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QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  June 11, 2019 - Top Dems Lead Trump In Head-To-Head Matchups, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Democratic Primary Race Narrows As Biden Goes Flat  —  In a first look at head-to-head 2020 presidential matchups nationwide, several Democratic challengers lead President Donald Trump …
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Why Trump Isn't Likely to Win a Second Term  —  Democrats can lower expectations all they want, but polls show the president facing a decisive defeat.  —  Democrats still have so much post-traumatic stress from the last presidential campaign that they're unable to recognize the obvious …
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Fever Is Not Going To Break  —  Ever since it became clear Joe Biden would seek the Democratic presidential nomination, politically active liberals have been engaged in internal dialogue over why he routinely asserts such a generous view of the very same Republicans who goosed birthers …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Wall Street expects a Trump win in 2020, but a new poll points to a different outcome  —  KEY POINTS  — The Quinnipiac Poll showed the top Democratic candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, leading Trump by a double-digit margin in a potential 2020 matchup.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump
Discussion: The Hill, Vox and Washington Monthly
Des Moines Register:
Joe Biden sidesteps media questions on abortion, Hyde Amendment in Ottumwa
Discussion: Vox
CNN:
For front-runner Biden, bad week or ominous omen?
Discussion: Wonkette, Breitbart and WHOTV
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Biden rips off Avenatti with 'let's make America America again' slogan  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden was applauded Tuesday by Democrats in Iowa when he slammed President Trump with his own twist on the president's famous campaign slogan.  —  “He says, 'let's make America great again,'” Biden said of Trump in Ottumwa.
Associated Press:
Trump, Biden trade insults during dueling Iowa visits
Discussion: NEWS 1130 and Daily Kos
Fox News:
As Trump likens Biden to ‘Crooked Hillary,’ Biden says Trump era ‘has got to end’
Discussion: Politico and Daily Wire
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
White House Will Preview Mueller Evidence Before Nadler Review: Admin Officials  —  The chairman hailed his deal with DOJ.  But the situation may be more complicated than it looks.  —  When House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced on Monday that he had reached …
Discussion: Wonkette
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
House votes to allow committees to enforce subpoenas in court
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:   Barr will ask Trump to assert executive privilege over materials on added Census question …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Stepping up Trump clash, House votes to enforce Barr and McGahn subpoenas
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The House begins to tell the story of Trump's criminality
Discussion: Breitbart, ThinkProgress and The Hill
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
DOJ threatens executive privilege to block access to census docs
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Beast
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A Post photographer snapped an image of Trump's alleged secret Mexico deal.  Here's what it says.  —  President Trump has claimed for two days that he secured a secret immigration deal with Mexico — beyond the one announced Friday.  But the White House has declined to disclose any details, and Mexico has denied it.
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Politico:
Trump taunts journalists with supposed one-page Mexico deal
Discussion: The Root
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Jon Stewart excoriates lawmakers for skipping hearing on 9/11 victims fund  —  Jon Stewart on Tuesday torched lawmakers in emotional testimony for failing to attend a September 11 victim's fund hearing, calling it “shameful” and “a stain on this institution.”
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Jack Holmes / Esquire:   Jon Stewart Just Gave Congress All the Shame It Deserves Over Healthcare for 9/11 First Responders
YouTube:   JON STEWART Goes OFF On Congress During 9/11 Hearing
Liam Quinn / Fox News:
Watch: Jon Stewart calls out lawmakers over 9/11 victims' compensation fund in emotional House testimony
Discussion: Japan Times and Daily Wire
NBC News:
Trump may be having second thoughts about Shanahan as Defense Secretary  —  While in Europe to commemorate D-Day, Trump asked at least 3 people if they had any suggestions for different candidates, said 4 sources.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appears to be having second thoughts …
Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Steve King not allowed on Air Force One for Trump's trip to Iowa Tuesday  —  (CNN)Rep. Steve King, the Iowa Republican who was stripped of his congressional committee assignments earlier this year, was not allowed to fly aboard Air Force One on Tuesday as President Donald Trump traveled to Iowa, two GOP officials say.
