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1.1 1 CUL vvc LJG11 19 Nui i INcu 11 RV I IG1 uut_Ay vvcio Ill/VV11 19 directly into the operating table's trash, according to a new lawsuit brought against St. Mark's Hospital. Bella) 9. Peak fire season in California is near, and the Department of the Interior is short hundreds of firefighters. The agency has about 500 fewer firefighters available than expected. (LA Times) 10. Chris Kraft, the aeronautical engineer widely considered the godfather of NASA's Mission Control, died at 95. His death came just two days after the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. (Eryn Brown) Vice President Pence speaks before the unveiling of Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. (Andrew Harnik/AP) ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN AND WOMEN: 1. Remember when Vice President Pence abruptly canceled a trip to New Hampshire earlier this month? He reportedly did so to avoid shaking hands with an alleged interstate drug dealer. Pence was set to visit an opioid addiction treatment center in New Hampshire, where Jeff Hatch — a man under investigation for moving more than $100,000 of fentanyl Page 17692 EFTA00047203
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— worked. Hatch, a former player for the New York Giants, agreed last week to a plea deal that could put him behind bars for up to four years. (Politico) 2. Judy Shelton, whom Trump intends to nominate for the Federal Reserve Board, is calling for a massive interest-rate cut at the Fed's July meeting. While Wall Street traders are anticipating a 25-basis- point cut, Shelton is publicly pushing for a 50-basis- point cut. (Heather Long) 3. Kelly Craft, Trump's nominee to be U.N. ambassador and the wife of a billionaire coal magnate, spent more than half of her days as ambassador to Canada outside of Canada. During her confirmation hearing, she attributed much of her absence to the demands of negotiating the new North American free-trade pact. But Senate investigators discovered Craft spent a significant amount of time in places around the United States where she has homes. (Politico) 4. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and other members of her family, heirs to the Amway fortune, have seen their gross incomes rise massively in the wake of the Trump tax cuts, according to her latest financial disclosure report. (C_NBC) 5. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is prone to falling asleep during meetings. The 81-year-old secretary, who has for months endured whispers that he is on the outs, spends much of his time at the White House to try to curry Trump's favor, leaving the Page 17693 EFTA00047204
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aepartment aarirt. i nere s also constant in ignting among top officials and sudden departures of senior staffers without explanation. (Politico) 6. Former White House press secretary Sanders showed up at a retreat of the Republican Governors Association, fueling rumors that she's preparing to run for governor of Arkansas. (Politico) 7. Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said that the expanded investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could "implicate a lot of people." "I can't tell you who, but it's not going to end up with just Jeffrey Epstein," said the former New York mayor. "Maybe some were innocent — maybe some weren't, but I think they're going to investigate everybody." (The Hill) Central American migrants are detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. (Henrika Martinez/AFP) THE IMMIGRATION WARS: -- Bypassing immigration judges, the Trump administration is significantly expanding its power to quickly deport undocumented immigrants who entered the country illegally within the past two years. Maria Sacchetti reports: "Officials are calling the new strategy, which will take effect immediately, a 'necessary response' to the influx of Central Americans and others at the southern border. It will allow immigration authorities to quickly remove Page 17694 EFTA00047205
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immigrants from anywnere tney encounter tnem across me United States, and they expect the approach will help alleviate the nation's immigration-court backlog and free up space in Immigration and Customs Enforcement jails. ... Immigrants apprehended in Iowa, Nebraska or other inland states would have to prove to immigration officials that they have been in the United States continuously for the past two years, or they could end up in an immigration jail facing quick deportation. And it could be relatively low-level immigration officers — not officers of a court — making the decisions." -- An 18-year-old U.S. citizen has been in Border Patrol detention for three weeks in Dallas. His family fears he may be deported. The Dallas Morning News's Obed Manuel reports: The teen, Francisco Erwin Galicia, was detained at a checkpoint while traveling with his 17-year-old brother, Marlon Galicia, who lacks legal status. Marlon signed a voluntary deportation form and was sent to Mexico, but Francisco, who was born in Texas, is still in detention with little access to a phone. "The ICE detainee locator system shows Francisco is being held at the South Texas Detention Facility in Pearsall and lists him as being born in Mexico. Sanjuana Galicia, Francisco's mother, said she lived in Dallas from 1998-2001 and moved to South Texas after his birth. `I need my son back,' she said. `I just want to prove to them that he is a citizen. He's not a criminal or anything bad. He's a good kid.- -- A 17-year-old Guatemalan boy, Abner, described 11 Page 17695 EFTA00047206
