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Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Threatens Stranger in Emails: ‘Watch Your Back , Bitch’  —  After hearing Rachel Maddow discuss our recent story about Kasowitz, a man emailed the attorney urging him to resign.  Kasowitz responded with threats and profanity.  —  Marc Kasowitz, President Trump's …
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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.
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Kushner pushed for more aggressive defense of Trump Jr. meeting  —  Jared Kushner has been pressing other White House aides to more vigorously defend the meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Kremlin-linked lawyer that Kushner also attended, but has faced resistance from some of Trump's top press aides …
BuzzFeed:
How A False Conspiracy Theory About The Russian Lawyer Who Met With Don Jr. Spread To Trump  —  Pro-Trump media figures have gone as far as to falsely suggest that the Russian attorney may have planted a listening device for the Obama administration.  —  Right-wing outlets …
CNN:
WH aides exposed to scrutiny over Russia meeting response  —  (CNN)A scramble by White House aides to respond to the brewing controversy over Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer may have exposed those aides to special counsel scrutiny.  —  They can now be called on by investigators led …
Washington Post:
Trump's legal team faces tensions — and a client who often takes his own counsel  —  The challenge for President Trump's attorneys has become, at its core, managing the unmanageable — their client.  —  He won't follow instructions.  After one meeting in which they urged Trump to steer clear …
Joyce Chen / Rolling Stone:
Watch Kellyanne Conway Use Flashcards to Infantalize Concern Over Trump, Russia  —  White House counselor evades questions about Donald Trump Jr.'s leaked emails with props on Fox News  —  Kellyanne Conway appeared on Fox News following the release of Donald Trump Jr.'s emails with a Russian lawyer last summer.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jenna McLaughlin / Foreign Policy:
DOJ Settled Massive Russian Fraud Case Involving Lawyer Who Met With Trump Jr.  —  Lawmakers are concerned Justice's abrupt settlement ‘may be connected’ to Russian overtures to Trump campaign.  —  Democratic congressmen on the House Judiciary Committee want to know why Attorney General …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Co-founder of firm behind Trump-Russia dossier will not testify before Senate next week
Alex Ward / Vox:
Top Democrat on Senate Intelligence Committee fears Trump will pardon anyone who colluded
Discussion: Politico, CNN and The Daily Caller
Chicago Tribune:
Peter W. Smith, GOP operative who sought Clinton's emails from Russian hackers, committed suicide, records show  —  In late June 2017, the Wall Street Journal published a story about a longtime Republican political operative from the Chicago area.  His name was Peter Smith and the story focused …
New York Times:
Excerpts From Trump's Conversation With Journalists on Air Force One  —  The following are excerpts, as prepared and released on Thursday by the White House, from a conversation aboard Air Force One between President Trump and members of the press corps as they flew to Paris on Wednesday night.
Discussion: Business Insider
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Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Trump misstates details to paint pipelines as tool to fight Russia
Discussion: CNN and Gizmodo
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump's off-the-record on-the-record toggle vexes reporters
Discussion: Daily Kos
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Trump: I'd invite Putin to the White House
Discussion: Politico
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Gov. Brian Sandoval: ‘Great concern’ over new Senate GOP health care bill  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Providence, Rhode Island (CNN)Gov. Brian Sandoval expressed “great concern” Thursday with the new Senate Republican health care bill and said he plans to meet one-on-one with top administration officials …
Discussion: Politicus USA and The Daily Caller
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The Hill:
Five takeaways from the GOP's healthcare reboot
CNN:
New GOP health care bill could allow cheaper plans with fewer benefits
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Senate GOP may not use CBO to score Cruz amendment
Discussion: Axios and ThinkProgress
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
Newly released security document confirms Jeff Sessions “successfully misled the FBI”  —  Forced by court order to release his security clearance form, the document confirms Attorney General Jeff Sessions omitted all mention of his previous contacts with Russians.
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Senate Republicans exempt own health coverage from part of latest proposal  —  Senate Republicans included a provision that exempts members of Congress and their staff from part of their latest health care plan.  —  This exemption could have the effect of ensuring that members of Congress …
Discussion: Politicus USA, Daily Kos and VTDigger
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Bloomberg:
GOP Health Bill Steers Cash to the Home State of a Reluctant Senator  —  Alaska would benefit disproportionately from funding formula  —  Senator Lisa Murkowski has been a holdout on Republican bill  —  Call it the Polar Payoff.  —  Changes made to the Republican legislation …
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Leaked Documents Suggest Secretive Billionaire Trump Donors Are Milo's Patrons  —  Photo illustration by BuzzFeed News; Getty Images  —  Secretive hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and his family launched themselves into the top rank of American power through a series …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Two Former Employees of House Member Indicted On Federal Charges in Cyberstalking Case  —  WASHINGTON - Two former staff employees of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives have been indicted following an investigation into the circulation of private, nude images and videos of the member …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Two former staffers charged in cyberstalking of U.S. House member, husband
Discussion: The Root
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Trump Tells First Lady of France: 'You're in Such Good Shape'  —  Shortly after President Trump arrived in France on Friday for an official visit, he took a moment to tell the country's first lady, Brigitte Macron, what he thought of her physical appearance.
Kid Rock:
Once again the press is wrong.  —  Once again the press is wrong.  First of all, I've got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!  Second, I'm not signed to Warner Bros!!! - which simple fact-checking would have revealed.  I have recently worked out a unique deal with BMG …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and IJR
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke raises more than Ted Cruz in second quarter  —  U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, posted a strong first fundraising quarter as a Senate candidate.  —  Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's fundraising numbers.
Christina Wilkie / Center for Public Integrity:
Steve Bannon misreports $2 million debt in financial disclosure  —  Top Trump adviser to amend filing after Center for Public Integrity questions  —  White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon failed to properly disclose more than $2 million in mortgage debt on his required financial disclosure form …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Judge Says Trump Travel Ban Can't Keep Out Grandparents And Other Family Members  —  The federal judge in Hawaii who initially put President Trump's revised travel and refugee ban on hold on Thursday placed limits on the administration's recent rules enforcing a limited version of that ban.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
WATCH: Dem NYC council member tells constituents that it's harder being rich than being poor  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A Democratic New York City Council member this week told his constituents that being a rich person was much more difficult than being a poor person.
 
 
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Niv Elis / The Hill:
Fresh Freedom Caucus demands stall GOP budget
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Los Angeles Times:
No need for a full border wall, Trump says
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How ‘GMA’ hides George Stephanopoulos' ‘little-boyish mini-legs’
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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