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New York Times:
Russia Targeted Elections Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time …
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Washington Post:
Russians probably targeted election systems in all 50 states, Senate panel's report says
Discussion: Associated Press and The Week
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate Probe Finds ‘Extensive’ Russian Meddling in U.S. Election
Discussion: Washington Press
Washington Post:
It's not just the Russians anymore as Iranians and others turn up disinformation efforts ahead of 2020 vote
Discussion: Vox and The Week
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Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
CNN Photo Editor Resigns From Network Over Vicious Anti-Semitic Tweets on Deaths of ‘Jewish Pigs’  —  A CNN photo editor resigned from the network Thursday after his past, vicious tweets about Jews and Israel, including posts apparently celebrating the deaths of “Jewish pigs,” were unearthed.
New York Times:
How Jeffrey Epstein Used the Billionaire Behind Victoria's Secret for Wealth and Women  —  In May 1997, Alicia Arden, a model in California, was introduced to a man who identified himself as a talent scout for Victoria's Secret.  He invited her to his Santa Monica hotel room to audition for the brand's catalog.
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Donald Trump / Associated Press:   Trump gave speech in front of hoax presidential seal
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Trump appeared in front of this doctored seal and now a TPUSA aide is fired
New York Times:
Mueller Testimony Deepens Democratic Divide on Impeachment  —  WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III's long-awaited testimony has inflamed divisions among Democrats over impeachment, with some senior lawmakers pushing on Thursday to begin formal impeachment hearings soon, and vulnerable moderates pleading …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:   The investigators need to be investigated
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden holds commanding lead for Democratic nomination  —  Joe Biden is the lone top tier candidate in the Democratic nomination race, according to the latest Fox News Poll.  —  The former vice president captures 33 percent support among Democratic primary voters (up one point since June).
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll, July 25
Discussion: New York Times and Splinter
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:   Democrats get ready to rumble in next week's debates
Obed Manuel / Dallas Morning News:
A Border Patrol chief testifies that Francisco Galicia never claimed U.S. citizenship, but document says otherwise  —  A U.S. Border Patrol chief on Thursday testified before the House Judiciary Committee that 18-year-old Francisco Erwin Galicia never claimed to be a U.S. citizen when he was in Border Patrol custody for 23 days.
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Reuters:   Reuters photo captures Guatemalan mother begging soldier to let her enter U.S
MJ Lee / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren to announce crossing 1 million donations threshold  —  Warren tries to win over voters hit by housing crisis  —  (CNN)Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign is set to announce on Friday that it has received more than 1 million donations this election, according to a forthcoming email to supporters shared with CNN.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:   Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren to host town hall in Tempe
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Wealthy Republicans fearing socialists provide hope GOP can retake the House  —  Wealthy Republican donors frightened of a socialist takeover in Washington have boosted support for House Republicans despite concerns about the party's direction, providing a ray of hope for recapturing the majority in 2020.
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Scott Bland / Politico:
Dems launch secret-money ad blitz to back House majority
Discussion: Breitbart and YouTube
Associated Press:
2020 tests if Dems can win enough black voters without Obama  —  DETROIT (AP) — When Barack Obama was on the ballot in 2008 and 2012, there was no question that Terrance Holmes would vote for the first black president.  But as he helped fix cars this week at a repair shop on Detroit's west side …
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Associated Press:   Ready to fight: Biden leans into racial debate with Dems
David M. Drucker / Vanity Fair:   “She's Dangerous”: GOP Insiders Fear Kamala Could Be the Next Obama
Congresswoman Katherine Clark:
Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Congresswoman Katherine Clark Calls for Impeachment Inquiry  —  July 25, 2019, Washington, D.C. - Today, Vice Chair Congresswoman Katherine Clark issued the below statement:  —  Throughout his life and presidency, Donald Trump has proven himself unfit to serve.
