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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Wants You to Hate Robert Mueller, Too  —  The president takes on the Justice Department.  —  Back in 2011, Donald Trump published “Midas Touch,” one of his many how-to books offering secrets for financial success.  This is where Trump, a lifelong performance artist …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:   When did Trump-Russia probe begin? Investigators focus on mystery months
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Latest FBI Attack Stuns Justice Dept. Officials: 'We're in Venezuela'
Discussion: Washington Post
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump's tweets include grammatical errors.  And some are on purpose  —  WASHINGTON — The hallmark of President Trump's Twitter feed is that it sounds like him — grammatical miscues and all.  —  But it's not always Trump tapping out a Tweet, even when it sounds like his voice.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
‘Too inconvenient’: Trump goes rogue on phone security  —  The president has kept features at risk for hacking and resisted efforts by staff to inspect the phones he uses for tweeting.  —  President Donald Trump uses a White House cell phone that isn't equipped with sophisticated security features designed …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Doing Same Thing He Demanded Clinton Be Locked Up For  —  While serving as secretary of State, Hillary Clinton disregarded an instruction from the Foreign Affairs Manual directing her to use State Department equipment for day-to-day operations.  Clinton almost certainly …
Samuel Gibbs / The Guardian:
Donald Trump shuns iPhone security because it's ‘inconvenient’, reports say
Discussion: Shakesville and Politico
Wall Street Journal:
U.S., China Agree on Outline to Settle ZTE Controversy  —  Deal would lift the sales ban on ZTE and require the Chinese telecom giant to make significant changes to its management and board  —  Lingling Wei in Beijing and Bob Davis in  —  The U.S. and China have agreed on the broad outline …
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New York Times:
Chances of China Trade Win Undercut by Trump Team Infighting  —  WASHINGTON — By the time American negotiators wrapped up high-level talks with a visiting Chinese delegation last week, President Trump's ambitions for a multibillion-dollar trade agreement had, for the time being …
Axios:
3 factors behind Trump's cave on his China trade war
Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:   In Trade War With U.S., China Gets the Upper Hand
Bloomberg:
China Makes Massive Cut to Car Tariffs After Truce With Trump
Discussion: BloombergQuint
Associated Press:
The princes, the president and the fortune seekers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After a year spent carefully cultivating two princes from the Arabian Peninsula, Elliott Broidy, a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, thought he was finally close to nailing more than $1 billion in business.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Jamal Khashoggi / Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia's reformers now face a terrible choice
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Elliott Broidy's Company Got Its Biggest U.S. Government Contract Ever While He Pitched Trump Administration
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Axios:
Exclusive: Peter Navarro pushed Stefan Halper for Trump job  —  President Trump's top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, recommended appointing Stefan Halper, an academic and suspected FBI informant on the Trump campaign, to a senior role in the Trump administration, Axios has learned.
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Washington Post:
Who is Stefan A. Halper, the FBI source who assisted the Russia investigation?
Associated Press:
The Latest: EPA bars AP, CNN from summit on contaminants  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a hearing with EPA chief Scott Pruitt on a widespread contaminant in drinking water (all times local):  —  The Environmental Protection Agency is barring The Associated Press …
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Feds Seized a Fortune From #Resistance Icons Accused of Boosting Online ‘Ponzi Schemes’ … In late 2016, federal agents showed up at the Fort Myers, Florida, homes of brothers Brian and Edward Krassenstein, seizing computers and financial records, and hauling off with “at least 20 to 30 bundles of stuff.”
