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4:55 PM ET, July 20, 2018

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New York Times:
Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Trump Discussing Payment to Playboy Model  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Mr. Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model …
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Washington Post:
In secret recording seized by FBI, Trump and Cohen discuss making payments for story of model who alleged affair with Trump  —  Federal investigators have an audio recording in which then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his personal attorney Michael Cohen discussed in the fall …
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen Taped Conversation With Trump About Buying Rights to Playmate's Story  —  Conversation took place in September 2016, according to people familiar with the matter  —  Michael Cohen taped a conversation in person with Donald Trump in which the two men discussed buying the rights …
Discussion: Breitbart, Mediaite and Law & Crime
ABC News:
Cohen taped Trump discussing making hush payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal: Sources
Discussion: CNN and San Antonio Current
TMZ.com:
Manhattan Madam Kristin Davis — Subpoenaed by Robert Mueller  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kristin Davis, the Manhattan Madam who went to prison and was connected to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, is being subpoenaed in the Robert Mueller investigation ... TMZ has learned.
Will Hurd / New York Times:
Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin.  What Should We Do?  —  Lawmakers must keep the American people informed of the current danger, writes a Republican congressman from Texas.  —  Mr. Hurd, a former C.I.A. officer, is a congressman from the 23rd District of Texas.
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CNN:   How Mark Sanford met Maria Butina
Hollywood Reporter:
James Gunn Fired as Director of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’  —  The move comes after controversial tweets from the filmmaker were resurfaced.  —  James Gunn is exiting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.  —  The move comes after conservative personalities resurfaced old tweets Thursday …
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Trey Williams / The Wrap:   Disney Drops James Gunn From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Franchise After Offensive Tweets
Brent Lang / Variety:
James Gunn Fired From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
Blake Hounshell / Politico:
Why I'm No Longer a Russiagate Skeptic  —  Facts are piling up, and it's getting harder to deny what's staring us in the face.  —  When I wrote, back in February, that I was skeptical that President Donald Trump would ever be proved to have secretly colluded with Russia to sway the 2016 election in his favor, I mistyped.
Discussion: National Review and Raw Story
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
How I miss Obama
Discussion: twitchy.com
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Why I Needed to Pull Back From Twitter  —  The viciousness, toxic partisan anger and intellectual dishonesty are at all-time highs.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — I woke up last Sunday morning feeling anxiety in my chest as I checked the Twitter app on my phone, scrolling down to refresh, refresh, refresh.
Discussion: Mediaite
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Fox News' Kimberly Guilfoyle leaving the network to hit campaign trail with Donald Trump Jr.  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Fox News host and longtime network personality, plans to leave her role at the cable news channel, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Kimberly Guilfoyle Did Not Leave Fox News Voluntarily, Sources Say: Scoop
Discussion: Hot Air, Contemptor and twitchy.com
Marina Fang / HuffPost:
Fox News Host Kimberly Guilfoyle Leaving The Network
Discussion: RedState, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Senate candidate Corey Stewart says New York Times reporter broke into aide's apartment  —  Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Corey Stewart has accused a New York Times reporter of breaking into the apartment of a campaign aide, saying the “far left media” was trying to undermine his campaign against Sen. Tim Kaine in Virginia.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
NY Times Denies Reporter Broke Into Corey Stewart Staffer's Home: His Claim ‘Is Entirely False’
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
'I Couldn't Stop Laughing.  It's So Ridiculous.' A Surreal Week of Excuse-Making at the White House.  —  It's the end of the week in Washington, and there are some things that we know to be true: It's 83 degrees and partly cloudy, with 47 percent humidity.  At 11:30 a.m., Donald Trump's …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Putin furor sparks new questions on Kelly's future
Discussion: Washington Post
The Hill:
Trump demoralizes his own team with dizzying Russian moves
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
So, Here's A Giant List Of All The Dumb Stuff I've Ever Done (Don't Worry, I'll Keep Updating It)  —  This week, in the space of 24 hours, I went from a nice person with good intentions who differs politically from liberals but doesn't bend the truth to a racist, sexist, bigot homophobe …
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Yaniv Kubovich / Haaretz:
Major Escalation in Gaza: Israel Launches Massive Attack After Hamas Snipers Fire at Troops
Discussion: CNN and NBC News
The Times of Israel:   IDF strikes deep in Gaza after troops come under fire, amid talk of 4th Gaza war
NBC News:
Iran has laid groundwork for extensive cyberattacks on U.S., say officials  —  Iran has positioned cyber weapons to hit private firms and infrastructure, but there is no suggestion an attack is imminent, say U.S. officials.  —  ASPEN, Colo. — Iranian hackers have laid the groundwork to carry …
Discussion: Axios and AOL
