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CNN:
Cohen claims Trump knew in advance of 2016 Trump Tower meeting  —  (CNN)Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, claims that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton …
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The Daily Beast:
‘Dead to Each Other’: Team Trump Prepares to ‘Bury’ Michael Cohen, ‘Weakling’ and ‘Traitor’ … As President Donald Trump absorbed the news that Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney and notorious “fixer,” had released a secret recording of the two of them, he did what he usually does in such situations: swore and groused loudly.
abc7.com:
Stormy Daniels' attorney, Michael Avenatti, says 3 other women claim they were paid by AMI, Donald Trump, Michael Cohen  —  Michael Avenatti, the attorney who represents porn star Stormy Daniels, said Thursday that he is representing three other women who claim they were paid by Donald Trump, AMI and Michael Cohen to keep quiet.
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Avenatti claims he represents three more women that were paid hush money  —  Lawyer Michael Avenatti claimed late Thursday that he is representing three other women who say they were paid hush money either by President Trump  —  's former lawyer Michael Cohen, on behalf of Trump, or by publishing company American Media, Inc.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and POLITICUSUSA
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization Finance Chief Called to Testify Before Federal Grand Jury
Michael Sykes / Axios:
Cohen claims Trump knew about 2016 Trump Tower meeting ahead of time
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Politico
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Second-quarter GDP jumps 4.1% for best pace in nearly four years  —  Gross domestic product grew at a solid 4.1 percent pace in the second quarter, its best pace since 2014, boosting hopes that the economy is ready to break out of its decade-long slumber.  —  The number matched expectations …
Discussion: Townhall, Fox News and Scared Monkeys
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The economy's great. That doesn't mean Trumponomics is.
Discussion: MSNBC
Sho Chandra / Bloomberg:
U.S. Growth Hits 4.1%, Fastest Since 2014, in Win for Trump
Bloomberg:
Trump Predicts Data Will Show U.S. Economy in ‘Terrific’ Shape
Discussion: Axios
Ben Casselman / New York Times:   Why Friday's G.D.P. Number May Be a Size Too Big
The Daily Beast:
Russian Hackers' New Target: a Vulnerable Democratic Senator … The Russian intelligence agency behind the 2016 election cyberattacks targeted Sen. Claire McCaskill as she began her 2018 re-election campaign in earnest, a Daily Beast forensic analysis reveals.
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Exclusive: Kimberly Guilfoyle Left Fox News After Investigation Into Misconduct Allegations, Sources Say  —  Sources tell HuffPost that Guilfoyle, who is dating Donald Trump Jr., engaged in emotionally abusive behavior and showed colleagues personal photos of male genitalia.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Shira Ovide / Bloomberg:
How Facebook Went So Wrong So Fast  —  There are four theories, and three of them are alarming.  —  What happened?  —  That's what many of Facebook Inc.'s investors — and I — have spent the last 18 hours wondering.  On Wednesday, the company posted disappointing figures for second-quarter revenue, user growth and profits.
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Washington Post:
How years of privacy controversies finally caught up with Facebook
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why didn't FBI tell court about Christopher Steele bias?  —  There has been bitter debate about the release of a heavily-redacted version of the FBI's application for a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant to wiretap onetime Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page.
Discussion: American Greatness
Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
Remains of US war dead retrieved from North Korea, White House says  —  Fifty-five cases containing what were believed to be the remains of U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War were returned Friday, the White House said.  —  The cases, each draped with the flag of the United Nations …
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Associated Press:
White House says North Korea returns remains of U.S. war dead
Washington Post:
U.S. military takes possession of remains that North Korea says belong to Americans who died in the Korean War
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Remains of 55 U.S. War Dead in North Korea Start Journey Home After 65 Years
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
How five key voter groups view Trump  —  President Trump's approval rating among five key voter groups shows how tough it will be for Republicans to keep control of the House in the midterm elections.  —  Data: SurveyMonkey online poll among a total sample of 52,211.  Margin of error of ±1.5 percentage points.
