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Rebecca Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Hackers Reach U.S. Utility Control Rooms, Homeland Security Officials Say  —  Blackouts could have been caused after the networks of trusted vendors were easily penetrated  —  Hackers working for Russia claimed “hundreds of victims” last year in a giant and long-running campaign …
Jonathan Karl / Wall Street Journal:
‘The Briefing’ Review: Speaking for Himself  —  Donald Trump's rst White House spokesman compares the president to a rock star, the Energizer Bunny and a unicorn.  Jonathan Karl reviews “The Briefing” by Sean Spicer.  —  Early on a Saturday morning in January 2017, the day after the inauguration …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
McFaul expected to meet with Trump's top adviser on Russia at White House
Discussion: CNN and Breitbart
Doug Bock Clark / GQ:
The Untold Story of Otto Warmbier, American Hostage  —  President Trump hailed him as a catalyst of the summit with Kim Jong-Un.  But what happened to Warmbier—the American college student who was sent home brain-damaged from North Korea—is even more shocking than anyone knew.  —  1. Homecoming
Discussion: Politico
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's Twitter Threat vs. Iran: Loud but Hardly Clear
Discussion: Just Security
38 North:
North Korea Begins Dismantling Key Facilities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station
Associated Press:   Analysis: Trump's Iran threat latest combative global move
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The city that never sleeps finds that it's running out of reporters to report  —  New York City and its environs are home to 20 million people, Wall Street, Broadway, the fashion and media industries, and a mix of cultures unlike few cities on the planet.  —  And yet news organizations operating …
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New York Post:
Layoffs at the Daily News mark a grim day for New York City  —  SEE ALSO  —  Monday's mass layoffs at the Daily News are bad news for New York: This town needs more good reporters, not fewer.  —  The numbers are brutal: a newsroom staff slashed in half; no staff photographers at a place …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
The Daily News Was Superman's Paper—Tronc Fed It Kryptonite
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The House Tilts Toward the Democrats  —  Big-picture factors help minority party, but battle far from over; 17 ratings changes in favor of Democrats  —  Editor's Note: This is a special Tuesday edition of the Crystal Ball.  We'll be back to our regular Thursday schedule next week.
Discussion: Axios and InsideSources
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: Support for Roe v. Wade hits new high  —  A majority of Republicans — 52 percent — say the Supreme Court decision should not be overturned.  —  As President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick readies for his eventual confirmation hearing, support for the court's landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade has hit an all-time high.
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Patrick Leahy / New York Times:
Uncover the Truth About Brett Kavanaugh
Maya Lora / The Hill:
Haley tells high schoolers to avoid 'own the libs'-style online behavior  —  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley  —  kicked off a conservative conference of high school students on Monday by urging attendees to avoid inflammatory language in favor of demonstrating real leadership.
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CBN News:
'We Don't Trust Russia': Nikki Haley Lowers the Boom on Putin, Puts Iran on Notice
Discussion: HuffPost and News Agency UNIAN
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Sorry, Trump. Your misdirection won't work this time.
Shannon Pettypiece / Bloomberg:
Trump Proposes Mueller Interview With No Obstruction Questions  — Only questions on collusion with Russia would be allowed  — Mueller hasn't yet responded to proposal, Giuliani says  —  President Donald Trump would agree to an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Legal Team Submits Counteroffer for Possible Interview in Mueller Probe  —  Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says president open to questions on possible collusion, less willing to discuss possible obstruction of justice  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's legal team has submitted …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“Did They Think I Was Just Going to Roll Over and Die?”:  The Cohen vs. Trump Battle Ratchets Up  —  What might Cohen know about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between Don Jr., Kushner, Manafort, and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin who promised to provide them with “dirt” on Hillary Clinton?
Discussion: New York Times and HuffPost
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Bradley P. Moss / Lawfare:
Can the President Revoke Former Officials' Security Clearances?  —  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders's announcement that President Trump is reviewing potential mechanisms by which to revoke the security clearances of several former senior government officials has …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump considering revoking 6 ex-Obama officials' clearance
Discussion: The Week
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Democrats Are Moving Left.  Don't Panic.  —  If you want to beat Trump, centrism is not the answer.  —  In November, several outright Nazis and white supremacists will appear on Republican ballot lines.  Arthur Jones, a founder of a neo-Nazi group called the America First Committee …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
What Is the Democratic Story?  —  Choosing between a focus …
Katy Waldman / New Yorker:
A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism  —  In more than twenty years of running diversity-training and cultural-competency workshops for American companies, the academic and educator Robin DiAngelo has noticed that white people are sensationally …
Reno Gazette-Journal:
Can Nevada elect the first-ever female-majority statehouse?  Our analysis, experts say yes  —  Women have a real chance to win historic majority, but it won't be easy  —  Nevadans could soon make history by electing the nation's first female-majority state legislature.
