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4:20 PM ET, July 10, 2018

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Akhil Reed Amar / New York Times:
A Liberal's Case for Brett Kavanaugh  —  The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court justice is President Trump's finest hour, his classiest move.  Last week the president promised to select “someone with impeccable credentials, great intellect, unbiased judgment …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
It Took a Village to Raise Kavanaugh  —  In the weeks ahead, we're going to spend a lot of time going over Brett Kavanaugh's biography — where he's from and what he's written.  But that's not the most important way to understand the guy.  —  Kavanaugh is the product of a community.
Discussion: Hot Air and Althouse
Politico:
How a private meeting with Kennedy helped Trump get to ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh  —  While he was eager to keep the suspense alive, the president was always leaning toward Kennedy's former clerk.  —  After Justice Anthony Kennedy told President Donald Trump he would relinquish his seat on the Supreme Court …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
How Brett Kavanaugh Will Gut Roe v. Wade  —  President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court on Monday night, ending feverish speculation over who would replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy and become the fifth vote to undo the bulk of Kennedy's liberal legacy.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Schumer lays out path to block Kavanaugh  —  Senate Democrats can successfully orchestrate the rejection of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday morning, if they can convince the American people that his confirmation will lead to the undoing …
Discussion: Vox, ABC News, CBS News and Breitbart
Julie O'Brien / Washington Post:   I don't know Kavanaugh the judge. But Kavanaugh the carpool dad is one great guy.
Anna Palmer / Politico:   POLITICO Playbook Power Briefing: The Kavanaugh reality
Politico:
Collins, Murkowski signal comfort with Kavanaugh
Discussion: ABC News, NBC News and Daily Wire
Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn Joins Global Consulting Firm  —  Former Trump adviser is awaiting sentencing for lying to federal investigators  —  Former national security adviser Mike Flynn has a new job: He has joined a global lobbying and investment advisory firm.  —  As he awaits sentencing for lying …
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
GOP Senators Tell Contradictory Stories About Moscow Trip … A top Republican senator shocked his colleagues when he suggested, after returning from a trip to Moscow with fellow GOP lawmakers, that U.S. sanctions targeting Russia were not working and the Kremlin's election interference was really no big deal.
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Adam Entous / New Yorker:
Israeli, Saudi, and Emirati Officials Privately Pushed for Trump to Strike a “Grand Bargain” with Putin
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and emptywheel
Just Security:   Timeline: Trump's Acts of Accommodation/Engagement with Russia, Nov. 2016-July 2018
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Brutal poll: Democrats' Senate dream slips away  —  To win the Senate, Democrats need to keep all 10 seats they're defending in states that President Trump won in 2016 — plus pick up two more seats.  —  Why it matters: That's not happening.  A new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll of key states shows Dems …
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump pardons Oregon ranchers at center of 40-day standoff  —  on Tuesday pardoned a pair of Oregon ranchers whose arson conviction became a focus for opponents of federal government land ownership.  —  Dwight Hammond, 76, and his son Steven Hammond, 49, were convicted in 2012 and sent to prison on arson charges.
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The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Clemency for Dwight and Steven Hammond
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
In honor of Trump visit, Brits launch campaign to lift ‘American Idiot’ to top of the charts  —  President Trump loved seeing “American Idiot,” the Green Day Broadway musical, on its opening night in 2010, calling it “an amazing theatrical experience!” on Twitter.
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Elyse Wanshel / HuffPost:
Green Day's ‘American Idiot’ Is Topping UK Charts Upon Trump's Visit
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Business Insider Pulls Conservative Column About Scarlett Johansson Playing Trans Man … Business Insider removed a post about portrayals of trans individuals in Hollywood after staff complained internally about the column, saying the article did not meet the publication's standards.
USA Today:
Shopping struggles: These 11 retailers may not survive 2018  —  The retail apocalypse isn't over yet.  —  The retail apocalypse is entering its ninth year.  —  Many North American retailers were wiped out in the “retail apocalypse” which started in 2010.
Discussion: Daily Wire
Associated Press:
All 12 boys, coach rescued from flooded Thai cave  —  MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world.
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Jim Pollard / PerthNow:   Thai cave rescue: How the cave nightmare began
Post and Courier:
BMW increasing production in China, raising prices on SC-made SUVs in response to tariffs  —  FRANKFURT, Germany — Automaker BMW says it will build more of its popular SUVs overseas to offset the higher cost of sending cars to China due to recently enacted tariffs.
Discussion: Axios
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William Boston / Wall Street Journal:
Tariff Dispute Threatens Exports of American-Made Cars
Discussion: Raw Story
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Bill Shine's White House Job Isn't Good News For Fox  —  Sean Hannity is increasingly estranged from Fox News management.  —  The appointment of Bill Shine to a White House role has highlighted an awkward reality for executives at Fox News: Sean Hannity is more isolated than ever.
