memeorandum: Poll: Trump Jr. meeting was a bad idea (Steven Shepard/Politico)

8:35 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.

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Power Line

Washington Post:

'It's an insane process': How Trump and Republicans failed on their health-care bill — Vice President Pence arrived at the National Governors Association summer meeting with one mission: to revive support for the flagging Republican plan to rewrite the nation's health-care laws. — He failed.

Discussion: New York Magazine

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 …

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Week, Washington Post, Daily Wire, IJR and Axios

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Trump to pitch GOP senators one last time to repeal Obamacare — President Donald Trump is trying to save the GOP's near-dead effort to repeal Obamacare. — The president has invited all 52 GOP senators to the White House for lunch on Wednesday to see if he can revive the GOP's moribund plans …

Discussion: ABC News, The Hill, Axios, Business Insider, Politicus USA, IJR and Daily Wire

Wall Street Journal: The ObamaCare Republicans — Voters may repeal and replace …

Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Internet brutally mocks Trump's claim that failed GOP health bill was ‘impressive by any standard’

Discussion: New York Magazine

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump to lunch with GOP senators after healthcare collapse

Discussion: Axios and The Week

Jim Newell / Slate:
Republicans' “Repeal-Only” Plan Is Dead Now, Too

Discussion: HuffPost, NBC News, Daily Wire, Vox, Daily Kos, The Week, NPR and Mother Jones

Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump aides move on after health care loss

Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story

Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Tax reform becomes a must-win issue for the White House

Discussion: Washington Post

Stan Collender / Forbes:
The GOP's Arrogance Was Thinking That 52 Votes Is A Majority

Discussion: Mediaite, KQED News, Associated Press, CNN and Common Dreams

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

Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
‘Let Obamacare Fail,’ Trump Says as G.O.P. Health Bill Collapses

Discussion: The Week, Vox, neo-neocon, Washington Post, Refinery29, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Outside the Beltway, News, Indy Week, TheBlaze, alicublog and Hit & Run

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Finds That Demolishing Obama's Legacy Is Not So Simple

Discussion: ABC News, Political Wire, IJR, Washington Post and Taylor Marsh

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 …

Discussion: Trump On Media, Sputnik International, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, New York Magazine, The Last Refuge, Business Insider, IJR, TheBlaze and Talking Points Memo

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.

Discussion: CNN, Reuters, The Slot, AOL, The Moderate Voice, The Week, The Atlantic, ThinkProgress, Washington Free Beacon, Joe.My.God. and TheBlaze

Max Greenwood / The Hill:

Trump, Putin had second, undisclosed talk at G-20 — President Trump held a second, informal talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Hamburg, Germany, earlier this month, according to Tuesday reports. — The White House confirmed with CNN …

Discussion: ABC News, Daily Wire, Infowars, NBC News, The Guardian, Axios, Hullabaloo, The Daily Caller, Joe.My.God., Politico, Daily Kos, Political Wire and Mother Jones

Washington Post:

Trump and Putin had a previously undisclosed hour-long meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Germany — The second meeting, unreported at the time, took place at a dinner for G20 leaders, a senior administration official said. Halfway through the meal, President Trump left his seat to occupy …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story: REVEALED: Trump and Putin engaged in second private meeting at G-20 summit

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

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: 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

Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC News/WSJ Poll: Just 12% in Key Trump Counties Back GOP Health Care Effort — Just 12 percent of Americans living in the counties that fueled Donald Trump's win in the 2016 presidential election support the Republican Party's efforts on health care, according to results …

Discussion: NBC News, New York Magazine and Axios

Washington Post: Ahead of midterms, voters prefer Democrats even as Republicans appear more motivated to vote

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Health Care a Mine Field for Republicans; Many Trump Voters in Denial on Russia

Discussion: twitchy.com, AOL and AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …

Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Trump Jr. meeting was a bad idea

Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and The Daily Signal

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.

Discussion: The Week and CNN

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

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

David Faris / The Week:
Why the GOP Congress will be the most unproductive in 164 years

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire

The Daily Beast:

Donald Trump Jr. Met Russian Accused of Laundering $1.4 Billion … An accused Russian money launderer representing a Kremlin-friendly oligarch has been reportedly identified as the eighth person at a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. last June. — Irakly Kaveladze was a guest …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Talking Points Memo, CNN, RedState, Daily Kos, Business Insider, Mediaite, Joe.My.God., IJR, Vox and The Daily Caller

Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Eighth person in Trump Tower meeting is identified

James Kirchick / Politico:
How the GOP Became the Party of Putin

Discussion: Eurozine, Shareblue, Vox, Newsweek and CBS New York

Steve Holland / Reuters:

Trump to nominate Huntsman as Russia ambassador: White House — 2 MIN READ — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will nominate Jon Huntsman, an envoy to China under former Democratic President Barack Obama, as U.S. ambassador to Russia, the White House said on Tuesday.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Political Wire