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Noa Yadidi / CNN:
Trump, Blumenthal exchange jabs on Twitter  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal called President Donald Trump out on Twitter for “bullying” after a Twitter attack from the President accused the senator of lying and being a “phony Vietnam con artist.”
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The Daily Beast:
Lara Trump ‘Running the Show’ at ‘Trump TV’ … President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law is “running the show” at his Trump TV project funded by his reelection campaign, multiple sources tell The Daily Beast.  —  When the Trump campaign unveiled a new Trump-friendly news product on social media last week …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
TRUMP to head back to New York next week — BUZZ: KAYLEIGH MCENANY joining the RNC — PETER THIEL waffling on POTUS
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Kayleigh McEnany named RNC spokesperson
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Peter Thiel Has Been Hedging His Bet On Donald Trump  —  Peter Thiel has said publicly that Trump's administration is “off to a terrific start.”  Privately, he's told friends that there is a 50% chance the current presidency “ends in disaster.”  —  Donald Trump's most prominent Silicon Valley supporter …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Rich SF residents get a shock: Someone bought their street  —  Thanks to a little-noticed auction sale, a South Bay couple are the proud owners of one of the most exclusive streets in San Francisco — and they're looking for ways to make their purchase pay.  —  Tina Lam and Michael Cheng snatched …
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Stephen Miller blasted a reporter as ‘cosmopolitan.’ But he lives in a $1 million CityCenter condo.  —  White House senior adviser Stephen Miller famously used the adjective “cosmopolitan” to insult CNN's Jim Acosta during an exchange in the White House briefing room last week …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
US federal department is censoring use of term ‘climate change’, emails reveal  —  Exclusive: series of emails show staff at Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service advised to reference ‘weather extremes’ instead … Staff at the US Department of Agriculture …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Here Is The Alias Email Account Loretta Lynch Used As Attorney General  —  Like her predecessor, Eric Holder, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch used an email alias to conduct government business, The Daily Caller has confirmed.  —  Several of Lynch's emails were included in 413 pages …
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Fox News:
Lynch used email alias ‘Elizabeth Carlisle’ to write about Clinton tarmac meeting
Jake Zuckerman / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Manchin one of three Democratic senators not to sign tax-reform stance  —  Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is one of three Senate Democrats who didn't sign a letter establishing the party line on tax reform, though he said Tuesday he agrees with all its components.
David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
The Congressional Map Has A Record-Setting Bias Against Democrats  —  When Democrats think about their party's problems on the political map, they tend to think of President Trump's ability to win the White House despite losing the popular vote and Republicans' potent efforts to gerrymander congressional districts.
Kat Rosenfield / Vulture:
The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter … The Black Witch, a debut young-adult fantasy novel by Laurie Forest, was still seven weeks from its May 1 publication date, but positive buzz was already building, with early reviews calling it “an intoxicating tale of rebellion and star-crossed romance,” …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
‘May you die in pain’: Northern California GOP congressman gets an earful at town hall  —  “May you die in pain.”  —  That was the nastiest moment of Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's early morning town hall in Chico on Monday.  —  The wish was uttered by an older man who criticized LaMalfa …
Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and Raw Story
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
U.S. May Begin Airstrikes Against ISIS in Philippines  —  The Pentagon is considering a plan that allows the U.S. military to conduct airstrikes on ISIS in the Philippines, two defense officials told NBC News.  —  The authority to strike ISIS targets as part of collective self-defense …
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week
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NBC News:
Philippines' Duterte to Tillerson: ‘I Am Your Humble Friend’
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Source: Trump Is Upset With New Book About Bannon's Role On Campaign  —  President Donald Trump is not pleased with a new book claiming White House chief strategist Steve Bannon had a major role in Trump's electoral victory, a source tell The Daily Caller.  —  Bloomberg writer Joshua Green's new book …
Discussion: Raw Story
Rick Watson / people.terry.uga.edu:
MIS Major … Class: Tues/Thurs 8:00 - 9:15 am Correll 214  —  This course provides a basic understanding of information management in organizations and specifically the design and use of database systems.  Topics include data modeling, relational databases, and structured query language.
