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Axios:
A case study in Trump's GOP mind control  —  Yes, almost every elected Republican we talk to privately thinks President Trump's warm embrace of Vladimir Putin was unexplainable, unacceptable and un-American.  Yes, they wish they could say this publicly.  No, they won't — not now, and probably never.
Financial Times:
Trump, Putin and the betrayal of America  —  Donald Trump's press conference with Vladimir Putin this week is likely to go down as one of the signature moments of his presidency.  In an appalling display, the US president refused to endorse the verdict of his own intelligence agencies …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senator Calls For Hearing With U.S. Interpreter In Trump-Putin Meeting  —  Congress needs to know what Trump “promised Putin on our behalf,” says Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.  —  WASHINGTON Nobody knows what President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in their private …
Manu Raju / CNN:
Trump Supreme Court pick: I would ‘put the nail’ in ruling upholding independent counsel  —  (CNN)Judge Brett Kavanaugh two years ago expressed his desire to overturn a three-decade-old Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of an independent counsel, a comment bound …
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New York Times:
Maria Butina, Suspected Secret Agent, Was in Touch With Russian Intelligence, Prosecutors Say  —  WASHINGTON — A woman charged with secretly acting on behalf of Russia was working as a covert agent in the United States and was recently in contact with a suspected Russian intelligence official, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina had ties to Russian intelligence agency, prosecutors say  —  The Russian woman arrested on charges of being a foreign agent had ties to Russian intelligence operatives and was in contact with them while in the United States, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
David Remnick / New Yorker:
The Unwinding of Donald Trump  —  In dictatorial states, a failure to applaud the Leader has often been a matter of treason.  Last February, following the State of the Union address, President Trump flew to Blue Ash, Ohio, for a rally and accused the Democrats in Congress of that very crime.
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
This sad, embarrassing wreck of a man
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Dying For Montenegro
Discussion: City Journal
Reuters:
Majority of Americans think Trump mishandling Russia: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - More than half of Americans disapprove of the way U.S. President Donald Trump is handling relations with Russia, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after his controversial summit and joint news conference …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump allies hope he can turn the page from Russian fiasco
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Atlantic
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:   The Likeliest Explanation for Trump's Helsinki Fiasco
CNN:
US offers no details as Russia claims Trump and Putin reached military agreements
Discussion: The Resurgent, KTLA and Hullabaloo
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says defending tiny NATO ally Montenegro could lead to World War III  —  President Trump, who rattled U.S. allies at a NATO meeting last week, voiced concern in a television interview broadcast Tuesday night that sending troops from the alliance to defend an “aggressive” Monte­negro could result in World War III.
Discussion: Politico
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Trump calls out ‘very aggressive’ Montenegro in latest NATO jibe
Discussion: Joe.My.God., New York Times and MSNBC
NBC News:
Trump revised one sentence from Helsinki. Here's everything else he didn't fix.
Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Trump seems to question US commitment to defending all NATO allies
Discussion: Contemptor and Political Wire
Joe Lieberman / Wall Street Journal:
Vote Joe Crowley, for Working Families  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hurts the party, Congress and even America.  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's surprise primary victory over Rep. Joe Crowley seems likely to hurt Congress, America and the Democratic Party.  It doesn't have to.
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
A Stabbing On Samish Island: The Radicalization Of Lane Davis  —  Lane Davis was a far-right, pro-Trump media figure looking for his big break.  Then he stabbed his father to death.  —  Nearly everyone on Samish Island knew Chuck Davis, a bighearted retiree who lived in the handsome gray shingle house …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Now the party of Trump, GOP's midterm pitch is protecting him  —  Subscribe to McClatchy's Beyond the Bubble show on iTunes here or Stitcher.  —  WASHINGTON — Headed into a election that's expected to favor Democrats, a top GOP Senate strategist says Republicans are counting …
Discussion: Political Wire
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
The vanishing White House press briefing  —  Commentators slam Trump for summit performance  —  The “daily” White House press briefing is a thing of the past.  —  The White House has only held three on-camera briefings in the past 30 days, according to the administration's own records on WhiteHouse.gov.
