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6:30 PM ET, July 14, 2018

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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Triumph of Nothing Over Everyone — Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are about to hold a meeting that will reflect their shared understanding of power: the triumph of nothing over everyone. American journalists have been trying to guess …

emptywheel:

As the Summit Arrives, Keep in Mind that Putin Manages Trump with Carrots and Sticks — As I laid out last week, I provided information to the FBI on issues related to the Mueller investigation, so I'm going to include disclosure statements on Mueller investigation posts from here on out.

Discussion: CNN and FOX40

New York Times:

Trump Opens His Arms to Russia. His Administration Closes Its Fist. — WASHINGTON — It was a jarring moment, even for an American leader whose curious attraction to Russia has often resulted in mixed messages from the United States. — Just a few hours after President Trump doused expectations …

Discussion: TheBlaze, Political Wire, POLITICUSUSA, ThinkProgress and The Last Tradition

David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:

The Way Trump and the GOP Deal with Russian Attacks is ‘Textbook Treason’ … The indictments of the 12 Russian military officers who engaged in a coordinated attack on the United States to try to make their preferred candidate our president are a vital reminder that the Mueller investigation cannot …

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.

Discussion: RedState

Alicia Cohn / The Hill:

Trump on Russia indictment: Why didn't Obama do something? — on Saturday reacted to the indictment of 12 Russian military officers “for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election” by blaming former President Obama and the “deep state.” — “The stories you heard …

Discussion: Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Vox, The Last Refuge and NewsWars

Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump blames Obama for Russian election meddling

Discussion: Axios, One America News Network, ABC News and Breitbart

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
After being told of Russia indictments, Trump still aspired to be friends with Putin

Discussion: ABC News and Breitbart

The Daily Beast:
Will Trump Keep Pushing Putin's Lies About Attacking America?

Discussion: ABC News, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones and Raw Story

Lawfare:
Russia Indictment 2.0: What to Make of Mueller's Hacking Indictment

Discussion: Shareblue Media, HuffPost, The Daily Caller, Politico, ThinkProgress, The Intercept and Splinter

Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Russian Hackers Kept DNC Backdoor Longer Than Anyone Knew

Discussion: The Other McCain, Talking Points Memo and Conservative News Today

Katie Rogers / New York Times:

In Trump's U.K. Visit, Some See ‘Infomercial’ for Money-Losing Golf Resort — GLASGOW — On Monday, President Trump will have a closely watched meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, just days after the announcement that 12 Russian military intelligence officers had been indicted …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, CBS News, The Guardian, NBC News, HeraldScotland, CNN, Bustle, Splinter, Raw Story, The Week, IJR, Vox and Politico

Washington Post:
Trump holes up at his Scottish golf resort, tweeting about Russia before next week's Putin meeting

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Towleroad Gay News

David Nakamura / Washington Post:
The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights

Discussion: Political Wire, CNN and Mediaite

Paul Kelbie / Associated Press:
10,000 protest Trump in Edinburgh; UK police seek paraglider

Discussion: Mother Jones, BBC, Politico, TheBlaze and Washington Times

Libby Brooks / The Guardian:
Thousands protest across Scotland as Trump plays golf

Discussion: BBC, ThinkProgress, NPR, Refinery29 and Common Dreams

The Daily Beast:

Elon Musk Unmasked as Top Donor to House Republican PAC — Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been revealed as a top donor to a Republican PAC aimed at keeping control of Congress. Filings published by ProPublica this weekend show Musk contributed $38,900 to the Protect the House PAC …

Discussion: Mediaite

Talia Lavin / Village Voice: Elon Musk and the Cult of the Celebrity Savior

New York Times:

Cleaning Toilets, Following Rules: A Migrant Child's Days in Detention — A portrait of life in the shelters for the children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. — Do not misbehave. Do not sit on the floor. Do not share your food. Do not use nicknames. Also, it is best not to cry.

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: Splinter and Shareblue Media

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.

Discussion: Daily Wire

Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:

Man suspected of attacking wife with chain saw was deported 11 times — A man suspected of attacking his wife with a chain saw in Whittier had been deported 11 times since 2005, immigration officials said. — Alejandro Alvarez Villegas attacked his wife in their home Wednesday …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and NewsWars

R. Stickney / KNSD-TV:
Chainsaw Attack Suspect Was Removed from US 11 Times: ICE

Discussion: TheBlaze, Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Chicks On The Right

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, Telegraph, Conservative News Today, RedState, Chicks On The Right, New York Times and Reuters

Amy Joi O'Donoghue / Deseret News:

‘Puppy pistol?’ Utah gun rights activist says she was duped by Sacha Baron Cohen — SOUTH JORDAN — Utah gun rights activist Janalee Tobias said she held a .22-caliber pistol cloaked in a stuffed toy puppy — the puppy pistol — and fed it bullets shaped like crayons to kill the bad guys.

Michiko Kakutani / The Guardian:

The death of truth: how we gave up on facts and ended up with Trump — From post-modernism to filter bubbles, ‘truth decay’ has been spreading for decades. How can we stop alternative facts from bringing down democracy, asks Michiko Kakutani — Two of the most monstrous regimes …

Quint Forgey / Politico:

Ken Starr: Kavanaugh would rule ‘that no one is above the law’ — Former Clinton independent counsel Ken Starr said Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, if confirmed, would not bend to President Donald Trump's will if a potential showdown with special counsel Robert Mueller sparked a constitutional crisis.

Discussion: Axios and Breitbart

WISH-TV:

6-year-old girl dies following accidental shooting in southern Indiana — WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — A 6-year-old girl is dead in southern Indiana after a gun accidentally discharged inside a residence. — It happened around 10:30 p.m. when officers were dispatched out to a home …

Henry Brean / Las Vegas Review-Journal:

Suspect in Hoover Dam standoff writes Trump, cites conspiracy in letters — Matthew P. Wright, 30, of Henderson, was arrested Friday, June 15, 2018, after a 90-minute standoff on the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge. Mohave County Jail — Matthew Wright of Henderson blocks the southbound lanes …

Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:

Inside the church where Nicaraguan paramilitaries laid siege on university students — MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The first student I met outside the Church of the Divine Mercy had a fresh bullet hole in his lower back. — “It's ugly in there,” he said. — “In there” was the vast …

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 …

Discussion: CNN, IJR and KTLA

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.

Discussion: twitchy.com, Contemptor, Raw Story, The Right Scoop, Joe.My.God. and IJR, more at Mediagazer »

Washington Post:

The Trump administration has a new argument for dismantling the social safety net: It worked. — Republicans for years have proclaimed the federal government's decades-old War on Poverty a failure. — “Americans are no better off today than they were before the War on Poverty began in 1964 …

Discussion: twitchy.com, The Right Scoop, Conservative News Today, Chicks On The Right and The Daily Caller