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3:50 PM ET, July 20, 2017

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Bloomberg:
Mueller Expands Probe to Trump Business Transactions  —  Special counsel examines dealings of Kushner, Manafort, Trump  —  Trump has warned Mueller against going beyond Russia in probe  —  The U.S. special counsel investigating possible ties between the Donald Trump campaign and Russia …
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New York Times:
In Interview, Trump Expresses Anger at Sessions and Comey, and Warns Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he never would have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation that has dogged …
New York Times:
Excerpts From The Times's Interview With Trump  —  President Trump spoke on Wednesday with three New York Times reporters — Peter Baker, Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman — in an exclusive interview in the Oval Office.  Also in attendance was Hope Hicks, a White House spokeswoman.
CNN:
Trump's blast of Sessions has ‘chilling’ effect inside West Wing  —  Trump: ‘I love getting even with people’ (1992)  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)For President Donald Trump, loyalty in Washington is a one-way street.  —  Trump's trashing of several of his administration's …
Bwittes / Lawfare:
The President vs. Federal Law Enforcement: Trump Attacks Everyone  —  President Trump enters the White House (@POTUS)  —  President Trump yesterday issued a stunning vote of no-confidence in basically everyone currently in a leadership position in the Justice Department, the FBI …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump: L'état, C'est Moi  —  In his bizarre New York Times interview, Donald Trump expresses his characteristic assortment of fever-dream assertions.  The president believes Hillary Clinton “was totally opposed to any sanctions for Russia,” that a properly amortized health-insurance plan …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Sen. Paul backs Trump's frustration with Sessions' recusal
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and WWAY-TV
New York Times:
Inspiring Little Fear in Senators, Trump Struggles to Sell Health Bill  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump thought he could sell balky Republican senators like Ron Johnson of Wisconsin on the Senate health care bill through pleasantries, cajoling and, ultimately, some Oval Office muscle.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Republicans lament an agenda in ‘quicksand’  —  Sen. David Perdue persuaded Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last week to scrap two weeks of August recess to advance President Donald Trump's agenda.  But since then, the GOP's Obamacare repeal effort has almost entirely collapsed …
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate GOP's latest health care push sputters  —  A harsh reality is setting in among Senate Republicans: They're extremely unlikely to repeal Obamacare in the coming days.  —  Republicans felt somewhat buoyed by Wednesday's White House meeting and late-night senators-only gathering …
Discussion: Vox
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:   Senate Republicans Report New Life On Their Health Care Bill
Caitlin Owens / Axios:   Dean Heller is keeping his options open on health care
TMZ.com:
Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Dead, Commits Suicide by Hanging  —  Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County.
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Used Obamacare Money to Run PR Effort Against It … The Trump administration has spent taxpayer money meant to encourage enrollment in the Affordable Care Act on a public relations campaign aimed at methodically strangling it.  —  The effort, which involves a multi-pronged social media push …
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Bill Scher / Politico:
How Democrats Won the Healthcare War
Discussion: Axios and Bloomberg.com
CBO's Publications:
H.R. 1628, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017: An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute  —  CBO and JCT estimate that enacting this legislation would reduce federal deficits by $420 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 22 million in 2026 relative to the number under current law.
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Bloomberg:
GOP Health Bill's $13,000 Deductibles Would Be Illegal, CBO Says
Discussion: NPR
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Which is politically worse for Republicans — failing to pass this health bill or actually passing it?
Discussion: Townhall.com and Refinery29
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
GOP signals infrastructure bill must wait  —  The timing and fate of President Trump's infrastructure plan may depend on whether the GOP enacts major tax reform — a task that could prove challenging amid the struggle to pass a healthcare bill.  —  Republicans are signaling …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
