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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.
Brian Bennett / TIME:
Trump Wanted a Summit With Putin.  He Got Way More Than He Bargained For  —  ‘Who do you believe?’  —  It was a simple question, asked of President Trump by a seasoned reporter, but it sent a jolt through the assembled media at the July 16 press conference held at an ornate palace in Helsinki.
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.
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 …
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
We should have a debate over whether treason is being committed by the White House.  Yes, I just typed those words.  —  Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything.
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's Russia spin falls flat with GOP
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Heather Caygle / Politico:
House Dems unveil new midterm campaign slogan
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.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Trump Calls Media ‘Real Enemy of the People’ While Revealing ‘Second Meeting’ With Putin
Kate Irby / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Nunes used political dollars for $15K in Celtics tickets, winery tours and Vegas trips  —  WASHINGTON  —  Rep. Devin Nunes used political donations to pay for nearly $15,000 in tickets to Boston Celtics basketball games as well as winery tours and lavish trips to Las Vegas …
Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast:
Accused Russian Spy's Boy Toy Is a Serial Fraud: Lawsuits … This isn't the first time Paul Erickson, the Republican political consultant at the center of a Russian espionage probe, has found himself in middle of some drama.  —  Erickson—who served as a media advisor to a famously-emasculated porn actor …
Discussion: Argus Leader, Boing Boing, CNBC and HuffPost
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Vera Bergengruen / BuzzFeed News:
Maria Butina Spent Years Wooing US Conservatives. Here's How She Did It.
Discussion: Vox and The Trace
Mike Eckel / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:   Guns, Sex, And A ‘Flight Risk’: Behind The Charges Against Maria Butina
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
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: Sputnik International and Politico
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Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Britain has identified Russians suspected of Skripal nerve attack: PA
Discussion: The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Steve King Is A White Supremacist, And The GOP Doesn't Care  —  Among other white supremacist views, the congressman refused to apologize for promoting a neo-Nazi on Twitter.  Republicans continue to look the other way.  —  On June 12, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) tweeted: “Europe is waking up …
CBS News:
Trump on a 2020 Joe Biden run: “Obama took him out of the garbage heap”  —  For the first time as president, Donald Trump is holding his Russian counterpart responsible for interfering in the 2016 election.  In an exclusive interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor …
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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.
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 …
Discussion: MSNBC
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.
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
The Districts Are Mostly White.  The Candidates Are Not.  —  NORTH AURORA, Ill. — Most of the room's occupants looked nothing like Lauren Underwood, but no one seemed to care.  —  Ms. Underwood, the Democratic congressional nominee in northern Illinois's pivotal 14th District …
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Trump Nominee Is Behind Anti-Union Legal Campaign  —  Even before the Supreme Court struck down mandatory union fees for government workers last month, the next phase of the conservative legal campaign against public-sector unions was underway.  —  In March, with the decision looming …
Portal Vlade Crne Gore:
Government of Montenegro: we are proud of our history, our friendship and alliance with USA is strong and permanent  —  The Government of Montenegro, taking into account the interest of numerous domestic and foreign media to comment on yesterday's statement by US President Donald Trump given …
Discussion: Washington Times and Politico
Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed News:
Democrats Say The Final Russian Computer Intrusion Netted Nothing For The Hackers  —  Russian intelligence officers were probably seeking information on likely Hillary Clinton voters when they hacked into a leased Democratic Party computer server just two months before the 2016 election …
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 …
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 …
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
He thought white men were vanishing from TV.  I disagreed.  So we conducted an experiment.  —  I have this friend I'll call Tom, and when we each watch TV, we notice different things.  Recently, Tom had been noticing white men like him — or rather, noticing a lack of them.
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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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.
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
John Allen Gay / The Federalist:
No, Montenegro Is Not Essential To U.S. National Security Interests  —  Critics suggest it is ridiculous to question the idea that defending Montenegro via the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is necessary to keep America safe.  They're wrong.  —  “Why should my son go to Montenegro …
Françoise Mouly / New Yorker:
Barry Blitt's “Thumbs-Up”  —  A little more than three years ago, Donald Trump descended an escalator in Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for the Presidency.  That image makes a return in Barry Blitt's latest cover, which remarks on Trump's performance during and after his summit with Vladimir Putin, in Helsinki.
 
 
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