Discussion: Bustle
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Nicole Lafond / Associated Press:
Nevada Could Soon Elect First-Ever Female-Majority Statehouse
Discussion: Political Wire
Deadspin:
How Is This Shit Legal  —  This past spring, Michael Ferro resigned as chairman of publicly traded media-looting hell-company Tronc, Inc., just ahead of the publication of sexual harassment allegations against him.  As a parting gift, Tronc paid him $15 million, voluntarily bundling …
Discussion: New Republic
Judah Ari Gross / The Times of Israel:
IDF shoots down Syrian fighter jet that entered Israeli airspace  —  Two Patriot missiles fired at Sukhoi aircraft that penetrated two kilometers into Israeli territory, military says  —  The Israeli Air Force shot down a Syrian fighter jet that traveled two kilometers into Israeli airspace on Tuesday afternoon, the military said.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Over four days, false claims dominated Trump's Twitter feed  —  President Trump tweeted a series of false or misleading claims over four days, ranging from the Russia investigation to NATO funding to North Korea to the price of soybeans.  —  From July 20 to July 23, accurate statements …
Josh Meyer / Politico:
How U.S. intelligence agencies can find out what Trump told Putin  —  A top-secret Special Collection Service has extraordinary capabilities to hoover up intel from foreign adversaries.  —  President Donald Trump's insistence on holding a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Axios
Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Debt-free college?  House Democrats introduce higher education bill  —  House Democrats this week are expected to unveil a sweeping plan to make college more affordable by reducing debt and simplifying financial aid.  The Democrats' plan would also endeavor to boost graduation rates.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Odessa American:
Saltgrass COO, waiter say racism story made up  —  The Odessa waiter whose story about being called a terrorist by a customer spurred national attention last week now admits it was all a hoax.  —  The waiter, Khalil Cavil, 20, admitted he wrote the racist note himself in a Monday interview …
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Government signals 463 parents of migrant children may have been deported  —  The Trump administration said in a court filing Monday that 463 parents of migrant children are no longer present in the United States, indicating that the number of mothers and fathers potentially deported without …
Discussion: Breitbart and HuffPost
John Harwood / CNBC:
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren: ‘I am a capitalist’ - but markets need to work for more than just the rich  — Elizabeth Warren takes on Trump, the midterms and economic inequality in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood.  — On Trump: “What he wants to do is set working people …
Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
Donations to Nunes improperly used to charter a private jet, says complaint to FEC  —  WASHINGTON  —  Political donations to Rep. Devin Nunes were improperly used to fund $5,518 in private jet travel, says a complaint filed by a nonpartisan watchdog group with the Federal Election Commission on Monday.
Deutsche Welle / DW.COM:
Is Erdogan's Turkey on the edge of a crash?  —  The Turkish lira is falling, prices are rising.  Experts warn that the Turkish economy is close to collapse, but President Erdogan wants growth at any price — and even more power.  Julia Hahn reports from Istanbul.
Discussion: Breitbart
Justin Doom / ABC News:
Eric Holder tells Stephen Colbert 'I'm thinking about' running for president  —  Eric Holder is considering a 2020 presidential run.  —  The former attorney general on Monday night told Stephen Colbert, “I'm thinking about it.”  —  “What I've said,” he added, “is that I'd make a determination sometime early next year.
 
 
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
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@thebudgetguy:
Raising The Chances Of A Government Shutdown This Fall To 60%
Discussion: Washington Post
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Abolish the FISA Court
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Millions of Black Voters Are Being Purged From Voter Rolls, Often Illegally: Report
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Washington Post:
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Jeffrey Cook / ABC News:
Georgia's Republican run-off arrives as state tests its political identity
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
What Do Voters Care About? Illegal Immigration, For One Thing
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Tariffs Trim a Factory's Profit, but Loyalty to Trump Endures
Discussion: Breitbart
Julia Nista / The Daily Caller:
Katy Tur Calls Out Daily Caller, Fox News — Says They Aren't Journalists
Andrew Rosati / Bloomberg:
Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1 Million Percent, IMF Forecasts