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Ted Barrett / CNN:
In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020  —  (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday if a Supreme Court vacancy occurs during next year's presidential election, he would work to confirm a nominee appointed by President Donald Trump.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden: America is less divided now than it was in the early 1970s
Discussion: NBC News and The Week
Axios:
Trump muses about Protestant Supreme Court picks in Michael Wolff's new book
Discussion: Raw Story
James Comey / Washington Post:
No ‘treason.’ No coup.  Just lies — and dumb lies at that.  —  James Comey is a former director of the FBI and a former deputy attorney general.  —  It is tempting for normal people to ignore our president when he starts ranting about treason and corruption at the FBI.  I understand the temptation.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Of Course Trump Hates Maggie Haberman.  Why Does the Left?  —  Last weekend, New York Times White House reporter Maggie Haberman wrote about the dilemma faced by former communications director Hope Hicks.  Facing a subpoena to testify to the House, she wrote, Hicks must choose between ignoring …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
The New York Times Claims Maggie Haberman's Much-Criticized Hope Hicks Article Was ‘Rigorous’  —  “The reporting was rigorous and we stand by it,” a Times spokesperson said of the report, which said Hicks was facing an ‘existential’ decision around whether to obey federal law.  —  Lloyd Grove
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Maggie Haberman Reacts To Article on Leftist Criticism: ‘The Tenor Has Gotten Personal’  —  NY Times reporter and CNN contributor Maggie Haberman addressed a recent New York magazine article entitled “Of Course Trump Hates Maggie Haberman.  Why Does the Left?”  Wednesday morning.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Democrats up requirements for 2nd round of primary debates  —  ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic National Committee is upping the ante for its second round of presidential primary debates, doubling the polling and grassroots fundraising requirements from its initial summer debates.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DNC makes it more difficult to qualify for 3rd debate  —  ABC News, in partnership with Univision, will host the third Democratic presidential debate in September, the Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday, saying it was raising both the polling and fundraising bars for candidates to qualify.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:   DNC to raise qualifying threshold for third presidential debate
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:   The DNC is going to make it tougher for candidates to reach the debate stage this fall
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Justin Amash, Under Attack for Impeachment Talk, Finds Mixed Support at Home  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — At the edge of the crowd, Diane Luke, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, stood up and informed Representative Justin Amash, Republican of Michigan, that she did not have the words to express her disappointment in him.
Discussion: NBC News and CNN
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Amash gets standing ovation at first town hall after calling for Trump's impeachment
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:   Kamala Harris: We Need More People in Congress Like Amash Putting ‘Country Before Party’
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
How to make sense of the clown show that is Trump's foreign policy  —  Watching the clown show that has been President Trump's foreign policy lately, you wonder whether there's any coherent logic embedded in his erratic, internally conflicting statements about Iran, North Korea and other issues.
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Associated Press:
2020 preview? Feud between Trump and Biden flares up
Discussion: Washington Post
Greg P. / twitchy.com:
CRINGE: Joe Biden gets handsy with young girl, says 'I'll bet you're as bright as you are good-looking'
Discussion: YouTube, Politico, Althouse and Axios
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Clarence Thomas Pens Screed Comparing Women Who Obtain Abortions to Eugenicists  —  The Supreme Court upheld one abortion restriction and punted on another in a mixed decision Tuesday morning that once again revealed deep divisions over the future of Roe v. Wade.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Planned Parenthood's false stat: ‘Thousands’ of women died every year before Roe
Discussion: Althouse
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Last-Minute Dress Code Left NYT Reporter Wearing Her Wedding Dress to Cover Trump's Dinner at Japan's Imperial Palace  —  “Here I am, pooling a presidential event in my wedding dress,” reporter Annie Karni tweeted Monday  —  There is a saying among veteran White House correspondents that theirs is …
Discussion: Japan Times
Sheena McKenzie / CNN:
Boris Johnson, favorite to be Britain's next PM, to face court for alleged Brexit lies  —  London (CNN)The leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as British Prime Minister has been ordered to appear in court to face allegations he lied to the public during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.
