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11:25 PM ET, June 30, 2017

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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
What Really Happened Between Donald Trump, the Hosts of Morning Joe, and the National Enquirer  —  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump used his close alliance with the National Enquirer to attack his enemies.  Now that he's President, he's continuing to benefit from the tabloid's support.
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Washington Post:
Donald Trump is not well  —  President Trump launched personal attacks against us Thursday, but our concerns about his unmoored behavior go far beyond the personal.  America's leaders and allies are asking themselves yet again whether this man is fit to be president.
Washington Post:
Why some inside the White House see Trump's media feud as ‘winning’  —  To President Trump, no place is more comfortable than the middle of a fight.  —  This week had it all: Vicious tweets, nasty nicknames, an entrenched foe in the mainstream media and the reprisal by Trump of one of his favorite roles — the victim.
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Mika Speaks!  A Day After Trump's Horrific Tweet, Brzezinski Reveals How It All Went Down  —  And how they said Trump begged her for the name of the doctor who performed her procedure.  —  At 6:56 A.M. on Friday morning, Mika Brzezinski was hustling down a fluorescent-lit hallway at 30 Rock …
Joe Bilello / Mediaite:
President Trump Deserves Credit For Taking On Bullies Like Mika Brzezinski  —  There is a perfectly legitimate argument to be made that the President of the United States should just sit back and take all attacks and insults hurled his way, even when the magnitude of the attacks is unprecedented.
Discussion: The Last Tradition
Fox News:
Trump, Kushner never blackmailed Scarborough, source says
Discussion: Daily Wire and Mediaite
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
‘Morning Joe’ Row Is Fresh Sign of TV's Iron Grip on Trump
Discussion: ABC News
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway Blasts CNN's Anti-Trump Culture
Discussion: NewsBusters, IJR and Raw Story
Jay Caruso / RedState:
Joe Scarborough: I Updated NBC Executives in Real Time About National Enquirer Threat
Mary-Ellen Deily / Washington Post:
Why I've decided to unfollow @realDonaldTrump
Sarah Cristobal / InStyle.com:
Exclusive! Mika Brzezinski: “This Is a Sign Of a Much Bigger Problem”
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Kobach: Kansas won't give Social Security info to Kobach-led voter commission at this time  —  Multiple states plan to buck Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's request for personal information on voters on behalf of a presidential commission.  —  Kobach said Friday that Kansas …
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Trump's Voter Fraud Endgame  —  His “election integrity” investigation is a pretext to repeal the National Voter Registration Act.  It won't work.  —  Donald Trump's attempt at voter suppression through his “election integrity” commission is a voting rights nightmare that is being enacted so clumsily it just might backfire.
Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:
Hosemann on Trump voter ID request: ‘Go jump in the Gulf’  —  Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann will not comply with a request from President Donald Trump's administration asking for detailed voter file information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers and birthdates.
Discussion: Politicus USA
Ari Berman / The Nation:
The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights
Mtait / Lawfare:
The Time I Got Recruited to Collude with the Russians  —  I read the Wall Street Journal's article yesterday on attempts by a GOP operative to recover missing Hillary Clinton emails with more than usual interest.  I was involved in the events that reporter Shane Harris described, and I was an unnamed source for the initial story.
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Activist Who Sought Clinton Emails Cited Trump Campaign Officials  —  Peter W. Smith listed Bannon, Conway and Clovis, besides Flynn, in a recruiting document; his purpose isn't clear and there's no indication he asked for or received any coordination with them.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump overrules cabinet, plots global trade war  —  With the political world distracted by President Trump's media wars, one of the most consequential and contentious internal debates of his presidency unfolded during a tense meeting Monday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, administration sources tell Axios.
