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View in your browser     The 10 essential reads you missed this week Allegations of racial insensitivity are flying between House Democrats and presidential contenders, raising concerns that squabbles over identity and race are tarnishing party leaders and distracting Democrats from their goal of ousting the president in 2020. Here's other important news of the week:   The Memo: Raids to open new phase in Trump immigration war President Trump backed down on a census citizenship question this week, but his hard-line policies on immigration are about to enter a new phase, Niall Stanage writes.     Trump's census opponents warn the fight isn't over Advocacy groups are celebrating President Trump's decision this week to give up adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census — but they aren't letting their guard down just yet, Jacqueline Thomsen reports.     Mueller to give extended testimony after appearance postponed Former special counsel Robert Mueller will give extended testimony when he appears before Congress on July 24, one week later than originally anticipated, Morgan Chalfant reports.     GOP balks at White House push for standalone vote on debt ceiling Republican lawmakers are pushing back on a new White House plan that calls for a vote on raising the debt ceiling before August and then revisiting spending talks in the fall, Alexander Bolton writes.     CBC lawmakers rip Justice Democrats for targeting black lawmakers for primaries Congressional Black Caucus members are furious at Justice Democrats, accusing the outside progressive group aligned with firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) of trying to oust lawmakers of color, specifically African American lawmakers, Scott Wong reports.     Democrats rush to support Pelosi amid fight with Ocasio-Cortez A growing number of progressive House Democrats are taking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) to task for accusing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of treating minority women unfairly, Mike Lillis and Cristina Marcos write.     GOP frets over nightmare scenario for Senate primaries Republicans are facing an early headache of nightmare primary fights as they plot to keep control of the Senate, Jordain Carney reports.     Progressives face steep odds in ousting incumbent Democrats Progressive candidates are launching primary challenges against incumbents like Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), though many will likely face a steep climb in capturing the same set of circumstances that propelled Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to the House last year, Julia Manchester writes.     Social media summit highlights partisan approaches on tech Washington's escalating scrutiny of Silicon Valley is putting into stark contrast the different approaches Democrats and Republicans are taking towards reigning in the massive tech giants, Harper Neidig and Emily Birnbaum report.     Democrats irked as billionaire Steyer joins 2020 race Billionaire financier Tom Steyer announced he would join the 2020 presidential race on Tuesday — and the dominant reaction from Democrats was annoyance, Niall Stanage writes.       © Getty: Yazmin Juárez, whose 21-month-old daughter died after the two were both detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement testifies before a House subcommittee.   Read more from The Hill

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