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8:25 AM ET, July 13, 2017

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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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Reuters:
Highlights of Reuters interview with Trump  —  7 MIN READ  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here are highlights of the Reuters Oval Office interview with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday.  —  ON WHETHER HE WAS AWARE HIS SON DONALD TRUMP JR. WAS MEETING WITH A RUSSIAN LAWYER  —  “No. That I didn't know.
Discussion: The Hill, Politico, CNBC and Mother Jones
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says he was unaware of son's meeting with Russian lawyer  —  2 MIN READ  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was unaware of his son Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting last year with a Russian lawyer at the heart of a White House controversy …
Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Was Donald Trump Jr.'s Russian Connect in U.S. Illegally? … Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who met Donald Trump Jr. in New York last summer, said she was denied a U.S. visa in 2015.  —  She then asked federal prosecutors for permission to enter the U.S. to work on behalf of a client in a Manhattan.
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.
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Dark cloud hangs over Trump's visit to City of Lights  —  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY  — Bonjour!  President Trump is in Paris today and Friday at the invitation of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, for the Bastille Day celebrations and to hold a one-on-one meeting.
The Hill:
Exclusive: DOJ let Russian lawyer into US before she met with Trump team  —  The Russian lawyer who penetrated Donald Trump  —  's inner circle was initially cleared into the United States by the Justice Department under “extraordinary circumstances” before she embarked on a lobbying campaign …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Conspiracy or Coincidence?  A Timeline Open to Interpretation  —  WASHINGTON — At 6:14 p.m. on June 7, 2016, Donald Trump Jr. clicked the send button on an email to confirm a meeting with a woman described as a “Russian government attorney” who would give him “information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia.”
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Dem senator calls for Kushner to resign from White House  —  (D-Conn.) called Wednesday for Jared Kushner, President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, to resign from his White House post in the wake of revelations about a campaign meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton
Billy House / Bloomberg:
Democrats Ask DOJ About Settlement Involving Trump-Linked Lawyer
Discussion: Political Wire
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:   Are Donald Trump, Jr.,'s E-mails About Meeting with a Russian Lawyer Evidence of a Crime?
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump lawyers want wall between Kushner, president  —  President Trump's outside legal team wants to wall off Jared Kushner from discussing the Russia investigation with his father-in-law, according to sources with direct knowledge of the discussions.
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Adam Pribila / IJR:
Roger Stone Alleges That He Knows Who Is Behind the White House Leaks
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator: Intel Committee Knew In April That Kushner Met Russian Lawyer
Discussion: Politico
Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Senate moderates sidelined in new Obamacare repeal bill  —  In a closed-door meeting of Senate Republican chairmen Wednesday, Lisa Murkowski ripped GOP leaders' attempt to scale back Medicaid spending in their Obamacare repeal bill.  —  The two matters were unrelated, she argued …
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Sam Baker / Axios:   Here comes the brand new Senate health bill
Erica Martinson / Alaska Dispatch News:
Murkowski remains unhappy about GOP negotiations for the Senate health bill
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump intervenes to grant rejected Afghan girls entry to U.S. for robotics contest  —  At the urging of President Donald Trump, U.S. officials have reversed course and decided to allow into the United States a group of Afghan girls hoping to participate in an international robotics competition next week …
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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Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
Millions of Verizon customer records exposed in security lapse  —  Customer records for at least 14 million subscribers, including phone numbers and account PINs, were exposed.  —  An Israeli technology company has exposed millions of Verizon customer records, ZDNet has learned.
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Selena Larson / CNNMoney:
Verizon data of 6 million users leaked online
Discussion: Refinery29
Mick Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal:
Introducing MAGAnomics  —  The Trump agenda for achieving 3% economic growth.  —  If the Trump administration has one overarching goal, it's to Make America Great Again.  But what does this mean?  It means we are promoting MAGAnomics—and that means sustained 3% economic growth.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
HuffPost goes out in search of Middle America  —  Having made its name as a home for liberals and the blog posts of coastal elites, the recently renamed HuffPost is seeking to reinforce its new, less partisan image with a seven-week bus tour through Middle America to “listen and learn …
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
DHS's Kelly tells Hispanic caucus DACA might not survive court challenge  —  Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that an initiative that grants work permits to more than 800,000 undocumented immigrants may not survive a looming legal challenge.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Kelly won't commit to defending DACA in court
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Exclusive: Video shows Trump with associates tied to email controversy  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Video obtained exclusively by CNN offers a new look inside the web of relationships now at the center of allegations of collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russia.
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Watchdog Group Sues Trump Campaign, Roger Stone Over Wikileaks Email Dump  —  United to Protect Democracy, a nonprofit watchdog group, on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's campaign and longtime Trump ally Roger Stone in connection with Wikileaks' publication …
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Mullah Joan Walsh Goes Full Mean Girl Criticizing Ivanka's Dress, Proves Feminism is the New Sexism
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump crafting plan to slash legal immigration
Heather Stewart / The Guardian:
Brexit: Labour threatens to defeat Theresa May over ‘great repeal bill’
Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Mail
Reuters:
Online ads offer legal option for U.S. election meddling
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Gillespie's primary scare has White House, others urging ‘Trump world’ hires
Discussion: Breaking News USA
 Earlier Items: 
Ashley May / USA Today:
Employee takes sick leave for mental health, CEO's response is refreshingly rare
Discussion: Mashable, WREG-TV and AOL
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Trump's election commission has been a disaster. It's going exactly as planned.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Big Trumpers Still Don't Get The Trouble They're In
Discussion: First Draft
CNN:
Trump seen bowing in prayer during Oval Office session
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The blackmail factor: Trumpworld's Russia lies are a major risk to national security
Wall Street Journal:
Mark Zuckerberg Hits the Road to Meet Regular Folks—With a Few Conditions
Discussion: Mashable and Gizmodo
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion
 
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