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8:00 PM ET, July 3, 2017

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Andrew Mills / New Jersey Online:
The plane truth: How we caught Chris Christie sunbathing on a closed beach  —  Gallery: Gov. Chris Christie and family on closed Island Beach State Park in N.J.  —  amills@njadvancemedia.com,  —  NJ Advance Media for NJ.com  —  In my 23 years as a photo journalist …
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Associated Press:
Gov. Chris Christie is blistered over his day at the beach  —  Gov. Chris Christie got blistered online Monday after he was photographed sunning himself on a New Jersey beach that he had closed to the public over the Fourth of July weekend because of a government shutdown.
Gerry Mullany / New York Times:
Chris Christie Hits a Closed State Beach, and Kicks Up a Fury
Mike Allen / Axios:
What Trump's tweeting: tale of the tape  —  In case you were distracted by something like the Senate health-care fight, the White House just finished a run of four policy-themed weeks (infrastructure, workforce development, tech and energy).  This was designed to be the month …
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Foreign Policy:
Tillerson Ready to Let Russia Decide Assad's Fate  —  In talks with the U.N. chief, Tillerson indicates Russia should be in the driver's seat when it comes to the future of Syria.  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres during …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Top GOP Senate recruit Ann Wagner won't challenge Claire McCaskill  —  Rep. Ann Wagner has opted against a 2018 Senate bid, choosing re-election to the House over challenging vulnerable Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.  —  Wagner's surprise move, finalized over the weekend, is a blow to the Republican Party.
FiveThirtyEight:
How Americans Order Their Steak  —  Are people who prefer their steaks well done just wrong?  It's the question that has divided a nation that is otherwise firmly united on the “steak is great” front, given that we Americans consume about 25 billion pounds of beef annually.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Ovalle / miamiherald:
Miami judge rules Florida's new Stand-Your-Ground law is unconstitutional  —  Florida's updated “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law is unconstitutional, a Miami judge ruled on Monday.  —  Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that lawmakers overstepped their authority in modifying …
CNN:
Emmanuel Macron assassination plot foiled by French police  —  (CNN)A man has been charged with plotting to assassinate French President Emmanuel Macron on Bastille Day during US President Donald Trump's visit to France, a spokeswoman for the Paris Prosecutor's office said Monday.
Discussion: Washington Examiner, RedState and IJR
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Jamie Horowitz, head of Fox Sports programming, fired in sexual harassment probe  —  Jamie Horowitz onstage at the ESPN portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Assn. tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 24, 2013 in Beverly Hills.  (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
Richard Gonzales / National Security:
Pentagon Considers Canceling Program That Recruits Immigrant Soldiers  —  The Pentagon is considering pulling out of a deal it made with thousands of noncitizen recruits with specialized skills: Join the military and we'll put you on the fast track to citizenship.
Discussion: Telegraph and Fusion
The Guardian:
White House says Donald Trump will not make snap visit to UK  —  US president will not travel to UK in next two weeks, spokesperson says, after speculation led to threat of protests  —  Donald Trump will not be making a surprise visit to his Scottish golf course in the next two weeks …
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Fox News:
Trump enters Charlie Gard debate: ‘We would be delighted’ to help  —  The plight of Charlie Gard - the brain-damaged British baby whose parents recently lost a legal battle to keep him on life support - has now tugged at heart strings as far away as the Oval Office.
