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Mtait / Lawfare:
The Time I Got Recruited to Collude with the Russians  —  View of the Kremlin from the Bolshoy Kammeny Bridge (Alexander Gusev)  —  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.
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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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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 …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
‘Morning Joe’ Row Is Fresh Sign of TV's Iron Grip on Trump  —  There are a lot of insights to be drawn from the latest media maelstrom involving President Trump: about his sensitivity to criticism, his impulsivity, the way he talks about women and the ease with which he can still hurl the basest of insults.
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.
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
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.
New York Times:
President Trump, Melting Under Criticism
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Fox News:
Trump, Kushner never blackmailed Scarborough, source says
The Daily Beast:
Jared Kushner Told Joe Scarborough: Talk to President Trump About ‘Enquirer’ Dirt
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway Blasts CNN's Anti-Trump Culture
Discussion: NewsBusters, Raw Story and IJR
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.
The Hill:
24 states refusing to provide voter data to Trump election panel  —  At least 24 states are pushing back or outright refusing to comply with the Trump administration's request for voter registration data.  —  The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, formed by President Trump …
Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:
Hosemann on Trump voter ID request: ‘Go jump in the Gulf’
Discussion: The Hill and Politicus USA
Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
The Republican Plot to Kill Obamacare Isn't as Dead as It Seems  —  The Senate bill is in trouble, but insiders warn against underestimating Mitch McConnell.  —  With the July Fourth recess looming, Mitch McConnell and Republican leadership spent Thursday scrambling to cobble together …
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Killing Obamacare without a replacement doesn't appeal to McConnell
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Doctor Opens Fire at Bronx Hospital, Killing Woman and Wounding 6 Others  —  A disgruntled doctor armed with an AR-15 rifle and wearing a lab coat went on a rampage on Friday in the Bronx hospital where he had worked, killing a doctor and wounding six other people — five of them seriously …
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CBS New York:
Gunman Opens Fire At Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center: 1 Victim Dead, 6 Wounded
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Daily Wire and UPI
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 and NBC News
The Hill:
White House releases salaries of top Trump staffers  —  The White House on Friday released a list of salary information for nearly 400 employees of President Trump's executive office.  —  The 16-page document details the annual salaries of top staffers and advisors to the president.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Conservative outlets get more official seats in White House briefing room
Discussion: Washington Times
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Bill to create panel that could remove Trump from office quietly picks up Democratic support  —  For months, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders have privately counseled their more militant members to forswear talk of impeaching President Trump …
Discussion: Axios, CNN, AOL, Washington Free Beacon and IJR
Rachel Kurzius / DCist:
Russian-Funded News Station Replaces Bluegrass on 105.5 FM  —  Those who've become accustomed to hearing bluegrass music when they turn the dial to 105.5 FM are in for a surprise—the bandwidth now broadcasts Sputnik, a “global wire, radio and digital news service” funded by the Russian government.
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
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.
Casey Michel / Politico:
How Liberal Portland Became America's Most Politically Violent City  —  And it's about to get worse, say protesters on both sides.  —  On a cloudy day in early November 1979, a caravan of Nazi and Ku Klux Klan members careened into Greensboro, North Carolina, winding toward …
Discussion: Instapundit and Hot Air
Collier Meyerson / The Nation:
Nina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment  —  The new president of Our Revolution on race, class, electoral strategy and whether we'll feel the Bern in 2020.  —  Nina Turner is a “proud home girl” of Cleveland, Ohio where she was a state senator from 2008 to 2014 …
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.
 
 
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN producer on new O'Keefe video: Voters are ‘stupid,’ Trump is ‘crazy’
Scarlet Howes / Mirror.co.uk:
Mystery of Bermuda Triangle deepens as ‘dangerous’ mile-long island suddenly forms in middle of Atlantic Ocean
Discussion: LewRockwell
Associated Press:
Pentagon OKs 6-month delay in transgender enlistments
Discussion: Politico
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
How Andrew Cuomo broke the New York subway
Discussion: Power Line, UPI and New York Times
CNN:
White House spokeswoman: Chicago crime ‘driven by morality’
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
Sarah Stites / NewsBusters:
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