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4:40 PM ET, July 14, 2018

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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 …
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Lawfare:
Russia Indictment 2.0: What to Make of Mueller's Hacking Indictment  —  The indictment Friday morning of 12 Russian military intelligence officials in connection with the 2016 election hacks and the resulting distribution of purloined emails was not a total surprise.
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: The Daily Beast
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
After being told of Russia indictments, Trump still aspired to be friends with Putin
Discussion: Breitbart and ABC News
James Risen / The Intercept:
Indictment of Russian Intelligence Operatives Should Quell Harebrained Conspiracy Theories on DNC Hack
David Von Drehle / Washington Post:   Mueller stood up to Putin. Now it's Trump's turn.
CNN:
Roger Stone's messages suggest he is unnamed person in new Russia indictment
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 …
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Washington Post:
Trump holes up at his Scottish golf resort, tweeting about Russia before next week's Putin meeting  —  TURNBERRY, Scotland — President Trump, at his luxury seaside golf course here, turned his eye to domestic politics Saturday morning — attacking former president Barack Obama, questioning the FBI …
Paul Kelbie / Associated Press:
10,000 protest Trump in Edinburgh; UK police seek paraglider  —  EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Some 10,000 people marched Saturday through the Scottish capital of Edinburgh to protest U.S. President Donald Trump, while police tried to find a paraglider who breached a no-fly zone and flew …
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
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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.
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
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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
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.
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.
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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Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Election system firm with Maryland contract has ties to Russian oligarch, FBI tells state
Discussion: Axios
Jayne Miller / WBAL:   Maryland voter registration system runs on software owned by Russian-financed firm, I-Team learns
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 …
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
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.
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
After the Strzok Stonewall  —  Here's what Trump should declassify …
NBC News:
U.S. refuses European requests for exemptions from its new sanctions on Iran
Discussion: Daily Kos and Defense One
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Missouri governor signs law banning marriage of 15-year-olds
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Emma Dumain / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Speculation grows SC's Clyburn may run for U.S. House speaker
Discussion: RedState
Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
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Discussion: Reuters
 

 
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