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12:10 AM ET, July 19, 2018

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New York Times:
From the Start, Trump Has Muddied a Clear Message: Putin Interfered  —  WASHINGTON — Two weeks before his inauguration, Donald J. Trump was shown highly classified intelligence indicating that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had personally ordered complex cyberattacks to sway the 2016 American election.
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Washington Post:
As Russians describe ‘verbal agreements’ at summit, U.S. officials scramble for clarity  —  Two days after President Trump's summit with Russian President Vladi­mir Putin, Russian officials offered a string of assertions about what the two leaders had achieved.
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Officials ‘at a Fucking Loss’ Over Latest Russia Sell Out … Current and former American diplomats are expressing disgust and horror over the White House's willingness to entertain permitting Russian officials to question a prominent former U.S. ambassador.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Reporters, Facing a Hostile White House, Try a New Tactic: Solidarity  —  It was a subtle exchange, about 20 minutes into yet another clamorous White House press briefing, and a casual viewer of Wednesday's proceedings would be forgiven for missing it.  —  But an unusual show …
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
White House Weighs Allowing Russia to Question Ex-U.S. Envoy  —  Prospect prompts immediate alarm among former diplomats and on Capitol Hill  —  WASHINGTON—The White House is reviewing a request by Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow Russian investigators to question a number …
Discussion: RedState, Mother Jones and POLITICUSUSA
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's Russia spin falls flat with GOP  —  The more President Donald Trump talks about Russia, the more Republicans cringe.  —  The president's effort to clean up his disastrous Monday news conference is falling flat on Capitol Hill — and White House aides are doing little to assuage an increasingly frustrated GOP.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Trump Turned the Right's Biggest Russia Hawk Into a Dove
Erica Werner / Washington Post:   House GOP refuses to renew election security funding as Democrats fume over Russian interference
Associated Press:   Trump talks tougher, now says he warned Putin on meddling
Vera Bergengruen / BuzzFeed News:
Maria Butina Spent Years Wooing US Conservatives.  Here's How She Did It.  —  It's hard to tell how much of the story 29-year old Maria Butina told Americans about herself for years is real.  But it's clear that her persona — a scrappy girl from Siberia fighting for Russian gun rights …
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Katherine Stewart / New York Times:
What Was Maria Butina Doing at the National Prayer Breakfast?  —  America's Christian nationalists have been finding common cause with the Russian government for a while now.  —  Ms. Stewart writes regularly about the political activities of evangelicals and other religious groups.
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Prosecutors Say Accused Russian Agent Maria Butina Appeared To Have Ties To Russian Intelligence
Discussion: Boing Boing
Kara Swisher / Recode:
Mark Zuckerberg clarifies: 'I personally find Holocaust denial deeply offensive, and I absolutely didn't intend to defend the intent of people who deny that.'  —  The Facebook founder has attracted controversy for how the social network deals with content that is offensive to many, such as Holocaust deniers
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Zuckerberg: The Recode interview  —  Everything was on the table — and after Facebook's wildest year yet, that's a really big table.  —  I had not done a formal interview with Zuckerberg since he appeared at our D: All Things Digital conference in 2010, when the company was in its early days.
Karen Zraick / New York Times:
Zuckerberg Tries to Clarify Remarks About Holocaust Deniers After Outcry
Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
State Supreme Court removes measure to split California into three states from November ballot  —  The California Supreme Court decided Wednesday to remove from the November ballot a measure aimed at dividing California into three states.  —  In a brief order, the court said it acted …
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Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Court blocks ballot initiative to divide California into three states
Discussion: Splinter
Michael Anton / Washington Post:
Citizenship shouldn't be a birthright  —  Michael Anton is a lecturer and research fellow at Hillsdale College and a former national security official in the Trump administration.  —  A Supreme Court confirmation fight always raises constitutional hopes and stokes constitutional fears.
CBS News:
Trump on whether he holds Putin responsible: “I would, because he's in charge of the country”  —  President Trump told “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor Wednesday it's “true” Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election, and he “would” hold Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible for interference.
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
House Dems unveil new midterm campaign slogan  —  House Democrats have finalized their campaign slogan heading into the last months before the midterm election: “For the People.”  —  The new motto, which Democratic leaders unveiled in a private meeting with members Wednesday morning …
Emily Davies / People.com:
Michelle Obama Launches Voter Registration Campaign with Tom Hanks and Lin-Manuel Miranda  —  Lin-Manuel Miranda is not throwing away his opportunity to vote this November — and he doesn't want you to either.  —  Miranda has joined forces with former First Lady Michelle Obama …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Michelle Obama wades into the midterms
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate GOP breaks record on confirming Trump picks for key court  —  Senate Republicans broke a record on Wednesday for the number of appeals court judges confirmed during a president's first two years.  —  Senators voted 50-49 on Andrew Oldham's nomination to be a judge on the 5th Circuit …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:   Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick With Record Of Attacking Voting Rights
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Trump's military parade expected to cost nearly as much as ‘tremendously expensive’ canceled war games  —  Here's how other countries do military parades  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's military parade in DC is likely to cost nearly as much as the now canceled military exercise …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Axios
Bill Melugin / KTTV:
EXCLUSIVE: Riverside gun store confronts Sacha Baron Cohen after he comes to business in disguise  —  RIVERSIDE, CA (FOX 11) - A Riverside gun store owner has harsh words for Sacha Baron Cohen after he says he caught the actor showing up to his business in disguise and under false pretense, and it was all caught on surveillance video.
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Interior watchdog opens probe of land deal linking Zinke, Halliburton chairman  —  The Interior Department's internal watchdog has launched a full investigation into a real estate deal involving a foundation established by Ryan Zinke and developers including Halliburton Chairman David Lesar …
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
American Conservatives Played A Secret Role In The Macedonian Fake News Boom Ahead Of 2016  —  A joint investigation by BuzzFeed News and partners has uncovered new information that rewrites the story of the fake news boom in the Macedonian town of Veles.  —  A week before Election Day in 2016 …
Foreign Policy:
State Department Silent on MH17 Anniversary Following Trump-Putin Firestorm  —  The department prepared to criticize Russia's role in the 2014 downing of a civilian airliner over Ukraine, but the statement was never released.  —  Every year since a Russian missile downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 …
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Russian state TV: Trump ‘smells like an agent of the Kremlin’  —  Trump's attacks on America this week are providing great fodder for Russian propagandists.  —  In the aftermath of Trump's disgraceful and humiliating performance at Monday's summit with Vladimir Putin, Russian state media …
Washington Post:
Trump's tariffs on Mexico are causing layoffs in the United States  —  POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — When a Mexican company bought Mid Continent Nail Corp. in 2012, workers at the factory here feared it was the beginning of the end.  Their jobs, they suspected, would be given to lower-paid workers in Mexico …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Special counsel still investigating Roger Stone  —  Stone: Think I'm probably person in indictment  —  Washington (CNN)Robert Mueller's special counsel's office appears to still be investigating Trump adviser Roger Stone and working on a case in court involving one of his former associates.
CBS Philly:
Bacon Is Bad For Your Mental Health, Say Researchers  —  According to researchers at Johns Hopkins, people who eat meats cured with nitrates are three times more likely to experience a manic episode.
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: POLITICUSUSA and Hullabaloo
Politico:
Nunes declares war on the media  —  The California GOP congressman says his local paper is working with ‘radical left-wing groups.’  —  LOS ANGELES — Devin Nunes is sitting on an eye-popping pile of money he's raised in recent months, with little reason to spend it yet.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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