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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 Sellout … 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.
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 …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Trump Turned the Right's Biggest Russia Hawk Into a Dove
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
CBS News:
CBS News poll: Most Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Putin summit  —  Only a third of Americans (32 percent) approve of the way Donald Trump handled his summit in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a CBS News poll shows.  Sixty-eight percent of Republicans approve.
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Axios:
Poll: Huge GOP majority backs Trump's Putin performance  —  Republicans overwhelmingly approve of President Trump's handling of his press conference in Helsinki when he seemed not to side with U.S. intelligence agencies instead of Russian President Vladimir Putin over election meddling, according to a new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll.
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and Mediaite
CBS News:
Trump on his meeting with Putin, U.S. intelligence and his response to critics
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and ABC News
Erica Werner / Washington Post:
House GOP refuses to renew election security funding as Democrats fume over Russian interference  —  House Republicans plan to vote Thursday on a spending bill that excludes new money for election security grants to states, provoking a furious reaction from Democrats amid a national controversy over Russian election interference.
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
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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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Heather Caygle / Politico:
House Dems unveil new midterm campaign slogan
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 …
Discussion: The Trace
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Reporters, Facing a Hostile White House, Try a New Tactic: Solidarity  —  Reporters, Facing a Hostile White House, Try Solidarity  —  The Town at the Heart of  —  Nicaragua's Opposition Movement  —  Masaya is one of the few places in Nicaragua where President Daniel Ortega's crackdown on protesters has faltered.
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
New York Is Said to Open Tax Inquiry Into Trump Foundation  —  The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has opened an investigation into whether the Donald J. Trump Foundation violated state tax laws, a move that could lead to a criminal referral for possible prosecution …
Discussion: Law & Crime and Reuters
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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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.
ITV:
‘Russian suspects identified’ from CCTV in Skripal poison attack  —  Police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on Russian former spy Sergei Skripal.  —  Officers think several Russians were involved in the attempted murder of the former double agent …
Discussion: Politico and Sputnik International
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Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Britain has identified Russians suspected of Skripal nerve attack: PA
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Guardian
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
EU Press Room:
Brexit: European Commission publishes Communication on preparing for the UK's withdrawal from the EU  —  The European Commission has today adopted a Communication outlining the ongoing work on the preparation for all outcomes of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
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New York Times:   Europe and Asia Move to Bolster Global Systems That Trump Has Attacked
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 …
David Ettinger / At the Lectern:
Governor who has kept Supreme Court waiting for a new justice asks court to expedite his case  —  Today is Day 497 since Justice Kathryn Werdegar announced that she would be retiring from the Supreme Court and it's been almost 11 months since she actually left the court.
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News:
Alt-Right Troll To Father Killer: The Unraveling 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 …
Ryan Hutchins / Politico:
Christie to offer ‘frank appraisals’ of Trump allies in new book  —  Chris Christie's got some complaining to do.  —  The former New Jersey governor, fired as chairman of President Donald Trump's transition team and passed over for top administration jobs, is promising to dish about everyone …
Discussion: Political Wire and HuffPost
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: FiveThirtyEight, Joe.My.God. and Axios
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.
Khaleda Rahman / Daily Mail:
Man who is 90 per cent covered in tattoos has his genitals removed because they spoiled the view of his body art  —  A cancer survivor who tattooed almost 90 per cent of his body has had his genitals removed - because they spoiled the view of his body art.  —  Adam Curlykale, 32 …
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 …
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 …
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Deficit Projected to Top $1 Trillion Starting Next Year  —  Most recent administration estimates show challenge of reducing red ink  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration expects annual budget deficits to rise nearly $100 billion more than previously forecast in each of the next three years …
Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
Anti-Trump protests outside White House, in Times Square decry DC ‘corruption’  —  Demonstrators gather in Times Square to protest President Trump.  —  Demonstrators protesting President Trump and his administration gathered at rallies in cities across the country on Wednesday with a goal to “confront corruption and demand democracy.”
Discussion: Breitbart and Common Dreams
 
 
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William Cummings / USA Today:
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Matt Binder / Mashable:
Apple iCloud data in China now stored by state-owned company
Discussion: Engadget
Patrick McMahon / Reason Foundation:
The New York Times' Bari Weiss Wins the 2018 Bastiat Prize
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Ted Nugent bars guns from his concert in last-minute switch
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Immigration Surges to Top of Most Important Problem List
Discussion: Breitbart
Politico:
Nunes declares war on the media
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Emily Davies / People.com:
Michelle Obama Launches Voter Registration Campaign with Tom Hanks and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
The Texas Tribune:
Immigrant infants too young to talk called into court to defend themselves
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's worst moment since Charlottesville
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Special counsel still investigating Roger Stone
Bill Melugin / KTTV:
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