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Diamond Naga Siu / Politico:
Trump offers help to terminally ill U.K. boy
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Medicaid Worsens Your Health?  That's a Classic Misinterpretation of Research  —  As a program for low-income Americans, Medicaid requires the poor to pay almost nothing for their health care.  Republicans in Congress have made clear that they want to change that equation for many …
Discussion: Vox
Maia Silber / Washington Post:
It's summer, and Washington smells like weed.  Everywhere, all the time.  —  Arash Shirazi is a pretty cosmopolitan guy.  A music agent and filmmaker, he hangs out with creative types and bohemians.  He's lived in L.A., and spent time in cities such as, yes, Amsterdam …
Sophie Jamieson / Telegraph:
Fish becoming transgender from contraceptive pill chemicals being flushed down household drains  —  A fifth of male fish are now transgender because of chemicals from the contraceptive pill being flushed down household drains, a study by has suggested.  —  Male river fish are displaying feminised traits …
Discussion: TheBlaze
David Sirota / International Business Times:
Justice Department's Corporate Crime Watchdog Resigns, Saying Trump Makes It Impossible To Do Job  —  One of the Justice Department's top corporate crime watchdogs has resigned, declaring that she cannot enforce ethics laws against companies while, she asserts, her own bosses in the Trump administration …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Hijacked American Presidency  —  Every now and then we are going to have to do this: Step back from the daily onslaughts of insanity emanating from Donald Trump's parasitic presidency and remind ourselves of the obscenity of it all, registering its magnitude in its full, devastating truth.
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Maria Menounos Reveals She Was Diagnosed with a Brain Tumor — While Her Mom Is Fighting Stage 4 Brain Cancer  —  As she was caring for her mother, who has stage 4 brain cancer, Maria Menounos found out she was facing a health crisis of her own.  —  In February, the TV and Sirius XM radio host started experiencing troubling symptoms.
Dylan Scott / Vox:
The Senate GOP's health care stalemate, in one chart  —  “If that's what it takes to get an agreement, that's what we'll have to do.”  —  Mitch McConnell needs 50 of the 52 Senate Republicans to vote for his health care bill.  That's a 96 percent success rate.
Lawrence Wright / New Yorker:
America's Future Is Texas  —  With right-wing zealots taking over the legislature even as the state's demographics shift leftward, Texas has become the nation's bellwether.  —  When Frederick Law Olmsted passed through Texas, in 1853, he became besotted with the majesty of the Texas legislature.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
How Low Can Taxes Go?  Outside Washington, Republicans Find Limits  —  WASHINGTON — Something strange has been happening to taxes in Republican-dominated states: They are going up.  —  Conservative lawmakers in Kansas, South Carolina and Tennessee have agreed to significant tax increases …
Shin Hyon-hee / The Korea Herald:
Moon meets Obama, says last chance for NK talks  —  President Moon Jae-in renewed his resolve to pursue sanctions and dialogue to tackle North Korea's nuclear program during a meeting with former US President Barack Obama on Monday, saying now is the “last chance” for the regime to return to the negotiating table.
 
 
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David Pittman / Politico:
How health care bill could hurt a program beloved in Trump country
Discussion: Daily Kos
Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Swedish Music Festival Sees Another Series of Sex Assaults, Leading to Event Being Cancelled Next Year
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Noah Barkin / Reuters:
U.S. no longer a ‘friend’ in Merkel election program
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
Sharif Hassan / Washington Post:
After killing of Muslim girl near mosque, talk of risks, rights and hijab
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Program to Spur Low-Income Housing Is Keeping Cities Segregated
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
From N.B.A. Bench Player to Cult Hero in Turkey
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Jay Sekulow's Son Made Close to $1 Million From Family Charity
Discussion: Raw Story
Steve Johnson / Financial Times:
Inevitable Chinese slowdown ‘a myth’
Discussion: EconLog and Marginal REVOLUTION
 Earlier Items: 
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Americans Say Civility Has Worsened Under Trump; Trust In Institutions Down
Rahm Emanuel / New York Times:
In Chicago, the Trains Actually Run on Time
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Pallab Ghosh / BBC:
Hawking says Trump's climate stance could damage Earth
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
The best thing Chief Justice Roberts wrote this term wasn't a Supreme Court opinion
Discussion: Vox and Power Line
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Kushner, Ivanka rub elbows with Dem billionaire Soros at Hamptons party: report
Discussion: naked capitalism, RedState and Politico
Mark Finkelstein / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
WaPo's Ignatius: Fighters in Syria cheer at mention of Trump name
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Hot Air
Niv Elis / The Hill:
GOP leaders have few sure votes on debt ceiling
Discussion: Daily Kos
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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