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11:55 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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Jay Caruso / RedState:
Joe Scarborough: I Updated NBC Executives in Real Time About National Enquirer Threat  —  The feud between Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough, and Mika Brzenzski with President Donald Trump heated up on Friday morning when Scarborough related a possible blackmail story involving The National Enquirer.
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway on Trump: 'I didn't say I endorsed his attacks'  —  Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway in an interview said she supports President Trump's “right to fight back,” but wouldn't firmly say whether she stands by his “attacks” on Twitter against MSNBC's “Morning Joe” hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.
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}}
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Scarborough, Brzezinski say White House used National Enquirer as threat  —  Trump tweets insults at MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski  —  MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski claim President Trump and his White House used the possibility of a hit piece in the National Enquirer to threaten them.
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 …
Editorials / New York Daily News:
The ugly American President: Donald Trump's tweet-rant against Mika and Joe reaches new low
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:
Why Trump's offensive tweets don't get him kicked off Twitter
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:   Mad genius of Trump drives schoolmarms of political press crazy
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Logic of Trump's Sexist Attacks
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Trump repeal idea would lead to 26 million uninsured  —  President Donald Trump wants Congress to repeal Obamacare now and worry about replacing it later.  But that's a non-starter for many congressional Republicans who don't want to scrap a plan that's covering millions of Americans without something to take its place.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:   Trump calls for “immediately” repealing ACA if Senate deal fails
Jeff Stein / Vox:
How do congressional Democrats want to fix Obamacare? We asked 8 of them.
Discussion: The Week
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate health bill: Mission accomplished?
Discussion: Business Insider
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators call for McConnell to shorten August recess
Discussion: Axios and The Resurgent
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
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.
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.
Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
Nets Dedicate 28X More Coverage to Trump Tweet than Kate's Law Passing House  —  On Thursday, all of Washington, D.C. and every liberal news outlet was obsessed with a pair of early morning tweets sent out by President Trump.  In the tweets, Trump egregiously mocked Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski by claiming she had a face lift.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Fox News:
House passes Kate's Law, as part of illegal immigrant crackdown
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: AOL, Politicus USA, Mediaite and The Week
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
Pam Fessler / NPR:
White House Panel Asks States For Their Voter Rolls  —  A letter from Kris Kobach, the vice chairman of a new White House commission looking into voter fraud and other irregularities, is drawing firing from some state election officials.  The letter was sent Wednesday to all 50 states …
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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.
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.
Palm Beach Post:
Relatives fear Facebook posts led to woman's death  —  Makeva Jenkins worked her way from homelessness to financial success in just two years.  She was proud of herself, and late Wednesday evening she wrote about her hard work on her Facebook page, while still taking time to encourage others.
Discussion: Raw Story, IJR and The Root
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 …
Emily Holden / E&E News:
Pruitt will launch program to ‘critique’ climate science  —  U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is leading a formal initiative to challenge mainstream climate science using a “back-and-forth critique” by government-recruited experts, according to a senior administration official.
 
 
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New York Times:
Delete Hate Speech or Pay Up, Germany Tells Social Media Companies
Discussion: The Verge and Engadget
J. Lester Feder / BuzzFeed:
Trump Administration Appoints Anti-Transgender Activist To Gender Equality Post
Discussion: Fusion
Max Bergmann / Politico:
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Understanding Republican Cruelty
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Progressive Journalists Are Outraged At The NRA For Pointing Out Leftist Violence
Rhiannon Poolaw / KSWO-TV:
Family's amateur sting operation takes down man targeting young girl
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
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