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uctys UI IlUllyel, dL d DUI uul rdUVI station in Yuma, Ariz. NBC News's Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez report: "He describes them as filled with hunger and thirst, extreme temperatures and fear of the guards manning the facility. They refused to give him food when he asked, mocked him if he asked what time it was, and, on one occasion, punched another boy in the stomach, Abner said. `With a punch they knocked the wind out of him ... But I don't know why,' Abner said, describing what he said happened to the 16-year-old. Abner said he and his cellmates were only fed twice a day, leading him to become very hungry. ... Abner said he lost track of whether it was day or night because the lights were always on in his cell and they were yelled at for going near the windows." -- In Tennessee, ICE agents attempted to arrest a man after he entered his van with his son. But their neighbors formed a human chain to allow them to get home. The neighbors, over four hours, brought water and food to the man as he and his son sat in the van, but eventually they created a chain that allowed the father and son to get home without being stopped by the federal agents, who had an administrative warrant, which doesn't allow them to forcibly remove someone from their home or vehicle. (WTVF) -- Montgomery County in Maryland just passed the region's toughest ban against cooperation with ICE agents. Rebecca Tan reports: "Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) on Monday signed the Promoting rst-NrrIrrli Tn icf ware nrric,r nrnhikifinn oII co.ecv-,I Page 17696 EFTA00047207
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,....VI 1111 iuu my I I UOL I-Z\GUULI VG VI UGI , VI VI 111-11L11 l Gil GINGUULI VG- branch departments from, among other things, using local government resources to assist federal agents in civil immigration investigations. That means they cannot allow [ICE] officers into nonpublic spaces in government buildings or give them access to individuals in county government custody — unless they are in possession of a court order or criminal warrant." -- Another side effect of Trump's deportation threats: Immigrants are avoiding reproductive health care because they fear encountering immigration authorities. Vox's Anna North reports: "Dr. Anjani Kolahi, a family medicine physician and fellow with the group Physicians for Reproductive Health, works with a federally qualified health center in Southern California that provides affordable care regardless of immigration status. But, she told Vox, `patients are not coming for care.' She's seen patients with cancer who only come to the doctor after experiencing significant weight loss. `They know that they're very sick, but they're so concerned about deportation that they will be scared to come into the hospital,' Kolahi said. In an environment where people are afraid to go to the doctor even when they're desperately ill, routine screenings for breast and cervical cancer can fall by the wayside." -- A new report from the Center for American Progress — the left-wing think tank — warns that the Democratic Party is losing the immigration messaging war to Trump. The report suggests Democrats' decision to cede the "n ilp of law" nrni inn to Rpni ihlinans "hrpatps `the false Page 17697 EFTA00047208
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dichotomy of America as either a nation of immigrants or a nation of laws'—making the party and its candidates appear soft on enforcement, and potentially weakening future attempts for humanitarian-focused immigration reform. In doing so, writes Tom Jawetz, vice president of immigration policy at the Center for American Progress, supporters of humane immigration policy have ceded powerful rhetorical ground to immigration restrictionists, who are happy to masquerade as the sole defenders of America as a nation of laws.'" (Daily Beast) 7 questions Mueller did not answer in his report THERE'S STILL A BEAR IN THE WOODS: -- The Justice Department told Bob Mueller not to answer a wide variety of questions about his Russia investigation when he testifies before lawmakers on Wednesday. Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky_report: "Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer said in Monday's letter that he was responding to a request earlier this month from Mueller for guidance on how to handle questions 'concerning privilege or other legal bars applicable to potential testimony in connection with' subpoenas for Mueller's congressional testimony. ... Weinsheimer then went on to spell out the categories of information that should be off-limits in Mueller's testimony on Wednesday before two House committees. ... "The Justice Department expects that Mueller will 'not go Page 17698 EFTA00047209