Discussion: TheBlaze and The College Fix
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Is This an ‘Ominous’ Message for the Disabled Under Trump? … The Justice Department has dropped its appeal of a key disability rights lawsuit—and advocates say they fear this means people with disabilities could see their rights rolled back under President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Rewire and Daily Kos
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Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
Tax writers see peril in Trump's Obamacare persistence  —  Republicans acknowledge that the aggressive timeline they have set up for overhauling the tax code this fall leaves them little room for error.  —  There could be one problem with that: Obamacare isn't going away.
Stan Collender / Forbes:
These 3 Federal Debt Ceiling Nightmares Should Keep You Awake At Night  —  This easily got lost amid all of last week's other Washington-related craziness: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that Democrats should provide the votes the Trump administration …
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Martin Longman / Washington Monthly:
The Dems Need to Take a Hard Line on the Debt Ceiling
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
‘Apply by fax’: Before it can hire foreign workers, Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club advertises at home — briefly  —  President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club needs to hire 35 waiters for this winter's social season in Palm Beach, Fla.  —  Late last month, the club placed an ad on page C8 of the Palm Beach Post …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As Mueller closes in, Trump prepares his base for the worst  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  President Trump is again attacking the media this morning, and his broadsides carry a newly ominous edge: He is both faulting the media for allegedly downplaying the size and intensity of support from his base …
New York Post:
The police boycott of Dunkin' Donuts is fully on … The NYPD runs on . . . bodega coffee.  —  The police boycott of Dunkin' Donuts is apparently heating up, as a sergeant was spotted Sunday walking into the 73rd Precinct station house with trays full of what appeared to be generic, corner-market brew.
Washington Times:
Bakers refused to make pro-Trump birthday cake for 9-year-old boy: Report  —  A boy whose letter to President Trump made national headlines last month reportedly wanted a pro-Trump cake for his birthday party, but his mother was unable to find a baker willing to fulfill the order.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
How the Trump hotel changed Washington's culture of influence  —  The hotel's managers press conservative, Republican and Christian groups to do business where they can rub shoulders with Trump's Cabinet.  —  On a June morning, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and his wife enjoyed croissants …
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
‘Good Conservative’ Grassley Ramps Up His Panel's Trump-Russia Probe  —  Republican Grassley calls himself ‘equal opportunity overseer’  —  Some Republicans question Grassley's Judiciary Committee probe  —  Donald Trump may have annoyed the wrong man in Congress.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Axios
 
 
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Tara Copp / Military Times:
New policy: Military bases can shoot down trespassing drones
Discussion: Gizmodo and The Daily Caller
Steven Harper / BillMoyers.com:
Interactive Timeline: Everything We Know About Russia and President Trump
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Alabama Senate GOP primary poll: Moore leads with 30 percent support
Miles Kohrman / The Trace:
Right-Wing Militias Are Now Actively Supporting Some State and Local Pro-Trump Politicians
Discussion: Raw Story
Carolyn Webb / The Age:
It's not a movie: Did marine critters eat Brighton teenager's legs?
Discussion: AOL and Motherboard
Michael Schuman / Bloomberg:
Has China's Rise Topped Out?
Tom Gjelten / The Atlantic:
How the White House's Immigration Reforms Might Backfire
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Refuse to Accept the Lies - Before It Is Too Late
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Emily Atkin / New Republic:
Al Gore's Carbon Footprint Doesn't Matter
Discussion: Grist
Maryam Saleh / The Intercept:
Around Mar-a-Lago, No Deportation Exemption for Trump Supporters
Discussion: Raw Story
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
DHS chief information officer resigns after three months on job
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and IJR
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
America's Whiniest ‘Victim’
Glenn Smith / Post and Courier:
Emails: South Carolina AG coordinated with key figure in statehouse probe on letter booting special prosecutor off case
Discussion: Political Wire
Adam Behsudi / Politico:
Trump's Trade Pullout Roils Rural America
Discussion: IJR
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Many Politicians Lie. But Trump Has Elevated the Art of Fabrication.
Discussion: Mother Jones
 

 
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