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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mega-donor urged Bannon not to resign  —  The man credited with honing Donald Trump's populist message and guiding him into the White House has grown frustrated amid continued infighting in the West Wing, so much so that in recent weeks a top donor had to convince him to stay in his position.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bannon to associates: “I love a gunfight”  —  After a series of high-level White House leaks portraying Steve Bannon as fed up with his job and ready to quit, Trump's chief strategist has told associates the stories are “100 percent nonsense” and he's playing for keeps.
Discussion: Political Wire
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
What Steve Bannon's demotion tells us about the Trump White House  —  Washington (CNN)President Trump's decision to remove chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council's principals committee suggests a potentially significant change in the power balance among the four top White House advisers.
Discussion: Shareblue
Fox News:
Bannon reportedly threatened to leave White House after NSC shakeup
Discussion: Axios and Instapundit
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
It's zero hour: Senate to go ‘nuclear’  —  Senate Republicans are expected to trigger the “nuclear option” on Thursday, eliminating the minority party's power to filibuster Supreme Court nominees.  —  The historic vote will ensure the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's pick for the high court …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Josh Holmes / Politico:
McConnell Is Finishing What Schumer Started  —  In a world of instant gratification that too often rewards boastful rhetoric over definitive accomplishments, Mitch McConnell stands out for his patience.  The Senate majority leader expends political capital with ruthless efficiency …
Discussion: Power Line
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump's hidden backchannel to Justice Kennedy: Their kids  —  After Donald Trump wrapped up his first speech to Congress and worked his way through the crowd, he lingered on his handshake with Anthony Kennedy, the 80-year-old Supreme Court justice.  —  The boom mics picked up their seemingly private conversation.
Discussion: The Week, Axios and ABC News
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell: ‘Nuclear option’ helps Senate. McCain: ‘Whoever says that is a stupid idiot.’
Discussion: The Week and Occupy Democrats
New York Times:
Partial Transcript: Trump's Interview With The Times  —  WASHINGTON — The following is a partial transcript of President Trump's interview with The New York Times' Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush.  It has been lightly edited for content and clarity, and omits several off-the-record comments and asides.
Fox News:
Reports in unmasking controversy were detailed, had info about ‘everyday lives’  —  The intelligence reports at the center of the Susan Rice unmasking controversy were detailed, and almost resembled a private investigator's file, according to a Republican congressman familiar with the documents.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:   The Note: Trump redraws Syria lines
Josh Meyer / Politico:
Trump lacks key players for meeting with Chinese leader
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The Real Political Scandal? Actually, There Are Two
Neil W. McCabe / Breitbart:
Exclusive-Sen. Ron Johnson: 'What We Do Know About Susan Rice Is You Can't Believe What She Says'
Discussion: Infowars
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Nunes steps aside from Russia probe  —  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) will temporarily step aside from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including interactions between Moscow and the Trump campaign.  —  The probe will be taken …
Discussion: The Week
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Nunes steps aside from Russia investigation
Discussion: Political Wire
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:   House Intelligence Republicans Boycott Briefing From FBI's Russian Double-Agent
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
The Husband Of A Trump Supporter Has Just Been Deported Back To Mexico  —  The man's American wife said she believed “good people” would not be deported under President Trump.  Late Tuesday night, her husband was removed to Mexico.  —  A Mexican man who spent almost two decades living …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Mayra Cuevas / CNN:
Undocumented husband of Indiana Trump supporter deported to Mexico  —  (CNN)Helen Beristain voted for Donald Trump even though she is married to an undocumented immigrant.  —  In November, she thought Trump would deport only people with criminal records — people he called “bad hombres” — and that he would leave families intact.
