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Politico:
Trump advisers quietly begin thinking about ‘life after Sarah’ — The press secretary says she has no plans to step down, but a shortlist of potential replacements is starting to take shape. — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says publicly that she has no plans to leave …
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New York Times:
Trump Weighs Stripping Security Clearances From Officials Who Criticized Him — WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened on Monday to strip the security clearances of former national security officials who have criticized his refusal to confront Russia over its election interference …
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Washington Post:
White House says Trump wants to revoke security clearances for former intelligence officials critical of him over Russia
White House says Trump wants to revoke security clearances for former intelligence officials critical of him over Russia
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Rand Paul to ask Trump to revoke security clearance of ex-CIA chief Brennan
Rand Paul to ask Trump to revoke security clearance of ex-CIA chief Brennan
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump considering revoking 6 ex-Obama officials' clearance
Trump considering revoking 6 ex-Obama officials' clearance
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The Week
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump looking at revoking security clearances of Brennan, Clapper, Hayden, Rice, Comey, McCabe
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Trump White House's hypocritical, slippery slope on purging its critics' security clearances
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump, citing politics, looking to revoke security clearances
Trump, citing politics, looking to revoke security clearances
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Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze, Splinter and FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Michael Cohen Prosecutors Get 12 Audio Recordings to Review — There's no longer dispute over recordings, retired judge says — Michael Cohen secretly recorded Trump discussing hush payments — U.S. prosecutors probing Michael Cohen are reviewing 12 audio recordings seized …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“Did They Think I Was Just Going to Roll Over and Die?”: The Cohen vs. Trump Battle Ratchets Up — What might Cohen know about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between Don Jr., Kushner, Manafort, and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin who promised to provide them with “dirt” on Hillary Clinton?
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HuffPost and Washington Free Beacon
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
12 tapes seized in Michael Cohen raid handed over to prosecutors
12 tapes seized in Michael Cohen raid handed over to prosecutors
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ABC News, National Review and The Week
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Sorry, Trump. Your misdirection won't work this time. — “In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran.” That was Donald Trump tweeting in 2011. — This was President Trump tweeting late Sunday night: “To Iranian President Rouhani: “NEVER, EVER THREATEN …
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Christine Todd Whitman / Los Angeles Times:
Calling my fellow Republicans: Trump is clearly unfit to remain in office
Calling my fellow Republicans: Trump is clearly unfit to remain in office
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IJR, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ignore Trump's clueless bluster on Iran
Ignore Trump's clueless bluster on Iran
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The Atlantic, Foreign Policy and Reuters
Alex Vatanka / Axios:
On Iran, Trump administration offers heated rhetoric but vague strategy
On Iran, Trump administration offers heated rhetoric but vague strategy
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Politico
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: Support for Roe v. Wade hits new high — A majority of Republicans — 52 percent — say the Supreme Court decision should not be overturned. — As President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick readies for his eventual confirmation hearing, support for the court's landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade has hit an all-time high.
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Bloomberg:
Trump to Seek Repeal of California's Smog-Fighting Power — Proposed revision to auto emission standards to come out soon — Will propose end of state's waiver from federal standards — The Trump administration will seek to revoke California's authority to regulate automobile emissions …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
REVEALED: Identities Of 5 Witnesses Immunized To Testify Against Manafort — A federal judge Monday unsealed the names of five witnesses granted immunity by special counsel Robert Mueller to testify at the upcoming trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Manafort trial postponed to July 31
Manafort trial postponed to July 31
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ABC News, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and American Greatness
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Legal Team Submits Counteroffer for Possible Interview in Mueller Probe — Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says president open to questions on possible collusion, less willing to discuss possible obstruction of justice — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's legal team has submitted …
New York Post:
Layoffs at the Daily News mark a grim day for New York City — SEE ALSO — Monday's mass layoffs at the Daily News are bad news for New York: This town needs more good reporters, not fewer. — The numbers are brutal: a newsroom staff slashed in half; no staff photographers at a place …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The city that never sleeps finds that it's running out of reporters to report
The city that never sleeps finds that it's running out of reporters to report
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Rebecca Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Hackers Reach U.S. Utility Control Rooms, Homeland Security Officials Say — Blackouts could have been caused after the networks of trusted vendors were easily penetrated — Hackers working for Russia claimed “hundreds of victims” last year in a giant and long-running campaign …
Nik DeCosta-Klipa / Boston Globe:
Fox News mistakenly booked a Massachusetts state senator, and got an unexpected message — Someone in the Fox News booking department might be in need of a second cup of coffee. — Fox & Friends First, the network's early morning show, thought they had booked former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Fox News' attempt to book pro-ICE Democrat backfires spectacularly
Fox News' attempt to book pro-ICE Democrat backfires spectacularly
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Deadspin:
How Is This Shit Legal — This past spring, Michael Ferro resigned as chairman of publicly traded media-looting hell-company Tronc, Inc., just ahead of the publication of sexual harassment allegations against him. As a parting gift, Tronc paid him $15 million, voluntarily bundling …
Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Florida Cops Ship 24-Year-Old Mom to ICE After She Paid Traffic Ticket … Maria, an undocumented, 24-year-old mother of three from Guatemala, showed up to the Martin County Jail earlier this year to voluntarily pay a $150 traffic fine. — Instead, she wound up handcuffed and thrown inside that jail.