Associated Press:
Can the ‘dealmaker’ president deliver on North Korea?  —  Weeks before his planned North Korea summit, President Donald Trump is staring down a dealmaker's worst nightmare: overpromising and under-delivering.  —  As the Singapore meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un draws near …
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Agence France-Presse:   Commemorative Coin Struck for Trump-Kim Summit
Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
Mike Pompeo gives a silly speech on Iran  —  Mike Pompeo used his first speech as secretary of state Monday to send a message directly to the Iranian leadership and its people: “Do what we want, or else!”  —  Speaking at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank …
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Washington Post:
Mike Pompeo sets the stage for perpetual conflict with Iran
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Top South Carolina candidate refuses to quit congressional race after abuse discovery  —  Archie Parnell, a Democratic congressional hopeful who earned national attention after nearly winning in deep red South Carolina last year, is resisting pleas to withdraw after his campaign staff discovered …
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
BREAKING: E-mails Show FBI Brass Discussed Dossier Briefing Details With CNN  —  New e-mails show former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe was surprisingly knowledgeable about CNN's understanding of and deliberation about a dossier briefing given to Donald Trump days before CNN ever reported on the matter.
Rebecca Drago / DCCC:
New DCCC Data - GOP Tax Bill Support Dropping Fast  —  RE: New DCCC Data - GOP Tax Bill Support Dropping Fast  —  Nearly six months after the Republicans passed their tax bill, public support for their signature legislative achievement - which Republicans made clear they had to sell to save …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Banana States of America
Discussion: ABC News, Associated Press and WTOP
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
The Hard Truth at Newspapers Across America: Hedge Funds Are in Charge  —  From Miami to Denver, financial firms are playing a bigger role at local papers struggling to adapt in digital age  —  A group of journalists protesting outside the offices of a New York City hedge fund recently shined …
Anna Ahronheim / Jerusalem Post:
IAF commander: Israel first to use F-35 jet in combat  —  “We are flying the F-35 all over the Middle East.”  —  Israel has struck targets in the Middle East with the F-35 Adir stealth fighter jet twice, Israel Air Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin said Tuesday, becoming the first country to use the US-made jet in combat.
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Alec Luhn / Telegraph:
Putin's ‘unlimited range’ nuclear missile crashed after 22 miles, US intelligence sources claim  —  The Kremlin has denied US claims that Russia's nuclear-powered cruise missile with “unlimited” range crashed after only 22 miles.  —  The weapon was one of a range of “invincible” …
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Harley-Davidson took its tax cut, closed a factory, and rewarded shareholders  —  The motorcycle maker in January told Kansas City workers it would close a plant there.  Days later, it announced a nearly $700 million stock buyback plan.  —  In September 2017, House Speaker Paul Ryan traveled …
Discussion: Raw Story and CNNMoney
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Beating Republicans in November will be harder than Democrats thought  —  CNN Poll: Trump approval holding steady  —  (CNN)It's become a numbing Washington ritual.  Donald Trump shatters a traditional boundary on the exercise of presidential power.  Or he uses inflammatory language that stirs racial animosities.
Discussion: Raw Story and Hullabaloo
Dennis Baron / Washington Post:
Antonin Scalia was wrong about the meaning of ‘bear arms’  —  Dennis Baron is a professor of English and linguistics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  —  For most of its history, the Second Amendment protected a collective right to gun ownership connected to service in the militia.
 
 
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Costas Paris / Wall Street Journal:
Father of Accused Texas Shooter Believes Bullying Was Behind Rampage
Amber Ferguson / Washington Post:
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Discussion: The Root
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Bloomberg:
Kushners' Startup Cadre Seeking Saudi-Backed Softbank Funds
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump and McConnell, once adversaries, have realized they need each other
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.:
Tony Perkins: School Shootings Happen Because Liberal Society Has Created A “Moral Vacuum” By Expelling God
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Hundreds in Oakland Turn Out to BBQ While Black
 Earlier Items: 
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Sweden distributes ‘be prepared for war’ leaflet to all 4.8m homes
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Associated Press:
Voters choose nominees in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas
Discussion: Politico
Erika Andiola:
There is so much to say about today's POLITICO article …
Rebecca Berg / CNN:
FBI agents asking Missouri lawmakers about tactics by Greitens associates
Discussion: The Resurgent
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen Helped Trump Donor Seek Investment From Qatar Fund
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
Rumble announces a $775M investment from Tether and plans to use $525M to fund a tender offer for ~70M shares of its common stock; RUM jumped 50%+ after hours

 
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