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside the Putin-Netanyahu-Trump deal on Syria
Discussion: Home Page Rotator
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving the Atlantic  —  Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving his position as a national correspondent for the Atlantic, a publication where he has emerged as one of the country's top reporters and thinkers.  He has not signed on with a competing publication.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Trump says he's ‘ready’ to put tariffs on all $505 billion of Chinese goods imported to the US  — President Donald Trump has indicated he is willing to put tariffs on all $505 billion of Chinese goods the U.S. imports.  — The rhetoric marks ramps up the U.S-China trade war another step …
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Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans drop bid to block Trump from helping Chinese telecom giant ZTE
Politico:
McConnell issues Supreme Court ultimatum  —  The Senate GOP leader is vowing to squeeze Democrats with a vote on Brett Kavanaugh right before the midterms if they don't back down on their demand for documents.  —  Mitch McConnell has a warning for Democrats demanding copious documents …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:   Good Trump, Bad Trump  —  On July 9, President Trump held …
CNN:
GOP congressman said blacks have ‘entitlement mentality’ and view themselves as victims  —  GOP rep. defends prior comments on ‘slut’ women  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Jason Lewis has a long history of racist rhetoric about African-Americans, pushing claims of a “racial war” …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Henry Kissinger: ‘We are in a very, very grave period’  —  It was not hard to entice Henry Kissinger to meet for lunch.  Though he is 95, and moves very slowly, the grand consigliere of American diplomacy is keen to talk.  He hops on and off planes to see the likes of Russia's Vladimir Putin …
NBC 6 South Florida:
Father of Parkland School Shooting Survivors Killed in North Lauderdale Armed Robbery  —  North Lauderdale Robbery Surveillance Video  —  The father of two Parkland school shooting survivors was fatally shot at his own North Lauderdale convenience store during a robbery, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
“There Is a Reason We Tried to Kill This”: After Helsinki, the Deep State Fears Trump Cannot Be Saved  —  As John Bolton grapples with the fallout from the president's harrowing performance in Finland, the analysts and experts who comprise the national-security apparatus brace themselves for what might come next.
Discussion: Foreign Policy
New York Times:
Bill Shine, Trump's Top Communicator, Was Questioned by Federal Prosecutors  —  WASHINGTON — Bill Shine, a former co-president of Fox News hired this month as President Trump's communications chief, brought conservative credentials and heavy baggage with him into the White House.
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Whoopi Goldberg: Jeanine Pirro ‘Cursed’ Us Out in Front of ‘The View’ Audience … “Unless you were under a rock yesterday, you know all about Jeanine Pirro's appearance here on the show,” Whoopi Goldberg said Friday morning on The View, putting an extra bit of snark on the Fox News host's name.
Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed News:
Centrist Democrats Want A Presidential Candidate To Take On Bernie.  They Just Don't Know Who It Is.  —  At a centrist Democrats' conference in Columbus, Ohio, the burning question was how to create an economic message that could beat two people in 2020 who have crystal clear economic messages: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:   The Progressive Hawaii Senator Reshaping the 2020 Race, Without Even Running
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Why Trump Has Such a Soft Spot for Russia  —  It is possible, is it not, that Donald Trump simply believes what he says.  —  I realize, of course, that this is technically impossible from moment to moment.  But bear with me.  The slackened jaws, widened eyes, and general shock that greeted …
 
 
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Greg Gordon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Fake, misleading social media posts exploding globally, Oxford study finds
Discussion: Raw Story and Common Dreams
Paulina Dedaj / Fox News:
Maxine Waters supporters burn American flag outside California rep's office
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
More Than 100 Former Ohio State Students Allege Sexual Misconduct by Doctor
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Trump can shut down his Russia critics with one bold move
Discussion: RedState
Casey Michel / ThinkProgress:
Neo-Confederates reach out to their ‘Russian friends’ in new project
Discussion: Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
Jenna McLaughlin / CNN:
CIA watchdog withdraws nomination after allegations of retaliation against colleagues
Jerry Gretzinger / WNYT-TV:
Home Depot employee says he was fired after responding to customer's racist rant
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Daily Mail:
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 Earlier Items: 
Scott Waldman / E&E News:
GOP candidate calls woman ‘naive’ for asking about climate
Tim Ryan / CNN:
Rep. Tim Ryan: Marijuana should be legal in all 50 states
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Bloomberg:
Where the Super-Rich Go to Buy Their Second Passport
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Ricochet:
The Left Gives Up on Comedy
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Media Matters for America:
Study: NY Times, Wash. Post quote more than twice as many Republicans as Democrats in political coverage
Discussion: Daily Kos and Observer
Jessica Sager / Page Six:
Roseanne Barr on Valerie Jarrett tweet: ‘I thought the b—h was white’
Discussion: The Root and Althouse
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Brennan and the 2016 Spy Scandal
Discussion: Power Line
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
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