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Washington Post:
White House blocked intelligence aide's written testimony saying human-caused climate change could be ‘possibly catastrophic’  —  Officials sought to excise State Department's comments on climate science, saying it clashed with the administration's stance  —  White House officials barred …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Mystery company off the hook from Mueller subpoena and contempt of court charge  —  Mystery company fighting Mueller: New details emerge  —  (CNN)The anonymous foreign-government-owned company that fought a subpoena in the special counsel investigation for months appears to be off the hook …
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Grant Stern / Washington Press:
A court just ordered the release of crucial documents in mysterious Mueller case  —  The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals just ordered the government to un-seal a treasure trove of documents that are part of the secretive grand jury subpoena battle which all the way up to the Supreme Court earlier this year.
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:   New subpoena for Roger Stone's former aide offers glimpse at ongoing investigation
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
U.S.-Mexico Deal Leads Trump to Cancel Tariffs  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump called off his plan to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods on Friday night and announced on Twitter that the United States had reached an agreement with Mexico to reduce the flow of migrants to the southwestern border.
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United States Department of State:
U.S.-Mexico Joint Declaration  —  The United States and Mexico met this week to address the shared challenges of irregular migration, to include the entry of migrants into the United States in violation of U.S. law.  Given the dramatic increase in migrants moving from Central America through Mexico …
Suketu Mehta / New York Times:   The Case for Immigration as Reparations
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Trump admin tells U.S. embassies they can't fly pride flag on flagpoles  —  The administration is rejecting requests from U.S. embassies to fly the rainbow flag on flagpoles during June, LGBTQ Pride Month, say 3 U.S. diplomats.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is rejecting requests …
Washington Post:
Joe Biden asked for a pen.  Then he reversed a position he'd held for four decades.  —  Joe Biden was in the car on the way to a Democratic gala in Atlanta on Thursday night when he turned to an aide and asked for a pen.  The former vice president began scrawling his evolving thoughts on the Hyde Amendment …
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The Hill:
Biden World shell-shocked amid Hyde furor
Discussion: Breitbart and twitchy.com
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
CNN's Keilar Brutally Grills Biden Spox on Abortion Reversal: What Changed His Mind in One Day?
Discussion: Fox News, Daily Wire and Trending Home
Eric Dexheimer / Houston Chronicle:
Banned from guns, Texas gave him a license anyway.  Citizens paid the price.  —  If you wanted to invent an avatar to represent the type of person who should not have easy access to firearms, you might come up with someone like Heon “Hank” Yoo.  —  In 2013, after threatening to shoot …
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Dodgeball is a tool of ‘oppression’ used to ‘dehumanize’ others, researchers argue  —  One of gym classes' most common games is being used as a tool of “oppression,” according to a team of Canadian researchers.  —  Dodgeball in phys-ed classes teaches students to dehumanize and harm their peers …
Discussion: New York Post
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
New Election Security Bills Face a One-Man Roadblock: Mitch McConnell  —  WASHINGTON — A raft of legislation intended to better secure United States election systems after what the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, called a “sweeping and systematic” Russian attack in 2016 is running …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Bill Chappell / NPR:
Univ. Of Alabama Returns $21.5 Million Gift; Donor Urged Boycott Over Abortion Law  —  Updated at 2 p.m. ET  —  The University of Alabama's Board of Trustees has voted to return a $21.5 million gift from Hugh Culverhouse Jr. — the school's biggest donor — and take his name off its law school.
Washington Post:
Vatican cardinal, other priests to return cash gifts from ousted West Virginia bishop Michael Bransfield  —  A cardinal at the Vatican and eight other Catholic clerics pledged on Friday to return money to the diocese of West Virginia after revelations that the bishop there used church funds …
News 12 Brooklyn:
Nearly 800 signatures gathered in effort to block homeless shelters in Park Slope  —  PARK SLOPE -  —  Community members in Park Slope are pushing back against a plan to build two homeless shelters a block away from each other.  —  The proposed shelters, which will consist mainly …
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Fact check: What is the moon?  —  “For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon — We did that 50 years ago.  They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!”
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Bloomberg:   Trump Chides NASA for Focus on Moon After Focusing NASA on Moon
The Post Millennial:
Vox journalists ruin people's lives then demand higher wages  —  Earlier this week, Vox's Carlos Maza succeeded in getting independent journalists and content creators demonetized across the YouTube platform in what has become known as the Vox Adpocalypse.  These users, including Steven Crowder …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
VERDICT: Jury awards Gibson's Bakery $11 million against Oberlin College  —  Punitive damage phase to start next Tuesday, which could increase the damages to $33 million.  —  The Jury in the Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College case has reached a verdict.  —  According to our reporter in the Courtroom, the jury awarded $11 million.
