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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.”
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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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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Dem senator calls for Kushner to resign from White House
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside the link between the Russian lawyer who met Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump dossier
Billy House / Bloomberg:
Democrats Ask DOJ About Settlement Involving Trump-Linked Lawyer
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator: Intel Committee Knew In April That Kushner Met Russian Lawyer
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Andrew Egger / Weekly Standard:
Pence Spokesman Tries to Avoid Russia Questions
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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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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's lawyers try to control unruly White House — Donald Trump's legal team is trying to instill discipline on a West Wing not known for its discipline. — The lawyers, people familiar with the internal discussions say, are reminding White House aides and the president that the stakes …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump crafting plan to slash legal immigration
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Adam Pribila / IJR:
Roger Stone Alleges That He Knows Who Is Behind the White House Leaks
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Republicans Stare Down Failure On Health Care With No Real Plan B — Another map won't help if you don't know where you're headed. — WASHINGTON Senate Republicans are still moving ahead with a vote on their health care bill next week, but barring some sudden changes of hearts …
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Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Senate moderates sidelined in new Obamacare repeal bill
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Still Can't Design a Workable Health-Care Plan
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Sheldon Silver's Conviction Is Overturned — A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned the 2015 corruption conviction of Sheldon Silver, the once-powerful New York State Assembly speaker who obtained nearly $4 million in illicit payments in return for taking official actions that benefited others …
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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.
James Doubek / NPR:
Justice Department Defies Court Deadline To Release Sessions' Contacts With Russians — In defiance of a court order, the Justice Department is refusing to release part of a security form dealing with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' contacts with the Russian government.
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 …
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 …
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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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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
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
House panel advances amendment blocking Pentagon funding for gender transition — The Rules Committee has voted in favor of sending an amendment to the House floor that would prohibit Pentagon funding from being used for medical care related to gender transition.
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Congressman Luis Gutierrez:
GUTIÉRREZ WARNS THOSE WITH DACA OR TPS TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST — After CHC Meeting with DHS Sec. Kelly, Gutiérrez Says Millions of Documented Immigrants Could be Made Deportable This Year — Issues: — Washington, DC - On Wednesday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) …
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
DHS's Kelly tells Hispanic caucus DACA might not survive court challenge
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