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“I think the European Union is a foe,” Trump says ahead of Putin meeting in Helsinki — Coming off a contentious NATO summit and a trip to the U.K. in which he seemed to undercut the government of America's closest ally, President Trump took aim at another Western institution just days …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Rand Paul on Russian election meddling: ‘We all do it’ — Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday sought to justify Russia's interference in America's 2016 presidential race, claiming that all countries meddle in foreign elections. — “I think really we mistake our response if we think it's about accountability from the Russians.
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ThinkProgress, CNN, The Week, Breitbart and New York Times
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
‘I find it hard to believe’ Putin didn't know about Russian interference in U.S. election: White House national security adviser — President Donald Trump's top national security adviser said he finds it “hard to believe” Vladimir Putin didn't know about top Russian military intelligence …
CBS News:
Trump on Putin meeting: “I go in with low expectations” — President Trump is keeping expectations in check in advance of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor. “I go in with low expectations,” Mr. Trump said.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Putin must wonder what else America knows about Russia — When Russian President Vladimir Putin sits down at the table in Helsinki on Monday, he will surely have in the back of his mind some intelligence worries that have nothing to do with the U.S. president seated across from him.
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Theresa May says Donald Trump told her to sue the European Union
Theresa May says Donald Trump told her to sue the European Union
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Axios, One America News Network and Breitbart
Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Gowdy to Trump: Ask Putin where “we can pick up the 25 Russians” indicted in Mueller probe
Gowdy to Trump: Ask Putin where “we can pick up the 25 Russians” indicted in Mueller probe
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Mother Jones, Bustle and Political Wire
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Why Trump gives Putin a pass on Mueller revelations
Why Trump gives Putin a pass on Mueller revelations
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IJR, ABC News and The Guardian
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Rand Paul on Russia indictments: We should focus on protecting elections instead of ‘witch hunt on the president’
BBC:
Theresa May: Trump told me to sue the EU
Theresa May: Trump told me to sue the EU
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Mother Jones, Bustle, CNN, Joe.My.God., POLITICUSUSA, NPR, Financial Times, Washington Times and Washington Post
New York Times:
Just Sitting Down With Trump, Putin Comes Out Ahead
Just Sitting Down With Trump, Putin Comes Out Ahead
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Washington Monthly and Outside the Beltway
New York Times:
On Eve of Talks, Trump Congratulates Putin and Calls E.U. a Trade ‘Foe’
On Eve of Talks, Trump Congratulates Putin and Calls E.U. a Trade ‘Foe’
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Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Jamie Dupree - AJC, ABC News and Vox
Daily Mail:
My deal is the only Brexit deal …
My deal is the only Brexit deal …
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Bloomberg, BloombergQuint and The Guardian
The Daily Beast:
White House Retaliates Against CNN by Cancelling Interview — The White House cancelled an interview with CNN in retaliation for an interaction between President Trump and a network reporter at a press conference in London. CNN had secured an interview with national security adviser John Bolton …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Fox News' Howard Kurtz on Trump-CNN Flap: Jim Acosta Was ‘Trying to Hijack the Question’
Fox News' Howard Kurtz on Trump-CNN Flap: Jim Acosta Was ‘Trying to Hijack the Question’
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The Hill and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
New York Times:
Warren is Preparing for 2020. So Are Biden, Booker, Harris and Sanders. — RENO, Nev. — During a campaign-style tour of the West late last month, Senator Elizabeth Warren did not announce she was running for president. But in private events and public speeches, her message about 2020 was as clear as it was rousing.
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Who Is America? (2018) | First Look | Sacha Baron Cohen SHOWTIME Series … WHO IS AMERICA? is a half-hour series from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in his return to series television for the first time in more than a decade in the genre he created first in Da Ali G Show.
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Eleanor Busby / The Independent:
Elon Musk calls British diver who helped rescue Thai schoolboys ‘pedo guy’ in Twitter outburst — ‘Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it’ — POPULAR VIDEOS — Elon Musk has called a British diver who helped rescue schoolboys from a flooded cave in Thailand ‘pedo guy’ on Twitter.
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Breitbart, Joe.My.God., Mashable and Mediaite
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Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
What Elon Musk Should Learn From the Thailand Cave Rescue
What Elon Musk Should Learn From the Thailand Cave Rescue
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The Tracinski Letter and The Guardian
Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
Kevin de León wins endorsement of California Democrats in rebuke of Dianne Feinstein … California Democratic Party leaders took a step to the left Saturday night, endorsing liberal state lawmaker Kevin de León for Senate over Democratic icon Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
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Emily Ngo / Newsday:
The evolution of Kirsten Gillibrand — Gillibrand once held more conservative views on guns and immigration, but in her nine years as New York's junior senator, she has swung steadily to the left on those and other issues. — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand describes her shift from defender …
Cindy Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Judge orders L.A. Times to alter story about Glendale cop, sparking protest from newspaper — A federal judge on Saturday ordered the Los Angeles Times to remove information from an article that described a plea agreement between prosecutors and a Glendale police detective accused of working …
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Reason and KTLA, more at Mediagazer »
Maura Lerner / Star Tribune:
He, she or ze? Pronouns could pose trouble under University of Minnesota campus policy — Draft policy would punish those who ignore personal pronoun preferences. — Using the wrong pronoun could turn into a firing offense at the University of Minnesota.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Gender Follies at the University of Minnesota
The Times & The Sunday Times:
Royal family ‘snub’ Donald Trump during UK visit — Queen left to go it alone as Charles and William avoid president — Prince Charles and Prince William were unwilling to meet Donald Trump on his visit to Britain, leaving the Queen to greet the US president alone.
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New York Times:
How Israel, in Dark of Night, Torched Its Way to Iran's Nuclear Secrets — TEL AVIV — The Mossad agents moving in on a warehouse in a drab commercial district of Tehran knew exactly how much time they had to disable the alarms, break through two doors, cut through dozens of giant safes …
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
World Cup 2018: The Moral Clarity of Pussy Riot's Protest — On Sunday, in the fifty-second minute of the final game of the World Cup, four women dressed in Russian police uniforms charged the field, briefly disrupting the match. They were members of the Russian protest-art group Pussy Riot.
CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Trey Gowdy on “Face the Nation,” July 15, 2018 — The following is a transcript of the interview with Rep. Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina and chairman of the House Oversight Committee, that aired Sunday, July 15, 2018, on “Face the Nation.”
Alexandra Arriaga / Chicago Sun Times:
Black woman says CVS manager called police because she had wrong coupon — Camilla Hudson wanted to use a manufacturer's coupon at CVS on North Broadway on Friday night, but a manager who said he'd never seen a coupon like that called the police, she said in a Facebook post.
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Joe.My.God., Block Club Chicago, theGrio, The Root and WGN-TV