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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Special counsel is investigating Jared Kushner's business dealings  —  Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller is investigating the finances and business dealings of Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and adviser, as part of the probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Pence hires outside counsel to deal with Russia probe inquiries  —  Vice President Mike Pence has hired outside legal counsel to help with both congressional committee inquiries and the special counsel investigation into possible collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russia.
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 …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House aides fret over Trump's Russia probe obsession  —  Donald Trump received three separate assurances from then-FBI Director James Comey that the president was not personally under investigation — but he may now be under investigation because he couldn't let his obsession go.
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Sessions Dined With Lobbyist For Russian Corps, Omitted It In Testimony
Discussion: Death and Taxes and The Week
Greg B. Smith / New York Daily News:
President Trump chooses inexperienced woman who planned his son Eric's wedding to run N.Y. federal housing programs  —  She's arranged tournaments at Trump golf courses, served as the liaison to the Trump family during his presidential campaign, and even arranged Eric Trump's wedding.
Discussion: The Week and New York Magazine
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Empire Strikes Back  —  Along with many others, I have suggested that in the wake of James Hodgkinson's rampage, Democrats should look in the mirror and consider whether the insane climate of hate they have fomented over the last seven months contributed to the overtly political crime committed by one of their fervent supporters.
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Politico:
Day after shooting, Pelosi blasts ‘sanctimonious’ Republicans
Discussion: Breitbart
Bianca Padró Ocasio / Politico:
Trump: Congressional game takes on ‘deeper level of meaning’ after violence
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
I've covered Obamacare since day one.  I've never seen lying and obstruction like this.  —  Republicans do not want the country to know what is in their health care bill.  —  This has become more evident each day, as the Senate plots out a secretive path toward Obamacare repeal …
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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.
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Why a single gunshot to Steve Scalise's hip could be life-threatening  —  For those of us who experience gun violence via movies or television, the single bullet wound to the hip that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise suffered in a ballfield shooting Wednesday would seem less serious than what could have happened to him.
Discussion: NPR and New York Magazine
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Sadie Gurman / AP News:
The Latest: Scalise still critical but improved
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Axios
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP sirens blaze over Georgia special election  —  The GOP is bracing for the prospect of a loss in Tuesday's Georgia's special election that could have far-reaching implications for President Donald Trump and his party's fortunes in 2018.  —  As grim confidential polling data circulates …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Rage Is All the Rage, and It's Dangerous  —  A generation of media figures are cratering under the historical pressure of Donald Trump.  —  What we are living through in America is not only a division but a great estrangement.  It is between those who support Donald Trump and those who despise him …
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Justice Dept. releases cryptic statement on leaks  —  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Russia probe due to Jeff Sessions' recusal, released an unorthodox statement Thursday night: … The general reaction, summed up by the NY Times' Maggie Haberman, “Have literally never seen a statement like this.”
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
Los Angeles Times:
Gunman with rifle opens fire at LAPD near South L.A. park, prompting massive search  —  People gather at a South Los Angeles park, looking toward where a man opened fire at police Thursday evening.  (Leila Miller / Los Angeles Times)  —  A man armed with a rifle fired several rounds toward …
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Kenneth W. Starr / Washington Post:
Firing Mueller would be an insult to the Founding Fathers  —  Kenneth W. Starr, a former U.S. solicitor general and federal judge, served as independent counsel in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky investigations during the Clinton administration.  —  In the natural rhythm of government …
Discussion: Althouse
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump said foreign leaders wouldn't laugh at the U.S. Now they're laughing at him.  —  Two weeks ago in the Rose Garden, President Trump declared that under his leadership, foreign leaders won't be “laughing at us anymore.”  —  Since then, he's been the butt of jokes in capitals across the globe.
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9news.com.au:
Leaked audio reveals Malcolm Turnbull roasting Donald Trump over ‘fake polls’ and Russia
Todd Venezia / New York Post:
Father of comatose student freed by North Korea slams Obama  —  The father of the American student left comatose after 18 months in a North Korean prison has criticized former President Barack Obama for not doing enough to free his son.  —  “The question is, ‘Do I think the past administration could have done more?’ ”
Kyle Hicks / Fox 59:
Several shots fired at truck flying ‘Make America Great Again’ flag on I-465  —  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Indiana State Police say shots were fired at a truck carrying a “Make America Great Again” flag and an American flag on eastbound I-465 Tuesday.  —  Officers believe the shots were fired …
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
We Got Our Hands On A Draft Of Milo Yiannopoulos's Book.  It's Awful.  —  There's a certain kind of book you really see only at the airport.  You know what it looks like: glossy, with an airbrushed famous person on the cover and a catchy title.  You know what it reads like: frothy …
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
'We're sorry': New York Times issues correction to editorial after controversy  —  The New York Times on Thursday issued a correction to an editorial after it was widely criticized for incorrectly linking the 2011 shooting of Rep. Gabby Giffords to a map circulated by Sarah Palin's political action committee …
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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
Patrick Reevell / ABC News:
ISIS leader Baghdadi may have been killed in strike: Russian military  —  Russia's military said on Friday that one of its airstrikes in Syria late last month may have killed the leader of ISIS.  —  In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry said it was “checking this through various channels” …
Discussion: Associated Press
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Commerce Department Removes Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity From Equal Employment Policy  —  The department had explicitly included sexual orientation and gender identity in its anti-discrimination policies as far back as 2010.  After this story was published, the department said they will re-issue the policy.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump transition officials ordered to save Russia documents  —  Aides and volunteers on Donald Trump's presidential transition were instructed Thursday to save any records related to “several pending investigations into potential attempts by Russia interests to influence the 2016 election,” according to a memo provided to POLITICO.
Discussion: Mediaite
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Hill GOP stunned, disappointed Trump called their bill “mean”  —  President Trump's private comment earlier this week that the House healthcare bill was “mean” is having a lingering, and potentially devastating, effect on his credibility along House Republicans.
Amy Sherman / Naked Politics:
Here's what Canova told media about Wasserman Schultz rematch  —  Tim Canova announced a rematch against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Thursday at a meeting of the Broward County Democratic progressive caucus.  —  After his speech, the Nova Southeastern University law professor took …
Department of Homeland Security:
Rescission of Memorandum Providing for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents ("DAPA")  —  On June 15, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, after consulting with the Attorney General, signed a memorandum rescinding the November 20 …
Discussion: The Atlantic
 
 
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Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
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Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
CEOs to Trump: You're failing
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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