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New York Times:
Trump's Lawyers Counter Mueller's Interview Offer, Seeking Narrower Scope  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers rejected the special counsel's latest terms for an interview in the Russia investigation, countering on Wednesday with an offer that suggested a narrow path for answering questions, people familiar with the matter said.
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Wall Street Journal:
'It's Fantastic!'  Trump Warms to Rosenstein  —  Nearly fired by the president, the No. 2 Justice official—the man in charge of the Mueller probe—builds a rapport  —  Before President Trump headed to meet Vladimir Putin last month, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requested a meeting in the Oval Office.
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Why it's time for Trump to play his ace in the hole  —  You return from a great vacation and POW — reality hits like a punch in the nose.  And that's not counting the hassle of New York airports and traffic.  —  The pain begins when you remember that the hapless Jeff Sessions is still the attorney general of the United States.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Obstruction questions still on table for Mueller-Trump interview, Giuliani says
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
New York GOP Rep. Chris Collins arrested over insider trading charges  —  Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., has been arrested on insider trading charges lodged by the Justice Department, law enforcement officials said Wednesday morning.  —  The indictment obtained from a federal grand jury …
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New York Times:
New York Congressman Chris Collins Is Charged With Insider Trading  —  Representative Chris Collins, a New York Republican who was one of President Trump's earliest and most vocal supporters, was charged with insider trading on Wednesday.  He was accused of having sold his stock …
NBC News:
New York Rep. Chris Collins indicted on insider trading charges
New York Times:
5 Takeaways From Tuesday's Election Results  —  Republicans had a brush with trouble in Ohio, where a result had still not been declared in a special election to fill a House vacancy.  Elsewhere, an activist sweep on the left failed to materialize.  —  Suburbanites are more fired up than rural voters
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Bill Scher / Politico:
Down Goes Socialism  —  The Ocasio-Cortez wing of the Democratic Party thinks its policies are the path to victory in red states.  Last night's results suggest otherwise.  —  If you thought that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset primary win over Rep. Joe Crowley meant the Democratic Party was poised to go socialist, think again.
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Democratic Party's liberal insurgency hits a wall in Midwest primaries
Kansas City Star:
No law prevents Kris Kobach from overseeing the likely recount in his own race  —  No law requires Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to recuse himself from a recount in the governor's race, but legal and political experts say that he should to maintain trust in the election.
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Kansas City Star:   'I'm embarrassed for our county.' Johnson County election commissioner explains delay
Wichita Eagle:
Kobach leads Colyer by 191 votes after Johnson County finishes counting
Discussion: Vox and Mother Jones
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Tuesday Night Is a Bad Sign for GOP Chances in the House  —  On its face, Tuesday night seemed uneventful, or even good news for the Republican Party.  Aside from a few primaries here and there, the main event was the House special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District.
Discussion: RedState, Washington Post and Politico
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New York Times:
Ohio Special Election Results: 12th Congressional District
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Manafort Trial Day 7: Gates wraps testimony, tensions flare  —  Rick Gates wrapped up his testimony against former boss Paul Manafort Wednesday without a dramatic courtroom showdown, but the defense got in an attention-grabbing parting shot at the government's star witness …
Discussion: ABC News
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:   A Guide to Covering the Manafort Trial
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump surges to fore of Manafort trial
New York Times:   Paul Manafort's Defense Team Accuses Rick Gates of Multiple Affairs
CNN:
Corey Stewart praised southern secession in 2017 campaign appearance  —  Senate candidate takes personal shot at Cuomo  —  (CNN)Corey Stewart, the Republican nominee for a US Senate seat for Virginia, praised in a speech last year Virginia's decision in 1861 to secede from the Union …
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
The Shadow Rulers of the VA  —  Last February, shortly after Peter O'Rourke became chief of staff for the Department of Veterans Affairs, he received an email from Bruce Moskowitz with his input on a new mental health initiative for the VA. “Received,” O'Rourke replied.
Kansas City Star:
Kansas Dems choose Sharice Davids to challenge Rep. Kevin Yoder for seat in Congress  —  Sharice Davids could make history in November after Kansas Democrats selected the Johnson County attorney as their nominee for a race that could help decide control of the U.S. House.