CNN:
First on CNN: Donald Trump Jr. to be interviewed by Senate Intelligence Committee behind closed doors Wednesday  —  (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. is returning to the Senate Intelligence Committee to be interviewed behind closed doors on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Allan Smith / NBC News:
NBC announces five moderators for first Democratic debate  —  The presidential primary face off, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo, will take place in Miami on June 26-27.  —  NBC announced on Tuesday the five moderators for the first Democratic presidential primary debate, set for later this month.
Samantha Cole / VICE:
This Deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg Tests Facebook's Fake Video Policies  —  A fake video of Mark Zuckerberg giving a sinister speech about the power of Facebook has been posted to Instagram.  The company previously said it would not remove this type of video.
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
GOP leader concedes tax cuts may not pay for themselves as 2019 deficit grows  —  Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Tex.), a lead architect of the GOP tax bill, suggested Tuesday the tax cuts may not fully pay for themselves, contradicting a promise Republicans made repeatedly while pushing the law in late 2017.
Discussion: Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
An Arizona Teacher Helped Migrants.  Jurors Couldn't Decide if It Was a Crime.  —  TUCSON — For 15 years, volunteers have trekked into the Arizona desert to place jugs of water, canned beans and blankets in spots where migrants traverse the most treacherous reaches of the borderlands.
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Sarah Lustbader / The Appeal:   Spotlight: Prosecuting Lifesavers Exposes Deep Problems With Laws and Their Enforcement
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Privately funded border wall ordered to keep gate open indefinitely  —  Officials have ordered a privately funded section of wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to keep its gate open indefinitely, saying organizers failed to obtain required permits, according to BuzzFeed News.
Kerry Howley / New York Magazine:
Tulsi Gabbard Had a Very Strange Childhood Which may help explain why she's out of place in today's Democratic Party.  And her long-shot 2020 candidacy.  —  The Poet  —  It was 1970-something, and Sina was not yet teaching at the University of Hawaii — a Samoan poet who had not yet become …
Discussion: Politico
Dana Bash / CNN:
Exclusive: Trump campaign considering putting resources in Oregon  —  CNN gets rare look into Trump's re-election campaign  —  (CNN)The Trump campaign is considering putting resources into Oregon, CNN has learned, a state where Hillary Clinton beat the President by 11 percentage points in 2016.
Amy Forliti / Associated Press:
Rep. Omar filed joint tax returns before she married husband  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota campaign finance officials said last week that U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar misused campaign funds in violation of state rules.  They also revealed that she had filed joint tax returns with her husband years …
Discussion: Associated Press
David Uberti / VICE News:
YouTube's Bungled Crackdown On Steven Crowder Only Made Him Stronger  —  A week after Steven Crowder's bullying of a Vox journalist pitted conservative media against Big Tech, it's official: Crowder has won.  —  In an interview Monday night at the Code Conference in Arizona …
CNN:
Ocasio-Cortez says Dems are ‘sitting on our hands’ on impeachment  —  (CNN)Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday it appears Democrats are “sitting on their hands” when it comes to impeachment, reflecting the unease from an outspoken bloc of members who want Democrats to take a tougher stance against the President.
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Hours before a trial was set to start, Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstates most GOP lame-duck laws  —  Here is what you need to know about the on-going Wisconsin Lame-Duck Lawsuit  —  MADISON - The state Supreme Court late Tuesday reinstated most of the lame-duck laws Republican lawmakers approved …
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
In 1991, Joe Biden Was Skeptical Clarence Thomas Would Be Extreme On Abortion  —  Abortion rights advocates warned senators that putting Thomas on the Supreme Court would be a disaster for women's rights.  Biden was less convinced.  —  Even before Anita Hill went public …
Discussion: Washington Post
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump doesn't want to be impeached — but he is fascinated by ‘the I-word’  —  President Trump has threatened to take legal action if Democrats try to impeach him, musing that he'll “sue.”  He has peppered confidants and advisers with questions about how an impeachment inquiry might unfold.
Discussion: Politico and Hullabaloo
 
 
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Protesters want to fly ‘Baby Trump’ balloon during the president's Fourth of July address in Washington
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
3 Republican former EPA chiefs accuse Trump of ‘undermining of science’
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The irresistible authenticity of Gayle King
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Jeffrey Cimmino / Washington Free Beacon:
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