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New York Times:
North Korea Criticizes ‘Gangster-Like’ U.S. Attitude After Talks With Mike Pompeo  —  PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea accused the Trump administration on Saturday of pushing a “unilateral and gangster-like demand for denuclearization” and called it “deeply regrettable,” …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Secretary of State Pompeo leaves North Korea with promise of more talks but no tangible breakthrough  —  TOKYO — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came away from a two-day visit to North Korea on Saturday without meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or securing a breakthrough in efforts …
Associated Press:
The Latest: North Korea says Pompeo talks ‘regrettable’  —  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to North Korea (all times local):  —  North Korea says high-level talks with a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, BBC, TheBlaze, Politico and AOL
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
North Korea pans ‘gangster-like mindset’ of US as Pompeo signals ‘progress’ in talks  —  (CNN)North Korea slammed what it called the United States' “gangster-like mindset” in denuclearization talks just hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the high-level negotiations as “productive” and insisted progress was made.
Idrees Ali / Reuters:
Cost of one of those ‘expensive’ U.S.-South Korea military exercises? $14 million
Discussion: Axios
Oliver Hotham / NK News:
North Korea expresses regret at outcomes of two-day DPRK-U.S. talks
Bill Frist / Washington Post:
The Senate I led put country over party.  This one must do the same for Robert Mueller.  —  Bill Frist is a heart and lung transplant surgeon, former U.S. Senate majority leader and senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center.  —  When I retired from the U.S. Senate in 2007 as its majority leader …
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Trump is hinting at concessions to Putin.  So what do we get back?  —  “We really believed in our hearts that this was the dawn of the new day we had all been praying for,” Harry Hopkins told his biographer.  “We were absolutely certain that we had won the first great victory of peace.”
Discussion: LewRockwell
Associated Press:
Trump lawyers call Comey ‘Machiavellian’ in note to Mueller  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on former FBI Director James Comey in a confidential memo last year to the special counsel, casting him as “Machiavellian,” dishonest and …
Discussion: Axios, Hill Reporter and Mediaite
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New York Times:
Shifting Strategy, Trump's Lawyers Set New Conditions for Mueller Interview  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers set new conditions on Friday on an interview with the special counsel and said that the chances that the president would be voluntarily questioned were growing increasingly unlikely.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
‘Super Polluting’ Trucks Receive Loophole on Pruitt's Last Day  —  WASHINGTON — In the final hours of Scott Pruitt's tenure as administrator, the Environmental Protection Agency moved on Friday to effectively grant a loophole that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing …
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Politico:
New EPA chief in 2016: Trump's a ‘bully’
New York Times:
Scott Pruitt's Rocky Relationship With His Aides Set the Stage for His Fall
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Jim Jordan Is Defiant as Allegations Mount, and Supporters Point to ‘Deep State’  —  WASHINGTON — Representative Jim Jordan is facing the kind of slowly percolating scandal that would bring down other politicians in other times, as new accusers step forward by the day to say the wrestling …
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
GOP Freedom Caucus members refuse to back Jim Jordan on the record as more abuse accusers come forward
Discussion: CNN and Talking Points Memo
Paul Lewis / The Guardian:
‘I was shocked it was so easy’: meet the professor who says facial recognition can tell if you're gay  —  Psychologist Michal Kosinski says artificial intelligence can detect your sexuality and politics just by looking at your face.  What if he's right?  —  Vladimir Putin was not in attendance, but his loyal lieutenants were.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Associated Press:
Philippine president says he'll resign if anybody can prove God exists  —  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president, who recently sparked outrage for calling God stupid, has courted new controversy in his largely Roman Catholic country by saying he will resign if anybody can prove that God exists.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Eight Republicans pick the worst possible place to celebrate July 4  —  “What does July 4th mean to me?  Freedom,” Sen. Ron Johnson chirruped on Twitter on Independence Day.  —  For the Wisconsin Republican, it meant, specifically, the freedom to spend July 4 in Moscow with seven …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Politico
Washington Post:
‘A little steel in the spine’: Rod Rosenstein, facing mounting criticism from Congress, is starting to fight back  —  As lawmakers took breaks during a tense congressional hearing last week to vote on a resolution meant to shame him, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein casually worked the room …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Democratic Socialism Is Dem Doom  —  A political novice who calls herself a “democratic socialist” wins an unexpected Democratic Party primary victory, and now political taxonomists are racing to explain just what the term means.  Here's my definition: political hemlock for the Democratic Party.
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Vivian Wang / New York Times:   Ocasio-Cortez's Next Task: Empowering Other Female Outsiders to Win
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Alan Dershowitz Is Enjoying This  —  In an interview with The Times, Mr. Dershowitz talks about McCarthyism (Martha's Vineyard-style) and why nuance doesn't exist in politics anymore.  —  CHILMARK, Mass. — This is what McCarthyism evidently looks like on Martha's Vineyard.
Discussion: Mediaite and Esquire
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
They Came Here to Serve.  But for Many Immigrants, the Army Isn't Interested.  —  Recruit Zhang, an immigrant from China, joined the United States military on the promise that enlisting would lead to American citizenship.  He swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and was handed an Army T-shirt.
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New York Times:
Democrats: Do Not Surrender the Judiciary  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.  —  With Republicans controlling the Senate and the judicial filibuster dead …
Discussion: Breitbart, twitchy.com and Instapundit
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Associated Press:
Orrin Hatch: What to expect when Trump nominates a new Supreme Court justice
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Harry Litman / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's list of judges isn't a nightmare all-star team of Neil Gorsuches.  Here's what Dems can hope for  —  President Trump isn't expected to unveil his pick for the Supreme Court until Monday, but already the leading contenders are drawing fire — from within the conservative fold.
Harry Enten / CNN:
2018 may have the largest gender gap on record  —  (CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is Mannix by Lalo Schifrin from the television show Mannix.  —  Poll of the week: A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that among women Democrats are leading on the generic congressional ballot by a 58% to 33%, a 25-point margin.
Discussion: HuffPost
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Two Years Ago, Revolution Messaging Helped Bernie Raise Millions.  Now They're In Crisis.  —  The progressive digital firm grew quickly after 2016, but not in line with its own values, current and former staffers say.  —  In 2016, Revolution Messaging was breaking fundraising records for Bernie Sanders.
 
 
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