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7:35 PM ET, July 20, 2018

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New York Times:
Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Trump Discussing Payment to Playboy Model  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Mr. Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model …
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Washington Post:
In secret recording seized by FBI, Trump and Cohen discuss making payments for story of model who alleged affair with Trump  —  Federal investigators have an audio recording in which then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his personal attorney Michael Cohen discussed in the fall …
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen Taped Conversation With Trump About Buying Rights to Playmate's Story  —  Conversation took place in September 2016, according to people familiar with the matter  —  Michael Cohen taped a conversation in person with Donald Trump in which the two men discussed buying the rights …
ABC News:
Cohen taped Trump discussing making hush payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal: Sources
Discussion: San Antonio Current
TMZ.com:
Manhattan Madam Kristin Davis — Subpoenaed by Robert Mueller  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kristin Davis, the Manhattan Madam who went to prison and was connected to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, is being subpoenaed in the Robert Mueller investigation ... TMZ has learned.
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Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Mueller seeking to question ‘Manhattan madam,’ a friend of Roger Stone, in Russia probe, she says
Discussion: CNBC
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Four reasons we've reached a tipping point on Trump  —  As a preliminary matter, I'm delighted to be back from vacation and back in the United States.  Easily forgotten during the coverage of the incompetent and intellectually corrupted officials who populate this administration are the honorable men …
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Blake Hounshell / Politico:
Why I'm No Longer a Russiagate Skeptic  —  Facts are piling up, and it's getting harder to deny what's staring us in the face.  —  When I wrote, back in February, that I was skeptical that President Donald Trump would ever be proved to have secretly colluded with Russia to sway the 2016 election in his favor, I mistyped.
Jeremy Shapiro / Foreign Policy:
Trump Is Coming Off as Putin's Poodle, But That Actually Undermines Russia's Main Goal
Discussion: Townhall and Esquire
Hollywood Reporter:
James Gunn Fired as Director of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’  —  The move comes after controversial tweets from the filmmaker were resurfaced.  —  James Gunn is exiting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.  —  The move comes after conservative personalities resurfaced old tweets Thursday …
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Trey Williams / The Wrap:
Disney Drops James Gunn From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Franchise After Offensive Tweets
Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
The NRA Is Awfully Quiet About Maria Butina  —  Why won't the NRA comment on the arrest of the gun rights activist and accused Russian agent?  —  It typically takes a mass shooting to keep the National Rifle Association this quiet.  —  As of this writing, the NRA has issued no public comment …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
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CNN:   How Mark Sanford met Maria Butina
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The entire Republican Party is becoming a Russian asset
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
'I Couldn't Stop Laughing.  It's So Ridiculous.' A Surreal Week of Excuse-Making at the White House.  —  It's the end of the week in Washington, and there are some things that we know to be true: It's 83 degrees and partly cloudy, with 47 percent humidity.  At 11:30 a.m., Donald Trump's …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
“There Is a Reason We Tried to Kill This”: After Helsinki, the Deep State Fears Trump Cannot Be Saved  —  As John Bolton grapples with the fallout from the president's harrowing performance in Finland, the analysts and experts who comprise the national-security apparatus brace themselves for what might come next.
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Why I Needed to Pull Back From Twitter  —  The viciousness, toxic partisan anger and intellectual dishonesty are at all-time highs.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — I woke up last Sunday morning feeling anxiety in my chest as I checked the Twitter app on my phone, scrolling down to refresh, refresh, refresh.
Discussion: Splinter and Mediaite
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Fox News' Kimberly Guilfoyle leaving the network to hit campaign trail with Donald Trump Jr.  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Fox News host and longtime network personality, plans to leave her role at the cable news channel, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Kimberly Guilfoyle Did Not Leave Fox News Voluntarily, Sources Say: Scoop
Discussion: Hot Air, Contemptor and twitchy.com
Marina Fang / HuffPost:
Fox News Host Kimberly Guilfoyle Leaving The Network
Washington Post:
Senate candidate Corey Stewart says New York Times reporter broke into aide's apartment  —  Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Corey Stewart has accused a New York Times reporter of breaking into the apartment of a campaign aide, saying the “far left media” was trying to undermine his campaign against Sen. Tim Kaine in Virginia.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
NY Times Denies Reporter Broke Into Corey Stewart Staffer's Home: His Claim ‘Is Entirely False’
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
So, Here's A Giant List Of All The Dumb Stuff I've Ever Done (Don't Worry, I'll Keep Updating It)  —  This week, in the space of 24 hours, I went from a nice person with good intentions who differs politically from liberals but doesn't bend the truth to a racist, sexist, bigot homophobe …
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CNN:
GOP congressman said blacks have ‘entitlement mentality’ and view themselves as victims  —  GOP rep. defends prior comments on ‘slut’ women  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Jason Lewis has a long history of racist rhetoric about African-Americans, pushing claims of a “racial war” …
Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and Raw Story
NBC News:
Iran has laid groundwork for extensive cyberattacks on U.S., say officials  —  Iran has positioned cyber weapons to hit private firms and infrastructure, but there is no suggestion an attack is imminent, say U.S. officials.  —  ASPEN, Colo. — Iranian hackers have laid the groundwork to carry …
Discussion: IJR, AOL and Axios
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside the Putin-Netanyahu-Trump deal on Syria
Discussion: Home Page Rotator
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving the Atlantic  —  Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving his position as a national correspondent for the Atlantic, a publication where he has emerged as one of the country's top reporters and thinkers.  He has not signed on with a competing publication.
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Henry Kissinger: ‘We are in a very, very grave period’  —  It was not hard to entice Henry Kissinger to meet for lunch.  Though he is 95, and moves very slowly, the grand consigliere of American diplomacy is keen to talk.  He hops on and off planes to see the likes of Russia's Vladimir Putin …
John Hendel / Politico:
Republicans soften ZTE ban in concession to Trump  —  Republicans have agreed to water down legislation designed to punish Chinese telecom company ZTE, delivering a victory to President Donald Trump, according to a person close to negotiations in Congress.  —  Lawmakers reconciling House …
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Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans drop bid to block Trump from helping Chinese telecom giant ZTE
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Trump says he's ‘ready’ to put tariffs on all $505 billion of Chinese goods imported to the US  — President Donald Trump has indicated he is willing to put tariffs on all $505 billion of Chinese goods the U.S. imports.  — The rhetoric marks ramps up the U.S-China trade war another step …
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CNBC:
CNBC TRANSCRIPT: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SITS DOWN WITH CNBC'S JOE KERNEN
Discussion: RedState, Mediaite and Splinter
Bethany Mandel / Ricochet:
How to Handle the Outrage Mob  —  Bethany Mandel  —  Yesterday actor Mark Duplass tweeted a nice across the aisle ovature to the Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro:  —  He was, as the kids say, ratioed.  To be “ratioed” on Twitter means the replies to your tweet outnumber the folks who click …
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David French / National Review:
The Sliming of Ben Shapiro
Discussion: alicublog, Vox, Fox News and The Daily Beast
Politico:
McConnell issues Supreme Court ultimatum  —  The Senate GOP leader is vowing to squeeze Democrats with a vote on Brett Kavanaugh right before the midterms if they don't back down on their demand for documents.  —  Mitch McConnell has a warning for Democrats demanding copious documents …
 
