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George F. Will / Washington Post:
This sad, embarrassing wreck of a man  —  America's child president had a play date with a KGB alumnus, who surely enjoyed providing day care.  It was a useful, because illuminating, event: Now we shall see how many Republicans retain a capacity for embarrassment.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why Trump doesn't admit Russian election interference  —  Was Russia's effort to interfere in the 2016 election the most important issue on the table at President Trump's Helsinki summit with President Vladimir Putin?  No. But it's not an unimportant issue either, and Trump knew the American press is obsessed with it.
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Now We All Know What Putin Has on Trump  —  After a summit that left most Americans stunned—but maybe not surprised—the truth is now obvious: Trump is doing Putin's bidding.  And the reasons why are clear.  GQ's Julia Ioffe on Putin's monumental win and the lasting result of Trump's Helsinki debacle.
Washington Post:
Trump says he accepts U.S. intelligence on Russian interference in 2016 election but denies collusion  —  Seeking to quell mounting criticism after the Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump on Tuesday said he accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion …
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
It's time for impeachment, says Beto O'Rourke, after Donald Trump summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin  —  WASHINGTON - Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz, said Tuesday that he President Donald Trump's performance at a summit with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin merits impeachment.
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump, facing fury, says he misspoke with Putin  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, facing an onslaught of bipartisan fury over his glowing remarks about Vladimir Putin, said more than 24 hours afterward that he had misspoken during his news conference with the autocratic Russian leader.
CBS News:
Trump claims he misspoke about Russian meddling in Putin press conference — live updates  —  President Trump on Tuesday claimed he accepts the findings of the U.S. intelligence community that Russians interfered in the 2016 election.  He also said he misspoke when he suggested otherwise …
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Come home, Ambassador Huntsman, your country needs you  —  Ambassador Huntsman, you work for a pawn, not a president.  It's time to come home.  —  There is no other reasonable course of action to take after Monday's disgraceful joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
John R. Schindler / Observer:
Donald Trump Tosses Word-Salad, Ends His Presidency in Helsinki  —  It was like nothing anybody had ever seen.  Nobody acquainted with Donald Trump expected the July 16 Helsinki summit—which wasn't really a summit, more like a one-on-one-date between the presidents of Russia and the United States …
Discussion: Vox, Townhall and USA Today
RealClearInvestigations:
Mueller All but Ignores the Other Russian Hack Target: the GOP
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Critics of Trump Have a New Word in Their Vocabulary: Treason
Axios:
Trump officials embarrassed by Putin show
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump now says he accepts that Russia meddled in 2016 election
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump lashes out at media coverage of his Putin meeting
Discussion: Breitbart and BBC
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump First Doctrine  —  Putin respects strength but Trump showed weakness.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Rep. Rohrabacher: Indictment of NRA-linked Russian is ‘stupid’
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Politico
Kim Zetter / Motherboard:
Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems Sold to States  —  Remote-access software and modems on election equipment ‘is the worst decision for security short of leaving ballot boxes on a Moscow street corner.’  —  The nation's top voting machine maker …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez draws ire from Democrats: ‘Meteors fizz out’  —  Frustrated Democratic lawmakers are offering Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez some advice: Cool it.  —  Ocasio-Cortez stunned the political world with her upset primary victory last month over Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) …
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Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:   California's Rep. Linda Sanchez announces bid to lead House Democrats
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
A Congressional Candidate Used to Be a Rapper.  Will It Matter?  —  RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Antonio Delgado is a lot of things: a Rhodes Scholar, a graduate of Harvard Law School, a former lawyer at one of the country's largest lobbying firms, and now the Democratic nominee for Congress …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
MGM Resorts Sues Victims of Las Vegas Mass Shooting  —  MGM Resorts International has reportedly filed federal lawsuits against hundreds of victims of last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas in an apparent bid to pre-empt any compensation claims.  MGM, which owns the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino …
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Rachel Crosby / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Lawsuits claim MGM has no liability to Las Vegas shooting victims
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Donald Trump's Turnberry firm paid £50,000 by US Government for weekend visit  —  Donald Trump personally profited by more than £50,000 from his weekend stay at his loss-making Turnberry resort, with the US government footing the accommodation bill for the president and his entourage, The Scotsman can reveal.
