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Jeffrey Toobin | How Trump's Supreme Court Pick Could Undo Kennedy's Legacy 
Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy is seen during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House April 10, 2017, in Washington, DC. (photo: Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker
Toobin writes: "There is some irony in Kennedy's decision, last week, to turn over his precious seat on the Supreme Court to the least dignified man ever to serve as President."
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Donald Trump and Steve Bannon in the Oval Office. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Donald Trump and Steve Bannon in the Oval Office. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The List Won Trump the White House. Now Democrats Are Using It Against Him.
Lorraine Woellert and Christopher Cadelago, Politico
Excerpt: "Trump's highly publicized list of potential Supreme Court nominees has given liberals plenty of time to craft a campaign against his pick."
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Hands typing on a computer keyboard. (photo: hamburg_berlin/Shutterstock)
Hands typing on a computer keyboard. (photo: hamburg_berlin/Shutterstock)

Facebook's Disclosures About Cambridge Analytica Under Scrutiny as Investigation Widens
Craig Timberg, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Representatives for the FBI, the SEC and the Federal Trade Commission have joined the Department of Justice in its inquiries about the two companies and the sharing of personal information of 71 million Americans."
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Scott Pruitt. (photo: Getty Images)
Scott Pruitt. (photo: Getty Images)

Scott Pruitt Asked Top Aide to Help His Wife Secure a $200,000 Job at a Conservative Group
Elliot Hannon, Slate
Hannon writes: "Scott Pruitt was in the news again Monday for the usual, trying to use his official position in the federal government to gain personal favors, this time (again) in the form of a job for his wife."
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After being told the entire group would not be granted access to the Capitol, the Kentucky Poor Peoples’ Campaign gathered June 12th in the front lobby as police formed a line to block them. (photo: Charles Bertram)
After being told the entire group would not be granted access to the Capitol, the Kentucky Poor Peoples’ Campaign gathered June 12th in the front lobby as police formed a line to block them. (photo: Charles Bertram)

Kentucky Attorney General: State Broke Law by Blocking Poor People's Campaign From Capitol
Jack Brammer, Lexington Herald Leader
Brammer writes: "Gov. Matt Bevin's administration violated the law by limiting access to the Kentucky Capitol for members of the Poor People's Campaign advocacy group, Attorney General Andy Beshear said Monday."
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Steel coils lay in a yard at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Canada. President Trump recently announced tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports. (photo: Cole Burston/Getty Images)
Steel coils lay in a yard at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Canada. President Trump recently announced tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports. (photo: Cole Burston/Getty Images)

Canadians Rally Around Retaliatory Tariffs Aimed at the US
Jackie Northam, NPR
Northam writes: "The Canadian tariffs are designed to hit products like steel and bourbon from states like Ohio and Kentucky that heavily favored Trump in the presidential election."
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Many of these families, especially those with a medically-frail relative, can’t just go back to Puerto Rico. (photo: Getty Images)
Many of these families, especially those with a medically-frail relative, can’t just go back to Puerto Rico. (photo: Getty Images)

Hurricane Maria 'Climate Refugees' Avoid Displacement for a Couple Days Longer
Yessenia Funes, Earther
Funes writes: "For those who've lost their homes since Hurricane Maria, the hits keep rolling. Over the weekend, more than 1,700 people displaced by the Category 4 storm nearly lost aid from FEMA."
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