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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump's pick for intelligence director misrepresented role in anti-terror case — President Donald Trump's pick for the next director of national intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, has misrepresented his role in an anti-terrorism case that he's repeatedly cited among his credentials related to national security issues.
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John Walcott / TIME:
Top GOP Senator Warned the White House About Trump's Choice for National Intelligence Director — President Donald Trump's decision to name a staunch Republican ally with a limited background in spycraft to replace Dan Coats as the nation's top intelligence official has aroused concern on Capitol Hill …
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Splinter and New York Times
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The first Mueller TV ad — DRIVING THE DAY — PLAYBOOK SCOOP ... ROBERT MUELLER was panned last week for being short in his testimony before Congress, giving little ammo to Democrats who wanted to capitalize politically from his appearance.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Intel Pick John Ratcliffe Started Theory of FBI Anti-Trump ‘Secret Society’ — The congressman debuted the mysterious text messages on Fox News. It became a mini-scandal before the full context became known. — Donald Trump's new pick for Director of National Intelligence played …
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Splinter, Washington Post and Mediaite
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Some officials fear Trump will get the intelligence he wants, not the intelligence he needs, from DNI pick
Some officials fear Trump will get the intelligence he wants, not the intelligence he needs, from DNI pick
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Lawfare, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Defense One, New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Daily Caller
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Former Federal Prosecutor Confirms Rep. John Ratcliffe's Role In Holy Land Foundation Case
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Ratcliffe, Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence, faces head winds in Congress
Ratcliffe, Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence, faces head winds in Congress
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Vanity Fair, Shareblue Media, Law & Crime, Common Dreams, Power Line and VICE
Washington Post:
Jamestown ceremony marks birth of democracy in America; black Va. legislators skip because of Trump — Virginia's black state lawmakers are boycotting Tuesday's commemoration of 400 years of representative democracy, saying the Jamestown event “will be tarnished unduly” by the participation of President Trump.
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New York Times:
Trump Hails African-American Contributions to America Amid Battle With Black Critics
Trump Hails African-American Contributions to America Amid Battle With Black Critics
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CBS News:
Trump leaves for Jamestown anniversary as he continues attacks on Elijah Cummings
Trump leaves for Jamestown anniversary as he continues attacks on Elijah Cummings
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CBS Baltimore
New York Times:
Why Democrats Are Unsure About How to Confront Trump's Race-Baiting
Why Democrats Are Unsure About How to Confront Trump's Race-Baiting
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Politico, The Hill, The Guardian and Talking Points Memo
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump says people of Baltimore are “living in hell”
Trump says people of Baltimore are “living in hell”
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National Review and Political Wire
Patrick Reis / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Racism Is a National Emergency
Trump's Racism Is a National Emergency
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New Yorker, The Atlantic and American Greatness, more at Mediagazer »
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Why Does No One Care That Trump Is Lying About Elijah Cummings' District? — 1. He's Lying, Again — There's a great deal to unpack in the Trump-Elijah Cummings-Baltimore incident. — So let's start with the fact that Cummings has been a pretty great colleague to his Republican friends in the House.
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Baltimore Sun:
Cummings didn't cause Baltimore's woes; it was people who profited from racism. Sound familiar, Mr. Trump? — It's not our job to defend Rep. Elijah Cummings from President Donald Trump's Twitter rants. For one thing, he's quite capable of doing it on his own, and for another …
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Breitbart and The Atlantic
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Even on Saturday morning, Fox News cannot hide
Even on Saturday morning, Fox News cannot hide
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New York Times and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
MoscowMitchMcTreason trends after McConnell defends blocking election security bills — The hashtag #MoscowMitchMcTreason began trending on Twitter Tuesday morning after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) fired back against the nickname “Moscow Mitch” in a fiery speech from the Senate floor.
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump makes unfounded claim The Washington Post is a ‘Russian asset’
Trump makes unfounded claim The Washington Post is a ‘Russian asset’
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Associated Press:
Suburban women recoil as Trump dives into racial politics — BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Carol Evans approves of Donald Trump's immigration policy. She gives him credit for the strong economy. But the Republican from the affluent Milwaukee suburbs of Waukesha County, a GOP bedrock in the state …
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit and No More Mister Nice Blog
Philippe Reines / Politico:
I Played Trump in Hillary Clinton's 2016 Debate Prep. Here's What It Takes to Beat Him. — Before any of them takes the debate stage on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 2020 Democratic candidates will already have put in dozens of hours each preparing. But here's what they need to understand …
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Althouse
John F. Harris / Politico:
Democrats Are Veering Left. It Might Just Work. — John F. Harris is founding editor of POLITICO and author of The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House. — Put a bunch of Democrats on the stage and they can't help but go off the rails: They compete with each other to win the favor …
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Debate could mark moderates' last stand
The Note: Debate could mark moderates' last stand
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The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Vox, Sara A. Carter and Breitbart
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Republicans sue to block Michigan redistricting commission … (Photo: Dale G. Young, The Detroit News) — Lansing — Republicans are suing to stop Michigan's new citizen redistricting commission before it begins, alleging the voter-approved amendment is “blatantly unconstitutional” …
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ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
QU Poll:
Release Detail — July 30, 2019 - Trump Is Racist, Half Of U.S. Voters Say, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But Voters Say Almost 2-1 Don't Impeach President — President Donald Trump is racist, American voters say 51 - 45 percent in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.
