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9:55 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: Politico and 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 …
The White House:
Press Briefing on the President's Meetings at the G20 |  July 7, 2017  —  BY SECRETARY OF STATE TILLERSON AND SECRETARY OF TREASURY MNUCHIN  —  ON THE PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS AT THE G20  —  SECRETARY MNUCHIN: Hi, everybody.  I just want to highlight very briefly, and then Secretary Tillerson will go on …
Sputnik International:
Putin Reveals What He Discussed With Trump During Two-Hour-Long Meeting
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
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Rachel Maddow's Exclusive “Scoop” About A Fake NSA Document Raises Several Key Questions  —  MSNBC's Rachel Maddow devoted the first 21 minutes of her Thursday night program to what she promoted as an “exclusive” scoop.  The cable news host said that someone had sent her a “carefully forged” …
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
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
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Trump's white-nationalist dog whistles in Warsaw  —  Okay, show of hands.  How many of you watched President Trump's speech in Warsaw?  That's the one where he finally gave full-throated support to Article 5 guaranteeing mutual defense of NATO allies.  But not before a fair bit of lecturing …
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
A New Warsaw Pact  —  Trump's speech in Poland defending …
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: NPR, The Daily Caller and Axios
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Senate GOP and White House plan final, urgent blitz to pass health-care law  —  The White House and Senate Republican leaders are planning a final, urgent blitz to pressure reluctant GOP senators to pass an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act before their month-long August recess.
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Wire, IJR and The Week
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 …
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: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
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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.
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:
Bye-bye beach house?  Guadagno wants to sell Christie's Island Beach retreat  —  Gallery: Gov. Chris Christie and family on closed Island Beach State Park in N.J.  —  cbrodesser@njadvancemedia.com,  —  NJ Advance Media for NJ.com  —  TRENTON — Blasting Gov. Chris Christie's summer home as …
Discussion: USA Today and Washington Times
 
 
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Alena Maschke / Naples Daily News:
Driver accused of resisting arrest, punching Collier deputy in face, making threat
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Sarah Boden / Iowa Public Radio:
Grassley Says Cruz Healthcare Amendment May Be “Subterfuge”
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TMZ.com:
Milo Yiannopoulos Files $10 Million Lawsuit Against Simon & Schuster for Pulling His Book
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
These Three Lawyers Are Quietly Purging Voter Rolls Across the Country
Discussion: Daily Kos
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New York Times:
Police: Senator Impostor Tries to See Ivanka at Trump Tower
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Mike Konczal / Vox:
What the stock market's rise under Trump should teach Democrats
Robert H. Frank / New York Times:
Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money
Discussion: BillMoyers.com and The Week
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones warns of pig/gorilla/human hybrids who can talk
Discussion: Salon and Mediaite
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Republican Lawmakers Buy Health Insurance Stocks as Repeal Effort Moves Forward
Discussion: Axios and New York Magazine
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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