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Washington Post:
Scott Pruitt enlisted an EPA aide to help his wife find a job — at Chick-fil-A — Three months after Scott Pruitt was sworn in as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, his executive scheduler emailed Dan Cathy, chairman and president of the fast food company Chick-fil-A …
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Bloomberg:
Republican Senator Calls Pruitt ‘as Swampy as You Get’ — Republican Senator Joni Ernst blasted allegations of ethical misconduct by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, calling him “about as swampy as you get.” — Pruitt's tenure at the Environmental Protection Agency is under intensifying scrutiny …
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TMZ.com:
Designer Kate Spade Dead at 55, Suicide by Hanging — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — Iconic fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday morning in her NYC apartment ... TMZ has learned. — Law enforcement sources confirm a housekeeper found Kate's body at 10:20 AM ET in her Park Avenue home.
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Officials: Designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment — NEW YORK (AP) — New York fashion designer Kate Spade was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials said. — The 55-year-old left a note at the scene and was found …
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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
Paul Manafort Loses His Cool — At the height of his powers as a political consultant, Paul Manafort was known for his cool. In fact, the value of his counsel increased at moments of crisis. While others panicked, Manafort rarely evinced a hint of frazzle.
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Washington Post:
Judge gives Manafort team until Friday to reply to witness tampering allegation — A federal judge gave former Trump presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort until Friday to respond to prosecutors' allegations that he attempted to tamper with witnesses in his conspiracy and money laundering case.
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Attempted Witness Tampering
Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Attempted Witness Tampering
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Jeff Tavss / WPLG-TV:
Family of Stoneman Douglas student advocate David Hogg ‘swatted’ at home — Hogg was not home at time of incident — CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - The family of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg was “swatted” Tuesday morning, causing police to respond to their Parkland home.
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Remy Smidt / BuzzFeed:
A SWAT Team Cleared The Home Of David Hogg After A Hoax Call
A SWAT Team Cleared The Home Of David Hogg After A Hoax Call
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire conservative donor David Koch to retire from Koch Industries, influential political network — Billionaire industrialist, donor and political activist David Koch will retire from his roles at Koch Industries and other Koch-affiliated groups due to health reasons.
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Conservative icon David Koch leaving business, politics — NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire conservative icon David Koch is stepping down from the Koch brothers' network of business and political activities. — The 78-year-old New York resident is suffering from deteriorating health …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
David Koch is leaving Koch Industries, stepping down from Americans for Prosperity
David Koch is leaving Koch Industries, stepping down from Americans for Prosperity
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Nicole Darrah / Fox News:
Trump says Philadelphia Eagles won't attend White House ceremony amid national anthem dispute — President Trump announced Monday the Philadelphia Eagles will not visit the White House this week to celebrate the team's Super Bowl win amid the national anthem dispute.
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Philly.com:
Trump cancels Eagles' White House celebration on eve of visit after fewer than 10 players planned to attend — President Trump on Monday abruptly rescinded an invitation to host the Eagles at the White House, citing the “smaller delegation” that was planning to attend and again stoking …
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Deana Gamble / Mayor Kenney's Statement …:
Mayor Kenney's Statement on Eagles' Cancelled White House Visit
Mayor Kenney's Statement on Eagles' Cancelled White House Visit
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Is Getting Away With the Biggest Scandal in American History — The other evening I was on a cable news show to cover the latest Russia news of the day—and I had an epiphany. — We were talking about a recent scoop from Michael Isikoff, the co-author of my latest book, Russian Roulette.
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
Judge: Trump can be deposed in Summer Zervos lawsuit — A judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought last year by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who says Trump kissed and groped her after she appeared on the show.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Sidelines Effort to Appoint Justice Department No. 3 — Early potential candidates said they weren't interested in the position, which would oversee the Mueller probe if Rod Rosenstein were to depart — The Trump administration has put its search for the Justice Department's …
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Trump blames Sessions for Russia probe, suggests he could have shut it down
Trump blames Sessions for Russia probe, suggests he could have shut it down
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Daily Mail:
The former president carried on a lengthy affair with Lewinsky, often trysting with her just steps from the Oval Office … Clinton was referring to the 1998 National Prayer Breakfast, where he said he was sorry for the affair that nearly ended his political career.
