• Trump Goes Dark on Gun Control After Pledging Background Checks ‘Like We’ve Never Had Before’ (thedailybeast.com)
  
• NYPD Finally Fires Daniel Pantaleo, the Violent Cop Who Choked Eric Garner to Death (thedailybeast.com)
  
• Prince Andrew Faces New Scandal Over Jeffrey Epstein Mansion Video (thedailybeast.com)
  

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• Bigot: Ken ‘Cooch’ Cuccinelli has talked about undocumented immigrants as ‘invaders’ since at least 2007 (cnn.com)
  
• War Zone Portland: After Nearly Three Years of Orchestrating Violent Rallies, Fascist ‘Patriot Prayer’ Leader Joey Gibson Turns Himself In on Felony Riot Charge (wweek.com)Portland’s Feared Far-Right Rally Hit by Multiple Setbacks (thedailybeast.com)
  
• Republicans Block The FEC From Calling The FBI About NRA Russian Money Laundering For Trump (politicususa.com)
  
• How Moscow Mitch Won a New Russian Plant in His Home State (dcreport.org)
  
• Leaked Document Blows The Lid Off GOP Media Strategy To Blame The Left For Mass Shootings (politicususa.com)
  

  FILE PHOTO - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a media briefing after the House Republican conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

• How Fanta Was Created for Nazi Germany (getpocket.com)
  
• Rashida Tlaib And Ilhan Omar Have Been Barred From Visiting Israel (buzzfeednews.com)
  

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• John Hickenlooper Will Drop Out of Presidential Race, May Run for Senate (buzzfeednews.com)
  
• Jeffrey Epstein autopsy report shows broken neck (politicususa.com)Jeffrey Epstein’s Bodyguard on His Former Boss’s Lifestyle, Cruelty, Suicide (nymag.com)
  
• Philadelphia mayor calls for gun control action after officers injured in standoff (theguardian.com)6 Philadelphia police officers shot; suspect surrenders after hourslong standoff (6abc.com)
• New York Young Republicans Go Full Alt-Right (thedailybeast.com)
  
• Trump Has Inspired At Least 36 Criminal Violent Acts Or Threats Of Violence (politicususa.com)
  
• Raid on “Pedo Island”: FBI seize computers in Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded home
  
• William Barr Ripped For Bungling Jeffrey Epstein’s Federal Custody (politicususa.com)William Barr slams prison after Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide (cbsnews.com)AG William Barr to Jeffrey Epstein’s Possible Co-Conspirators: We’re Still Coming for You (thedailybeast.com)
  
• ‘Using the Lord’s name in vain’: grassroots Evangelicals are beginning at last to chafe at Trump’s blasphemy (politico.com)
  
• Anthony Scaramucci Warns That Trump Will Turn On Every American (politicususa.com)‘How are we all tolerating this?’: Scaramucci says GOP should consider replacing Trump on 2020 ticket (washingtonpost.com)
  
• FBI and DoJ launch investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s death (theguardian.com)Autopsy complete on indicted child sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, ME says (newsday.com)Epstein’s accusers call her his protector and procurer. Is Ghislaine Maxwell now prosecutors’ target? (washingtonpost.com)
  
• Conspiracy Theories Erupt After Jeffrey Epstein’s Death (thedailybeast.com)Trump Shares Fringe Theory About Epstein and Clintons (nytimes.com)
  
• Jeffrey Epstein Dead; Apparent Suicide
  
• Unsealed Documents Name Powerful Men in Epstein Sex Ring (thedailybeast.com)‘She was shaking’: Court filings describe system Jeffrey Epstein allegedly used to procure girls (thedailybeast.com)The Biggest Bombshells in Newly Unsealed Epstein Documents (thedailybeast.com)NYC Power Couple’s Butler Says Swedish Teen Told Him of Epstein Island Horrors (thedailybeast.com)
  
• Trump Names an Acting Spy Chief as No. 2 Intelligence Official Sue Gordon Bails (nytimes.com)
  

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• Russia refuses to share data on blast that caused radiation spike (theguardian.com)
• Trump Blunders His Way Into the Kashmir Crisis (dcreport.org)
  
• Warren takes aim at crime policies once embraced by Biden, Harris and Booker (washingtonpost.com)
• Flight Logs Reportedly Link Prince Andrew to Alleged Jeffrey Epstein Victim Virginia Roberts (thedailybeast.com)
  
• Democrats, seeing state-level openings, dump millions into statehouse races (cbsnews.com)
• Russia and China say US missile test could revive arms race (theguardian.com)
• Italian PM expected to resign as political chaos deepens (theguardian.com)
• How a Cooling Vest Invented by a Furry Made Its Way Into the U.S. Military (thedailybeast.com)
  
• The cult of Columbine: how an obsession with school shooters led to a murder plot (theguardian.com)
• Daily Mail: Photo of Epstein Pal Ghislaine Maxwell at In-N-Out Was Staged (thedailybeast.com)
  
• Eric Swalwell: ‘Zero Chance’ Moscow Mitch Will Put American Lives Over Russia-NRA Money (politicususa.com)
• Planned Parenthood Will Withdraw From Federal Funding Program Because Of Abortion “Gag Rule” (buzzfeednews.com)
  
• Elizabeth Warren publicly apologizes for DNA test (cbsnews.com)
• ISIS Is Regaining Strength in Iraq and Syria (nytimes.com)
• Omar, Tlaib blast Israel for blocking their visit (washingtonpost.com)
• Trump’s In Big Trouble As His Economy Approval Rating Has Plunged 13 Points In A Year (politicususa.com)
• Jeffrey Epstein’s Will Leaves $577 Million to Mysterious Trust (thedailybeast.com)

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• Twitter Will Block Ads From State-Controlled Media Outlets (thedailybeast.com)
  
• Twitter removes nearly 1,000 accounts tied to China’s campaign against Hong Kong protesters (theguardian.com)
• Barr Tries To Pass The Buck For Epstein Sucide By Firing Bureau Of Prisons Leadership (politicususa.com)
• Schumer Blasts Trump For Caving To The NRA On Background Checks (politicususa.com)
• Justin Amash’s district might abandon Trump, too (cbsnews.com)
• Trump Blows Up His Own Tariff Lie After Talking To Tim Cook (politicususa.com)
• Economists see a recession looming while Trump sees a conspiracy – live (theguardian.com)
• Commerce Department will extend Huawei reprieve, Ross says (washingtonpost.com)

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