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3:55 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.
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 …
John Bowden / The Hill:
Kushner told ‘Morning Joe’ hosts to apologize to Trump or tabloid story would run: report
Fox News:
Trump, Kushner never blackmailed Scarborough, source says
Discussion: Mediaite
Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:
Why Trump's offensive tweets don't get him kicked off Twitter
Mary-Ellen Deily / Washington Post:
Why I've decided to unfollow @realDonaldTrump
Discussion: Vox and IJR, more at Mediagazer »
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: The Hill and Take Care Blog
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.
Justin Wingerter / Daily Oklahoman:
Oklahoma election board won't turn over Social Security numbers to voter fraud panel
Discussion: Washington Post
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: Lawyers, Guns & Money and AOL
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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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.
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?
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
A Handmaid's Tale of Protest  —  In state capitals and street protests, women's rights activists have been wearing red robes and white bonnets based on “The Handmaid's Tale,” the 1985 novel that is now a series on Hulu.  —  Silent, heads bowed, the activists in crimson robes and white bonnets …
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.
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
How Donald Trump Decides to Fire Someone  —  “Donald Trump — think about how he talks,” a senior White House official told me recently.  This person then mimicked the president's manner of speaking: “How do you think Mike Pence is doing as vice-president?  Is Mike Pence doing a good job?
Discussion: The Week and Washington Monthly
Aida Chavez / The Hill:
Trump scolds reporters for nearly knocking over Oval Office table … President Trump on Friday scolded reporters for nearly knocking over an Oval Office table as they jostled for room during his meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.  —  “Fellas, easy.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Verge
Palm Beach Post:
Relatives fear Facebook posts led to woman's death  —  Makeva Jenkins worked her way from homelessness to financial success in just two years.  She was proud of herself, and late Wednesday evening she wrote about her hard work on her Facebook page, while still taking time to encourage others.
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
New York Times:
Parliament in Germany Approves Same-Sex Marriage  —  BERLIN — Lawmakers in Germany voted on Friday to allow same-sex marriage after a brisk but emotional debate in Parliament, setting the stage for the country to join more than a dozen European nations — including Ireland, France and Spain — in legalizing such unions.
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
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.
 
 
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