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Washington Post:
Trump upends NATO summit, demanding immediate spending increases or he will ‘do his own thing’ — BRUSSELS — President Trump upended the NATO summit here Thursday by calling an emergency meeting of leaders and threatening that if all member countries do not immediately increase …
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Politico:
Trump threatens to pull out of NATO — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to break with NATO and conduct American security unilaterally — if allies do not immediately meet higher military spending targets, NATO officials and diplomats said. — Trump warned of “grave consequences” …
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Fox News:
Trump dubs himself ‘stable genius,’ calls NATO summit a success — President Trump pronounced the NATO summit a success and himself a “stable genius” in a freewheeling press conference that followed a sometimes tense meeting of the western alliance. — Trump spoke to international reporters …
Rebecca Tan / Washington Post:
When Trump attacked Germany in Brussels, his aides pursed their lips and glanced away — President Trump kicked off his trip to Europe with a biting critique of the United States' longtime allies, declaring at a breakfast meeting that Germany “is captive to Russia.”
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CNN:
Trump's barrage of attacks ‘beyond belief,’ reeling NATO diplomats say
Trump's barrage of attacks ‘beyond belief,’ reeling NATO diplomats say
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New York Times:
As President Trump Bashes NATO, Republicans Are Largely Silent
As President Trump Bashes NATO, Republicans Are Largely Silent
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's huge self-contradiction on Russia at NATO
Trump's huge self-contradiction on Russia at NATO
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Washington Press
Bloomberg:
Macron and Merkel Play Down Trump's Spending Claims: NATO Update
Macron and Merkel Play Down Trump's Spending Claims: NATO Update
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twitchy.com and BloombergQuint
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Trump says NATO allies have agreed to increase their defense spending after crisis meeting
Associated Press:
The Latest: Romanian president welcomes new NATO base
The Latest: Romanian president welcomes new NATO base
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Washington Post:
Trump is poisoning NATO. Why?
Trump is poisoning NATO. Why?
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Power breakfast: How Trump lambasted Germany over eggs and fruit salad
Power breakfast: How Trump lambasted Germany over eggs and fruit salad
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CBS News:
Trump declares victory at NATO, says U.S. now “treated fairly”
Trump declares victory at NATO, says U.S. now “treated fairly”
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Tom McTague / Politico:
Why Trump has few friends in Europe
Why Trump has few friends in Europe
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National Review, Politico and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Trump declares NATO a ‘fine-tuned machine’ at conclusion of summit
President Trump declares NATO a ‘fine-tuned machine’ at conclusion of summit
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Amy Brittain / Washington Post:
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh piled up credit card debt by purchasing Nationals tickets, White House says — Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh incurred tens of thousands of dollars of credit card debt buying baseball tickets over the past decade and at times reported liabilities …
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Want Roe v. Wade to Stand — WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the U.S. Senate prepares to hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the public is strongly opposed to any attempts to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that made abortion legal nationwide.
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Kevin Daley / The Daily Caller:
What Kavanaugh Was Secretly Caught Doing Hours After Trump's Nomination Will Silence The Critics — President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night. — His nomination has set off a generational fight over the future of the high court.
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lauded late Chief Justice Rehnquist for dissenting in Roe vs. Wade and supporting school prayer … Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, gave a revealing speech last fall in which he lauded former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Rosenstein Asks Prosecutors to Help With Kavanaugh Papers in Unusual Request
Rosenstein Asks Prosecutors to Help With Kavanaugh Papers in Unusual Request
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
MSNBC's Katy Tur: Is It ‘Appropriate’ to Take Originalist View of Constitution Since Americans Are More Progressive Now?
MSNBC's Katy Tur: Is It ‘Appropriate’ to Take Originalist View of Constitution Since Americans Are More Progressive Now?