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The Hill:   White House releases salaries of top Trump staffers
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House releases salary info for Trump's aides
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Conservative outlets get more official seats in White House briefing room
Discussion: Washington Times
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
3 Doctors Shot Inside Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center  —  At least three doctors were shot inside Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in the Mount Hope neighborhood of the Bronx on Friday afternoon, according to a Fire Department official.  —  Shortly before 4 p.m., J. Peter Donald …
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
After the president's tweet, I must withdraw my support for everything but his agenda  —  I stand with my colleagues in Congress to say: The president's tweet is beneath the dignity of the office.  —  This is not making America great.  —  The president has at last done the unthinkable …
Discussion: CNN and Lawyers, Guns & Money
David Dayen / The Intercept:
California Single-Payer Organizers Are Deceiving Their Supporters.  It's Time To Stop.  —  In the days since California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved for the year SB562, which intends to establish a state single payer health care system, he's been subject to mass protests and even death threats.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Clio Chang / New Republic:
What Killed Single-Payer In California?
Discussion: East Bay Times
Hilary Brueck / Forbes:
Denied: Afghanistan's All-Girl Robotics Team Can't Get Visas To The US  —  Their robot may have permission to travel, but six teenage Afghan inventors are staying put this summer.  —  They've been rejected for a one-week travel visa to escort their robot to the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge …
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment  —  Their stories came out slowly, even hesitantly, at first.  Then in a rush.  —  One female entrepreneur recounted how she had been propositioned by a Silicon Valley venture capitalist while seeking a job with him, which she did not land after rebuffing him.
Sarah Stites / NewsBusters:
Joy Behar Insists: ‘Jesus Would Have Made the Cake’  —  Joy Behar may not understand the ins and outs of the legal battles surrounding gay wedding cakes, but she certainly claimed to know how Jesus would handle such situations.  —  On Friday, the co-hosts of The View welcomed Colorado baker Jack Phillips …
Eric Bradner / CNN:
First on CNN: Kamala Harris maneuvers to help 2018 Democrats — and build a national profile  —  Senator interrupted by chair in two hearings  — The fundraising and travel comes after a quick star turn for the freshman senator, who took office in January
New York Times:
Trump Backers ‘Furious’ That Senator Stood Against Health Care Bill  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Dean Heller's biting denunciation of the Republican health care bill last week infuriated the White House and helped unravel his party's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act days before a vote was expected in the Senate.
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Manhattan Prosecutor Joins Inquiry Into Russian Meddling in Election  —  One federal prosecutor in Manhattan is being promoted to become the new chief of the public corruption unit, while another is departing to join Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the investigation …
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
Pentagon OKs 6-month delay in transgender enlistments  —  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is giving the military chiefs another six months to conduct a review to determine if allowing transgender individuals to enlist in the armed services will affect the “readiness or lethality” of the force.
Discussion: Politico
Emily Holden / E&E News:
Pruitt will launch program to ‘critique’ climate science  —  U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is leading a formal initiative to challenge mainstream climate science using a “back-and-forth critique” by government-recruited experts, according to a senior administration official.
CNN:
White House spokeswoman: Chicago crime ‘driven by morality’  —  Emanuel: Chicago adding cops to stem violence  —  Washington (CNN)White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday crime in Chicago is “driven by morality more than anything else.”
 
 
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
How Andrew Cuomo broke the New York subway
Discussion: Power Line and New York Times
James Delingpole / Breitbart:
Germany Surrenders to Trump, Waters Down G20 Climate Plan #Winning
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Fox PR pro jumps to NBC to work with Megyn Kelly
Discussion: IJR
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
BuzzFeed subpoenas feds for Trump dossier info
more at Mediagazer »
CNN:
First on CNN: House panel to interview former Trump adviser in Russia probe
Harold Pollack / Slate:
Trumpcare Will Probably Kill Thousands Each Year
 Earlier Items: 
John Harwood / CNBC:
Killing Obamacare without a replacement doesn't appeal to McConnell
Yasmeen Serhan / The Atlantic:
Marine Le Pen's Financial Scandal Continues
Discussion: Axios
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
A Handmaid's Tale of Protest
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
How Donald Trump Decides to Fire Someone
Discussion: The Week
Palm Beach Post:
Relatives fear Facebook posts led to woman's death
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
The Intercept:
Here's The Audio Of Donald Trump's Private RNC Fundraiser At His Own Hotel
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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