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10:20 PM ET, July 28, 2019

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New York Times:
Dan Coats to Step Down as Intelligence Chief; Trump Picks Loyalist for Job  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Sunday that Dan Coats would step down as director of national intelligence after a fraught tenure marked by tension with the Oval Office, and he tapped one of his staunch defenders …
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
John Ratcliffe: AG William Barr will deliver justice to any Obama officials who committed crimes  —  A top Republican investigator said accountability is coming for any of those individuals who may have committed crimes during the Trump-Russia investigation.
Discussion: RedState
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as DNI  —  President Trump announced on Twitter Sunday that he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, confirming Axios' earlier reporting that Ratcliffe was favored for the job.
Laurence H. Tribe / USA Today:
We are finally on the path to Trump impeachment and saving what our Founders gave us  —  Nancy Pelosi spared moderate Democrats a floor vote on impeachment, but she has unleashed her committee chairs to do exactly what needs to be done.  —  CONNECT  —  Don't let anybody fool you …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
With Sunday surge, nearly half of House Democrats back impeachment inquiry  —  Four more rank-and-file Democrats called for opening an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Sunday, inching lawmakers closer to a significant symbolic milestone: a majority of all House Democrats.
Discussion: Mediaite
Congressman Denny Heck:
STATEMENT: Rep. Denny Heck Supports an Impeachment Inquiry  —  Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) released the following statement, announcing his support for a formal impeachment inquiry:  —  “For many months multiple committees of the House have been engaged in investigations …
U.S. Congresswoman Suzan Delbene:
DelBene Supports Impeachment Inquiry
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Paola Chavez / CNN:
Nadler says Trump should be impeached because 'he's violated the laws six ways from Sunday'
Discussion: Law & Crime and twitchy.com
Zachary Basu / Axios:   Nadler: “We have impeachment resolutions before the committee”
Gabriela Resto-Montero / Vox:
New polling finds Mueller's testimony didn't change Americans' minds on impeachment
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Fox's Chris Wallace Calls Out Mulvaney for Saying Trump's Baltimore Tweets Have ‘Zero to Do With Race’  —  White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney insisted this morning that President Donald Trump's tweets going after Baltimore and Congressman Elijah Cummings have “zero to do with race.”
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Dan Rodricks / Baltimore Sun:
People who refuse to see or hear Trump's racism in attack on Baltimore are beyond reach, but here goes
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Hot Air:
Tapper To Rashida Tlaib: Why Do You Only Want To Boycott Israel And Not, Say, Egypt Or Pakistan Or Saudi Arabia?  —  I would happily boycott Egypt or Saudi Arabia for human rights violations, Tlaib insists, responding to Tapper's question.  —  Okay, he says.  Then why don't you?
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Kevin M. Kruse / New York Times:
The Real Problem With Trump's Rallies  —  There are a lot of similarities between the president and George Wallace of Alabama.  But there's also one big difference.  —  Mr. Kruse is a professor of history at Princeton.  —  President Trump's political rallies are certainly a spectacle, but a spectacle we've seen before.
New York Times:
Federal Inquiry of Trump Friend Focused on Foreign Lobbying  —  WASHINGTON — As Donald J. Trump was preparing to deliver an address on energy policy in May 2016, Paul Manafort, his campaign chairman, had a question about the speech's contents for Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a top campaign fund-raiser and close friend of Mr. Trump.
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
When Epstein Was Cosmo's Bachelor of the Month  —  In July 1980, the predatory financier was featured as the magazine's “Bachelor of the Month” seeking a “cute Texas girl.”  —  Long before Jeffrey Epstein boasted of his billionaires-only client list—and long before his arrests …
Rebecca Tan / Washington Post:
Kushner owns lots of Baltimore-area apartments.  Some are infested with mice.  —  In a now-viral tweetstorm on Saturday, President Trump characterized Rep. Elijah E. Cummings's Baltimore-based congressional district as a “rodent infested mess” where “no human” would want to live.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Nataliya Vasilyeva / Associated Press:
Nearly 1,400 detained in Moscow protest; largest in decade  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Nearly 1,400 people were detained in a violent police crackdown on an opposition protest in Moscow, a Russian monitoring group said Sunday, adding that was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital this decade.
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Rick Scott on ‘Meet the Press’ admits he hasn't read new Senate report on Russian election hacking  —  Maybe ask Marco Rubio for a copy?  —  A new report from the Senate Intelligence committee on Russian hacking has raised more serious questions about Florida election security in 2016.
Discussion: Florida Politics and Miami Herald
 
 
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Leftists Rule at the Whitney
Discussion: City Journal
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Robert Mueller shielded Trump's budget deal
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Beers, nostalgia and worry in Michigan as historic GM plant closes
New York Times:
Why Democrats Are So Far From Consensus on 2020
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
How Mueller's Lawyers Spun the OLC Guidance on Indicting a Sitting President
CNN:
Hoping for a Warren-Sanders clash? Their campaigns say don't hold your breath
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Stories That Divide Us
Discussion: twitchy.com
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-28-19: Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Will Hurd, Mayor Bill de Blasio
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 Earlier Items: 
Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan for private equity has good aims but misses the mark
New York Times:
Under Brazil's Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall
Discussion: The Guardian
Globe and Mail:
Netflix's The Great Hack is the great warning about your data
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
For Trump, Staying on the Line Helps Keep the G.O.P. in Line
Jake Pearson / Salon:
Donald Trump Jr.'s buddy can help you meet Trump
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
A red state is plastering ‘In God We Trust’ on the walls of public schools. It's mandatory.
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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