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8:30 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: HuffPost and 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
Michael Sykes / Axios:
Trump floats season suspension for NFL players protesting anthem  —  President Trump took to Twitter Friday to call out the NFL on their national anthem policy.  —  The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again - can't believe it!  Isn't it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart?
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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Jeremy Shapiro / Foreign Policy:
Trump Is Coming Off as Putin's Poodle, But That Actually Undermines Russia's Main Goal
Discussion: Townhall and Esquire
Wall Street Journal:   Trump Digs In Against Criticism on Multiple Fronts
CNN:
How Mark Sanford met Maria Butina  —  (CNN)Rep. Mark Sanford, the South Carolina Republican and frequent critic of President Donald Trump, had his own run-in with accused Russian spy Maria Butina at his family farm last year.  —  Butina and her boyfriend, Paul Erickson …
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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
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The entire Republican Party is becoming a Russian asset
Wall Street Journal:   Bad Debts, Fraud Claims Trail Boyfriend of Alleged Russian Agent
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.
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
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 — 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
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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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:   Israel Launches Broad Air Assault in Gaza Following Border Violence
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
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
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, The Daily Beast and Fox News
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
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 …
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.
more at Mediagazer »
CNBC:
CNBC TRANSCRIPT: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SITS DOWN WITH CNBC'S JOE KERNEN  —  Following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC interview with President Donald Trump and CNBC's Joe Kernen that aired on CNBC's “Squawk Box” (6-9AM) today, July 20.  Following is a link to the full video on CNBC.com …
Discussion: RedState, Mediaite and Splinter
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Trump says he's ‘ready’ to put tariffs on all $505 billion of Chinese goods imported to the US
Casey Michel / ThinkProgress:
Neo-Confederates reach out to their ‘Russian friends’ in new project  —  In late 2014, before Russian hackers had stolen emails from Hillary Clinton or accused Russian agents had met with Republican higher-ups, a small conference gathered in Moscow's Izmailovo Alfa Hotel.
Discussion: al.com, Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
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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Kyle Rempfer / Military Times:
Ever heard of ‘deep fake’ technology?  The phony audio and video tech could be used to blackmail US troops
Andrew Khouri / Los Angeles Times:
California gains just 800 jobs in June; unemployment remains at record low
Discussion: The Daily Caller
John Hendel / Politico:
Republicans soften ZTE ban in concession to Trump
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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
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Trump can shut down his Russia critics with one bold move
Discussion: RedState
Jenna McLaughlin / CNN:
CIA watchdog withdraws nomination after allegations of retaliation against colleagues
Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
“There Is a Reason We Tried to Kill This”: After Helsinki, the Deep State Fears Trump Cannot Be Saved
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Media Matters for America:
Study: NY Times, Wash. Post quote more than twice as many Republicans as Democrats in political coverage
Discussion: Observer and Daily Kos
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
 
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