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4:10 PM ET, July 3, 2019

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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
It's a Question No One Says They Want to Ask.  But the Women Running for President Keep Hearing It.  —  GREENVILLE, S.C. — Some people whisper it, some apologize for it, and some are very careful to mention their neighbors — their neighbors would be the ones to ask.
Discussion: CNN
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Prynard / Iowa Starting Line:
New Iowa Poll: Warren Leads, Harris And Biden Close Behind, Sanders Falls To 4th  — Home- 2019- July- 3- New Iowa Poll: Warren Leads, Harris And Biden Close Behind, Sanders Falls To 4th  —  We have a shakeup in Iowa.  —  Elizabeth Warren leads the pack in the Iowa Caucus …
Discussion: IJR, Washington Post and Daily Kos
Bloomberg:
Elizabeth Warren Starts Winning Begrudging Respect on Wall Street
Focus on Rural America:
July 2019 Poll Results
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Harris scores in debate performance while electability keeps Biden in front
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Biden holds lead in Democratic presidential contest as Harris is praised for debate performance …
Maggie More / NBC4 Washington:
RNC Receives VIP Tickets to Trump's Fourth of July Celebration; DNC Does Not  —  Tanks for July 4th Celebration Come in on Trains  —  An official with the Democratic National Convention told NBC News the organization has not received tickets to the VIP section for President Donald Trump's Fourth …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
How Is Trump's Parade Offensive?  Let Me Count the Ways  —  The restraint of a superpower was one of the ways in which America used to be great.  Now a civic holiday is an occasion for self-aggrandizement.  —  Donald Trump's planned Fourth of July celebration of himself has so many things wrong …
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump says his Fourth of July fest won't come with a big price tag
Discussion: TalkLeft and ABC News
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
MSNBC Guest Compares Betsy Ross Flag to Swastika, Burning Cross  —  ‘Those symbols are symbols of hate’  —  MSNBC guest Michael Eric Dyson compared the Betsy Ross American flag to the Nazi swastika and a burning Ku Klux Klan cross during an appearance Wednesday.
Discussion: twitchy.com and Instapundit
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EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone:
Why Is Everyone So Upset About the Betsy Ross Flag?
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Meghan McCain, Feeling Like an ‘Exhausted, Defeated... Caged Animal,’ May Exit ‘The View’  —  Sources close to McCain tell The Daily Beast she feels like ‘a caged animal’ on the ABC talk show.  'It's getting to the point where it's not worth the emotional toll every week.'
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
NRA meltdown has Trump campaign sweating  —  The National Rifle Association aired an avalanche of TV ads and pushed its 5 million-plus members to the polls for Donald Trump in 2016, propelling him in the Rust Belt states that delivered him the presidency.  —  Now, the gun rights group …
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Washington Post:
Newtown massacre divided NRA leaders, foreshadowing split to come
Meredith Lerner / CREW:
Nauert Reported Earning Fox Salary While at State Department  —  Heather Nauert, a former State Department spokesperson and President Trump's original pick to replace Nikki Haley as the United States Representative to the United Nations, reported in her termination financial disclosure report …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Buttigieg introduces national service plan  —  SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will unveil his proposal to dramatically expand national service programs during a town hall here on Wednesday.  —  The plan, which Buttigieg's campaign is calling …
Discussion: Washington Post and Reuters
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Buttigieg proposes national service plan to help unify the country
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Trump Facebook ads use models to portray actual supporters  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A series of Facebook video ads for President Donald Trump's re-election campaign shows what appears to be a young woman strolling on a beach in Florida, a Hispanic man on a city street in Texas and a bearded hipster …
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Court Orders Release of Sealed Docs About Jeffrey Epstein's Alleged Sex Ring  —  In a blow to the billionaire pedophile and his alleged madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, a federal court ordered the release of sealed court records in a case brought by an alleged victim.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Stop Taking Unpopular Stances  —  The Democratic presidential primary has worked to the party's disadvantage by maneuvering its candidates into unpopular positions.  This is not quite a crisis, but it is a serious danger that, if not redressed, could blow up in the party's face.
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Politics Is Changing; Why Aren't the Pundits Who Cover It?  The Donny Deutsch problem in media.  —  In past weeks, the curtain has officially been raised on the vast and diverse field of candidates for the Democratic nomination, many of them politicians who would not have been seen …
Daily Mail:
Alex Morgan mocked the English team by pretending to drink tea in her goal celebration  —  Now, there are many things you can tease my fellow countrymen for, from our silly accents and love of cricket to our badly maintained teeth.  —  But laughing at our fondness for tea crosses an unspoken line.
New York Times:
Teenager Accused of Rape Deserves Leniency Because He's From a ‘Good Family,’ Judge Says  —  The family court judge also said the victim should have been told that pressing charges would destroy the accused's life.  —  The 16-year-old girl was visibly intoxicated, her speech slurred …
BuzzFeed News:
These Bizarre Kamala Harris And Mark Zuckerberg Conspiracy Sites Are Run By A Montessori School Operator  —  A network of websites and a popular YouTube channel spreading false conspiracies about Sen. Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, and other public figures is owned by a couple who operate …
Malcolm Jones / The Daily Beast:
ICE Told Agents ‘Happy Hunting!’ as They Prepped for Raid  —  The documents detail ‘Operation MEGA,’ a nationwide raid targeting at least 8,400 people—as well as the excited, even giddy anticipation of immigration enforcement agents.  —  As federal immigration authorities put the finishing touches …
The Hill:
Trump appears to contradict officials, says census citizenship question not abandoned  —  President Trump stirred confusion on Wednesday by saying that reports his administration is halting its effort to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census are “FAKE,” even though multiple departments …
Farah Stockman / New York Times:
Manslaughter Charge Dropped Against Alabama Woman Who Was Shot While Pregnant  —  Prosecutors in Alabama said on Wednesday that they were dropping a manslaughter charge against Marshae Jones over the death of the fetus she was carrying when she was shot in the belly.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Refinery29
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Whatever happened to Breitbart?  The insurgent star of the right is in a long, slow fade  —  In January 2017, Breitbart.com was flying high.  Donald Trump, the candidate it had backed during the 2016 campaign, was sworn in as president.  Its former executive chairman, Stephen K. Bannon …
Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Military chiefs have concerns about politicization of Trump's July 4th event  —  (CNN)Military chiefs have concerns about the politicization of President Donald Trump's July 4 event, a source with direct knowledge told CNN.  —  In the planning for the event, they had reservations …
Discussion: RedState, Daily Kos and Mediaite
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Don Jr. and Jared Really Dislike Each Other”: In the Trump Campaign, It's Son Versus Son-in-Law  —  Suspicion has turned to paranoia as Kushner pushes for 2020 hegemony.  “Don doesn't want to give Jared any excuses to delegitimize him,” says a person close to Don Jr.
Discussion: New York Times
Jeremy Raff / The Atlantic:
What a Pediatrician Saw Inside a Border Patrol Warehouse  —  MCALLEN, Texas—Inside the Border Patrol warehouse on Ursula Avenue, Dolly Lucio Sevier saw a baby who'd been fed from the same unwashed bottle for days; children showing signs of malnutrition and dehydration; and several kids who …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jessica Sidman / Washingtonian:
The Front Page and Buffalo Billiards Will Close By the End of August  —  Both longtime businesses say they weren't given the chance to renew their leases  —  Two decades-old Dupont Circle watering holes known for their happy hours and casual vibes will close near the end of August.
Discussion: DCist
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Streaming Service Reeling After Misconduct Claim Goes Public  —  The network said it has “resolved” a claim that host Britt McHenry leveled against co-host Tyrus.  She has hired an employment lawyer.  —  Late last year, Fox News launched its ambitious foray into the future of digital media …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Donald J. Trump Jr / The Daily Caller:
The Media Was Complicit In A Brutal Assault On An Innocent Journalist
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Border-surveillance subcontractor suspended after cyberattack revealed sensitive monitoring details
Discussion: CNN
Phillip M. Bailey / Courier-Journal:
National Republicans may be maneuvering to unseat Kentucky's conservative darling, Massie
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Allan Smith / NBC News:
After years of big spending, tech's political machine turns to high gear
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Reason and Breitbart
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Trump Approval Remains in Low 40s
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Joe Biden Raises $21.5 Million for 2020 Presidential Bid
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:
Fact-checking Trump's false claims about Afghanistan on Fox
Discussion: Al Jazeera, UPI and Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Jon Murray / Denver Post:
New poll has good news for Gov. Jared Polis but says Sen. Cory Gardner faces an uphill climb in 2020
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Federal Judge Blocks Barr's Attempt to Deny Asylum Seekers Bail
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Splinter
Alexandra Chaidez / CBS News:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg praises Brett Kavanaugh and reflects on gender equality
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Justice Department watchdog to investigate decision to cancel FBI headquarters plan
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Oh, to Be Ivanka!  —  So many hot spots, so little time.
Donald Woutat / Los Angeles Times:
Lee Iacocca, father of the Ford Mustang who later rescued Chrysler, dies at 94
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing

Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg:
Alphabet closes above a $2T market cap for the first time, reaching a valuation of $2.15T after rising 10% on April 26, its biggest one-day jump since July 2015

Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Congress considers legislation to block DJI drones from running on US communication networks, effectively killing the Chinese company's US commercial business
 
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