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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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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Reality closing in on Trump with grand jury investigation
The Note: Reality closing in on Trump with grand jury investigation
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Heidi M. Przybyla / USA Today:
Poll: Americans in battleground districts would strongly oppose Trump firing special counsel Robert Mueller — WASHINGTON - Americans in 99 congressional battleground districts - primarily represented by Republicans - would disapprove by a two-to-one margin if President Trump fires Russia special counsel Robert Mueller.
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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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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Gingrich says Mueller represents ‘deep state’ at worst
Gingrich says Mueller represents ‘deep state’ at worst
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump blasts Russia investigation as Mueller convenes grand jury
Trump blasts Russia investigation as Mueller convenes grand jury
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Mueller impaneling a grand jury makes it more politically difficult for Trump to fire him
The Daily 202: Mueller impaneling a grand jury makes it more politically difficult for Trump to fire him
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CNN:
One year into the FBI's Russia investigation, Mueller is on the Trump money trail
One year into the FBI's Russia investigation, Mueller is on the Trump money trail
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Wasserman Schultz Says Laptop She Sought To Keep From Police Was Awan's, Not Hers
Wasserman Schultz Says Laptop She Sought To Keep From Police Was Awan's, Not Hers
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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 …
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Alexander Nazaryan / Newsweek:
TRUMP, AMERICA'S BOY KING: GOLF AND TELEVISION WON'T MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN — Now that he's president, Trump frequently departs the White House and spends the weekend golfing at either his South Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, or his country club in the New Jersey suburb of Bedminster.
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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.
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Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
U.S. may soon expand U.N. talks on North Korea sanctions, signaling China deal: diplomats
U.S. may soon expand U.N. talks on North Korea sanctions, signaling China deal: diplomats
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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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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
US created 209,000 jobs in July, vs 183,000 jobs expected — The U.S. economy added 209,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3 percent, according to a government report Friday. — The report comes with the economy at a crossroads as President Trump has promised 3 percent economic growth.
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Julie Bykowicz / Associated Press:
COMPLAINT: TRUMP STRATEGIST MAY HAVE IMPROPER PR ARRANGEMENT — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Campaign Legal Center is complaining in a letter to the White House that a top adviser to President Donald Trump may be illegally accepting outside professional services.
Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Diplomats laughing at Trump over leaked Mexico transcript — When Jorge Guajardo, one of Mexico's most senior and seasoned foreign policy hands, got out of bed Thursday morning, a couple of interesting messages were waiting on his cell phone. — One was a link shared by a U.S. diplomat …
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 …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Karate Kid’ TV Sequel, Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, a Go at YouTube Red (Exclusive) — The 10-episode half-hour comedy ‘Cobra Kai,’ exec produced by Will Smith's Overbrook, landed at the subscription service in a competitive situation following offers from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and AMC.
Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Sen. John McCain aims to revive immigration reform when he returns to Congress — A week after his dramatic call for bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, Sen. John McCain says he wants to revive a long-standing attempt to reform the nation's immigration system when he returns to Washington.