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7:20 PM ET, June 18, 2020

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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Talks Juneteenth, John Bolton, Economy in WSJ Interview  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump said there was some systemic racism in the U.S., said removing Confederate names from military bases would further divide the country and took credit for popularizing Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery.
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump's response to racial tensions in the country  —  A senior State Department official who has served in the Trump administration since its first day is resigning over President Trump's recent handling of racial tensions across the country …
Discussion: Axios
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Make Sure I Win”: John Bolton's Unredacted Book Shows What Trump Was Really Trying to Hide  —  Trump's own words to Xi Jinping, among others, were so damning and politicized that the government insisted they be removed.  —  John Bolton's account that Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping …
Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of President Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal  —  President discusses the economy, the Bolton book, the coronavirus, race in America and more  —  President Trump sat down for an interview Wednesday evening in the Oval Office with Wall Street Journal reporter Michael C. Bender.
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Bolton: Trump's not ‘fit for office,’ doesn't have ‘competence to carry out the job’  —  In an ABC interview, Bolton says Trump was singularly focused on reelection.  —  President Donald Trump is not “fit for office” and doesn't have “the competence to carry out the job,” …
Politico:
Everybody in Washington hates John Bolton
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
Windsor Mann / The Week:
Bolton shockingly reveals everything we already knew about Trump
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
The Best People: Here's a List of Everyone President Trump Hired and Then Destroyed on Twitter
Steven Nelson / New York Post:   John Bolton book release court hearing set for Friday
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Facebook takes down Trump ads ‘for violating our policy against organized hate’  —  New York (CNN Business)Facebook (FB) on Thursday said it had take action against ads run by President Trump's re-election campaign for breaching its policies on hate.  The ads, which attacked …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Facebook removes Trump ads with symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners  —  In its online salvo against antifa and “far-left mobs,” President Trump's reelection campaign displayed a marking the Nazis once used to designate political prisoners in concentration camps.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Facebook Removes Trump Ads Displaying Symbol Used by Nazis  —  Nazis used the symbol to classify political prisoners during World War II.  The Trump campaign said the triangle was associated with antifa, a claim experts rejected.  —  WASHINGTON — Facebook on Thursday removed advertisements posted …
Discussion: Vox, Gizmodo and The Week
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  June 18, 2020 - Biden Ahead Of Trump By 8 Points In Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 6 In 10 Support Vote By Mail In November  —  If the election for president were being held today, former Vice President Joe Biden would receive 49 percent …
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden widens lead over Trump; Republicans enthusiastic, but fear motivates Dems  —  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump in the race for the White House, as majorities say racism, unemployment, and coronavirus pose a major threat …
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Trump adds to divisions in an unhappy country  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply unhappy about the state of their country — and a majority think President Donald Trump is exacerbating tensions in a moment of national crisis, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Pushing for Four Debates With Biden
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices reject end to protections for young immigrants  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate confirms Trump's pick to the D.C. Circuit
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Bolton book and Supreme Court ruling on ‘dreamers’ amount to twin defeats to Trump
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic:
The Trump Administration's Incompetence Was the Saving Grace of 700,000 Dreamers
Discussion: Raw Story and Reason
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump mounts campaign for more debates against Biden  —  President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has tapped former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to spearhead a campaign to press for more debates this fall, starting earlier than usual and to have a say in choosing the moderators.
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Washington Post:   Trump campaign makes pitch for fourth debate with Biden amid declining poll numbers
CNN:
Joe Biden will accept Democratic presidential nomination in Milwaukee
Discussion: KEYT-TV
Paul Hammel / Omaha World-Herald:
Ricketts tells local governments they won't get federal COVID-19 money if they require masks  —  LINCOLN — At his regular coronavirus press conferences, Gov. Pete Ricketts makes a point of urging Nebraskans to wear a mask when they go to a store.  —  But when it comes to the state's 93 courthouses …
Dr. Samantha Whiteside / Tulsa World:
I'm a Tulsa emergency physician and conservative, and the Trump rally is a terrible idea  —  As a practicing emergency physician in Tulsa for the past 10 years, I have great concerns about the ramifications of the planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump on Saturday.
