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10:50 PM ET, July 7, 2019

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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
With Jeffrey Epstein locked up, these are nervous times for his friends, enablers  —  Jeffrey Epstein spent a second night in a New York jail cell Sunday, with a federal indictment expected to be unsealed Monday, charging him with sex offenses involving underage girls he and others allegedly trafficked …
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Kat Tenbarge / Business Insider:
Jeffrey Epstein: Trump once praised billionaire charged with sex trafficking minors for liking women ‘on the younger side’  — In light of Jeffrey Epstein's reported Saturday night arrest on charges of sex trafficking minors, a quote from Donald Trump praising the billionaire's fondness for young women has re-surfaced.
Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Why the Trump White House Is Caught Up in the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal  —  In the years since Mr. Epstein was first accused of sexually abusing minors, one of Mr. Trump's Cabinet officials has been accused of letting him off easy.  —  By the time Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire financier and felon …
Alexander Kacala / Newsweek:
Miami Herald Investigative Reporter: ‘Quite A Few Powerful, Important People’ May Be Named in Jeffrey Epstein Case  —  American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump's longtime friend, was arrested this weekend for alleged sex trafficking involving multiple minors in Florida and New York this weekend …
Gwendolyn Oxenham / ESPN:
Why Megan Rapinoe's brother, Brian, is her greatest heartbreak, and hope  —  Editor's note: Megan Rapinoe gave her brother, Brian, a birthday shout-out on national TV after winning the 2019 Women's World Cup, the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer and the Golden Ball as its top player.
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Andrew Das / New York Times:
U.S. Wins Record Fourth World Cup Title  —  The United States women's soccer team claimed its fourth Women's World Cup title on Sunday, beating the Netherlands, 2-0, in Lyon, France, to repeat as world champions.  —  “It's surreal,” said United States forward Megan Rapinoe …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
US Soccer Star and Trump-Basher Megan Rapinoe REFUSES to Sing National Anthem in Protest Before Final Game of World Cup
Discussion: Daily Mail
Nikki Schwab / New York Post:
Melania Trump reportedly told Donald that Christine Blasey Ford was ‘lying’  —  A new book says that first lady Melania Trump told her husband she thought Christine Blasey Ford was lying when she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Exclusive excerpt: Inside Kavanaugh's leaked mock hearing
Discussion: Political Wire
Fox News:   ‘Justice on Trial’ excerpt: Mollie Hemingway, Carrie Severino reveal how Kavanaugh confirmation was saved
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump wants to talk.  Iran isn't interested.  —  When it comes to nuclear negotiations, Iran is not North Korea.  —  President Donald Trump wants to sit down with Iranian leaders — but they don't share his eagerness to talk, revealing the limits of the president's personal diplomatic overtures.
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Errin Haines Whack / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Kamala Harris on race and electability in 2020  —  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kamala Harris can't forget the older black woman she met in Iowa while campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama before the state's 2008 caucus.  —  “I remember her saying to me …
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Jamie Ehrlich / CNN:
Justin Amash on what his GOP colleagues say behind closed doors  —  (CNN)Newly independent Rep. Justin Amash, the only congressional Republican to have publicly argued that President Donald Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct, told CNN that high-level party officials have thanked …
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Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Justin Amash: GOP was broken even before Trump's presidency
Discussion: Breitbart
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Amash doesn't rule out 2020 bid, potentially complicating Trump's path to reelection
Discussion: RedState and CNN
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Amash: ‘High-level’ Republicans privately thanked me for supporting Trump impeachment
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Justice Department changing lawyers on census case  —  The Justice Department is swapping out the lawyers who had been representing the administration in its legal battle to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census, possibly signaling career attorneys' legal or ethical concerns …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
FBI, ICE find state driver's license photos are a gold mine for facial-recognition searches  —  A cache of records shared with The Washington Post reveals that agents are scanning hundreds of millions of Americans' faces without their knowledge or consent.  —  Agents with the Federal Bureau …
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
MIRIAM ADELSON: A time of miracles  —  Miriam Adelson, a Las Vegas philanthropist, researcher, physician and expert in drug addiction, owns the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Israel Hayom newspapers with her husband, Sheldon Adelson.  —  Cherishing, promoting and safeguarding the U.S.-Israeli alliance …
Axios:
Inside Trump's ‘Javanka Special’ speech  —  The president is giving a speech on the environment on Monday.  And some people think that's a little weird.  —  What we're hearing: Two senior administration officials told Axios they were surprised when they first heard that President Trump …
Discussion: Political Wire
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, and it's With Her Own Party's Future  —  They call themselves the “Squad.”  From climate change to student debt to migrants in detention, progressive House Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley have been energetic …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Tensions flare over Pelosi's comments about four House Democratic women and border bill
Discussion: The Guardian
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
In surprise move, admiral tapped to lead U.S. Navy declines job, retires instead  —  Bill Moran said he turned down the job of Chief of Naval Operations because of a probe of his ties to an officer investigated for inappropriate conduct.  —  WASHINGTON — The man set to take over as the head …
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
In Leak, U.K. Ambassador Calls Trump Administration ‘Inept’ and ‘Clumsy’  —  LONDON — In a series of leaked diplomatic cables, Britain's ambassador to the United States described President Trump as “radiating insecurity” and his administration as diplomatically “clumsy and inept,” …
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Gregory Katz / Associated Press:   UK ambassador called Trump administration ‘clumsy and inept’
 
 
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
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CNN:
Fact check: Joe Biden falsely claims he opposed spending more money to build state prisons
Discussion: Political Wire
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Cory Booker and his ‘boo,’ Rosario Dawson, take their relationship on the campaign trail
Discussion: Essence
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
A Political Murder and Far-Right Terrorism: Germany's New Hateful Reality
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
‘Democracy . . . is about to die in Youngstown’ with closing of the local newspaper
 Earlier Items: 
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Agriculture Department suspends data collection for honeybees after Trump budget cuts
Discussion: Axios and CNN
Ed Henry / Fox News:
I'm becoming a liver donor for the sister I love, so she can live a long and healthy life
Discussion: twitchy.com, The Daily Caller and IJR
Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Fear, loathing and winning in 2020: Trump stirs the pot for a reason
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Artist Who Created ‘Blatantly Anti-Semitic Cartoon’ Invited By Trump To White House
Lisa Riley Roche / Deseret News:
Mia Love says she's poised to run again, none of Republicans in race so far can beat McAdams
New York Times:
Warren and Harris Rise in Democratic Primary, Challenging Male Front-Runners
Discussion: Washington Post
 

 
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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

Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and others join a board for advising the DHS on deploying AI safely within US critical infrastructure

 
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