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New York Times:
Trump's Threat to North Korea Was Improvised  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump delivered his “fire and fury” threat to North Korea on Tuesday with arms folded, jaw set and eyes flitting on what appeared to be a single page of talking points set before him on the conference table at his New Jersey golf resort.
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Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed:
This Is What European Diplomats Really Think About Donald Trump  —  Interviews with six top officials paint a picture of a president who is regarded even by allies as erratic and limited, and whose shortcomings are compounded by the ongoing chaos beneath him in the White House.  —  Reporting From
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Mattis warns North Korea of ‘destruction of its people’  —  warned North Korea in stark terms on Wednesday that it faces devastation if it does not end its pursuit of nuclear weapons  —  “The DPRK must choose to stop isolating itself and stand down its pursuit of nuclear weapons,” …
Associated Press:
The Latest: NKorea calls Trump's threat a ‘load of nonsense’
Discussion: The Washington Journal and AOL
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Ignore Our Crazy President, U.S. Government Tells North Korea
Alex Horton / Agence France-Presse:
Why North Korea threatened Guam, the tiny U.S. territory with big military power
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump's Pointless Untruths About U.S. Nuclear Weapons
Washington Post:
FBI conducted predawn raid of former Trump campaign chairman Manafort's home … FBI agents raided the Alexandria home of President Trump's former campaign chairman late last month, using a search warrant to seize documents and other materials, according to people familiar …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Feds sought cooperation from Manafort's son-in-law  —  Federal investigators sought cooperation from Paul Manafort's son-in-law in an effort to increase pressure on President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, according to three people familiar with the probe.
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ex-Trump staffers reveal love child after campaign trail sex scandal  —  The very first sex scandal of Donald Trump's presidency has just resulted in the birth of a love child.  —  Married former White House communications director Jason Miller has fathered a son with Trump transition adviser …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
CNN:
Unarmed Russian Air Force jet overflies the Pentagon, Capitol, CIA  —  (CNN)An unarmed Russian Air Force aircraft overflew the US Capitol, the Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency and Joint Base Andrews at low altitude on Wednesday as part of a longstanding treaty that allows the militaries …
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Russian spy plane trolls Trump with flight over D.C., New Jersey
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Inflatable chicken resembling Trump placed near White House  —  A large inflatable chicken meant to resemble President Trump was placed near the White House on Wednesday.  —  The inflatable chicken, which features a golden coif of hair and hand gestures similar to Trump's …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson: McCain's brain tumor might have been factor in no vote on health care  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said Tuesday that he thinks that Sen. John McCain's brain tumor and the early morning hours may have affected the Arizona Republican's …
Daniel Roth / Daily Mail:
Male prostitute, 26, dies of meth overdose at Hollywood home of high-profile Democrat donor  —  A 26-year-old man was found dead at the home of a well-known Democratic party donor late last month of a drug overdose.  —  The incident occurred on July 27 around 7.22pm at the West Hollywood home of Ed Buck …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Top Trump donor ponies up to take out Flake  —  One of Donald Trump's most generous political benefactors is providing a six-figure donation to a super PAC devoted to unseating Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who has been fiercely critical of the president.
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Uncle John Taught Trump About Fire and Fury  —  When the president reflects on nuclear weapons, he likes to remind listeners that he's the nephew of an MIT physicist.  —  President Donald Trump returned this week to a recurring and favorite theme of his over the years: nuclear war and annihilation.
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Price booed as he throws out first pitch at Nationals game  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price  —  was booed as he threw out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals Game on Wednesday.  —  Price was reportedly met with boos and only a few cheers when he took the mound …
Discussion: Raw Story and Politicus USA
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
GOP And Trump's Transgender Attacks Backfire In Iowa Special Election  —  In the midst of a new national debate on transgender soldiers serving in the military, voters in Southeast Iowa were seeing their TVs inundated with campaign ads about transgender bathrooms.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post
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Des Moines Register:
Democrat Phil Miller wins Iowa House District 82 special election
Tegna / WXIA-TV:
Atlanta gym owner makes no apologies for ‘No Cops’ sign … A shocking and vulgar sign about police officers has been posted in front of a local business in Atlanta.  The sign could be seen from the street with the curse word blurred out, but the message is clear: It says no cops allowed.