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
U.S. Ambassador Says Israel Has Right to Annex Parts of West Bank  —  JERUSALEM — Israel has a right to annex at least some, but “unlikely all,” of the West Bank, the United States ambassador, David M. Friedman, said in an interview, opening the door to American acceptance of what would be an enormously provocative act.
Ian Miles Cheong / Human Events:
Male Feminist Tech Journalist Charged With Soliciting Child Sex  —  The FBI has arrested Ars Technica writer and male feminist ally Peter Bright.  He is charged with soliciting sex with children online.  —  Bright allegedly sought to molest a 7- and 9-year old and disclosed his intentions …
Dion Rabouin / Axios:
Too much money (and too few places to invest it)  —  A truly bizarre trend is having an impact on the economy — wealthy people and corporations have so much money they literally don't know what to do with it.  —  Why it matters: At a time when growing income inequality is fueling voter discontent …
Discussion: VICE
HuffPost:
Trump's $3.6 Million Ireland Detour Brings Taxpayer-Funded Golf Tab To $105.8 million  —  His for-profit golf course there posted promotional videos of him teeing off and his helicopter's arrival — but deleted them after HuffPost began making inquiries.  —  President Donald Trump wrapped …
BBC:
London bus attack: Arrests after gay couple who refused to kiss beaten  —  Two women say they were subjected to a homophobic attack and left covered in blood after refusing to kiss on a bus.  —  Melania Geymonat, 28, said the attack on her and partner Chris happened on the top deck …
Discussion: CNN, Joe.My.God. and Mercury News
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:
Russian Navy Ship Maneuvers Unsafe, Unprofessional  —  At approximately 11:45 am on June 7, 2019 while operating in the Philippine Sea, a Russian destroyer (Udaloy I DD 572) made an unsafe maneuver against USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), closing to ~50-100 feet putting the safety of her crew and ship at risk.
William Saletan / Slate:
Barr Is Lying About Mueller's Evidence  —  The final report on the Russia investigation, submitted on March 22 by special counsel Robert Mueller, documents multiple attempts by President Donald Trump to obstruct justice.  So why hasn't Trump been indicted?  Because one man stands in the way: Attorney General William Barr.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
DNC Members Push For Climate Change-Centered Presidential Debate  —  But the party is holding its ground, saying the debates should be wide ranging.  —  Over 50 voting members of the Democratic National Committee have submitted a resolution calling on DNC Chairman Tom Perez to hold …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
‘Everyone is used to relatives that are doofuses’: Kamala's sister breaks tradition  —  Kamala Harris' campaign held a pair of intimate fundraisers last week in New York and Connecticut, where two dozen or so guests gathered at each event to hear the headliner offer a glimpse of the inner sanctum.
Discussion: The Root, naked capitalism and NBC News
CNN:
‘Sowing sedition’  —  In April, Saudi Arabia announced it had executed 37 men who, according to rights group Reprieve, were mostly from the kingdom's Shia minority.  The country has one of the highest rates of execution in the world, and has frequently been criticized by rights groups …
Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump an impolitic guest on trips abroad  —  SHANNON, Ireland (AP) — Halfway through a summer set of four international trips, President Donald Trump has proven himself to be an impolitic guest, soaking up pomp and pageantry while leaving behind hosts he scorched despite …
Noreen Malone / The Cut:
Just Break Open the Establishment Already  —  A few years ago, someone introduced me at a party to a man — a swaggering, posh-leftist, real type of a man — who worked on “long form” for the website of A Very Prestigious Publication.  I was described as “Noreen, who works at New York.”
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Some Maine Republicans Fret New State Ballad Is Too Hard On The Confederacy  —  Maine legislators recently approved a new state ballad, a task one would expect to be simple and drama-free.  —  Alas, in the year 2019, it's not so easy.  Some Republican state lawmakers in the northeastern state …
 
 
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
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Russ Wiles / Arizona Republic:
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Associated Press:
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Kayla Epstein / Washington Post:
A Sikh airman petitioned the Air Force to let him wear a turban and beard. He just won.
Discussion: UPI and ACLU
David French / National Review:
‘The Cruelty Is the Point’
Discussion: Trending Home and New Yorker
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
White House tried to block Kris Kobach from testifying about census
Discussion: Washington Post
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
George Nader's Phones Had Child Porn—and Communications With a Crown Prince, Feds Say
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Alternative Scenario: Trump Loses and It's Not Even Close
Discussion: Spectator USA, Off the Kuff and CNN
Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Iowa Democrats warn that Kamala Harris' ‘star is fading’
Michael Shellenberger / Forbes:
Why HBO's “Chernobyl” Gets Nuclear So Wrong
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
Then he decided to kill them.  —  Scott Paul Beierle's attack …
 

 
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