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oeyona tne puoiic version or nis iviarcn report or nis findings. `Please note there should be no testimony concerning the redacted portions of the public version of your report,' the letter said, reminding Mueller that the prosecution of Trump adviser Roger Stone and a separate case are still awaiting trial, 'and local court rules and specific orders issued in those cases substantially restrict the Department's ability to make public statements about those cases.' ... The final portion of the letter makes a broader, vaguer admonition not to discuss matters that could be covered by executive privilege — a legally and factually complicated assertion that could, in theory, cover many topics, given that Mueller's task was to investigate President Trump while working in the executive branch." -- Jim Popkin, who has been tapped to help Mueller handle media inquiries in advance of his testimony, said the former counsel will read an opening statement in addition to submitting his full report for the record. Popkin said no one at DOJ has seen Mueller's opening statement, and it will probably not be released until Mueller starts his testimony. (CNN) -- "The media is getting a second chance to cover Mueller's findings — and this time get it right," writes media columnist Margaret Sullivan: "Recall how gullible — and therefore misleading to the public — the news media was in March when Attorney General William Barr characterized the unreleased report in a four-page letter. Coverage of that letter set in place an inaccurate Page 17699 EFTA00047210
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I ICH I MI VC ll ICU I ICJ UCCI I CIII I ILJJL II tu I)' news organizations, including some of the most prominent, took what Barr said at face value or mischaracterized the report's findings. ... Some damage is irretrievable. Many Americans have made up their minds already about Mueller's findings — and about Trump himself, no matter what he is or does. ... But hearing from Mueller directly is important, even if it does nothing other than reiterate what's in his report. And this new round of media coverage is important, too, if only because it can clarify and drive home what Mueller originally said." -- Trump said he'll watch "a little" bit of the Mueller testimony. "I'm not going to be watching Mueller because you can't take all those bites out of the apple," he told reporters at the Oval Office. (AP) -- Among the questions Mueller may face: Why didn't his team interview Donald Trump Jr., the only American participant of the Trump Tower meeting that didn't talk to investigators? A former Department of Justice official said in the past that it is likely Trump Jr. didn't get interviewed because he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right, but this is a question Mueller can finally put to rest on Wednesday. (NBC News) -- Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, said Mueller can speak volumes with just three answers. In an op-ed for the Times, he writes: "There are just three simple yes-or-no questions Congress should ask Mueller: Mr. Mueller, Page 17700 EFTA00047211
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the president said your report found, in his words, 'no collusion, no obstruction, complete and total exoneration.' First, did your report find there was no collusion? Second, did your report find there was no obstruction? Third, did your report give the president complete and total exoneration? That's it. That's the ballgame." -- John Podesta, the chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, calls Mueller's testimony "vital" to stop future election interference: "He can provide guidance on how Russia operates and how to prevent further attacks. But Americans must face the truth: Trump, in broad daylight, has encouraged the destruction of the nation's fundamental democratic institutions, and he continues to do so," he writes in an op-ed for The Post. -- Trump recently met with Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, to discuss who should replace Dan Coats as the next director of national intelligence. Politico's Natasha Bertrand and Eliana report that Fred Fleitz, a former CIA analyst who was national security adviser John Bolton's chief of staff and now runs a far-right think tank, is in the running for the job: "Some on Capitol Hill and in the intelligence community think Nunes himself could be in the. for an intelligence post, even if it's not for this job. `The president would certainly consider Devin Nunes for the director's position and I eventually see him serving in some capacity in this administration,' said one member of Page 17701 EFTA00047212