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John Hanna / Associated Press:   Democrats pick gay, Native American nominee in Kansas 3rd
Alex Pareene / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Talks About a War on the Press.  Andrew Cuomo Is Waging One. … On July 19, Zack Fink, the Albany reporter for New York City's local cable news channel, NY1, asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the glaring lack of legitimate small donors to his reelection campaign.
NBC News:
Sen. Rand Paul says he delivered letter from Trump to Putin  —  Paul's trip to Moscow during the Senate's recess this week also included a meeting with former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday that he was “honored” …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul delivers Putin letter from Trump
Discussion: CNBC, Washington Times and RT
Alvin Chang / Vox:
We analyzed every QAnon post on Reddit.  Here's who QAnon supporters actually are.  —  The QAnon subreddit, analyzed with data.  —  Late on a recent Thursday night, a Reddit user posted a comment in a forum (or subreddit) devoted to the game Magic: The Gathering about how the company …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Alex Ward / Vox:
Exclusive: Pompeo told North Korea to cut its nuclear arsenal by 60 to 70 percent  —  But North Korea has consistently rejected the secretary of state's proposal.  —  The Trump administration has presented North Korea with a formal timeline for starting the process of denuclearization — and Pyongyang has rejected it several times.
Sharon Coolidge / Cincinnati.com:
Chief ‘extremely concerned’ after officer uses Taser on 11-year-old girl at Kroger  —  A Cincinnati police officer used a Taser to stun an 11-year-old girl suspected of stealing from a Kroger on Monday, according to police.  —  Police Chief Eliot Isaac has opened an investigation …
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Root
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Sharon Coolidge / USA Today:
Police use Taser on 11-year-old girl accused of stealing from supermarket
Discussion: Raw Story
Abbas Al Lawati / BloombergQuint:
Saudi Arabia Carries Out Rare Crucifixion for Murder, Theft  —  (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia executed and crucified a Myanmar man in the holy city of Mecca on Wednesday in a rare form of punishment reserved for the most egregious crimes.  —  Elias Abulkalaam Jamaleddeen was accused of breaking …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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NBC News:
Trump's D.C. hotel, a clubhouse for his fans, may also be a 5-star conflict of interest  —  An NBC News analysis of FEC filings and social media shows GOP groups, foreign countries and federal agencies have spent big at the luxury hotel.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump International Hotel …
Henry Olsen / American Greatness:
Ohio Squeaker Shows GOP Has A Lot To Learn About Winning  —  Republicans and Trump supporters needed some good political news, and they got it Tuesday night in the special election for Ohio's 12th Congressional District.  —  Republican Troy Balderson's narrow, one-point win doesn't mean a “red wave” is swelling.
Discussion: naked capitalism
C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
At War: War Without End  —  War Without End  —  The Pentagon's failed campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan left a generation of soldiers with little to fight for but one another.  —  By C. J. CHIVERS  —  Listen to ‘The Daily’: Paul Ryan's Exit  —  As speaker of the House, the Republican lawmaker should be at the peak of his powers.
Discussion: Axios
John Bonazzo / Observer:
Alex Jones Attacks Communists and Goblins on Google+, Where No One Can Hear Him  —  On Google+, no one can hear you scream.  Just ask Alex Jones.  —  The InfoWars founder has been blacklisted from most social media platforms in recent days.  He was kicked off Facebook, YouTube, Apple …
Gus Bova / The Texas Observer:
ICE Crashed a Van Full of Separated Mothers, Then Denied It Ever Happened  —  On July 18, a cargo van transporting eight Central American mothers separated from their children under Trump's “zero tolerance” policy crashed into a pickup truck in San Marcos.  An ICE contractor was taking …
Discussion: Splinter and Hill Reporter
 
 
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Shawn Snow / Marine Corps Times:
Six Marine lieutenants face separation after allegedly cheating on land navigation course
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Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
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CNN:
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ProPublica:
ProPublica to Expand Local Reporting Network to Focus on State Governments
Andrew Dys / Herald:
Grand jury averaged 39 seconds per case; York County lawyers want 900 indictments tossed
Reuters:
China, Germany defend business with Iran in face of U.S. threats
Discussion: ThinkProgress and CNBC
J.R. Hennessy / The Outline:
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