memeorandum: ‘Wendi Winters saved my life’: Capital Gazette staff say their fallen colleague charged the shooter (Danielle Ohl/capitalgazette.com)

10:05 PM ET, July 7, 2018

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McConnell Tries to Nudge Trump Toward Two Supreme Court Options — Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, told President Trump this past week that Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman presented the fewest obvious obstacles to being confirmed to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy …

Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story, Bustle and Hit & Run

Carl Hulse / New York Times:

'It's a Terrible Vote': Red-State Democrats Face an Agonizing Supreme Court Choice — WASHINGTON — Democratic senators running for re-election in Trump Country face an agonizing choice over President Trump's coming Supreme Court nominee: Vote to confirm the pick and risk demoralizing Democratic voters ahead …

New York Times:
Democrats: Do Not Surrender the Judiciary

Discussion: Power Line, Breitbart, twitchy.com and Instapundit

Bill Frist / Washington Post:

The Senate I led put country over party. This one must do the same for Robert Mueller. — Bill Frist is a heart and lung transplant surgeon, former U.S. Senate majority leader and senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center. — When I retired from the U.S. Senate in 2007 as its majority leader …

Discussion: HuffPost and Mediaite

Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Trump is hinting at concessions to Putin. So what do we get back?

Discussion: LewRockwell

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Eight Republicans pick the worst possible place to celebrate July 4

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Politico

Idrees Ali / Reuters:

Cost of one of those ‘expensive’ U.S.-South Korea military exercises? $14 million — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea scrapped after President Donald Trump griped about “tremendously expensive” military drills would have cost around $14 million …

Discussion: Axios

New York Times:
North Korea Criticizes ‘Gangster-Like’ U.S. Attitude After Talks With Mike Pompeo

Discussion: Althouse, Bloomberg, Military.com, Weekly Standard, Bustle, The Daily Caller and Raw Story

Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
North Korea pans ‘gangster-like mindset’ of US as Pompeo signals ‘progress’ in talks

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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
After talks, NKorea accuses US of ‘gangster-like’ demands

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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Secretary of State Pompeo leaves North Korea with promise of more talks but no tangible breakthrough

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Associated Press:
The Latest: North Korea says Pompeo talks ‘regrettable’

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Associated Press:

Trump lawyers call Comey ‘Machiavellian’ in note to Mueller — WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on former FBI Director James Comey in a confidential memo last year to the special counsel, casting him as “Machiavellian,” dishonest and …

Discussion: Hill Reporter, Mediaite and Axios

Associated Press:

Text of Trump team memos to special counsel assailing Comey — The following is the text of two letters written by lawyers for President Donald Trump regarding former FBI Director James Comey. One was sent to special counsel Robert Mueller, and the other was sent to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Danielle Ohl / capitalgazette.com:

‘Wendi Winters saved my life’: Capital Gazette staff say their fallen colleague charged the shooter — Capital Gazette reporter Wendi Winters has been identified as victim of a shooting at the newspaper. — dohl@capgaznews.com — When a man with a shotgun shattered the glass door …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Althouse

Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:

Seventh former Ohio State wrestler claims Jordan knew of alleged sexual abuse — A seventh former Ohio State University wrestler came forward Saturday with claims that Rep. Jim Jordan — (R-Ohio) knew about alleged sexual abuse taking place on the wrestling team while he was an assistant coach.

Washington Post: Rep. Jim Jordan faces new accusation that he must have known about alleged sexual abuse at Ohio State

Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
GOP Freedom Caucus members refuse to back Jim Jordan on the record as more abuse accusers come forward

Discussion: CNN, POLITICUSUSA and New York Times

Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:

Protesters confront McConnell leaving Kentucky restaurant — Protesters confronted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — (R-Ky.) as he was leaving a restaurant in his home state on Saturday. — The group threatened to vote McConnell out of office as he walked out of the Bristol Bar & Grille …

Discussion: Courier-Journal, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite

New York Times:

Seriously, Juice Is Not Healthy — Obesity affects 40 percent of adults and 19 percent of children in the United States and accounts for more than $168 billion in health care spending each year. Sugary beverages are thought to be one of the major drivers of the obesity epidemic.

Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:

Mueller WILL NOT Present Collusion Evidence At Manafort Trial — Special counsel Robert Mueller said in a court filing Friday that his prosecutors will not present evidence regarding Trump campaign collusion with Russia at an upcoming trial for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Discussion: Daily Kos and POLITICUSUSA

Tim Graham / NewsBusters:

Mrs. Jimmy Kimmel: I Said ‘What The F***?’ to Stop Hillary Pantsuit Jokes — The August issue of the women's magazine Glamour is the Comedy Issue, so they rounded up female comedy writers for all the liberal late-night shows to address diversity in the writers' room and how feminism pervades the late-night scene.

Discussion: Louder With Crowder

Dan Merica / CNN:

GOP candidate in Kansas: ‘Outside of Western civilization, there is only barbarism’ — (CNN)A Republican congressional candidate in a Kansas race Democrats are targeting in November told an audience at a party meeting this month that “outside of Western civilization there is only barbarism.”

Bradford Betz / Fox News:

Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez draws Bronx cheer for misleading campaign bio — The Democratic Socialist candidate seeking to represent New York's 14th Congressional District is facing backlash over her working class “Bronx girl” campaign narrative.

Discussion: lohud.com and The Gateway Pundit

Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Democratic Socialism Is Dem Doom

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Shant Shahrigian / New York Post:

‘Irate’ man arrested for threats against Trump supporters, local politician — A Long Island man was arrested Friday for threatening to kill supporters of President Donald Trump and Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin - then nearly hitting a Zeldin campaign staffer with his car, according to Suffolk County police.

Discussion: Breitbart and New York Daily News

Nixle:
Man Arrested for Making Terroristic Threats and Reckless Endangerment

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Chris Glorioso / NBC New York:

Immigrant NYC Grandparents Detained While Visiting Son-in-Law at Fort Drum, Family Says — Concepcion and Margarito were stopped by military police at the gates of Fort Drum on July 4, their children say — Immigrant NYC Grandparents Detained at Army Base

Discussion: AOL and Mother Jones

Associated Press:

Philippine president says he'll resign if anybody can prove God exists — MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president, who recently sparked outrage for calling God stupid, has courted new controversy in his largely Roman Catholic country by saying he will resign if anybody can prove that God exists.

Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed:

Court Order To Reunite Migrant Children And Parents Reveals How Little Planning Went Into Separation Policy — The Trump administration's struggle to meet a judge's order reveals the extent of its lack of planning when it implemented its zero tolerance policy. — Reporting From Los Angeles

Discussion: Politico

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:

Alan Dershowitz Is Enjoying This — In an interview with The Times, Mr. Dershowitz talks about McCarthyism (Martha's Vineyard-style) and why nuance doesn't exist in politics anymore. — CHILMARK, Mass. — This is what McCarthyism evidently looks like on Martha's Vineyard.

Discussion: HuffPost, Mediaite, Fox News and Esquire