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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP blocks election security bills after Mueller testimony  —  Senate Republicans blocked two election security bills and a cybersecurity measure on Wednesday in the wake of former special counsel Robert Mueller warning about meddling attempts during his public testimony before congressional lawmakers.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pelosi rebuffs Nadler on impeachment after Mueller flop  —  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler pushed to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump during a closed-door meeting Wednesday, only to be rebuffed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to four sources familiar with the discussions.
Sarah Kendzior / Globe and Mail:
Mueller acted like a man terrified to state the obvious.  The question remains: Why?  —  Sarah Kendzior is the author of The View From Flyover Country and the co-host of the podcast Gaslit Nation.  —  At the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler asked …
Maria Bustillos / Columbia Journalism Review:
MSNBC public editor: The Chuck Todd show  —  After former Special Counsel Robert Mueller' testified before the House Judiciary Committee this morning, Chuck Todd managed to demonstrate, with uncharacteristic brevity, his basic misunderstanding of the requirements of his job:
New York Times:
Mueller's Labored Performance Was a Departure From His Once-Fabled Stamina  —  WASHINGTON — Soon after the special counsel's office opened in 2017, some aides noticed that Robert S. Mueller III kept noticeably shorter hours than he had as F.B.I. director, when he showed up at the bureau daily at 6 a.m. and often worked nights.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Blockbuster That Wasn't: Mueller Disappoints the Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to the special counsel's much-anticipated appearance before Congress, Democrats argued that hearing from Robert S. Mueller III on television could transform the impeachment debate.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Accountability”?  The Mueller Hearing Is How Trump Escapes It  —  After so much waiting—a hundred and twenty-four days, to be precise, since Robert Mueller's report was delivered—perhaps it was bound to be a disappointment.  Still, three hours after the former special counsel took …
Discussion: Slate, CNN and New York Times
Corey Brettschneider / Washington Post:
Mueller just showed why impeachment proceedings should begin soon
John Harwood / CNBC:   Only House Democrats can hold Trump accountable and Mueller's testimony proved it
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Democrats are now left with one option to end Trump's presidency: The 2020 election
John Cassidy / New Yorker:   Why the Mueller Hearings Were So Alarming
Hayley Miller / HuffPost:   Elizabeth Warren Pushes Nancy Pelosi On Impeachment: ‘Some Things Are Above Politics’
Karen Hobert Flynn / USA Today:
Common Cause: After Robert Mueller, time for an impeachment investigation of Donald Trump
Discussion: Washington Post, Vox and TheBlaze
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Mueller fallout: Democrats' growing tensions over impeachment
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Mueller did say something big: The Russians are still at it
Discussion: Shareblue Media, HuffPost and Slate
CNN:
Democrats debate impeachment next steps following Mueller hearings
Discussion: KTLA
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Republican Ken Buck Scores Massive Own Goal in Mueller Questioning
Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
Jeffrey Epstein Found Injured in NYC Jail Cell After Possible Suicide Attempt or Assault: Sources  —  One source says an assault has not been ruled out, and that another inmate accused of murder has been questioned  —  No Bail for NYC Financier Jeff Epstein
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NBC News:
Jeffrey Epstein found injured with marks on his neck in New York jail cell, sources say  —  A source questioned whether Epstein might have staged an attack or a suicide attempt to get a move to another facility.  —  Jeffrey Epstein, the millionaire financier who is being held …
Washington Post:
How did Trump end up in front of a presidential seal doctored to include a Russian symbol?  —  At first glance, there was nothing unusual about President Trump's introduction Tuesday at Turning Point USA's student summit.  In many ways, it mirrored the production style that has become synonymous with Trump's campaign rallies.
Obed Manuel / Dallas Morning News:
No shower for 23 days: U.S. citizen says conditions were so bad that he almost self-deported  —  Francisco Erwin Galicia, a Dallas-born U.S. citizen, spent 23 days in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in conditions that made him so desperate he almost opted to self-deport.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Slate
Ilhan Omar / New York Times:
It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump's Racism  —  The nation's ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.  —  Ms. Omar is a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota.  —  Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence.
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
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New York Times:   Puerto Rico Governor Misread Anger Brewing Against Him
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Kamala Harris's Debate Bounce Is Fading  —  We've documented for years how polls tend to rise and fall — in what are often fairly predictable patterns — after events like debates and conventions.  In general, what suddenly goes up in polls tends to gradually come back down after a matter of a few weeks.
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Joe Biden tears into Cory Booker and criticizes Kamala D. Harris as well in a shift to aggressively …
Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill and Political Wire
Maggie Severns / Politico:   Top Obama bundler backs Kamala Harris with Hamptons fundraiser
The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein Visited Clinton White House Multiple Times in Early '90s  —  A Daily Beast investigation has uncovered ties between Epstein and the Clinton administration that date back to the president's earliest days in the White House.  —  Days after Jeffrey Epstein's arrest …
Ambassador Stephen A. Seche / Arab Gulf States …:
UAE Withdrawal Creates “Crucial Moment” for Yemen Conflict  —  Speaking at an Atlantic Council event on July 17, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook argued that economic sanctions imposed on Iran by the administration of President Donald J. Trump had substantially weakened Tehran's “proxies” in the region.
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Washington Post:
Trump vetoes Congress's attempt to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia
CNN:   Trump vetoes 3 bills prohibiting arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Robert Moore / Texas Monthly:
Autopsy Offers Jarring New Details About the Death of a 16-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy  —  Days after he was supposed to be in a children's shelter, Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez died of the flu near the toilet in his Border Patrol holding cell.  —  After a sixteen-year-old Guatemalan boy died …
Washington Post:
Major automakers strike climate deal with California, rebuffing Trump on proposed mileage freeze  —  Agreement could have vehicles hit 50 miles per gallon on average by 2026  —  Four automakers from three continents have struck a deal with California to produce more fuel-efficient cars …
Discussion: Reuters, Axios and Political Wire
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Jet-setter: Buttigieg leads 2020 Dems in private flights  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg has spent roughly $300,000 on private jet travel this year, more than any other Democrat running for the White House, according to an analysis of campaign finance data.
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
 
 
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Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
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