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2:15 PM ET, July 8, 2019

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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Epstein Arrest Is a Worry for Donald Trump  —  The man facing accusations of sex-trafficking and pedophilia has been associated with many high-profile figures, including the U.S. president.  —  At some point in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday, Jeffrey Epstein, a prominent money manager …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Vox, NB Blog and Newsweek
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Erica Orden / CNN:
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein accused of paying girls as young as 14 for sex  —  (CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York unsealed a criminal indictment Monday charging billionaire Jeffrey Epstein with having operated a sex trafficking ring in which he sexually abused dozens of underage girls …
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 …
Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case ‘shocks the conscience,’ U.S. attorney says
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein Is Accused of Luring Girls to His Manhattan Mansion and Abusing Them
Bloomberg:
Epstein Faces Prison for Sex Trafficking; U.S. Seeks Mansion
Los Angeles Times:
Eric Swalwell is expected to withdraw from presidential race, Tom Steyer to enter  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell is expected to abandon his uphill run for president Monday and announce that he will instead seek a fifth term in the House.  —  Swalwell's plans were confirmed by a Capitol Hill source with knowledge of his intentions.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and KTLA
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Tom Steyer Is Telling Allies He's Running for President  —  The presidential-campaign announcements may not be over yet—with the latest potentially coming from a person who ruled out a run just a few months ago.  —  The billionaire investor Tom Steyer, who in the past decade …
The Hill:
Swalwell to become first Democrat to drop out of presidential primary  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is dropping out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, according to a House Democratic lawmaker close to the congressman.  —  Swalwell is expected to make a formal announcement at a press conference this afternoon.
Politico:
Tom Steyer reconsiders 2020 and plans to enter the race  —  The billionaire environmentalist who has poured millions into an effort to impeach President Trump had decided against a run in January.  —  Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmental activist who toyed with a 2020 presidential run …
David Marcus / The Federalist:
Vulgar Anti-Trump American Fans In France Is How You Get Trump  —  We were enjoying a lovely brunch down the shore yesterday when the crowd at the bar erupted.  Glancing up at the big screen, I saw the U.S. Women's National Team had just been awarded a penalty kick.
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Christina Zhao / Newsweek:
‘War on Soccer’: Ann Coulter Rebukes Women's Soccer Team With Tweets Vowing to Ruin 'Soccer …
Discussion: PJ Media Home and Yahoo! Sports
JM Rieger / Washington Post:
The Trump administration has changed its story on the census citizenship question at least 10 times in four months  —  Originally, it was supposed to help the Justice Department enforce the Voting Rights Act.  Then the Supreme Court said that was a pretext.  —  It would not be used for immigration enforcement.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's corruption is getting worse. He has a hidden enabler.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Replace Lawyers in Census Citizenship Question Case
Discussion: The Slot and Daily Kos
Tom Hals / Reuters:
In losing legal battles over census, Trump may win political war
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Cuomo Signs a Bill to Allow Release of Trump's State Tax Returns  —  State tax officials will be required to release the returns for any ‘specified and legitimate legislative purpose’ to three congressional committees.  —  As the battle over President Trump's federal taxes intensifies in Washington …
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NBC News:
NY Gov. Cuomo signs bill allowing Congress to access Trump's state tax returns
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:   Cuomo signs bill allowing Congress to get Trump tax returns
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump has referred to his Wharton degree as ‘super genius stuff.’ An admissions officer recalls it differently.  —  PHILADELPHIA — James Nolan was working in the University of Pennsylvania's admissions office in 1966 when he got a phone call from one of his closest friends …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Exclusive excerpt: Justice Kennedy's secret meeting with Trump  —  A new book by the Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie Severino and The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway has some colorful, behind-the-scenes details about the secret White House meeting where former Justice Anthony Kennedy told President Trump he was planning to retire.
Discussion: Political Wire and Fox News
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
CNN will hold live draw for 2020 Democratic debate lineup  —  New CNN poll shows Harris and Warren rise after debates  —  (CNN)CNN will conduct a live draw to determine which night each candidate will appear in the highly anticipated Democratic presidential primary debates airing later this month on the network.
Discussion: CBS News, Mediaite, Politico and Shakesville
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
If I Had Five Minutes to Question Robert Mueller  —  Here's a puzzle: Imagine that you are a member of Congress who, under rules seemingly designed to preclude effective questioning, had exactly five minutes to interview Robert Mueller on national television.  What would you ask him?
Discussion: Althouse
The Texas Tribune:
Texas is going to court to end Obamacare.  It hasn't produced a plan to replace it.  —  During a legislative session focused on schools and taxes, Texas lawmakers did little to prepare for the possibility that Obamacare will be struck down in its entirety — even as the state leads the charge to have the law declared unconstitutional.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Obamacare faces a death panel on Tuesday
Discussion: USA Today
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Why Isn't Trump Trying to Win the Center?  —  In theory, that's what he should be doing.  In practice, forget it.  —  What is President Trump going to do to win the voters who rejected him in 2016?  —  It's a serious question.  Roughly 137 million people voted in the last presidential election.
Discussion: NBC News and Fox News
Kelsey Gee / Wall Street Journal:
Sunday Night Is the New Monday Morning, and Workers Are Miserable  —  Some employers are banning weekend and late-night emails to prevent employee burnout  —  Like many bosses, Chris Mullen found the final hours of the weekend ideal for decluttering an unruly inbox, sharing stray thoughts …
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Admiral to lead Navy instead will retire; bad judgment cited  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The four-star admiral set to become the Navy's top officer on Aug. 1 will instead retire, an extraordinary downfall prompted by what Navy Secretary Richard Spencer called poor judgment regarding a professional relationship.
Sarah Kleiner / Center for Public Integrity:
Embattled veterans political committee abruptly shuts down  —  Brian Arthur Hampton's veterans organizations spent most of the millions they raised on telemarketers and salaries — and face investigations  —  A Virginia-based political action committee has closed down while under scrutiny …
 
 
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
De Blasio shouts that he ‘hates’ charter schools at campaign event
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Kris Kobach Enters U.S. Senate Race, Misspells Own First Name
Steven A. Cook / Foreign Policy:
The Middle East Is Now Split Between Red States and Blue States
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
A high school principal wouldn't call the Holocaust a ‘factual, historical event.’ Now, he's apologized.
Discussion: Breitbart and Fox News
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
As the World Heats Up, the Climate for News Is Changing, Too
Owen Daugherty / The Hill:
Marianne Williamson campaign uses fundraising email to help rival 2020 Democratic candidate
Discussion: Fox News and Townhall
 Earlier Items: 
Mike Baker / New York Times:
Blindsided by a ‘Devastating’ Veto, Alaska's University System Pleads for a Lifeline
Stuart Stevens / USA Today:
Ex-Romney strategist: Kill the Electoral College to help America and, yes, Republicans
Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Beto O'Rourke Struggles to Break Out of Crowded Democratic Field
Discussion: Splinter
Associated Press:
Iowa, Nevada to launch caucus voting by phone for 2020
Discussion: Breitbart and Axios
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Democratic field readies for the big shrink
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
The Purell presidency: Trump aides learn the president's real red line
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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MIRIAM ADELSON: A time of miracles
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