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1:20 PM ET, July 21, 2018

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Washington Post:
Trump's Putin fallout: Inside the White House's tumultuous week of walk backs  —  Executive time began early on Thursday, just after sunrise.  —  Feeling exasperated and feisty as he awoke in the White House residence, President Trump fired off his grievances on Twitter about how the media had been covering his Helsinki summit.
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Associated Press:
Inside Trump's isolation after Putin summit, walkbacks  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Facing condemnation from allies and foes alike on Capitol Hill, President Donald Trump was outnumbered even in the Oval Office.  Top aides gathered to convince the president to issue a rare walk-back of the comments …
New York Times:
Trump Doubles Down on Russia.  The Spies Shake Their Heads in Disbelief.  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump directed aides to ask President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to the White House this fall, the invitation was his latest attempt to use personal diplomacy in the pursuit of better relations with the Kremlin.
Alexander Gabuev / Foreign Policy:
The Kremlin Is Celebrating Helsinki.  For Now.  —  Vladimir Putin achieved his goal of embarrassing the United States.  But Russians are already bracing for the backlash.  —  “Awesome, better than super.”  That was the initial assessment offered by Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister …
Discussion: Breitbart, ABC News and HeraldScotland
Steven Pifer / Brookings:
What Helsinki agreements? This is not normal
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Russia continues to shape narrative of Helsinki summit
Discussion: Vox
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
There Is a Revolution on the Left.  Democrats Are Bracing.  —  DETROIT — For Rachel Conner, the 2018 election season has been a moment of revelation.  —  A 27-year-old social worker, Ms. Conner voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 primaries, spurning the more liberal Bernie Sanders, whom many of her peers backed.
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Democratic socialism rising in the age of Trump  —  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A week ago, Maine Democrat Zak Ringelstein wasn't quite ready to consider himself a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, even if he appreciated the organization's values and endorsement in his bid to become a U.S. senator.
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Centrist Dems begin arguing against far-left agenda as 2020 play
New York Times:
Tabloid Company, Aiding Trump Campaign, May Have Crossed Line Into Politics  —  Federal authorities examining the work President Trump's former lawyer did to squelch embarrassing stories before the 2016 election have come to believe that an important ally in that effort …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
FBI seizes records from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen  —  Materials include privileged communications with clients.  —  The FBI seized records from President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen on Monday, acting on a “referral” from special counsel Robert Mueller's office, according to a lawyer for Cohen.
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump calls Cohen's taping of phone call ‘inconceivable,’ possibly illegal  —  Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen secretly recorded a conversation with then-candidate Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments, which were never made, to a former Playboy model.
Michael Sykes / Axios:
Trump floats season suspension for NFL players protesting anthem  —  President Trump took to Twitter Friday to call out the NFL on their national anthem policy.  —  The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again - can't believe it!  Isn't it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart?
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Inside Bannon's Plan to Hijack Europe for the Far-Right … LONDON—Steve Bannon plans to go toe-to-toe with George Soros and spark a right-wing revolution in Europe.  —  Trump's former White House chief advisor told The Daily Beast that he is setting up a foundation in Europe called …
Discussion: Politico, Joe.My.God. and Althouse
Max Jaeger / New York Post:
Sheriff who backed Roy Moore allegedly had sex with teen girl  —  The Alabama sheriff who threw his support behind accused jailbait-chaser Roy Moore's failed Senate bid is now under investigation for allegedly having sex with an underage girl.  —  SEE ALSO
Discussion: WHNT-TV
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Ecuador Will Imminently Withdraw Asylum for Julian Assange and Hand Him Over to the UK.  What Comes Next?  —  Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno traveled to London on Friday for the ostensible purpose of speaking at the 2018 Global Disabilities Summit (Moreno has been confined to a wheelchair since being shot in a 1998 robbery attempt).
Discussion: RT
Enjoli Francis / ABC News:
Gunman in parking space shooting not charged because of ‘Stand Your Ground’ law  —  A man who was captured on surveillance video fatally shooting another man in Clearwater, Florida, during a parking-spot spat as his young son watched nearby will not be arrested or charged by police, according to Pinellas County Sheriff.
