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Z. Byron Wolf / CNN:
Who was the 8th person in Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russians? — (CNN)The June 2016 meeting between the President's son Donald Trump Jr., his son-in-law Jared Kushner, his then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort and five others, in which, Trump Jr. expected to get damaging information …
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Ryan Hutchins / Politico:
Christie on Trump Jr. meeting: 'None of it's positive' — GLADSTONE, N.J. — The White House should publicly disclose any and all contacts its staffers have had with foreign governments, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday, adding that the news Donald Trump Jr. had met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Spicer insists Trump Jr. meeting was only about adoption
Spicer insists Trump Jr. meeting was only about adoption
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
On ‘Made in America week,’ White House defends imported Trump products
On ‘Made in America week,’ White House defends imported Trump products
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Politico
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump the foul-mouthed germophobe fired Chris Christie because New Jersey governor arranged for Obama to call his phone NOT The Donald's on election night — A new book reveals how Trump fell out with his then transition boss Chris Christie over whose cellphone to use on election night
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Liberals can win again if they stop being so annoying and fix their ‘hamburger problem’ — I've been haunted by a claim my KCRW colleague Rich Lowry made on our radio show a few weeks ago: Democrats keep coming up short in elections because they won't give any ground on “cultural issues” …
Los Angeles Times:
An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of USC med school dean — In USC's lecture halls, labs and executive offices, Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito was a towering figure. The dean of the Keck School of Medicine was a renowned eye surgeon whose skill in the operating room …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Vice chair of Trump's voter fraud commission wants to change federal law to add new requirements for voting, email shows — The day after Donald Trump was elected president, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, now the vice-chair of Donald Trump's commission on voter fraud …
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New York Times:
Outgoing Ethics Chief: U.S. Is ‘Close to a Laughingstock’ — WASHINGTON — Actions by President Trump and his administration have created a historic ethics crisis, the departing head of the Office of Government Ethics said. He called for major changes in federal law to expand the power …
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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Trump Rating Holds Steady Despite Campaign's 2016 Russia Meeting — 4-in-10 support impeachment, higher than for Nixon at start of Watergate — West Long Branch, NJ - Donald Trump's approval rating has held fairly steady since …
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Axios, Bloomberg, ThinkProgress, The Hill, CNBC, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and Politicus USA
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
White House squeezes Jeff Flake — The White House has met with at least three actual or prospective primary challengers to Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in recent weeks, a reflection of Donald Trump's strained relations with the senator and the latest sign of the president's willingness …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
How the White House and Republicans underestimated Obamacare repeal — The longer Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare flounder, the clearer it becomes that President Donald Trump's team and many in Congress dramatically underestimated the challenge of rolling back former President Barack Obama's signature achievement.
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
The Senate Health Care Bill Is Still Not Dead
The Senate Health Care Bill Is Still Not Dead
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Joe Biden / Washington Post:
Americans decided health care is for all. The GOP wants to roll that back.
Americans decided health care is for all. The GOP wants to roll that back.
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CNN, The Daily Caller, AOL, Politico and Axios
Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
Tillerson to Shutter State Department War Crimes Office — Critics charge top U.S. diplomat with giving the green light to perpetrators of mass atrocities. — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is downgrading the U.S. campaign against mass atrocities, shuttering the Foggy Bottom office …
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Peter Hessler / New Yorker:
How Trump Is Transforming Rural America — In Colorado, the President's tone has started rubbing off on residents. — When Karen Kulp was a child, she believed that the United States of America as she knew it was going to end on June 6, 1966. Her parents were from the South …
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Jim DeRogatis / BuzzFeed:
R. Kelly Is Holding Women Against Their Will In A “Cult,” Parents Told Police — As the R&B legend tours the country this summer, parents have told police that R. Kelly is running an abusive “cult” that's tearing families apart. Three former members of Kelly's inner circle told BuzzFeed News similar stories.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump climbs into firetruck at ‘Made in America’ event … President Trump climbed into a firetruck as he toured a showcase displaying American-made products at the White House on Monday. — Trump was looking at large U.S.-made products including machinery and vehicles when he made his way into the firetruck.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
‘Modern Day Presidential’ really isn't working for Trump — (CNN)Just after 10 a.m. ET Monday, Donald Trump typed out his first tweet of the day: “Most politicians would have gone to a meeting like the one Don jr attended in order to get info on an opponent. That's politics!” — A few things:
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Samuel Oakford / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Air War Has Already Killed More Than 2,000 Civilians … Civilian casualties from the U.S.-led war against the so-called Islamic State are on pace to double under President Donald Trump, according to an Airwars investigation for The Daily Beast. — Airwars researchers estimate …
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New York Times:
Trump Says He Has Signed More Bills Than Any President, Ever. He Hasn't. — WASHINGTON — To hear President Trump tell it, his first six months in the White House should be judged in part by the legislation he has signed into law. — At rallies, in speeches and on Twitter …
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Politicus USA
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Note to Heller: Don't take away my health care or you die — A note taped to Sen. Dean Heller's Senate office was from someone asserting that he would lose his health care if the key senator voted for the repeal bill and that he would die if that happened and would take Heller with him, a law enforcement source said.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
As White House touts ‘Made in America,’ it seeks to cut office U.S. firms say helps them compete — As the White House champions a “hire American” agenda, the administration wants to slash funding for a small government office that many U.S. companies say they rely on to stay ahead of foreign rivals …
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Lesley Wroughton / Reuters:
Labor unions, Democrats pressure Trump ahead of NAFTA priorities statement
Labor unions, Democrats pressure Trump ahead of NAFTA priorities statement
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Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
Trump officials open border to 15,000 more foreign workers — The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced a one-time increase of 15,000 additional visas for low-wage, seasonal workers for the remainder of this fiscal year, a seeming about-face from President Trump's “Hire American” …
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Trump's D.C. Hotel Sells Clothes Made in China, Vietnam, Peru During ‘Made In America’ Week … President Donald Trump has declared this week Made in America week, a celebration of United States-based manufacturing and domestic economic consumption. — At the newest jewel in the Trump business empire …
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Business Insider, Common Dreams and Daily Kos
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Ethics watchdog to release Mar-a-Lago visitor logs — Government watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) will be making public visitor logs to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort starting this fall. — CREW on Monday announced that the Department of Homeland Security …
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW to get Mar-a-Lago visitor records
CREW to get Mar-a-Lago visitor records
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New York Times:
The Top Jobs in Trump's Administration Are Mostly Vacant: Who's to Blame? — President Trump has filled far fewer top jobs in cabinet or cabinet-level agencies than President Barack Obama had at this point in his presidency. — The status of top jobs — 25 weeks into each administration:
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The Big Picture and The Daily Caller