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1:10 PM ET, July 23, 2018

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Austin Ramzy / New York Times:
Trump Threatens Iran on Twitter, Warning Rouhani of Dire ‘Consequences’  —  President Trump threatened Iran late Sunday, warning of severe “consequences,” as rhetoric between the two countries' presidents escalated dramatically.  —  Mr. Trump, in an all-caps message on Twitter addressed …
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NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: Trump is stronger with the base, weaker with the middle  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — The good news for President Trump in the latest NBC …
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Inches Higher, Buoyed by Republican Support
Christine Todd Whitman / Los Angeles Times:
Calling my fellow Republicans: Trump is clearly unfit to remain in office  —  President Trump's disgraceful performance in Helsinki, Finland, and in the days since is an indication that he is not fit to remain in office.  Trump's 2016 “America First” platform might be more aptly named …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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Louis Nelson / Politico:   Trump: ‘I gave up nothing’ during Putin meeting
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump denies report he's frustrated with NKorea
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Joe.My.God.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How a Trump Decision Revealed a G.O.P. Memo's Shaky Foundation  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump declassified a memo by House Republicans in February that portrayed the surveillance of a former campaign adviser as scandalous, his motivation was clear: to give congressional allies …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
FISA Applications Confirm: The FBI Relied on the Unverified Steele Dossier
Discussion: Fox News, Power Line and The Federalist
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:   Confirmed: DOJ Used Materially False Information To Secure Wiretaps On Trump Associate
Bloomberg:
Trump to Seek Repeal of California's Smog-Fighting Power  — Proposed revision to auto emission standards to come out soon  — Will propose end of state's waiver from federal standards  —  The Trump administration will seek to revoke California's authority to regulate automobile emissions …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Tronc Cuts Daily News Newsroom in Half; Ousts Editor in Chief  —  The meeting lasted less than a minute.  By the time it was over, reporters and editors at The Daily News had been told that the newsroom staff was being cut in half and that the editor in chief, Jim Rich, was out of a job.
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:   Massive job cuts expected at the Daily News
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Wavering Rand sets off Supreme Court spectacle  —  The Kentucky Republican says he's genuinely undecided on whether to back Brett Kavanaugh.  His vote could be decisive.  —  Rand Paul is one of a handful of senators who'll determine whether Brett Kavanaugh lands on the Supreme Court …
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Anton's creed is not just racist; it is patently un-American.  —  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.  —  Michael Anton is the author of the infamous …
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Michael Anton / Claremont Institute:
Birthright Citizenship: A Response to My Critics
Discussion: Vox, The Federalist and Power Line
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
GOP Lawmaker Jason Spencer Strips Down, Screams ‘N-Word’ on Sacha Baron Cohen's ‘Who Is America?’ … This past week, Jason Spencer, a Republican state representative from Georgia, revealed that Sacha Baron Cohen had tricked him into shouting “provocative language” during what he thought was a real anti-terrorism training video.
Discussion: Mother Jones, AOL, Bustle and The Blast
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ga. lawmaker urged to resign after using racial slurs, dropping pants in TV show  —  Spencer apologizes for ‘ridiculously ugly’ episode but refuses to step down  —  Georgia House Speaker David Ralston demanded that state Rep. Jason Spencer resign after he yelled racial slurs and exposed himself …
Talking Points Memo:
Judge Orders Witnesses Granted Immunity To Testify At Manafort Trial  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - With the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort just two days away, the judge in the case ordered the testimony of five witnesses granted immunity by special Counsel Robert Mueller's team.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Politico:   Risks pile up for Trump as Manafort heads to trial
Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:   Trump's former campaign chairman faces trial in first court test of special counsel prosecution
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Barbara Lee announces bid for Democratic Caucus chair  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Rep. Barbara Lee, one of the party's most outspoken progressive voices, formally launched her campaign Monday to chair the House Democratic Caucus — a post that would make her the first African-American woman to hold …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Splinter
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lee.house.gov:
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Announces Bid for House Democratic Caucus Chair
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
The Intercept:
Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan Is Telling People He Will Run for President in 2020, Hoping to Win “Yoga Vote”  —  Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan has been telling political consultants and operatives that he intends to run for president of the United States in 2020, and is beginning to put together a team …
Discussion: The Week and NBC News
New York Times:
How a Small Bank Became a Go-To Lender to the Trump Family  —  When Michael D. Cohen needed $17 million to buy a Manhattan apartment building in 2015, he went to Signature Bank.  —  Signature had existed for less than two decades, and compared with some of its New York rivals, it was a small player occupying unglamorous niches.
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Why the left needs to wise up to the growing Trump-Russia scandal  —  Since the start of the Trump-Russia investigation, there has been a vein of skepticism and apathy about it on the American left.  I once at least partly agreed, especially a year ago when liberal commentary heavily featured total fruitcakes …
New York Post:
Cuomo had the MTA waste $30M on tunnel vanity project  —  Gov. Cuomo ordered the cash-strapped MTA to waste up as much as $30 million on his latest vanity project — retiling two city tunnels in the state's blue-and-gold color scheme — instead of using the dough for desperately needed subway repairs, The Post has learned.
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
Leader of the Persistence … It was unremittingly hot at the farm in Natick, Massachusetts, where 1,500 people had gathered on the Sunday after the Fourth of July.  Remarkably, this crowd had assembled under a blistering sun not for a free concert, or outdoor theater, or even a protest, exactly.
The Daily Beast:
John Kelly Signed Off on a ‘Purge’ of Scott Pruitt Loyalists From EPA … The Trump White House has moved quickly to force out a trio of staffers loyal to former, scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Congressman Calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘This Girl ... Or Whatever She Is’  —  Rep. Ron DeSantis was referring to a full-grown woman who is a New York Democratic congressional nominee.  —  WASHINGTON Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on Saturday referred to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
 
 
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Jacob Bunge / Wall Street Journal:
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Trump administration officials dismissed benefits of national monuments
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
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Tess Bonn / The Hill:
Former Obama adviser: Ignoring Syria ‘red line’ was ‘big mistake,’ Trump progress ‘commendable’
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The New York Times Company:
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Rory Carroll / The Guardian:
Trump's zero-tolerance policy turns basement into pop-up ‘dungeon’
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Just How Far Will the Left Go?
Tod Lindberg / Weekly Standard:
Why the success of the Federalist Society is unlikely to be replicated.
Michael R. Pompeo / US Department of State:
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