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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 …
John Podesta / Washington Post:
Why is Trump tweeting about me when he should be doing his job?
Why is Trump tweeting about me when he should be doing his job?
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Gergen praises Trump on Putin meeting: ‘This was big-league stuff’
CNN's Gergen praises Trump on Putin meeting: ‘This was big-league stuff’
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CNN:
Who's in the room for the Trump-Putin meeting?
Who's in the room for the Trump-Putin meeting?
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides on Podesta Tweet: ‘No Idea What He Is Talking About’
Trump Aides on Podesta Tweet: ‘No Idea What He Is Talking About’
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Russia says Trump accepted Putin's denial on election meddling; US disputes that
Russia says Trump accepted Putin's denial on election meddling; US disputes that
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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.
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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.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP pessimism rising on ObamaCare repeal — Senate Republicans are returning to Washington increasingly pessimistic about their plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare. — They've had to put off plans for a vote next week, and they've seen loyal members either double down on their opposition to the bill …
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 …
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Gary Abernathy / Washington Post:
The media fundamentally misunderstands conservatives on health care — In small rural communities such as mine — places that largely supported Donald Trump for president but have higher-than-average uninsured populations — conflicting feelings about what to do about reforming health care run deep.
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 …
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
At G-20, world aligns against Trump policies ranging from free trade to climate change
At G-20, world aligns against Trump policies ranging from free trade to climate change
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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” …
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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.
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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,
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) …
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Catherine Clifford / CNBC:
This former Google[X] exec is building a high-tech hat that she says will make telepathy possible in 8 years — Imagine if telepathy were real. If, for example, you could transmit your thoughts to a computer or to another person just by thinking them. — In just eight years it will be …
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Trump urges dismissal of former ‘Apprentice’ contestant's lawsuit — Arguing in part that a U.S. president cannot be sued in state court while serving in office, lawyers for President Trump in a court filing late Friday called for the dismissal of a complaint from a former contestant on the …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
A Court Is Considering A Request To Halt The Trump Election Commission's Request For State Voter Lists — A federal court on Friday heard arguments in a lawsuit alleging that the president's “election integrity” commission has violated federal privacy laws in its request for voter information from the states.
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