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Roshaan Wasim  //  7/13/18  //  Daily Update

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GOP lawmakers threaten FBI Agent Peter Strzok with contempt for refusing to answer question on Mueller probe. Trump Administration officials say nearly half of separated migrant children under 5 years old have been reunited with their families. President Trump reaffirmed his support for NATO at the close of the summit even as his comments stirred discord. Senate GOP leaders balance pressure to hold hearings soon against requests to review potentially millions of documents related to Judge Kavanaugh. SEC probes why Facebook didn’t warn sooner on privacy lapse.

 

TRUMP: INVESTIGATIONS AND LITIGATION 

GOP lawmakers threaten FBI Agent Peter Strzok with contempt for refusing to answer question on Mueller probe (WaPo).

• Strzok denies bias against President Trump affected his work (LA Times).

 

IMMIGRATION

Trump Administration officials say nearly half of separated migrant children under 5 years old have been reunited with their families (NYT, WSJ).

 

CIVIL RIGHTS 

House Republican leaders come out in support of Representative Jim Jordan as he faces allegations of having turned a blind eye to sexual abuse as a wrestling coach at Ohio State (NYT).

 

DEMOCRACY 

Democrats take major step to reduce role of superdelegates (NYT). 

Senators questioned top officials from the EAC about their efforts to boost state cybersecurity election systems (The Hill).

Election security legislation may be gaining steam in Congress (WaPo).

 

JUSTICE AND SAFETY 

President Trump tells NATO allies to spend 4% of GDP on defense (WSJ, WaPo, The Guardian).

• As President Trump bashes NATO, Republicans are largely silent, write Elizabeth Williamson and Thomas Kaplan at The New York Times.
• President Trump’s approach to the NATO Summit has given Vladimir Putin a “win,” writes Evelyn Farkas at Politico.
• The New York Times looks at the benefits of American membership in NATO.

President Trump reaffirmed his support for NATO at the close of the summit even as his comments stirred discord (NYT, WSJ). 

President Trump arrived in London amidst mass protests (WaPo, NYT). 

North Koreans don’t show up to a scheduled meeting at the inter-Korean border to discuss the return of remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War (NYT).

President Trump releases a letter from Kim Jong-Un praising the “epochal progress” since their summit last month in Singapore (WaPo).

U.S. urges the United Nations to halt all oil transfers to North Korea (WaPo).

Secret Service issues guide aimed at preventing school shootings (WSJ).

 

REGULATION 

New EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler’s remarks signal a break from his predecessor Scott Pruitt (NYT).

SEC probes why Facebook didn’t warn sooner on privacy lapse (WSJ). 

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says trade policies complicate economic outlook (WSJ).

 

RULE OF LAW

The Senate narrowly confirmed a former DOJ official to lead the department’s Criminal Division and oversee the government’s career prosecutions (NYT).

AG Jeff Sessions targets ten areas in U.S. for crackdown on the sale of fentanyl (WaPo).

 

CHECKS AND BALANCES

Senate GOP leaders balance pressure to hold hearings soon against requests to review potentially millions of documents related to Judge Kavanaugh, write Louise Radnofsky and Andrew Duehren at The Wall Street Journal. 

Democrats zero in on Judge Kavanaugh’s Defense of Presidential Power (NYT).

 

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Immigration Rule of Law Checks & Balances Regulation Democracy Civil Rights Justice & Safety

 

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