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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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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 …
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
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘Category 5 hurricane’: White House under siege by Trump Jr.'s Russia revelations
‘Category 5 hurricane’: White House under siege by Trump Jr.'s Russia revelations
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Are Donald Trump, Jr.,'s E-mails About Meeting with a Russian Lawyer Evidence of a Crime?
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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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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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The blackmail factor: Trumpworld's Russia lies are a major risk to national security
New York Post:
Donald Trump Jr. is an idiot
Donald Trump Jr. is an idiot
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Wall Street Journal:
Keystone Kops Collusion
Keystone Kops Collusion
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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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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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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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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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RedState and The Gateway Pundit
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, NBC News, Rewire and The Guardian
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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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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Vox, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Business Insider
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 and Political Wire
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting a Bald Eagle and Driving Over it — To Allen H. Thacker, it was simply a matter of protecting his property. But to the federal government, his attack on a national symbol constituted a crime. — On Tuesday, Mr. Thacker, 62, pleaded guilty to shooting …
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Washington Free Beacon, U.S. Department of Justice and The Daily Caller
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
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 …