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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.
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Fusion, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Now We Have a Roadmap to the Trump Campaign's Collusion with Russia — Most of the commentary surrounding the Russia scandal has treated the possibility that Donald Trump's campaign deliberately colluded with Moscow as remote, unfounded speculation. The new reporting that has broken …
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Mediaite, IJR and Media Matters for America
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Still No Collusion Evidence — The latest ‘bombshell’ tells us more about media bias than about election meddling — So here's the latest big “collusion” story that has been, er, broken by the Wall Street Journal. — About ten days before he died in mid-May, an 81-year-old man …
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Power Line, New York Post, Booman Tribune, ThinkProgress and Salon
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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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.
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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’
Why some inside the White House see Trump's media feud as ‘winning’
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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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Sarah Cristobal / InStyle.com:
Exclusive! Mika Brzezinski: “This Is a Sign Of a Much Bigger Problem”
Exclusive! Mika Brzezinski: “This Is a Sign Of a Much Bigger Problem”
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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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Politico, Fox News, Washington Post, ABC News, Politicus USA and Mississippi Today
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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Althouse, The Montgomery Advertiser, Town Talk Feed, CNN, RedState, Hullabaloo, Albany Times Union and The Week
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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CBS News:
Science division of White House office left empty as last staffers depart — WASHINGTON — The science division of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was unstaffed as of Friday as the three remaining employees departed this week, sources tell CBS News.
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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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CNNMoney, Washington Monthly, New York Magazine and Daily Kos
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.
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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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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The Last Tradition and Washington Free Beacon
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.
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 …
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Christie adds government shutdown to his legacy — Chris Christie is heading into his final six months as governor presiding over New Jersey's biggest government crisis in more than a decade: A shutdown that will literally turn the lights out in Trenton. — New Jersey lawmakers failed …
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
Keith Sharon / Orange County Register:
Sperm donor connects with 19 children he fathered — In the strange and happy life of Donor 929, emails can mean adventure. — Last week, for example, Donor 929 got an email from a teenage girl in Denver. She included a picture of herself in high school graduation cap and gown.
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Daily Mail