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4:40 PM ET, July 2, 2019

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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
House Democrats sue Trump administration over president's tax returns  —  House Democrats filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration seeking access to President Trump's tax returns.  —  Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee …
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New York Times:
House Files Lawsuit Seeking Disclosure of Trump Tax Returns  —  WASHINGTON — The House filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to force the Treasury Department to turn over President Trump's tax returns, escalating a fight with an administration that has repeatedly dismissed as illegitimate the Democrats' attempt …
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Democrats In No Hurry To Get Trump's Tax Returns
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
House Democrats sue Trump administration for president's tax returns
Wall Street Journal:   You Filed Returns. The IRS Compiled the Data. Here's How the New Tax Law Is Working.
Washington Post:   House Democrats are filing a lawsuit for Trump's tax returns, seeking access to financial records
CNN:
House Democrats file lawsuit to obtain Trump tax returns
Discussion: The Root, WHNT-TV and KTLA
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
These Pictures Reveal How Immigrants Are Crammed Into Small Spaces At Border Patrol Facilities  —  The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General on Tuesday released its final report on overcrowding at several border facilities in the Rio Grande Valley …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:   DHS watchdog flags severe overcrowding at border facilities
Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed News:   Nurses Say Border Patrol Is Delaying Treatment To Sick Immigrant Kids, With Dire Consequences
Quinn Owen / ABC News:   Border Patrol packed migrants in facilities, held kids beyond legal limit: Watchdog
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Pence cancels New Hampshire event to return to White House  —  Washington (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence canceled a previously scheduled event in New Hampshire on Tuesday to return to the White House, White House officials told CNN, though the reason for scrapping the event was not immediately clear.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mediaite
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NBC10 Boston:
Mike Pence Called Back to White House, NH Visit Canceled  —  A spokesperson for the vice president originally said Air Force 2 was turned around due to an “emergency,” but the organizers of the event are now characterizing it as a “diversion”  —  Vice President Mike Pence's New Hampshire event …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Pence's plane called back to DC for unspecified emergency
Discussion: Washington Post
Sue Bird / The Players' Tribune:
So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend  —  Hi!!  Sue here.  This is my World Cup Semifinals preview.  The title was supposed to be “So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend (and 10 Other Things I Want You to Know Before the World Cup Semifinals)” but we ran out of space.  My bad.
Washington Post:
Trump paints a dark picture of homelessness in cities: ‘We may intercede’  —  President Trump said Monday that he wanted to address the crisis of people on the streets, telling Fox News in an interview that his administration “may intercede” to clean up cities such as Washington, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
The Fox News general who ‘spooked’ Trump out of attacking Iran  —  As President Donald Trump wrestled on the evening of June 20 with how to respond to Iran's downing of a U.S. drone, Jack Keane was making his second appearance of the day on the Fox News Channel.
Discussion: Mediaite
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Trump believes the ‘filth’ of homelessness is ‘destroying a whole way of life’
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Tanks arrive in D.C. for Trump's Fourth of July celebration  —  NBC News spotted the tanks in the southeast section of the city on Tuesday, just days before the event.  —  WASHINGTON — Tanks for President Donald Trump's “Salute to America” Fourth of July celebration were seen arriving …
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Washington Post:
White House gives tickets to Trump's July Fourth extravaganza to GOP donors
New York Times:
Trump and R.N.C. Raised $105 Million in 2nd Quarter, a Sign He Will Have Far More Money Than in 2016  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee on Tuesday said they had raised $105 million in the second quarter of this year …
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Issues & Insights:
Bernie Vs. Bernie: Who Has Improved More Lives, Marcus Or Sanders?
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Kamala Harris surges in Iowa as Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders suffer after debate  —  In night two of the Democratic debate, candidates bore down into issues, and each other.  Kamala Harris went after Joe Biden for his past on busing.  —  CONNECT  —  The first Democratic debate …
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Ross K. Baker / USA Today:
