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Adam K. Raymond / New York Magazine:
Manafort Kept in Solitary 23 Hours a Day to ‘Guarantee His Safety,’ Lawyer Says  —  Paul Manafort is being kept in solitary confinement in a Virginia jail in order to “guarantee his safety,” his lawyer said in court documents filed this week.  “He is locked in his cell for at least 23 hours per day …
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and The Week
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Washington Post:
Paul Manafort wants trial moved to Roanoke, says Northern Virginia too liberal  —  Attorneys for Paul Manafort asked a federal judge to move his fast-approaching criminal bank and tax fraud trial from Alexandria to Roanoke, Va., saying a more Republican-friendly jury would decide his guilt or innocence more fairly.
Ronn Blitzer / Law & Crime:
Why the Heck is Paul Manafort Being Kept in Solitary Confinement?  —  Paul Manafort has been behind bars ever since a federal judge in Washington, D.C. revoked his pre-trial release for violating his bail conditions as he faces money laundering charges.  According to a new court filing …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 11 most dangerous things Donald Trump said in his Montana speech  —  (CNN)On Thursday night, President Donald Trump flew to Montana to headline a rally for Matt Rosendale, the Republican nominee against Sen. Jon Tester (D) this November.  Trump's speech was, like most of his addresses …
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Daily Beast
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Matthew Rozsa / Raw Story:
A pillar of the American right predicts dire and catastrophic consequences for the Trump-Putin summit  —  Conservative columnist George F. Will, who has been a pillar of the American right for decades, has just predicted that President Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Trump Assails Critics and Mocks #MeToo.  What About Putin?  'He's Fine'  —  GREAT FALLS, Mont. — President Trump lobbed personal and derogatory attacks at two Democratic senators, mocked the #MeToo movement and vouched for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday during a freewheeling …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
John Kelly, Scott Pruitt, and the Epic Turnover of the Trump Administration  —  What does the endless death watch for the President's chief of staff tell us about the worst-run White House of modern times?  —  Is John Kelly finally on his way out?  Now that President Trump has accepted …
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Bloomberg:
Pruitt Was Told to Resign in Call From White House, Sources Say  — EPA chief's tenure was marred by alleged ethical missteps  — Call to quit came from Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly  —  Scott Pruitt resigned as EPA chief Thursday after White House Chief of Staff John Kelly delivered …
Washington Post:
Pruitt is gone. Congress still doesn't care about ethics.
Discussion: New York Times, USA Today and VTDigger
Erin Dunne / Washington Examiner:
Why the Left will hate Andrew Wheeler at EPA even more than Scott Pruitt
Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Tariffs Hit Trump Counties Harder  —  Beijing's retaliation would be felt by U.S. soybean farmers, auto makers and oil producers  —  The fallout from President Donald Trump's tariffs and China's countertariffs—which formally went into effect on Friday—will have the greatest impact …
Discussion: The Atlantic
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Axios:
No end in sight for the trade war
Discussion: Washington Post, Breitbart and Politico
Washington Post:   The Trump Tariff Tracker: How severe is the pain?
BBC:
China and Russia hit back at Trump tariffs
Discussion: CNBC
Wall Street Journal:
Ex-Playmate Files Suit Against GOP Donor Elliott Broidy Over Hush-Money Deal  —  Shera Bechard sues Republican fundraiser after he said breach of nondisclosure agreement over their affair meant he would no longer pay  —  A former Playboy centerfold model has sued a prominent Republican fundraiser …
Discussion: Vox, Bloomberg, CNBC, Law & Crime and Raw Story
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Marquette professor John McAdams in free speech case, orders university to reinstate him  —  The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that embattled Marquette University political science professor John McAdams was improperly suspended after he publicly criticized …
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Democrats have only themselves to blame for their judicial predicament
Discussion: Fox News Insider and Fox News
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
New Study Confirms That American Workers Are Getting Ripped Off  —  America's unemployment rate is hovering near half-century lows.  There are now more job openings than unemployed workers in the United States for the first time since the government began tracking that ratio.
Discussion: Common Dreams
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Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNNMoney:
Another strong jobs report. Here's why unemployment jumped
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Bill Shine's Wife Darla Complained She Couldn't Use N-Word and Spread Conspiracy Theories About ‘Blacks’  —  The wife of Bill Shine — former Fox News co-president who just joined the Trump administration as White House communications chief — has a lengthy history of defending racists …
Discussion: The Week
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Trump admin asks for more time to reunite kids and parents separated at border  —  The Justice Department asked a federal judge Friday to extend the court-ordered deadlines for reuniting nearly 3,000 migrant children with their parents.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department asked …
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Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Federal prosecutors abruptly dismiss all remaining Inauguration Day rioting cases  —  District prosecutors on Friday dismissed rioting charges against all remaining defendants arrested after destructive Inauguration Day protests, bringing to a close a controversial case which led to allegations of government overreach.
