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Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Operative Sought Clinton Emails From Hackers, Implied a Connection to Flynn — Peter W. Smith portrayed the former general as having been an ally in an effort, independent of the Trump campaign, to find personal emails deleted by Hillary Clinton.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump tweets shocking assault on Brzezinski, Scarborough — Trump attacks ‘Morning Joe’ hosts on Twitter — Even by President Trump's standards, these tweets were shocking. — On Thursday morning, while MSNBC's “Morning Joe” was on the air, Trump posted a pair of hateful tweets about co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Attacks ‘Crazy’ Mika Brzezinski: She Was ‘Bleeding Badly From a Face-Lift’ … President Trump launched a cruel personal attack on MSNBC's Morning Joe co-hosts and love birds Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on Thursday morning, rather than deal with his health-care bill seemingly on death's door.
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The Hill:
White House offers unapologetic defense of Trump tweets — The White House offered an unapologetic defense Thursday of President Trump's tweets attacking MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski during a contentious televised press briefing. — Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders was grilled …
Emily Smith / New York Post:
Trump calls out Mika's ‘bleeding facelift’ in low-blow tweetstorm — The hosts of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” delayed their vacation plans so they can return to the air Friday morning and fire back at President Trump's Twitter attack. — “Joe and Mika were supposed to start their July 4th weekend early …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump's bullying of Mika Brzezinski crosses a big line
Donald Trump's bullying of Mika Brzezinski crosses a big line
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Mocks Mika Brzezinski; Says She Was ‘Bleeding Badly From a Face-lift’
Trump Mocks Mika Brzezinski; Says She Was ‘Bleeding Badly From a Face-lift’
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
First lady Melania Trump stands by the President's tweets
First lady Melania Trump stands by the President's tweets
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Sanders: Trump will fight ‘fire with fire’
Sanders: Trump will fight ‘fire with fire’
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Breaking: MSNBC and Greta Van Susteren Agree to Part Ways — In an era where liberal anger is driving ratings, the former Fox anchor's show never caught fire. — “Remember me?” Greta Van Susteren crooned to the camera as she raised the curtain on her new MSNBC show on January 9. “I'm baaack.”
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Greta Van Susteren out at MSNBC after six months — Greta Van Susteren is leaving MSNBC only six months after her show debuted on the cable news network. — “I am out at MSNBC,” she tweeted Thursday. — Her pithy social media announcement landed at virtually the same moment Vanity Fair reported the news.
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CNN:
Susan Rice agrees to testify before House intelligence panel — (CNN)The House intelligence committee plans to interview Susan Rice next month as part of its investigation into Russia meddling in the US election last year, a high-profile target for Republicans who accuse President Barack …
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Cecilia Vega / ABC News:
House Russia probe eyes longtime Trump bodyguard-turned-White House aide Keith Schiller
House Russia probe eyes longtime Trump bodyguard-turned-White House aide Keith Schiller
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
House Intel Committee threatens to subpoena WH over Comey tapes
House Intel Committee threatens to subpoena WH over Comey tapes
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Fox News:
House passes Kate's Law, as part of illegal immigrant crackdown — House Republicans took action Thursday to crack down on illegal immigrants and the cities that shelter them. — One bill passed by the House would deny federal grants to sanctuary cities and another, Kate's Law …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
It turns out the liberal caricature of conservatism is correct — It's depressing. But it's true. — Marc Thiessen, the George W. Bush speechwriter who now writes a column for the Washington Post op-ed page, is aghast at the Senate GOP's health care bill.
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US Department of State:
Background Briefing on the Implementation of Executive Order 13780 Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States — Special Briefing — Senior Administration Officials — Via Teleconference Washington, DC — MODERATOR: Hi.
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
A chilling National Rifle Association ad gaining traction online appears to be ‘an open call to violence’ — A National Rifle Association ad that has gained traction on social media this month urges Americans to join “freedom's safest place” as protesters and members of the “resistance” …
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Progressive Journalists Are Outraged At The NRA For Pointing Out Leftist Violence
Progressive Journalists Are Outraged At The NRA For Pointing Out Leftist Violence
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Ted Cruz has a big idea that just might unlock a Senate health care deal — Here's how it works. — An amendment is under consideration that maybe, just maybe, could unlock the whole Senate Republican health bill. It might knock over the dominoes necessary for a deal, starting with regulations …
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Van Jones / CNN:
Much ado about nothing (burger) — Reporter fires back on ‘fake news’ attack — Jones says he thinks it's unlikely Trump will be forced from office over the Russia investigation but that doesn't mean he thinks there's nothing there — CNN political commentator Van Jones is president …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence to Replace His Chief of Staff — WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff will depart the White House in the coming weeks and will be replaced by a long-serving aide, in the first major staff change of his office, officials said on Thursday.
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Robert Parry / Consortiumnews.com:
NYT Finally Retracts Russia-gate Canard — Exclusive: A founding Russia-gate myth is that all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies agreed that Russia hacked into and distributed Democratic emails, a falsehood that The New York Times has belatedly retracted, reports Robert Parry.
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Rhiannon Poolaw / KSWO-TV:
Family's amateur sting operation takes down man targeting young girl — DEL CITY, OK (KSWO)- A man accused of targeting a young girl for sex was taken down by an amateur sting operation put together by a Del City family. — The father of a 15-year-old girl found out about the relationship …
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Nancy Coleman / CNN:
Army vet beaten to death after saving two teens — (CNN)A 62-year-old veteran died saving a pair of teenagers from a brutal attack, and now he's being hailed as a hero. — James Farmer Jr. was asleep in his car in downtown Denver on June 16 when he woke up to a homeless man attacking the two teens.
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
A Right-Leaning Foreign-Policy Think Tank Shuts Down — The Foreign Policy Initiative, a well-known, right-leaning think tank in Washington, is shutting down its operations. — FPI will close this summer, most likely in August, according to four sources with knowledge of the situation.
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters say Trump's tweets hurting agenda — Few voters approve of President Trump's tweeting, and most agree it's making his job harder. — Seventy-one percent say the president's tweets are hurting his agenda, according to the latest Fox News Poll. Just 17 percent see the tweets as helpful.