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2:55 PM ET, June 29, 2017

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump tweets shocking assault on Brzezinski, Scarborough  —  Trump attacks ‘Morning Joe’ hosts on Twitter  —  Even by President Trump's standards, these tweets were shocking.  —  On Thursday morning, while MSNBC's “Morning Joe” was on the air, Trump posted a pair of hateful tweets about co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Mocks Mika Brzezinski; Says She Was ‘Bleeding Badly From a Face-lift’  —  President Trump on Thursday assailed the television host Mika Brzezinski in unusually personal and vulgar terms, the latest of a string of escalating attacks by the president on the national news media.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Attacks ‘Crazy’ Mika Brzezinski: She Was ‘Bleeding Badly From a Face-Lift’ … President Trump launched a cruel personal attack on MSNBC's Morning Joe co-hosts and love birds Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on Thursday morning, rather than deal with his health-care bill seemingly on death's door.
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Out of his mind’: MSNBC's Mika unloads on Trump and his ‘lobotomized’ staffers over Tillerson reports  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski hammered President Donald Trump over reports that his secretary of state feels sidelined by White House political operatives.
Discussion: Politicus USA and The Daily Banter
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
NBC exec: ‘Beneath my dignity’ to respond to Trump attacks on Mika Brzezinski
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Portman and McConnell clash over health bill  —  Senate Republicans' health care fight is getting personal.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rob Portman, close allies and typically mild-mannered men, got into a heated exchange over Medicaid at a meeting earlier this week.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
It turns out the liberal caricature of conservatism is correct
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trumpworld's push to get a Senate health deal
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Sarah Karlin-Smith / Politico:
Opioid cash to sweeten Senate health bill for moderates
Discussion: The Hill and IJR
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence to Replace His Chief of Staff  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff will depart the White House in the coming weeks and will be replaced by a long-serving aide, in the first major staff change of his office, officials said on Thursday.
Nancy Coleman / CNN:
Army vet beaten to death after saving two teens  —  (CNN)A 62-year-old veteran died saving a pair of teenagers from a brutal attack, and now he's being hailed as a hero.  —  James Farmer Jr. was asleep in his car in downtown Denver on June 16 when he woke up to a homeless man attacking the two teens.
Discussion: The Root
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Tillerson blows up at top White House aide  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's frustrations with the White House have been building for months.  Last Friday, they exploded.  —  The normally laconic Texan unloaded on Johnny DeStefano, the head of the presidential personnel office …
Van Jones / CNN:
Much ado about nothing (burger)  —  Reporter fires back on ‘fake news’ attack  — Jones says he thinks it's unlikely Trump will be forced from office over the Russia investigation but that doesn't mean he thinks there's nothing there  —  CNN political commentator Van Jones is president …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
As GOP buckles down on health care, conservative media loses interest  —  On Tuesday, the fate of the Republicans' attempt to undo the Affordable Care Act dominated news out of Washington.  Phones rattled with alerts about the decision to delay a vote until mid-July.
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CNN:
Health care state-of-play: More meetings, but only among Republicans
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Fusion
New York Times:
As Affordable Care Act Repeal Teeters, Prospects for Bipartisanship Build
Discussion: Washington Monthly and rubber hose
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Spurned by Trump, Senate Democrats Take a Harder Line
Matt Stevens / New York Times:
A Stunt Turns Deadly for a Couple Seeking YouTube Fame  —  Over the past several weeks, Monalisa Perez of Halstad, Minn., and her boyfriend, Pedro Ruiz III, began their quest for YouTube fame by creating and posting videos of mostly harmless pranks: Mr. Ruiz climbing onto a tenuous tree branch …
Discussion: WDAY-TV
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Ann Coulter / Official:
EVEN TRUMP CAN'T MAKE GOLDMAN SACHS POPULAR  —  Having pulled off the monumental achievement of getting elected with zero help from Wall Street, President Trump is at risk of throwing it all away.  He seems to be turning his White House over not only to liberal Democrats …
Cecilia Vega / ABC News:
