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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump to watch military parade at Windsor Castle  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Europe (all times local):  —  Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will welcome President Donald Trump and his wife Melania at Windsor Castle where they will watch …
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VICE News:
EXCLUSIVE: The Russian pop star who set up Don Jr.'s infamous Trump Tower meeting tells all  —  In an exclusive interview with VICE News Tonight on HBO, airing Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. EST, Emin Agalarov, a Moscow-based real estate developer and pop star, responds for the first time to allegations …
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Trump rips into Germany at NATO chief breakfast
Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:
Trump says Germany ‘is captive to Russia’ in fiery opening salvo against NATO
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. said he didn't recall talking to Emin Agalarov. Agalarov remembers it.
Discussion: VICE News
Wall Street Journal:
At Start of NATO Summit, Trump Renews Push for Allies to Increase Defense Spending
Discussion: The Guardian
Kenneth Lovett / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Ocasio-Cortez with another surprise election win - in a district she wasn't even running in … Things are going so well for insurgent Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that she's winning primaries she didn't even enter.  —  In addition to recently …
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Center Is Sexier Than You Think  —  Enough about the Freedom Caucus.  Enough about the Democratic Socialists of America.  They're flamboyant players in our political debate, but they're extremes: More politicians — and most Americans — occupy the expansive territory in between.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
New Dem star to rattle DC establishment  —  Democrats are racing to figure out how to handle Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose primary win over a longtime incumbent is set to shake up the party's Washington establishment.  —  Ocasio-Cortez's shock victory over Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Democrats break with left on ICE
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Spectator USA
Sarah Palin:
Yup - we were duped.  Ya' got me, Sacha.  Feel better now?  —  I join a long list of American public personalities who have fallen victim to the evil, exploitive, sick “humor” of the British “comedian” Sacha Baron Cohen, enabled and sponsored by CBS/Showtime.
Discussion: HuffPost, Breitbart, Mashable, Daily Wire and AOL
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Evan Real / Hollywood Reporter:
Sarah Palin Says Sacha Baron Cohen Duped Her in “Sick” Interview  —  “Mock politicians and innocent public personalities all you want, if that lets you sleep at night, but HOW DARE YOU mock those who have fought and served our country.”  —  Sarah Palin on Tuesday took to Facebook to reveal …
Discussion: NBC News
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Showdown on a Trump Subpoena Could Overshadow Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation  —  WASHINGTON — It is not every day that a potential constitutional showdown over a presidential subpoena coincides with a confirmation hearing for a crucial Supreme Court seat.  Less likely yet is a nominee …
Discussion: Washington Post, Axios, Breitbart and Bustle
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Julie O'Brien / Washington Post:
I don't know Kavanaugh the judge.  But Kavanaugh the carpool dad is one great guy.  —  Julie O'Brien lives in Chevy Chase.  —  Much has been written about Brett Kavanaugh as President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, but the discussion has focused on his record as a federal judge and in his legal career.
Discussion: Mediaite and twitchy.com
Politico:
What's Missing from the Supreme Court
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
Washington Post:
President Trump makes good on his threat to target an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports with tariffs, ramping up the trade war  —  President Trump escalated his trade war with China Tuesday, identifying an added $200 billion in Chinese products that he intends to hit with import tariffs.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Poised to Publish $200 Billion China Tariff List
Discussion: RedState, The Right Scoop and Axios
Adam Behsudi / Politico:
Trump targets $200B more Chinese goods for tariffs
Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn Joins Global Consulting Firm  —  Former Trump adviser is awaiting sentencing for lying to federal investigators  —  Former national security adviser Mike Flynn has a new job: He has joined a global lobbying and investment advisory firm.  —  As he awaits sentencing for lying …
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Anna Palmer / Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: Trump comes out swinging at NATO summit
NBC News:
Michael Flynn says new lobbyist job announcement was ‘misunderstanding’
New York Times:
Trump Administration Returns to ‘Catch and Release’ of Migrants  —  WASHINGTON — The government said on Tuesday that it would release hundreds of migrant families wearing ankle bracelet monitors into the United States, effectively returning to the “catch and release” policy that President Trump promised to eliminate.
Discussion: Bustle, Los Angeles Times and Axios
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Border Protection says NYC mayor crossed border illegally  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his security detail violated both Mexican and U.S. immigration laws by crossing the border on foot during a visit near El Paso, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection alleges …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Bustle and Daily Wire
Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Facebook Gave a Russian Internet Giant a Special Data Extension  —  SINCE MARCH, WHEN news broke that the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica used a Facebook app to amass data on as many as 87 million people without their consent, the social networking giant has been forced …
Discussion: Mashable
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Washington Post:
Facebook is slapped with first fine for Cambridge Analytica scandal
CNNMoney:
Russian company had access to Facebook user data through apps
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Kavanaugh's Papers Don't Help Trump Avoid Indictment  —  Opponents of the Supreme Court nominee are reading him all wrong.  —  Some Democrats and advocacy groups are saying President Donald Trump picked Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his second nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court because of Kavanaugh's view …
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Samuel Smith / Christian News, The Christian Post:
Paula White: There's a Difference Between Jesus as a Refugee and Those Who Enter the US Illegally … Amid the hysteria surrounding the separation of immigrant families who recently entered the United States illegally, one of President Donald Trump's spiritual advisers, Paula White …
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Pence launches Midwest damage control mission  —  With anxiety rising over Trump's trade policies, the vice president is stumping for endangered incumbents and reassuring big GOP donors.  —  CHICAGO — Vice President Mike Pence begins a campaign swing through the Midwest on Wednesday designed …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Clare Foran / CNN:
Pence: ‘I do’ still want Roe v. Wade to be overturned
The Daily Beast:
Government Told Immigrant Parents to Pay for DNA Tests to Get Kids Back, Advocate Says … DALLAS—U.S. government officials recently told four immigrant women that they must pay for DNA tests in order to be reunited with their children, according to the shelter that housed the women.
Courier-Journal:
Gov. Matt Bevin's ‘disturbing’ West End comments spark outrage  —  Gov. Matt Bevin said in a promotional video featuring the West Louisville chess club that some people might be surprised by the connection between the club and the neighborhoods it draws children from, unleashing a barrage of criticism on social media.
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Greece, Russia to expel diplomats in Macedonia tussle ahead of NATO summit  —  ATHENS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Greece were poised on Wednesday to expel two of each other's diplomats in a rare dispute that Greek media said had been prompted by the issue of Macedonia …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Mueller reveals tenuous link between Manafort charges and Trump  —  It's often been observed that special counsel Robert Mueller, assigned to investigate alleged Trump-Russia collusion in the 2016 presidential campaign, has yet to charge anyone with a crime involving Trump-Russia collusion in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
GOP Senators Tell Contradictory Stories About Moscow Trip … A top Republican senator shocked his colleagues when he suggested, after returning from a trip to Moscow with fellow GOP lawmakers, that U.S. sanctions targeting Russia were not working and the Kremlin's election interference was really no big deal.
Molly K. McKew / Politico:
‘They Will Die in Tallinn’: Estonia Girds for War With Russia  —  The head of the tiny NATO member's special forces details his country's preparations for a conflict many here see as inevitable.  —  Pretty much no one in the Western alliance is looking forward to the next few days.
Discussion: New York Times, AOL and Daily Kos
 
 
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump Falsely Claims It's ‘Impossible’ for American Farmers to Do Business in Europe
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Findings, recommendations and actions from ICO investigation into data analytics in political campaigns
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