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7:15 PM ET, June 13, 2019

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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
California Democratic 2020 presidential primary is a wide-open race, poll finds … With the Democratic presidential field now largely set, the race in the nation's largest state is wide open, with at least five candidates in serious contention and no clear favorite.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
DNC names 20 candidates who will appear on stage for first Democratic debate  —  The Democratic National Committee set two ways for the candidates to qualify — fundraising and polling.  —  The Democratic National Committee on Thursday named the 20 presidential candidates who qualified …
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:   “WHAT CAN YOU SAY IN 60 SECONDS?”: AS THE FIRST DEBATE LOOMS, DEMOCRATS PREPARE TO FACE REALITY
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Sarah Sanders is leaving the White House  —  White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her post at the end of the month, President Trump announced on Twitter Thursday. … Why it matters: Sanders has long been one of President Trump's fiercest and most loyal defenders …
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CNN:
Sarah Sanders leaving White House post after fraught tenure  —  Washington (CNN)White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will leave her position at the end of the month, capping a tumultuous tenure as the President's chief spokeswoman in which she largely redefined the role.
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Is Leaving The White House  —  Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the combative White House press secretary who unflappably defended President Donald Trump and followed his charge to discredit journalists who cover him, will leave the White House at the end of June, Trump tweeted Thursday.
Steven Overly / Politico:
Apple CEO Tim Cook meets with Trump as tariffs loom
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
Washington Post:
Federal watchdog agency recommends removal of Kellyanne Conway from federal office for violating the Hatch Act  —  The Office of Special Counsel on Thursday recommended the removal of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway from federal office for violating the Hatch Act …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Is Urged to Fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act Violations  —  WASHINGTON — An independent government agency recommended on Thursday that President Trump fire Kellyanne Conway, his White House counselor, for repeated violations of an ethics law barring partisan politics from the federal workplace.
Mad Dog PAC:
OSC Conway should be removed from her position forthwith
Discussion: Fox News
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump reveals historic redesign of Air Force One  —  Less than a year after announcing a $3.9 billion makeover for America's most famous aircraft, President Donald Trump shared never-before-seen images of Air Force One's prospective redesign on Wednesday during an exclusive interview with ABC News.
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Ana Radelat / The CT Mirror:
Courtney foils Trump's red, white, blue Air Force One plan
Discussion: Politico
ABC News:
ABC News' Oval Office interview with President Trump
Washington Post:
Oil tankers attacked in Gulf of Oman, U.S. Navy says  —  ISTANBUL — Two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman came under suspected attack early Thursday amid soaring tensions between the United States and Iran in the region.  —  One ship was adrift and on fire in the strategic waterway …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Republicans try to spin Trump's foreign dirt comment  —  Amid blistering bipartisan criticism of President Donald Trump's willingness to accept dirt on his 2020 rivals from foreign adversaries, House Republicans decided Thursday that they had found the real culprit: Democrats.
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The Daily Beast:
House Dems Do What They Do Best After Trump Invites Foreign Election Interference: Shrug  —  The party says the latest from the president is abhorrent and deeply, even legally, problematic.  They just aren't ready to do much more about it.  —  To a person, Democratic lawmakers said on Thursday …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:   Judiciary Committee lawmakers begin reviewing Mueller report evidence
Wall Street Journal:
Elaine Chao Sells Vulcan Stock Holdings  —  Secretary of Transportation earned the shares while serving on board of the paving-materials supplier  —  WASHINGTON—Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has sold her shares in a paving-materials supplier after a Wall Street Journal report …
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The Daily Beast:
House Dems Fear Retaliation as They Ready Investigation of Elaine Chao
Discussion: Washington Times
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Margaret Hunter admits guilt in campaign-finance scandal  —  Wife of Alpine congressman facing up to five years at sentencing later this year  —  Years of cavalier spending of her husband's political contributions culminated in a guilty plea Thursday for Margaret Hunter …
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Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
The Wife Of A Republican Congressman Accused Of Misusing Campaign Funds Just Flipped And Pleaded Guilty
Discussion: CNN and Daily Kos
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Oberlin College hit with maximum PUNITIVE DAMAGES (capped at $22 million by law) in Gibson's Bakery case  —  Added to $11 million compensatory damages, brings total to $33 million  —  The jury just rendered its verdict on punitive damages in the Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College case.
