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3:45 PM ET, June 16, 2019

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NBC News:
Trump campaign cutting ties with pollsters after internal numbers leaked  —  The president's re-election campaign says series of polls showing Joe Biden ahead in key states are “ancient” news.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is cutting ties with some of its own pollsters …
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Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Warren, Buttigieg surge in SC 2020 Democratic presidential poll as Biden still leads  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a commanding 20-point lead in the 2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, but his post-announcement advantage is shrinking — and he has a surprising new set of top challengers.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Axios and Political Wire
New York Times:
Trump Campaign to Purge Pollsters After Leak of Dismal Results  —  President Trump's campaign has decided to purge some of its pollsters after a leak of dismal internal polls for the president that he denied existed.  —  Just two days before the president is set to kick off his bid for re-election …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Democrats want a steady leader, Biden leads Trump by 10 points  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden is still, by far, the leader in the Democratic Party's presidential nomination race.  His lead reflects the mood of the party, as Democratic primary voters want someone who will unite Americans …
CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Biden leads, with Warren, Harris, Sanders close behind  —  The belief that he could fare best against President Trump is currently propelling Joe Biden in the early Democratic nomination race by two measures — vote preference, and the delegates that would come with them.
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump cites lessons from Nixon, says he ‘was never going to fire Mueller’  —  President Donald Trump told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos that he did not fire special counsel Robert Mueller because “that didn't work out too well” for former President Richard Nixon.
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:   The Stephanopoulos Interview Is Another Fine Mess for Trump
Washington Post:
Pompeo says there is more evidence that Iran attacked tankers  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that more evidence will be released soon to prove the administration's assertion that Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week.
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Fox News:   Judith Miller and William Tobey: To protect against Iranian attacks, US should be ready to escort oil tankers
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Support for beginning impeachment hearings grows among Democrats in new NBC News/WSJ poll  —  Americans overall remain divided over beginning impeachment hearings but Democratic support has surged since last month.  —  WASHINGTON — More Democratic voters believe Congress should begin impeachment hearings …
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Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:   Nearly Half of Democrats Back Impeachment Hearings Against Trump
Andrew Ferguson / The Atlantic:
Tyranny of the 70-Somethings  —  Why have national Democrats and not national Republicans fallen under the tyranny of the 70-somethings?  It seems so contrary to common expectation.  Democrats are, as they often remind us, the party of progress and the future.
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Bosses pocket Trump tax windfall as workers see job promises vanish  —  AT&T, General Motors and Wells Fargo vowed to use tax cuts to create jobs.  In fact, they did the opposite  —  Stephen Smith worked at an AT&T call center in Meriden, Connecticut, for over 20 years …
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump campaign makes a radical break from 2016  —  President Donald Trump is sitting on a war chest topping $40 million, has boots on the ground spread across nine regions crucial to his 2020 map and owns a sprawling network of volunteers who've been rigorously trained for the months ahead.
Discussion: Althouse
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Chief justice assures the Supreme Court is apolitical.  He's facing his next big test.  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. began the Supreme Court's term last fall seeking to assure the American public that his court does not “serve one party or one interest.”
Discussion: Slate
Zia Weise / Politico:
Far-right AfD fails to win east German mayoral vote  —  The party missed its chance to take control of a German city for the first time.  —  The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday narrowly missed its chance to take control of a city for the first time.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Wall Street Donors Are Swooning for Mayor Pete.  (They Like Biden and Harris, Too.)  —  The behind-the-scenes competition for Wall Street money in the 2020 presidential race is reaching a fevered peak this week as no less than nine Democrats are holding New York fund-raisers in a span of nine days …
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Noa Landau / Haaretz:
U.S. Mideast Envoy Greenblatt: We May Postpone Publication of Peace Plan to November
Associated Press:
4 years in, Trump fondly recalls Trump Tower campaign launch
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump says supporters might ‘demand’ that he serve more than two terms as president
Discussion: Political Wire
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
'Who's Taking Care of the Kids?' Is Finally a Question for Dads on the Trail, Too
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The One Percent Got $21 Trillion Richer Since 1989. The Bottom 50 Got Poorer.
Discussion: Jacobin and Common Dreams
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
FOREIGN MEDDLING: Department Of Education Going After Elite Colleges For Allegedly Taking And Hiding Foreign Cash
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Louisa Lim / The Guardian:
Hong Kong is not China yet, but that feared day is coming ever nearer
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Catherine Buni and Soraya Chemaly This Father's Day, dads need listen to why their daughters …
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Dems prepare 9-figure ad onslaught to blunt Trump's head start
Gary J. Bass / New York Times:
Democracy in Crisis
Sarah Stillman / New Yorker:
How Families Separated at the Border Could Make the Government Pay
Matthew Choi / Politico:
‘Enjoy the show!’: Trump hypes controversial Stephanopoulos interview
Discussion: Breitbart
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Franklin Graham: ‘I think God was behind the last election’
Washington Post:
GOP in disarray as budget impasse threatens shutdown, deep cuts — and default
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 

 
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The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
GB News co-owner Paul Marshall steps down from the board of GB News after three year, amid reports he is considering a new rival bid to buy the Telegraph
 
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