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12:45 PM ET, July 8, 2017

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Molly K. McKew / Politico:
Trump Handed Putin a Stunning Victory  —  President Donald Trump needed to accomplish two things this week during his visits to Poland and the G-20 Summit in Hamburg.  First, he needed to reassure America's allies that he was committed to collective defense and the core set of values and principles that bind us together.
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Trump Caves to Putin  —  What President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin tells us about the future of Russian-American affairs.  —  If Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's readout of Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin is a preview of the Trump administration's approach to Russia …
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump: Meeting with Putin ‘tremendous’  —  President Trump on Saturday did not clarify details regarding his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin the previous day, saying only that it was “tremendous.”  —  Although the highly-anticipated meeting on Friday lasted more than two hours …
Discussion: RedState and The Week
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump's cozy meeting with Putin fits his transactional style
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Gergen praises Trump on Putin meeting: ‘This was big-league stuff’
Discussion: Politico, IJR and Joe.My.God.
John Podesta / Washington Post:
Why is Trump tweeting about me when he should be doing his job?
Craig Gordon / Bloomberg:
Ivanka Trump Sat In for Her Father at the G-20 Leaders' Table  —  Daughter seen sitting at his spot during migration meeting  —  Trump stepped away from meeting to hold one-on-one sessions  —  Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, took his seat at a Group of 20 meeting table in Hamburg …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump takes her father's seat at world leaders' table during a G-20 meeting  —  HAMBURG — President Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump has an expansive portfolio in her father's administration.  But on Saturday, she literally took his seat at the table at the G-20 Summit here.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Ivanka Trump launches women's program at G20 Summit
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
New York Times:
Once Dominant, the United States Finds Itself Isolated at G-20  —  HAMBURG, Germany — For years the United States was the dominant force and set the agenda at the annual gathering of the leaders of the world's largest economies.  —  But on Friday, when President Trump met with 19 other leaders …
Discussion: The Week
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Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
G20 leaders' statement on climate change highlights rift with US  —  Joint statement points to US decision to withdraw from Paris agreement while other G20 countries see accord as ‘irreversible’  —  World leaders have made clear the US's isolated stance on climate change …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump splits with other G-20 leaders on climate change  —  President Donald Trump emerged from the G-20 summit in Germany isolated from every other major economy on climate change, but the White House nonetheless scored small victories during the meeting.  —  After a tense round of negotiations …
Discussion: Washington Post
Reuters:
G20 communique exposes divide with U.S. on climate policy  —  The final statement from Group of 20 leaders on Saturday exposed a divide between the United States and other G20 members on the Paris accord aimed at combating climate change.  —  German Chancellor Angela Merkel …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
At G-20, world aligns against Trump policies ranging from free trade to climate change
Discussion: The Week and Mother Jones
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: Hot Air, Raw Story and Political Wire
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Support of Senate Health Repeal Erodes During Break  —  WASHINGTON — A week that Senate Republicans had hoped would mobilize conservatives and shore up support for their measure to repeal the Affordable Care Act instead ended with eroding enthusiasm, as usually reliable Republican senators …
Discussion: Politicus USA and Daily Kos
Jordain Carney / The Hill:   GOP pessimism rising on ObamaCare repeal
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Conservative warns McConnell to not give up on ObamaCare repeal
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:   Voters urge Grassley not to help ram partisan health care bill through Senate
Donna F. Edwards / Washington Post:
To my colleagues in Congress: I have MS. Don't make my insurance unaffordable.  —  Donna F. Edwards, a Democrat from Maryland, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2008 to 2017.  She is currently a senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice.  —  Dear colleagues in Congress,
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Gary Abernathy / Washington Post:   The media fundamentally misunderstands conservatives on health care
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
We Need to Stop This “Andrew Cuomo 2020” Nonsense Immediately  —  Politico has a big piece Friday suggesting that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could defeat Donald Trump in 2020 as the Democrats' presidential nominee if he is able to win over “the left.”  —  For the most part …
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
CNN, journalists should have no pity for anonymous internet trolls  —  We should be able to distinguish someone participating in the political system from someone who uses anonymity to viciously target people.  —  The issue of anonymity on the Internet is in the news because of CNN's decision …
Carl Reiner / New York Times:
Justice Kennedy, Don't Retire  —  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Dear Justice Anthony Kennedy,  —  I would like to start with congratulatory wishes on your forthcoming 81st birthday.  —  As someone who has almost a decade and a half on you, I can tell you this: It may well be that the best part of your career has just begun.
Bob McManus / New York Post:
Comrade de Blasio doesn't care about New York  —  MORE FROM: … Kaiser Wilhelm is on the road again, hanging with his peeps in Hamburg and waxing nostalgic for the glory days — when all the cool kids lived on the east side of the Wall and the socialist revolution was always just over the horizon.
Elizabeth Holtzman / Washington Post:
In the Russia probe, could Trump pardon himself?  —  Elizabeth Holtzman, a Democrat from New York, served in the House of Representatives from 1973 to 1981, including on the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation.  —  Can President Trump pardon himself?
 
 
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Joe Heim / Washington Post:
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Catherine Clifford / CNBC:
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Peter Van Voorhis / Daily Wire:
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Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Trump Will Get To Pick A New Judge For A Key Appeals Court
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TMZ.com:
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Alison Chandra / Vox:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump personally pockets club membership fees, breaking with industry norms
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