Hot Mic: Bite-Size News Brief

Paul Ryan has decided he won’t hold public town halls anymore. Opposition to the Senate Republican health care bill continues to grow. Trump and Putin talked about creating a cybersecurity unit in their meeting at the G20 summit.

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• Paul Ryan won’t hold public town halls because he doesn’t want to face protests
• Pressure on GOP to reject Obamacare repeal grows, with bill’s future in doubt
• Trump pledges to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin on cybersecurity unit

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President Donald Trump urged Russia to halt its actions in Ukraine, but did not call out Russian President Vladimir Putin for election meddling. The head of the federal Office of Government Ethics announced his resignation. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been sued by 18 states and the District of Columbia for delaying fraud protections for student loan borrowers.

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• In Poland, teleprompter Trump and unscripted Trump looked like 2 totally different people
• Walter Shaub, director of the Office of Government Ethics, steps down
• 19 attorneys general sue Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to protect cheated student borrowers

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A new poll from Politico shows nearly two-thirds of voters supporting President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The Iraqi fight against the Islamic State continues to advance, but roughly 300 ISIS fighters remain in Mosul. CNN was accused of blackmail after it chose not to identify the Reddit user who created the now-infamous GIF of President Donald Trump body slamming a man with the network’s logo for a head.

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• Majority of voters back Donald Trump’s travel ban, poll finds
• There are 300 ISIS fighters still in Mosul, Iraqi commander says
• CNN accused of blackmailing the Reddit user who posted the viral Trump meme

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North Korea claims to have launched an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting any part of the world, but officials are skeptical. Forty-four states have rejected the White House’s request to turn over information on voters to its commission on voter fraud. Joey Chestnut won his 10th title in Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, eating a record 72 hot dogs.

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• North Korea missile launch: Could an intercontinental ballistic missile hit the US? What to know.
• 44 states rebuff Trump voter fraud commission
• Joey Chestnut eats world record 72 hot dogs to win Nathan’s competition in Coney Island

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Authorities identified Henry Bello as the shooter in Friday’s attack at New York’s Bronx-Lebanon Hospital. Nevada launched its first day of recreational marijuana sales. President Donald Trump tweeted a video showing him pummeling a man with the CNN logo for a head, prompting a storm of criticism from legislators and media organizations.

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• Henry Bello, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital shooter, may have had a history of sexual misconduct
• Legal weed in Nevada makes bank on first day of sales
• CNN issues response to controversial Trump tweet showing violence against the network

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President Donald Trump faced backlash from Democrats and Republicans alike for his tweets attacking the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe. The Congressional Budget Office released another analysis of the Senate health care bill as Republicans make changes to the legislation… and its findings are worse. A federal commission’s very first actions are already setting off alarm bells from public officials and watchdogs.

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• Donald Trump faces blowback from all sides following Mika Brzezinski "face-lift" tweet
• New CBO report says Senate health care bill would cut Medicaid by more than a third by 2036
• White House's Election Integrity Commission goes into action — with objections

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The children of Alton Sterling, a black man fatally shot by a Baton Rouge police officer last year, are suing the city, the police department, and the officer. A new poll found that just 17% of adults approve of the health care plan proposed by Senate Republicans. An ethics group sued Trump International Hotel for the release of records just before Wednesday night’s fundraising dinner.

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• Alton Sterling’s children sue Baton Rouge over shooting, alleging racism and excessive force
• Senate Republican health care plan has dismal 17% approval, new poll finds
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Amid opposition from within their own party, Senate Republican leadership decided to postpone a vote on the proposed health care bill until after the July 4 recess. Three Chicago police officers have been indicted on charges related to the alleged cover-up in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald. A new Pew survey found confidence in the United States fell in the first months of President Donald Trump’s term.

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• Senate Republicans postpone health care vote amid growing opposition
• Laquan McDonald Shooting: 3 Chicago officers charged with conspiracy in black teen's shooting death
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The Supreme Court announced that a limited version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban can go into effect until the court hears arguments on its legality in October. As Republicans in the Senate work to pass their proposed health care bill, activists are organizing to stop what they see as an attack on the lives of people with disabilities. Philando Castile’s family reached a $3 million settlement with Minnesota police.

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• Supreme Court to hear travel ban case in fall, allows limited version of ban to go into effect
• Americans with disabilities are fighting the Senate's potentially devastating health care bill
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Republican Senator Ron Johnson is one of five GOP senators who have publicly opposed the health care bill. President Donald Trump blamed the Obama administration for its failure to act against Russian interference in the 2016 election. More than 150 people were killed in Pakistan when an overturned oil tanker burst into flames as residents tried to gather the leaking fuel.

Links:
• Republican Sen. Johnson and Independent Sen. Sanders call for health bill delay on 'Meet the Press'
• Donald Trump is now blaming Obama for Russian election interference
• Oil truck explodes in Pakistan, killing at least 153

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