 
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Kirsten Grind / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Suspends Analytics Firm on Concerns About Sharing of Public User-Data
Andrew Khouri / Los Angeles Times:
California gains just 800 jobs in June; unemployment remains at record low
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
A New Corporate Lobbying Firm Is Taking Identity Politics Seriously
Ben Collins / NBC News:
After years of ‘crisis actor’ smears, Sandy Hook conspiracy targets ask Facebook for ‘seat at the table’
Discussion: MSNBC
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Why Trump Has Such a Soft Spot for Russia
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Trump can shut down his Russia critics with one bold move
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Casey Michel / ThinkProgress:
Neo-Confederates reach out to their ‘Russian friends’ in new project
Discussion: al.com, Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
Jenna McLaughlin / CNN:
CIA watchdog withdraws nomination after allegations of retaliation against colleagues
Scott Waldman / E&E News:
GOP candidate calls woman ‘naive’ for asking about climate
Ricochet:
The Left Gives Up on Comedy
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Jessica Sager / Page Six:
Roseanne Barr on Valerie Jarrett tweet: ‘I thought the b—h was white’
Discussion: The Root and Althouse
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Brennan and the 2016 Spy Scandal
Discussion: Power Line
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Apple removes RFE/RL's Svoboda app from the Russian App Store at the demand of Roskomnadzor; Apple also removed recent podcasts by Ekho Moskvy and others

Reuters:
Prince Harry's lawsuit against News Group Newspapers moves towards trial; all but one other litigant in the roughly 40 lawsuits against NGN have settled
 
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