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9:25 PM ET, July 7, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Presses Putin on Russian Meddling in U.S. Election  —  Right Now: President Trump pressed Vladimir V. Putin on Russia's interference in the 2016 United States election but did not dwell on the subject.  Their encounter lasted two hours and 15 minutes, far longer than expected.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Gergen praises Trump on Putin meeting: ‘This was big-league stuff’  —  CNN's David Gergen said President Trump “seemed presidential today” and “we were back to normal life for the first time” following a two-hour-plus meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Discussion: IJR
CNN:
Trump, Putin reach Syria deal, discuss election interference  —  Hamburg, Germany (CNN)President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for over two hours Friday afternoon, discussing interference in US elections and ending with an agreement on curbing violence in Syria, the top American diplomat said.
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
The White House got in the game after Russia took charge of the Trump-Putin narrative  —  The White House allowed Russia to shape early impressions of Friday's meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin but responded quickly with its own account of the session …
Caitlin Yilek / Washington Examiner:
Melania was sent in to Trump-Putin meeting to get them to wrap up, Tillerson says  —  First lady Melania Trump was sent into President Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to get the two leaders to wrap it up after their scheduled 30-minute meeting ran for more than an hour …
Sputnik International:
Putin Reveals What He Discussed With Trump During Two-Hour-Long Meeting  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on the topics that he and his American counterpart Donald Trump covered in their long-awaited meeting in Hamburg on Friday.  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Discussion: The Atlantic
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John Podesta / Washington Post:
Why is Trump tweeting about me when he should be doing his job?  —  John Podesta, the chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, served as counselor to President Barack Obama and chief of staff to President Bill Clinton.  —  MOREHEAD, Ky.  —  Weaving through the mountains …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Trump criticizes media over alleged mind-meld of ‘17 intelligence agencies’ over Russia meddling
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
FBI investigated complaints that Bobby Knight groped women at U.S. spy agency  —  Even before he started cursing from the podium at a U.S. spy agency, Bobby Knight was an unorthodox choice to deliver a lecture on leadership.  —  Employees at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) …
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump personally pockets club membership fees, breaking with industry norms  —  Even as he serves as president, Donald Trump earns a tidy sum — tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars — every time a new member joins one of his tony clubs.  —  Whether it's the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster …
Discussion: Liberal Values
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MSNBC:
Maddow to news orgs: beware of forged Trump Russia documents!
Discussion: Mother Jones
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
The Alt-Right Branding War Has Torn the Movement in Two  —  A few weeks ago, Colton Merwin, a nineteen-year-old from Maryland who recently dropped out of college, decided to organize a rally on the National Mall.  “I got all the permits and stuff myself,” he said.  “It was pretty easy, actually.”
Discussion: Daily Kos, RedState and American Power
Alison Chandra / Vox:
I shared my toddler's hospital bill on Twitter.  First came supporters — then death threats.  —  I was offered a .22 bullet, although I'm still not sure whom he meant it for, me or my child.  —  It was late on a Friday evening when I collected the day's letters from the mailbox.
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert H. Frank / New York Times:
Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money  —  Lingering uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Care Act has spurred the California legislature to consider adoption of a statewide single-payer health care system.  —  Sometimes described as Medicare for all, single-payer is a system …
Discussion: BillMoyers.com and The Week
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Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Republican Lawmakers Buy Health Insurance Stocks as Repeal Effort Moves Forward
Discussion: Axios and New York Magazine
Tyler Jett / timesfreepress.com:
Sen. Bob Corker addresses concerns over health care reform
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Credibility Problem at the G-20 Summit  —  With North Korea's successful testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile that might be able to reach parts of the United States, Donald Trump is facing a foreign-policy challenge of the first order.
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Tim Kelly / Reuters:
U.S. bombers challenge China in South China Sea flyover
Discussion: The Daily Caller, NPR and Axios
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dem bill would grant green cards to undocumented 9/11 workers  —  The head of the House Democratic Caucus will introduce legislation next week that would grant permanent legal status to hundreds of undocumented workers who toiled in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
New holes in Loretta Lynch's story on the Hillary probe  —  MORE FROM: … When former Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified last year about her decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information, she swore she never talked to “anyone” on the Clinton campaign.
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Loretta Lynch denies offering assurances to Clinton campaign over email probe
Discussion: New York Post, IJR and Political Wire
Battle Creek Enquirer:
Are goats taking jobs from union workers?  —  A battle is brewing at Western Michigan University this summer between a group of hungry goats and a labor union.  —  The 400-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has filed a grievance contending that the work …
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Muslim activist Linda Sarsour's reference to ‘jihad’ draws conservative wrath … Linda Sarsour, a lead organizer of the Women's March on Washington and one of the most high-profile Muslim activists in the country, gave an impassioned speech last weekend that at first gained little attention.
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Dangers of Arrogant Ignorance  —  Widespread historical ignorance is driving political polarization.  —  During President Trump's speech in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, he memorialized Pope John Paul II's momentous 1979 visit to the city.  —  For many historians …
Discussion: The Daily Signal
New York Times:
London Hospital Reconsiders Decision to Turn Off Sick Baby's Life Support  —  LONDON — In an shift, a London hospital said on Friday that it would reconsider its decision to turn off life support for Charlie Gard, a brain-damaged and terminally ill British infant, in light of “fresh evidence” about a potential treatment.
Marcus Baram / Fast Company:
White House Relied Upon Dark Money Lobbyist To “Quarterback” Gorsuch's Confirmation  —  Five “dark money” organizations spent more than $14 million to ensure Neil Gorsuch's seat on the Supreme Court, according to new records reviewed by MapLight.  —  A lobbyist with extensive ties …
Alexander Nazaryan / Newsweek:
BIZARRE ALT RIGHT CARTOON OF TRUMP AS 9/11 PLANE AND CNN AS TWIN TOWERS CONFUSES TWITTER  —  The American right frequently delights in its mockery of CNN, dutifully following in the footsteps of President Trump, who spent much of the last week maligning the cable news network.
 
 
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TMZ.com:
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New York Times:
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Trump's white-nationalist dog whistles in Warsaw
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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