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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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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.
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New York Times:
President Trump, Melting Under Criticism — Maybe we should all take a moment to feel a little sorry for Donald Trump, who reacted to criticism on Thursday by tweeting a stream of coarse insults at the television journalist Mika Brzezinski. — After all, he so clearly lacks the toughness …
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Bloomberg:
Jared Kushner Almost Bought the National Enquirer Three Years Ago — Tabloid newspaper bandied about in Trump's MSNBC Twitter war — White House offered to help spike story, MSNBC hosts say — The National Enquirer's ties to President Donald Trump and his family are so close that his son …
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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.
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Matthew Sheffield / Salon:
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are angry at Donald Trump now — but they've never apologized for promoting him
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are angry at Donald Trump now — but they've never apologized for promoting him
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Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Washington Post, Mediaite and Conservative News Today
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
‘Morning Joe’ Row Is Fresh Sign of TV's Iron Grip on Trump
‘Morning Joe’ Row Is Fresh Sign of TV's Iron Grip on Trump
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ABC News, Washington Post and The Week
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Mika Speaks! A Day After Trump's Horrific Tweet, Brzezinski Reveals How It All Went Down
Exclusive: Mika Speaks! A Day After Trump's Horrific Tweet, Brzezinski Reveals How It All Went Down
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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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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 …
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Trump's voting commission asked states to hand over election data. Some are pushing back.
Trump's voting commission asked states to hand over election data. Some are pushing back.
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Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:
Hosemann on Trump voter ID request: ‘Go jump in the Gulf’
Hosemann on Trump voter ID request: ‘Go jump in the Gulf’
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Politico, The Hill and Politicus USA
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 …
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Axios, Political Wire, TheBlaze, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, CNN, AOL, Washington Free Beacon and IJR
Sean Illing / Vox:
I think health care is a right. I asked an expert to tell me why I'm wrong. — “You've got to be willing to accept that there's a trade-off here.” —Craig Garthwaite — “I believe that health care should be regarded as a public good, not a marketplace commodity. Tell me why I'm wrong.”
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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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
American Companies Still Make Aluminum. In Iceland. — REYDARFJORDUR, Iceland — Where did the United States' aluminum smelters go? — More than 30 of the giant factories once dotted the American landscape, sucking down huge amounts of electricity to produce the metal for car parts, beer cans and aluminum foil.
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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 …
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 …
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.
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Washington Free Beacon
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Fake News: Associated Press Engulfed in CNN-Level Scandal as It Covers Up Invention of Imaginary Pruitt Meeting — The Associated Press is at it again, pushing more fake news. Sadly, the once-great news wire service is trying to cover up its mistake—nearly the exact mistake …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The biggest winner in the current health-care debate: Single-payer — We still don't know who will ultimately prevail in the debate over the future of American health care: the Republicans who want to overhaul Obamacare, or the Democrats who want to keep it in place.
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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
Conservative outlets get more official seats in White House briefing room
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House releases salary info for Trump's aides
White House releases salary info for Trump's aides
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Axios, Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
New York Times:
A Way to Own Your Social-Media Data — The European Union imposed a 2.4 billion euro ($2.7 billion) fine on Google last Tuesday for manipulating its search engine results to favor its own comparison shopping service. It is just the latest institution to recognize the increasing monopolization of the technology industry.
Fox News:
Sanders investigation: Bernie's wife attempted to evict disabled group home residents, report claims — Sen. Bernie Sanders's wife has been accused of heartlessly trying to boot disabled group home residents when she was president of a Vermont college and closed on a real estate deal now under FBI scrutiny.
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Scarlet Howes / Mirror.co.uk:
Mystery of Bermuda Triangle deepens as ‘dangerous’ mile-long island suddenly forms in middle of Atlantic Ocean — Experts have warned visitors to stay away as the rip tide is ‘incredibly strong’ and the waters are infested with 5ft long sharks — A mystery island that has been branded 'dangerous …
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Naaman Zhou / The Guardian:
Volvo admits its self-driving cars are confused by kangaroos — Swedish company's animal detection system can identify and avoid deer, elk and caribou, but is yet to work against the marsupials' movements — Volvo's self-driving car is unable to detect kangaroos because hopping confounds its systems, the Swedish carmaker says.
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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.
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