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9:30 PM ET, July 6, 2017

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trumpcare Is Having a Very Bad Day  —  Last week, just as the Senate appeared to be racing toward the stealth repeal of Obamacare, it came to a screeching halt.  Mitch McConnell has tried to use the July Fourth recess to regroup and find a way to assemble the 50 votes he needs to roll back the Affordable Care Act.
Discussion: Politico
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Talking Points Memo:
McConnell: Limited Bill Needed If GOP Senate Obamacare Repeal Bill Dies  —  GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) — A bill focused on buttressing the nation's insurance marketplaces will be needed if the full-fledged Republican effort to repeal much of President Barack Obama's health care law fails, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.
Discussion: Politico
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Mike Lee takes harder stance on conservative health care amendment  —  Sen. Mike Lee won't vote for the Senate GOP health care bill without the addition of a controversial amendment he's championing with Sen. Ted Cruz — a position he has made clear to the White House and Senate Republican leaders.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
One reason the GOP health bill is a mess: No one thought Trump would win
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell signals doubts about ObamaCare vote
Discussion: New York Magazine and Joe.My.God.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
U.S. Government Ethics Chief Will Resign, Casting Uncertainty Over Agency  —  WASHINGTON — Walter M. Shaub Jr., the government's top ethics watchdog who has repeatedly gone head-to-head with the Trump administration over conflicts of interest, said on Thursday that he was calling it quits.
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Peter Overby / NPR:
Ethics Office Director Walter Shaub Resigns, Saying Rules Need To Be Tougher  —  Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub Jr. turned in his resignation on Thursday.  —  The move follows months of clashes with the White House over issues such as President Trump's refusal to divest …
Walter Shaub / CBS News:
Walter Shaub says America should have right to know motivations of its leaders
Discussion: Axios
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST JARED KUSHNER
Marcus Engert / BuzzFeed:
President Trump Apparently Couldn't Find A Hotel To Book For The G20 Summit  —  He is one of the most powerful people in the world.  He is coming to the meeting of 20 powerful countries.  And he has a problem: no hotel room for the G20.  —  White House officials apparently waited too long …
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abendblatt.de:
G20: Findet Donald Trump kein Hotel in Hamburg?
Discussion: AOL, Mashable and Mediaite
Mythili Sampathkumar / The Independent:   Donald Trump ‘has trouble finding hotel room at G20 summit’
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
High Anxiety at CNN Amid Attacks From Trump and His Trolls … It's a sign of the anxious, fractious times that CNN's Chris Cuomo, who'd just finished anchoring his New Day program Thursday morning, was ambushed by a camera-toting alt-right activist as he left the network's headquarters at Manhattan's Time Warner Center.
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J.K. Trotter / Gizmodo:
How CNN Made Its Own Reporting Sound Like Blackmail
Josh Siegel / Washington Examiner:
CNN employees receiving death threats, harassing messages from Trump supporters: Report
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
CNN:
Russia steps up spying efforts after election  —  Sources: Russia steps up spying efforts  —  (CNN)Russian spies are ramping up their intelligence-gathering efforts in the US, according to current and former US intelligence officials who say they have noticed an increase since the election.
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Sarah Wildman / Vox:
Trump's speech in Poland sounded like an alt-right manifesto  —  “For family, for freedom, for country, and for God.”  —  This morning in Warsaw, Poland, President Donald Trump issued a battle cry — for “family, for freedom, for country, and for God” — in a speech that often resorted …
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
President Trump's Remarkable Warsaw Speech
Discussion: NBC News and Althouse
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump hands a victory to Polish nationalists
Discussion: New York Times and NBC News
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Hackers are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say  —  Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other countries.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and The Verge
Jessica Huseman / ProPublica:
Election Experts See Flaws in Trump Voter Commission's Plan to Smoke Out Fraud  —  Vice President Mike Pence's office has confirmed the White House commission on voter fraud intends to run the state voter rolls it has requested against federal databases to check for potential fraudulent registration.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Rebel states sell info they hide from Trump voter commission
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the Trump-Putin meeting  —  There will likely only be six people in the room when President Trump meets President Putin on Friday at the sidelines of the G-20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany.  —  According to an official familiar with the meeting's planning, it will be Trump, Putin …
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New York Times:
Back to the Center, Democrats  —  The path back to power for the Democratic Party today, as it was in the 1990s, is unquestionably to move to the center and reject the siren calls of the left, whose policies and ideas have weakened the party.  —  In the early 1990s, the Democrats relied …
CBS News:
Are sleeveless dresses “appropriate attire”?  Congress doesn't think so  —  A young, female reporter recently tried to enter a guarded room known as the Speaker's lobby outside the House chamber, but her outfit was considered inappropriate because her shoulders weren't covered.  She was wearing a sleeveless dress.
