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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump-Russia investigators probe Jared Kushner-run digital operation — WASHINGTON — Investigators at the House and Senate Intelligence committees and the Justice Department are examining whether the Trump campaign's digital operation - overseen by Jared Kushner - helped guide Russia's …
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New York Times:
Rancor at White House as Russia Story Refuses to Let the Page Turn — WASHINGTON — If President Trump emerged from his meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last week hoping he had begun to “move forward” from the controversy over the Kremlin's election meddling, as advisers put it …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘Category 5 hurricane’: White House under siege by Trump Jr.'s Russia revelations — The White House has been thrust into chaos after days of ever-worsening revelations about a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a lawyer characterized as representing the Russian government …
New York Times:
Natalia Veselnitskaya, Lawyer Who Met Trump Jr., Seen as Fearsome Moscow Insider — MOSCOW — When American prosecutors accused a senior Russian official's son of laundering $14 million by investing in Manhattan property and other assets, she was called to defend him.
New York Post:
Donald Trump Jr. is an idiot — We see one truly solid takeaway from the story of the day: Donald Trump Jr. is an idiot. — SEE ALSO — In the heat of your father's presidential campaign, a bozo British publicist e-mails you to set up a sitdown with a “Russian government attorney” …
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Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Lawyer that met Don Jr. had ties to Russian government, spy agency — WASHINGTON — The Russian lawyer at the center of Donald Trump Jr.'s scandal over possible collusion with Kremlin election meddlers has denied she has ties to the Russian government. — But she threatened action …
New York Times:
Did Donald Jr. Break the Law? — The revelation that Donald Trump Jr. enthusiastically accepted an offer to meet with an individual described as a “Russian government attorney” bringing “official documents and information” to help the Trump campaign and injure the Clinton campaign is a bombshell.
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Politicus USA
Bloomberg:
Russian Lawyer Who Met Trump Jr. Saw a Clinton Scandal in Tax Inquiry
Russian Lawyer Who Met Trump Jr. Saw a Clinton Scandal in Tax Inquiry
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The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Business Insider, Vanity Fair, USA Today, Raw Story, NBC News, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House aides feeling ‘helpless’ as Trump Jr. scandal explodes
White House aides feeling ‘helpless’ as Trump Jr. scandal explodes
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The Atlantic, CNNMoney, Talking Points Memo, IJR, Media Matters for America, Business Insider, New York Magazine, Axios, Washington Post, ABC News and Vox
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The blackmail factor: Trumpworld's Russia lies are a major risk to national security
The blackmail factor: Trumpworld's Russia lies are a major risk to national security
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Mother Jones
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
President Trump personally signed off on false statement claiming Don Jr.'s meeting was about adoption: report
President Trump personally signed off on false statement claiming Don Jr.'s meeting was about adoption: report
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New York Times, IJR, New York Magazine, The Guardian, Weekly Standard and Talking Points Memo
Wall Street Journal:
Emails Pose Potential Problem for Trump Jr. After Meeting With Russian Lawyer
Emails Pose Potential Problem for Trump Jr. After Meeting With Russian Lawyer
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Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, CNN, Slate and electionlawblog.org
Jake Lahut / Politico:
Trump: ‘I have very little time for watching T.V.’
Trump: ‘I have very little time for watching T.V.’
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Political Wire
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Kushner under fire for role in meeting after Trump Jr. email release
Kushner under fire for role in meeting after Trump Jr. email release
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Weekly Standard, WREG-TV, Washington Post, New York Times, Slate, Washington Free Beacon, Mashable and Politico
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump-Russia investigation takes sharp turn toward the dumb
Trump-Russia investigation takes sharp turn toward the dumb
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BuzzFeed, ThinkProgress, Power Line, New York Magazine, IJR, Raw Story, News, Indy Week, Daily Wire and Media Matters for America
Diamond Naga Siu / Politico:
Obama and Bush ethics lawyers call Trump Jr.'s defense of Russia meeting ‘nonsense’
Obama and Bush ethics lawyers call Trump Jr.'s defense of Russia meeting ‘nonsense’
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RedState
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
Trump goes AWOL, hasn't shown up to work all week — Donald Trump's public schedule has gone blank once again, as the amorphous Republican retreats behind the walls of the White House. — His strange disappearing act comes as Trump's family becomes deeply embroiled in the Russia collusion story …
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CNN, Washington Post, NPR and IJR
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Schiff: It's ‘Comical’ That Trump Says He Doesn't Watch TV
Schiff: It's ‘Comical’ That Trump Says He Doesn't Watch TV
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Raw Story
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
Who Dished the Dirt on Donald Trump Jr?
