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2:45 AM ET, August 1, 2014

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House GOP in disarray: Border fight delays recess — House Republicans are poised to delay their August recess by one day, as they frantically scramble to pass a border security bill. — After a chaotic afternoon, which saw the GOP leadership suddenly pull their legislation from the House floor …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Texas Observer, Guardian and OnPolitics

New York Times:

Rebellion Inside G.O.P. Scuttles Vote on Border Bill — WASHINGTON — Conservatives in the House rebelled against their leadership on Thursday to scuttle an emergency spending measure that addressed the migrant crisis at the southern border, pushing the issue to a showdown on Friday …

Discussion: Speaker.gov, Outside the Beltway and Hinterland Gazette

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:

House GOP Abandons Border Crisis Bill Amid Conservative Opposition — House Republican leaders abruptly pulled their border supplemental legislation prior to a scheduled vote on Thursday, a sign that they lacked the votes to pass it. That means members would go home for recess without acting …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:

House cancels border vote — House GOP leaders canceled a Thursday vote on their $659 million border bill after failing to win over conservative members who opposed giving any more money to President Obama. — A significant number of Republicans had balked at sending any money to the White House …

Discussion: Politico, Roll Call, Washington Post, Balloon Juice, CNN, No More Mister Nice Blog and Trail Blazers Blog

Ramsey Cox / The Hill:

Senate sends highway bill to Obama — After the House rejected Senate changes, senators held their noses Thursday and voted 81-13 for a $10.9 billion bill to fund highway projects through May 2015. — Earlier in the week, the Senate voted to amend the House-passed Highway Trust Fund bill …

Discussion: Booman Tribune, Daily Kos and New York Times

Gail Collins / New York Times:

None Dare Call It Impeachment — Let's talk about something cheerful. How about impeachment? — Hey, it's been a depressing month for news. If you want to look on the bright side, you've got to work with what you've got. — The possibility of actual impeachment is not something that keeps Barack Obama up at night.

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House GOP delays recess

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Capitol Report and Washington Monthly

Washington Post:
House GOP leaders spike border bill rather than see it defeated

Discussion: Hot Air

Sarah Smith / Politico:
Rep. Chris Van Hollen: ‘Speaker Cruz’

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Daily Kos

Washington Post:
House GOP pulls border bill rather than see it defeated

Discussion: Roll Call, BREITBART.COM, The Daily Caller and Hot Air

William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Note to the House GOP: Kill the Bill

Discussion: Townhall.com, The Daily Caller, RedState, American Prospect, National Review, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh, Power Line, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Politico and Washington Monthly

Joe Klein / TIME:
Begging for Impeachment — To improve its standing with voters …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

McClatchy Washington Bureau:

CIA improperly accessed Senate computers, agency finds — WASHINGTON — CIA employees improperly accessed computers used by the Senate Intelligence Committee to compile a report on the agency's now defunct detention and interrogation program, an internal CIA investigation has determined.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Guardian, Daily Kos, Techdirt, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, Engadget, Firedoglake, Hit & Run, The Verge, emptywheel, Balloon Juice and The Hill

Greg Miller / Washington Post:
CIA director John Brennan apologizes for search of Senate committee's computers

Discussion: Informed Comment, NO QUARTER USA NET, Hullabaloo, National Review and Booman Tribune

New York Times:
Inquiry by C.I.A. Affirms It Spied on Senate Panel

Discussion: Mother Jones, Guardian, Outside the Beltway, Prairie Weather, Little Green Footballs, The Daily Caller and The Dish

Associated Press:
STATE DEPT: ‘NO AMERICAN IS PROUD’ OF CIA TACTICS

Discussion: Politico, Hit & Run, The Hill, Washington Monthly and Here & Now

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Bill Clinton's alleged talk of bin Laden — on 9/10/01 — The day before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, former President Bill Clinton purportedly spoke frankly about having passed on a chance to kill Osama bin Laden, according to a recording offered up by a former Australian lawmaker.

Discussion: Mediaite, Fox News, CNN, The PJ Tatler and CBS DC

Alex Seitz-Wald / msnbc.com:
Bill Clinton on Sept. 10, 2001: ‘I could have killed’ Bin Laden

Discussion: Hot Air, The Huffington Post, The Daily Caller, The Jawa Report and Unqualified Offerings

Monica Lewinsky / Vanity Fair:

The Online Rebuttal Is the New Black — Lately I have found myself in a summer blanket on my old red sofa “power watching” Orange Is the New Black. While no one I know well has ever been to prison, the show's story lines are so riveting and the characters so emotionally nuanced …

Discussion: ABC News, Business Insider and The Huffington Post

Hadas Gold / Politico:
Monica Lewinsky now a Vanity Fair contributor

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite

Associated Press:

US Prosecutor Warns Cuomo Over Corruption Probe — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced more questions about his handling of a special anti-corruption commission Thursday after Manhattan's federal prosecutor threatened to investigate his office for possible witness tampering and obstruction …

Discussion: Politico

Stephen Gillers / The Nation:
Andrew Cuomo's Watergate?

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post, Business Insider and New York Times

Mark Sherman / Associated Press:

Ginsburg: High Court Won't ‘Duck’ Gay Marriage — The Supreme Court won't duck the issue of same-sex marriage the next time a case comes to the court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says. — The 81-year-old Ginsburg said in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday that she expects …

Discussion: Washington Post

Jonathan Topaz / Politico:

Scarborough explains Israel remarks — Joe Scarborough says he was a bit surprised by the intensity of the response to his criticism of Israel on Thursday morning, but is still an “unambiguously strong” supporter of the Jewish state. — “I remain as unambiguously strong a supporter of Israel …

Discussion: his vorpal sword, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Israel Matzav

Valerie Richardson / Fox News:

Climate Doesn't Cooperate With Al Gore's Group's Visit to Denver EPA Hearings — DENVER — The Climate Reality Project brought its “I'm Too Hot” trucks and offers of free ice cream to this week's Environmental Protection Agency hearings on power-plant emissions, but the climate wasn't cooperating.

Discussion: Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, NewsBusters, Independent Journal Review, Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit

Robin Marty / cosmopolitan.com:

In an Alarming Move, Activists Are Trying to Shut Down a Clinic Over Birth Control — A new Planned Parenthood affiliate in Minnesota doesn't even provide abortions, but that hasn't stopped protesters from trying to get rid of it. — It started with a Facebook page and an online petition.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Raw Story

Fox News:

Gaza crisis: 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire begins — A three-day cease-fire on the Gaza Strip began Friday after Israel and Hamas agreed Thursday to an unconditional, 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire in the conflict. — The cease-fire took effect at 8 am local time and is expected …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Patterico's Pontifications