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Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers seek to undercut Mueller's Russia investigation  —  Some of President Trump's lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing …
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
We're on the Brink of an Authoritarian Crisis  —  If Trump fires Robert Mueller or pardons himself, Republicans won't do a thing about it—and our democracy will be changed forever.  —  There were many reasons to be alarmed by the transcript of President Donald Trump's Wednesday interview …
New York Times:
Trump Aides, Seeking Leverage, Investigate Mueller's Investigators  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers and aides are scouring the professional and political backgrounds of investigators hired by the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, looking for conflicts of interest they could use …
Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Investigating Possible Money Laundering by Paul Manafort  —  Probe by Mueller into former Trump campaign manager is part of examination of Russian meddling in election  —  WASHINGTON—Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating possible money laundering by Paul Manafort …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Spokesman for Trump's legal team resigns just two months after starting  —  Mark Corallo had grown frustrated with operation and warring factions, sources say.  —  The spokesman for President Donald Trump's legal team has resigned within two months of being on the job, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg:
Here's the Chain Reaction Trump Could Set Off by Trying to Fire Mueller
Discussion: The Big Picture
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's public Russia comments could cause legal headaches for him — and his kids
CNN:
GOP senators dismayed at Trump's criticism of DOJ officials
Annie Karni / Politico:
Steve Bannon's disappearing act  —  Steve Bannon has largely disappeared from the White House's most sensitive policy debates — a dramatic about-face for an operative once characterized as the most powerful man in Washington.  —  Bannon, chastened by internal rivalries …
Discussion: Vox, Axios, Mediaite, Political Wire and The Week
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump expected to make Scaramucci communications director  —  President Trump is expected to announce that Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci will be White House communications director, according to two sources familiar with the planning.  —  Trump has left the role open since Mike Dubke resigned …
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
President has rare meeting with US attorney nominee  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has nominated a slew of prospective federal prosecutors to fill top US attorney seats across the nation, but personally met with one prior to her selection in June — a move some former Justice Department …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Scaramucci under consideration for White House communications post
Discussion: Mediaite
Jake Tapper / CNNMoney:
Sean Hannity will no longer receive Buckley Award after controversy  —  Bernstein: ‘We are in a cold civil war’  —  Fox News Channel star anchor Sean Hannity will no longer receive the conservative Media Research Center's William F. Buckley Award for Media Excellence at its September 21 gala …
NBC News:
Russia's Lavrov Says Trump May Have Met Putin More Times  —  MOSCOW — President Donald Trump may have held more meetings with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit earlier this month, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday — but he shrugged off the importance of the encounters.
Discussion: Axios, Mediaite and NBC News
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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:   In break with Trump, top intelligence and homeland security officials affirm Russia's election meddling
New York Times:
These Americans Hated the Health Law.  Until the Idea of Repeal Sank In.  —  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Five years ago, the Affordable Care Act had yet to begin its expansion of health insurance to millions of Americans, but Jeff Brahin was already stewing about it.  —  “It's going to cost a fortune,” he said in an interview at the time.
CNN:
Exclusive: Jared Kushner's White House connection still being used to lure Chinese investors  —  Jared Kushner's status as a top aide to President Donald Trump was used to lure Chinese investors to his family's New Jersey development, even after his family's company apologized for mentioning …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump 101: How to speak his language  —  One of the more elusive skills in this White House is the ability to communicate effectively with President Trump.  It's no secret he likes things short, simple, graphical.  — Someone who was doing it all wrong (although better lately) …
Discussion: The Week, Balloon Juice and Raw Story
Florida Today:
Teens filmed, mocked drowning man, Cocoa police say  —  COCOA - Police and prosecutors say little can be done legally after the revelation that a group of teens filmed the dying moments of a 32-year-old disabled man last week, with the teens mocking, cursing and laughing while the man drowned in a fenced-off pond.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Maxine Waters is joking about 2020 — but not about Trump  —  Maxine Waters will be the first to tell you she's not running for president.  —  Yet the buzz surrounding the long-serving California Democrat has reached a fever pitch this year, as she's lobbed bomb after bomb at President Trump.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Under fire for opposing health bill, Mike Lee hits back  —  Mike Lee hears the chorus of critics, with blame from the establishment wing of the GOP cascading on the Utah senator for being the Republican that stopped Obamacare repeal.  And he's ready to respond.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
During ‘Made in America Week,’ President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club applies to hire 70 foreign workers  —  President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida has asked permission to hire 70 foreign workers this fall, attesting — in the middle of the White House's “Made in America Week” …
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Political Wire
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Victor Davis Hanson / Hoover Institution:
America's Media Meltdown  —  Between 2008 and 2016, the media were unapologetic about their adoration of President Barack Obama.  Now, they are energized by their thorough loathing of President Donald Trump.  In tragic fashion, the hubris of deifying Obama has now come full circle to the nemesis of demonizing Trump.
