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4:00 PM ET, July 16, 2018

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mccain.senate.gov:
SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING  —  Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on President Trump's meeting and press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki:
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is now repaying Putin for helping him win the presidency  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  The events of the past few days — culminating in President Trump's meeting today with Russian President Vladimir Putin — have rendered this interpretation inescapable: Trump is currently in the process …
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
This Is the Moment of Truth for Republicans  —  There are exactly two possible explanations for the shameful performance the world witnessed on Monday, from a serving American president.  —  Either Donald Trump is flat-out an agent of Russian interests—maybe witting, maybe unwitting …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump and Putin vs. America  —  From the beginning of his administration, President Trump has responded to every new bit of evidence from the C.I.A., F.B.I. and N.S.A. that Russia intervened in our last election on his behalf by either attacking Barack Obama or the Democrats for being too lax …
CBS News:
Trump: “I don't know if I agree” with DNI Coats' warning about Russian cyberattacks  —  President Trump says he doesn't know if he agrees with a warning from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats about the “critical” threat of potentially devastating cyberattacks targeting U.S. systems.
David Morgan / CBS News:
Trump fist-bumped Turkish leader Erdogan, said he “does things the right way”  —  In the days before his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki Monday, President Donald Trump upset relations with America's allies during a visit to the United Kingdom and a contentious meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels.
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Fox News Host Calls Trump's Presser Performance ‘Disgusting,’ ‘Wrong’  —  During his Fox Business News show Monday, host Neil Cavuto called President Donald Trump's failure to denounce Russian President Vladimir Putin for the Russian interference in the 2016 election “disgusting,” saying that the presser “set us back a lot.”
New York Times:
Trump, Putin and the ‘Incredible Offer’: Live Updates  —  Right Now: President Trump refused to say whether he believes his own intelligence agencies or President Vladimir V. Putin on the question of Russian interference in the 2016 American election.  —  In a remarkable news conference …
Justin Wise / The Hill:
‘Fox & Friends’ host: 'I don't understand' Trump tweet blaming US for bad Russia relations  —  “Fox & Friends” host Brian Kilmeade on Monday questioned why President Trump  —  would send a tweet blaming the U.S. for poor relations with Russia before his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Discussion: Mediaite
James Michael Nichols / HuffPost:
Joking That Trump And Putin Are Gay Is Homophobia
Discussion: Vox, twitchy.com, IJR and Splinter
Michael McFaul / Washington Post:
I've been in meetings with Putin. Here's what Trump can expect.
Discussion: AOL, MSNBC and Bustle
Politico:   POLITICO Playbook Power Briefing: Everything you need to know about Trump and Putin's joint appearance
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Trump and Putin Colluded In Public
Discussion: Hullabaloo, MSNBC and POLITICUSUSA
Bloomberg:
Republicans Call Trump Summit Remarks ‘Shameful’ and ‘Bizarre’
Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and CNN
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump and Putin: what we know is damning
Washington Post:
Ahead of Putin summit, Trump faults U.S. ‘stupidity’ for poor relations with Russia
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
An unforgettable Trump scene in unforgettable Trump story
Discussion: Washington Post
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Fox's Hannity, Carlson to get first interviews with Trump after Putin summit
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Angela Charlton / Associated Press:
Trump wins sympathy from Russian media ahead of summit
Discussion: CNN
Reuters:
Shock as Trump backs Putin on election meddling at summit
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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New York Times:
Woman Who Sought Secret Meeting for Trump and Putin Is Charged as Russian Agent  —  WASHINGTON — A Russian woman who tried to broker a pair of secret meetings between candidate Donald J. Trump and the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, during the 2016 presidential campaign …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Axios:
Trump's extraordinary press conference was not normal  —  President Trump today, at a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said he didn't see “any reason” why Russia would interfere in the 2016 election, in response to a question on whether he believed Putin or U.S. intelligence agencies.
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Washington Post:   Maria Butina, Russian gun rights advocate, charged in U.S. with acting as Russian Federation agent
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
What Robert Mueller Knows—and 9 Areas He'll Pursue Next  —  The special counsel has collected a mountain of evidence in the Trump-Russia investigation, but so far only a tiny amount of it has been revealed in official indictments.  Here are nine areas where we should expect answers as the inquiry unfolds.
Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY
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MySanAntonio.com:
Plutonium went missing in San Antonio, but the government says nothing  —  Losses of civilian nuclear material are usually disclosed but when the government loses nuclear bomb ingredients it stays mum  —  Two security experts from the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory drove to San Antonio …
Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
Bombshell Bourdain interview is published one month after his suicide: Celebrity chef unloads on 'rapey, gropey and disgusting Bill Clinton and hopes Weinstein is ‘beaten to death in jail’  — Anthony Bourdain gave a lengthy, wide ranging interview to journalist Maria Bustillos for her recently launched magazine Popula
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Maria Bustillos / Popula:
Bourdain Confidential  —  Anthony Bourdain had started smoking again …
Michelle Martin / Reuters:
Germany: We can no longer fully rely on U.S. White House  —  BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister said on Monday Europe could not rely on Donald Trump and needed to close ranks after the U.S. president called the European Union a “foe” with regard to trade.
Politico:
FCC sends Sinclair mega-deal to likely doom  —  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Monday he has “serious concerns” about Sinclair Broadcast Group's acquisition of Tribune Media, saying he would send the transaction through a lengthy administrative process often viewed as a deal-killer.
 
 
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