiple FBI staffers reportedly sported T-shirts that read “Comey is my homey” to a Family Day event on Monday, offering support for ousted FBI Director James Comey, whom President Trump fired earlier this year.
Tony Romm / Recode:
Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman are launching a new group to rethink the Democratic Party  —  It's called Win the Future, and Pincus is even courting potential WTF candidates like the frontman of '90s rock band Third Eye Blind.  —  Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman want to hack the Democratic Party.
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
WATCH: Clintons cheered by NYC theater audience … A New York City theater audience broke into cheers Sunday as the Clintons arrived to watch a play.  —  Former President Bill and Hillary Clinton  —  were walking to their seats at Lincoln Center when the crowd burst out into applause and cheers.
Discussion: Washington Times, IJR and TheBlaze
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ Corporate Watchdog Quits, Saying It's Impossible To Work Under Trump  —  In a scathing post on LinkedIn, Justice Department compliance counsel Hui Chen announced her decision to resign last month, saying it was impossible to go after corporate fraud and corruption when President Donald Trump himself was engaging in such practices.
Maia Silber / Washington Post:
It's summer, and Washington smells like weed.  Everywhere, all the time.  —  Arash Shirazi is a pretty cosmopolitan guy.  A music agent and filmmaker, he hangs out with creative types and bohemians.  He's lived in L.A., and spent time in cities such as, yes, Amsterdam …
David Ovalle / miamiherald:
Miami judge rules Florida's new Stand-Your-Ground law is unconstitutional  —  Florida's updated “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law is unconstitutional, a Miami judge ruled on Monday.  —  Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that lawmakers overstepped their authority in modifying …
 
 
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Andrew Caplan / Gainesville Sun:
Confederate flag left at NAACP leader's home
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HuffPost:
Guns And KKK Members At Gettysburg Confederate Rally, But No Foes To Fight
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
The economy President Trump loves looks a lot like the one candidate Trump hated
Al Jazeera English:
US denies visa to Gambian school robotics team
Discussion: Raw Story
Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Central Americans, 'Scared of What's Happening' in U.S., Stay Put
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David Pittman / Politico:
How health care bill could hurt a program beloved in Trump country
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Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Swedish Music Festival Sees Another Series of Sex Assaults, Leading to Event Being Cancelled Next Year
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Sophie Jamieson / Telegraph:
Fish becoming transgender from contraceptive pill chemicals being flushed down household drains
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Richard Gonzales / National Security:
Pentagon Considers Canceling Program That Recruits Immigrant Soldiers
Discussion: Telegraph and Fusion
Marina Fang / HuffPost:
GOP Leaders Notably Silent As Trump Tweet Endorses Violence Against Journalists
FiveThirtyEight:
How Americans Order Their Steak
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump tried banning it in 2020

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Meta, Alphabet, and Snap beat analysts' estimates in their Q1 results, showing acceleration in advertising growth after struggling to rebound from a dismal 2022

 
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