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9:40 AM ET, July 19, 2017

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump calls on Senate to end filibuster after healthcare defeat  —  President Trump on Tuesday called on the Senate to end the legislative filibuster after the collapse of the Republican healthcare plan.  —  “The Senate must go to a 51 vote majority instead of current 60 votes.
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New York Times:
How the Senate Health Care Bill Failed: G.O.P. Divisions and a Fed-Up President  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump was fed up with the grind of health care legislation, and at a dinner with Republican senators on Monday at the White House, he let them know it.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Health care collapse a blow to McConnell  —  The failure of Obamacare repeal marks Mitch McConnell's lowest point as Senate GOP leader.  —  Despite having a Republican in the White House, full GOP control of Congress and seven years of campaign promises — “pulling out Obamacare root and branch …
Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Republicans  —  Voters may repeal and replace the Senators who broke their promise.  —  The Editorial Board  —  Senate Republicans killed their own health-care bill on Monday evening, and some are quietly expressing relief: The nightmare of a hard decision is finally over …
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Trump Is Showing The World What A Weak American Presidency Looks Like  —  More than just the health care collapse, Donald Trump has so far failed to bring the “Art of the Deal” to the White House.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC  —  Six months into a tumultuous term …
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
Washington Post:
'It's an insane process': How Trump and Republicans failed on their health-care bill
Discussion: New York Magazine
Donald Trump / ABC News:
The Note: Undisclosed Trump-Putin meeting is latest firestorm
Discussion: Axios
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Lewandowski: The President Is Going To Close The Deal On O'care Repeal Today
Discussion: The Week
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump to lunch with GOP senators after healthcare collapse
Discussion: Axios and The Week
David Faris / The Week:
Why the GOP Congress will be the most unproductive in 164 years
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Tax reform becomes a must-win issue for the White House
Discussion: Washington Post
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Health Bill's Failure: Resistance Works
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump aides move on after health care loss
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senators pushed Trump to the sidelines. He happily stayed there. Republicans are paying the price.
Discussion: Toronto Star and Business Insider
People.com:
Inside Trump Family's Turmoil Amid Russia Scandal: Don Jr. Is ‘Miserable’ and Wants ‘These Four Years to Be Over’  —  Donald Trump taught his children to fight dirty and win, no matter the cost.  Subscribe now for a look at how the ruthless family culture has shaped Don Jr., his siblings, and the Presidency - only in PEOPLE.
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Over 20 members of Congress ask the FBI to review Ivanka Trump's security clearance … WASHINGTON — Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., has some questions about President Trump's daughter, Ivanka.  —  Beyer put together a group of over 20 Democratic members of the House of Representatives who
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Axios and CNN
Christopher Brennan / New York Daily News:
Lawmakers ask for review of Ivanka's security clearance after Trump Jr. meeting  —  More than 20 lawmakers are questioning a security clearance for President Trump's daughter amid the controversy of her brother and husband's meeting with a Russian lawyer and businesspeople.
Discussion: Raw Story
Maria Tsvetkova / Reuters:
Russian lawyer who met Trump Jr. says ready to testify to Congress
Discussion: Politico
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump and Putin Held a Second, Undisclosed, Private Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — The White House acknowledged on Tuesday that President Trump had a second, previously undisclosed, private conversation with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia this month, raising new questions about their relationship …
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Washington Post:
Trump had undisclosed hour-long meeting with Putin at G-20 summit  —  After his much-publicized, two-and a quarter-hour meeting early this month with Russian President Vladi­mir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Germany, President Trump met informally with the Russian leader for an additional hour later the same day.
Washington Post:
Trump and Putin had a previously undisclosed hour-long meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Germany
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump, Putin had second, undisclosed talk at G-20
Washington Post:
Ahead of midterms, voters prefer Democrats even as Republicans appear more motivated to vote … A new Washington Post-ABC News poll offers conflicting forecasts for the 2018 midterm elections, with voters clearly preferring Democrats in control of Congress to check President Trump …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Health Care a Mine Field for Republicans; Many Trump Voters in Denial on Russia
Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Senate candidate under attack for being Muslim  —  Laurie Roberts: Responses to Deedra Abboud's Facebook posts have ranged from disturbing to just plain scary.  —  CONNECT  —  She's the other challenger to Sen. Jeff Flake.  —  A native of Little Rock, Ark. A Phoenix attorney and civil rights activist.
Paul Sonne / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Military's Space in Trump Tower Costs $130,000 a Month  —  Property is being leased by a military office that supports the White House; government agency says its owner isn't affiliated with the Trump Organization  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. government is paying more than $130,000 a month …
Discussion: Slate, The Week and CNBC
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Revealed: Trump's Still-Secret Plan to ‘Crush’ ISIS … At long last, Donald Trump has a plan to fight the Islamic State.  Well, sort of.  According to the document's text and those briefed on it, the plan is long on overblown rhetoric and short on a substantive strategy to destroy the jihadist group.
Discussion: Just Security
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
What Congressional Republicans Really Think About Trump and Russia  —  With each new revelation in the ongoing Trump-Russia saga, the same question inevitably gets asked: Will this be the moment Republicans in Congress finally turn on the president?  —  The answer, so far, has been an emphatic …
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachael Bade / Politico:
House Republicans to fall back on more modest spending plan  —  House GOP leaders are resorting to Plan B on their spending strategy after falling woefully short of the support needed to pass a massive government funding package without Democratic votes.  —  Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy …
 
 
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William Cummings / USA Today:
Rosie O'Donnell sparks outrage with Trump-killing game
Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Former Employee Testifies Shkreli Threatened Him and His Family
Discussion: Above the Law
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Russian Anti-Sanctions Campaign Turned to California Congressman
Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Offers Blistering Attack on EU: ‘Their Behavior Toward Israel Is Crazy’
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Manchin Attempting to Form Bipartisan Group on Health Care
The Wrap:
Fox Paid Sexual Harassment Claim Against Top Murdoch Deputy David Hill (Exclusive)
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump to nominate Huntsman as Russia ambassador
Discussion: Axios
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Defendants Can't Be Jailed Solely Because of Inability to Post Bail, Judge Says
Discussion: Daily Kos
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Internet brutally mocks Trump's claim that failed GOP health bill was ‘impressive by any standard’
Discussion: New York Magazine
The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Jr. Met Russian Accused of Laundering $1.4 Billion
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Shep Drops ‘Journalist’ Card in Response to Hannity: ‘Sometimes Facts Are Displeasing’
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