memeorandum: It Was Mitch McConnell Who Stopped Obama From Blocking Trump's Treason (Jason Easley/POLITICUSUSA)

9:10 AM ET, July 15, 2018

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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 …

Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and The Hill

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Trump, Having a Bawl in Europe — WASHINGTON — I had dinner with Vladimir Putin once. He made me lose my appetite. — The then-fledgling president of Russia was polite and smiling at first with me and the other journalists present at the 21 Club. — But then Katie Couric asked …

Discussion: LewRockwell

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 …

Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
It Was Mitch McConnell Who Stopped Obama From Blocking Trump's Treason

Discussion: Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Gateway Pundit

Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
US intelligence chief: ‘The warning lights are blinking red again’ on cyberattacks

Discussion: National Review, KTLA and Washington Post

Jill Serjeant / Reuters:

U.S. lawmakers shown backing fake kindergarten gun scheme in Sacha Baron Cohen satire — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In Sacha Baron Cohen's provocative new comedy show, American politicians are filmed backing a fictitious program to teach kindergartners how to use guns to defend themselves in school shootings.

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:

Sacha Baron Cohen Convinces GOP Congressmen to Arm Toddlers in ‘Who Is America?’ Premiere … Sacha Baron Cohen's new surprise Showtime series is ostensibly trying to answer the question, Who Is America? Another question it answers is, “Where has Sacha Baron Cohen been when we've needed him most?”

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast: Ex-GOP Rep. Joe Walsh: Sacha Baron Cohen Tricked Me Into Saying We Should Arm Preschoolers

Amy Joi O'Donoghue / Deseret News: ‘Puppy pistol?’ Utah gun rights activist says she was duped by Sacha Baron Cohen

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.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Guardian, One America News Network and Mediaite

Jonathan Swan / Axios: Why Trump gives Putin a pass on Mueller revelations

emptywheel:
As the Summit Arrives, Keep in Mind that Putin Manages Trump with Carrots and Sticks

Discussion: CNN

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.

Discussion: The Intercept, The Gateway Pundit and Common Dreams

Adam Nagourney / New York Times:

California Democratic Party Snubs Feinstein and Endorses Kevin De León — LOS ANGELES — Six weeks after winning an overwhelming victory among California primary voters, Senator Dianne Feinstein suffered an embarrassing setback Saturday night as the state Democratic Party officially endorsed her rival for election this November.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Political Wire

Associated Press:
California Democratic Party snubs Feinstein, endorses rival

Discussion: Politico and Axios

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.

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and AOL

Washington Post:

Mueller, pushing to wrap up parts of Russia probe, faces question of American involvement — In a 29-page indictment Friday, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III blamed specific officers in the Russian government for the 2016 hacking of Democrats, answering one of his investigation's central questions …

Discussion: One America News Network

Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:

PIERS MORGAN up close and VERY personal with Trump on Air Force One — PIERS MORGAN talks with President Donald Trump as the Republican concludes his tour of the UK, boarding Air Force One to foreign policy, the Royal family - and personalised snacks.

Discussion: Axios, The Guardian, RT, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite

Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
President Trump says intends to run for president in 2020: Mail on Sunday

Discussion: Axios

Howard Cohen / miamiherald:

He said he was ‘going to burn down the building with all the f— Jews,’ Miami Beach cops say — A resident at a Miami Beach condo was angry after learning he was about to be evicted so he planned to burn down the building and had one group, in particular, targeted, police say.

Discussion: RT

Ashley Remkus / al.com:

13-year-old beheaded after witnessing grandmother's slaying, investigator testifies — Gallery: Men charged in killing of grandmother, 13-year-old — A 13-year-old Huntsville girl was beheaded after she witnessed her grandmother assaulted with a knife and left to die on the ground in a cemetery, court testimony revealed.

Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit

CNN:

Judge blasts HHS official's warning of endangering children as ‘cover’ to Trump admin in key immigration case — You heard her cry for her mom. See their reunion — (CNN)A federal judge has blasted a declaration from a senior official at the Department of Health and Human Services …

Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Government says it will reunite up to 200 migrant children a day with their parents

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Bustle and Politico

Barbara McQuade / The Daily Beast:

Mueller's Russia Indictment Points to Possible Charges Against Roger Stone … Now that special counsel Robert Mueller has charged Russian intelligence officers with conspiring to hack into Democratic National Committee computers and steal and release email messages, what comes next?

R. Stickney / KNSD-TV:

Chainsaw Attack Suspect Was Removed from US 11 Times: ICE — The man arrested and accused of using a chainsaw to attack his wife had been removed from the U.S. 11 times since 2005, immigration officials confirmed Friday. — Alejandro Alvarez Villegas, 32, was arrested in Chula Vista …

Discussion: Breitbart, Front Page Magazine, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire