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3:50 PM ET, June 23, 2017

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump loses patience with his White House counsel  —  White House counsel Don McGahn has largely stepped back from managing Donald Trump's response to the expanding Russia investigation, but that hasn't stopped the president from lashing out at him about it anyway.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump is struggling to stay calm on Russia, one morning call at a time  —  President Trump has a new morning ritual.  Around 6:30 a.m. on many days — before all the network news shows have come on the air — he gets on the phone with a member of his outside legal team to chew over all things Russia.
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
White House frustration grows with Tillerson over jobs for Trump allies  —  The White House is becoming increasingly frustrated with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and a close-knit circle of aides over the slow pace of hiring and a chokehold on information and access to Tillerson …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Don't make things worse  —  The secrecy extended into the White House.  —  Rice , Haines and White House homeland-security adviser Lisa Monaco convened meetings in the Situation Room to weigh the mounting evidence of Russian interference and generate options for how to respond.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - June 2017: ACA, Replacement Plan, and Medicaid  —  Ashley Kirzinger, Bianca DiJulio, Liz Hamel, Bryan Wu, and Mollyann Brodie  —  KEY FINDINGS:  — As the Senate prepares to hold a vote on a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) …
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Nicholas Bagley / Vox:
Crazy waivers: the Senate bill invites states to gut important health insurance rules
Dylan Scott / Vox:
What the health insurance industry gets out of the Senate health care bill
Jim Newell / Slate:
Dissent is all part of the script. Trumpcare is right where Republicans want it.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
If You Love High Deductibles, Then You'll Love The Senate Health Bill
Discussion: Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Paul Gutierrez / KHGI-TV:
Nebraska Democratic Party official caught on tape saying he's glad Scalise got shot  —  FILE - In this March 8, 2017 file photo, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Scalise was shot Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., congressional officials say.
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Paul Gutierrez / KPTM:
Nebraska Democratic Party official ousted after controversial audio recording surfaces  —  OMAHA, Ne (FOX42KPTM) - A Nebraska Democratic Party official is now in hot water.  An audio recording was posted on YouTube Thursday with Phil Montag, a technology chairman, voicing how glad …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
‘Fox & Friends’ propagates the most astounding piece of pro-Trump propaganda yet  —  Merely placing sweet little questions before President Trump isn't enough anymore, apparently.  These days, the treatment dished out by the “Fox & Friends” crew to Trump needs to include a bit of slander for the opposition.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: More Americans Believe Comey Over Trump  —  By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans say they are more likely to believe former FBI Director James Comey than President Donald Trump when it comes to their differing accounts of events that led up to Comey's firing, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
One of the dumbest political mistakes in the modern era
Discussion: Bloomberg
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: Voters grow weary of Russia probes
Discussion: Washington Times
Ale Russian / People.com:
Johnny Depp Apologizes for Joking About Trump Assassination: ‘I Intended No Malice’  —  Johnny Depp is apologizing for his comments about President Donald Trump.  —  The actor issued a statement exclusively to PEOPLE apologizing for the remarks he made Thursday in England at the Glastonbury Festival …
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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
Why Do Democrats Keep Losing in 2017?  —  Kansas.  Montana.  Georgia.  South Carolina.  A string of special election defeats in each state, and with each one, a missed opportunity to take over a Republican House seat, has left Democrats facing the question: Why does the party keep losing elections, and when will that change?
Discussion: IJR, CNN and The Moderate Voice
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Norm Ornstein / New York Daily News:   The Democrats' pony in the manure: There's actually some good news buried in the four special election losses
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Donald Trump: ‘It Would Be a Very Sad Day for Republicans’ If Nancy Pelosi Steps Down
Washington Times:
Senate announces probe of Loretta Lynch behavior in 2016 election  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee has opened a probe into former Attorney General Loretta Lynch's efforts to shape the FBI's investigation into 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, the committee's chairman announced Friday.
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Senate probes Loretta Lynch's alleged interference in Clinton email investigation
Discussion: twitchy.com
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Gowdy: Oversight panel won't pursue Russia, obstruction probes  —  Newly-elected House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Trey Gowdy does not plan to investigate Russia's meddling in the 2016 election or questions of whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice.
Discussion: Raw Story
Harry Jaffe / Politico:
Jane Sanders Lawyers Up  —  Bernie Sanders was in the midst of an interview with a local TV reporter early last month when the senator fielded an unexpected question about an uncomfortable matter.  —  “There's an implication, and from at least one individual, an explicit argument …
Niv Elis / The Hill:
Republicans divided on seeking budget deal with Democrats  —  Republicans are divided over whether to work with Democrats on spending measures for the 2018 fiscal year, which begins in October.  —  Conservatives say Republicans should go their own way and pass a budget and spending bills …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
The banquet business was booming at Mar-a-Lago.  Then Trump became president.  —  For eight straight years, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society held its Palm Beach fundraiser gala at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club.  —  But then Trump became president.  —  And, at this year's gala, his security put a damper on the silent auction.
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Prominent Democratic Fundraisers Realign to Lobby For Trump's Agenda  —  After President Donald Trump's upset election victory, Democratic insiders who worked on Hillary Clinton's failed presidential bid weren't necessarily relegated to the sidelines.  Many, in fact, are cashing in as lobbyists — by working to advance Trump's agenda.
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
F.B.I. Investigating Deals Involving Paul Manafort and Son-in-Law  —  Federal investigators are examining financial transactions involving Paul Manafort and his son-in-law, who embarked on a series of real estate deals in recent years fueled by millions of dollars from Mr. Manafort, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Adam Ashton / Sacramento Bee:
Texas, three more states on California's banned travel list  —  California is restricting publicly funded travel to four more states because of recent laws that leaders here view as discriminatory against gay and transgender people.  —  All totaled, California now bans most state-funded travel to eight states.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Last Tradition
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Associated Press:
California bans state travel to Texas, 3 other states over anti-LGBT laws
 
 
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Mary Katharine Ham / The Federalist:
Aftermath Of Alexandria Shooting Showed The Left's Cultural Bullying At Its Worst
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New York Daily News:
Brooklyn baby allegedly beaten into coma by dad on Father's Day dies
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
Grenfell Tower fire: police considering manslaughter charges
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Atlantic
CBS News:
Investigators probe whether Trump associates got info from hacked voter databases
Discussion: Washington Times and Raw Story
Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
OPINION: Trump's bluff: Perfectly legal
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
C.I.A. Set Up Secret Back Channel With Syria to Try to Free U.S. Hostage
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump acts out firing his VA secretary if new reforms are not implemented successfully
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
An Intriguing Link Between the Mueller Investigation, Trump, and Alleged Money Laundering
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court sets higher bar for stripping citizenship
Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
Sen. Rand Paul: Health insurance should cost $1 per day
Discussion: RedState
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
DHS halts planned funding for anti-white extremism group
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Raw Story and The Week
Baxter Oliphant / Pew Research Center:
Bipartisan support for some gun proposals, stark partisan divisions on many others
Philly.com:
Cosby juror says he didn't believe ‘well-coached’ Constand
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
New York Times bloodbath could include reporter jobs
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BuzzFeed:
Memo Shows Preet Bharara Was Concerned After Phone Call From White House
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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