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Time's Up, Bill — Bright and early Monday morning …
NBC News:
Hundreds of migrant kids separated from parents are stuck at border stations — WASHINGTON — Border agents and child welfare workers are running out of space to shelter children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S. border as part of the Trump administration's new …
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Agence France-Presse:
Iran tells UN it will hike uranium enrichment capacity — An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector in January 2014 disconnects cascades for 20 percent uranium production at the nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Iran Moves to Lift Its Nuclear Enrichment Capacity
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions On Children Separated From Parents At Border, F-1 Visas For PRC Students, And Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions joined me this morning to discuss the Administration's policies at the border vis-a-vis children, whether unaccompanied or with a parent:
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Justin Worland / TIME:
Here's the Campaign Howard Schultz Could Run for President — Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz's announcement that he will leave the company at the end of the month prompted immediate speculation about a potential political future for the man who built Starbucks into a global behemoth.
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Outgoing Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz rips Democrats for veering too far left …
Outgoing Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz rips Democrats for veering too far left …
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Axios, Splinter, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and New York Times
Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
Hacked: 92 Million Account Details for DNA Testing Service MyHeritage — On Monday MyHeritage announced a security researcher had uncovered tens of millions of account details for recent customers, including email addresses and hashed passwords. — When you sign up to a website handling …
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Amanda Mull / Racked:
Body Positivity Is a Scam — How a movement intended to lift up women really just limits their acceptable emotions. Again. — In the beginning, there was the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. It started innocuously enough, with a 2004 photography show in Toronto, then expanded to billboards …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
America's allies should respond to steel tariffs with targeted sanctions on the Trump Organization — Forget retaliating against America; retaliate against something Trump cares about: his money. — Our trade partners are planning to respond to President Donald Trump's imposition of new taxes …
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Pew Research Center:
Almost seven-in-ten Americans have news fatigue, more among Republicans — If you feel like there is too much news and you can't keep up, you are not alone. A sizable portion of Americans are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of news there is, though the sentiment is more common on the right side …
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Sources: Wasserman Schultz Screamed At House Officials To Kill Hacking Probe, Intervened In Pakistani Criminal Matter — Ex-Democratic National Committee head Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she intervened in a Pakistani land deal involving her then-IT aide Imran Awan, according to two House employees.
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Yahoo:
Calls grow in Germany for expulsion of disputed US envoy — Berlin (AFP) - Leading politicians of Germany's left-wing parties on Tuesday called for the US ambassador to be expelled, after the staunch defender of Donald Trump was accused of meddling in domestic politics and aggravating already tense ties.
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Joe.My.God. and The American Conservative
Politico:
McConnell cancels most of August recess — The chamber will still be off for one week. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on Tuesday that he has canceled three weeks of the chamber's month-long August recess due to “historic obstruction” by Democrats.
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Axios
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Charlottesville Hate Marcher Elected by Republican Party … An affiliate of a “pro-white” group who marched in Charlottesville last year was elected to a Republican Party post in Washington state last week, part of his campaign to take over the GOP for the alt-right.
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Shakesville and Political Wire
Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News:
Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge based on physical appearance — Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance, the organization announced Tuesday.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Another Trump Campaign Aide Was Invited To Cambridge Event Where ‘Spygate’ Started — Carter Page was not the only Trump campaign adviser invited to a July 2016 event at the University of Cambridge, the storied British institution where “Spygate” is believed to have originated.
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Elites Value Mellifluous Illegality over Crass Lawfulness — Obama defies the Constitution but sounds ‘presidential.’ Trump follows it but sounds like a loudmouth from Queens. — Donald Trump blusters nonstop. He offers contrasting messages about whether, on any given day …
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Althouse
The Moscow Times:
Swiss Banks Freeze $1Bln of Russian Oligarch's Accounts Over U.S. Sanctions Fears — Swiss banks have reportedly frozen $1 billion in the accounts of Russian metals tycoon Viktor Vekselberg over fears that they may be fined following U.S. sanctions against the businessman.
President of Russia:
Interview with Austrian ORF television channel … Moscow — Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) news presenter Armin Wolf: Mr President, your first foreign visit takes you to Austria. Is this is a kind of incentive for a benevolent policy towards Russia on the part of the Austrian Government …
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