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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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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 …
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 …
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
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 …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Kelly gives McMaster cover in West Wing battles
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  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich ripped Robert Mueller on Thursday night, telling Fox's Sean Hannity that the special counsel in the Russia investigation represents “the deep state at its very worst.”  —  The Gingrich commentary came hours …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump blasts Russia investigation as Mueller convenes grand jury
Discussion: Washington Post and Shakesville
CNN:
One year into the FBI's Russia investigation, Mueller is on the Trump money trail
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Mueller impaneling a grand jury makes it more politically difficult for Trump to fire him
Heidi M. Przybyla / USA Today:
Poll: Americans in battleground districts would strongly oppose Trump firing special counsel Robert Mueller
Discussion: Vox and Politico
New York Times:
Leak Investigations Triple Under Trump, Sessions Says  —  Washington — Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Friday that the Justice Department was now pursuing three times as many leak investigations as the previous administration, a significant devotion of law enforcement resources …
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Associated Press:
Sessions vows crackdown on leaks of classified information
Discussion: Axios
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.
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:   Ivanka and Jared, move back to New York
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:   Playing Defense
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 …
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 …
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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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
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Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
U.S. may soon expand U.N. talks on North Korea sanctions, signaling China deal: diplomats
Discussion: Sputnik International
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 and Infowars
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Alexander Nazaryan / Newsweek:
TRUMP, AMERICA'S BOY KING: GOLF AND TELEVISION WON'T MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
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
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
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
West Virginia's governor is switching parties.  And Democrats just hit a new low.  —  In November, Republicans solidified and/or expanded their majorities at all levels of governance, and it looked like things couldn't get worse for Democrats.  Except, it just did.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Reality closing in on Trump with grand jury investigation
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.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
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: The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
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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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Neil Connor / Telegraph:
Legal robots deployed in China to help decide thousands of cases
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
It's Time For Millennials To Rise And Claim Their Inheritance
Axios:
Bernie Sanders was the only vote against the FDA bill
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Interior watchdog launches ‘preliminary investigation’ into Zinke calls
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Post
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
Robert Salonga / Mercury News:
Disturbing texts on San Jose-bound plane leads to child-sex arrests
Discussion: Raw Story and myfox8.com
 Earlier Items: 
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My Resignation from UNC-Wilmington
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
With Few Wins in Congress, Republicans Agree on Need to Agree
Discussion: Daily Kos and Politico
John Herrman / New York Times:
For the New Far Right, YouTube Has Become the New Talk Radio
Washington Post:
Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president's company