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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Trump National Security Team Blindsided by NATO Speech — When President Donald Trump addressed NATO leaders during his debut overseas trip little more than a week ago, he surprised and disappointed European allies who hoped—and expected—he would use his speech to explicitly reaffirm America's commitment …
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NBC News:
Tweeting and Fuming, Trump Spirals Further Into Crisis — First Read is your briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — President Trump reacts on Twitter to London attacks 2:36
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Dan Merica / CNN:
White House: Trump won't stop Comey from testifying
White House: Trump won't stop Comey from testifying
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Breitbart, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Daily Wire and ABC News
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's Comey conundrum
Trump's Comey conundrum
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New York Times, Politico, ABC News, Vox, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider and AOL
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Comey-mania about to take over Washington — Biggest TV event since election night?
Comey-mania about to take over Washington — Biggest TV event since election night?
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Washington Post, DCist, Daily Kos, Politico and Mediaite
The Intercept:
Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election — Russian military intelligence executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sent spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials just days before last November's presidential election …
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Axios, Business Insider, IJR and Raw Story, more at Techmeme »
Bloomberg:
May Condemns Trump's Attack on London Mayor Khan — U.S. president mocked London mayor's call for calm on Twitter — Khan 'doing a good job; it's wrong to say anything else:' May — Prime Minister Theresa May said she thought Donald Trump was “wrong” to attack London Mayor Sadiq Khan …
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Saphora Smith / NBC News:
London Bridge Attack: American Hit in Head by Police Bullet, Witness Says — LONDON — An American bystander was struck in the head by a stray bullet fired as police killed the London Bridge terrorists, an eyewitness told NBC News. — Authorities said the wounded civilian was expected to survive.
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IJR, Raw Story, NBC News and The Daily Caller
Leon Watson / Telegraph:
Live London Bridge attack latest: Two of the terrorists named by police as officers launch fresh raids in East London
Live London Bridge attack latest: Two of the terrorists named by police as officers launch fresh raids in East London
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Townhall.com, The Independent, Daily Wire, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Washington Post, Mashable, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, The Week, IJR and AOL
The Sun:
THE JIHADI NEXT DOOR London Bridge attacker in Arsenal shirt was ex-Tube worker 'family man …
THE JIHADI NEXT DOOR London Bridge attacker in Arsenal shirt was ex-Tube worker 'family man …
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Telegraph, The Daily Caller, Daily Mail, Business Insider, TheBlaze and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Russell Myers / Mirror.co.uk:
VIDEO UNAVAILABLE — Two of the terrorists who rampaged through …
VIDEO UNAVAILABLE — Two of the terrorists who rampaged through …
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The Gateway Pundit
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Conway's husband rips Trump for ‘travel ban’ tweets — The husband of top White House aide Kellyanne Conway on Monday appeared to criticize President Trump for his series of tweets about his executive order on travel. — “These tweets may make some ppl feel better, but they certainly …
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
OPINION: Trump's ‘travel ban’ tweets torpedo his Supreme Court arguments
OPINION: Trump's ‘travel ban’ tweets torpedo his Supreme Court arguments
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CNN, Mother Jones, Shareblue and Just Security
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose Trump scrapping Paris agreement — Most Americans oppose President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with a majority saying the move will damage the United States' global leadership, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Allie Yang / ABC News:
Pelosi: Trump's decision on Paris accord “doesn't have factual basis”
Pelosi: Trump's decision on Paris accord “doesn't have factual basis”
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Politico
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Breitbart writer out after inflammatory tweets following London attack — London terror attacks: How they unfolded — Katie McHugh, the Breitbart writer who tweeted a number of incendiary remarks in the immediate aftermath of the London terror attack, is no longer with the right-wing news site …
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CNN:
5 people reported dead in Orlando workplace shooting — (CNN)Five people, including the shooter, are dead after a shooting at an Orlando, Florida business headquarters, CNN affiliate WFTV reports. — Police say there is no connection to terrorism. It appears to be a work-related incident, WFTV says.