Discussion: The Week
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Sky News:   Boris Johnson to face court over alleged EU referendum misconduct
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Pentagon briefing drought nears 1-year mark amid Iran tension  —  The mood in the Pentagon briefing room was tense Friday when officials went on the record for the first time to blame Iran for recent flare-ups in the Middle East.  —  Two high-ranking Pentagon officials told reporters …
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Carol Morello / Washington Post:   Return of the State Department news briefing
BuzzFeed News:
Beto O'Rourke Wants To Change How The US Treats Immigrants  —  Beto O'Rourke is proposing to remake the US immigration system and change how the federal government treats asylum seekers at the border, in a detailed plan released Wednesday.  —  The immigration overhaul includes a mix …
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Beto's 2020 immigration plan proposes ending family separation and border wall funding
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Democrats aim not-so-friendly fire at Trump over military deferments  —  President Trump, who has touted himself as an unmatched ally of military veterans, is facing pointed new attacks from Democratic presidential candidates who question his medical deferment from service in Vietnam — and, in turn, his patriotism and integrity.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:   Is it time to talk about Donald Trump's draft dodging?
Jane Musgrave / Palm Beach Post:
College freshman slipped into Mar-a-Lago while Trump was in town  —  The University of Wisconsin student fooled Secret Service and got past security at an underground tunnel during the Thanksgiving break.  It took 20 minutes before he was arrested.  —  WEST PALM BEACH - Four months …
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WPTV:
Man illegally gained entry to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, documents show
Discussion: Splinter
Josh Campbell / CNN:
Why Mueller needs to get in the hot seat  —  Trump: Mueller should not testify before Congress  —  Josh Campbell is a CNN analyst covering national security issues.  He previously served as a supervisory special agent with the FBI, special assistant to the bureau's director, including Jim Comey …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:   DOJ agrees to make Mueller court activity public, with some redactions
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Can Jaime Harrison End the Democrats' Drought in South Carolina?  —  The Times talked to Mr. Harrison, the first black chairman of the state's Democratic Party, about his bid to unseat Senator Lindsey Graham.  —  Let's begin with the obvious: No Democrat has won a statewide race in South Carolina since 2006.
Pew Research Center:
Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X outvoted older generations in 2018 midterms  —  Midterm voter turnout reached a modern high in 2018, and Generation Z, Millennials and Generation X accounted for a narrow majority of those voters, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data.
Discussion: Political Wire
Axios:
Trump's 2020 plan to target black, Hispanic and suburban female voters  —  Trump campaign officials have been discussing a digital campaign to boost President Trump's 2020 support among three key demographic groups: African Americans, Hispanics and suburban women, two sources familiar with the plan tell Axios.
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
British ex-spy will not talk to U.S. prosecutor examining Trump probe origins: source  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former British spy who produced a dossier describing alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia will not cooperate with a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr …
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
What do you do with a problem like Al Franken?  —  Storm clouds blotted out the afternoon sun, turning the day into night.  On Capitol Hill, in downtown restaurants and Metro cars, phones blared an emergency alert in unison: Seek shelter.  Avoid windows.  Office workers crowded …
Associated Press:
Navy reviewing wearing of Trump patches aboard ship  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says it is reviewing whether service members violated Defense Department policy or regulations by wearing a uniform patch with the words “Make Aircrews Great Again” during President Donald Trump's visit to their ship in Japan.
Discussion: Task & Purpose
 
 
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Yahoo Finance:
China Gears Up to Weaponize Rare Earths in Trade War
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
Trump chooses to give a gift to MBS and set a dangerous new precedent
Chad Felix Greene / The Federalist:
No, Defining Men As Men In Federal Regulations Will Not Kill Trans People
Discussion: Instapundit
Aron Heller / Associated Press:
New Israeli government or election: Netanyahu faces deadline
Ian Lovett / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Push for More Security at Houses of Worship
The City:
Mayor de Blasio's Nonprofit Got Developer's Check After $12m Deal — and a Call
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, Turn
Discussion: Samizdata and PJ Media Home
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Rich farmers, not mom-and-pop farms, will collect most of Trump's tariff bailout
Julian Resendiz / KTSM-TV:
Privately-built border fence did not have permit, Sunland Park officials say
Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:
Trump promises return to steam-powered catapult system on aircraft carriers
Discussion: Politico, Washington Press and Gizmodo