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1:55 PM ET, July 10, 2018

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Akhil Reed Amar / New York Times:
A Liberal's Case for Brett Kavanaugh  —  The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court justice is President Trump's finest hour, his classiest move.  Last week the president promised to select “someone with impeccable credentials, great intellect, unbiased judgment …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
It Took a Village to Raise Kavanaugh  —  In the weeks ahead, we're going to spend a lot of time going over Brett Kavanaugh's biography — where he's from and what he's written.  But that's not the most important way to understand the guy.  —  Kavanaugh is the product of a community.
Discussion: Hot Air and Althouse
Politico:
How a private meeting with Kennedy helped Trump get to ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh  —  While he was eager to keep the suspense alive, the president was always leaning toward Kennedy's former clerk.  —  After Justice Anthony Kennedy told President Donald Trump he would relinquish his seat on the Supreme Court …
Fox News:
Kamala Harris' office allegedly rejected SCOTUS courtesy call: ‘We want nothing to do with you’  —  Sen. Kamala Harris' office bluntly rejected a courtesy call from the White House in the run-up to Monday's Supreme Court nomination, according to a senior White House aide.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Schumer lays out path to block Kavanaugh  —  Senate Democrats can successfully orchestrate the rejection of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday morning, if they can convince the American people that his confirmation will lead to the undoing …
Anna Palmer / Politico:   POLITICO Playbook Power Briefing: The Kavanaugh reality
Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Justice Kavanaugh  —  Initial thoughts on the nomination …
Discussion: Hit & Run
Senate Democratic Leadership:
Schumer Statement On Nomination Of Judge Brett Kavanaugh To The Supreme Court
Liz Goodwin / BostonGlobe.com:
Susan Collins is no maverick with GOP judicial nominees
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump pardons Oregon ranchers at center of 40-day standoff  —  on Tuesday pardoned a pair of Oregon ranchers whose arson conviction became a focus for opponents of federal government land ownership.  —  Dwight Hammond, 76, and his son Steven Hammond, 49, were convicted in 2012 and sent to prison on arson charges.
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Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
Trump pardons ranchers whose case sparked Bundy takeover of Oregon refuge
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
President Trump Grants Pardons for Oregon Ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond
Discussion: Mother Jones
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Brutal poll: Democrats' Senate dream slips away  —  To win the Senate, Democrats need to keep all 10 seats they're defending in states that President Trump won in 2016 — plus pick up two more seats.  —  Why it matters: That's not happening.  A new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll of key states shows Dems …
Discussion: Vox and RedState
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
In honor of Trump visit, Brits launch campaign to lift ‘American Idiot’ to top of the charts  —  President Trump loved seeing “American Idiot,” the Green Day Broadway musical, on its opening night in 2010, calling it “an amazing theatrical experience!” on Twitter.
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Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:   Where Trump Goes in Britain, Protesters Will Follow
Just Security:
Timeline: Trump's Acts of Accommodation/Engagement with Russia, Nov. 2016-July 2018  —  President Donald Trump's comments and actions in relation to Russia - and especially toward President Vladimir Putin — are strikingly conciliatory considering Moscow's documented attacks on America's democracy …
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Adam Entous / New Yorker:
Israeli, Saudi, and Emirati Officials Privately Pushed for Trump to Strike a “Grand Bargain” with Putin
Discussion: emptywheel
David J. Kramer / Washington Post:
Putin is about to con Trump in Helsinki. Here's how.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Lorne Cook / Associated Press:
EU official criticizes Trump over attitude toward allies  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior European Union official lashed out Tuesday at President Donald Trump, lambasting the U.S. leader for his constant criticism of European allies and urging him to remember who is friends are when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin next week.
Discussion: MSNBC, NBC News and New York Times
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Trump says Putin meeting ‘may be the easiest of them all’
Discussion: Hill Reporter, Joe.My.God. and Politico
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
'Dear America, appreciate your allies.  After all, you don't have that many,' E.U. leader warns Trump
Discussion: Washington Times
Washington Post:
Giuliani works for foreign clients while serving as Trump's attorney  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani continues to work on behalf of foreign clients both personally and through his namesake security firm while serving as President Trump's personal attorney — an arrangement experts say raises conflict …
Associated Press:
All 12 boys, coach rescued from flooded Thai cave  —  MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world.