Discussion: Political Wire
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John Aravosis / YouTube:   Michael Avenatti protests Trump at the White House (July 17, 2018)
CBS News:
Trump wrongly says queen reviewed guard for 1st time in 70 years  —  President Trump claimed Tuesday that during his visit to England, Queen Elizabeth II reviewed her Guard of Honor for the first time in 70 years — but she's only been queen for 65 years.  And as any royal-watcher knows …
Tennessean.com:
Next Slide  —  The number of Tennesseans now displaying Confederate battle flag license plates is higher than at any other point in the last decade, according to state data on the controversial specialty tags.  —  The Sons of Confederate Veterans plate, the proceeds from which benefit …
Meduza.io:
Kremlin's transcript of Putin's remarks in Helsinki redacts admission that Russia was responsible for Crimea's separatist referendum  —  The Kremlin doctored its official transcript of Putin's remarks to journalists, following his meeting on Monday in Helsinki with U.S. President Trump …
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Mikheil Saakashvili / The Federalist:   Just Like Obama, Trump's Russia Policy Speaks Louder Than His Words
RIA Novosti / Meduza.io:
Russian officials want to question former Ambassador Michael McFaul and other U.S. officials in their investigation of Bill Browder  —  The Russian Attorney General's Office has named several American state officials and intelligence officers wanted for questioning in the criminal case against Hermitage Capital founder Bill Browder.
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Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Helsinki update: Russia ready ‘to charge’ US officials for financial ‘crimes’
BuzzFeed News:
Trump Campaigned For President Attacking Immigrants.  Here's All The Ways He's Done It In Office.  —  President Trump ran on a promise to make America great again by building a wall to keep out undocumented Mexican immigrants, whom he referred to as criminals and “rapists,” …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘I want him to fix it’: Trump voters sorry now that tariffs are killing their Missouri nail factory  —  MSNBC's Vaughn Hillyard this week visited a nail factory in Missouri that is getting absolutely crushed by President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs.
Jason Villalba / TribTalk:
It's time to impeach the president  —  When I was ten years old, over a plate of rice, beans and tortillas, I watched the evening news in front of an old Emerson 19-inch tube TV.  On the screen was a man who looked like a grandpa, resembled the dad on “Father Knows Best,” …
Just Security:
Exclusive: Trump White House's Intelligence Chief Is Leaving  —  Michael Barry, the senior National Security Council director for intelligence programs, is leaving the White House, according to two government officials.  —  Barry's departure adds to the growing list of vacant senior NSC positions since …
National Journal:
Wave Alert: House Democrats Setting Fundraising Records  —  Republicans are getting beaten badly on the financial front.  It's an ominous sign for their chances of holding a House majority.  —  To understand why House Democrats are still in strong position to retake the majority, simply follow the money.
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Trump tells wild lies about Brexit, NATO and Obama, in 57-false-claim week  —  WASHINGTON—Twice last week, Donald Trump told a vivid story about how he had spoken to reporters at his golf course in Scotland the day before the Brexit vote in 2016 and correctly predicted the outcome.  —  None of this happened.
Bloomberg:
DNC Loses Request to Serve Kushner With Russia Lawsuit by Mail  — ‘Service is not intended to be a game,’ judge says in denial  —  A judge denied the Democratic National Committee's request to use U.S. Postal Service first-class mail to formally let Jared Kushner know he was sued in April …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump's migrant fiasco diverts millions from health programs  —  HHS is forced to prioritize migrant crisis over medical research and other goals.  —  The health department has quietly dipped into tens of millions of dollars to pay for the consequences of President Donald Trump's border policy …
 
 
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Dem Senator: ‘We Are In A 9/11 National Emergency’
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Supreme Court Approval Highest Since 2009
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Texas to pass Iraq and Iran as world's No. 3 oil powerhouse
Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune:
Prosecutors: Northern Minnesota man on trial in pipe bomb case wrote of ‘armed rebellion’
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
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David Kopel / Reason:
Ninth Circuit upholds preliminary injunction against magazine confiscation in California
Ali Breland / The Hill:
Sparks fly at hearing on anti-conservative bias in tech
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
After Putin Meeting, Trump Voters Mostly Dig In. But Cracks Are Showing.
Discussion: The Guardian and 1A
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Putin Jet Trespassed in NATO Airspace on Way to Summit, Estonia Says
CNNMoney:
Cambridge Analytica's Facebook data was accessed from Russia, MP says
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