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Shane Harris / WSJ:
Russian Officials Overheard Discussing Trump Associates Before Campaign Began — U.S. intelligence starting in the spring of 2015 detected conversations in which Russian government officials discussed meetings with Trump associates — WASHINGTON—U.S. intelligence agencies starting …
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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 …
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 …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump lawyers want wall between Kushner, president
Scoop: Trump lawyers want wall between Kushner, president
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The Daily Caller, New York Times and National Review
New York Times:
Rancor at White House as Russia Story Refuses to Let the Page Turn
Rancor at White House as Russia Story Refuses to Let the Page Turn
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The investigation goes digital: Did someone point Russia to specific online targets?
The investigation goes digital: Did someone point Russia to specific online targets?
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The Atlantic, Slate and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Are Donald Trump, Jr.,'s E-mails About Meeting with a Russian Lawyer Evidence of a Crime?
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The blackmail factor: Trumpworld's Russia lies are a major risk to national security
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 Guardian, The Atlantic, Business Insider, NBC News, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Vanity Fair, USA Today and The Daily Beast
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
On ‘Whataboutism’ And Its Moral Hazards
On ‘Whataboutism’ And Its Moral Hazards
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New York Times, Washington Examiner, The Federalist, Washington Free Beacon, Power Line and Politicus USA
Wall Street Journal:
Keystone Kops Collusion
Keystone Kops Collusion
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New York Magazine and Lawyers, Guns & Money
CBN.com:
President Trump to CBN's Pat Robertson: Putin Would Have Been Happier With Clinton — President Donald Trump sat down with CBN Founder Pat Robertson for an exclusive “700 Club” interview at the White House this morning. — It comes as the media firestorm over Russia and the election continues to dominate headlines.
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Trump's First Non-Fox News Interview in Two Months Is With CBN's Pat Robertson
Trump's First Non-Fox News Interview in Two Months Is With CBN's Pat Robertson
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Politico, IJR, CNBC, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
Trump goes AWOL, hasn't shown up to work all week
Trump goes AWOL, hasn't shown up to work all week
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NPR, Business Insider, NBC News and Rewire
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
Congressman Brad Sherman:
Congressman Sherman Introduces Article of Impeachment: Obstruction of Justice — Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), joined by Congressman Al Green (D-TX), introduced an Article of Impeachment (H. Res. 438) against President Donald J. Trump for High Crimes and Misdemeanors.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Democrat files article of impeachment against Trump — Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) formally introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump on Wednesday that accuses the president of obstructing justice during the federal investigation of Russia's 2016 election interference.
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The Root and The Gateway Pundit
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
House Republican threatens new Clinton investigations unless Democrats stop talking about Russia
House Republican threatens new Clinton investigations unless Democrats stop talking about Russia
Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
U.S. Democrats in new bid to push Russia and Iran sanctions bill
U.S. Democrats in new bid to push Russia and Iran sanctions bill
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Weekly Standard and Axios
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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ABC News, Raw Story, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
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 …
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Gizmodo
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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New York Times:
An Iceberg the Size of Delaware Just Broke Away From Antarctica — A chunk of floating ice that weighs more than a trillion metric tons broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula, producing one of the largest icebergs ever recorded and providing a glimpse of how the Antarctic ice sheet might ultimately start to fall apart.
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Erica Martinson / Alaska Dispatch News:
Murkowski remains unhappy about GOP negotiations for the Senate health bill — WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was displeased Tuesday afternoon with her party's progress on health care legislation. — In an interview after a tumultuous Republican Party meeting …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Reluctantly Acknowledge a Failure of Governing
Republicans Reluctantly Acknowledge a Failure of Governing
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Washington Monthly, ABC News, Vox, Mediaite, Political Insider blog, Talking Points Memo and CNN
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
McConnell Plans A Vote On A Health Care Bill Next Week, But Passage Prospects Are Murky
McConnell Plans A Vote On A Health Care Bill Next Week, But Passage Prospects Are Murky
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Politico and New York Magazine
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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Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
Trump's proposals could hike taxes for nearly a quarter of the middle class — When one of President Trump's senior economic advisers was asked what the White House's plans for tax reform would mean for a typical middle-class family, he answered with confidence.
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Trump's tax cuts would give the poor $40 each and the ultrarich $940,000
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Pence: Leaders should be humble, exercise self-control — Vice President Pence shared advice Wednesday with a group of students in Chicago on how to be a leader like President Trump, saying a leader must be humble and exercise self-control. — During a speech at the National Student Leadership Conference …
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Harriet Sinclair / Newsweek:
IS MIKE PENCE THE NEXT PRESIDENT? VICE PRESIDENT DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM TRUMP'S CAMP IN NEW STATEMENT
IS MIKE PENCE THE NEXT PRESIDENT? VICE PRESIDENT DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM TRUMP'S CAMP IN NEW STATEMENT
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Axios
New York Times:
Campus Rape Policies Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos's Ear — WASHINGTON — The letters have come in to her office by the hundreds, heartfelt missives from college students, mostly men, who had been accused of rape or sexual assault. Some had lost scholarships. Some had been expelled.
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Politico
CNN:
Trump seen bowing in prayer during Oval Office session — (CNN)President Donald Trump, who has remained out of public view since returning from Europe late Saturday, welcomed evangelical leaders into the Oval Office on Monday for a prayer session. — Photos posted by some of the invitees show …
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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.
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Axios, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Trump's election commission has been a disaster. It's going exactly as planned. — It's hard to imagine how Kris Kobach could have screwed things up so badly. — Here is a man, seemingly hatched from an underground lab devoted entirely to perfecting the fine art of vote suppression …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Big Trumpers Still Don't Get The Trouble They're In — One issue I've touched on here and there in my posts on the Russia probe is my abiding sense that especially the younger generation of Trumpers: Kushner, Don Jr., et al. just don't seem to grasp the magnitude of the trouble they're in …