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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Jeffrey Epstein Shipped Himself a 53-Pound Shredder and a Carpet and Tile Extractor, Maritime Records Show  —  Jeffrey Epstein shipped a shredder from the U.S. Virgin Islands to his Palm Beach home in July 2008, shortly after reaching a non-prosecution agreement with then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, maritime records show.
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
The Jeffrey Epstein Case Was Cold, Until a Miami Herald Reporter Got Accusers to Talk  —  Julie K. Brown, an investigative journalist for The Miami Herald, expected to spend the week on the same emotionally brutal endeavor she has pursued for more than two years: interviewing women who say that …
NBC News:
New Jeffrey Epstein accuser: He raped me when I was 15  —  Jennifer Araoz says she was recruited outside her New York City high school to provide sexual massages to the wealthy financier.  —  Jennifer Araoz says she was 14 years old when a young woman approached her outside her New York City high school in the fall of 2001.
Discussion: The Federalist, Fox News and The Week
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims  —  Democrats condemn as ‘amoral’ Alex Acosta's proposed 80% funding cut for US agency that combats child sex trafficking  —  Alexander Acosta, the US labor secretary under fire for having granted …
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
The Jeffrey Epstein charges are revolting, but let's be careful about implicating others
Discussion: VICE and The American Conservative
NBC News:
Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents  —  Migrant children held in Yuma, Arizona, report sex assault and retaliation for protests in addition to unsanitary conditions and overcrowding.  —  WASHINGTON — The poor treatment …
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MSNBC:   Two ‘significant incident reports’ obtained exclusively by NBC News
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Tells Mueller Deputies Not to Testify, Scrambling an Agreement  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking to discourage Robert S. Mueller III's deputies from testifying before Congress, potentially jeopardizing an agreement for two of the former prosecutors …
Kasie Hunt / NBC News:
McGrath raises a record $2.5 million on first day of Senate campaign  —  WASHINGTON — Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath raised more than $2.5 million in the first 24 hours of her campaign against Mitch McConnell — over $1 million of it coming in just the first five and a half hours …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
McConnell likens himself to Obama: ‘We both are the descendants of slave owners’
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Democrats cast McConnell as villain in bid to win Senate and energize liberals
Discussion: Politico and Mediaite
Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed News:
An Explosive Secret Recording Reveals How Russia Tried To Funnel Millions To The “European Trump”  —  A close aide to Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini held covert talks to pump Russian oil money to his far-right party.  BuzzFeed News has the tape.
Discussion: Washington Post
BBC:
Sir Kim Darroch resigns as UK ambassador to US  —  Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as UK ambassador to the US, amid a row over leaked emails critical of President Trump's administration.  —  The ambassador was branded “a very stupid guy” by Mr Trump, after emails emerged calling the Trump administration “clumsy and inept”.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, VICE and CNN
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Daily Mail:   Damage: British ambassador Sir Kim Darroch (seen here shaking hands with the president in March …
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Washington Post:
Federal judge rejects Trump administration's bid to swap out lawyers for census case on citizenship question
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: Judge Blocks DOJ Legal Team Shake Up In New York Census Case
Discussion: Off the Kuff, Politico and Daily Kos
Larrison Campbell / Mississippi Today:
Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender  —  In recent weeks, in an attempt to better inform readers about candidates in the upcoming Republican gubernatorial primary, Mississippi Today has asked to shadow each contender seeking the GOP nomination.
Washington Post:
In the aftermath of Khashoggi's murder, Saudi influence machine whirs on in Washington  —  After the killing in October of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a handful of lobbying firms and think tanks made a move rare in Washington: They publicly severed ties with Saudi Arabia …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate to try again to hold Saudis responsible for Khashoggi killing
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump  —  One by one, they had trickled out of the conference room on the 25th floor of Trump Tower.  It was Friday, October 7, 2016, two days before the second presidential debate, and the Republican nominee's brain trust …
Discussion: Althouse
Nick Givas / Fox News:
Judge Nap: Trump could find himself in hot water following Biden's tax return release  —  Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said former Vice President Joe Biden's release of his personal tax returns would put pressure on President Trump if Biden were the Democratic nominee in 2020.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Embattled Biden ditches Rose Garden strategy
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Strip club to host golf tournament at Trump resort in South Florida  —  President Trump's golf resort in Doral, Fla., is scheduled to host a golf tournament Saturday put on by a Miami-area strip club, which will allow golfers to pay for a dancer to serve as their “caddy girl” while they play at the president's club.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP at war over fundraising  —  Tensions over the future of the GOP's grassroots fundraising are reaching a breaking point, with the national party turning to strong-arm tactics to get Republicans behind its new, Donald Trump-endorsed platform for small donors.
