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Heather Caygle / Politico:
‘Get real’: Senior Democrats shut down Kavanaugh impeachment push  —  Senior Democrats are moving quickly to snuff out calls to impeach Brett Kavanaugh, arguing those tactics are unrealistic and politically harmful.  —  Democrats are already wrestling with whether to try to oust President Donald Trump …
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Brett Kavanaugh Turmoil Engulfs the New York Times  —  Sources say Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly initially pitched their reporting to the news side, but top editors ultimately felt that there wasn't enough juice to warrant a story there—punting the scoop to the Sunday Review section.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
To Balance the Scales of Justice, Don't Be Afraid to Pack the Court  —  The lifetime appointments of Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh cry out for Democratic hardball in response.  —  President Trump bragged on Twitter recently about his success filling up the federal judiciary.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Washington Examiner:
In New York Times v. Kavanaugh, flagrant prosecutorial misconduct
Discussion: The Resurgent
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Times' handling of Kavanaugh story draws widespread criticism
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
The Deborah Ramirez ‘corroboration’ that wasn't
Discussion: New York Magazine, Vox and Townhall
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A book on Kavanaugh has real news.  But it's lost in the furor over a botched New York Times excerpt.
The Daily Beast:
Team Trump: Saudis See This Attack as Their 9/11  —  “It seems like a trivialization of the tragedy of 9/11, but from a Saudi point of view it is a way of explaining their shock to Americans,” one expert says.  —  A top State Department official told Congress Monday evening that the Saudis view …
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New York Times:
Trump's Deference to Saudis in Setting Terms for How U.S. Should Respond to Attacks Touches a Nerve  —  WASHINGTON — After oil installations were blown up in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, President Trump declared that the United States was “locked and loaded,” a phrase that seemed to suggest he was ready to strike back.
Austin Carson / Washington Post:
After the Saudi oil attack, will the U.S. and Saudis start a war with Iran?  Here are 3 things to know.  —  Iran — and Saudi Arabia — might prefer to let responsibility for the attack remain unclear.  —  Over the weekend, Saudi oil facilities were attacked, in the latest oil-related skirmish …
Washington Post:
Pentagon urges restraint after strikes on Saudi oil facilities
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
The looming crisis in the Middle East should remind us of the importance of fracking
Discussion: The Week, CNN and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Trump has dug himself into a hole with Iran
Discussion: Axios, Slate, The Drive and Breitbart
Dennis Ross / Washington Post:
Trump must react to the attacks on Saudi Arabia. But a quick fix won't be enough.
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Warren and Trump Speeches Attack Corruption, but Two Different Kinds  —  In New York, Senator Elizabeth Warren described a government compromised by the influence of the wealthy.  President Trump, in New Mexico, denounced a “failed liberal establishment.”  —  Senator Elizabeth Warren stood beneath …
Discussion: The Week
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
At Her Biggest Rally, Elizabeth Warren Laid Out A Model For Her Own Kind Of Movement  —  When Bernie Sanders came to Washington Square Park in 2016, marijuana smoke filled the air.  The rock band Vampire Weekend took the stage and sang a cappella.  And the actor Tim Robbins recalled coming to this same spot …
Bhaskar Sunkara / Jacobin:
The Working Families Party Has Written Itself Out of History
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats fret presidential field's leftward lurch presents down-ballot dilemma  —  When the top Democratic presidential candidates gathered in Houston last week, they debated a radical health care overhaul and mandatory gun confiscation while striking an uncompromising tone toward President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:   American Migration Patterns Should Terrify the GOP
Washington Post:
In New Mexico rally, Trump makes a direct appeal to Hispanic voters  —  RIO RANCHO, N.M. — President Trump, whose crackdown on illegal immigration and incendiary rhetoric about Latinos have been hallmarks of his first term, made a direct appeal here Monday night to Hispanic voters to secure him a second term.
Discussion: Breitbart and Slate
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump pitches to Latino voters at New Mexico rally as he vows to “make it a Republican state.”