Lee Rowland / ACLU:
The First Amendment (Literally) Banned in DC  —  Can the government ban the text of the First Amendment itself on municipal transit ads because free speech is too “political” for public display?  —  If this sounds like some ridiculous brain teaser, it should.  But unfortunately it's not.
US News:
CARTOON GALLERY … I think there are three overarching reasons.  —  One is that Hillary Clinton, despite Fox News' urging to the contrary, is finally fading in the popular imagination.  Trump's image was always informed by hers.  He is not her, and for a lot of voters, that was enough.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Our Revolution Takes Issue With The “Dictatorial,” “Arrogant,” “Pompous” DNC  —  Turner and Sanders last year.  —  “Dictatorial.”  “Arrogant.”  “Pompous.”  “Superficial.”  “Tone-deaf.”  “Tone-dead.”  “Out of line.”  “Insulting” — “absolutely insulting.”
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
YouTube Stars Who Met With Feds to ‘Grow’ Trump-Themed Business Were Paid by Trump Campaign  —  A pair of familiar faces from the 2016 campaign trail randomly popped up on the US Commerce Department's Twitter account Monday afternoon.  But by Tuesday morning they were gone.
Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Freedom Foundation sues Seattle over controversial new income tax  —  The Freedom Foundation sued Seattle Wednesday over its controversial new income tax on the rich, which critics call “an assault” on the law that sets a dangerous precedent.  —  The tax, passed by the Seattle City Council …
Discussion: RedState and TheBlaze
Ed Klein / Newsmax:
Hillary's Plea Bargain  —  The Justice Department has reopened the investigation of Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified material on her private email system while she was secretary of state, and is considering offering her a plea bargain if she will agree to plead guilty to charges …
Heidi Groover / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:
Are the Socialists Here to Ruin Everything?  —  The Democratic Socialists of America have had record growth since Trump.  Are they saviors or spoilers for the left?  We went to Chicago to find out.  —  N  —  obody wants to read about socialists.  —  My boss tells me so the day before I'm scheduled …
Associated Press:
Did Cuba launch acoustic attack on U.S. diplomats?  —  WASHINGTON — The two-year-old U.S. diplomatic relationship with Cuba was roiled Wednesday by what U.S. officials say was a string of bizarre incidents that left a group of American diplomats in Havana with severe hearing loss attributed to a covert sonic device.
Associated Press:
AP Interview: DeVos says she didn't decry racism enough  —  https://apnews.com/c48492774a0a4f6185e3 ef208ef83dd5  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday distanced herself from her comment earlier this year about the nation's historically black colleges …
Discussion: The Root
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Eric Bolling initiates lawsuit against reporter behind sexting story  —  Fox News host Eric Bolling has initiated a lawsuit against the reporter behind the report that led to his suspension.  —  Yashar Ali, a contributing writer for HuffPost, reported on Friday that several years ago Bolling …
 
 
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Tensions Flare as Cuomo Confronts Democratic Rift
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Sinclair Deal Draws Unlikely Opponent: Conservative News Media
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Democrats, Start Aiming for the Gut
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Eric Bradner / CNN:
First on CNN: Democrats target GOP House members who haven't held town halls
Discussion: The Hill
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Even on Break, a Congress Weary of Trump Gets No Respite From Him
Matt Seyler / ABC News:
RNC chairwoman McDaniel: 'We haven't accomplished the things that we ran on'
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Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
FBI seized computers and documents in investigation of Rep. Duncan Hunter's campaign spending
Pat McGonigle / FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV:
Lenexa gym pulls plug on cable news channels, a development that dismays some members
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Senate Republican leader raises questions on Foxconn deal, says he doesn't have votes yet
Discussion: Washington Post, ThinkProgress and CNBC
Justin Gillis / New York Times:
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