Tipsheet: Satellite images raise alarms about North Korean nukes

View in your browser     Satellite images raise alarms about North Korean nukes By Ellen Mitchell   Satellite images showing North Korea making substantial improvements to one of its nuclear research facilities are raising alarms that the regime has little interest in actually giving up its nuclear arsenal. Read the full story here     Trump to announce Supreme Court pick July 9 By Jordan Fabian   President Trump on Friday said he has narrowed his list of potential Supreme Court nominees to about five, including two women, and plans to announce his pick on July 9. Read the full story here     Lawmakers take immigration battle to ballot box By Melanie Zanona and Juliegrace Brufke Both parties think their immigration message will fire up their base in the midterm elections, ensuring a clash on the campaign trail over one of the most divisive issues facing Congress. Read the full story here     Trump: Journalists should be free from fear of violent attacks By Jordan Fabian President Trump on Friday lamented the “horrific” shooting at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., saying journalists in the United States should not have to face grave danger.  Read the full story here       Manchin warns Trump against picking court nominee who will overturn Roe v. Wade By Jordain Carney Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is signaling that President Trump should avoid picking a Supreme Court nominee that is openly pushing to overturn Roe v. Wade, instead encouraging him to choose a "centrist." Read the full story here     Business groups warn that auto tariffs could kill US jobs, hurt economy By Vicki Needham Automakers and manufacturers are warning that President Trump’s push for steep tariffs on imported cars could cost jobs in the U.S. and damage the economy. Read the full story here     Trump alludes that Hope Hicks could return to White House By Jesse Byrnes and Justin Wise President Trump on Friday alluded that former communications aide Hope Hicks could return to the White House in some role. "Many people would like to come back. Look, there is nothing more exciting than what we're doing," Trump says. Read the full story here     Trump says he will bring up election interference with Putin By Max Greenwood President Trump said Friday that he plans to bring up Russia's efforts to meddle in U.S. elections when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month. Read the full story here     ICE chief to protesters: We're not the ones separating families By Aris Folley Thomas Homan, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), addressed critics on Friday attacking his agency over migrant family separations. Read the full story here     NSA deletes scores of call records over ‘technical irregularities’ By Morgan Chalfant The National Security Agency (NSA) is deleting years' worth of call records collected for foreign intelligence purposes, saying that “technical irregularities” resulted in the spy agency collecting data it was not authorized to receive. Read the full story here     Unions and Dems lost big in Janus By Douglas Schoen OPINION | The benefits to public employees of not having to pay union dues will be more immediate than the longer-term consequences of unions lacking the ability to negotiate higher wages for their employees, which could take years for public-sector employees to experience. Read the full story here     Schumer and his fellow Democrats the real hypocrites when it comes to judicial nominees By Thomas Jipping OPINION | Republicans did not say in 2016 that the Senate should never consider a Supreme Court nominee in any election year, and doing so today doesn’t make them hypocrites. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Supreme Court’s Roberts is the new man at the ‘center’ By Mark Sherman Chief Justice John Roberts is the Supreme Court’s new man in the middle. It’s just that the middle may have moved well to the right. Read the full story here     CNN: A tale of two investigations: Benghazi vs. Mueller By Jeremy Herb Demands to shut it down. A waste of taxpayer money. A never-ending witch hunt. The criticisms of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Donald Trump and Russia that have ratcheted up in recent months hearken back to the investigation that roiled Congress during the last administration: Benghazi. Read the full story here     The New York Times: For Local Newspapers, Angry Readers Are a Given. But Killings Send Shivers. By Tim Arango and John Herrman   Years ago, Joe Kieta was out to dinner at a nice restaurant with his wife, celebrating their second anniversary. Mr. Kieta, then the editor of The Merced Sun-Star in Merced, Calif., had just published a series of articles that led to the ouster of the local district attorney. As he was eating, a friend of the district attorney showed up and asked Mr. Kieta to go outside. Read the full story here     NBC News: North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say U.S. officials by Courtney Kube, Ken Dilanian and Carol E. Lee    U.S. intelligence agencies believe that North Korea has increased its production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months — and that Kim Jong Un may try to hide those facilities as he seeks more concessions in nuclear talks with the Trump administration, U.S. officials told NBC News. Read the full story here     USA Today: 'Most dangerous person I've ever dealt with': Lawyer feared newspaper murder suspect By William Cummings Brennan McCarthy spent years staring out the window, expecting one day to see Jarrod Ramos coming for him.  In his 19 years of practicing law, McCarthy, an attorney in Annapolis, Maryland, said he never came across any person who frightened him as much as Ramos. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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