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Axios:
Joe Manchin: Brett Kavanaugh “has all the right qualities”
Joe Manchin: Brett Kavanaugh “has all the right qualities”
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Yes, the Supreme Court Is Undemocratic
Yes, the Supreme Court Is Undemocratic
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CNN:
Stormy Daniels arrested at Ohio strip club. Her attorney calls it a setup. — (CNN)Adult film actress Stormy Daniels was arrested early Thursday at an Ohio strip club for allegedly touching patrons on stage in violation of state law. — Daniels, who gained notoriety …
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CBS News:
Stormy Daniels arrested while performing at Ohio strip club — Porn actress Stormy Daniels was arrested at an Ohio strip club and is accused of letting patrons touch her in violation of a state law, her attorney said early Thursday. While Daniels was performing Wednesday night at Sirens …
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New York Times, IJR, CBS Miami, NPR, WIS-TV, The Right Scoop and HuffPost
WBNS-TV:
Police: Stormy Daniels grabbed backside of undercover Columbus officer — COLUMBUS - Adult film actress Stormy Daniels was arrested in Columbus, Ohio. — That's according to her attorney Michael Avenatti who tweeted the news early Thursday morning. — Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford …
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Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio while performing, her attorney says — Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress who has made headlines for an alleged affair with Donald Trump, was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, according to her attorney. — Michael Avenatti, who has represented Daniels …
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The Last Tradition, The Week and The Guardian
Bloomberg:
North Koreans Are No Show at U.S. War Dead Talks, Yonhap Reports — American officials kept waiting on militarized border — Latest sign of tension after Pompeo's visit last weekend — North Korean officials didn't show up for a planned meeting with U.S. counterparts to discuss returning …
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Tom Burgis / Financial Times:
Tower of secrets: the Russian money behind a Donald Trump skyscraper — One October day in 2007, a celebrity real estate developer in a greatcoat and powder-blue tie alighted from a stretch limousine in Toronto's financial district. Before a bank of photographers, he took hold of a golden shovel.
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Raw Story
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump wants tough new Air Force One paint job — President Trump wants to update the paint job on the next version of Air Force One, ditching the iconic robin's-egg blue (which he calls a “Jackie Kennedy color") for a bolder, “more American” look. — The big picture …
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Committee on the Judiciary:
Cummings and Nadler Call for Release of Full Strzok Transcript — Hundreds of GOP Questions Show Extensive Interference with Mueller Investigation — Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
FBI agent Peter Strzok to publicly testify on Capitol Hill about anti-Trump texts
FBI agent Peter Strzok to publicly testify on Capitol Hill about anti-Trump texts
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CNN:
Wife of top Trump aide had radio show where she said women in military should expect sexual harassment — (CNN)Darla Shine, the wife of new White House deputy chief of staff for communications Bill Shine, hosted a radio show in the late 2000s where she once mocked victims of sexual harassment …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump's top Hill aide leaving White House amid Supreme Court battle — Marc Short, Trump's director of legislative affairs, is leaving later this month to join a D.C. consulting firm and teach at UVA. — President Donald Trump's legislative affairs director is heading for the exits …
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Beto O'Rourke's torrid fundraising leaves Ted Cruz in the dust, with another $10 million in last 3 months — WASHINGTON — Democrat Beto O'Rourke raised an eye-popping $10.4 million in the last three months — catching up to Sen. Ted Cruz's six-year haul in just over 15 months as he seeks to topple the Republican darling.
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke to report huge $10.4 million fundraising haul in second quarter of 2018
Beto O'Rourke to report huge $10.4 million fundraising haul in second quarter of 2018
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Axios:
Trump again calls himself “a very stable genius” — President Trump reiterated one of his most famous self-assessments during a press conference at the NATO summit Thursday, calling himself a “very stable genius” after a Croatian reporter asked if he'd change his tone on Twitter regarding the alliance once he'd left.
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Lisa W. Foderaro / New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Highlights How Third-Party Quirks Can Muddle Elections — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's political star has risen so high, she can win a primary election without trying — or apparently even knowing. — Last month, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, 28, unleashed a political tsunami of sorts …
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David Beard / Poynter:
From the Coney Island Sideshow to a journalistic ‘scoop factory’ — The Poynter Institute's Morning Mediawire breaks down and delivers the most important stories you need to start your day. Delivered to your inbox every morning before work. Sign up here.
NATO:
Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels 11-12 July 2018 — We, the Heads of State and Government of the 29 member nations of the North Atlantic Alliance, have gathered in Brussels at a time when the security …
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Heather Hurlburt / New York Magazine:
There Is No Cleaning Up the Foreign-Policy Mess Trump Is Making
There Is No Cleaning Up the Foreign-Policy Mess Trump Is Making
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
After Backlash, Fox News' Jeanine Pirro Doesn't Appear on Bill O'Reilly's Show — Pirro had been scheduled to appear on the former Fox News host's digital show Tuesday night. — Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, who now runs an eponymous website and hosts a daily online news show …
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Media Matters for America
Tom McCarthy / The Guardian:
Sean Spicer contradicts Trump's Manafort claims in new book — Exclusive: Trump's former press secretary describes Manafort as impactful and describes the president as ‘a unicorn, riding a unicorn over a rainbow’ — Dreamily envisioning Donald Trump as “a unicorn, riding a unicorn over a rainbow” …
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