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Congress who speaks to Trump frequently. He noted, however, that he sees `all of Devin's efforts being directed towards a reelection effort in Congress.' Such speculation has provoked some anxiety [inside the intelligence community], according to one person with direct knowledge." -- South Korean fighter jets fired 360 warning shots at an intruding Russian military aircraft, according to Seoul's Defense Ministry.Simon Denyer reports: "The South Korean fighters fired 80 warning shots the first time, and a further 280 shots when the aircraft returned a few minutes later, according to the Defense Ministry. Seoul said it was the first time a Russian military plane had violated its airspace, and experts said the incident complicated simmering regional tensions. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D- Minn.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) hold a news conference last week at the Capitol. (J. Scott Applewtiite/AP) THE DIVIDED STATES (AND TERRITORIES) OF AMERICA: -- The Louisiana cop who called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) a "vile idiot" who "needs a round" on Facebook was fired, along with another officer who "liked" the post. The officer had just completed social media training when he shared a fake •-11-snt of rIrsncin_r "H./n-7 Alit-sr% NIrmAtc, \ Page 17702 EFTA00047213
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al UI.IG CILAJUL \ll..OJIV - VVI LUZ-. `V I.., vcvvoi -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), another member of the four-person "Squad," told the NAACP convention in Detroit that she has a message for those wanting to "send her back": "I'm not going nowhere, not until I impeach this president." She noted that she was "born and raised" in Motor City. (CBS News) -- "I don't feel like an outsider, and I haven't been treated like one," Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), one of the four congresswomen targeted by the president, tells the Boston Globe for a profile: "Pressley has been the least controversial of the four, all women of color. But her association with them has set her apart from House colleagues, including other female lawmakers who also entered Congress this year for the first time. She doesn't make waves for the wrong reasons by herself and that to me is a very interesting and significant point. She knows what she's doing,' said Ian , the former political director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which helps elect party members to the House. `There is no reason why she can't deliver on legislation while also running this outside game too,' he said. `It's just a delicate balance.- -- Many voters in Port Huron, Mich., have embraced the president's "love it or leave it" message, one that they do not see as racist even as he continues to rally against the four congresswomen of color, who he told last week to "go back." The Times's l_Saul_ansi Jeremy W. Peters report: "Though they dismiss Mr. Page 17703 EFTA00047214
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Trump's Twitter broadsides as excessive or juvenile, they voiced strong support for his re-election and expressed their own misgivings about the four women. 'They happen to be black or colored,' Dennis Kovach, 82, said of the women, as he watered the lawn of his home near the lake this weekend. 'But I don't think that viewpoint is a racist viewpoint. I think it's — quit the bitching, if you don't like it, do something different about it.' ... Michigan is an important piece of Mr. Trump's path to re-election and is already the focus of some of the Republican Party's most extensive get-out-the-vote efforts. ... In Port Huron, many residents said they were willing to ignore Mr. Trump's outbursts, pointing to strong hiring in local factories as evidence he was doing a good job. Some raised fears about a move toward socialism within the Democratic Party, and suggested that Mr. Trump's remarks might even gain him support by showcasing just how far left the Democratic Party has shifted." -- "The president and his followers lack the moral authority to tell anyone to leave this country because they are not indigenous to this land," writes_Rep_Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), one of the first two Native American womenelectedio_C_ongress, in an op-ed for the Times_ "The fact that the president claims this country as his own and wants to keep everyone in their place proves that he doesn't understand his place. I question the standing of anyone who would call to send my sisters and colleagues ... or any other American 'back.' As a 35th-generation New Mexican and a descendant of the original inhabitants of this continent. I say that the aromise of our country is for Page 17704 EFTA00047215
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everyone to find success, pursue happiness and live lives of equality. This is the Pueblo way. It's the American way." -- Joe Kaeser, the chief executive of Siemens AG, said Trump is turning into the "face of racism and exclusion." Hamza Shaban reports: "'l find it depressing that the most important political office in the world is turning into the face of racism and exclusion,' Kaeser said in a Twitter post over the weekend. `I have lived in the USA for many years, experiencing freedom, tolerance and openness as never before.' Kaeser, who worked for Siemens in San Jose, from 1995 to 1999, previously has used his position as the head of one of Europe's most powerful manufacturers to take a stand on political issues." -- The city council in Charlotte, which will host the Republican National Convention next year, just condemned Trump's "racist and xenophobic" comments. Felicia Sonmez reports: Mitchell Jr., one of the council members who supported the resolution, said the move was intended to send a message to the White House: `We may not be able to control what you say, but we're going to tell you how we feel about it in Charlotte, North Carolina.' All nine of the city council's Democrats voted for the measure, while the two Republicans on the council opposed it." -- After a week of backlash over his comments, Trump privately met with former NFL player and conservative Page 17705 EFTA00047216
