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8:20 AM ET, July 21, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers seek to undercut Mueller's Russia investigation  —  Some of President Trump's lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing …
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New York Times:
Trump Aides, Seeking Leverage, Investigate Mueller's Investigators  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers and aides are scouring the professional and political backgrounds of investigators hired by the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, looking for conflicts of interest they could use …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Spokesman for Trump's legal team resigns just two months after starting  —  Mark Corallo had grown frustrated with operation and warring factions, sources say.  —  The spokesman for President Donald Trump's legal team has resigned within two months of being on the job, according to people familiar with the matter.
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
We're on the Brink of an Authoritarian Crisis  —  If Trump fires Robert Mueller or pardons himself, Republicans won't do a thing about it—and our democracy will be changed forever.  —  There were many reasons to be alarmed by the transcript of President Donald Trump's Wednesday interview …
CNN:
Trump reshuffling legal team  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is reshuffling his legal team as special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation moves full steam ahead.  —  The developments come one day after Trump suggested an aggressive pushback against his investigators …
Bloomberg:
Here's the Chain Reaction Trump Could Set Off by Trying to Fire Mueller  —  Warning on Russia investigation renews speculation of firing  —  Dismissing Mueller ‘not politically survivable,’ Democrat says  —  President Donald Trump's interview with the New York Times on Wednesday …
Discussion: The Big Picture and Daily Wire
Rich Lowry / National Review:
Yeah, Trump Is Probably Going to Fire Robert Mueller  —  The Trump New York Times interview was, as Jim pointed out, a wholly gratuitous slap at Jeff Sessions (that aside, the interview is classic, madcap, highly entertaining Trump, e.g. “Napoleon finished a little bit bad").
CNN:
GOP senators dismayed at Trump's criticism of DOJ officials
Laura Jarrett / CNN:   President has rare meeting with US attorney nominee
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's public Russia comments could cause legal headaches for him — and his kids
New York Times:
Trump's Fury Erodes His Relationship With Sessions, an Early Ally
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump expected to make Scaramucci communications director  —  President Trump is expected to announce that Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci will be White House communications director, according to two sources familiar with the planning.  —  Trump has left the role open since Mike Dubke resigned …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Steve Bannon's disappearing act  —  Steve Bannon has largely disappeared from the White House's most sensitive policy debates — a dramatic about-face for an operative once characterized as the most powerful man in Washington.  —  Bannon, chastened by internal rivalries …
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Scaramucci under consideration for White House communications post
Discussion: Mediaite
Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Investigating Possible Money Laundering by Paul Manafort  —  Probe by Mueller into former Trump campaign manager is part of examination of Russian meddling in election  —  WASHINGTON—Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating possible money laundering by Paul Manafort …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Jared Kushner's White House connection still being used to lure Chinese investors  —  Jared Kushner's status as a top aide to President Donald Trump was used to lure Chinese investors to his family's New Jersey development, even after his family's company apologized for mentioning …
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
During ‘Made in America Week,’ President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club applies to hire 70 foreign workers  —  President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida has asked permission to hire 70 foreign workers this fall, attesting — in the middle of the White House's “Made in America Week” …
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Political Wire
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Fox News turns to Hillary Clinton amid negative news for Trump  —  Bernstein: ‘We are in a cold civil war’  —  As a cloud of negative news hangs over President Donald Trump and his administration, a familiar face has been all over the airwaves on Fox News: Hillary Clinton.
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Annie Pfeifer / New York Times:
Help! My 3-Year-Old Is Obsessed With Trump
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Billionaire GOP donor out of politics calls Trump ‘abortion of a human’  —  TALLAHASSEE — Billionaire health care mogul and GOP megadonor Mike Fernandez has one message to Republicans who don't stand up to President Donald Trump: Grow a pair.  —  “All the Republicans who hide behind the flag …
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
Erin Durkin / New York Daily News:
NYC law that makes dog-sitting illegal without kennel license triggers rage from pet lovers  —  Pet lovers are barking mad over a little-known city rule that makes dog-sitting illegal in New York.  —  Health Department rules ban anyone from taking money to care for an animal outside a licensed kennel …
Spencer Dukoff / New York Daily News:
Katie Couric says fake news is ‘tearing’ America ‘apart at the seams’  —  Katie Couric has (almost) seen it all.  —  Still, little has prepared the world-famous journalist for the phenomenon she says is currently “tearing [America] apart at the seams”: fake news.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump 101: How to speak his language  —  One of the more elusive skills in this White House is the ability to communicate effectively with President Trump.  It's no secret he likes things short, simple, graphical.  — Someone who was doing it all wrong (although better lately) …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Raw Story
TMZ.com:
Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Dead, Commits Suicide by Hanging (UPDATE)  —  12:32 PM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Bennington was home alone at the time of the suicide.  We're told his family was out of town and he was found upstairs by an employee.
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.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Under fire for opposing health bill, Mike Lee hits back  —  Mike Lee hears the chorus of critics, with blame from the establishment wing of the GOP cascading on the Utah senator for being the Republican that stopped Obamacare repeal.  And he's ready to respond.
Alex Morey / FIRE:
BREAKING: UC Berkeley will host Ben Shapiro event, pay fees after College Republicans accuse university of censorship  —  The University of California, Berkeley has confirmed to FIRE it will host an on-campus event sponsored by the Berkeley College Republicans featuring conservative commentator Ben Shapiro …
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Interior Dept. ordered Glacier park chief, other climate expert pulled from Zuckerberg tour  —  Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg flew to Glacier National Park on Saturday to tour the melting ice fields that have become the poster child for climate change's effects on Montana's northern Rockies.
Discussion: Business Insider
Jim O’Sullivan / BostonGlobe.com:
Protests greet House Speaker Paul Ryan in Lawrence  —  LAWRENCE — US House Speaker Paul D. Ryan pitched the outlines of his tax reform package at a sneaker factory Thursday, promising congressional Republicans are more united on that issue than over their ailing health care plan.
NPR.org:
Say Goodbye To X+Y: Should Community Colleges Abolish Algebra?  —  Algebra is one of the biggest hurdles to getting a high school or college degree — particularly for students of color and first-generation undergrads.  —  It is also the single most failed course in community colleges across the country.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Christie's last big move could be filling Menendez's seat  —  Gov. Chris Christie is the most unpopular governor in the country, but in his last days in office he may get to exercise enormous influence nationally: Choosing a successor to embattled U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez …
 
 
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump Made Several Misleading Claims in Times Interview
Florida Today:
Teens filmed, mocked drowning man, Cocoa police say
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Hill investigators, Trump staff look to Facebook for critical answers in Russia probe
Jon Sarlin / CNN:
Why not turn the White House cameras on?
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
For House Republicans, Past Performance Is No Guarantee of Future Results
Discussion: New York Magazine
John Nolte / Daily Wire:
USA Today Complains About Lack of ‘Women’ and ‘No Lead Actors of Color’ in Movie ‘Dunkirk’
Discussion: TheBlaze and IJR
 Earlier Items: 
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Is this still off-camera?’  Press mocks Sarah Huckabee Sanders for bringing visual aids to audio-only briefing
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
David Colon / Gothamist:
If You Need To Put Up Walls When You Go To The Beach, You're Doing It Wrong
Discussion: Jezebel
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Donald Trump said 414 false things in his first six months. Here's what we've learned
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Louise Mensch's Destructive Fantasies
Discussion: Daily Wire
New York Times:
Kamala Harris and Rand Paul: To Shrink Jails, Let's Reform Bail
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 

 
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Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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