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Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
Californians must wear face masks in public under coronavirus order issued by Newsom  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered all Californians to wear face coverings while in public or high-risk settings, including when shopping, taking public transit or seeking medical care …
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Politico:
California requires masks statewide in bid to slow coronavirus spread
Discussion: MinnPost, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator blocks bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol  —  Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Thursday blocked the Senate from passing a bill to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol.  —  Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) …
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Pelosi orders removal of four portraits of Confederate House speakers from Capitol
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Pelosi orders removal of portraits of ex-House speakers who served in Confederacy
Discussion: Breitbart and Disrn
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Brooks Shooting: The Political Prosecutor Caves In to the Mob  —  Capital murder charges conform to the slanderous anti-cop narrative, not the facts in this case.  —  If you broadcast that you are willing to be bullied, then you invite the mob to rule.  When the mob rules, you get brass-knuckles politics, not justice.
Discussion: Redstate, Daily Mail and Reason
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WTTG-TV:
Prince George's County police chief Hank Stawinski resigns: officials  —  One-on-one with Prince George's County police chief  —  PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski has resigned from his position effective immediately, officials announced Thursday.
Robby Soave / Reason:
The Washington Post's Halloween Costume Hit Job Is a New Low for Cancel Culture  —  A few years ago, something mildly embarrassing occurred at a Halloween party hosted by a Washington Post cartoonist: A white woman painted her face black and wore a name tag that read “Hello, My Name is Megyn Kelly …
New York Times:
Air Force Investigates Military Planes That Monitored Protesters  —  The Air Force inspector general is examining whether secretive National Guard surveillance aircraft improperly monitored demonstrators in Washington and Minneapolis.  —  WASHINGTON — The Air Force inspector general …
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
A GOP sheriff vowed not to enforce Arizona's coronavirus restrictions.  Now he's tested positive.  —  As the rest of Arizona followed a stay-at-home order imposed by the governor in May, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb proclaimed that the state's attempt to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus was unconstitutional.
Corbin Hiar / E&E News:
Slip-up reveals Chevron ties to architect of climate attack  —  It was an audacious messaging campaign: White environmentalists are hurting black communities by pushing radical climate policies that would strip them of fossil fuel jobs.  —  The email to journalists, sent by a public affairs firm …
John Frank / The Colorado Sun:
Andrew Romanoff is closing the gap after John Hickenlooper's stumbles, poll indicates  —  John Hickenlooper's cavalcade of blunders in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is giving his rival Andrew Romanoff a fighting chance.  —  Romanoff's campaign released an internal poll Thursday showing …
Discussion: Associated Press
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
HBO is making Watchmen completely free this weekend  —  An ongoing effort to promote black voices and talent  —  Watchmen premiered nine months before the recent mass protests against systemic racism and police brutality happened around the world, but the show feels more timely than ever.
Discussion: New York Post
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
Generals Pull Support for Pentagon Nominee Tata Over Offensive Tweets  —  At least three prominent retired general officers dropped their support for President Trump's nominee over inflammatory tweets he made two years ago on Islam, President Obama and Democratic lawmakers
Discussion: CNN and Foreign Policy
CBS News:
Deputies kill half-brother of black man found hanged in park after they say he opened fire  —  Rosamond, California — The half-brother of a black man found hanged in a Southern California park was killed by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies Wednesday after, they say, he opened fire on them.
Discussion: Twitchy and The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Jeff Mordock / Washington Times:
Former defense official sentenced to 30 months for leaking classified info to journalists
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CNN:
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Vladimir Putin / The National Interest:
The Real Lessons of the 75th Anniversary of World War II
New York Post:
NYPD cops encouraged to ‘strike’ on July 4 to give city its ‘independence’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
Cuomo mulls Florida quarantine as N.Y. reports lowest coronavirus numbers since pandemic
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Trump's fourth NSC Russia director is leaving the White House
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
One-Third of Primary Voters Switched Their Presidential Support
Discussion: Political Wire
ProPublica:
The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes — and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles
Nathaniel Cline / LoudounTimes.com:
Loudoun County treasurer in hot water over ‘Aunt Jemima’ Facebook post
Sara Cline / Associated Press:
Church tied to Oregon's largest coronavirus outbreak
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump global media chief faces GOP backlash over firings
Michelle Lee / Washington Post:
Timothy Mellon, top donor to Trump super PAC, used racial stereotypes to describe African Americans in his autobiography
Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
Montana Senate Moves to Toss Up
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