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commentator Jack Brewer at the golf course to talk about "black America," according to Brewer. ABC News's Tara Palmeri reports: "'My goal is to help calm this wave,' Brewer told ABC News in a phone interview about the tensions between the black community and Trump. 'It's all about emotion.' Brewer said he and the president did not specifically speak about the latest controversy regarding the four congresswomen and the rally chant, saying that his agenda was criminal justice reform and how it's impacting the African American community. 'I came to talk about what's been done. Thousands of black families have their dads now,' said Brewer, referring to the announcement on Friday that 3,100 inmates were released from prison under the First Step Act." Trump says he's 'the best thing to happen to Puerto Rico' amid protests -- In Puerto Rico, protesters shut down a major highway and paralyzed most of San Juan as they continued demanding the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rossello. The Times's Frances Robles and Alejandra Rosa report: "The protest was one of the largest ever seen on the island, as Puerto Ricans streamed into the capital on buses — and some on planes from the mainland — in a spontaneous eruption of fury over the years of recession, mismanagement, natural disaster and corruption that have fueled a recent exodus. Ignoring sporadic deluges, demonstrators launched impromptu line dances, paraded on horseback, banged pots and carried banners along several miles of highway, many shouting: 'Ricky, renuncia, el pueblo Page 17706 EFTA00047217
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to repudia!' — Ricky, resign, the people reject you. ... 'Governor, Puerto Rico Demands Your Resignation,' the island's largest-circulation daily newspaper, El Nuevo Dia, said in an unusual front-page editorial on Monday. ... In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Mr. Rossello said he had apologized to some of those named in the chat but still has work to do as governor." -- After criticizing Rossello, Trump credited himself as "the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico." From HuffPost's Julian Shen-Berro: "Trump falsely stated that Congress 'gave Puerto Rico $92 billion last year' as evidence of their incompetence. Trump later claimed to be 'the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico,' citing a number of bizarre reasons while trying to justify the statement 'They don't like to give me the credit for it, but we did a great job [in Puerto Rico],' he said. 'I have many Puerto Rican friends. I have a real understanding of Puerto Rico. I've had jobs in Puerto Rico.' Trump did not delve into specifics of the 'great job' he believed his administration had accomplished, but did refer to what he saw as a 'tremendous' success that occurred before his presidency began. 'I own the Miss Universe contest and we had them in Puerto Rico, twice. And I'll tell you, we had tremendous successes,' the president said. 'In fact, they said literally 100% - this never happens — almost, I think it was close to 100, but 100% of the island itself was watching. They like those pageants."' -- Other mainland politicians also criticized Rossello, Page 17707 EFTA00047218
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incivaing New York mayor till) ae blaSlo. I ne zuzu hopeful said the Puerto Rican governor "has exhibited a pattern of sexist, homophobic and entirely inappropriate behavior." (CNN) SOCIAL MEDIA SPEED READ: Chelsea Clinton announced the birth of her third child: The Post's Fact Checker commented on Trump's misleading statements on a conversation he had with India's prime minister: Trump commented on the most recent clashes in Hong Kong: And a Democratic presidential hopeful trolled Ivanka Trump: QUOTE OF THE DAY: "If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth, it would be gone, it would be over literally in 10 days and I don't want to go that route," Trump said during his meeting with the Pakistani prime minister. "I just don't want to kill 10 Page 17708 EFTA00047219
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mu ion peop e. 011174e/-1:JeamtollfCiTilElli sa VIDEOS OF THE DAY: Hasan Minhaj took a look at the problematic names of some American places: Seth Meyers took a closer look at Trump's attacks against four congresswomen of color: Presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson sat down with Stephen Colbert: Footage showed parts of New York flooded a day after temperatures hit over 100 degrees: And the Los Angeles Times shared satellite images that show how the Ridgecrest earthquake shattered the desert floor: You received this email because you signed up for The Daily 202 or because it is induded in your subscription. Manage my email newsletters and alerts I Unsubscribe from The Daily 202 Privacy Policy I Help Page 17709 EFTA00047220
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