Discussion: The Root
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. talks about running for governor of New York  —  MORE FROM: … Donald Trump Jr. wants to run for political office, telling members of an elite gun club that he could set his sights on becoming governor of New York.  —  Don Jr. spoke to members of the F6 Labs gun club in Hicksville …
Discussion: Mediaite, TheBlaze and Axios
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
GOP senator: Trump's wall a ‘metaphor’ for securing border  —  (R-Wis.) says he believes President Trump's promise to build a border wall “was a metaphor for securing the border.”  —  “I always thought the wall was a metaphor for securing the border,” Johnson told CNN's “New Day” on Thursday.
Discussion: RedState and The Week
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:   No ‘sea to shining sea’ border wall, says Trump homeland security chief Kelly
Annie Karni / Politico:
Ivanka's secret Planned Parenthood outreach  —  In the weeks following her father's inauguration, Ivanka Trump quietly reached out to the president of Planned Parenthood seeking common ground on the contentious issue of abortion.  —  The first daughter requested a sit-down with Cecile Richards …
Elizabeth Dexheimer / Bloomberg:
Cohn Backs Wall Street Split of Lending, Investment Banks  —  Senators ask about Glass-Steagall return in private meeting  —  Trump's top economic adviser said he supports separation  —  In a private meeting with lawmakers, White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said he supports a policy …
Discussion: Business Insider and CNBC
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Civil war rages throughout Trump administration  —  A civil war between Donald Trump loyalists and establishment-minded Republicans is escalating throughout the federal government — and increasingly the president's allies are losing.  —  From the State Department to the Environmental Protection Agency …
Discussion: Axios
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Creeping Toward Crisis  —  I am racked with anxiety that our buffoonish “president” — who sounds so internationally unsophisticated and who is still operating under a cloud of illegitimacy — is beginning to face his first real foreign crises.  —  What worries me most is that he seems …
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:   Trump and his ‘America First’ philosophy face first moral quandary in Syria
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
My Most Unpopular Idea: Be Nice to Trump Voters  —  When I write about people struggling with addictions or homelessness, liberals exude sympathy while conservatives respond with snarling hostility to losers who make “bad choices.”  —  When I write about voters who supported President Trump …
Discussion: The Intercept
Ian Tuttle / National Review:
The White House Should Not Be Promoting Mike Cernovich  —  The testosterone-obsessed conspiracist makes an unsavory social-media warrior for the White House.  —  In June, Mike Cernovich published a post at his blog Danger & Play, declaring that “there was more than one shooter” …
Bloomberg:
Trump Spurs GOP to Tweak Health Bill Before Leaving Town  —  House Rules Committee to consider adding amendment to bill  —  Move to show momentum toward deal as lawmakers return home  —  The White House prodded House Republican leaders to make last-minute tweaks to their Obamacare replacement …
Katie Spencer / Sky News:
Sir Michael Caine: Brexit ‘was about freedom’  —  Sir Michael Caine has said he is confident Britain's exit from the EU “will be alright” and that British people have voted for “freedom”.  —  The film star told Sky News: “I think it will be alright.  —  “I voted for Brexit …
Discussion: The Guardian
 
 
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Ian Lovett / Wall Street Journal:
Muslim Births Expected to Outpace Christian Births Within 20 Years
Discussion: RedState and Pew Research Center
Washington Post:
The Texas-size scapegoating of an illegal voter is a travesty of justice
Discussion: Hot Air
Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has a plan to pay for Trump's border wall: Charge rich foreigners $1 million to become citizens
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Alan Boyle / GeekWire:
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Discussion: Instapundit
Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Democrats clamor to take on Rep. Comstock in northern Virginia
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Takes Lead Role on Tax Plan
euronews:
Germany to outlaw child marriages
Discussion: BizPac Review and The Daily Caller
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
He told us who he was: The L.A. Times discovers Donald Trump's vileness — why was any of it a surprise?
Elizabeth Drew / NYR Daily:
No One to Blame But Trump
Discussion: Eschaton
Jacob Fenton / The Huffington Post:
Conservative Megadonor Wrote $450,000 Check To Spread Indicted Congressman's Fake News Across Texas, Prosecutors Say
Discussion: Raw Story