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Fox News turns to Hillary Clinton amid negative news for Trump  —  Bernstein: ‘We are in a cold civil war’  —  As a cloud of negative news hangs over President Donald Trump and his administration, a familiar face has been all over the airwaves on Fox News: Hillary Clinton.
BBC:
North Korea tourism: US ‘to ban Americans from visiting’  —  The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there.  —  Koryo Tours and Young Pioneer Tours said the ban would be announced on 27 July to come into effect 30 days later.
Andrew Hartman / Washington Post:
The millennial left's war against liberalism  —  The left is back — and millennials are leading the way.  “Socialism” was the most searched word on the Merriam-Webster website in 2015, and a 2016 poll showed that 43 percent of Iowa Democrats described themselves as “socialists.”
Erin Durkin / New York Daily News:
NYC law that makes dog-sitting illegal without kennel license triggers rage from pet lovers  —  Pet lovers are barking mad over a little-known city rule that makes dog-sitting illegal in New York.  —  Health Department rules ban anyone from taking money to care for an animal outside a licensed kennel …
Spencer Dukoff / New York Daily News:
Katie Couric says fake news is ‘tearing’ America ‘apart at the seams’  —  Katie Couric has (almost) seen it all.  —  Still, little has prepared the world-famous journalist for the phenomenon she says is currently “tearing [America] apart at the seams”: fake news.
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Lawmakers inch closer to deal on Russia sanctions  —  Bipartisan negotiators involved in finalizing legislation to impose sanctions on Russia expressed confidence on Thursday that a deal could be reached soon after a monthlong delay.  —  House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
Discussion: CNN and Daily Kos
Lance Williams / Mother Jones:
“The Alt-Right Side of History Will Prevail”  —  So says the wealthy fringe Republican bankrolling white nationalist Richard Spencer.  —  Long before Donald Trump's  —  election ushered in an era of resurgent white nationalism, a disaffected Republican named William H. Regnery II was brooding …
Discussion: Raw Story and Reveal
Ian Bremmer / Politico:
‘America First’: Who Really Wins?  —  When Donald Trump raised the roof at his raucous rallies with pledges to put “America First,” he hit a political nerve.  The long-mothballed phrase, revived from another era of American history, became shorthand for rethinking our whole relationship to the world.
 
 
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Washington Examiner:
Ben Carson: HUD will ‘reinterpret’ Obama housing discrimination rule
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Power Line
David Bernstein / Washington Post:
Did Nancy MacLean make stuff up in ‘Democracy in Chains’?
Jim O’Sullivan / BostonGlobe.com:
Protests greet House Speaker Paul Ryan in Lawrence
NPR.org:
Say Goodbye To X+Y: Should Community Colleges Abolish Algebra?
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Alex Morey / FIRE:
BREAKING: UC Berkeley will host Ben Shapiro event, pay fees after College Republicans accuse university of censorship
 Earlier Items: 
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Christie's last big move could be filling Menendez's seat
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Billionaire GOP donor out of politics calls Trump ‘abortion of a human’
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Interior Dept. ordered Glacier park chief, other climate expert pulled from Zuckerberg tour
Discussion: Business Insider
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Louise Mensch's Destructive Fantasies
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

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