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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say  —  The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election is interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a widening probe that now includes an examination …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Mueller's revenge: “Can't fire him now”  —  Most White House officials feared Robert Mueller would go after President Trump for obstruction of justice.  —  The signs were everywhere: James Comey's testimony that Trump urged him to drop the FBI probe of Michael Flynn; Trump's forceful denial …
The Daily Beast:
Even Trump's Aides Blame Him for Obstruction Probe: ‘President Did This to Himself’ … It's exactly the circumstance Donald Trump tried to avoid.  But Trump's own actions have made an FBI investigation into the president himself a reality.  —  Firing James Comey, the FBI director, was …
Discussion: Wired and Washington Monthly
Manu Raju / CNN:
Senate intel panel to steer clear of Trump obstruction question
Discussion: Axios and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Mueller Seeks to Talk to Intelligence Officials, Hinting at Inquiry of Trump
John Wagner / Washington Post:
On Twitter, Trump decries obstruction probe tied to ‘phony’ Russia collusion story
New York Times:
America's Lethal Politics  —  America's elected representatives enjoying America's pastime on a ball field just across the Potomac from the Capitol: A particularly American form of terror changed that idyll early Wednesday morning into what Senator Rand Paul, who was there, called “basically a killing field.”
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
The bogus claim that a map of crosshairs by Sarah Palin's PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords's shooting  —  “Was this attack evidence of how vicious American politics has become?  Probably.  In 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire in a supermarket parking lot, grievously wounding Representative Gabby Giffords …
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
NYT Uses GOP Shooting To Falsely Attack Sarah Palin With Debunked Conspiracy Theory
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump: Scalise in ‘some trouble’ after shooting  —  President Trump said Thursday that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) is “in some trouble” following the shooting Wednesday at a GOP congressional baseball practice in Virginia.  —  “It's been much more difficult than people even thought at the time …
Discussion: Politico and Axios
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Scalise faces third surgery after being wounded in mass shooting  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, shot Wednesday during a congressional baseball practice, was undergoing his third surgery Thursday morning as his colleagues gathered to discuss the horrific shooting and share cautious optimism about the congressman's recovery.
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Following the shootout in Virginia, members of Congress push for greater security
Discussion: Politicus USA
Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Home Depot Co-Founder Bernie Marcus: I'm ‘So Worried About the Life’ of President Trump
Joshua Berlinger / CNN:
Dennis Rodman gifts Trump's ‘Art of the Deal’ to North Korean minister  —  CNN on the ground: Waiting for Dennis Rodman  —  (CNN)Dennis Rodman may not have been sent to North Korea by US President Donald Trump, but that's not stopping the former basketball star from promoting his former reality TV co-star.
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CNN:
Ex-North Korea detainee Otto Warmbier has ‘severe neurological injury’
Discussion: Death and Taxes and IJR
9news.com.au:
Leaked audio reveals Malcolm Turnbull roasting Donald Trump over ‘fake polls’ and Russia  —  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull isn't known for being a comedian but he tried some daring Donald Trump material on a room full of journalists in Canberra last night.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Republicans are about to make Medicare-for-all much more likely  —  If Republicans strike down Obamacare, the “Medicare for all” movement will become more powerful than they can imagine.  —  The details of the Senate GOP's Obamacare replacement plan remain a mystery.
Discussion: Mother Jones and rubber hose
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New York Times:
Secrecy Surrounding Senate Health Bill Raises Alarms in Both Parties  —  WASHINGTON — As they draft legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republican leaders are aiming to transform large sections of the American health care system without a single hearing on their bill and without a formal, open drafting session.
Discussion: NBC News and Shareblue
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
How Democrats Would Fix Obamacare
Discussion: Vox
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Seventeen-Point Drop in US Satisfaction Among Republicans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. took a hit since last month.  Forty-one percent of Republicans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., down 17 percentage points since May.
Discussion: Shareblue and Political Wire
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:   The GOP's Risky Calculation for 2018
Alex Acquisto / Bangor Daily News:
Maine woman attacked by raccoon drowns rabid animal in puddle  —  HOPE, Maine — While jogging on a familiar, overgrown, wooded trail near her home on a recent warm afternoon, Rachel Borch thought to herself.  “What a beautiful day.”  —  Little did she know she was about to be attacked …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Lobbyist for Russian interests says he attended dinners hosted by Sessions  —  Richard Burt contradicts Jeff Sessions' testimony that he didn't believe he had contacts with lobbyists working for Russian interests during Trump's campaign … An American lobbyist for Russian interests …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP congressman: Trump may lack language ‘discipline’ to avoid appearance of investigation interference  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. David Schweikert said in a radio interview Thursday that President Donald Trump might lack the language discipline to avoid giving the appearance of interfering in an investigation .
Discussion: Political Wire
NBC News:
Bill Cosby Trial: Judge Orders Deadlocked Jury Keep Trying  —  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial said Thursday it's deadlocked, but the judge ordered them to try again to reach a verdict.  —  “We cannot come to a unanimous consensus on any of these counts,” …
NBC News:
Qatar Buys U.S. F-15s Days After Trump Says Country Funds Terror  —  Qatar said Wednesday it has signed a $12 billion deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States — just days after President Donald Trump accused the country of being a “high-level” sponsor of terrorism.
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Trump's Afghan Push: More Troops, No Plan  —  The president campaigned against nation-building.  But he hasn't decided what to do instead.  —  Usually when a president agrees to send more troops to a war zone, it's part of a broader strategy.  George W. Bush approved the surge of forces …
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
The surprising number of American adults who think chocolate milk comes from brown cows  —  Seven percent of all American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows, according to a nationally representative online survey commissioned by the Innovation Center of U.S. Dairy.
Discussion: Mother Jones and AOL
 
 
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Jeh Johnson to testify publicly in House Russia probe
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Wall Street Journal:
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Brad Plumer / New York Times:
Energy Department Closes Office Working on Climate Change Abroad
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Camille Paglia: On Trump, Democrats, Transgenderism, and Islamist Terror
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Putin jokingly offers Comey asylum during annual phone-in session
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Bloomberg:
Message Startup Slack Said to Draw Interest From Amazon.com
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘They tried to make money off it’: Colorado GOP leader busted for fundraising off of baseball shooting
Discussion: KUSA-TV
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
CNN files lawsuit seeking Comey's Trump memos
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Why Should We Trust Mueller?
Discussion: Instapundit
The Washington Times http / Washington Times:
A shooting war on Republicans
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The Emerging Senate Repeal Bill Eviscerates Protections for Millions in Employer Plans Nationwide