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Andy Borowitz | Trump's Lawyers Argue That He Cannot Be Impeached Because He Was Never Actually Elected 
Rudy Giuliani. (photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In what they believe is a legal masterstroke, lawyers for Donald J. Trump are now claiming that he cannot be impeached because he was never actually elected."
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Robert Mueller. (photo: AP)
Robert Mueller. (photo: AP)


Jill Abramson | Trump's Lawyers Want Legal Immunity for the President. Who Will Stop Them?
Jill Abramson, Guardian UK
Abramson writes: "The memo drafted by Trump's lawyers outlines unbridled powers and essentially claims the president is above the law."
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Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cake, is hugged by a supporter after a rally on the campus of a Christian college in November. (photo: David Zalubowski/AP)
Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cake, is hugged by a supporter after a rally on the campus of a Christian college in November. (photo: David Zalubowski/AP)

In Narrow Decision, Supreme Court Decides in Favor of Baker Over Same-Sex Couple
Nina Totenberg, NPR
Totenberg writes: "The U.S. Supreme Court dodged a major ruling on the question of whether business owners can refuse services to gay individuals based on their religious objections."
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Members of SCOTUS. (photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Members of SCOTUS. (photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Supreme Court Sides With Trump Regarding a Woman Held Prisoner to Keep Her From Having an Abortion
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "Some of the most helpless abortion-seekers just got bad news from SCOTUS."
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Construction of the border wall. (photo: AP)
Construction of the border wall. (photo: AP)

Construction Begins on San Diego Border Wall With 'Anti-Climbing Plate'
John Bowden, The Hill
Bowden writes: "Construction on a section of President Trump's planned wall along the U.S.-Mexico border began Friday in San Diego, according to local media."
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega's government in Masaya, Nicaragua, June 2, 2018. (photo: Reuters)
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega's government in Masaya, Nicaragua, June 2, 2018. (photo: Reuters)

US Citizen Killed in Nicaraguan Protests
Associated Press
Excerpt: "A U.S. citizen was found shot to death in the capital Saturday as violence and social unrest continue to grip Nicaragua."
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Camels cross Draa river, which is mostly dry throughout the year except when the water is released by the dam upstream. Some villages are half empty after residents left seeking better opportunities. (photo: Viktorija Mickute/Al Jazeera)
Camels cross Draa river, which is mostly dry throughout the year except when the water is released by the dam upstream. Some villages are half empty after residents left seeking better opportunities. (photo: Viktorija Mickute/Al Jazeera)

Morocco: Oasis on the Front Line of Climate Change
Viktorija Mickute, Al Jazeera
Mickute writes: "Locals in M'hamid argue the reservoir has worsened the situation. They say other oases use most of the water and what comes to M'hamid, which is the last oasis in the valley, is already polluted."
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