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2:30 PM ET, June 30, 2017

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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.
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The Daily Beast:
Jared Kushner Told Joe Scarborough: Talk to President Trump About ‘Enquirer’ Dirt … On Friday, MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough made the explosive claim that three of President Donald Trump's most senior White House aides “warned” the couple that the tabloid The National Enquirer …
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.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Scarborough, Brzezinski say White House used National Enquirer as threat  —  Trump tweets insults at MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski  —  MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski claim President Trump and his White House used the possibility of a hit piece in the National Enquirer to threaten them.
Jay Caruso / RedState:
Joe Scarborough: I Updated NBC Executives in Real Time About National Enquirer Threat  —  The feud between Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough, and Mika Brzenzski with President Donald Trump heated up on Friday morning when Scarborough related a possible blackmail story involving The National Enquirer.
MSNBC:
Mika Brzezinski responds to Donald Trump's tweets about her  —  Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough address President Trump's Thursday tweets about them, what it says about the president and the United States and the practical impact of his behavior. ...  more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}
National Enquirer:
Statement From The National ENQUIRER  —  ‘Morning Joe’ response  —  “At the beginning of June, we accurately reported a story that recounted the relationship between Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, the truth of which is not in dispute.  At no time did we threaten either Joe or Mika …
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway on Trump: 'I didn't say I endorsed his attacks'  —  Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway in an interview said she supports President Trump's “right to fight back,” but wouldn't firmly say whether she stands by his “attacks” on Twitter against MSNBC's “Morning Joe” hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.
Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:
Why Trump's offensive tweets don't get him kicked off Twitter
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Producer For CNN's Chris Cuomo Says Kellyanne Conway ‘Looks Like She Got Hit With A Shovel’
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Appearing …
Discussion: IJR
Ari Berman / The Nation:
The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights  —  We are witnessing the beginning of a nationwide voter-suppression campaign, led by the White House and enabled by Congress and the Department of Justice.  —  Four things happened yesterday that pose a grave danger to voting rights.
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German Lopez / Vox:
Trump's “election integrity” commission wants every voter's name, party ID, and address
Discussion: Take Care Blog
Justin Wingerter / Daily Oklahoman:
Oklahoma election board won't turn over Social Security numbers to voter fraud panel
Discussion: Washington Post
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Kris Kobach wants every U.S. voter's personal information for Trump's commission
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Trump's voter-fraud commission wants to know voting history, party ID and address of every voter in the U.S.
Josh Delk / The Hill:
State officials refuse to turn over voter roll data to Trump election panel
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.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Trump repeal idea would lead to 26 million uninsured  —  President Donald Trump wants Congress to repeal Obamacare now and worry about replacing it later.  But that's a non-starter for many congressional Republicans who don't want to scrap a plan that's covering millions of Americans without something to take its place.
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
How do congressional Democrats want to fix Obamacare? We asked 8 of them.
Discussion: The Week
Jonathan Swan / Axios:   Trump calls for “immediately” repealing ACA if Senate deal fails
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate health bill: Mission accomplished?
Discussion: Business Insider
The Intercept:
Here's The Audio Of Donald Trump's Private RNC Fundraiser At His Own Hotel  —  President Donald Trump kicked off his re-election campaign's financing efforts with a major fundraiser at his own Washington hotel Wednesday night, excluding media but charging attendees $35,000 each.
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?
Frank Main / Chicago Sun Times:
President Donald Trump's ‘feds’ arrive in Chicago to fight gun crime  —  An ATF agent looks over the playground at Joseph Warren Elementary School following a shooting on June 16.  Two girls were hit by bullets fired from a passing car as they participated in a track event on the playground.
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John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune:
As Chicago announces fed help to fight gun crimes, Trump tweets violence has reached ‘epidemic proportions’
Discussion: The Atlantic
J. Lester Feder / BuzzFeed:
Trump Administration Appoints Anti-Transgender Activist To Gender Equality Post  —  “To put it simply, a boy claiming gender confusion must now be allowed in the same shower, bathroom, or locker room with my daughter,” wrote the new senior adviser for women's empowerment at USAID.
Discussion: Shakesville and Fusion
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.
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 …
Eitan D. Hersh / New York Times:
The Problem With Participatory Democracy Is the Participants  —  At backyard barbecues this holiday weekend, liberals will gab with one another about how much time they're spending on politics.  More than ever, they are watching cable news, and refreshing Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
NASA Denies That It's Running a Child Slave Colony on Mars … A report on Alex Jones' InfoWars claiming child sex slaves have been kidnapped and shipped to Mars is untrue, NASA told The Daily Beast on Thursday.  —  “There are no humans on Mars.  There are active rovers on Mars.
 
 
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