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
The Government Is Dropping All Charges In The Remaining Inauguration Day Prosecutions
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Wall Street Journal:
Univision Eyes Sale of Fusion Media Group  —  Unit includes digital properties such as Gizmodo and Deadspin  —  Univision Communications Inc. is exploring a sale of Fusion Media Group, which houses websites including Gizmodo and Deadspin, as it pursues a companywide restructuring following …
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
The Onion, Clickhole, A.V. Club Brace for Layoffs
Tom Ley / Splinter:   Inspiring: A Small Number of Jackasses Put Minimal Effort Into Remembering Some Onion Inc. Blogs
Nathan McDermott / CNN:
Democrat running to replace Paul Ryan in Wisconsin has history of arrests, including driving under the influence  —  (CNN)A Democrat from Wisconsin running to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan in Congress was arrested and pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in 1998, in addition to eight other arrests …
John Solomon / The Hill:
Memos detail FBI's ‘Hurry the F up pressure’ to probe Trump campaign  —  Multiple reviews of whether FBI agents' political bias affected the Russia-Trump collusion case remain in their infancy, but investigators already have unearthed troubling internal communications long withheld from public view.
Peter Walker / The Guardian:
Donald Trump to almost entirely avoid London during UK visit  —  Meetings with Theresa May and the Queen to be held away from protests in capital  —  Donald Trump will almost entirely avoid London during his four-day visit to the UK next week, Downing Street has said, unveiling an itinerary likely …
Politico:
‘A cesspool of deviancy’: New claims of voyeurism test Jordan denials  —  A half-dozen former wrestlers at Ohio State, where GOP Rep. Jim Jordan once coached, said they were regularly harassed by men in their training facility.  —  New allegations in the Ohio State University sexual abuse scandal …
Washington Post:
Twitter suspended more than 70 million accounts in May and June, and the pace has continued in July  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter has sharply escalated its battle against fake and suspicious accounts, suspending more than one million accounts a day in recent months, a major shift to lessen …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
VA-07: Brat Moves from Lean Republican to Toss Up  —  In 2014, economics professor Dave Brat turned the political world upside-down when he upset House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the GOP primary by taking a hard line on illegal immigration.  But four years later, he's at risk of getting swept …
Alexander Smith / NBC News:
The secretary of state neither confirmed nor denied a report that an Elton John CD was among the gifts he intended to present to Kim Jong Un.  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laughed Friday when asked whether he planned to present Kim Jong Un with a CD of the Elton John hit “Rocket Man.”
Discussion: Washingtonian, 1A, Mashable and Bustle
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Kang In-sun / Digital Chosunilbo:
Pompeo Brings ‘Rocket Man’ CD for Kim Jong-un
Lili Bayer / Politico:
Israeli intelligence firm targeted NGOs during Hungary's election campaign  —  The Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube was involved in a campaign to discredit NGOs ahead of Hungary's April election, according to a former Black Cube employee and a person with knowledge of the company's inner workings.
Discussion: The Romania Journal
Reveal:
Defense contractor detained migrant kids in vacant Phoenix office building  —  A major U.S. defense contractor quietly detained dozens of immigrant children inside a vacant Phoenix office building with dark windows, no kitchen and only a few toilets during three weeks of the Trump administration's …
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo Blasts HHS for Barring Him From Visiting Detained Kids … HOMESTEAD, Fla.—Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) was denied entry on Friday into a government facility housing unaccompanied immigrant minors and children who had been separated from their parents at the southern border.
Discussion: Axios and Mediaite
Miranda Christian / WPTV:
Boynton Beach homeowner says he was attacked over President Trump flag in yard  —  BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - A fun night of fireworks was ruined for a Boynton Beach man.  Jeff Good says he was attacked for having a President Trump flag in his yard.  —  Good said he was watching fireworks …
 
 
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump: New NFL anthem policy ‘in many ways’ is worse
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
‘So uncalled for’: George W. Bush's former press secretary chides Trump for mocking ‘thousand points of light’
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
DHS & HHS Should Be Investigated for Destroying Immigrant Family Records
Discussion: Common Dreams
Brian Flood / Fox News:
Old tweets reveal CNN reporter used to mock network: ‘CNN is really confused’
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 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
Brad Paisley invites singing police officers to concert gig after ‘God Bless America’ performance
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The Tunnel That Could Break New York
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What is Devin Nunes up to? House Trump-Russia probe expands as Intel chair focuses on informants
 

 
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