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8:40 PM ET, June 29, 2017

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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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: RedState and ABC News
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Mocks Mika Brzezinski; Says She Was ‘Bleeding Badly From a Face-lift’
CNN:   Donald Trump's long history of disparaging women's appearances
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
GOP lawmakers blast Trump's ‘Morning Joe’ tweets
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.
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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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
House Intel Committee threatens to subpoena WH over Comey tapes
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Austin Wright / Politico:
Conaway, Schiff threaten to subpoena White House over Comey tapes
Discussion: RedState, Business Insider and ABC News
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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Fox News:
Attorney General Sessions: Congress must pass Kate's Law and make America safer
The White House:
Statement from President Donald J. Trump on House Passage of Kate's Law and No Sanctuary for Criminals Act
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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
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 …
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.
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
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Sarah Karlin-Smith / Politico:
Dazed GOP bolts Washington in health care disarray
Discussion: Daily Kos and Axios
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 …
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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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.
Discussion: The Root
The White House:
Remarks by President Trump at the Unleashing American Energy Event  —  Washington, D.C.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody.  Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  How are you?  —  Well I want to thank everybody on stage.  They are really a terrific team.
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump vows to create ‘American energy dominance’
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 …
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.
Ann Coulter / Official:
EVEN TRUMP CAN'T MAKE GOLDMAN SACHS POPULAR  —  Having pulled off the monumental achievement of getting elected with zero help from Wall Street, President Trump is at risk of throwing it all away.  He seems to be turning his White House over not only to liberal Democrats …
WLOS-TV:
Caught on camera: Man chased, struck by SUV in Walmart parking lot; man and driver charged  —  A pregnant woman tells News 13 she chased a man and hit him with her SUV in a Walmart parking lot after she says he attempted to steal her purse.  —  It happened around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Walmart on Bleachery Boulevard.
Discussion: ABC News, TheBlaze and WTVR-TV
 
 
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
U.S. announces sanctions on Chinese bank, arms-sales package for Taiwan
Discussion: ABC News
Liam Deacon / Breitbart:
‘Death Panel’: European Court Says Terminal Baby Must Die Despite Parents Funding Extra Care
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP adds $45 billion in opioid money to healthcare bill
Discussion: Politico, TheBlaze and IJR
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Trump's Russia lawyer faces conflict-of-interest questions over $296m Kushner deal
Discussion: Raw Story
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Discussion: The Week
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All the “wellness” products Americans love to buy are sold on both Infowars and Goop
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and The Week
Austin Wright / Politico:
Grassley goes after acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe
 

 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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