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12:55 AM ET, July 7, 2017

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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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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 …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Racial and Religious Paranoia of Trump's Warsaw Speech  —  In his speech in Poland on Thursday, Donald Trump referred 10 times to “the West” and five times to “our civilization.”  His white nationalist supporters will understand exactly what he means.  It's important that other Americans do, too.
Discussion: Fox News, Daily Wire and ThinkProgress
Mythili Sampathkumar / The Independent:   Donald Trump ‘has trouble finding hotel room at G20 summit’
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.
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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.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell signals doubts about ObamaCare vote
Discussion: New York Magazine and Joe.My.God.
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.
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Bloomberg:
Russians Are Said to Be Suspects in Hacks Involving Nuclear Site  —  Attacks could pave way to disrupt U.S. electric grid  —  Kansas site is among those trying to eject intruders  —  Hackers working for a foreign government recently breached at least a dozen U.S. power plants …
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 …
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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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Walter Shaub / CBS News:
Walter Shaub says America should have right to know motivations of its leaders  —  In a conversation with CBS News Thursday, Walter Shaub, Jr., spoke about his resignation from his position as director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).  —  “Do you think the president and his family are using the office to enrich themselves?”
Discussion: Axios
Peter Overby / NPR:
Ethics Office Director Walter Shaub Resigns, Saying Rules Need To Be Tougher
Washington Post:
Federal ethics chief who clashed with White House announces he will step down
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
How Ex-Spies Think Putin Will Sucker ‘Sociopathic Narcissist’ Trump … Foreign ministries around the world are filled with anticipation over what will happen when Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet for the first time at the G20 summit.  But veteran U.S. spies who've studied manipulation tactics …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
This Is Trump's Plan to Team Up With Putin in Syria—and Leave Assad in Power … For once, Rex Tillerson is not freelancing.  —  Late Wednesday, ahead of the first-ever meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the secretary of state suggested that the U.S. is willing to explore …
Discussion: Axios and Reuters
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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Adam Fisher / ABC News:
Sen. Lankford: Trump needs to ‘apply pain’ to Putin regime to deter from meddling
Discussion: Politico and Axios
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.
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.
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Stassa Edwards / The Slot:
The House Has a ‘No Sleeveless’ Dress Code for Women [Updated]
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Trump voter commission to store data on White House computers under Pence staff direction
Discussion: Daily Kos
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Rebel states sell info they hide from Trump voter commission
J.K. Trotter / Gizmodo:
How CNN Made Its Own Reporting Sound Like Blackmail  —  On July 2, President Donald Trump tweeted out a video showing himself, as he had appeared in a 2007 WrestleMania event, attacking a person whose head had been replaced with the CNN logo.  Two days later, CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski wrote …
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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.
Ian Sample / The Guardian:
Mars covered in toxic chemicals that can wipe out living organisms, tests reveal  —  Discovery has major implications for hunt for alien life on the red planet as it means any evidence is likely to be buried deep underground  —  The chances of anything coming from Mars have taken a downward turn …
Discussion: Nature and Engadget
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
The Women's March Is Planning A Protest Against The NRA  —  “We will not be intimidated into silence.”  —  Women's March organizers have announced that they will host a protest against the NRA.  —  The protest, which will be held in Virginia on July 14 and 15, is in response …
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: The Stranger …, Raw Story and CNBC
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.
The Federalist:
Ratings Collapse: CNN Now Losing To Nick-At-Nite In Prime Time Ratings War  —  Last week, more Americans tuned in to watch re-runs of “Yogi Bear,” “Full House,” and “Friends” on Nick At Nite than to watch Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon's shows on CNN.  —  According to cable ratings from the week …
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Hawaii judge declines to clarify travel ban guidelines from SCOTUS
Discussion: The Week
New York Post:
De Blasio races to Germany to protest G20 summit
Discussion: Daily Mail and Mediaite
Andy Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
Joan Lee, Wife of Marvel Comics Legend Stan Lee, Dies at 93
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Week
Emily Badger / New York Times:
Blue Cities Want to Make Their Own Rules. Red States Won't Let Them.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Packed town hall in Palco, Kan., urges Moran to stand firm against GOP health bill
Burt Helm / Inc.com:
Pizzagate Nearly Destroyed My Restaurant. Then My Customers Helped Me Fight Back
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 Earlier Items: 
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Donald Trump Keeps Missing His Own Deadlines
Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:
One Reason Why Republicans Don't Have More Women in the Senate
Discussion: Washington Monthly
David Gelernter / Wall Street Journal:
The Conservative ‘Resistance’ Is Futile
Discussion: Hot Air and The Rush Limbaugh Show