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Bloomberg:
New Chief of Staff Reins in White House Aides-and Trump's Tweets — Casual walk-ins to Oval Office one of the first things to go — Retired Marine general tells his staff: country first — On his fifth day on the job as Donald Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly gathered …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Axios Sneak Peek — An extra quick Sneak Peek today, with Congress on recess and the President on a working vacation for two weeks at his New Jersey golf club. As always, I'd love your tips and feedback: jonathan@axios.com. And please urge your friends and colleagues to join the conversation by signing up for Sneak Peek.
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Balloon Juice
Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
“Why on Earth??” GOP senator ripped apart for health care vote at first town hall in a year — Sen. Cory Gardner recently held a public town hall for the first time in over a year. And the angry response from his constituents over his vote to repeal Obamacare makes it clear why he avoided them for so long.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Nikki Haley: 'We're not playing anymore' with North Korea … United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley on Sunday said new sanctions against North Korea are a sign that the international community is seriously addressing the threat of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
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Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
U.N. Security Council Imposes Punishing New Sanctions on North Korea
U.N. Security Council Imposes Punishing New Sanctions on North Korea
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World : NPR, usun.state.gov, RedState, The Week, ABC News, RT, France 24, Associated Press, CNBC, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Caller and The Guardian
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Maxine Waters: We shouldn't be concerned about Pence, Trump should be … Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) played up reports that Vice President Pence is eyeing a 2020 presidential run on Sunday, warning that President Trump should be concerned about his second-in-command.
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, USA Politics Today, AOL, The Last Tradition and Axios
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The Hill:
Pence calls rumors he will run in 2020 ‘absurd’
Pence calls rumors he will run in 2020 ‘absurd’
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The Gateway Pundit and New York Times
James S. Robbins / USA Today:
We need answers in Democrats' congressional IT drama — Something shady is going on and former Democratic National Committee chief Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Shultz doesn't want to talk about it. — If a Russian-born IT specialist with longstanding ties to former Republican National Committee …
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The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and Slate
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Fight over right to sue nursing homes heats up — Consumer groups are making a last ditch effort to stop the Trump administration from stripping nursing home residents and their families of the right to take facilities to court over alleged abuse, neglect or sexual assault.
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twitchy.com and The Washington Journal
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
These Americans beat Donald Trump and saved Obamacare. They say they can do it again — Against all odds, mothers, people with disabilities and progressive activists convinced Republican senators to abandon their signature promise. Thousands of activists and average Americans believe they've found …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Caitlyn Jenner apologizes for wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hat — Caitlyn Jenner has apologized for a recent photo showing her wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat popularized by President Trump. — According to TMZ, Jenner put the hat on prior to a golf outing …
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Refinery29, The Daily Caller, Althouse, IJR and The Washington Journal
Reuters:
Venezuela quells attack on military base, two killed — VALENCIA/CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities quelled an attack on a military base near the city of Valencia by soldiers and armed civilians on Sunday, killing two of them in a dramatic escalation of unrest in the protest-convulsed South American nation.
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BBC, The Week and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Bill de Blasio Will Push for Tax on Wealthy to Fix Subway — Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to push for a tax on wealthy New Yorkers to pay for improvements needed to address the crisis engulfing New York City's subway, city officials said on Sunday. — The proposal is the latest move …
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Gothamist
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Rosenstein: Special counsel Mueller can investigate any crimes he uncovers in Russia probe … Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Sunday that the expanding investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is continuing apace, even as President Trump dismissed the probe as “a total fabrication.”
Shelby Bremer / NBC Chicago:
‘Barack Obama Day’ Is Now an Illinois Holiday — Former President Barack Obama got a special treat for his birthday this year - his very own holiday. — Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law Friday a measure to designate Aug. 4 as “Barack Obama Day” across Illinois.