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10:40 AM ET, July 15, 2018

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CBS News:
Trump on Putin meeting: “I go in with low expectations”  —  President Trump is keeping expectations in check in advance of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor.  “I go in with low expectations,” Mr. Trump said.
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
‘I find it hard to believe’ Putin didn't know about Russian interference in U.S. election: White House national security adviser  —  President Donald Trump's top national security adviser said he finds it “hard to believe” Vladimir Putin didn't know about top Russian military intelligence …
Discussion: The Hill
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Why Trump gives Putin a pass on Mueller revelations  —  President Trump no longer doubts the basic intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election — he just seems incapable of taking it seriously, and tells staff that is simply what nations do, several sources close to Trump tell me.
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
The Way Trump and the GOP Deal with Russian Attacks is ‘Textbook Treason’ … The indictments of the 12 Russian military officers who engaged in a coordinated attack on the United States to try to make their preferred candidate our president are a vital reminder that the Mueller investigation cannot …
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and The Hill
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump, Having a Bawl in Europe
Discussion: LewRockwell
Associated Press:   Summit fever: Trump reaches for big moment with Putin
New York Times:   Just Sitting Down With Trump, Putin Comes Out Ahead
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:   Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Triumph of Nothing Over Everyone
emptywheel:
As the Summit Arrives, Keep in Mind that Putin Manages Trump with Carrots and Sticks
Discussion: CNN and National Review
Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
Kevin de León wins endorsement of California Democrats in rebuke of Dianne Feinstein … California Democratic Party leaders took a step to the left Saturday night, endorsing liberal state lawmaker Kevin de León for Senate over Democratic icon Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
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Taryn Luna / Sacramento Bee:
California Democrats endorse de León for US Senate race, snubbing Feinstein  —  The California Democratic Party on Saturday endorsed U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's challenger, highlighting the moderate lawmaker's political disconnect with liberal activists in her home state.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
California Democratic Party Snubs Feinstein and Endorses Kevin De León
Associated Press:
California Democratic Party snubs Feinstein, endorses rival
Discussion: Politico and Axios
The Times & The Sunday Times:
Royal family ‘snub’ Donald Trump during UK visit  —  Queen left to go it alone as Charles and William avoid president  —  Prince Charles and Prince William were unwilling to meet Donald Trump on his visit to Britain, leaving the Queen to greet the US president alone.
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
U.S. lawmakers shown backing fake kindergarten gun scheme in Sacha Baron Cohen satire  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In Sacha Baron Cohen's provocative new comedy show, American politicians are filmed backing a fictitious program to teach kindergartners how to use guns to defend themselves in school shootings.
Discussion: Common Dreams
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Sacha Baron Cohen Convinces GOP Congressmen to Arm Toddlers in ‘Who Is America?’  Premiere … Sacha Baron Cohen's new surprise Showtime series is ostensibly trying to answer the question, Who Is America?  Another question it answers is, “Where has Sacha Baron Cohen been when we've needed him most?”
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:   Ex-GOP Rep. Joe Walsh: Sacha Baron Cohen Tricked Me Into Saying We Should Arm Preschoolers
Washington Post:
Mueller, pushing to wrap up parts of Russia probe, faces question of American involvement  —  In a 29-page indictment Friday, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III blamed specific officers in the Russian government for the 2016 hacking of Democrats, answering one of his investigation's central questions …
New York Times:
Warren is Preparing for 2020.  So Are Biden, Booker, Harris and Sanders.  —  RENO, Nev. — During a campaign-style tour of the West late last month, Senator Elizabeth Warren did not announce she was running for president.  But in private events and public speeches, her message about 2020 was as clear as it was rousing.
Discussion: Althouse
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
PIERS MORGAN up close and VERY personal with Trump on Air Force One  —  PIERS MORGAN talks with President Donald Trump as the Republican concludes his tour of the UK, boarding Air Force One to foreign policy, the Royal family - and personalised snacks.
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Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
President Trump says intends to run for president in 2020: Mail on Sunday
Discussion: Axios
Howard Cohen / miamiherald:
He said he was ‘going to burn down the building with all the f—  Jews,’ Miami Beach cops say  —  A resident at a Miami Beach condo was angry after learning he was about to be evicted so he planned to burn down the building and had one group, in particular, targeted, police say.
Discussion: RT
Cindy Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Judge orders L.A. Times to alter story about Glendale cop, sparking protest from newspaper  —  A federal judge on Saturday ordered the Los Angeles Times to remove information from an article that described a plea agreement between prosecutors and a Glendale police detective accused of working …
Discussion: KTLA
CBS News:
Western allies plan White Helmets evacuation from Syria  —  As Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's regime violently assaults the southern region of Syria, an area formerly protected by the Trump administration, the members of the all-volunteer rescue organization known as the White Helmets are in danger of assassination.
R. Stickney / KNSD-TV:
Chainsaw Attack Suspect Was Removed from US 11 Times: ICE  —  The man arrested and accused of using a chainsaw to attack his wife had been removed from the U.S. 11 times since 2005, immigration officials confirmed Friday.  —  Alejandro Alvarez Villegas, 32, was arrested in Chula Vista …
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Ryan Saavedra / Daily Wire:
Criminal Illegal Alien Deported 11 Times Attacked Woman With Chainsaw, ICE Says
 
 
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Barbara McQuade / The Daily Beast:
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Emirati Prince Flees to Qatar, Exposing Tensions in U.A.E.
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CNN:
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WISH-TV:
6-year-old girl dies following accidental shooting in southern Indiana
Alex Napoliello / New Jersey Online:
Vet says troopers asked to take his guns without a warrant. He didn't let them
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk Unmasked as Top Donor to House Republican PAC
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Michiko Kakutani / The Guardian:
The death of truth: how we gave up on facts and ended up with Trump
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
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