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4:00 PM ET, August 1, 2017

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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Behind Fox News' Baseless Seth Rich Story: The Untold Tale  —  The Fox News Channel and a wealthy supporter of President Trump worked in concert under the watchful eye of the White House to concoct a story about the murder of a young Democratic National Committee aide, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Former Fox News Executive Said to Be Considered for White House Job  —  Bill Shine, a former co-president of Fox News and top lieutenant to the network's founder, Roger Ailes, has spoken with White House officials about taking a position on President Trump's communications team, according to several people briefed on the discussions.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
White House denies Fox-Trump connection on Rich story
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
What Really Happened to Anthony Scaramucci
Jake Tapper / CNN:
White House officials tricked by email prankster  —  (CNN)A self-described “email prankster” in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials, including an episode where he convinced the White House official tasked with cyber security that he was Jared Kushner …
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Associated Press:
Kelly flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House  —  https://apnews.com/290dfd4f9e364a29ba0e 4d7f6e7ad9aa  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Raised voices could be heard through the thick door to the Oval Office as John Kelly — then secretary of Homeland Security — offered some tough talk to President Donald Trump.
TMZ.com:
Anthony Scaramucci Mum On Goodbyes to Trump, Send-off Message for Gen. Kelly  —  Anthony Scaramucci is not done with D.C. yet — the morning after he bolted from the White House, he was cruising out of the Trump Hotel ... and talking about his future.  —  This is the first time the Mooch …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Chief John Kelly Reaches Out to Top Dems to Save White House's Agenda
Discussion: Washington Post and CANNONFIRE
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Scaramucci ‘working on being the best person I can be’
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and TMZ.com
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
SENATE REPUBLICANS TO TRUMP: Thanks for the advice, but we're moving on from health care …
Discussion: The Hill and Vox
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Eric Trump: I Want Somebody To Start Fighting For My Father
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ashley Feinberg / Wired:
Kushner On Middle East Peace: “What Do We Offer That's Unique?  I Don't Know.”  —  ON MONDAY, WHITE House senior advisor Jared Kushner spoke to a group of congressional interns as part of an ongoing, off-the-record summer lecture series.  During the question-and-answer portion of the event …
Washington Post:
Trump dictated son's misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer … On the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Germany last month, President Trump's advisers discussed how to respond to a new revelation that Trump's oldest son had met with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:   Sarah Sanders Defends Trump for Reportedly Dictating Son's Russian Lawyer Statement
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's lawyer repeatedly denied Trump was involved in Trump Jr.'s statement. But he was.
Reuters:
North Korea can hit most of United States: U.S. officials  —  Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has shown that Pyongyang now may be able to reach most of the continental United States, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday.
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New York Times:
China's State Media Slams Trump's ‘Emotional Venting’ on Twitter
Andrew Joyce / Mic:
Democratic rising star Kamala Harris has a “Bernieland” problem  —  Freshman Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has recently become the subject of much speculation about a potential 2020 presidential run.  Several major news outlets have run feature-length profiles of Harris …
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Acting DEA Chief Rebuts Trump's Remarks on Police Use of Force  —  Rosenberg memo to agency staff says to disregard suggestion that suspects should be roughed up  —  WASHINGTON—The nation's top narcotics officer repudiated President Donald Trump's remarks about police use of force …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama's Inner Circle Is Urging Deval Patrick to Run  —  BOSTON — Barack Obama is nudging him to run.  His inner circle is actively encouraging it.  Obama world's clear and away 2020 favorite is sitting right here, on the 38th floor of the John Hancock Building, in a nicely decorated office at Bain Capital.
The Daily Beast:
Corey Lewandowski Has Been Fired From The One America News Network … Corey Lewandowski has been fired.  Again.  —  Three sources with knowledge of the situation tell The Daily Beast that the former Trump campaign manager and current informal adviser to the president has been let go from …
James Mulvaney / Washington Post:
President Trump's reference to ‘paddy wagon’ insults Irish Americans like me  —  The use of the derogatory phrase “paddy wagon” wasn't the worst thing President Trump said last week.  But it shouldn't get lost amid the litany of objectionable utterances.  —  In a speech on Long Island Friday …
Discussion: CityLab
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
When Progressives Embrace Hate  —  A mere half-year ago, before collusion and Comey, before Mika's face and Muslim bans and the Mooch, there was a shining moment where millions of Americans flooded the streets in cities across the country to register their rage that an unapologetic misogynist had just been made leader of the free world.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Debt-ceiling talks between White House, Senate break up with no progress  —  Talks between the White House and the Senate's top Republican and Democrat broke up Tuesday with no progress on raising the country's debt ceiling, an impasse that threatens a financial crisis if left unresolved.
Discussion: Politico
Ken Buck / Denver Post:
The Republican Party is dead  —  The Republican Party is dead.  —  At one time, the blood of the people coursed through its veins, enlivening the party with their values and virtues, their goals and dreams.  The party became its own energizing force, compelling people to sacrifice for a higher moral purpose.
 
 
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Houston oil executives join Dallas business leaders in denouncing Texas ‘bathroom bill’
Discussion: Grist and Off the Kuff
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
North Carolina enacts Restore Campus Free Speech Act
Discussion: National Review
Bloomberg:
Facebook Is Working on a Video Chat Device
CNN:
Why John Kelly may be destined to repeat history
Discussion: Vox
Naureen S Malik / Bloomberg:
Billionaire Behind the Dakota Access Is ‘Baffled’ by Complaints About His New Pipeline
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Reuters
WFSB-TV:
Homes displaying American Flag are targets of hate mail
Discussion: IJR, TheBlaze and Fox News Insider
Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing:
“I'll keep doing that until I run out of batteries” Tennessee sheriff's deputies torture teenager with stun gun
 Earlier Items: 
Pew Research Center:
Greatest Threats Around the World
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The last GOP health plan left standing, explained
Discussion: New York Magazine
YouTube:
“Told Me” — Amy McGrath for Congress Announcement Video (KY-6)
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Federal judges order new North Carolina district lines
Discussion: The Root
Allen C. Guelzo / USA Today:
What if the South had won the Civil War? 4 sci-fi scenarios for HBO's ‘Confederate’
Discussion: The Verge and ThinkProgress
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
The Military Coup Against Donald Trump of 2018, Part 2
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
State Department considers scrubbing democracy promotion from its mission
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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