Discussion: Washington Post
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CNN:   Andrew McCabe: Time for Congress to pursue impeachment inquiry - CNN Video
Andrew Donnelly / U.S. Representative Lisa …:   Blunt Rochester Announces Support for Beginning Impeachment Proceedings
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Neal Katyal Has One More Question for Robert Mueller After His Testimony  —  On Wednesday, the former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election.
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Pro-Trump Republican aiming to unseat Ilhan Omar charged with felony theft  —  Exclusive: Danielle Stella, reported to support baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, held twice this year over alleged shoplifting  —  A pro-Trump Republican candidate for Congress who is aiming to unseat Ilhan Omar …
Jerry Mitchell / ProPublica:
We Found Photos of Ole Miss Students Posing With Guns in Front of a Shot-Up Emmett Till Memorial.  Now They Face a Possible Civil Rights Investigation.  —  OXFORD, Miss. — Three University of Mississippi students have been suspended from their fraternity house and face possible investigation …
Discussion: Slate and FOX6Now.com
NBC News:
Active-duty U.S. troops are now just feet away from migrants in Texas  —  The troops “monitor” migrants at a Texas facility.  One congressman said they shouldn't be prison guards, and are close to breaking the posse comitatus law.  —  WASHINGTON — Active-duty U.S. troops are now stationed inside …
Discussion: Axios
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fox's Napolitano Says Trump Has Changed: He Has ‘Unleashed a Torrent of Hatred’  —  Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano lamented that President Donald Trump is a changed man in a new op-ed accusing his old friend of unleashing a “torrent of hatred.”  —  “I have known President Trump personally since 1986.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Fox News
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
U.S. Rolls Out More Farm Aid as Soy Growers Urge Trade Cease-Fire  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled details of a $16 billion aid package to help farmers hurt by President Trump's trade war with China, as soybean growers from around the country converged on Washington …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Mueller's Skepticism of Trump's Truthfulness Heightens Impeachment Debate  —  The president's written testimony contradicted other evidence and has provided fodder to Democrats' debate over an impeachment inquiry.  —  WASHINGTON — In late summer 2016, after WikiLeaks had published …
USA Today:
'I'm looking forward to it': Pelosi minimizes tensions with Ocasio-Cortez ahead of meeting  —  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are scheduled to meet face-to-face Friday after weeks of public friction between the two high-profile Democrats.
Wall Street Journal:
A Prince's $500 Billion Desert Dream: Flying Cars, Robot Dinosaurs and a Giant Artificial Moon  —  Saudi Arabia's crown prince turned to U.S. consultants for help imagining a massive new city-state in a barren section of his kingdom.  What emerged was a Jetsons-style world of automation.  —  TEXT
Discussion: The Verge
Wall Street Journal:
Trump-Kim DMZ Diplomacy Fails to Bridge Denuclearization Divide  —  Pyongyang is focusing its anger at a coming U.S.-South Korean military exercise, throwing doubt on prospects for any resumption of talks.  —  SEOUL—The day after President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Unshook hands …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Susan Collins might back out of 2020 election as her approval rating plummets  —  It's been one week to the day since Sen. Susan Collins' (R-ME) public job approval ratings showed she was in trouble.  As a result, she may be rethinking running at all in 2020.
 
 
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
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Alex Daugherty / Miami Herald:
TPS for Venezuelans passes House of Representatives, heads to U.S. Senate
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
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Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Post
New York Times:
Automakers, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule, Strike a Deal With California
Discussion: The Week and VICE
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
IRS turned over Nixon's tax returns the same day that a congressional panel asked for them
Discussion: Fox News
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump's good week  —  In a 72-hour stretch this week …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley grossly mischaracterized the views of 4 academics in his ‘cosmopolitan elites’ speech
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Elizabeth Warren Has a Radical Plan to Beat Trump at His Own Game
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Will Trump's Racist Attacks Help Him? Ask Blue-Collar White Women.
Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Sues Google for $50 Million