Discussion: Washington Post, AOL and Bustle
Patti Greco / Cosmopolitan:
The Great CNN Baby Boom  —  AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF THE NETWORK'S MOST PROMINENT WOMEN ARE PROVING THEY CAN HANDLE A MADDENING NEWS CYCLE  —  When Brianna Keilar saw her CNN colleague Pamela Brown adjust her dress  —  , she became suspicious.  “We were sitting on set …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Neck and Neck in CD48  —  6-in-10 partisan voters satisfied with their nominee  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The race for California's 48th Congressional District between Republican incumbent Dana Rohrabacher and Democratic challenger Harley Rouda is virtually tied according to the Monmouth University Poll.
Discussion: HuffPost, Roll Call and Mediaite
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Works Overtime to Explain Directly to Trump What He Got Wrong  —  It's no secret that Fox & Friends is President Donald Trump's preferred morning show, and perhaps banking on his watching on Tuesday, the hosts addressed him directly to explain to him how he screwed up yesterday …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Intel Chair: FBI, DOJ Obstructing Trump Probe in Hope of Dem Takeover in Congress  —  Nunes says DOJ, FBI betting on Dems killing probe  —  The chair of the House Intelligence Committee accused the FBI and Department of Justice of stonewalling a sprawling investigation into claims …
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Special counsel offers immunity to five witnesses for Paul Manafort trial  —  The special counsel prosecuting Paul Manafort is seeking to give immunity to five potential witnesses in advance of his trial in Alexandria federal court next week.  —  All five have said they will not testify …
Discussion: Political Wire
Pew Research Center:
Americans Divided on Kavanaugh's Nomination to the Supreme Court  —  Democrats are worried he will make court too conservative  —  A week after Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, the public is split in its early views of the nomination.
Discussion: Political Wire
Hot Air:
Too Good To Check: The Great “Mariia Butina In The Oval Office” Photo Fiasco  —  A fleeting sensation on Twitter this morning from Mic reporter Emily Singer, worthy of more than 1,500 retweets:  —  See the redheaded woman in the doorway, her face just visible over the shoulder of the guy in the blue tie?
Justin Wm. Moyer / Washington Post:
Part of George Washington Parkway closed, Metro station flooded as rain sweeps through Washington region  —  @wmata Capitol South station pic.twitter.com/GE89e9LtmN — Deion (@SlimHardawayy) July 17, 2018  —  A portion of the George Washington Parkway was closed and at least one Metro station …
Discussion: WTOP and DCist
Beck Dorey-Stein / New York Times:
I Was a White House Stenographer.  Trump Wasn't a Fan.  —  On Friday, at a news conference with Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain a reporter asked President Trump about disparaging comments he had made about her to The Sun newspaper.  He denied ever having said them and declared …
Discussion: Raw Story and AOL
Steve Bloomfield / Prospect Magazine:
Whatever happened to Seymour Hersh?  —  The strange story of how a legendary investigative journalist came to echo Assad's propoganda  —  Seymour Hersh's first big scoop—before the revelations about an American massacre in the Vietnamese village of My Lai started his great award-winning streak …
Doug Moore / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
10 black Washington U. students stopped by Clayton police, falsely accused of leaving IHOP without paying  —  Clayton police chief Kevin Murphy takes questions from the media during a press conference in Clayton on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.  Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Discussion: Raw Story
David Morgan / Reuters:
U.S. Treasury moves to protect identities of ‘dark money’ political donors  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Monday that it will no longer require certain tax-exempt organizations including politically active nonprofit groups, such as the National Rifle Association and Planned Parenthood …
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Legal Experts Say Manafort Could Be Cutting Plea Deal as Judge Suddenly Delays Proceedings  —  The judge overseeing Paul Manafort's federal court case on charges of tax evasion and bank fraud in Virginia delayed proceedings in a surprise move on Monday afternoon.
Jack Healy / New York Times:
It's 4 A.M. The Baby's Coming.  But the Hospital Is 100 Miles Away.  —  KENNETT, Mo. — A few hours after the only hospital in town shut its doors forever, Kela Abernathy bolted awake at 4:30 a.m., screaming in pain.  —  Oh God, she remembered thinking, it's the twins.  —  They were not due for another two months.
Discussion: The Mahablog
 
 
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
NSA and Cyber Command to coordinate actions to counter Russian election interference …
Discussion: Axios, Hullabaloo and Defense One
Emily Kassie / New York Times:
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CBS News:
Trump reveals details of planned Air Force One makeover
Discussion: CNN, TheBlaze and Axios
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