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11:20 AM ET, July 14, 2018

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Politico:
House conservatives prep push to impeach Rosenstein  —  House conservatives are preparing a new push to oust Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, according to three conservative Capitol Hill sources — putting the finishing touches on an impeachment filing even as Rosenstein announced …
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
‘Warning Lights Are Blinking Red,’ Top Intelligence Officer Says of Russian Attacks  —  WASHINGTON — The nation's top intelligence officer said on Friday that the persistent danger of Russian cyberattacks today was akin to the warnings the United States had of stepped-up terror threats ahead of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Ignore the spin — still no evidence of Trump collusion  —  “They caught the witches.”  Those were the celebratory words of John Podesta, chairman of Hillary Clinton  —  's 2016 presidential campaign, in response to the indictment Friday of 12 Russian military intelligence officers for hacking efforts linked to the 2016 election.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump blames Obama for Russian election meddling  —  The president asked why the Obama administration didn't ‘do something about’ Russia's cyberattacks.  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed the Obama administration for the actions of 12 Russian military officials indicted …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Thanks to Robert Mueller, Trump and Putin Now Have a Summit Agenda  —  Donald Trump has always been brazen about his affection for Vladimir Putin, a condition which Merriam-Webster defines as “acting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarrassment.”
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
After being told of Russia indictments, Trump still aspired to be friends with Putin  —  HELSINKI — Before he embarked on a week of transatlantic diplomacy, President Trump sat down with Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who previewed for the boss an explosive development …
Discussion: Breitbart and ABC News
David French / National Review:
Mueller's Latest Indictments Show That ‘Witches’ Are Very Real
David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
Mueller stood up to Putin. Now it's Trump's turn.
Discussion: Political Wire
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Conservatives moving to impeach Rosenstein soon: report
Washington Post:
How the Russians hacked the DNC and passed its emails to WikiLeaks
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone says he's the ‘US person’ mentioned in Mueller indictment
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Invited the Russians to Hack Clinton. Were They Listening?
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:   G.R.U., Russian Spy Agency Cited by Mueller, Casts a Long Shadow
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
‘Evil Has Won’  —  Pro-American Germans feel betrayed.
Discussion: Althouse and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Charges against Russian intelligence officers intensify spotlight on Trump adviser Roger Stone
Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
‘Did Donald Trump just WALK IN FRONT OF THE QUEEN?’  —  LONDON — It's generally quite difficult to upstage the queen of England, but President Trump might have managed to do so.  —  Trump and Queen Elizabeth II met Friday as part of his working visit to the United Kingdom.
Discussion: twitchy.com and Telegraph
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
From Truman to Trump, Queen Elizabeth Has Met 12 U.S. Presidents  —  WINDSOR, England — As a princess and the heir to Britain's throne, she visited President Harry S. Truman in Washington and gave him a gift from her ailing father, King George VI.  Later, as Queen Elizabeth II …
Discussion: Althouse and Bustle
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
Where Did Donald Trump Get Two Hundred Million Dollars to Buy His Money-Losing Scottish Golf Club?  —  Between meeting the Queen of England and Vladimir Putin, President Trump will spend this weekend at Turnberry, the golf course he bought in 2014 and rechristened Trump Turnberry.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Mother Jones
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Paul Kelbie / Associated Press:
10,000 protest Trump in Edinburgh; UK police seek paraglider
Discussion: Politico
CBS News:
Maryland told its voter registration vendor financed by Russian oligarch  —  Top Maryland officials say the FBI told them this week that the state's voter registration platform was purchased by a Russian oligarch in 2015, without state officials knowing.  The FBI did not indicate a breach occurred …
Discussion: The Intercept
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Jayne Miller / WBAL:   Maryland voter registration system runs on software owned by Russian-financed firm, I-Team learns
Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Election system firm with Maryland contract has ties to Russian oligarch, FBI tells state
Discussion: Axios
Foreign Policy:
White House Official Who Advocated for Refugees Sacked and Escorted From Office  —  Jennifer Arangio had clashed with Stephen Miller and other hard-line aides to Trump.  —  A senior White House official, Jennifer Arangio, was fired Thursday and escorted from her office …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Another top NSC official ousted under Bolton
Discussion: Political Wire, CNN, KTLA, Joe.My.God. and Axios
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Should Democrats Have Saved Their Filibuster for the New Court Fight?  —  WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to the vote on Judge Neil M. Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court in the spring of 2017, Senator Susan Collins approached Senator Michael Bennet on the Senate floor with an urgent plea.
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Trump has said 1,340,330 words as president.  They're getting more dishonest, a Star study shows  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump's words are getting more dishonest over time, the Star has found in the first detailed statistical analysis of his inaccurate statements in office.
Discussion: Political Wire
Garrett M. Graff / New York Times:
The Real F.B.I. Election Culprit  —  Hint: It's not Peter Strzok.  —  Mr. Graff is a journalist and historian.  —  In his testimony before two House committees on Thursday, the F.B.I. agent Peter Strzok testified that he could have altered the 2016 election — but didn't.
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Connor Wolf / LifeZette:
Is Lisa Page Spilling the Beans on Former FBI Lover Peter Strzok?
Discussion: American Greatness, Vox and RT
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Trump falsely claims CNN did not cover him refusing question from Acosta at UK press conference  —  on Saturday falsely claimed that CNN did not report on his snub of the network's White House correspondent Jim Acosta at an international news conference the previous day.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
America First, America Hated, America Alone  —  Trump intends to bring about the collapse of the liberal international order, in its commitment to open societies and its institutions.  —  Some near-forgotten anniversaries are worth commemorating.  One hundred years ago — Bastille Day …
Discussion: Reuters
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Trump's ambassador lobbied Britain on behalf of jailed right-wing activist Tommy Robinson  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Sam Brownback, the U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, complained to the British ambassador in Washington D.C. about the treatment of an English right-wing activist …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Emma Dumain / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Speculation grows SC's Clyburn may run for U.S. House speaker
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Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
Speech problems mar Pelosi appearance: Says tax cut will add ‘2 children dollars more’ to deficit
Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
New EPA Chief Is Already Facing 2 Ethical Problems In His First Week, Echoing Scott Pruitt
Jack Aitchison / dailyrecord:
Greenpeace buzz Donald Trump with paraglider at Turnberry resort with President inside
Discussion: HuffPost
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NPR:
Week In Politics: 12 Russian Cyberspies Charged With Attack On 2016 Election
Discussion: Mashable
Former U.S. Senator Al Franken:
When Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Ex-Novartis CEO sent drug pricing proposal to Cohen
 

 
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