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answer right now,' said Ralph Reed, whose Faith and Freedom Coalition is based in Georgia and is involved in the special election. As for Mr. Trump, Mr. Reed added: 'I don't think you really look to broadcast him. You narrowcast him.'" http://nyti.ms/2quX3O0
JUST POSTED -- STEPHEN MILLER PROFILE - WILLIAM D. COHAN in Vanity Fair's summer issue, "How Stephen Miller Rode White Rage from Duke's Campus to Trump's West Wing": "Despite Miller's penchant for outrageous
provocation, his family was very much like others in Santa Monica. His mother, Miriam, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, came from a well-known Jewish family that had made a fortune in retailing. His father, Michael, a Stanford graduate, was a lawyer and real-estate mini-mogul. These days, the Millers together own Cordary Inc., a real estate investment company ... [which] owns and manages three multi-family residential 'communities' in the Los Angeles area comprised of 471 rental units.
"Ironically, the family would not have made it to the United States had someone like Stephen Miller been in the White House a century ago. Facing religious persecution, Miriam's family -- the Glossers -- fled Belarus, arriving in New York in 1903. 'Imagine living in a place where armed Cossacks ride through the streets, looking to cripple or kill you,' wrote Robert Jeschonek, in 'Long Live Glosser's,' a 2014 book about the family. ... One former Duke student remembers Miller's behavior in class more than she does his political views. In a freshman history course about the American Revolution, she recalls, 'Just right away, he'd just walk in, put his head down, and go to sleep.' After giving Miller a few good-natured warnings, the professor kicked him out. 'He's got that sleepy-eyed, sloe-eyed look, but he's just saying 'f*** you' to the world,' she says." http://bit.ly/2r6MfVd
COMING ATTRACTIONS -- "Debt fight blindsides Congress," by Burgess Everett and Rachael Bade: "President Donald Trump's top economic aides are urging Capitol Hill leaders to raise the debt ceiling by the end of July. And Congress is totally unprepared to do so. Lawmakers in both parties thought they'd have until the fall to act, and had planned to roll the always-difficult vote into a broader spending package that could be more easily swallowed. That strategy may now have to be tossed aside with the debt limit deadline approaching faster than expected.
"The White House request raises the prospect of a bruising fight over the debt limit - not just between Republicans and Democrats but within both parties. The GOP is torn over whether to combine spending cuts with the debt ceiling lift, and Senate Democrats
are already signaling they may push for their own concessions since their votes are going to be needed to avoid a devastating government default. The request will also scramble the congressional calendar. The GOP is currently embroiled in an effort to repeal Obamacare and rewrite the tax code, two massive legislative items that are expected to suck up time and energy all summer." http://politi.co/2rQ2GGq
FOR YOUR RADAR -- "North Korea warns of 'bigger gift package' for U.S. after latest test," by Reuters' Ju-min Park and Jack Kim in Seoul: "North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system and ordered the development of more powerful strategic weapons, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday. The missile launched on Monday was equipped with an advanced automated pre-launch sequence compared with previous versions of the 'Hwasong' rockets, North Korea's name for its Scud-class missiles, KCNA said. That indicated the North had launched a modified Scud-class missile, as South Korea's military has said." http://reut.rs/2sgB2yW
- - "Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83," by AP's Juan Zamorano and Kathia Martinez in Panama City: "Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, a onetime U.S. ally who was ousted as Panama's dictator by an American invasion in 1989, died late Monday at age 83. Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela wrote in his Twitter account that 'the death of Manuel A. Noriega closes a chapter in our history.' Varela added, 'His daughters and his relatives deserve to mourn in peace.' Noriega ruled with an iron fist, ordering the deaths of those who opposed him and maintaining a murky, close and conflictive relationship with the United States." http://apne.ws/2qBlKUl
THE JUICE...
- - FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: JOHN HEILEMANN is now a national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.
- - OBAMA ALUMNI: FRANK BENENATI is starting a new job in Chicago at United Airlines as director of corporate communications. He previously served as the director of public affairs for the EPA and also was as a White House spokesperson and assistant press secretary.
THE N.Y. POST and N.Y. DAILY NEWS have the same front page today. A mugshot photo of Tiger Woods with the headline "DUI OF THE TIGER." The Post http://nyp.st/2algwpl ... The Daily News http://bit.ly/2sgRGhO