Discussion: FOX6Now.com and New York Post
Jeffrey T. Lewis / Wall Street Journal:
Mnuchin Says He 'Wouldn't Minimize' Chance of Tariffs on All Chinese Imports  —  Treasury secretary, attending a meeting among G-20 finance ministers and central bankers in Latin America, also played down Trump remarks on currency markets  —  BUENOS AIRES—U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he …
Discussion: Axios
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David Lawder / Reuters:   Exclusive: U.S. open to lifting sanctions off aluminum giant Rusal - Mnuchin
Michael Gordon / The Charlotte Observer:
A mother and her son turned up for a domestic-violence case.  Then ICE arrested them.  —  A Charlotte woman and her 16-year-old son, who are both involved in a domestic-violence dispute, were arrested in the Mecklenburg courthouse by federal immigration agents after they turned up for a hearing, their attorneys said.
Discussion: Splinter
Bethany Mandel / New York Post:
It's no crime to be happy in the age of Trump  —  A fellow mom friend recently posted an idyllic picture of her kids online, writing about what a magical summer they've had so far.  She ended the post by saying “even in dark times like these, my kids are such a bright spot.”
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Got $250?  You Can Go to Sean Spicer's Book Party  —  WASHINGTON — Typically, an author's colleagues have a house party to launch a book, or gather in a local pub.  —  Not Sean Spicer, who served six months as President Trump's embattled press secretary and is now the author …
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Israel Cements Right-Wing Agenda in a Furious Week of Lawmaking  —  JERUSALEM — Wrapping up its business before a long summer recess, the right-wing, religious coalition that rules Israel's Parliament moved aggressively this week to push through its polarizing agenda, piling up points at the expense of its already weakened foes.
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Did Putin share stolen election data with Trump?  —  Data is the energy, the lifeblood, the food and drink of any modern election campaign.  From the mundane — names, addresses, voting districts — to the specifics of habits and interest, data matters more than television time …
Emilie Eaton / San Antonio Express-News:
Six times, a SAPD lieutenant has been fired.  Will he get his job back again?  —  A San Antonio police lieutenant with a long history of disciplinary problems — including four firings and 11 suspensions — is in trouble again, accused of making a homophobic remark about Police Chief William McManus.
BuzzFeed News:
Here Are The Victims Of The Missouri Duck Boat Accident  —  At least 17 people are dead after a tourist duck boat sank during a sudden storm Thursday near Branson, Missouri.  —  Nine members of an 11-person family group from Indianapolis, Indiana, aboard the vessel are among the victims, Gov. Mike Parsons said Friday.
Discussion: FOX59, Springfield News-Leader and IJR
Mitchell Armentrout / Chicago Sun-Times:
Mark Janus quits state job for conservative think tank gig after landmark ruling  —  Less than a month after he won a Supreme Court case to preserve his First Amendment rights as a state worker not to pay union fees, Mark Janus has announced he's quitting his job for a position with the conservative …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Midterm history 101: Trump's win a boost to chances for Senate Democratic incumbents  —  In 2012, Sen. Sherrod Brown faced more than $24 million in ads from conservative groups opposing his first reelection.  —  Six years later, the Democrat has been forgotten as outside groups …
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Week in Pictures: A Bit Red in Helsinki Edition  —  It finally came back to me.  Monty Python had a sketch way back when that involved a made-up entity that is a perfect headline for this week—the “Institute of Going in Bit Red in Helsinki,” in which a Dr. Carl Gruber (related to Hans? …
 
 
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Discussion: The Atlantic
Andrew Jeong / Wall Street Journal:
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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
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The Daily Beast:
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Washington Post:
Russian operatives blasted 18,000 tweets ahead of a huge news day during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Wall Street Journal:
Bad Debts, Fraud Claims Trail Boyfriend of Alleged Russian Agent
Discussion: Post and Courier
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving the Atlantic