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:
What we buy can be used to predict our politics, race or education — sometimes with more than 90 percent accuracy  —  The cultural divide is real, and it's huge.  Americans live such different lives that what we buy, do or watch can be used to predict our politics, race, income …
Discussion: New Republic
Washington Post:
Giuliani works for foreign clients while serving as Trump's attorney  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani continues to work on behalf of foreign clients both personally and through his namesake security firm while serving as President Trump's personal attorney — an arrangement experts say raises conflict …
Lorne Cook / Associated Press:
EU official criticizes Trump over attitude toward allies  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior European Union official lashed out Tuesday at President Donald Trump, lambasting the U.S. leader for his constant criticism of European allies and urging him to remember who is friends are when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin next week.
The Smoking Gun:
A Distinction Without A Difference  —  Driver told cops he only drank bourbon at stop signs, signals  —  An inebriated motorist assured Florida police that he was not drinking while driving, but only swigging from a bottle of Jim Beam bourbon when his vehicle paused at stop signs and traffic signals, according to a police report.
Washington Post:
Anatomy of a Trump rally: 76 percent of claims are false, misleading or lacking evidence  —  We're doing something new today: Analyzing every factual claim from President Trump's campaign rally in Montana on July 5.  —  According to The Fact Checker's database, the president had made 3,251 false …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Matthew Shaer / New York Times:
The Fast and Furious Michael Avenatti  —  In representing the porn star Stormy Daniels, the lawyer thinks he can bring down a president — one cable-news hit at a time.  —  The attorney Michael Avenatti stands just under six feet tall, with blatant blue eyes and thinning hair he shaves down to stubble …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Dems mull whether Warren is the one to take on Trump  —  win back blue-collar Democrats from President Trump  —  in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania?  —  It's a question many Democrats are pondering as Warren — one of the leading contenders for her party's presidential nomination …
Madeleine Thompson / CNN:
Another former OSU wrestler says Jim Jordan knew about alleged abuse  —  (CNN)A fifth former OSU wrestler has told CNN that Jim Jordan knew about the actions of Dr. Richard Strauss, the former Ohio State University medical doctor who treated athletes, and called Jordan, who is now a US Congressman …
NBC News:
Secret tape recordings rock Georgia governor race  —  Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle can be heard saying the Republican primary had devolved into “who could be the craziest.”  —  ATLANTA — Another secret recording is shaking up Georgia's Republican primary runoff in the governor's race.
Discussion: MSNBC
Tristan Smith / The College Fix:
California university works to reduce number of white people on campus  —  Cal Poly San Luis Obispo works on massive diversity and inclusion effort  —  In keeping with the diversity and inclusion movement sweeping campuses across the country, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo recently released …
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Judge orders Manafort to be moved to detention center in Alexandria, Va.  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, currently jailed while awaiting trial, be moved to a detention center in Alexandria, Virginia.  —  Manafort had been held …
Discussion: ABC News
Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
NFL players union files grievance challenging national anthem policy  —  The National Football League Players Association filed a grievance Tuesday challenging the NFL's newly imposed national anthem policy, the union said.  —  The complaint is “on behalf of all players challenging …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
ICE Officers to Asylum Seekers: 'Don't You Know That We Hate You People?'  —  New court documents reveal the cruelty of Trump's family separations  —  The Trump child-separation horror is far from over.  According to the government's own numbers, released late last week …
 
 
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Judge boots Green Party from Montana ballot in boost to Tester
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Puerto Ricans in Florida play key role in Senate race
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Er, No, Washington Post, It's Not That Russia's ‘Not Used’ to Ethnic Diversity
Discussion: Washington Post
Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
The reinvention of Ted Cruz
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
July House Overview: Democrats Remain Slight Favorites for Majority
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Nunes Targets the Real Collusion: The Media and DOJ
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
How One Tweet About Nicki Minaj Spiraled Into Internet Chaos
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Jason Oliveira / abc7news.com:
Thieves steal from Apple Store at Fresno's Fashion Fair in seconds
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CBS Boston:
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Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mina Al-Oraibi / The National:
Mike Pompeo: Qassem Soleimani is causing trouble in Iraq and Syria ... we need to raise the cost for him
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
NBC's Capitol Hill Reporter Demonstrates Why So Many Dislike the Press
Courier-Journal:
Hecklers spoil another Mitch McConnell meal by blaring ‘Fight The Power’
Discussion: Eater and Talking Points Memo
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Dick Durbin's Supreme Sacrifice
Discussion: Townhall and Florida Politics
 

 
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