Dear Kamala Harris, here's why Joe Biden worked with segregationists in the Senate
Discussion: Washington Post
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
American Pride Hits New Low; Few Proud of Political System  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Americans prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, their pride in the U.S. has hit its lowest point since Gallup's first measurement in 2001.  While 70% of U.S. adults overall say they are proud to be Americans …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Hickenlooper campaign in shambles  —  Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's senior team urged him last month to withdraw from the presidential race gracefully and run for Colorado's Senate seat or pursue other opportunities, a source familiar with the situation told POLITICO.
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Whose Flag Is It Anyway?  —  It's ours.  All of ours.  —  Mark this down as Peak Corporate Performative Wokeness.  The Wall Street Journal reports: … The backlash was quick and harsh.  Arizona Governor Doug Ducey fired off a Twitter thread, announcing that he has …
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Wall Street Journal:
Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Democrats are learning the wrong lesson from Donald Trump  —  He ran as a moderate — and it worked.  —  Many progressives have what they believe to be a knock-down answer to nervous Nellies who fret that talking about desegregation busing, decriminalizing illegal entry into the United States …
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
An Unnecessary Primary Panic?
Discussion: Hullabaloo and New York Times
Caleb Parke / Fox News:
Hispanic pastors tour border facility lambasted by AOC and say they are ‘shocked by misinformation’  —  Rev. Samuel Rodriguez: President Trump may surprise the world and succeed in passing immigration reform  —  Rev. Samuel Rodriguez was “full of indignation” when he saw the reports and heard …
Conrad Duncan / The Independent:
June was hottest month ever recorded on Earth, European satellite agency announces  —  Experts say climate change contributed to record-breaking temperatures across Europe  —  June was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the EU's satellite agency has announced.
Discussion: Political Wire
Carrie Cordero / Washington Post:
Why Ivanka Trump didn't belong anywhere near the DMZ or the G-20 summit  —  Who benefits most from her government role — the American people or her family?  —  Since President Trump took office, the White House has been pushing the boundaries of what the American public will tolerate …
Discussion: New York Times, Vanity Fair and Vox
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Amanda Arnold / The Cut:
How Much Did Ivanka Embarrass Herself at the G20 Summit?
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Welcome Humiliation of John Bolton  —  A warmonger is the latest to lose his dignity to Donald Trump.  —  Say this for Donald Trump.  He may be transforming American politics into a kleptocratic fascist reality show and turning our once-great country into a global laughingstock …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump in Asia: 'We're the Hottest Show in Town'
Discussion: New York Magazine
Heather Heyer / Mad Dog PAC:
Fields Sentenced to Life in Prison - Charlottesville.  VA  —  Fields sentenced to Life...  “If you're not outraged, then you're not paying attention”  —  It is hard to believe that Heather Heyer was murdered by a White Nationalist nearly two years ago.
John Koblin / New York Times:
Netflix Has a Talk Show Problem  —  Netflix upended the entertainment business by successfully moving into nearly every genre — scripted dramas, comedies, stand-up specials, documentaries, reality shows and feature films.  But one type of programming has proved tricky for the streaming giant: the talk show.
 
 
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Moderates Have the Better Story
Discussion: American Prospect
Hal Brands / Bloomberg:
Progressives Don't Know How to End the ‘Forever War’
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
Mexico's migration crackdown overwhelms its shelters, antagonizes its neighbors
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Hey, Democrats, What About the Senate?
Gabe Bullard / DCist:
Yes, The Water Bar Is Real, And It Might Just Be The Beginning Of The Luxury Water Wave In D.C. |
Nick Givas / Fox News:
‘Morning Joe’ guest hits Trump for planning ‘obscene’ Fourth of July military parade
 Earlier Items: 
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
Drug prices in 2019 are surging, with hikes at 5 times inflation
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Moochers of Middle America
Greg P. / twitchy.com:
The Hill keeps using photos from 2014 (who was president then?) to hit Trump on migrant detentions
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Dino Grandoni / Washington Post:
The Energy 202: DNC will consider holding a climate debate amid protests
Discussion: New York Times and VICE
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Spies fear a consulting firm helped hobble U.S. intelligence
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump looking ‘very strongly’ at delaying census
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

 
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