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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump, Treasonous Traitor — The president fails to protect the country from an ongoing attack. — Put aside whatever suspicions you may have about whether Donald Trump will be directly implicated in the Russian investigation. — Trump is right now, before our eyes and those of the world …
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Michael McFaul / Washington Post:
I've been in meetings with Putin. Here's what Trump can expect. — Michael McFaul is director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Hoover fellow at Stanford University and a contributing columnist to The Post. He is the author of “From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia.”
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Blames U.S. for Poor Relations With Moscow — Hours before one-on-one meeting with Vladimir Putin, U.S. president tweets about many years of ‘U.S. foolishness and stupidity’ — *President Trump Starts Private Meeting With Vladimir Putin Saying He Expects An “extraordinary relationship”
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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
An unforgettable Trump scene in unforgettable Trump story — Two years of Donald Trump, of Russia, of federal investigations, of fake news, of Fox all come together today in a made-for-the-big-screen and destined-for-the-history-books scene. — The big picture: At today's Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki …
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David Morgan / CBS News:
Trump fist-bumped Turkish leader Erdogan, said he “does things the right way” — In the days before his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki Monday, President Donald Trump upset relations with America's allies during a visit to the United Kingdom and a contentious meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: The time Putin actually enraged Trump — Earlier this year in the thick of his election campaign, Vladimir Putin released a propaganda video promoting Russia's “invincible” new generation of nuclear weapons. — Why it matters: One scene in particular caught President Trump's attention …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is now repaying Putin for helping him win the presidency — THE MORNING PLUM: — The events of the past few days — culminating in President Trump's meeting today with Russian President Vladimir Putin — have rendered this interpretation inescapable: Trump is currently in the process …
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Angela Charlton / Associated Press:
Trump wins sympathy from Russian media ahead of summit
Trump wins sympathy from Russian media ahead of summit
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
‘Fox & Friends’ host: 'I don't understand' Trump tweet blaming US for bad Russia relations
‘Fox & Friends’ host: 'I don't understand' Trump tweet blaming US for bad Russia relations
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Putin must wonder what else America knows about Russia
Putin must wonder what else America knows about Russia
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Washington Post:
Ahead of Putin summit, Trump faults U.S. ‘stupidity’ for poor relations with Russia
Ahead of Putin summit, Trump faults U.S. ‘stupidity’ for poor relations with Russia
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Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki
Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki
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CBS News:
Trump predicts “extraordinary relationship” with Russia at summit — live updates
Trump predicts “extraordinary relationship” with Russia at summit — live updates
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
What Will Happen When Trump Meets Putin in Helsinki?
What Will Happen When Trump Meets Putin in Helsinki?
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
It will be the most surreal US-Russia summit in history
It will be the most surreal US-Russia summit in history
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MySanAntonio.com:
Plutonium went missing in San Antonio, but the government says nothing — Losses of civilian nuclear material are usually disclosed but when the government loses nuclear bomb ingredients it stays mum — Two security experts from the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory drove to San Antonio …
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
What Robert Mueller Knows—and 9 Areas He'll Pursue Next — The special counsel has collected a mountain of evidence in the Trump-Russia investigation, but so far only a tiny amount of it has been revealed in official indictments. Here are nine areas where we should expect answers as the inquiry unfolds.
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Michelle Martin / Reuters:
Germany: We can no longer fully rely on U.S. White House — BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister said on Monday Europe could not rely on Donald Trump and needed to close ranks after the U.S. president called the European Union a “foe” with regard to trade.
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Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
Bombshell Bourdain interview is published one month after his suicide: Celebrity chef unloads on 'rapey, gropey and disgusting Bill Clinton and hopes Weinstein is ‘beaten to death in jail’ — Anthony Bourdain gave a lengthy, wide ranging interview to journalist Maria Bustillos for her recently launched magazine Popula
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The Daily Beast:
Russia Hawk Axed From National Security Council Right Before Trump-Putin Summit … Shortly before Donald Trump detonated a NATO summit, shanked the beleaguered British prime minister and prepped for a face-to-face love session with Vladimir Putin, his White House quietly divested itself …
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Ryan Lizza / Esquire:
Vanishing Point — As the GOP increasingly comes to resemble a personality cult, is there any red line—video tapes? DNA evidence? a war with Germany—President Trump could cross and lose party support? “Very doubtful,” say a dozen GOP members of Congress stuck hard behind the MAGA eight ball.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Midwest eases its Trump swoon and flirts again with Democratic candidates — NEW ALBANY, Ohio — Troy Balderson, the Republican candidate for Congress, wanted to make one thing clear: He would not support President Trump on everything. — He would “not ever support separating families” to control immigration.
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
The MAGA Trolls Meet Their Match In Sacha Baron Cohen And “Who Is America?” — Sacha Baron Cohen — a consummate troll himself — is a perfect foil to the current political climate of grift and trolling. — While many journalists have risen to the occasion of the Trump era …
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New York Times:
$88 Million and Counting: Trump Amasses Huge Head Start for 2020 Campaign — WASHINGTON — President Trump has raised more than $88 million for his re-election campaign over the last year and a half, giving him a dramatic head-start on prospective Democratic challengers in the 2020 race.
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Micaela Marshall / 13abc:
Arrest made in racially charged vandalism on Ogden Ave. — TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo police arrested Patricia Edelen for spray painting racial slurs on her neighbor's home Friday night. — “She had multiple warrants. She ran from the officers inside her residence.
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Published Article — LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ordered The Los Angeles Times to remove information from a published article on Saturday, a step that legal experts said was extremely unusual and conflicted with the First Amendment.
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New York Times:
Tracing Guccifer 2.0's Many Tentacles in the 2016 Election — The message from WikiLeaks in July 2016 to a group of Russian intelligence officers who prosecutors say were posing as a Romanian hacker named Guccifer 2.0 urged swift action before the opening of the Democratic National Convention that month.
New York Times:
U.K. Poisoning Inquiry Turns to Russian Agency in Mueller Indictments — LONDON — The same Russian military intelligence service now accused of disrupting the 2016 presidential election in America may also be responsible for the nerve agent attack in Britain against a former Russian spy …
Kevin Nicholson / Fox News:
I'm running for Senate as a Republican. My Democrat parents are so furious they're backing my opponent — My decision to be a Democrat was never a decision. It was just expected of me. It was understood. Born into a family of Democrats, my grandfather would often spend weekends talking …
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Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
Gowdy rules out Rosenstein impeachment — (R-S.C.) on Sunday ruled out the possibility of impeaching Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — , saying there is not enough support for his ouster. — “Impeach him for what?” Gowdy said on CBS's “Face the Nation.” “No.”
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New York Times:
A Better Way to Run Schools — The New Orleans turnaround shows the power of giving more freedom to teachers and principals — and then holding them accountable for their performance. — NEW ORLEANS — Twelve years later, Nigel Palmer still remembers the embarrassment of his first days …