Discussion: The Week, CNN, Mediaite and Washington Post
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
House Democrats sidestep border wall fight until November  —  House Democrats have largely agreed to punt an ugly border wall fight with Donald Trump until November, likely averting a shutdown this month — as long as the president backs the plan.  —  The House is expected to pass …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Spurned by championship teams, Trump handpicks athletes for White House ceremonies
Discussion: Breitbart
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Trump spurns Dems on universal background checks
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Air Force crews stayed at Trump's Turnberry resort for days at a time  —  TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND— Air Force officers who have earned medals for their tours of combat theaters can pick up some more brass with a short pitstop in Southwest Scotland.  —  As part of its relationship with the Air Force …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Back First 2020 Challenger to Sitting Democrat  —  WASHINGTON — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plans on Tuesday to announce her endorsement of Marie Newman, a progressive candidate seeking to oust Representative Daniel Lipinski, a conservative-leaning Illinois Democrat …
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
Netanyahu's election bid and the shadow of apartheid  —  Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday, along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions?  Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at it again.
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Associated Press:
Israel votes in repeat election focused on Netanyahu
New York Times:
8 Years of Trump Tax Returns Are Subpoenaed by Manhattan D.A.  —  Investigators demanded the president's personal and corporate tax returns as they examine hush money paid to Stormy Daniels.  —  State prosecutors in Manhattan have subpoenaed President Trump's accounting firm to demand eight years …
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
A teen allegedly wanted to ‘shoot 400 people for fun.’ Cops found an AK-47 in her bedroom.  —  Alexis Wilson was working an afternoon shift at the local Pizza Inn in McAlester, Okla., on Sunday, when she pulled a co-worker aside to boast about her new gun.  —  The slight 18-year-old …
Discussion: Raw Story and Law & Crime
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Sean Spicer Has Most Embarrassing ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Debut Ever, Period  —  “It's like you were being attacked by a swarm of wasps,” one judge said after Spicer attempted a salsa dance.  —  Despite its best efforts, America could not shame Sean Spicer out of joining Dancing With the Stars.
Discussion: BizPac Review, KTLA and New Yorker
John Murawski / RealClearInvestigations:
Woke History Is Making Big Inroads in America's High Schools  —  Like growing numbers of public high school students across the country, many California kids are receiving classroom instruction in how race, class, gender, sexuality and citizenship status are tools of oppression, power and privilege.
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Wall Street Journal:
Silicon Valley Donors Continue to Elude Trump  —  Location of president's fundraiser in the Bay Area is being kept under wraps  —  Three years ago, an uproar among company employees forced the chief executive of Intel Corp. at the time to cancel an event for candidate Donald Trump at his Atherton …
Angie Martoccio / Rolling Stone:
Mitch McConnell: The Man Who Sold America  —  Fittingly enough, it was hot as blazes in Kentucky when Mitch McConnell slunk back home for Congress' annual summer recess.  One week earlier, Robert Mueller had testified that Russia was meddling in the 2020 U.S. elections.
 
 
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2020 misinformation threats extend beyond Russia
Discussion: Raw Story
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Abortion Mysticism of Pete Buttigieg
Discussion: The Federalist and Althouse
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Arizona Supreme Court Greenlights Discrimination Against Same-Sex Weddings
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
The Autoworkers Strike Is Bigger Than G.M.
Discussion: Quartz, VICE and Common Dreams
Marianne Lavelle / InsideClimate News:
‘Trollbots’ Swarm Twitter with Attacks on Climate Science Ahead of UN Summit
Discussion: Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A central 2020 question for Democrats: How critical are working-class white voters?
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
From ‘my generals’ to ‘my Kevin,’ Trump's preferred possessive can be a sign of affection or control
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Trump's acting intelligence chief told to turn over whistleblower complaint or face public questioning by Congress
Discussion: Raw Story
David Brennan / Newsweek:
Donald Trump stole pancakes and forgot a relative was dead while visiting family, cousin claims
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
A Marine Looks Back at His Battles in Afghanistan
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