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12:05 PM ET, July 26, 2019

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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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Nadler says he's going to court today and next week to enforce Mueller-related subpoenas  —  House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said that he is going to court Friday and again next week in bids to enforce subpoenas seeking grand jury information associated with the special counsel investigation …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
It's time for impeachment hearings on Trump. Here's how Democrats may proceed.
Discussion: The Atlantic, The Guardian and Splinter
Alex Moe / NBC News:   Mueller fallout: Highest-ranking House Democrat to date calls for Trump impeachment
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Resistance Inc.  —  Column: Why impeachment isn't going away
Discussion: New York Times
Nicole Goodkind / Newsweek:   Trump's former FBI head says it's time to start impeachment hearings
Charlie Savage / New York Times:   Mueller's Skepticism of Trump's Truthfulness Heightens Impeachment Debate
Politico:
Pro-impeachment Dems not backing down after Mueller
Rich Miller / Bloomberg:
Trump's 3% Growth Feat in 2018 Undone by Annual Data Revisions  — Update shows U.S. economy expanded 2.5% last year  — Revisions also boost savings rate, lower cellphone prices  —  President Donald Trump failed to achieve his much-ballyhooed 3% target for economic growth in 2018 after all.
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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2019 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update  —  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Discussion: Mother Jones, CNBC, Quartz and UPI
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew by an Annual Rate of 2.1% in Second Quarter
Discussion: The Week
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:   Economic Growth Didn't Hit 3% Mark Last Year, Revised Data Show
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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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Scarborough calls McConnell ‘Moscow Mitch,’ says lack of action on Russian meddling is ‘un-American’  —  MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Friday lashed out at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, calling him “Moscow Mitch” over his inaction on legislation to address Russian election interference.
Washington Post:
Russians probably targeted election systems in all 50 states, Senate panel's report says
Discussion: Associated Press and The Week
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Wall Street Journal:   Jeffrey Epstein Burrowed Into the Lives of the Rich and Made a Fortune
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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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump knocks Fox News after poll shows him losing to Biden by 10 points
Discussion: Washington Post and Fox News
NBC News:
What happened to the Republican outrage on Russia?
Washington Examiner:
UPDATED: CNN editor praised murder of ‘Jewish pigs’ in terrorist attack on Israeli bus  —  Social media posts from years ago by a CNN photo editor and writer reveal that he called Jews “pigs” and praised their deaths.  —  In a 2011 tweet, Mohammed Elshamy, 25, wrote, “More than 4 jewish pigs killed …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
DOJ's Russia probe review focusing on ‘smoking gun’ tapes of meeting with Trump aide: sources  —  CIA, FBI and DNI work with Attorney General Bill Barr to determine the origins of the Trump-Russia probe  —  The Justice Department's internal review of the Russia investigation is zeroing …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
What Mueller Was Trying to Hide  —  His investigation was about protecting the actual miscreants in the collusion hoax.  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller testified before two House committees Wednesday, and his performance requires us to look at his investigation and report in a new light.
Discussion: RedState and Power Line
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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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
A Border Patrol chief in a racist Facebook group says she didn't realize it was racist
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Shareblue Media
Reuters:
Reuters photo captures Guatemalan mother begging soldier to let her enter U.S
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
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 …
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Reuters:   U.S. to pay farmers up to $16 billion for trade war losses, South to benefit
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi: There was never ‘any hatchet’ to bury with Ocasio-Cortez  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there was never “any hatchet” to bury with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, praising the high-profile freshman after the two met privately Friday to move past their feud that erupted earlier this month.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Fox News and New York Post
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USA Today:
'I'm looking forward to it': Pelosi minimizes tensions with Ocasio-Cortez ahead of meeting
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Is ‘Doing the Right Thing’ Worth Increasing the Risk of a Second Trump Term?  —  A new argument for impeaching President Trump has gained attention in the wake of Robert Mueller's testimony in the House on Wednesday, during which the special counsel confirmed his understanding that Trump …
Discussion: Washington Post
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Warren Fellowship Applicants: Campaign Program Was a ‘Great Scam’  —  Two men accepted into the 2020 candidate's volunteer fellowship program described the process for entry as deceptive and at times exploitative.  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has built much of her political career …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Pols Took Your Cash.  They Used It to Help the Saudis and the Qataris.  —  The contributions “add another dimension to the familiar but ever-expanding story of money, influence, and access in Washington,” the Campaign Legal Center wrote in its report.  —  In the summer of 2018 …
Discussion: Roll Call and Splinter
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
The Extraordinary Humbling of John Hickenlooper  —  HANOVER, N.H. — Can John Hickenlooper interest you in a joke?  —  “What's the opposite of woe?”  Mr. Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor and still-presidential-candidate, asked inside a hotel reception room last week …
Washington Post:
Meet the man who created the fake presidential seal — a former Republican fed up with Trump  —  Charles Leazott hadn't thought about the seal in months.  —  The 46-year-old graphic designer threw it together after the 2016 presidential election — it was one part joke, one part catharsis.
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 …
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
Windsor Mann / The Week:
How Pat Buchanan made President Trump possible  —  In 1991, television personality Pat Buchanan launched his first campaign for president.  Twenty-five years later, he won.  —  “We will put America first,” Buchanan said in 1991.  The previous year, he penned an essay for the National Interest titled …
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
As ESPN tries to stick to sports, president Jimmy Pitaro must define what that means  —  NEW YORK — New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit jogged toward the home dugout after the bottom of the second inning of a recent game between the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays, and ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro wanted a baseball.
YouTube:
Krystal Ball: How much damage has MSNBC done to the Left? … Krystal Ball's radar takes a look at the reaction to Mueller's 7-hour testimony from MSNBC.  —  About Rising:  —  Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside …
 
 
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Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
We don't have 12 years to save the climate. We have 14 months.
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VICE:
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Jen O'Malley Dillon is a star Democratic operative. Can she save Beto O'Rourke's candidacy?
ProPublica:
How Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.
Tae Phoenix / Newsweek:
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Financial Times:
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Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
The investigators need to be investigated
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Wealthy Republicans fearing socialists provide hope GOP can retake the House
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Why 5 Freshman Democrats Sided With Trump And Saudi Arabia On A Key Yemen Vote
Wall Street Journal:
A Prince's $500 Billion Desert Dream: Flying Cars, Robot Dinosaurs and a Giant Artificial Moon
Discussion: The Verge
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fox's Napolitano Says Trump Has Changed: He Has ‘Unleashed a Torrent of Hatred’