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George F. Will / Washington Post:
This sad, embarrassing wreck of a man — America's child president had a play date with a KGB alumnus, who surely enjoyed providing day care. It was a useful, because illuminating, event: Now we shall see how many Republicans retain a capacity for embarrassment.
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Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Now We All Know What Putin Has on Trump — After a summit that left most Americans stunned—but maybe not surprised—the truth is now obvious: Trump is doing Putin's bidding. And the reasons why are clear. GQ's Julia Ioffe on Putin's monumental win and the lasting result of Trump's Helsinki debacle.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why Trump doesn't admit Russian election interference — Was Russia's effort to interfere in the 2016 election the most important issue on the table at President Trump's Helsinki summit with President Vladimir Putin? No. But it's not an unimportant issue either, and Trump knew the American press is obsessed with it.
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Washington Post:
Trump says he accepts U.S. intelligence on Russian interference in 2016 election but denies collusion — Seeking to quell mounting criticism after the Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump on Tuesday said he accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion …
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
It's time for impeachment, says Beto O'Rourke, after Donald Trump summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin — WASHINGTON - Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz, said Tuesday that he President Donald Trump's performance at a summit with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin merits impeachment.
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The Daily Caller, New York Daily News, The Texas Tribune, HuffPost and Political Wire
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump, facing fury, says he misspoke with Putin — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, facing an onslaught of bipartisan fury over his glowing remarks about Vladimir Putin, said more than 24 hours afterward that he had misspoken during his news conference with the autocratic Russian leader.
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New York Times:
Trump Now Says He Accepts U.S. Intelligence Reports on Russian Election Meddling — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday said he “accepts” the conclusion of his own intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, just one day after he appeared to believe President Vladimir V. Putin …
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Come home, Ambassador Huntsman, your country needs you
Come home, Ambassador Huntsman, your country needs you
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John R. Schindler / Observer:
Donald Trump Tosses Word-Salad, Ends His Presidency in Helsinki
Donald Trump Tosses Word-Salad, Ends His Presidency in Helsinki
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The Atlantic, CNN and Vox
RealClearInvestigations:
Mueller All but Ignores the Other Russian Hack Target: the GOP
Mueller All but Ignores the Other Russian Hack Target: the GOP
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Talking Points Memo and Instapundit
CBS News:
Trump claims he misspoke about Russian meddling in Putin press conference — live updates
Trump claims he misspoke about Russian meddling in Putin press conference — live updates
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Townhall, Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, Power Line, Bustle, CBS Dallas, CBS Denver, Political Wire, CBS Los Angeles, CBS New York, CBS Pittsburgh, Daily Wire, Balloon Juice and CNN
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Critics of Trump Have a New Word in Their Vocabulary: Treason
Critics of Trump Have a New Word in Their Vocabulary: Treason
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Weekly Standard, The Daily Beast, BBC and Rewire.News
Axios:
Trump officials embarrassed by Putin show
Trump officials embarrassed by Putin show
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Townhall, CNN, ThinkProgress, Breitbart, Common Dreams, Politico, Washington Post, New York Times, Vox, Sputnik International, Raw Story, CBS Miami and Daily Kos
Bill Goodykoontz / USA Today:
Sean Hannity's interview with Donald Trump after the Russia summit was just embarrassing
Sean Hannity's interview with Donald Trump after the Russia summit was just embarrassing
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PolitiFact, Mediaite, twitchy.com and Conservative News Today
Uri Friedman / The Atlantic:
The White House Transcript Is Missing the Most Explosive Part of the Trump-Putin Press Conference
The White House Transcript Is Missing the Most Explosive Part of the Trump-Putin Press Conference
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CNN, Washington Post and Common Dreams
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump now says he accepts that Russia meddled in 2016 election
Trump now says he accepts that Russia meddled in 2016 election
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Politico and Washington Post
The Daily Beast:
'Putin's Favorite Congressman' Now Engulfed in NRA Spy Case … Pro-Kremlin GOP Congressman Dana Rohrabacher met with a Putin ally in Russia in August 2015, The Daily Beast has confirmed, matching an account in Monday's blockbuster FBI affidavit against accused Russian spy Maria Butina.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Rep. Rohrabacher: Indictment of NRA-linked Russian is ‘stupid’ — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) says he's not sure whether he's the congressman mentioned in Monday's indictment of a Russian gun-rights activist for acting as an unregistered agent of the Kremlin — but he is sure that the charge against the woman is “bogus.”
