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11:55 AM ET, July 22, 2018

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Releases Secret Carter Page Surveillance Documents at Center of Partisan Clash  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has disclosed a previously top-secret set of documents related to the wiretapping of Carter Page, the onetime Trump campaign adviser who was at the center …
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David Stamp / Reuters:
Trump says Carter Page documents show DoJ and FBI misled courts  —  (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday that documents about his former presidential campaign adviser Carter Page confirmed with little doubt that the Department of Justice and FBI had misled the courts.
David Kris / Lawfare:
What to Make of the Carter Page FISA Applications  —  The Carter Page FISAs are out via the Freedom of Information Act.  Here are a few observations, relatively brief but still just a bit too long for Twitter.  —  First, a huge amount of information is redacted in these FISA applications …
Discussion: New York Times
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
With the release of new documents, Devin Nunes's memo on Carter Page has gotten even less credible  —  Earlier this year, the political world was gripped by a stunning accusation from Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) that the government's application for a warrant to surveil former Trump campaign …
Scott Johnson / Power Line:   Saturday night document dump
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
First Thoughts On the Carter Page FISA Application
Discussion: Washington Times
CNN:
FBI releases Carter Page surveillance warrant documents
Discussion: The Week and Jamie Dupree - AJC
Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
The FISA Documents Used To Wiretap Carter Page Just Dropped
Discussion: Instapundit, Power Line and Mediaite
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
DOJ Releases Carter Page FISA Applications
Discussion: Townhall, Mediaite and Breitbart
Jfarrell / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Obtains Carter Page FISA Court Documents
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Brad Heath / USA Today:
FBI releases FISA records on Carter Page surveillance
Discussion: Splinter and HuffPost
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials …
Discussion: News Agency UNIAN
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Russian billionaire with U.S. investments backed alleged agent Maria Butina, according to a person familiar with her Senate testimony  —  Maria Butina, the Russian woman charged in federal court last week with acting as an unregistered agent of her government, received financial support …
Discussion: Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why is Mueller handing off key cases?  —  Something has been going on with Robert Mueller's investigation of people thought to have played significant roles in the Trump-Russia affair.  The special counsel, assigned to investigate “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government …
Discussion: National Review
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
Judgment days  —  In a small Alabama town, an evangelical congregation reckons with God, President Trump and the meaning of morality  —  Clay Crum opened his Bible to Exodus Chapter 20 and read verse 14 one more time.  —  “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” it said.  —  He prayed about what he was going to do.
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrea Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold dies at 57  —  Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times restaurant critic who richly chronicled the city's vast culinary landscape and made its food understandable and approachable to legions of fans, has died.  He was 57.
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Pete Wells / New York Times:   Jonathan Gold, Food Critic Who Celebrated L.A.'s Cornucopia, Dies at 57
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Kavanaugh: Watergate tapes decision may have been wrong  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced President Richard Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes, leading to the end of his presidency, may have been wrongly decided.
Washington Post:
In private, Trump vents frustration over lack of progress on North Korea  —  When he emerged from his summit with Kim Jong Un last month, President Trump triumphantly declared that North Korea no longer posed a nuclear threat and that one of the world's most intractable geopolitical crises had been “largely solved.”
Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:
Americans give Trump negative marks for Helsinki performance, poll finds  —  By wide margins, Americans give President Trump negative marks for his conduct during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week and for his casting doubt on U.S. intelligence conclusions that Russia interfered …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump's Russia ambassador says he won't resign  —  U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman on Saturday responded to a call to resign by saying he wouldn't.  —  Huntman's family-owned newspaper ran a column urging him to step down after President Trump  —  's joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Salt Lake Tribune:
By Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman
Discussion: Politico
Will Parsons / ABC News:
Top House Intel Democrat: 'The president acts like he's compromised' by Russian government  —  Responding to the way President Donald Trump conducted himself during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Trump “acts like he's compromised” by the Kremlin.
Discussion: Politico
Panos Mourdoukoutas / Forbes:
Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money  —  Amazon should open their own bookstores in all local communities.  They can replace local libraries and save taxpayers lots of money, while enhancing the value of their stock.   —  There was a time local libraries offered …
New York Times:
Democrats See Openings at State Level, Thanks to Trump Resistance  —  SANTA FE, N.M. — A polarizing president electrifies the opposition party going into his first midterm election, raising the party's hopes that it can reclaim governorships, ram through major policy change at the state level …
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump's judicial legacy will last for decades — and not solely because of his Supreme Court picks  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is not only poised to put his conservative imprint on the Supreme Court, but he's restocking vacancies throughout lower US courts at a historic clip, ensuring a judicial legacy that will last decades.
Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
The dating swamp: How finding love in DC may be impossible for young Trump and GOP staffers  —  Trying to find love in D.C. can be tricky.  If you're a young Trump administration staffer, it might be near impossible.  —  GOP employees and other right-wingers have been complaining that dating …
Discussion: Raw Story and Instapundit
Reuters:
Iran's Rouhani warns Trump about ‘mother of all wars’  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying “America should know ... war with Iran is the mother of all wars,” …
Discussion: The Week
New York Times:
Trump Signals Consequences for Michael Cohen Over Secret Recording  —  BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — President Trump lashed out at his longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, on Saturday, suggesting that there could be legal consequences for Mr. Cohen's decision to record a discussion they had two months …
 
 
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Joe Heim / Washington Post:
After a tumultuous run in the White House, Sean Spicer is ready to talk now
Washington Post:
Menendez was meant to be safe. Is this how New Jersey's 46-year drought ends?
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Charles J Sykes / The Guardian:
As a conservative, I despair at Republicans' support for Trump. His vision is not conservatism
New York Times:
Do-It-Yourself Legislative Redistricting
Discussion: NPR
Gabriel Pogrund / Washington Post:
Dependent on trade, Mike Pence's hometown takes a hit due to Trump's tariffs
Discussion: Bustle, POLITICUSUSA and Joe.My.God.
USA Today:
The super rich boost political giving ahead of November's tough midterm elections
Philip Elliott / TIME:
Koch Brothers Mount Grassroots Effort to Support Immigration
Sacramento Bee:
US fighter jet intercepts small plane near Trump golf resort
 Earlier Items: 
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Dan Coats Denies Criticism of Trump Over Putin White House Visit
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The U.S. Needs to Face Up to Its Long History of Election Meddling
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Grace Carr / The Daily Caller:
Woman Decides To Become A Man.  Now She's Accused Of ‘Mansplaining’ And ‘Male Heterosexual Privilege’
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Conservative columnist: ‘I would take Obama back in a nanosecond’
Courier-Journal:
Report: Rand Paul spent donor money on trips abroad, clothes shopping
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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