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New York Times, Washington Post and Political Wire
Yashar's Newsletter:
Exclusive: Newsom Trump Tax Returns — Subscribe — Exclusive: California Gov. Newsom to Sign Bill Targeting Trump Tax Returns — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, my former boss, tells me that he has decided to sign a bill that would require all presidential and gubernatorial candidates …
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
CNN and Jeff Zucker plot 2020 election coverage and promise things will be different — “Side shot! Side shot! Side shot!” — It's Mueller Day in Washington, and the man calling out instructions in the darkened control room of CNN's Washington bureau gets his wish as the screens …
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Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Majority of Trump's Trade Aid Went to Biggest Farms, Study Finds — 54% of the aid payments went to just one-tenth of recipients — President approved new $16 billion round of trade aid for 2019 — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars.
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Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal:
College Financial-Aid Loophole: Wealthy Parents Transfer Guardianship of Their Teens to Get Aid — Education Department, universities are investigating the practice, which has been used in the Chicago area — CHICAGO—Amid an intense national furor over the fairness of college admissions …
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VICE, ProPublica, Quartz and Splinter
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
House GOP fears retirement wave will lead to tsunami — House Republicans plotting to win back their majority in Congress fear they are on the brink of a massive wave of retirements that could force them to play defense in a high-stakes presidential election year.
Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
GOP senator introduces bill banning ‘addictive’ social media features — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a freshman who has emerged as a top Republican critic of major technology companies in Congress, on Tuesday will introduce a bill banning social media companies from building “addictive” features into their products.
Rod Schoonover / New York Times:
The White House Blocked My Report on Climate Change and National Security — Politics intruded on science and intelligence. That's why I quit my job as an analyst for the State Department. — Dr. Schoonover was a senior analyst in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the State Department.
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CNN, Washington Post, Foreign Policy, ThinkProgress and Media Matters for America
Victoria Guida / Politico:
The Fed's real message: Save the economy from Trump — In the case of Donald Trump vs. the U.S. Federal Reserve, the president of the United States is likely to secure a winning verdict this week. — Central bank officials are expected to cut interest rates for the first time since …
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Pew Research Center:
Climate Change and Russia Are Partisan Flashpoints in Public's Views of Global Threats — More Americans have positive views of free trade agreements — The public's views of two global threats facing the United States have changed in the past few years.
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Washington Post
Rene Marsh / CNN:
Exclusive: TSA officers placed on leave after discovery of racist display — (CNN)Two Transportation Security Administration officers have been placed on leave after a racist display was found inside a TSA workstation at Miami International Airport. — Three TSA officers discovered …
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Law & Crime
Rural hospitals:
Rural hospitals foundering in states that declined Obamacare — More than half of all rural hospitals in Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia and Oklahoma lost money from 2011 through 2017. — In Kansas, the bloodletting was even more widespread. — Two out of three rural hospitals …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Splinter
RealClearInvestigations:
Why the Mystery of Russiagate Hinges on the Mystery of Joseph Mifsud — For many, trying to follow Robert Mueller's testimony was like someone whose Italian is limited to grazie and ciao taking in an opera in Venice: You might follow the action but sorting out the story through the lyrics is another thing altogether.
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Leon Cooperman / Financial Times:
A wealth tax will not solve US inequality — There has been much written lately about imposing an explicit wealth tax, as well as higher income taxes, on the richest Americans. — Several Democratic presidential contenders, most notably Elizabeth Warren, have called for a wealth tax …
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Splinter
John Solomon / The Hill:
Chris Wray's FBI continues to cover for Team Comey's Russia shenanigans — The FBI is going to court to fight the public release of a small number of documents the State Department sent to agents from Christopher Steele, the British intelligence operative and Hillary Clinton-paid political muckraker, during the 2016 election.
Williamson M. Evers / Wall Street Journal:
California Wants to Teach Your Kids That Capitalism Is Racist — A new model curriculum for ‘ethnic studies’ is a handbook for classroom propagandizing. — California's Education Department has issued an “Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum” and is soliciting public comments on it until Aug. 15.
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