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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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Bloomberg:
Trump Decided Russia Indictments Should Come Pre-Summit, Sources Say — Rosenstein gave Trump options on the timing, two people say — Trump now says he misspoke in his comments alongside Putin — President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead to announce new Russian election-hacking indictments …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why Trump doesn't admit Russian election interference
Why Trump doesn't admit Russian election interference
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RedState, Crooked Media, Washington Monthly, The Rush Limbaugh Show, bradford-delong.com, Power Line and Washington Post
TASS:
Russia ready to send request to US over questionings in Browder case
Russia ready to send request to US over questionings in Browder case
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The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Trump Now Says He Accepts U.S. Intelligence Reports on Russian Election Meddling
Trump Now Says He Accepts U.S. Intelligence Reports on Russian Election Meddling
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What The Fuck …, Algemeiner.com, 1A, CBS Miami, Sputnik International, Axios, NYLON and AOL
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
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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Washington Monthly, Vox, Washington Post, @thebudgetguy, CNN, Politico, Fox News, Wall Street Journal and New York Times
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senator Calls For Hearing With U.S. Interpreter In Trump-Putin Meeting — Congress needs to know what Trump “promised Putin on our behalf,” says Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. — WASHINGTON Nobody knows what President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in their private …
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Uri Friedman / The Atlantic:
The White House Transcript Is Missing the Most Explosive Part of the Trump-Putin Press Conference — It was perhaps the most explosive exchange in an incendiary press conference: Russian President Vladimir Putin appearing to frankly admit to a motive for, and maybe even to the act of …
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CNN, Washington Post, Common Dreams, Media Matters for America, POLITICUSUSA and MSNBC
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In his prepared remarks, Trump removed a line about bringing election hackers to justice — In preparation for a public statement meant to mitigate the damage from Monday's news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump brought four pages of handwritten notes to a meeting with congressional leaders.
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Political Wire
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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Reuters:
Majority of Americans think Trump mishandling Russia: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Majority of Americans think Trump mishandling Russia: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Political Wire
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump, facing fury, says he misspoke with Putin
Trump, facing fury, says he misspoke with Putin
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Embassy of Russia in the USA / Посол ьство Росси и в США:
The Russian Defense Ministry is ready for the practical implementation …
The Russian Defense Ministry is ready for the practical implementation …
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Sputnik International
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, Power Line, Bustle, CBS New York, CBS Denver, CBS Dallas, CBS Pittsburgh, CBS Los Angeles, Mother Jones, Daily Wire, Balloon Juice and CNN
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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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. Rohrabacher: Indictment of NRA-linked Russian is ‘stupid’
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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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One America News Network, Refinery29, ThinkProgress, NBC News, HuffPost and New Republic
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“This Was the Nightmare Scenario”: The West Wing Revolts After Trump Embraces Putin — As Trump grappled with his error, Chief of Staff John Kelly went into overdrive to get Trump to walk it back. — As he flew home from Helsinki on Air Force One following his disastrous press conference …
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.
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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller seeks immunity for five witnesses against Manafort
Mueller seeks immunity for five witnesses against Manafort
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The Atlantic and Daily Kos
CNNMoney:
Cambridge Analytica's Facebook data was accessed from Russia, MP says — The now infamous Facebook data set on tens of millions of Americans gathered by a Cambridge University scientist for a firm that went on to worked for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign was accessed from Russia, a British member of parliament tells CNN.
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Scott Stedman
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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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Unemployment Is Low ‘Because Everyone Has Two Jobs,’ …
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Unemployment Is Low ‘Because Everyone Has Two Jobs,’ …
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twitchy.com, The Daily Caller, Louder With Crowder and Daily Wire
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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Bustle, AOL and Washington Post
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 …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
‘These guys need to wake up’: House Republicans badly outraised in midterms — A whopping 56 Republican House incumbents raised less money than Democratic challengers in the second quarter. — An unusually large number of House Republican incumbents were outraised by their Democratic opponents …
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Washington Post
Politico:
Why Trump's GOP critics never go nuclear — Critics — mostly Democrats but some Republicans, too — say it's time to do something about Trump's actions, not just say something. — Hours after Donald Trump sidled up to Vladimir Putin at their now-infamous press conference …
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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Kevin D. Williamson / Weekly Standard:
Stop Calling It ‘Treason’ — What Trump actually did is bad enough. — There is loose talk of “treason,” and no one expected more from Jimmy Kimmel: He is a comedian and, as he has demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt, a fool—a reminder that “comedian” and “fool” were at one point near-synonyms in English.
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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 …
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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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
The Helsinki fiasco showcases Pence's hypocrisy once again — The best film ever done on the Trump administration is called “The Death of Stalin.” It is a dark but wholly brilliant comedy about how Stalin's closest henchmen maneuvered for power in the days after the death of their publicly revered but actually despised leader.
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