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CNN:
Thai cave rescue: All 12 boys, soccer coach freed from cave
NBC News:
Secret tape recordings rock Georgia governor race  —  Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle can be heard saying the Republican primary had devolved into “who could be the craziest.”  —  ATLANTA — Another secret recording is shaking up Georgia's Republican primary runoff in the governor's race.
Discussion: MSNBC and Political Wire
Madeleine Thompson / CNN:
Another former OSU wrestler says Jim Jordan knew about alleged abuse  —  (CNN)A fifth former OSU wrestler has told CNN that Jim Jordan knew about the actions of Dr. Richard Strauss, the former Ohio State University medical doctor who treated athletes, and called Jordan, who is now a US Congressman …
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Business Insider Pulls Conservative Column About Scarlett Johansson Playing Trans Man … Business Insider removed a post about portrayals of trans individuals in Hollywood after staff complained internally about the column, saying the article did not meet the publication's standards.
Washington Post:
Anatomy of a Trump rally: 76 percent of claims are false, misleading or lacking evidence  —  We're doing something new today: Analyzing every factual claim from President Trump's campaign rally in Montana on July 5.  —  According to The Fact Checker's database, the president had made 3,251 false …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
NBC's Capitol Hill Reporter Demonstrates Why So Many Dislike the Press  —  Every time I criticize the mainstream press, I am treated to a saccharine lecture on how wrong I am to cast aspersions about America's most valuable profession.  “You don't understand,” I am informed.
Matthew Shaer / New York Times:
The Fast and Furious Michael Avenatti  —  In representing the porn star Stormy Daniels, the lawyer thinks he can bring down a president — one cable-news hit at a time.  —  The attorney Michael Avenatti stands just under six feet tall, with blatant blue eyes and thinning hair he shaves down to stubble …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mina Al-Oraibi / The National:
Mike Pompeo: Qassem Soleimani is causing trouble in Iraq and Syria ... we need to raise the cost for him  —  US Secretary of State speaks exclusively to The National about America's commitment to Gulf security  —  United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a mission to garner …
Courier-Journal:
Hecklers spoil another Mitch McConnell meal by blaring ‘Fight The Power’  —  Provided by Ben Norton, Louisville Courier Journal  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may need to start ordering takeout in Louisville.  —  The Kentucky Republican abruptly left Sarino …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Eater
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom:
Demonstration Alert - U. S. Embassy United Kingdom - July 10, 2018  —  Home Home / News & Events / Demonstration Alert - U. S. Embassy United Kingdom - July 10, 2018  —  Event: Numerous demonstrations are being planned for July 12 to 14, 2018, surrounding the visit of the President of the United States to the United Kingdom.
Discussion: HuffPost and The Daily Caller
Jason Oliveira / abc7news.com:
Thieves steal from Apple Store at Fresno's Fashion Fair in seconds  —  Crystal clear surveillance video shows how a group of young men made off with a small fortune worth of Apple products in Fresno.  —  The four only needed mere seconds to steal 26 items totaling $27,000 Saturday morning at the store inside Fashion Fair Mall.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Nunes Targets the Real Collusion: The Media and DOJ
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Emily Feng / Financial Times:
Uighur children fall victim to China anti-terror drive
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
How One Tweet About Nicki Minaj Spiraled Into Internet Chaos
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Dems mull whether Warren is the one to take on Trump
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
CBS Boston:
Woman Arrested For Threat Against Walpole Times Journalist
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Older immigrants ‘crowding out’ US teens for summer jobs
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tristan Smith / The College Fix:
California university works to reduce number of white people on campus
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Manu Raju / CNN:
Key GOP senator unloads on Homeland Security for handling of separated immigrant families
Discussion: Politico
David Kopel / Reason:
Judge Kavanaugh and the Second Amendment
Discussion: zerohedge.com and Gun Free Zone
Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:
Pentagon Says It Won't Pay for Housing of Immigrants
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Former Putin adviser has secret investment in US energy firm praised by Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Dick Durbin's Supreme Sacrifice
Discussion: Townhall and Florida Politics
David Weigel / Washington Post:
In Wisconsin, a Democratic star finds himself in a primary brawl
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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