Who Dished the Dirt on Donald Trump Jr?
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Washington Post, Bloomberg and Mother Jones
Wall Street Journal:
Mark Zuckerberg Hits the Road to Meet Regular Folks—With a Few Conditions — As he tours America, Facebook CEO appears at homes and businesses with little notice, asks not to be quoted; not always recognized — Mark Zuckerberg is trying to understand America, so he's embarked on a journey …
Project MIDAS:
Larsen C calves trillion ton iceberg — A one trillion tonne iceberg - one of the biggest ever recorded - has calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The calving occurred sometime between Monday 10th July and Wednesday 12th July 2017, when a 5,800 square km section of Larsen C finally broke away.
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse / CNN:
Massive iceberg breaks away from Antarctica
Massive iceberg breaks away from Antarctica
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Refinery29 and IJR
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Reluctantly Acknowledge a Failure of Governing — WASHINGTON — Republicans are failing at governance. And they know it. — Their senatorially painful decision announced on Tuesday to sacrifice some of lawmakers' usually sacrosanct August recess was a public confession …
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Washington Monthly, ABC News, Vox, Mediaite, Political Insider blog, Talking Points Memo and CNN
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Bloomberg:
Senators Explore Bipartisan ‘Plan B’ to Troubled GOP Health Bill
Senators Explore Bipartisan ‘Plan B’ to Troubled GOP Health Bill
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Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and CNN
David Nather / Axios:
Still not seeing a health care game changer
Still not seeing a health care game changer
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Alaska Dispatch News, Politico, Daily Kos, New York Times, ABC News, The Hill and Balloon Juice
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Trump's tax cuts would give the poor $40 each and the ultrarich $940,000 — Researchers tried to run the numbers on Trump's ridiculously vague tax plan. They're not good. — A new analysis by the Tax Policy Center finds that the tax cuts included in the Trump administration's outline …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
House Republican threatens new Clinton investigations unless Democrats stop talking about Russia — “That means go back all the way to the 650,000 emails of Anthony Weiner.” — During a CNN interview Wednesday morning, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) issued a threat—if Democrats don't move …
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Raw Story
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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
On ‘Whataboutism’ And Its Moral Hazards
On ‘Whataboutism’ And Its Moral Hazards
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The Federalist, Politicus USA and Power Line
Sen. Rand Paul / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Sen. Rand Paul: Senate GOP Decides to Keep Obamacare — I miss the old days, when Republicans stood for repealing Obamacare. Republicans across the country and every member of my caucus campaigned on repeal - often declaring they would tear out Obamacare “root and branch!”
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Business Insider
ProPublica:
Trump's Russia Lawyer Isn't Seeking Security Clearance, And May Have Trouble Getting One — The ongoing investigations into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia involve reams of classified material. Yet Marc Kasowitz, the New York lawyer whom President Donald Trump …
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Talking Points Memo
HuffPost:
Hillary Clinton Campaign Aide To Press: We Told You Russia Was A BFD — A top aide details the many attempts to get the media to pay more attention to the election meddling. — The most ignored story of the 2016 presidential campaign is the press corps' unwillingness to focus …
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Raw Story, Shakesville, Political Wire and Axios
New York Post:
Teen blasted ‘F-k Tha Police’ during slain officer's funeral — A Bronx teen defiantly blasted the NWA song “F— Tha Police” out his third-floor apartment window Tuesday as thousands of cops were gathered below to mourn slain cop Miosotis Familia — prompting a house call from about 20 officers.
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Breitbart, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, AOL, Daily Wire, The Root and The Daily Caller
Amy Brittain / Washington Post:
State Department spent more than $15,000 for rooms at new Trump hotel in Vancouver — The State Department spent more than $15,000 to book 19 rooms at the new Trump hotel in Vancouver when members of President Trump's family headlined the grand opening of the tower in late February.