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Today's Top News Compilation - Friday, June 19, 2020

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Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

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Bolton book excerpts complicate White House demand to halt publication, judge says
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Court takes no immediate action on Bolton book
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Trump: Mail-in voting presents ‘biggest risk’ to reelection
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Fauci and Birx advised Trump against holding Tulsa rally: report
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Trump signals new effort to end 'Dreamers' immigration program after court defeat
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Trump turns virus conversation into ‘US vs. THEM’ debate
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Fox News Poll: Voters say yes to face masks, no to rallies
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Intel report warns that far-right extremists may target Washington, D.C.
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Novel coronavirus hospitalizations increasing in 17 states
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Federal judge says of Bolton's book that the horse is already "out of the barn"
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U.S. CDC reports 2,178,710 coronavirus cases
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AP-NORC poll: Many in US say protest impact will be positive
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Pompeo: China waging disinformation campaign to drive wedge between US and Europe
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Arizona, Texas, Florida again report record-high COVID-19 cases
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White House confirms plans for July 4 celebration in D.C.
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Trump mocks Biden event that practiced social distancing
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Apple closes stores in 4 states as coronavirus cases jump
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Deaths not counted: 3,600 cardiac arrest deaths in NYC were result of COVID...

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Some agencies tell employees to hold off responding to latest Musk email

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Multiple federal agencies appeared to be caught off guard by the Elon Musk-directed email from the Office of Personnel Management.
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California governor asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for LA wildfire relief

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires
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Trudeau trolls Trump after Canada bests USA at hockey

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a jab at President Trump after Canada's victory over the United States in an international hockey tournament.
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List accomplishments or resign, Doge tells US federal workers in email

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.
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Has Trump kept his day one promises?

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It's been a busy first month, with a blizzard of activity, so we compare his pledges with what he has delivered.
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From Baywatch to toxic waste - LA's iconic beaches unrecognisable after fires

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Under orders from President Trump, the EPA is trying to fast track the clean-up of toxic debris from LA's fires.
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He dreamed of a cycling revolution. Then an SUV crushed him

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Paul Varry's death has triggered a debate in Paris over the dramatic expansion of cycle infrastructure.
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FBI Director Kash Patel to be named ATF chief

  • News source: Yamiche Alcindor, Ryan J. Reilly and Nnamdi
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President Donald Trump's newly-confirmed FBI director, Kash Patel, is expected to take on another top law enforcement role in the administration as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to a White House official and two other sources familiar with the plan.

Patel's appointment could be made official as soon as next week with a swearing-in ceremony, the sources said.

The ATF, a law enforcement agency housed in the Department of Justice, is responsible for enforcing federal laws regarding the illegal use, sale and...
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President Trump and Justin Trudeau hold call about Ukraine, border security after weeks of tension

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Saturday about a variety of issues, ranging from the war in Ukraine to U.S. border security.

In a statement released Saturday evening, the White House said Trump and Trudeau began the call by discussing the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament that Canada won, and both leaders "expressed pride in the excellence of both nations' teams that faced off in a hard-fought hockey championship."

"The discussion turned to Monday’s G7 call that will mark the third anniversary of the...
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Top Biden advisor says party 'lost its mind' after debate: 'It melted down'

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A top advisor to former President Joe Biden said the Democratic Party "melted down" after his poor performance in the June 2024 debate against President Donald Trump and insisted Biden should have remained the party's candidate.

Biden's rough performance and weak voice at the CNN Presidential Debate sparked immense fear about his re-election odds, and the left's top leaders called on him to withdraw from the race.

Biden was replaced as the Democratic candidate by Vice President Kamala Harris less than a month later on July 21. She lost to Trump in...
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New FBI leader Kash Patel tapped to run ATF as acting director

  • News source: FOX News
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FBI Director Kash Patel will be tapped to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital Saturday.

The news comes a day after Patel was sworn in as the ninth FBI director in a narrow Senate vote.

Former FBI Director Christopher Wray resigned at the end of former President Joe Biden's term, and Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ATF general counsel, Pamela Hicks, Thursday.

FBI NOMINEE KASH PATEL CONFIRMED IN NARROW SENATE VOTE

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Kash Patel to be named acting ATF chief, sources say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Kash Patel, the newly sworn-in director of the FBI, is expected to also be named acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, two Justice Department sources confirmed to CBS News Saturday.

Following a lengthy process, Patel, a Trump loyalist, was confirmed by the Senate Thursday as FBI director in a slim 51-49 margin, with two Republican senators joining all Democrats in dissent.

The ATF, like the FBI, is an agency within the Justice Department. It has more than 5,200 employees and a budget of approximately $1.6 billion...
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The stock market closes out worst day of 2025

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The stock market closed out the week with the worst day of 2025. The losses are coming amid growing concerns about economic growth. Elise Preston reports on how Americans are reacting.
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Trump fires top-ranking military officer in an unprecedented move

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump fired Four Star Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. Trump said he will nominate Three Star Air Force Let. Gen. Dan Caine as the replacement. Willie James Inman has the details.
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Trump expected to name Kash Patel as acting ATF director: Sources

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Donald Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, sources told ABC News.
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