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Doug Bock Clark / GQ:
The Untold Story of Otto Warmbier, American Hostage — President Trump hailed him as a catalyst of the summit with Kim Jong-Un. But what happened to Warmbier—the American college student who was sent home brain-damaged from North Korea—is even more shocking than anyone knew. — 1. Homecoming
The Intercept:
Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan Is Telling People He Will Run for President in 2020, Hoping to Win “Yoga Vote” — Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan has been telling political consultants and operatives that he intends to run for president of the United States in 2020, and is beginning to put together a team …
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Jacob Bunge / Wall Street Journal:
2.5 Billion Pounds of Meat Piles Up in U.S. as Production Grows, Exports Slow — Profits, prices are threatened as record amounts of red meat and poultry fill U.S. warehouses — Meat is piling up in U.S. cold-storage warehouses, fueled by a surge in supplies and trade disputes that are eroding demand.
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Fortune, CNBC, The Daily Caller and New York Times
Josh Meyer / Politico:
How U.S. intelligence agencies can find out what Trump told Putin — A top-secret Special Collection Service has extraordinary capabilities to hoover up intel from foreign adversaries. — President Donald Trump's insistence on holding a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir …
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Axios
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Congressman Calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘This Girl ... Or Whatever She Is’ — Rep. Ron DeSantis was referring to a full-grown woman who is a New York Democratic congressional nominee. — WASHINGTON Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on Saturday referred to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
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38 North:
North Korea Begins Dismantling Key Facilities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station — A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — In an important first step towards fulfilling a commitment made by Kim Jong Un at the June 12 Singapore Summit, new commercial satellite imagery …
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CNN, National Review, Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Washington Times
Maya Lora / The Hill:
Haley tells high schoolers to avoid 'own the libs'-style online behavior — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley — kicked off a conservative conference of high school students on Monday by urging attendees to avoid inflammatory language in favor of demonstrating real leadership.
Andrew Rosati / Bloomberg:
Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1 Million Percent, IMF Forecasts — IMF compares Venezuela with Germany in 1923, Zimbabwe in 2000s — Venezuelan economy seen contracting 18% this year, 5% in 2019 — Venezuela's inflation will skyrocket to 1 million percent by the end of the year …
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones pantomimes shooting Robert Mueller: “You're going to get it, or I'm going to die trying, bitch. Get ready” — VIDEO ››› July 23, 2018 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF — From the July 23 edition of Genesis Communications Network's The Alex Jones Show:
Kansas City Star:
‘True definition of evil’: Alleged Shawnee murderer is white supremacist, family says — Those who knew Ronald Lee Kidwell were not surprised to learn he was charged with the murder of a black woman — her body discovered in the Shawnee home where he lived. — “This was a hate crime,” said his neighbor Kathleen Brown.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
FISA Applications Confirm: The FBI Relied on the Unverified Steele Dossier — A salacious Clinton-campaign product was the driving force behind the Trump-Russia investigation. — On a sleepy summer Saturday, after months of stonewalling, the FBI dumped 412 pages of documents related …
Matt Laslo / The Daily Beast:
GOP to Silicon Valley: Promote the Far Right or Else … When average American's social media posts don't go viral, it's often understood the problem is with the content. But when that happens to a conservative pundit, it's a left wing conspiracy, at least according to a growing number of Republicans in the House.