Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
AOL, The Daily Caller and Mashable
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
Discussion:
Politico
RELATED:
Jarrett Blanc / Politico:
Memo to Trump: Iran Isn't North Korea
Discussion:
CBS News, One America News Network, Washington Post and Outside the Beltway
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's Twitter Threat vs. Iran: Loud but Hardly Clear
Discussion:
Just Security
38 North:
North Korea Begins Dismantling Key Facilities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station
Discussion:
New York Times, Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Bloomberg, The Diplomat, NK News, NPR, RT, France 24, The Daily Caller, National Review, CNN, Daily Wire and MSNBC
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Sorry, Trump. Your misdirection won't work this time.
Discussion:
The Week, CNN, Weekly Standard, Conservative Review, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The city that never sleeps finds that it's running out of reporters to report — New York City and its environs are home to 20 million people, Wall Street, Broadway, the fashion and media industries, and a mix of cultures unlike few cities on the planet. — And yet news organizations operating …
RELATED:
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?
Discussion:
HuffPost
RELATED:
Allan Smith / Business Insider:
Why Trump's lawyers allowed the government to get ahold of the bombshell Michael Cohen tapes
Discussion:
Washington Post, CNN, New York Times and Hot Air
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
12 tapes seized in Michael Cohen raid handed over to prosecutors
Discussion:
The Week, Reuters, ABC News and National Review
Jonathan Karl / Wall Street Journal:
‘The Briefing’ Review: Speaking for Himself — Donald Trump's rst White House spokesman compares the president to a rock star, the Energizer Bunny and a unicorn. Jonathan Karl reviews “The Briefing” by Sean Spicer. — Early on a Saturday morning in January 2017, the day after the inauguration …
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, The Resurgent, Breitbart, Shareblue Media, ThinkProgress and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
Discussion:
MSNBC, TIME, HuffPost, Splinter, ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo
RELATED:
Patrick Leahy / New York Times:
Uncover the Truth About Brett Kavanaugh — President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court was involved in some of the most politically charged moments of our recent history. The Senate should examine his full paper trail thoroughly. — Mr. Leahy is a Democratic senator from Vermont and member of the Judiciary Committee.
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Roll Call and SCOTUSblog
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.
Discussion:
Joe.My.God., One America News Network, RedState, Axios, Splinter, The Week and Mediaite
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Politico, MSNBC and HuffPost
RELATED:
Shannon Pettypiece / Bloomberg:
Trump Proposes Mueller Interview With No Obstruction Questions — Only questions on collusion with Russia would be allowed — Mueller hasn't yet responded to proposal, Giuliani says — President Donald Trump would agree to an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators …
Discussion:
infowars.com, Axios, Political Wire and The Week
Bradley P. Moss / Lawfare:
Can the President Revoke Former Officials' Security Clearances? — White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders's announcement that President Trump is reviewing potential mechanisms by which to revoke the security clearances of several former senior government officials has …
Discussion:
Washington Post
RELATED:
Reno Gazette-Journal:
Can Nevada elect the first-ever female-majority statehouse? Our analysis, experts say yes — Women have a real chance to win historic majority, but it won't be easy — Nevadans could soon make history by electing the nation's first female-majority state legislature.
Discussion:
Bustle
RELATED:
Nicole Lafond / Associated Press:
Nevada Could Soon Elect First-Ever Female-Majority Statehouse
Discussion:
Political Wire
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 …
Discussion:
New Republic
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Government signals 463 parents of migrant children may have been deported — The Trump administration said in a court filing Monday that 463 parents of migrant children are no longer present in the United States, indicating that the number of mothers and fathers potentially deported without …
Discussion:
HuffPost
RELATED:
Katy Waldman / New Yorker:
A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism — In more than twenty years of running diversity-training and cultural-competency workshops for American companies, the academic and educator Robin DiAngelo has noticed that white people are sensationally …
Judah Ari Gross / The Times of Israel:
IDF shoots down Syrian fighter jet that entered Israeli airspace — Two Patriot missiles fired at Sukhoi aircraft that penetrated two kilometers into Israeli territory, military says — The Israeli Air Force shot down a Syrian fighter jet that traveled two kilometers into Israeli airspace on Tuesday afternoon, the military said.
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The House Tilts Toward the Democrats — Big-picture factors help minority party, but battle far from over; 17 ratings changes in favor of Democrats — Editor's Note: This is a special Tuesday edition of the Crystal Ball. We'll be back to our regular Thursday schedule next week.
Discussion:
Axios
Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
Donations to Nunes improperly used to charter a private jet, says complaint to FEC — WASHINGTON — Political donations to Rep. Devin Nunes were improperly used to fund $5,518 in private jet travel, says a complaint filed by a nonpartisan watchdog group with the Federal Election Commission on Monday.
Washington Post:
Over four days, false claims dominated Trump's Twitter feed — President Trump tweeted a series of false or misleading claims over four days, ranging from the Russia investigation to NATO funding to North Korea to the price of soybeans. — From July 20 to July 23, accurate statements …
Discussion:
Wired, Associated Press, Fox News and CNN
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 …
Discussion:
Axios
Justin Doom / ABC News:
Eric Holder tells Stephen Colbert 'I'm thinking about' running for president — Eric Holder is considering a 2020 presidential run. — The former attorney general on Monday night told Stephen Colbert, “I'm thinking about it.” — “What I've said,” he added, “is that I'd make a determination sometime early next year.
Discussion:
Politico, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
David French / National Review:
This Shooting Should Sicken America's Armed Citizens — If a person shoves you, you can shove back. You don't have the right to kill him. — In a world awash with disturbing videos and images, some stand out. Over the weekend, I saw a video that's bothered me ever since.
Discussion:
Instapundit, Vox and leg.state.fl.us
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
