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10:45 AM ET, July 24, 2017

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John King / CNN:
A chill emanating from the White House reaches State Department  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Talk of a potential “Rexit” at Foggy Bottom, new tests for President Trump on immigration, tax reform and media relations and a big challenge for the nation's oldest civil rights organization …
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Anthony Scaramucci On Hot Mic: I Called On CNN To Send A Message To Jeff Zucker  —  “I have to call on CNN and send a message to Zucker that we are back in business,” Scaramucci said on a hot mic Sunday in between morning show appearances.  —  Anthony Scaramucci is already working to smooth …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump ponders Rudy Giuliani for attorney general  —  President Trump is so unhappy with Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he has raised the possibility of bringing back Rudolph Giuliani to head the Justice Department, according to West Wing confidants.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump wishes Reince would take the hint  —  A much-discussed question at the top of the White House: just what magnitude of indignity would it take for Chief of Staff Reince Priebus to resign?  — President Trump knew that appointing Anthony Scaramucci as communications director would humiliate Reince, who fought hard against it.
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Priebus sidelined as Washington outsiders' power grows
Discussion: RedState
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP despairs at inability to deliver
Discussion: Political Wire
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Anthony Scaramucci, New Communications Chief, Woos Trump on TV
Discussion: The Week
CNN:
READ: Jared Kushner's statement on Russia to congressional committees  —  Bolding below included as submitted in statement  —  STATEMENT OF JARED C. KUSHNER TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES  —  I am voluntarily providing this statement, submitting documents, and sitting for interviews in order …
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New York Times:
‘I Did Not Collude,’ Kushner Says in Prepared Remarks to Senators  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, said on Monday that he had been unaware that a June 2016 meeting he attended at Trump Tower was set up in hopes that a Russian lawyer would provide the Trump campaign …
Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Kushner to detail four meetings with Russian officials in congressional testimony, but says ‘I did not collude’
Discussion: NBC News
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner Details Russia Meetings, Denies Collusion
Mike Allen / Axios:
Jared Kushner tells Congress: “I did not collude”
Discussion: ABC News
Associated Press:
The Latest: Kushner blames aide for faulty questionnaire
Discussion: Vox and ABC News
Annie Karni / Politico:
Kushner defends his Russia contacts: ‘I did not collude’
Discussion: ABC News and The Resurgent
Chuck Schumer / New York Times:
A Better Deal for American Workers  —  Americans are clamoring for bold changes to our politics and our economy.  They feel, rightfully, that both systems are rigged against them, and they made that clear in last year's election.  American families deserve a better deal so that this country works …
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Associated Press:
Democrats attempt rebranding with populist new agenda
Discussion: Politico, Axios and Scared Monkeys
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems to unveil ‘better deal’ messaging campaign Monday
The Guardian:
Jared Kushner sealed real estate deal with oligarch's firm cited in money-laundering case  —  Donald Trump's son-in-law bought part of old New York Times building from Soviet-born tycoon, Guardian investigation into Russian money in NYC property market finds
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump Has Averaged 50% or Higher Job Approval in 17 States  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump, who has averaged 40% job approval since his inauguration, received approval ratings of 50% or higher in 17 states in the first half of 2017.  Residents in an equal number of states gave him approval ratings below 40%.
David Durenberger / USA Today:
Former GOP senator: Resist the bullying.  Don't vote for a mystery health care bill.  —  There will be no do-overs on this.  Take it from me: a no vote this week is the only one that will be defensible in the years to come.  —  CONNECT  —  What do you do when you are a U.S. senator …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
For Trump and Putin, Sanctions Are a Setback Both Sought to Avoid  —  WASHINGTON — Throughout 2016, both Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin complained that American-led sanctions against Russia were the biggest irritant in the plummeting relations between the two superpowers.
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Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
Charlie Gard: parents end legal fight over critically ill baby  —  Chris Gard and Connie Yates announce decision as high court judge was preparing to oversee latest round of five-month legal battle  —  Charlie Gard's parents have ended their legal fight over treatment for the critically ill baby …
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Joe and Mika (and Donald): A Beltway Love Story  —  Joe, Mika, and their star-crossed relationship with the president.  —  It was Joe Scarborough's 53rd birthday, April 9, 2016, and his youngest child, an 8-year-old boy named Jack, was trying to tell him something.  “Dad, look at the birthday cake,” he said.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
USA Today:
Poll: Americans split 42%-42% on impeaching Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Just six months after his inauguration, Americans already are split down the middle, 42%-42%, over whether President Trump should be removed from office, a new USA TODAY/iMediaEthics Poll finds.
Discussion: Axios
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
The Trump White House's War Within  —  Last week, President Trump's senior Cabinet officials and top national security advisers met for a contentious meeting to finally agree on a new strategy for America's longest war.  After months of wrangling, they would ask Trump for a modest troop increase …
Discussion: Financial Times
 
 
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Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows takes a seat at the top table
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal:
In Reversal, Colleges Rein In Tuition
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Instapundit
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Republicans can't repeal Obamacare because they can't replace it
Discussion: Politico
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Seized Smashed Hard Drives From Wasserman Schultz IT Aide's Home
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
It's a Vasectomy Party! Snips, Chips and Dips With Your Closest Friends
Discussion: The Week and Daily Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump Jr.'s high-powered help
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Brent Kendall / Wall Street Journal:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Yearns for Less-Partisan Political Climate
Paul Starr / American Prospect:
What Happened to Health Care Reform?
Discussion: Washington Post
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
The Man McMaster Couldn't Fire
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Republicans are in full control of government — but losing control of their party
Discussion: Balloon Juice
David Cohen / Politico:
New York Times requests apology from Fox on ISIS story
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Trump's DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana