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10:45 AM ET, June 30, 2017

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Washington Post:
Donald Trump is not well  —  President Trump launched personal attacks against us Thursday, but our concerns about his unmoored behavior go far beyond the personal.  America's leaders and allies are asking themselves yet again whether this man is fit to be president.
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MSNBC:
Mika Brzezinski responds to Donald Trump's tweets about her  —  Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough address President Trump's Thursday tweets about them, what it says about the president and the United States and the practical impact of his behavior. ...  more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}
Discussion: Business Insider and The Guardian
Editorials / New York Daily News:
The ugly American President: Donald Trump's tweet-rant against Mika and Joe reaches new low  —  Morning breaks over Washington.  The President of the United States, possessed of awesome power and awesome responsibility, readies to grapple with the most urgent business of nation and world.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and FOX2now.com
Gail Collins / New York Times:
I've Overestimated Donald Trump  —  I have to confess I've overestimated Donald Trump.  —  Back in the day, he sent me a copy of a column he objected to, with some notes suggesting I was a “dog and a liar” with “the face of a pig.”  —  I've had many opportunities to make use …
Emily Smith / New York Post:
Trump calls out Mika's ‘bleeding facelift’ in low-blow tweetstorm  —  The hosts of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” delayed their vacation plans so they can return to the air Friday morning and fire back at President Trump's Twitter attack.  —  “Joe and Mika were supposed to start their July 4th weekend early …
Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:
Why Trump's offensive tweets don't get him kicked off Twitter
Jay Caruso / RedState:
Joe Scarborough: I Updated NBC Executives in Real Time About National Enquirer Threat
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and Axios
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:   Mad genius of Trump drives schoolmarms of political press crazy
Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
Trump No Longer Seems Able to Hide His Raw Misogyny. Good.
Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Operative Sought Clinton Emails From Hackers, Implied a Connection to Flynn  —  Peter W. Smith portrayed the former general as having been an ally in an effort, independent of the Trump campaign, to find personal emails deleted by Hillary Clinton.
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
John Podesta Loses It During Russia Debate with Maria Bartiromo  —  Former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta grew angry when Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo highlighted his own ties with companies connected to Russia.  —  Bartiromo asked why Americans weren't paying more attention to Democrat ties to the Russians.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump overrules cabinet, plots global trade war  —  With the political world distracted by President Trump's media wars, one of the most consequential and contentious internal debates of his presidency unfolded during a tense meeting Monday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, administration sources tell Axios.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump calls for “immediately” repealing ACA if Senate deal fails  —  Early Friday morning President Trump tweeted: “If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date!”  —  Why this tweet is extraordinary …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate health bill: Mission accomplished?
Discussion: Business Insider and Shareblue
The Intercept:
Here's The Audio Of Donald Trump's Private RNC Fundraiser At His Own Hotel  —  President Donald Trump kicked off his re-election campaign's financing efforts with a major fundraiser at his own Washington hotel Wednesday night, excluding media but charging attendees $35,000 each.
Liam Deacon / Breitbart:
‘Death Panel’: European Court Says Terminal Baby Must Die Despite Parents Funding Extra Care  —  A European court has ruled that the parents of a critically ill baby cannot privately pay for him to go to the United States for “experimental treatment”, and the child must stay in a British hospital to “die with dignity”.
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
The return of welfare reform  —  Sitting between Republicans and tax reform is a brewing debate over a second push for welfare reform.  —  Congressional conservatives see an opportunity to push for more than $200 billion in cuts to welfare programs, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Centrist Republicans mobilize against draft GOP budget
Discussion: Reuters and Washington Post
Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
NASA Denies That It's Running a Child Slave Colony on Mars … A report on Alex Jones' InfoWars claiming child sex slaves have been kidnapped and shipped to Mars is untrue, NASA told The Daily Beast on Thursday.  —  “There are no humans on Mars.  There are active rovers on Mars.
Fox News:
House passes Kate's Law, as part of illegal immigrant crackdown  —  House Republicans took action Thursday to crack down on illegal immigrants and the cities that shelter them.  —  One bill passed by the House would deny federal grants to sanctuary cities and another, Kate's Law …
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Eitan D. Hersh / New York Times:
The Problem With Participatory Democracy Is the Participants  —  At backyard barbecues this holiday weekend, liberals will gab with one another about how much time they're spending on politics.  More than ever, they are watching cable news, and refreshing Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Caleb Hannan / Politico:
The Short, Unhappy Life of a Libertarian Paradise  —  Colorado Springs has always leaned hard on its reputation for natural beauty.  An hour's drive south of Denver, it sits at the base of the Rocky Mountains' southern range and features two of the state's top tourist destinations …
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Trump's voter-fraud commission wants to know voting history, party ID and address of every voter in the U.S.  —  The chair of President Trump's Election Integrity Commission has penned a letter to all 50 states requesting their full voter-roll data, including the name, address, date of birth …
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Pam Fessler / NPR:
White House Panel Asks States For Their Voter Rolls
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
White House council for women and girls goes dark under Trump  —  When President George W. Bush took office, he quickly and quietly disbanded President Bill Clinton's Office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach — and now President Donald Trump appears to be doing the same thing …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
Doyle Rice / USA Today:
It was 129 degrees in Iran Thursday, which is one of the Earth's hottest temperatures ever recorded  —  The southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz soared to a brutal 129 degrees Thursday, which is Iran's highest temperature ever recorded.  —  It's also one of the world's hottest reliably measured temperatures …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Breaking: MSNBC and Greta Van Susteren Agree to Part Ways  —  In an era where liberal anger is driving ratings, the former Fox anchor's show never caught fire.  —  “Remember me?”  Greta Van Susteren crooned to the camera as she raised the curtain on her new MSNBC show on January 9.  “I'm baaack.”
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators call for McConnell to shorten August recess  —  The GOP's long-stalled agenda is boiling over.  —  A group of 10 senators is sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday morning asking for the GOP leader to shorten the August recess …
Discussion: Axios and The Resurgent
Frank Main / Chicago Sun Times:
President Donald Trump's ‘feds’ arrive in Chicago to fight gun crime  —  An ATF agent looks over the playground at Joseph Warren Elementary School following a shooting on June 16.  Two girls were hit by bullets fired from a passing car as they participated in a track event on the playground.
 
 
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