MedStar Health:
Condition Report: Congressman Steve Scalise  —  Released on behalf of the Scalise family, July 6, 2017, 5:50 p.m.  —  Congressman Steve Scalise underwent surgery for the management of infection.  He tolerated the procedure well.  He remains in serious condition.  We will provide updates as appropriate.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
In TV Ratings Game, Networks Try to Dissguys Bad Newz from Nielsen  —  In a game largely sanctioned by TV-ratings firm Nielsen, television networks try to hide shows' poor performances on any given night by forgetting how to spell.  That can dramatically improve a show's average viewership.
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John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Bannon Ally Leaves White House As McMaster Consolidates Power  —  Former Breitbart writer Tera Dahl has exited the National Security Council in a blow to the Trump White House's nationalist wing.  —  Reporting From Washington, D.C.  —  As rival factions inside the White House continue …
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and The Stranger …
Mike Cherry / KHVO:
United takes seat away from 2-year-old; resells ticket  —  With tickets in hand, Shirley Yamauchi - a teacher at Kapolei Middle school and her 27-month old son were on the final leg of an 18-hour flight from Hawaii to Boston.  —  “He and I, we had both our tickets scanned, we both went on board no problem,” Yamauchi said.
Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:
One Reason Why Republicans Don't Have More Women in the Senate  —  GOP misses a rare opportunity in Missouri  —  GOP Campaign Tracker Violates Bipartisan Truce (Again) Chris Van Hollen Had His Own Fake Time Magazine Cover 11 Things I Think I Think After the Special Elections
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Senator, (Un)Interrupted: Kamala Harris's Rise Among Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — The casting call came early — the first of many unwelcome interruptions for Kamala Harris since November — consuming the Los Angeles nightclub where she was supposed to be celebrating an uncomplicated Senate victory.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox suspends business news host Charles Payne amid sexual harassment allegations  —  Fox lawyers are reviewing sexual harassment allegations against business news host Charles Payne, left.  (John Lamparski / Getty Images)  —  Fox Business Network host Charles Payne has been suspended …
Liz Artz / WSB-TV:
Mother accused of stabbing 4 children, husband to death  —  GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Gwinnett County police said a man and four children were found stabbed to death in a Loganville home Thursday morning.  —  When officers arrived at the home on Emory Lane, they found the victims dead.
 
 
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The Federalist:
Ratings Collapse: CNN Now Losing To Nick-At-Nite In Prime Time Ratings War
Discussion: RedState
Ian Sample / The Guardian:
Mars covered in toxic chemicals that can wipe out living organisms, tests reveal
Discussion: Nature and Engadget
Burt Helm / Inc.com:
Pizzagate Nearly Destroyed My Restaurant. Then My Customers Helped Me Fight Back
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Bob Fernandez / Philly.com:
Hershey School house parents showed anti-gay video to a student
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
 Earlier Items: 
Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
In wake of shooting, Trump gives $5,000 to Congressional baseball game charity
Discussion: Washington Times
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Donald Trump Keeps Missing His Own Deadlines
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
US created 158K private-sector jobs in June vs 185K jobs expected: ADP
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Daily Caller
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Pence: ‘We will put American boots on the face of Mars’
David Gelernter / Wall Street Journal:
The Conservative ‘Resistance’ Is Futile
Discussion: Hot Air and The Rush Limbaugh Show
Sarah Harris / Daily Mail:
Winning is banned at more than half of primary school sports days: Pupils compete in teams despite 82% …
Discussion: Daily Wire and IJR