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New York Times:
Trump Team Met With Lawyer Linked to Kremlin During Campaign — Two weeks after Donald J. Trump clinched the Republican presidential nomination last year, his eldest son arranged a meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan with a Russian lawyer who has connections to the Kremlin …
Craig Gordon / Bloomberg:
Ivanka Trump Sat In for Her Father at the G-20 Leaders' Table — First daughter in president's 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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Emmanuel Macron jostles his way to the front of G20 photo to stand by Donald Trump — French President Emmanuel Macron left his position during the family picture to place himself next to US President Donald Trump as German Chancellor Angela Merkel watched on.
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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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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump leaves leaders fearing the future as G-20 summit closes
Trump leaves leaders fearing the future as G-20 summit closes
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Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
‘Unelected, unqualified’: The Internet's reaction to Ivanka Trump taking her dad's seat at G-20
‘Unelected, unqualified’: The Internet's reaction to Ivanka Trump taking her dad's seat at G-20
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Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
G20 leaders' statement on climate change highlights rift with US
G20 leaders' statement on climate change highlights rift with US
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump splits with other G-20 leaders on climate change
Trump splits with other G-20 leaders on climate change
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump leaves G-20 summit without holding press conference
Trump leaves G-20 summit without holding press conference
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Masha Gessen / New York Times:
Trump Gave Putin Exactly What He Wanted — While American news media offered differing interpretations of the meeting between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, debating whether Mr. Trump had shown resolve or had fallen into a trap set by Mr. Putin …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Despite Deep Policy Divides, Europe Trip Seen by Buoyant Trump as High Point — HAMBURG, Germany — The rumble of police helicopters and armored riot trucks shook President Trump's suite deep inside the convention center, but his staff found unexpected comfort as they watched on TV as protesters rampaged through the streets of Hamburg.
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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 …
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Jen Psaki / CNN:
Putin set a trap and Trump fell into it
Putin set a trap and Trump fell into it
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump's cozy meeting with Putin fits his transactional style
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
‘True Blood’ Star Nelsan Ellis Dies at 39 — “He was a great talent, and his words and presence will be forever missed.” — Nelsan Ellis, the actor who starred in HBO's True Blood as Lafayette Reynolds, has died, his manager Emily Gerson Saines, told The Hollywood Reporter. — He was 39.
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Peter Holley / Washington Post:
In Alexandria shooter's hometown, rage-filled radio host channels middle America's inner frustration — BELLEVILLE, Ill. — It's not yet 11 a.m., and Bob Romanik, sitting behind the microphone at his radio station in a rundown strip mall in the middle of America, already has said the “n-word” …
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Pope Francis Says America Has ‘a Distorted Vision of the World’ — (CNSNews.com) - Pope Francis told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Thursday that the United States of America—and Russia, China, North Korea and Bashar al Assad's Syria—have “a distorted vision of the world” …
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Joseph Weber / Fox News:
Trump to China President Xi: N Korea nuclear threat will end ‘one way or another’
Trump to China President Xi: N Korea nuclear threat will end ‘one way or another’
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AOL:
Paul Ryan: No more public town hall meetings — To avoid situations involving protesters coming in from other districts, House Speaker Paul Ryan says he will no longer hold public town halls. — The announcement came after CBS News asked when the next open town hall would take place.
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CBS News:
Iowa woman who tried to vote for Trump twice pleads guilty to election misconduct — A woman from Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty to election misconduct for attempting to cast two separate ballots in the 2016 presidential election for then-Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Trump Jr. shares video of president shooting down ‘CNN’ in fighter jet — Jr. shared a video meme Saturday portraying President Trump shooting down a fighter jet that included CNN's logo. — “One of the best I've seen,” the younger Trump wrote in a tweet, which included laughing emojis and American flags.
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Blair Miller / TheDenverChannel.com:
Hundreds withdraw Colorado voter registrations in response to compliance with commission request — DENVER - At least two Colorado county clerks say they've seen a large increase in the number of people who have withdrawn their state voter registration since Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams …
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
A flight attendant smashed wine bottles on a man who tried to open the exit midair, FBI says — Armed with fists and an unexplained determination, a man attacked Delta Air Lines crew and passengers Thursday as he tried to pry open an exit door midair, according to the FBI.
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