House Russia probe eyes longtime Trump bodyguard-turned-White House aide Keith Schiller  —  Congressional investigators now want to interview Keith Schiller, President Donald Trump's longtime bodyguard-turned-White House aide, as part of their investigation into Russian interference …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump rips media, mocks Pelosi at closed-door fundraiser  —  President Donald Trump, facing dimming approval ratings and a stalled legislative agenda, rolled out his greatest hits on Wednesday evening - ripping into CNN, assailing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and hailing his party's string of special election wins.
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
White House could offer to roll back sanctions in first Trump-Putin meeting  —  G20 meeting of two presidents could see Russia regain access to diplomatic compounds blocked after interference in 2016 US election, say former officials … Donald Trump has told White House aides to come …
CBS San Francisco:
San Francisco To Pay Undocumented Immigrant $190K For Violating Sanctuary Policy  —  SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — San Francisco taxpayers could soon pay $190,000 in a lawsuit settlement with an undocumented immigrant who claimed he was reported to federal immigration authorities in violation …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump's Obama Obsession  —  Donald Trump has a thing about Barack Obama.  Trump is obsessed with Obama.  Obama haunts Trump's dreams.  One of Trump's primary motivators is the absolute erasure of Obama — were it possible — not only from the political landscape but also from the history books.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Raw Story
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Gingrich: Trump's sales pitch needs healthcare ‘translator’  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said President Trump will be able to push the Republican healthcare bill message after “somebody translates it,” according to a Wednesday Associated Press report.
Discussion: RedState and Shakesville
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: Don't expect Trump to ‘have your back’ on healthcare vote
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Austin Wright / Politico:
Grassley goes after acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe  —  Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is raising questions about possible conflicts of interest with acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe and the FBI's investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
New York Times:
Stepsister, Yes; Grandma, No: U.S. Sets Guidelines for Revised Travel Ban  —  WASHINGTON — Stepsiblings and half-siblings are allowed, but not nieces or nephews.  Sons- and daughters-in-law are in, but parents- and siblings-in-law are not.  Parents are considered “close family,” but grandparents are not.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Travel Ban to Allow Step Family, Not Grandparents, Cable Says
Reuters:
Iraq declares end of caliphate after capture of Mosul mosque  —  After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State's de facto capital Mosul, and the prime minister declared the group's self-styled caliphate at an end.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Pentagon plan to defeat ISIS looks very much like Obama's approach
AP Story / Associated Press:
Bridges takes chilled approach in heated political rhetoric … Jeff Bridges played a president in “The Contender,” a political flick released nearly two decades ago in the wake of President Bill Clinton's White House scandals.  —  But when it comes to critiquing the role of today's real-life president …
 
 
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Lawmakers applaud after panel approves language revoking war authority
Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:
Police arrest man who burned American flag hanging from Richmond home
Discussion: KFOR-TV and IJR
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
CNN Tries To Move Forward After Its Latest Humiliation
Joe Concha / The Hill:
OPINION: Will the media learn from CNN's mistakes? Prepare to be disappointed
New York Times:
Cuomo Declares a State of Emergency for New York City Subways
Discussion: The Verge
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sessions vows assault on hate crimes
Discussion: Axios
Fox News:
Military option for North Korea being prepared for Trump, McMaster says
Discussion: TheBlaze and IJR
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
Anthem's Exit Creates Obamacare ‘Crisis’ for Rural Nevadans
Daniel P. Finney / Des Moines Register:
Is there a bully in your workplace? Chances are, the answer is ‘yes’
Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Trump Interrupts Call to Compliment Female Reporter's ‘Nice Smile’
Mike Allen / Axios:
Stop going to the White House press briefings
Dugan Arnett / BostonGlobe.com:
Rabbits are hopping all over  —  Lately, it seems …
Discussion: CBS Boston
Lawrence Smith / WDRB 41 Louisville News:
Gov. Matt Bevin publicly signs bill allowing Kentucky's public schools to teach the Bible
 

 
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