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Molly K. McKew / Politico:
Trump Handed Putin a Stunning Victory  —  President Donald Trump needed to accomplish two things this week during his visits to Poland and the G-20 Summit in Hamburg.  First, he needed to reassure America's allies that he was committed to collective defense and the core set of values and principles that bind us together.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Gergen praises Trump on Putin meeting: ‘This was big-league stuff’  —  CNN's David Gergen said President Trump “seemed presidential today” and “we were back to normal life for the first time” following a two-hour-plus meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Discussion: Politico and IJR
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:   Trump Caves to Putin
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Senate GOP and White House plan final, urgent blitz to pass health-care law  —  The White House and Senate Republican leaders are planning a final, urgent blitz to pressure reluctant GOP senators to pass an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act before their month-long August recess.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Support of Senate Health Repeal Erodes During Break  —  WASHINGTON — A week that Senate Republicans had hoped would mobilize conservatives and shore up support for their measure to repeal the Affordable Care Act instead ended with eroding enthusiasm, as usually reliable Republican senators …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:   Voters urge Grassley not to help ram partisan health care bill through Senate
New York Times:
Once Dominant, the United States Finds Itself Isolated at G-20  —  HAMBURG, Germany — For years the United States was the dominant force and set the agenda at the annual gathering of the leaders of the world's largest economies.  —  But on Friday, when President Trump met with 19 other leaders …
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John Podesta / Washington Post:
Why is Trump tweeting about me when he should be doing his job?  —  John Podesta, the chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, served as counselor to President Barack Obama and chief of staff to President Bill Clinton.  —  MOREHEAD, Ky.  —  Weaving through the mountains …
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
At G-20, world aligns against Trump policies ranging from free trade to climate change
Alison Chandra / Vox:
I shared my toddler's hospital bill on Twitter.  First came supporters — then death threats.  —  I was offered a .22 bullet, although I'm still not sure whom he meant it for, me or my child.  —  It was late on a Friday evening when I collected the day's letters from the mailbox.
Discussion: Raw Story
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
FBI investigated complaints that Bobby Knight groped women at U.S. spy agency  —  Even before he started cursing from the podium at a U.S. spy agency, Bobby Knight was an unorthodox choice to deliver a lecture on leadership.  —  Employees at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) …
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump personally pockets club membership fees, breaking with industry norms  —  Even as he serves as president, Donald Trump earns a tidy sum — tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars — every time a new member joins one of his tony clubs.  —  Whether it's the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster …
Discussion: Liberal Values
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Rachel Maddow's Exclusive “Scoop” About A Fake NSA Document Raises Several Key Questions  —  MSNBC's Rachel Maddow devoted the first 21 minutes of her Thursday night program to what she promoted as an “exclusive” scoop.  The cable news host said that someone had sent her a “carefully forged” …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
A Court Is Considering A Request To Halt The Trump Election Commission's Request For State Voter Lists  —  A federal court on Friday heard arguments in a lawsuit alleging that the president's “election integrity” commission has violated federal privacy laws in its request for voter information from the states.
Discussion: Raw Story, Feeds and Jamie Dupree - AJC
Elizabeth Holtzman / Washington Post:
In the Russia probe, could Trump pardon himself?  —  Elizabeth Holtzman, a Democrat from New York, served in the House of Representatives from 1973 to 1981, including on the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation.  —  Can President Trump pardon himself?
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Ivanka Trump launches women's program at G20 Summit  —  Ivanka Trump and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are launching their joint program, the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, at the G20 summit in Germany today.  —  The program will create an online global mentoring network …
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Trump Will Get To Pick A New Judge For A Key Appeals Court  —  Judge Janice Rogers Brown of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit is stepping down, a source familiar with the circumstances told BuzzFeed News.  The DC Circuit hears challenges to federal agency actions.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Discussion: Washington Post
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Trump urges dismissal of former ‘Apprentice’ contestant's lawsuit  —  Arguing in part that a U.S. president cannot be sued in state court while serving in office, lawyers for President Trump in a court filing late Friday called for the dismissal of a complaint from a former contestant on the …
Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
Group Alleges Tom Price Improperly Spent Campaign Funds During Confirmation Fight  —  The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the FEC, alleging the former Georgia congressman used his campaign fund to encourage senators to vote for him as health and human services secretary.
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
The Alt-Right Branding War Has Torn the Movement in Two  —  A few weeks ago, Colton Merwin, a nineteen-year-old from Maryland who recently dropped out of college, decided to organize a rally on the National Mall.  “I got all the permits and stuff myself,” he said.  “It was pretty easy, actually.”
Discussion: Daily Kos, RedState and American Power
TMZ.com:
Migos Kicked off Delta Flight, Claim Racial Profiling (UPDATE)  —  Migos just got thrown off a Delta flight ... the question, were they thrown off because they were out of control or because they're black?  —  The incident went down Friday on a flight scheduled from Atlanta to Des Moines.
Discussion: The FADER and Mashable
 
 
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Gary Abernathy / Washington Post:
The media fundamentally misunderstands conservatives on health care
Peter Van Voorhis / Daily Wire:
California Democratic Party Sues Conservative College Students In Unprecedented Move
Discussion: RedState
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
Iraqis detained by ICE ask Gov. Snyder for pardons
Lena H. / Washington Post:
26 key bioterrorism jobs the Trump administration has not yet filled
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
London Hospital Reconsiders Decision to Turn Off Sick Baby's Life Support
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Marcus Baram / Fast Company:
White House Relied Upon Dark Money Lobbyist To “Quarterback” Gorsuch's Confirmation
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
U.S. Job Growth Picks Up the Pace, but Wages Lag Behind
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Baltimore Sun plans to close City Paper
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Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:
Bye-bye beach house? Guadagno wants to sell Christie's Island Beach retreat
Discussion: Washington Times and USA Today
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Dangers of Arrogant Ignorance
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
These Three Lawyers Are Quietly Purging Voter Rolls Across the Country
Discussion: Daily Kos
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