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3:00 PM ET, July 4, 2019

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Justin Amash / Washington Post:
Our politics is in a partisan death spiral.  That's why I'm leaving the GOP.  —  Justin Amash, an independent, represents Michigan's 3rd Congressional District in the House.  —  When my dad was 16, America welcomed him as a Palestinian refugee.  It wasn't easy moving to a new country, but it was the greatest blessing of his life.
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Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
Amash leaves the Republican Party, saying politics is ‘trapped in a partisan death spiral’
David Montgomery / Washington Post:
John Kasich: ‘I think members of the Republican Party are in a coma right now’
Discussion: The Hill
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:   Trump Needs His Base to Burn With Anger
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Robespierre's America  —  We need to reclaim the spirit of 1776, not the certitudes of 1789.  —  I was walking through an airport terminal trying to catch a connecting flight last Saturday when I spotted a writer I had never met but whose work I admire.  He greeted me with a look of fatherly concern …
Axios:
Scoop: Trump considers executive order on citizenship question  —  President Trump is considering an executive order to try to move forward with a citizenship question on the 2020 census, top sources tell Jonathan Swan and me.  — “We didn't come this far just to throw in the towel,” …
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
It's Not Nice to Lie to the Supreme Court  —  The decision in the census case suggests President Trump can no longer take the court for granted.  —  A cynic might say that with his two major decisions on the last day of the Supreme Court term a week ago, Chief Justice John Roberts saved …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Reversing course, Trump administration will look for a way to add citizenship question to 2020 Census
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Reverses Course on Citizenship Question on Census, Citing Trump's Orders
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘We have a predator living in the White House’: Harris sharpens attacks on Trump
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Bad news for Bernie has his backers getting antsy  —  Bernie Sanders keeps getting bad news.  —  After Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren seized the spotlight in the first primary debate, the Vermont senator dropped to fourth place in two polls in the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa.
Megan Sheets / Daily Mail:
Pentagon officials 'are concerned Trump's July 4 parade could be too political' - despite the president's claim that military chiefs are ‘thrilled’ to be taking part in the event  — An insider says the military's top brass have been hesitant about accepting Trump's invitation to the event at the National Mall on Thursday
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and Daily Kos
Olivia B. Waxman / TIME:
‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’:  The History of Frederick Douglass' Searing Independence Day Oration  —  After the Independence Day military parade in the nation's capital on Thursday, President Donald Trump will give a speech at the Lincoln Memorial, the most recognizable memorial …
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David Waldstreicher / The Atlantic:   The Fourth of July Has Always Been Political
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Grapple With a Sprawling Primary Field, and No One to Shape It  —  WASHINGTON — John Deeth is the sort of Iowa activist who keeps up with every new twist in the Democratic presidential primary, but there was no way he was going to devote two evenings to watching the first round of debates last week.
George WillMax Boot / Washington Post:
Trump's Fourth of July salute to himself will only hurt him  —  It's no surprise that President Trump has hijacked the Fourth of July ceremony on the Mall.  He wants to turn a celebration of America's founding into a celebration of himself.  Obscene, yes, but entirely in character.
NPR:
A July 4 NPR Tradition: A Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence  —  In 1989, Morning Edition launched what has become an Independence Day tradition: hosts, reporters, newscasters and commentators reading the Declaration of Independence.  —  Church bells rang out over Philadelphia 243 years ago today …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Inside the effort to build suspense — and crowds — for Trump's Fourth of July  —  As President Trump's appointees have worked doggedly to assemble the most ambitious and costly Fourth of July ceremony the nation's capital has ever seen, they have been guided by one overriding principle: It cannot be a repeat of his 2017 inauguration.
Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump often is wrong about military matters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In his Fourth of July remarks, President Donald Trump will be celebrating the armed forces and showcasing what he's done for them.  But in recent days, he has falsified his record on military matters on several fronts.
Kathleen E. Powers / Washington Post:
Surprised by those Fourth of July tanks?  Here's what political science can tell us about nationalism, patriotism and public opinion.  —  Nationalism doesn't always involve militarism.  And patriotism is different from both.  —  President Trump will celebrate the Fourth of July …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and New Republic
Dom Phillips / The Guardian:
Outcry after reports Brazil plans to investigate Glenn Greenwald  —  Federal police reportedly asked money laundering unit to investigate the ‘financial activities’ of the US journalist  —  Brazil's Bar Association, journalists and opposition lawmakers have reacted with outrage to reports …
Washington Post:
After Confederate statues, America's culture war targets Betsy Ross and a founding father  —  As the nation has celebrated its birthday with displays of its contemporary power and prestige this week, two of its cherished historic symbols came under fire — its first flag and its third president.
Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Appeals court: Trump can't use Pentagon cash for border wall  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump's ability to make good on a signature campaign promise before the 2020 election.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:   Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Trump From Using Defense Funds for Border Wall
David Alexander / Reuters:   Trump administration loses bid to lift bar on funds for border wall
The Babylon Bee:
Imperial AT-ATs Begin Arriving In Capital For Military Parade  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ahead of Trump's planned July 4 military parade, several dozen Imperial walkers began to arrive in Washington throughout the week.  —  The AT-ATs were dropped off by U.S. Space Force Star Destroyers just outside …
Breck Dumas / TheBlaze:
ABC, CBS, and NBC announce they will snub President Trump's ‘Salute to America’ celebration  —  Major networks opting to run shows like ‘Jeopardy!’ in lieu of live coverage of the Fourth of July event  —  What are the details?  —  The Daily Mail reported that the networks will stick …
Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
The Justice Department's New Brief in Texas v. United States  —  Last week, the Fifth Circuit asked the parties to Texas v. United States—the broadside challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act—to submit letter briefs on whether anyone had standing to appeal.
Discussion: ACA Signups
 
 
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Michigan Poll: Justin Amash Underwater Beneath 20 Percent, Trails Challenger by Double Digits
Discussion: Big League Politics
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump's undocumented former employees want to be spared deportation.  So they've asked the president for a meeting.
Discussion: CNN and KTLA
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
This Fourth of July, why patriotism is worth defending
Emily Singer / Shareblue Media:
White House aides fear disastrously low turnout at Trump's July 4 celebration of himself
Madeline Osburn / The Federalist:
8 Times The Media Said There Was No Crisis At The Southern Border
The Times of Israel:
Kushner hints Palestinian refugees won't return, says Trump ‘very fond’ of Abbas
Nick Inman / Politico:
Europeans have a lot to say. Brussels needs to listen.
 Earlier Items: 
Thomas Lifson / American Thinker:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw calls out Ocasio-Cortez as a liar on detainees drinking from toilets
Discussion: Power Line
CNN:
What you need to know about Antifa
Discussion: Big Think
New York Times:
In Surprise, Katz Pulls Just Ahead of Cabán in Queens District Attorney Primary
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Trump Fed nominee Judy Shelton once advocated for ‘open borders’ with Mexico
Discussion: New York Times, Bloomberg and Observer
Mike Wright / Telegraph:
Anyone with more than 30,000 social media followers considered a celebrity, advertising watchdog rules
Discussion: Gizmodo
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Border agency knew about secret Facebook group for years
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
What the Democrats' Turn Leftward Means for the Party's Chances in 2020