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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 …
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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.
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Ronn Blitzer / Law & Crime:
Why the Heck is Paul Manafort Being Kept in Solitary Confinement?
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Paul Manafort doesn't want to be seen in public until his trial
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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 …
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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 …
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Washington Post:
Ahead of NATO and Putin summits, Trump's unorthodox diplomacy rattles allies — President Trump will land in Europe next week amid fears that he will blow up a key summit focused on Europe's defense and then offer concessions to NATO's main adversary in Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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.
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Erin Dunne / Washington Examiner:
Why the Left will hate Andrew Wheeler at EPA even more than Scott Pruitt
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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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Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marquette University wrongly fired professor for opinions on personal blog
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Democrats have only themselves to blame for their judicial predicament
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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 …
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China and Russia hit back at Trump tariffs
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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 …
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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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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 …
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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.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNNMoney:
Another strong jobs report. Here's why unemployment jumped
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Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
Say Hello to Full Employment
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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
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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 …
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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.
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Conservative News Today, Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.”
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Kang In-sun / Digital Chosunilbo:
Pompeo Brings ‘Rocket Man’ CD for Kim Jong-un
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
‘So uncalled for’: George W. Bush's former press secretary chides Trump for mocking ‘thousand points of light’ — President Trump drew a rebuke Thursday night from George W. Bush's White House press secretary after he mocked the “thousand points of light” volunteer effort of Bush's father during a campaign-style rally in Montana.
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