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11:00 AM ET, August 4, 2017

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Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Mueller Impanels Washington Grand Jury in Russia Probe  —  Expansion beyond Flynn grand jury is a sign the investigation in election meddling is ramping up  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 elections …
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CNN:
One year into the FBI's Russia investigation, Mueller is on the Trump money trail  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Federal investigators exploring whether Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russian spies have seized on Trump and his associates' financial ties to Russia …
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
The Real Reason McMaster Let Susan Rice Keep Her Security Clearance  —  White House Watch: It wasn't the Deep State.  Plus, Mueller starts a grand jury and Kelly reassures Sessions.  —  One story going around among conservatives online Thursday was the production of a letter …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump blasts Russia investigation as Mueller convenes grand jury
Discussion: Shakesville
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Mueller impaneling a grand jury makes it more politically difficult for Trump to fire him
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Mueller Issuing Subpoenas Through Washington Grand Jury
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Keep the Trump Leaks Coming  —  The president is too incompetent to serve, and Congress must be pressured into removing him.  —  Both in content and in context, the official transcripts of Donald Trump's January phone calls with Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull …
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New York Times:
John Kelly Quickly Moves to Impose Military Discipline on White House  —  WASHINGTON — In his six months as Homeland Security secretary, John F. Kelly often described the White House as one of the most dysfunctional organizations he had ever seen, complained to colleagues and allies about its meddling …
Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Diplomats laughing at Trump over leaked Mexico transcript
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Kelly gives McMaster cover in West Wing battles
Leon E. Panetta / Washington Post:
Leon Panetta: How long can John Kelly survive?
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Obamacare Rage in Retrospect  —  I guess it ain't over until the portly golfer sings, but it does look as if Obamacare will survive.  In the end, Mitch McConnell couldn't find the votes he needed; many thanks are due to Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and John McCain …
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CNN:
Collins, Murkowski take CNN behind the scenes of the health care battle
Discussion: Washington Times
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Recess just started for Congress, and it's not going to be much fun for Republicans
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Nico Savidge / madison.com:
Paul Ryan predicts an easier time passing tax overhaul
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
Exclusive: Wasserman Schultz talks about arrested aide Imran Awan  —  “I believe that I did the right thing, and I would do it again,” Wasserman Schultz said in an interview with the Sun Sentinel about her decision to keep Imran Awan employed as information technology aide for six months …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:   The Scandal That Matters  —  Democratic IT staff who had access …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican  —  WASHINGTON — Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia, a Democrat who was elected last year even as President Trump carried the state by 42 points, is expected to announce Thursday night at a rally with Mr. Trump that he is changing parties …
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David Herzig / Washington Post:
This Trump real estate deal looks awfully like criminal tax fraud  —  Two tax lawyers break down the president's sale of two condos to his son. … President Trump clearly doesn't want to release his income tax returns to the public.  Members of the public and commentators …
Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Flynn details tie to data firm, transition pay  —  https://www.apnews.com/a250d1088af44a3b 8b55275dc97de608  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is revealing a brief advisory role with a firm related …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Robin Eberhardt / The Hill:
Newsweek: Trump is a ‘Lazy Boy’  —  Newsweek's latest issue calls President Trump a “Lazy Boy,” showing him on the cover lounging in a chair watching TV.  —  The cover, which was released Thursday, shows Trump in a recliner, his suit stained from Cheetos while juggling a fast food bag and a soda.
Discussion: RedState
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Alexander Nazaryan / Newsweek:
TRUMP, AMERICA'S BOY KING: GOLF AND TELEVISION WON'T MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
Discussion: The Washington Journal and AOL
Ali Watkins / Politico:
Hunt for Trump dossier author inflames Russia probe  —  Two Republican House Intelligence Committee staffers traveled to London earlier this summer to track down the former British intelligence operative who compiled a controversial dossier on President Donald Trump and Russia, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
CNN insiders rip Jim Acosta's antics as ‘auditions’ for his own show  —  Jim Acosta is suddenly one of CNN's most controversial figures even among some of his CNN colleagues, who say his public battles with the Trump administration are going too far.  —  One of Acosta's colleagues …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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George Neumayr / The American Spectator:   Acosta Pulls the Media's Mask Off
Washington Post:
Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president's company  —  The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trump's company over the terms of a lease for the space …
The Daily Caller:
National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster is thwarting President Donald Trump's foreign policy prescriptions, two former senior NSC officials told The Daily Caller News Foundation.  —  “Everything the president wants to do, McMaster opposes,” a former senior official said in a wide-ranging interview.
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate blocks Trump from making recess appointments over break  —  The Senate blocked President Trump from being able to make recess appointments on Thursday as lawmakers leave Washington for their summer break.  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski  —  (R-Alaska), doing wrap up for the entire Senate …
Page Six:
Sean Spicer signs with top TV lawyer after meetings with networks  —  Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer today signed with renowned attorney Bob Barnett, who represents a host of top politicians and TV news personalities, as he negotiates a big TV deal.
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Economist:
How to avoid nuclear war with North Korea  —  There are no good options to curb Kim Jong Un.  But blundering into war would be the worst  —  IT IS odd that North Korea causes so much trouble.  It is not exactly a superpower.  Its economy is only a fiftieth as big as that of its democratic capitalist cousin, South Korea.
Discussion: The Week
Mike Adams / Townhall.com:
My Resignation from UNC-Wilmington  —  On August 12, 2017, I will get in my car and make my annual cross-country trip from my summer home in Colorado to my other home in North Carolina.  After I arrive in the Tar Heel State and get settled I will sit down at my computer and do something …
 
 
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Bernie Sanders was the only vote against the FDA bill
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
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Tony Cook / Indianapolis Star:
After six months, Pence has now turned over all state-related AOL emails, his attorney says
Discussion: New York Times and Shakesville
Liz Robbins / New York Times:
A Game of Cat and Mouse With High Stakes: Deportation
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Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Sen. John McCain aims to revive immigration reform when he returns to Congress
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Ivanka and Jared, move back to New York
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John Herrman / New York Times:
For the New Far Right, YouTube Has Become the New Talk Radio
USA Today:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

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

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