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2:00 PM ET, July 17, 2018

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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump surprised at fierce criticism of Putin news conference  —  Commentators slam Trump for summit performance  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump was upbeat immediately after his news conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, but by the time he returned stateside …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Trump First Doctrine  —  Putin respects strength but Trump showed weakness.  —  Donald Trump left for Europe a week ago with his reputation enhanced by a strong Supreme Court nomination.  He returned Monday with that reputation diminished after a tumultuous week of indulging what amounts to the Trump First Doctrine.
Axios:
Trump officials embarrassed by Putin show  —  President Trump sucking up to Vladamir Putin after the summit in Helsinki yesterday was such an unbelievable, indelible moment that many deflated White House officials didn't even bother to defend or explain it.  —  Between the lines …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump calls summit with Putin a great success, ‘even better’ than meeting with NATO allies.  Some in GOP disagree.  —  President Trump on Tuesday portrayed his widely panned summit with Russian President Vladi­mir Putin as a great success, saying that it had gone “even better” than a meeting with NATO allies the week before.
Washington Post:
‘Very much counter to the plan’: Trump defies advisers in embrace of Putin
Patrick J. Buchanan / The American Conservative:
Trump Calls Off Cold War II
Discussion: Townhall and ABC News
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Critics of Trump Have a New Word in Their Vocabulary: Treason
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump lashes out at media coverage of his Putin meeting
Discussion: BBC and Breitbart
Julia Ioffe / GQ:   Now We All Know What Putin Has on Trump
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
What Critics Missed About the Trump-Putin Summit
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Putin tussles with Chris Wallace in Fox interview
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
The Russia Indictments: Why Now?  —  The point of the hacking appears …
Discussion: Power Line and The Hill
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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Bill Goodykoontz / USA Today:
Sean Hannity's interview with Donald Trump after the Russia summit was just embarrassing … President Donald Trump's talk with Sean Hannity on Fox News after the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin was certainly not journalism.  —  A lot of media people wasted no time and spared …
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 …
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Come home, Ambassador Huntsman, your country needs you  —  Ambassador Huntsman, you work for a pawn, not a president.  It's time to come home.  —  There is no other reasonable course of action to take after Monday's disgraceful joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Discussion: Politico, New York Times and Fox News
McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Diplomats say it's settled. They can't rely on Trump.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Maria Bartiromo: Trump's Presser ‘Was Probably the Low Point’ of His Presidency
Discussion: TVNewser and CNN
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Donald Trump Is Fulfilling All of Those Obama Conspiracy Theories
Discussion: NBC News, Bloomberg and MSNBC
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?
Discussion: RedState, The Daily Beast and Breitbart
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John R. Schindler / Observer:
Donald Trump Tosses Word-Salad, Ends His Presidency in Helsinki
Discussion: USA Today, CNN and Washington Post
David Morgan / Reuters:
U.S. Treasury moves to protect identities of ‘dark money’ political donors  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Monday that it will no longer require certain tax-exempt organizations including politically active nonprofit groups, such as the National Rifle Association and Planned Parenthood …
Discussion: Common Dreams and Axios
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New York Times:
I.R.S. Will No Longer Force Kochs and Other Groups to Disclose Donors
Discussion: OpenSecrets.org
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.
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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Rachel Crosby / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Lawsuits claim MGM has no liability to Las Vegas shooting victims
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 …
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.
Discussion: HuffPost, Roll Call and Mediaite
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
One Country, Two Radically Different Narratives  —  The United States is one country, but Americans are living in two separate worlds.  —  In one version of America, the country is headed in the totally wrong direction.  Billionaires control politics.  Foreign governments meddle in elections.
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PRRI:
American Democracy in Crisis: The Challenges of Voter Knowledge, Participation, and Polarization
Discussion: The Atlantic and Political Wire
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Trump's ‘Missing DNC Server’ Is Neither Missing Nor a Server … Donald Trump turns to right-wing conspiracy theories when he's cornered, and he was cornered on Monday.  Standing feet away from Vladimir Putin at a press conference following their Helsinki tete-a-tete, a reporter challenged Trump …
Discussion: Daily Wire and Motherboard
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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 …
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
E&E News:
House Republican will introduce $23 carbon tax next week  —  Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) is preparing to introduce legislation that would pause federal regulations on climate change in exchange for an escalating tax on carbon emissions, according to draft legislation obtained by E&E News.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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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CNBC:
Japan, EU sign trade deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs
Discussion: ThinkProgress and MSNBC
Scott Stedman:
Company part-owned by Chairman of SCL Group sought €200 million investment from Russians in 2015
Sean Wolfe / Business Insider:
Facebook's testimony before Congress started with a surprise as three protestors held …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Rasmussen Reports:
73% of Democrats Want ‘A Fresh Face’ As 2020 Nominee
CBS News:
Trump reveals details of planned Air Force One makeover
Discussion: CNN, TheBlaze and Axios
Sputnik International:
Russian Prosecutors Want to Question US Officials, Ex-Envoy, Over Browder Case
 Earlier Items: 
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Rand Paul: “Trump Derangement Syndrome” Has Gone Over The Top And People Have Lost The Big Picture
Discussion: CBS News, Breitbart and Instapundit
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Democrats look for another potential House flip in Ohio
Jack Healy / New York Times:
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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
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