Jeff Sommer / New York Times:
Social Security Is Staring at Its First Real Shortfall in Decades.  Big Cuts Could Follow.  —  A slow-moving crisis is approaching for Social Security, threatening to undermine a central pillar in the retirement of tens of millions of Americans.  —  Next year, for the first time since 1982 …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Trump's company sells California mansion to firm linked to Indonesian billionaire, a business partner  —  President Trump's company has quietly sold one of his last remaining properties in California — a 5,400-square-foot Beverly Hills mansion that county records show was purchased …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Jack Flemming / Los Angeles Times:
Donald Trump's Beverly Hills home quietly sells for $13.5 million
Discussion: Fox News
Center for Public Integrity:
Why the Trump campaign won't pay police bills  —  “Do we love law enforcement or what?”  President Donald Trump asked a cheering crowd during his “Make America Great Again” political rally Oct. 12 in Lebanon, Ohio.  —  “Thank you, law enforcement!” the president later told officers, who he called “heroes.”
Associated Press:
The Latest: Charges dropped in Flint water scandal  —  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on criminal charges dropped in the Flint water scandal (all times local):  —  Prosecutors say they're dismissing all criminal charges against eight people in the Flint water scandal and starting the investigation over again.
Pramila Jayapal / New York Times:
Rep. Pramila Jayapal: The Story of My Abortion  —  What it taught me about the deeply personal nature of reproductive choice.  —  Ms. Jayapal is a Democratic congresswoman.  —  I call my child a miracle.  Born unexpectedly in India at 26.5 weeks, shortly before I was due to come …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin eyes Senate exit  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is eyeing a possible exit from the Senate, and his decision could be a significant factor in which party controls the majority in 2021.  —  In moments of frustration, the centrist senator has gone so far as to tell colleagues he may leave …
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
Experts: Spy used AI-generated face to connect with targets  —  LONDON (AP) — Katie Jones sure seemed plugged into the Washington's political scene.  The 30-something redhead boasted a job at a top think tank and a who's-who network of pundits and experts, from the centrist Brookings Institution to the right-wing Heritage Foundation.
Discussion: Mashable, Gizmodo and The Verge
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Republican blocks bill requiring campaigns to alert FBI to foreign assistance  —  Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) blocked an effort by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) to pass a bill via unanimous consent requiring campaigns to report any offers of foreign assistance to the FBI.  Blackburn did not explain her objection.
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
I Think I Know Why Trump Faved That Tweet About Rihanna  —  At 12:40 a.m. on June 12, in the year of our Lord 2019, President Donald J. Trump “liked” the following tweet, perhaps suggesting that he, too, stans a work/life balance queen. … It's not the first tweet Trump has liked …
Discussion: The Slot, Mashable and The Daily Dot
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump smashed months of FBI work to thwart election interference  —  Nearly two years ago, FBI Director Chris Wray set up an office tasked solely with stopping the type of Russian interference efforts that infected the 2016 campaign.  —  On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump undercut the whole operation in a matter of seconds.
 
 
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
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David Axe / The Daily Beast:
America Is Stuck With a $400 Billion Stealth Fighter That Can't Fight
Discussion: Politico, Townhall and Defense One
Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:
Bastion of Anti-Vaccine Fervor: Progressive Waldorf Schools
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Romney: ‘Unthinkable’ for presidential candidate to accept dirt from foreign government
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Michael Bastasch / The Daily Caller:
UN Chief Poses For TIME Cover Off ‘Sinking’ Pacific Island Nation That's Actually Growing In Size
Discussion: TIME
NBC News:
Anita Hill on whether she'd vote for Biden over Trump
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Julia Wallace / Laredo Morning News:
Meet Jessica Cisneros, the 26-year-old Laredo attorney running against Cuellar in Congress
Discussion: Roll Call and The Daily Caller
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Senator says South Dakota lost half a billion dollars from Trump's trade war