GOP tax sources: will be hard to get corporate rate below 25%
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
CorpComm AG / Newsroom:
Massive blow to criminal Dark Web activities after globally coordinated operation  —  Takedown of AlphaBay and Hansa will lead to hundreds of new investigations in Europe  —  Months of preparation and coordination have resulted today, 20 July 2017, in the takedown of two of the largest criminal Dark Web markets, AlphaBay and Hansa.
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Samantha Swindler / Oregonian:
IQ costs Oregon parents their kids, but is that fair?  (Column)  —  Gallery: Redmond couple fights for custody of their children  —  The nursery in Amy Fabbrini and Eric Ziegler's home is filled with unread children's books and unworn baby clothes.  A Winnie the Pooh blanket lies untouched inside …
Discussion: Hit & Run, Raw Story and Jezebel
Steve Phillips / New York Times:
The Democratic Party's Billion-Dollar Mistake  —  The Democratic Party is at risk of repeating the billion-dollar blunder that helped create its devastating losses of 2016.  With its obsessive focus on wooing voters who supported Donald Trump, it is neglecting the cornerstone of its coalition …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Dems see huge field emerging to take on Trump
Discussion: RedState
Cindy Boren / Washington Post:
An apologetic O.J. Simpson is granted parole, to be released in October  —  After nearly nine years in prison, O.J. Simpson was granted his freedom Thursday by four members of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners and will leave prison on or after Oct. 1.
Discussion: The Week
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Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
O.J. Simpson Wins Parole From Prison
Discussion: The Week, vice and The Root
Chris Conte / WTVF-TV:
White County Inmates Given Reduced Jail Time If They Get A Vasectomy  —  Inmates in White County, Tennessee have been given credit for their jail time if they voluntarily agree to have a vasectomy or birth control implant, a popular new program that is being called “unconstitutional” by the ACLU.
Discussion: The Root and Fusion
New York Times:
Kamala Harris and Rand Paul: To Shrink Jails, Let's Reform Bail  —  Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old New Yorker, was arrested on charges of stealing a backpack in 2010.  To ensure he would show up for trial, and because of a previous offense, the judge set bail at $3,000.  But his family could not afford to pay.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Patt Morrison / Los Angeles Times:
Column Bill Nye on the terrifying ascendancy of American ‘dingbatitude’  —  From the Emmy-winning “science guy on” the PBS children's television program to the lab-coat crusader who “saves the world” on Netflix, Bill Nye is a longtime science-is-entertaining educator, a onetime mechanical engineer and a perpetual science lover.
Pew Research Center:
Since Trump's Election, Increased Attention to Politics - Especially Among Women  —  Most find it stressful to talk politics with those who differ on Trump  —  Following an election that had one of the largest gender gaps in history, women are more likely than men to say they are paying increased attention to politics.
Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Louise Mensch's Destructive Fantasies  —  Mensch, a former British MP, is now the purveyor of fantastical conspiracy theories about Donald Trump and Russia.  —  A few years back, my father and I voluntarily submitted ourselves to an episode of Question Time, a long-running program on the BBC …
 
 
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Krishnadev Calamur / The Atlantic:
Why Exxon Was Fined $2 Million
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy
Discussion: Politicus USA
Ali Watkins / Politico:
Trump counterterrorism adviser blames Russia for election hacks
National Review:
Jeff Sessions Should Drop His Expansion of Civil Asset Forfeiture
Discussion: The Federalist, Hot Air and neo-neocon
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
A Top Rohrabacher Aide Is Ousted After Russia Revelations
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Brooklyn family kicked off JetBlue flight speaks out
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
President Trump's first six months: The fact-check tally
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Bill Lukitsch / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Henrico McDonald's takes ‘appropriate action’ after employee refused to serve uniformed police officer
Discussion: The Root and IJR
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
We Must Elect Senator Kid Rock
Felix Gillette / Bloomberg:
The Sinclair Revolution Will Be Televised. It'll Just Have Low Production Values
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Pro-Trump TV pundit's firm took undisclosed payments from Trump campaign
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
 

 
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