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Rip Torn, Artie the Producer on ‘The Larry Sanders Show,’ Dies at 88  —  The respected Emmy winner and Oscar and Tony nominee always aimed for authenticity but had a reputation as a trouble-maker.  —  Rip Torn, the tenacious, temperamental Texan whose much-admired career was highlighted …
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
How Ross Perot paved the way for Donald Trump  —  The first paragraph of H. Ross Perot's obituary was written decades before his death: He's a self-made billionaire who became the most successful third-party presidential candidate in nearly a century.  —  But the legacy of Perot …
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Complicated Political Legacy of H. Ross Perot
Discussion: Power Line
Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
$1 million haul for Rep. Katie Porter is richest among vulnerable Democrats  —  Coming out in favor of impeachment doesn't seem to have slowed the campaign of Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine), one of seven California House freshmen who must defend competitive congressional seats in 2020.
New York Daily News:
Billionaire insists he has legal parking spot on West Village street, infuriating neighbors who say he created a fake space for himself  —  A billionaire hedge fund honcho carved out a personal driveway in a West Village sidewalk — and didn't pay a dime for the brazen annexation of public space.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Donald Trump's Turnberry firm paid £11,000 by US State Department for rooms over summer  —  Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can  —  Waiting for Video...  Donald Trump's flagship Scottish hotel and golf course …
Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
‘American Carnage’ Shows How War Between Republicans Led to Their Peace With Trump  —  Over the weekend we learned that President Trump — who has taken credit for an economic turnaround that began under Barack Obama and a hot streak by the Boston Red Sox — insists that he predicted …
Washington Post:
Trump looks to rally controversial online allies at White House social media summit  —  President Trump has summoned Republican lawmakers, political strategists and social-media stars to the White House on Thursday to discuss the “opportunities and challenges” of the Web —but his upcoming summit …
Christine Filer / ABC News:
Support for legal abortion matches its 24-year high: Poll  —  Sixty percent of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, the most in ABC News/Washington Post polls since 1995.  More also say their state should make it easier, rather than harder, for women to have access to abortion …
Discussion: Political Wire
CBS News:
Democratic donor Ed Buck accused of human trafficking and revenge porn after man dies in his home  —  Prominent political activist Ed Buck is facing new legal troubles as the mother of a man who died in his home has filed an amended civil suit accusing Buck of human trafficking and engaging in revenge porn, CBS Los Angeles reports.
Financial Times:
Trump softened stance on Hong Kong protests to revive trade talks  —  Donald Trump told Chinese president Xi Jinping last month that the US would tone down criticism of Beijing's approach to Hong Kong following massive protests in the territory in order to revive trade talks with China.
Conrad Black / American Greatness:
Tired, Irrelevant Democratic Candidates Point To Trump Reelection  —  It is easier to notice the drift of American political public opinion after being away from it in England for six weeks.  It is obvious that President Trump is steadily gaining ground.  The human wave of kooks …
Mad Dog PAC:
BIJAN RAFIEKIAN, et al...EDVA Case Update it's a LOT  —  Apparently Flynn lied bigly  —  By way of background you might find these previous write ups informative and it will help you understand how we got here and what's going on in … For the record there's been a crushing amount of Docket Activity, specifically July 8th.
 
 
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Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
ICE Just Quietly Opened Three New Detention Centers, Flouting Congress' Limits
Discussion: Washington Press and Balloon Juice
Associated Press:
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
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Star Parker / Townhall:
American Flag Stands for Freedom, Not Racism
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
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Roll Call:
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Inquirer.com:
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Discussion: The Intercept
The Times of Israel:
Greenblatt: Trump may decide to release peace plan before Israeli elections
Discussion: Breitbart
Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Many feeling vulnerable despite economic gains
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Committee to Issue Blitz of Subpoenas, Raising Heat on Trump
Discussion: Axios
Paul Demko / Politico:
Appeals court skeptical Obamacare can survive
Discussion: Axios, Vox, New York Times and Mother Jones
Daily Mail:
LAND OF A MILLION ORPHANS: DailyMail.com investigates the hidden African crisis driven by AIDS …
Discussion: National Review
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
A black principal, four white teens and the ‘senior prank’ that became a hate crime
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump dossier author Steele gets 16-hour DOJ grilling