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USA Today:
Poll: Only 12% of Americans support the Senate health care plan  —  Just 12% of Americans support the Senate Republican health care plan, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, amid a roiling debate over whether the GOP will deliver on its signature promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Just 17 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Republican Senate Health Care Bill  —  Americans broadly disapprove of the Senate GOP's health care bill, and they're unhappy with how Republicans are handling the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, according to a new NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll.
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Trump Fails To Reach Beyond Base As Independents' Disapproval Grows  —  President Trump's support among independent voters has eroded since he took office.  Though he still clings to a loyal base of supporters, his overall disapproval among Americans has reached record highs, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
Discussion: Politicus USA
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Inside the GOP's surprise health care flop  —  Senate Republicans had no inkling of what they were walking into on Tuesday afternoon as they filed into the Mike Mansfield room on the Capitol's second floor.  —  Mitch McConnell's 51 colleagues, from his most junior members to his closest lieutenants …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Senate GOP seethes at Trump impulsiveness  —  Top GOP officials and senators say White House chaos and impulsiveness are crippling efforts to expand the Republican Senate majority in 2018, unraveling long-laid plans and needlessly jeopardizing incumbents.  —  There's a widespread sense …
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Don't be fooled: the Senate's Obamacare repeal effort remains very alive
Discussion: ABC News, Politico, The Week and Axios
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell is known as a deal-closer, but he's never done policy this big
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Misery of Mitch McConnell
Jon Reid / Morning Consult:
Most Voters Oppose Senate Health Care Bill's Cuts to Medicaid
Discussion: Politico and NPR
Max Brantley / Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times:
10 Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol destroyed; suspect in custody for apparent repeat offense  —  The new Ten Commandments monument at the Arkansas Capitol was destroyed by a car overnight less than 24 hours after installation on the Capitol grounds.  —  A suspect is in custody, Michael Reed, 32, of Van Buren.
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Julia Angwin / ProPublica:
Facebook's Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children  —  In the wake of a terrorist attack in London earlier this month, a U.S. congressman wrote a Facebook post in which he called for the slaughter of “radicalized” Muslims.
Bloomberg:
Trump Backs Off Plan to Attack Comey's Conduct  —  Donald Trump's lawyers will postpone filing a complaint against former FBI Director James Comey with the Justice Department, according to a person familiar with the decision — a bid to stop antagonizing the special counsel who's investigating ties between …
Arne Delfs / Bloomberg:
Video Feed of Commerce Chief Wilbur Ross Cut Off Mid-Speech in Berlin  —  Organizers fade out Wilbur Ross video feed to cheers, applause  —  Episode hints at German frustration ahead of G-20 summit  —  The U.S. commerce secretary was cut off in mid-speech during a video feed to an event hosted …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Janosch Delcker / Politico:
Merkel to Trump: We provide you jobs
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
NBC News:
FBI Interviews Employees of Russia-Linked Cyber Security Firm Kaspersky Lab  —  FBI agents on Tuesday paid visits to at least a dozen employees of Kaspersky Lab, a Russia-based cyber-security company, asking questions about that company's operations as part of a counter-intelligence inquiry …
Discussion: Axios
BuzzFeed:
Trump Picks Patriot Act Lawyer For Top State Department Job  —  President Trump plans to nominate Jennifer Newstead to serve as the State Department's top legal adviser, sources told BuzzFeed News.  Newstead was credited with helping draft the Patriot Act after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘This thing needs to end right now’: CNN's Cuomo shuts down GOP senator whining about fake news  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  CNN's Chris Cuomo has grown very tired of Republicans shooting down any facts that go against their political messaging as “fake news.”
Discussion: The Week
Brian Karem / Playboy:
We Stood Up to the Administration Today Because Free Press is Crucial … Monday night, the White House Press Office sent out its daily guidance telling us of significant events the next day.  A press briefing was not among them, but we were promised notification by the following morning.
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Sarah Palin Sues New York Times, Claiming Editorial Defamed Her  —  Sarah Palin, former vice-presidential candidate, filed a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times Company on Tuesday, saying the newspaper had published a statement about her in a recent editorial that it “knew to be false.”