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Washington Post:
Five killed by ‘disgruntled’ ex-employee in Orlando workplace shooting
Five killed by ‘disgruntled’ ex-employee in Orlando workplace shooting
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Associated Press, New York Times and Florida Governor Rick Scott
David Harris / Orlando Sentinel:
Breaking: ‘Multiple fatalities’ in shooting near Orlando, sheriff's office says
Breaking: ‘Multiple fatalities’ in shooting near Orlando, sheriff's office says
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WKMG, Fox News, KTLA, WKRG-TV, Vox, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hot Air, KFOR-TV, News/Talk 95.1 & 790 KFYO, TheBlaze and Blazing Cat Fur
Mother Jones:
Republican Congressman on Suspected Islamic Radicals: “Kill Them All” — In response to the London terror attack, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) had an extreme proposal: kill anyone suspected of being an Islamic radical. — On his campaign Faceboook page, Higgins, a former police officer, posted this message:
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Talking Points Memo and ThinkProgress
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Ron Fonger / MLive.com:
Official resigns after using n-word to describe Flint residents — UPDATE: Activist says more recordings on the way of official who used racial slur — FLINT, MI — The sales manager of the Genesee County Land Bank has resigned his position after water activists recorded him saying Flint's problems …
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Washington Times, Truth Against the Machine, Raw Story, IJR, AOL, The Root and The Daily Caller
Katia Porzecanski / Bloomberg:
Ray Dalio Is Changing His Mind About Donald Trump — ‘I worry about him harming his presidency,’ Dalio says — Views contrast with Dalio's initial bullish take on Trump — Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, who was initially bullish on Donald Trump's ability to stimulate the economy …
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CNBC and bradford-delong.com
Maria Lisignoli / KCCI-TV:
Cellphone video captures nasty brawl unfolding at McDonald's — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — A bystander at a McDonald's restaurant drive-thru on Des Moines' northeast side captured a nasty brawl on video depicting a woman apparently assaulting an employee.
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The Daily Caller and KFOR-TV
Hannah Natanson / Commencement 2017:
Harvard Rescinds Acceptances for At Least Ten Students for Obscene Memes — Harvard College rescinded admissions offers to at least ten prospective members of the Class of 2021 after the students traded sexually explicit memes and messages that sometimes targeted minority groups in a private Facebook group chat.
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Bloomberg:
Kushners Hunting Hard for a Loan to Pay Back Chinese Investors — Firm wants $250 million against New Jersey Trump tower — Links to White House and EB-5 visa program causing concern — The Kushner family real estate company is seeking a $250 million loan to pay back Chinese investors …
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Raw Story
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
What Trump Really Fears — As the blast radius of the Russia investigation continues to expand, Donald Trump is facing an unnerving new reality: The fate of his presidency may now hinge on the motley, freewheeling crew of lieutenants and loyalists who have long populated his entourage.
Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:
Megyn Kelly gets outmaneuvered by Vladimir Putin on her NBC premiere ‘Sunday Night’ — Megyn Kelly interviews Russian President Vladimir Putin in an exclusive interview taped for the premiere of her NBC news program, “Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly.” (nbcnews.com) — Television Critic
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
NBC's Megyn Kelly 3rd in total viewers, 2nd in demo in Sunday debut
NBC's Megyn Kelly 3rd in total viewers, 2nd in demo in Sunday debut
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Baltimore Sun, The Root and Business Insider
Washington Post:
It's time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class. — Media coverage of the 2016 election often emphasized Donald Trump's appeal to the working class. The Atlantic said that “the billionaire developer is building a blue-collar foundation.”
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Politicus USA
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Breaking: Supreme Court Summarily Affirms NC Racial Gerrymandering Case, Revives Chance of Special Election in 2017 Pending New Hearing — The Supreme Court without noted dissent has summarily affirmed in North Carolina v. Covington, a racial challenge to state leg. districts, at SCOTUS (Justin's summary).
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New York Times, Daily Kos and Washington Free Beacon
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Washington Post writer: 'Serious concerns about this president's mental stability' … Washington Post conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin on Monday said “there are serious concerns” about President Trump's “mental stability.” — “There are serious concerns about this president's mental stability …
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RedState
Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
U.S. poised to warn U.N. rights forum of possible withdrawal — The United States is expected to signal on Tuesday that it might withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council unless reforms are ushered in including the removal of what it sees as an “anti-Israel bias”, diplomats and activists said.
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The Hill, IJR, The Daily Caller and Hot Air