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George Conway / Washington Post:
The latest charge against Trump is as credible as Juanita Broaddrick's against Clinton  —  George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York.  —  “Thank you very much for coming.  These four very courageous women have asked to be here and it was our honor to help them.
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Kayla Epstein / Washington Post:
Trump says he will hold off on planned ICE raids for now  —  After the defending his plan to deport undocumented immigrants on Saturday, President Trump hours later tweeted that he “delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Says He'll Delay Deportation Operation Aimed at Undocumented Families  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday delayed plans for nationwide raids to deport undocumented families but threatened to unleash Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in two weeks if Democrats do not submit …
Discussion: CNN, Associated Press, Newser and Slate
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Has Unexpectedly Postponed The Nationwide ICE Raids Targeting Immigrant Families
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Erica Y King / ABC News:
President Trump to hold off on deportation raids for two weeks
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Inside a Texas Building Where the Government Is Holding Immigrant Children  —  Hundreds of immigrant children who have been separated from their parents or family members are being held in dirty, neglectful, and dangerous conditions at Border Patrol facilities in Texas.
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PBS NewsHour:
A firsthand report of ‘inhumane conditions’ at a migrant children's detention facility  —  Editor's Note: After our broadcast, CPB responded to our request for comment with the following statement: … Transcript Audio  —  The Associated Press details grave conditions inside …
Discussion: Progress Pond and New York Times
Christian Vasquez / Politico:
‘The only one that matters is me’: Trump backs Bolton amid Iran tensions  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday praised national security adviser John Bolton after the U.S. this week backed away from a potentially deadly confrontation with Iran.  —  “Yeah, I do,” Trump said when asked …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Facing Intensifying Confrontation With Iran, Trump Has Few Appealing Options  —  President Trump's last-minute decision to pull back from a retaliatory strike on Iran underscored the absence of appealing options available to him as Tehran races toward its next big challenge to the United States …
Seth Harp / The Intercept:
I'm a Journalist but I Didn't Fully Realize the Terrible Power of U.S. Border Officials Until They Violated My Rights and Privacy  —  I should have kept my mouth shut about the guacamole; that made things worse for me.  Otherwise, what I'm about to describe could happen to any American who travels internationally.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
With Trump's approval, Pentagon launched cyber strikes against Iran  —  President Trump approved an offensive cyber strike that disabled Iranian computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches, even as he backed away from a conventional military attack in response to its shoot …
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Tami Abdollah / Associated Press:
Iranian hackers wage cyber campaign amid tensions with US
Discussion: Splinter
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Militia threatens shutdown of Oregon legislature following GOP walkout  —  “Possible militia threats” from right-wing protestors shut down the Oregon Capitol on Saturday as Republican legislators continue to protest a vote on a climate change bill, reports AP.
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Claire Withycombe / oregoncapitalinsider.com:
‘Credible threat’ forces Senate to cancel Saturday session
Aaron Mesh / Willamette Week:
“The State Police Superintendent just informed the Senate President of a credible threat …
Discussion: Newser and Washington Post
Associated Press:   Militia threat shuts down Oregon Statehouse amid walkout
New York Times:
White House Unveils Economic Portion of Middle East Peace Plan  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Saturday that it hoped to raise more than $50 billion to improve the lot of the Palestinians and their Arab neighbors, releasing an economic plan titled, “Peace to Prosperity,” …
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Reuters:   Exclusive: White House's Kushner unveils economic portion of Middle East peace plan
ABC News:
White House unveils $50 billion Palestinian economic plan
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Clarence Thomas's Astonishing Opinion on a Racist Mississippi Prosecutor  —  A Mississippi prosecutor went on a racist crusade to have a black man executed.  Clarence Thomas thinks that was just fine.  —  That's the message of an astonishing decision today from the Supreme Court.
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
In South Carolina, Voters Blame Media for Amplifying Biden's Missteps  —  Ardent Biden supporters and undecided voters think the press is hyping the former vice president's comments to create chaos.  —  COLUMBIA, S.C.—Democrats in South Carolina may have over eight months to decide whom …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
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VICE:
Joe Biden Just Gave a Shoutout to a (Reformed) Segregationist
Discussion: Breitbart and twitchy.com
CNN:
Democrats cut deal to hear from White House counsel office insider, source says  —  Burnett: Hope Hicks is as inner circle as it gets  —  (CNN)The House Judiciary Committee appears to have reached a deal with former White House aide Annie Donaldson that would allow her to not appear …
Discussion: The Slot
Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
Who Gets to Own the West?  —  A new group of billionaires is shaking up the landscape.  —  IDAHO CITY, Idaho — The Wilks brothers grew up in a goat shed, never finished high school and built a billion-dollar fracking business from scratch.  —  So when the brothers, Dan and Farris …
Andrew Blake / Washington Times:
Veterans groups will offer USS John McCain T-shirts at DC 4th of July celebration attended by Trump  —  'The McCain family has given more to this country than most, and America's birthday seems like a great time to honor that service and sacrifice'  —  Veterans groups announced plans Friday …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Bucked National-Security Aides on Proposed Iran Attack  —  'These people want to push us into war... It's disgusting,' president told confidante  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump bucked most of his top national-security advisers by abandoning retaliatory strikes in Iran on Thursday.
CBS News:
Kamala Harris describes tension in the Democratic Party over impeachment  —  2020 Democratic hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris of California reiterated her support for impeachment proceedings against President Trump but admitted there is tension within the Democratic party over moving forward.
Discussion: Political Wire
Greg Swiercz South Bend / South Bend Tribune:
Marchers confront Pete Buttigieg, police chief with frustrations after South Bend shooting  —  Buy Now  —  South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg listens to Tyree Bonds, brother of Eric Logan, during a rally for Eric Logan Friday in downtown South Bend.  —  Buy Now
Discussion: Mother Jones and Politico
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Melissa Kravitz / Mic:
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Michael Sasso / Bloomberg:
Republicans Block Ex-Cons From Voting in Biggest Swing State
Wall Street Journal:
In Khashoggi Murder Trial, Absence of Crown Prince Mohammad's Aide Stands Out
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