Tony Romm / Recode:
Democrats have hired Raffi Krikorian, a former Uber exec, as their chief technology officer  —  The hire — at the Democratic National Committee — comes as the party tries to improve its tech tools and cyber defenses  —  As Democrats begin to rebuild in the wake of their 2016 presidential election defeat …
Discussion: Axios
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump accepts invitation for Bastille Day visit to France  —  President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to visit the nation on Bastille Day next month, the White House said Wednesday.  —  “President Trump looks forward to reaffirming America's strong ties …
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
Norbert Michel / Forbes:
Undoing the CFPB's Damage: The Trump Administration's Options Are Limited  —  Representation, rule of law, and separation of powers—these concepts are central to the American system of constitutional government.  Yet they have been threatened for much of the last century by the proliferation of independent government agencies.
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases ‘Immigrants’ Video From ‘Hamilton Mixtape’  —  K'naan, Residente, Riz MC and Snow Tha Product feature in video inspired by musical's “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)”  —  Lin-Manuel Miranda debuted the powerful new video for “Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) …
Discussion: Mashable and ImmigrationProf Blog
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Donald Trump and his team hired an army of lawyers for Russia investigation.  Who made the list?  —  WASHINGTON — They are attack dogs and upper-crust white shoes.  None of them shrink from a fight.  And their ranks are growing by the day.  —  Since Robert Mueller was named special counsel …
Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
L.A.'s newest congressman still hasn't taken his oath.  Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy wants to know why  —  House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) wants to know why Rep.-elect Jimmy Gomez hasn't been sworn in, saying the seat's “elongated vacancy” is “an abdication” of his responsibilities.
Emily Smith / New York Post:
CNN faced $100M lawsuit over botched Russia story  —  The specter of a $100 million libel suit scared CNN into retracting a poorly reported story that slimed an ally of President Trump's — and forcing out the staffers responsible for it, The Post has learned.  —  SEE ALSO
Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Condoleezza Rice: Trump stands for American values and seeks to act in the best interests of the US  — President Trump may sound different than other presidents, but he puts the nation first, the former secretary of State argues.  — Russia, in the context of the election meddling …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook now has 2 billion monthly users... and responsibility  —  “We're getting to a size where it's worth really taking a careful look at what are all the things that we can do to make social media the most positive force for good possible,” Facebook Chief Product Officer Chris Cox told TechCrunch about the company's new milestone.
Jay Caruso / RedState:
Donald Trump Just Tweeted Support For An Internet Tax  —  So this will turn out to be another example where Trump supporters will likely say the guy who says what he means didn't really mean what he said.  In a bizarre tweet intended to attack The Washington Post as “fake new,” Donald Trump said the following.
Discussion: Axios, Mashable and CNBC
New York Times:
Trump Campaign Chief's Firm Got $17 Million From Pro-Russia Party  —  Paul Manafort, who was forced out as President Trump's campaign chairman last summer after five months of infighting and criticism about his business dealings with pro-Russian interests, disclosed on Tuesday that his consulting firm …
Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
Leftists Promising to ‘Desecrate Graves’ and Protest During 154th Anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg  —  During the first days of July, 154 years ago, a great battle was fought in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during our Civil War.  —  Today, as the anniversary approaches …
Discussion: Philly.com and MILO NEWS
 
 
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Peter Reuell / Harvard University Gazette:
Study shows that exposure to inequality reduces support for 'millionaire's tax'
Discussion: The Daily Caller
C.J. Ciaramella / Hit & Run:
Illinois Legislature Passes Asset Forfeiture Reform
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Gorsuch asserts himself early as force on Supreme Court's right
Discussion: NewsBusters, ABC News and SCOTUSblog
Thomas E. Price / Wall Street Journal:
ObamaCare's Victims Need Relief Now
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
CNN Interviews Sesame Street's Elmo About ‘Wonderful’ Trip to Refugee Camp
Discussion: MILO NEWS and CNN
BBC:
Venezuela crisis: Helicopter launches attack on Supreme Court
Discussion: Axios
 Earlier Items: 
Sarah Zheng / South China Morning Post:
Elderly flight passenger throws coins into engine for ‘luck’, delays take-off for hours
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Time asks Trump Organization to remove fake cover from golf clubs
Media Matters for America:
Fox host dismisses dangers posed by Republican health care bill because “we're all going to die” anyway
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Politicus USA
James Delingpole / Breitbart:
CNN Just Got Hit by a Massive Truth Bomb-The Facts of Life Are Conservative
Discussion: NewsBusters and American Power
Art Swift / Gallup:
In US, Confidence in Newspapers Still Low but Rising
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The media will do anything to bash Trump — and now they're hurting
Discussion: ThinkProgress and YouTube
Circa:
WATCH |  Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe is being investigated by the Office of U.S. Special Counsel …
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit