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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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization Finance Chief Called to Testify Before Federal Grand Jury  —  Longtime Trump executive Allen Weisselberg has been subpoenaed in Michael Cohen probe  —  Allen Weisselberg, a longtime financial gatekeeper for President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed to testify …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and CNN
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Cohen Says Trump Knew About Trump Tower Meeting In Advance  —  According to CNN, Michael Cohen says President Trump knew in advance about the Trump Tower meeting from Don Jr., approved the meeting in advance, was looking forward to getting the dirt. … A little backstory on this.
Michael Sykes / Axios:
Cohen claims Trump knew about 2016 Trump Tower meeting ahead of time  —  Michael Cohen, former personal attorney of President Trump, claims Trump approved “going ahead with” the 2016 Trump Tower meeting in which Donald Trump Jr. and other Trump campaign officials met with Russians to offer …
NBC News:
Cohen willing to tell Mueller Trump knew of 2016 Russia meeting, source says
Discussion: CNN and HuffPost
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.
New York Times:
Mueller Examining Trump's Tweets in Wide-Ranging Obstruction Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — For years, President Trump has used Twitter as his go-to public relations weapon, mounting a barrage of attacks on celebrities and then political rivals even after advisers warned he could be creating legal problems for himself.
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 …
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Robert Donachie / The Daily Caller:
Sources: Jim Jordan Officially Announcing Bid For Speaker
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
After Trump's Russia Summit, Freaked-out Republicans Are Supporting Mueller Probe
Discussion: WPIX 11 New York and KTLA
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump's most ardent defenders are a bunch of clowns
Discussion: infowars.com, Politico and ABC News
Jack Goldsmith / Weekly Standard:   The Rod Rosenstein ‘Impeachment’ Is a Sham
Washington Post:
House Republicans sidestep Rosenstein impeachment move, at least temporarily
Wall Street Journal:
Juncker's Trade Pitch to Trump: ‘I Can Be Stupid, as Well’  —  How bravado, flip cards and a White House ally helped European official sell U.S. president on trade detente  —  WASHINGTON—When Jean-Claude Juncker arrived the White House on Wednesday, the European Commission president …
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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 and Joe.My.God.
CNBC:
Facebook's $100 billion-plus rout is the biggest loss in stock market history  —  Facebook was on track Thursday to post the largest one-day loss in market value by any company in U.S. stock market history after releasing a disastrous quarterly report.  —  With less than an hour to go in trading …
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
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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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:   Poll: Scott Walker trailing Dem challenger by 13 points
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.
Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo:
When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life  —  Monika Glennon has lived in Huntsville, Alabama, for the last 12 years.  Other than a strong Polish accent, she fits a certain stereotype of the All-American life.  She's blonde.  Her husband is a veteran Marine.
Discussion: Hot Air
ABC:
Donald Trump could be ready to order a strike against Iran, Australian Government figures say  —  Senior figures in the Turnbull Government have told the ABC they believe the United States is prepared to bomb Iran's nuclear capability, perhaps as early as next month, and that Australia is poised to help identify possible targets.
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
From Russia to Bistro Bis: The Calif. congressman who dined with alleged Russian agent  —  When FBI counterintelligence agents plowed through the emails of alleged Russian agent Maria Butina's networking around Washington, they discovered her plan to arrange “friendship and dialogue dinners” with influential Americans.
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.
Tara Copp / Military Times:
ICE to deport wife of Marine, Iraq veteran Aug. 3  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents notified Alejandra Juarez Tuesday that she will be deported back to Mexico nine days from now, despite ongoing efforts to allow her to stay.  —  Juarez is married to former Marine Sgt. Cuauhtemoc …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Arizona Republic:
Rep. Paul Gosar ‘interested in the McCain seat,’ text to Gov. Doug Ducey attorney says  —  A day after a December 2017 announcement that Sen. John McCain had been hospitalized for the “normal effects” of cancer treatment, Arizona's Rep. Paul Gosar was lobbying for McCain's Senate seat.
Discussion: Political Wire
Sissi Cao / Observer:
No More Free Lunch!  San Francisco Looks to Ban Tech Companies' Employee Cafes  —  San Francisco's working population is so homogenous that, when tech companies in the area (like Uber and Twitter) provide free lunches to employees, local restaurants are left empty.
Eve Peyser / Rolling Stone:
The Summer's Hottest Trend Is Owning the Libs  —  Conservatives love it earnestly, liberals love it ironically.  How did we get here?  —  “Raise your hand if you've ever posted anything online to quote unquote own the libs,” President Trump's Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley recently asked a crowd of high schoolers.
Josh Eells / Rolling Stone:
The Defiant One  —  Modern country's sharpest songwriter sounds off - on gun-control, what country should (and shouldn't) be, hating lip-syncing, loving Bernie Sanders, and that time he almost died.  —  A few miles outside Nashville, as the Walmarts and Waffle Houses give way to country roads …
Toledo Blade:
DeVos' $40 million yacht vandalized at Huron dock  —  HURON, Ohio — A boat owned by the family of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was vandalized over the weekend while moored at a Huron dock, according to the Huron Police Department.  —  The Seaquest was moored at the Huron Boat Basin …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Judge Orders Fusion GPS To Reveal Dossier Details In BuzzFeed Lawsuit  — Judge orders Fusion GPS to disclose details of its dossier work.  — The opposition firm has avoided deposition in a dossier-related lawsuit against BuzzFeed.  — Lawyer for plaintiff says ruling “gave us everything that we had hoped for.”
Discussion: RedState
Lisa Respers France / CNN:
Sarah Silverman latest in Hollywood to have past social media commentary resurface  —  (CNN)A tweet Sarah Silverman sent nine years ago, which she says was a joke, has some labeling her a pedophile.  —  In July 2009, the comedic actress tweeted, “Hey, is it considered molestation if the child makes the first move?
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
In Off-The-Record Meeting, Jonathan Chait Says Part Of Him Is Glad Trump Won  —  “Maybe that makes me a sociopath,” the columnist told his colleagues.  —  On Wednesday, New York magazine's periodic all-hands staff meeting came with a little bonus for the assembled staff: a 15-minute …
Discussion: Daily Wire and Splinter
David French / TIME:
What Democrats Don't Get About the South  —  Trump's 2016 victory continued the GOP's dominance of Southern politics Luke Sharrett—Bloomberg/Getty Images  —  There is no accent quite like the southern accent, and there is no Southern accent quite like the Southern politician's.
Politico:
Tensions rise at court deadline to reunite migrant families  —  The dispute over family separations intensified Thursday as the Trump administration reached a court-ordered deadline to reunite parents and children divided at the border.  —  In a court filing, the Justice Department …
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
The heiress has no clothes.  —  I once flew to Germany for 19 hours to watch Ivanka Trump sit on a panel with a bunch of female leaders, and to be summoned by her later that evening for an off-the-record chat in her hotel lobby, where she ordered red wine in a white dress, which seems …
Laura Kusisto / Wall Street Journal:
Record Drop in Foreigners Buying U.S. Homes  —  Home purchases by overseas buyers have fallen 21%, dealing fresh blow to housing market  —  Foreign purchases of U.S. homes had their biggest drop ever, bringing relief to waves of American house hunters who have struggled to compete …
Owen Daugherty / The Columbus Dispatch:
After blasting O'Connor over Pelosi, Balderson won't say if he backs Jordan  —  At 12:50 p.m., Republican Troy Balderson sent out a fund-raising plea calling Danny O'Connor a liar for waffling on repeated claims the Democrat would never support Nancy Pelosi as U.S. House speaker.
Reuters:
Amazon earnings skyrocket on cloud computing, advertising  —  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) forecast strong fall sales and posted a profit that was double Wall Street targets on Thursday thanks to the retailer's younger, higher-earning businesses, including cloud computing and advertising.
 
 
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Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
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Richard Sisk / Military.com:
Congress Fails to Fund Trump's ‘Space Force’ in Defense Budget Bill
Discussion: USA Today and IJR
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Foreign Affairs chair says Trump is ignoring sanctions on Russia for former spy poisoning
Discussion: Politico, New York Times and Raw Story
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 Earlier Items: 
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Evidence Shows Hackers Changed Votes in the 2016 Election But No One Will Admit It
Discussion: Shakesville
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
GOP Politician Switches Parties Over Trump Administration's ‘Racism’ And ‘Misogyny’
Discussion: Oregonian
Adiel Kaplan / miamiherald:
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James Arkin / Politico:
West Virginia officials deny Blankenship a spot on Senate ballot
Fran Brennan / NTK Network:
REVEALED: NYT Targets Kavanaugh's Wife, Looking For ‘Abortion,’ ‘Gun,’ ‘Gay,’ ‘Federalist’ Emails
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Migrant family separations have earned Trump the ire of a powerful group: Moms