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Axios, The Daily Beast and Politico
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Russia-NRA Arrest: This Is as Close as It Gets to Collusion
Russia-NRA Arrest: This Is as Close as It Gets to Collusion
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ThinkProgress, Refinery29, NBC News, HuffPost, New Republic, Lawfare and Washington Post
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez draws ire from Democrats: ‘Meteors fizz out’ — Frustrated Democratic lawmakers are offering Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez some advice: Cool it. — Ocasio-Cortez stunned the political world with her upset primary victory last month over Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) …
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Kim Zetter / Motherboard:
Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems Sold to States — Remote-access software and modems on election equipment ‘is the worst decision for security short of leaving ballot boxes on a Moscow street corner.’ — The nation's top voting machine maker …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Intel Chair: FBI, DOJ Obstructing Trump Probe in Hope of Dem Takeover in Congress — Nunes says DOJ, FBI betting on Dems killing probe — The chair of the House Intelligence Committee accused the FBI and Department of Justice of stonewalling a sprawling investigation into claims …
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
A Congressional Candidate Used to Be a Rapper. Will It Matter? — RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Antonio Delgado is a lot of things: a Rhodes Scholar, a graduate of Harvard Law School, a former lawyer at one of the country's largest lobbying firms, and now the Democratic nominee for Congress …
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The Daily Beast:
MGM Resorts Sues Victims of Las Vegas Mass Shooting — MGM Resorts International has reportedly filed federal lawsuits against hundreds of victims of last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas in an apparent bid to pre-empt any compensation claims. MGM, which owns the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino …
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New York Times:
I.R.S. Will No Longer Force Kochs and Other Groups to Disclose Donors — The Trump administration will end a longstanding requirement that certain nonprofit organizations disclose the names of their large donors to the Internal Revenue Service, a move that will allow some political groups …
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Vox, Washington Post, Law & Crime, Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal
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David Morgan / Reuters:
U.S. Treasury moves to protect identities of ‘dark money’ political donors
U.S. Treasury moves to protect identities of ‘dark money’ political donors
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Sludge, U.S. Department …, The Daily Caller, Common Dreams and Axios
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Donald Trump's Turnberry firm paid £50,000 by US Government for weekend visit — Donald Trump personally profited by more than £50,000 from his weekend stay at his loss-making Turnberry resort, with the US government footing the accommodation bill for the president and his entourage, The Scotsman can reveal.
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Washington Post, AOL and Bustle
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Neck and Neck in CD48 — 6-in-10 partisan voters satisfied with their nominee — West Long Branch, NJ - The race for California's 48th Congressional District between Republican incumbent Dana Rohrabacher and Democratic challenger Harley Rouda is virtually tied according to the Monmouth University Poll.
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Special counsel offers immunity to five witnesses for Paul Manafort trial — The special counsel prosecuting Paul Manafort is seeking to give immunity to five potential witnesses in advance of his trial in Alexandria federal court next week. — All five have said they will not testify …
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Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Works Overtime to Explain Directly to Trump What He Got Wrong — It's no secret that Fox & Friends is President Donald Trump's preferred morning show, and perhaps banking on his watching on Tuesday, the hosts addressed him directly to explain to him how he screwed up yesterday …
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Louder With Crowder, Contemptor, The Atlantic and The Hill
Patti Greco / Cosmopolitan:
The Great CNN Baby Boom — AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF THE NETWORK'S MOST PROMINENT WOMEN ARE PROVING THEY CAN HANDLE A MADDENING NEWS CYCLE — When Brianna Keilar saw her CNN colleague Pamela Brown adjust her dress — , she became suspicious. “We were sitting on set …
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Ann Hopkins, Winner of a Workplace Bias Fight, Dies at 74 — By her own admission, Ann Hopkins could be abrasive, vulgar, relentless and impatient in the office. — She was also one of the best young consultants that Price Waterhouse had in 1982 in its Washington branch …
Pew Research Center:
Americans Divided on Kavanaugh's Nomination to the Supreme Court — Democrats are worried he will make court too conservative — A week after Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, the public is split in its early views of the nomination.
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Justin Wm. Moyer / Washington Post:
Part of George Washington Parkway closed, Metro station flooded as rain sweeps through Washington region — @wmata Capitol South station pic.twitter.com/GE89e9LtmN — Deion (@SlimHardawayy) July 17, 2018 — A portion of the George Washington Parkway was closed and at least one Metro station …
Hot Air:
Too Good To Check: The Great “Mariia Butina In The Oval Office” Photo Fiasco — A fleeting sensation on Twitter this morning from Mic reporter Emily Singer, worthy of more than 1,500 retweets: — See the redheaded woman in the doorway, her face just visible over the shoulder of the guy in the blue tie?
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Brett Tingley / Mysterious Universe:
Egypt Will Open Giant Black Mystery Sarcophagus Despite Warnings — A giant black sarcophagus the likes of which have never been seen before has been found deep within the ground in Egypt, and a whole lot of scientists want to open it - despite having neither one earthly nor one unearthly idea …
Beck Dorey-Stein / New York Times:
I Was a White House Stenographer. Trump Wasn't a Fan. — On Friday, at a news conference with Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain a reporter asked President Trump about disparaging comments he had made about her to The Sun newspaper. He denied ever having said them and declared …