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2:40 PM ET, July 14, 2017

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NBC News:
Former Soviet Counter Intelligence Officer at Meeting With Donald Trump Jr. and Russian Lawyer  —  WASHINGTON — The Russian lawyer who met with the Trump team after a promise of compromising material on Hillary Clinton was accompanied by a Russian-American lobbyist — a former Soviet counter …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Team Met Russian Accused of International Hacking Conspiracy … The alleged former Soviet intelligence officer who attended the now-infamous meeting with Donald Trump Jr. and other top campaign officials last June was previously accused in federal and state courts of orchestrating an international hacking conspiracy.
Grace Wyler / BuzzFeed:
Trump Blamed Loretta Lynch For Letting A Russian Lawyer Into The US.  Here's How She Actually Got In.  —  Natalia Veselnitskaya was issued a visa in June 2016 — the same month that she met with top advisers of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.  —  In the days before her June 2016 meeting …
Discussion: New York Times and Shakesville
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Sources: Trump lawyers knew of Russia emails back in June  —  President Trump's legal team was informed more than three weeks ago about the email chain showing that his son Donald Jr. met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer last June, two sources familiar with the handling of the matter told Yahoo News.
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Just Six Days After Trump Jr.'s Meeting, Guccifer 2.0 Emailed Me — But There Was One Key Difference  —  After 39 years of operating without an apparent conceptual understanding of “consequences,” this week Donald Trump Jr. tweeted out an email thread admitting to soliciting the help …
Jack O'Donnell / Vox:
Trump put family first when I worked for him. It was disastrous.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Lynch distances herself from Russian lawyer after Trump attack
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:   Six People Were Involved In The Trump Tower Meeting, But We Only Know About Five Of Them
Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump will take health care credit or cast blame  —  If congressional Republicans succeed in repealing and replacing “Obamacare,” expect a big Rose Garden celebration with President Donald Trump taking credit.  —  If they fail?  Trump has already indicated he will hold Senate …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:   The Cruelty and Fraudulence of Mitch McConnell's Health Bill
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:   Trump says he wants victories — but he isn't selling the GOP agenda to voters
Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Nevada governor undecided on health bill, will meet with Pence
Discussion: Axios and The Nevada Independent
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
A 39-year-old man is mysteriously still a ‘kid’  —  All children, except two, grow up: Peter Pan and Donald Trump Jr.  —  “He's a good boy,” President Trump said of his scandal-engulfed son, in remarks that started off the record and then became on the record, apparently because he liked them so much.
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Watch never-ending handshake between Trump and Macron  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's saga of awkward handshakes continues.  —  On Friday, right before he left France, Trump said goodbye to France's President Emmanuel Macron, with the two grabbing and holding hands for a long, long handshake.
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CNN:
London acid attacks: 5 victims assaulted in 70 minutes  —  London (CNN)Five men were attacked with acid in London on Thursday night with one man suffering life-changing facial injuries in what police are treating as linked assaults.  —  The five attacks, which took place over 70 minutes …
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BBC:
London acid attacks: Two teenagers arrested
Discussion: The FADER, NPR and The Daily Caller
Lisa Boothe / Washington Examiner:
Spare me your Donald Jr. indignation … Politics is war.  The objective is to win and take down the opponent.  In an industry that does not operate in the black and white, it is often the grey territory in which campaigns work to achieve their goal.  —  In the middle of this fast-paced environment …
Discussion: Instapundit
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CBS News:
George W. Bush: Bill Clinton is a “brother with a different mother”
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Bill Clinton: If You Want To Be President, You Have To Know Why The Heck You're Running
Discussion: twitchy.com
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Reverence for Putin on the Right Buys Trump Cover  —  WASHINGTON — Years before the words “collusion” and “Russian hacking” became associated with President Vladimir V. Putin, some prominent Republicans found far more laudatory ways to talk about the Russian leader.
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
Jamie Dimon blows up at DC's dysfunction, says he's tired of ‘listening to the stupid s—’  — On the bank's earnings call, CEO Jamie Dimon answered a question about his view on Washington's impact on the economy.  —  JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon expressed frustration …
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
The Wasted Mind of Ben Sasse  —  The Nebraska senator has urgent, persuasive ideas for saving American politics.  Why won't he act on them?  —  Ben Sasse is not OK with Donald Trump's tweets.  On June 29, the president began yet another day by barfing out insults on Twitter, this time regarding MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski's face.
Wall Street Journal:
Startup That Got a Seat at White House Roundtable Is Part-Owned by Kushner Family  —  Venture-capital firm run by Kushner's brother partly owns OpenGov, whose CEO last month attended summit with Donald Trump, leaders of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft  —  Prominent technology-industry leaders …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
House Republicans weigh massive partisan spending bill  —  House GOP leaders will decide next week whether to brave an ugly floor fight over a massive GOP spending bill — a proposal applauded by some rank-and-file Republicans but that risks embarrassment if it fails.
Vox:
Even the intellectual left is drawn to conspiracy theories about the right.  Resist them.  —  How not to write about “radical” libertarians.  —  It's always hard in politics for people to take their opponents' views seriously, but it has become ever harder in Trump's America.
Discussion: EconLog, Cafe Hayek and CNBC
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Dems plan to force Russia votes  —  House Democrats announced a new strategy on Friday to force votes in an effort to highlight President Trump's possible ties to Russia.  —  Democrats plan to offer measures known as resolutions of inquiry that automatically trigger floor votes …
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Tracy Wilkinson / Associated Press:
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in a rare and candid moment, talks about the frustrations of his job  —  His boss contradicts him.  Sometimes sends him off to clean up messes.  Makes him explain controversial policies.  —  When you have been chief executive of one of the largest companies on the planet …
Foreign Policy:
Private Email of Top U.S. Russia Intelligence Official Hacked  —  As concerns about cyberattacks grow, hackers are going after Russia wonks.  —  On Tuesday morning, a hacker going by the name Johnnie Walker sent a group email to an unknown number of recipients claiming to have a trove …
 
 
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Jonathan Merritt / Religion News Service:
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THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING  —  It's well known that my father …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
ABC News: Christians Who Believe In The First Amendment Are A ‘Hate Group’
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - July 2017: What's Next for Republican ACA Repeal and Replacement Plan Efforts?
Discussion: Washington Times
Brent Kendall / Wall Street Journal:
Hawaii Judge Orders Loosening of Trump Travel Ban
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and The Hill
David Nather / Axios:
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Chicago Tribune:
Peter W. Smith, GOP operative who sought Clinton's emails from Russian hackers, committed suicide, records show
 

 
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