Discussion: Political Wire
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Polls Are Crazy  —  You want to know where the American voter is headed, and what is likely to happen in November?  Good luck.  Some omens are good.  Thus, the Washington Times cites the NBC/Wall St. Journal poll for the proposition that Americans increasingly see Democrats as extreme:
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Twitter:
Setting the record straight on shadow banning  —  People are asking us if we shadow ban.  We do not.  But let's start with, “what is shadow banning?”  —  The best definition we found is this: deliberately making someone's content undiscoverable to everyone except the person who posted it, unbeknownst to the original poster.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Role reversal: Architect of 2010 GOP House takeover in trouble  —  Texas Rep. Pete Sessions is at risk of losing his seat to a Trump-fueled wave.  —  DALLAS — The man who engineered the 2010 Republican takeover of the House is racing to save himself in his own election this year …
Discussion: Political Wire
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
Emails: Lawyer who met Trump Jr. tied to Russian officials  —  LONDON (AP) — The Moscow lawyer said to have promised Donald Trump's presidential campaign dirt on his Democratic opponent worked more closely with senior Russian government officials than she previously let on, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.
Discussion: The Week
BBC:
Egypt zoo accused of painting donkey to look like a zebra  —  A zoo in Egypt has denied painting black stripes on a donkey to make it look like a zebra after a photo of the animal appeared online.  —  Student Mahmoud Sarhan put the images on Facebook after visiting Cairo's International Garden municipal park.
Discussion: Fox News, Breitbart and AOL
Mark Calvey / San Francisco Business Journal:
United Airlines donates flights to reunite immigrant families  —  Several of the nation's airlines made headlines in June when they told Washington that they would not fly immigrant children separated from their families at the border.  Now United is going one step further by donating flights …
Discussion: Washington Times and Daily Kos
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders Adviser Is Assisting Special Counsel Investigation In Manafort Case  —  Tad Devine, a political operative who served at the highest levels of the Bernie Sanders campaign, will assist in the special counsel office's prosecution of Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman …
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Here's The Evidence Paul Manafort Doesn't Want A Jury To See About His Work In Ukraine
Discussion: Politico
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia:
Kaine, Gardner, Reed, McCain Introduce Bill To Prevent The President From Leaving NATO  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Jack Reed (D-RI), and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced a bipartisan bill to explicitly prohibit the President of the United States …
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Meadows backs off impeaching Rosenstein after leadership talks  —  (R-N.C.) says he is tabling his efforts to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein  —  after having several meetings with Republican leadership, stating that he would instead pursue contempt if the Justice Department …
CNBC:
Russia's Putin says he invited Trump to Moscow  — Speaking to reporters at a summit of BRICS countries in South Africa, Putin said telephone calls between Moscow and Washington were insufficient.  — Putin and Trump met in Helsinki last week at a summit, but Trump faced a storm …
Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:
A fist bump, then a rancorous call: How Trump's deal to free an American pastor in Turkey fell apart  —  President Trump thought he had a deal.  —  His NATO meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this month had ended with a smile, a fist-bump and what Trump thought …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
The Bottom Line in Republicans' 42 Open Seats  —  With 102 days to go, Democrats remain substantial favorites for House control.  A big reason: Republicans are defending 42 open or vacant seats, a record since at least 1930.  The retirements of Speaker Paul Ryan (WI-01) …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Help us identify Trump's unknown golf partners  —  In the flood of stories about how people close to President Trump sought to leverage their relationships for personal gain earlier this year, one story didn't attract as much attention as it might otherwise have.
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Scott Walker, other GOP candidates in key Midwest states trail Democratic rivals  —  NBC/Marist polls: Democrats lead in Senate contests in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin  —  WASHINGTON — New polls in three key Midwest states show Republican Senate and gubernatorial candidates trailing …
 
 
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Sam Levine / HuffPost:
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Arizona Republic:
Rep. Paul Gosar ‘interested in the McCain seat,’ text to Gov. Doug Ducey attorney says
Discussion: Political Wire
Tara Copp / Military Times:
ICE to deport wife of Marine, Iraq veteran Aug. 3
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
In Off-The-Record Meeting, Jonathan Chait Says Part Of Him Is Glad Trump Won
Discussion: Daily Wire and Splinter
ABC:
Donald Trump could be ready to order a strike against Iran, Australian Government figures say
Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo:
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