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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
FISA warrant application supports Nunes memo — The weekend release of a highly-redacted version of the FBI's application for a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant to wiretap onetime Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page has renewed the argument over the Nunes memo …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How a Trump Decision Revealed a G.O.P. Memo's Shaky Foundation — WASHINGTON — When President Trump declassified a memo by House Republicans in February that portrayed the surveillance of a former campaign adviser as scandalous, his motivation was clear: to give congressional allies …
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Jamie Dupree - AJC, Wall Street Journal, CBS New York and LifeZette
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Associated Press Lies About the FISA Application — The Associated Press carries on a daily vendetta against the Trump administration, systematically misleading the American people in articles that appear in hundreds or thousands of newspapers. Thus, it is no surprise that the AP's story …
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Fox News, NPR and The Resurgent
New York Times:
As Trump Struggles With Helsinki's Fallout, Congress Faces a New Charge: Complicity
As Trump Struggles With Helsinki's Fallout, Congress Faces a New Charge: Complicity
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and CNN
Eli Okun / Politico:
Graham: Carter Page wiretap ‘not at all’ justified
Graham: Carter Page wiretap ‘not at all’ justified
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Chicks On The Right and Breitbart
Austin Ramzy / New York Times:
Trump Threatens Iran on Twitter, Warning of Dire ‘Consequences’ — President Trump threatened Iran late Sunday, warning of severe “consequences”, as rhetoric between the two countries' presidents escalated dramatically. — Mr. Trump, in an all-caps message on Twitter addressed …
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CNN, BBC, Mashable, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Al Jazeera English, Sputnik International, WHNT-TV, Bustle and Political Wire
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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 “war with Iran is the mother of all wars”, but did not rule out peace between the two countries.
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Associated Press:
Pompeo calls Iran religious leaders ‘hypocritical holy men’
Pompeo calls Iran religious leaders ‘hypocritical holy men’
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One America News Network, ABC News and Bustle
Hassan Rouhani / Al Jazeera English:
'Do not play with lion's tail': Rouhani warns Trump
'Do not play with lion's tail': Rouhani warns Trump
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Associated Press, VICE News and Raw Story
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Inches Higher, Buoyed by Republican Support — In the latest WSJ/NBC News poll, the president's job approval rose to 45% but remains among the lowest of any modern president at this point his first term — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's approval rating …
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Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Front Page Magazine, National Review and Mediaite
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: Public gives Trump thumbs down on Russia, thumbs up on economy
NBC/WSJ poll: Public gives Trump thumbs down on Russia, thumbs up on economy
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The Daily Beast:
John Kelly Signed Off on a ‘Purge’ of Scott Pruitt Loyalists From EPA … The Trump White House has moved quickly to force out a trio of staffers loyal to former, scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
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Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: World leaders turning Trump tricks against him — World leaders are learning to play President Trump using his own set of predictable negotiating tricks. The most vivid example of this: French President Emmanuel Macron bragging to Trump that he was jamming him by stealing “The Art of the Deal” techniques, Axios has learned.
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Gowdy: If There Was Evidence That President Trump Committed Any Crime, “Adam Schiff Would Have Leaked It” — Rep. Trey Gowdy told FNC's Bret Baier on FOX News Sunday that while there are documents he has not seen, he knows that if there were any evidence that President Trump committed any crime …
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Carter Page was ‘more like Inspector Gadget than Jason Bourne,’ Gowdy says amid FISA release
Carter Page was ‘more like Inspector Gadget than Jason Bourne,’ Gowdy says amid FISA release
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Mediaite
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
THE TRUMP GOP-RUSSIA ALLIANCE IS A NATURAL ALLIANCE — Many Republicans must be asking themselves how their party came to be led by a pawn of the Russian government. Russians must be similarly surprised that Vladimir Putin has found an ally in an American political party …
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials
Exclusive: Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials
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Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
The Accused Russian Agent as Trump Republican
The Accused Russian Agent as Trump Republican
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Mediaite and Hullabaloo
Daniella Cheslow / NPR:
GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick: ‘The President Was Manipulated By Vladimir Putin’ — A GOP Congressman and former FBI agent says he thinks President Trump was manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Brian Fitzpatrick told NPR's Michel Martin on All Things Considered that he drew …
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Raw Story
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace on Interviewing Putin, and Why He Isn't Afraid to Visit Russia
Chris Wallace on Interviewing Putin, and Why He Isn't Afraid to Visit Russia
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Mediaite
Michael Anton / Claremont Institute:
Birthright Citizenship: A Response to My Critics — expected the reaction to a recent op-ed I published calling for the end of birthright citizenship to be cantankerous. I even expected it to be hysterical—from the Left. I did not expect self-described “conservatives” …
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Power Line
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
Leader of the Persistence … It was unremittingly hot at the farm in Natick, Massachusetts, where 1,500 people had gathered on the Sunday after the Fourth of July. Remarkably, this crowd had assembled under a blistering sun not for a free concert, or outdoor theater, or even a protest, exactly.
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Taylor Marsh
Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back to Help Turn a Profit — Electric-car company, in memo, requests supplier returns meaningful portion of money spent since 2016 — Tesla Inc. TSLA -2.08% has asked some suppliers to refund a portion of what the electric-car company has spent previously …
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BloombergQuint and Investor's Business Daily
Karen Ruiz / Daily Mail:
PICTURED: Hillary Clinton dining with Harvey Weinstein after her loss — Photos of Hillary Clinton having dinner with longtime pal Harvey Weinstein weeks after her election loss have emerged.
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The Gateway Pundit
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Southern Nationalist Group Creates Russian Language Website Page To Foster Relationship Between the ‘Two Natural Allies’ — The League of The South, an organization described by analysts as a neo-confederate hate group, has launched a Russian language page on their website to explore shared ideas on “Southern nationalism.”
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New York Times:
Lawmakers, Lobbyists and the Administration Join Forces to Overhaul the Endangered Species Act — WASHINGTON — The Endangered Species Act, which for 45 years has safeguarded fragile wildlife while blocking ranching, logging and oil drilling on protected habitats, is coming under attack from lawmakers …
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
US commander in Middle East hesitant to cooperate with Russians in Syria on refugees — The commander of U.S. military forces in the Middle East has expressed reservations about America possibly working with Russia in Syria to help Syrian refugees return to their war-torn nation …
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