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10:50 AM ET, July 11, 2017

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New York Times:
Russian Government Sought to Aid Trump's Candidacy, According to Email  —  WASHINGTON — Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material …
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NBC News:
Russian Lawyer Who Met With Trump Jr.: I Didn't Have Clinton Info They Wanted  —  MOSCOW — The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. during the presidential campaign denied in an exclusive interview with NBC News that she had any connection to the Kremlin and insists she met …
Mike Allen / Axios:
3 days, 3 Don Jr. shocks to West Wing  —  Top West Wing aides acknowledge that the three consecutive days of baffling, brutal disclosures about Donald Trump Jr.'s Russia meeting during the campaign is a story that will stick, with potentially momentous political and legal consequences.
Amanda Taub / New York Times:
When the Kremlin Says ‘Adoptions,’ It Means ‘Sanctions’
Ezra Klein / Vox:
We are past the point of innocent explanations on Trump and Russia
Discussion: Business Insider and Raw Story
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
An NYT report indicates Donald Trump Jr. tried to collude with the Russian government
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
GOP Campaign Veterans Say They Wouldn't Have Met With Foreign Agent Offering Dirt
Discussion: The Atlantic
Randall D. Eliason / Washington Post:
The latest Russia revelations lay the groundwork for a conspiracy case
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Jr. Hires Lawyer and Pledges to Work With Congress
Discussion: Washington Post
David Brooks / New York Times:
How We Are Ruining America  —  Over the past generation, members of the college-educated class have become amazingly good at making sure their children retain their privileged status.  They have also become devastatingly good at making sure the children of other classes have limited chances to join their ranks.
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
This Town Melts Down  —  A veteran political reporter takes stock of how Washington has — and hasn't — changed in the time of Trump.  —  Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, was running late and “tied up in the Oval,” an assistant explained.  It was late on a Thursday afternoon in June …
Discussion: Political Wire, Axios and The Week
Weekly Standard:
The Trump Administration Has Forfeited the Right to be Trusted on Russia  —  Whether the media has unfairly targeted the president and his advisers over their dealings with Russian officials is now beside the point.  —  In June, the Senate passed a bill codifying U.S. sanctions on Russia.
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Trust Nothing, Defend Nothing
Associated Press:
White House criticizes Russia sanctions stalled in House
Discussion: Politico
Terry Jones / Investor's Business Daily:
Mystery Solved: Now We Know Why Comey Did Nothing About Hillary  —  Russia Scandal: No wonder former FBI Director James Comey refused to press charges last summer against Hillary Clinton for her egregious security breaches: It turns out, he may have been guilty of the same thing.
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Therese Apel / The Clarion Ledger:
Officials: 16 dead in military plane crash in Leflore County  —  A military plane has crashed in a soybean field in Leflore County, killing at least 16 and leaving a debris field five miles in radius, officials said.  —  Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Lee Smithson …
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Karma Allen / ABC News:
16 service members killed in military plane crash in Mississippi
Discussion: CNN, twitchy.com and IJR
CNN:
An avalanche of hate: How a Montana mom became the target of a neo-Nazi troll storm  —  Whitefish, Montana (CNN)Once the calls began, they did not stop.  Swiping to decline a call just led to the phone ringing again.  Blocked number after blocked number filled up the voice mail.
Discussion: Mediaite
David Nather / Axios:
What's next if the Senate health bill fails  —  We know — the Republican health care effort has been declared dead many times, so this is not a prediction.  There's still a lot of motion, and we could see a revised Senate bill on Thursday and a vote next week.
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Lesley Clark / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Republican base howls at prospect of congressional failure on Obamacare
New York Times:
Trump Aides Recruited Businessmen to Devise Options for Afghanistan  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's advisers recruited two businessmen who profited from military contracting to devise alternatives to the Pentagon's plan to send thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan …
Joshua Jongsma / NorthJersey.com:
‘Mike from Montclair’ challenges Christie on WFAN; governor calls him a Communist  —  A well-known WFAN caller exchanged verbal barbs with Gov. Chris Christie during the governor's test run as a sports talk-radio host on Monday.  —  Mike Goldstein, also known as “Mike from Montclair,” …
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Mollie Reilly / HuffPost:
Chris Christie Trades Insults With Callers During Sports Radio Audition
Robert Wright / Financial Times:
Trump set to postpone UK visit  —  Read next … Donald Trump's state visit to the UK looks set to be postponed until next year, amid reports that the president wants to avoid a visit that could be marred by protests over his being offered the honour.  —  A Downing St spokesman repeated …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
GOP Researcher Who Sought Clinton Emails Had Alt-Right Help  —  The saga of Peter Smith's quest to obtain 33,000 emails deleted by Hillary Clinton—an effort now at the center of intrigue swirling around the Donald Trump campaign's ties to Russia—keeps getting weirder.
Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run:
NRA Breaks Its Silence on Philando Castile Shooting  —  Yesterday the National Rifle Association broke its recent silence on the shooting of Philando Castile, a Minnesota carry permit holder who was killed during a traffic stop last summer by a cop who panicked when Castile reached for the wallet containing his driver's license.
Discussion: The Week
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Mika Brzezinski lands mega 3-book deal  —  MORE FROM: … Fresh off her spat with President Donald Trump, Mika Brzezinski has landed new a three-book deal with Weinstein Books, which published her 2011 book “Knowing Your Value.”  —  The “Morning Joe” anchor has signed a deal with Harvey …
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Trump administration considering government-wide ban on popular Russian software  —  The Trump administration is on the verge of deciding whether to block all federal agencies from using products developed by a popular Russian cyber-security firm, which is under increasing scrutiny for alleged ties …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Bloomberg:
One of the Biggest Reasons Republicans Stick by Trump
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