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New York Times:
Trump Pushes for Interview With Mueller Against Lawyers' Advice  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump pushed his lawyers in recent days to try once again to reach an agreement with the special counsel's office about him sitting for an interview, flouting their advice that he should not answer …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump mulls a pre-election shutdown with Rush, and a pre-election anti-Pelosi ad  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SIREN ... REPUBLICANS are becoming increasingly concerned that they will lose the special election in Ohio's 12th congressional district, which would be a horrible sign for their election prospects this fall.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers fear a Mueller interview. The reason reveals the danger Trump faces.
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and Mother Jones
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
National Archives says it won't be able to produce all Kavanaugh documents until end of October  —  The National Archives said Thursday it won't be able to produce the full cache of documents requested by Senate Republicans on Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh until the end of October …
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Lisa Blatt / Politico:
I'm a Liberal Feminist Lawyer.  Here's Why Democrats Should Support Judge Kavanaugh.  —  Sometimes a superstar is just a superstar.  That is the case with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who had long been considered the most qualified nominee for the Supreme Court if Republicans secured the White House.
Politico:
GOP plans to blow past new Kavanaugh confirmation obstacle  —  Senate Republicans are pressing ahead on confirming Brett Kavanaugh before the midterm elections even after National Archives said Thursday that it can't meet the GOP's request for records until the end of October, days before the midterm elections.
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Nash Jenkins / TIME:
Ivanka Trump Says Family Separation at the Border Was a ‘Low Point’
Discussion: NPR, Bloomberg and HuffPost
Joe Simonson / The Daily Caller:
Latest New York Times Hire Also Had Relationship With White Nationalist Hacker  —  The New York Times seems to be going through a redux with its latest hire of Sarah Jeong — who The Daily Caller News Foundation has just learned also had multiple correspondences with the white nationalist …
Discussion: The Federalist
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The Federalist:
New York Times Hires Left-Wing Writer With Long History Of Racist Tweets  —  The New York Times announced Monday it hired left-wing writer Sarah Jeong, who has a long history of racist tweets, to be the lead technology writer for the newspaper's editorial board.  Jeong repeatedly posted racist statements via her Twitter account.
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
The Times Can Hire and Fire Whomever It Likes
Discussion: twitchy.com
Sarah Polus / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. co-hosts Dinesh D'Souza's very conservative D.C. film premiere  —  The red carpet for the screening of far-right filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza's new documentary was all business.  There's no time for chitchat about who is wearing what when you've got an entire liberal ideology to topple.
Emily Williams / BostonGlobe.com:
A black Smith College student was eating her lunch when an employee called police  —  The rising sophomore at Smith College was quietly eating her lunch in a campus common room when a police officer approached her Tuesday afternoon.  —  A college employee had called police to report someone who …
Washington Post:
Aide to Trump-confidant Roger Stone ordered to appear before Mueller grand jury  —  A former aide to longtime President Trump confidant Roger Stone must testify before the special counsel's grand jury, a federal judge in Washington ruled Thursday.  —  The judge rejected a challenge from Andrew Miller …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
NBC News:
Mueller wants to interview Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, lawyer says  —  The son of a Russian oligarch helped set up the now infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting.  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller has requested an interview with Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, who helped set …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump Unveils His Plan to Weaken Fuel Efficiency Rules  —  Want the latest climate news in your inbox?  You can sign up here to receive Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited proposal to dramatically weaken …
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US EPA:
The Safer and Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicles Proposed Rule for Model Years 2021-2026
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Fox, Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Win Hot Package On Multi-Million Dollar Theft Of McDonald's Monopoly Game  —  EXCLUSIVE: Fox is poised to win the hot lit property in the marketplace at the moment, a giant Happy Meal that everyone wanted.  Ben Affleck is attached to direct …
Elisabetta Povoledo / New York Times:
Pope Declares Death Penalty Inadmissible in All Cases  —  ROME — Pope Francis has declared the death penalty inadmissible in all cases “because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,” the Vatican announced on Thursday, in a shift in Roman Catholic teaching on the issue.
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Kristen Young / capecodtimes.com:
Woman accused of hitting car in Hyannis after confrontation over bumper sticker  —  Tuesday  —  BARNSTABLE — A Taunton woman accused of intentionally driving into a man's car a month ago after becoming enraged by a Trump bumper sticker pleaded not guilty Monday in Barnstable District Court …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC warns donors to steer clear of Kochs  —  The move escalates the fight between President Donald Trump and the powerful network.  —  The Republican National Committee is sending a warning shot to major GOP donors not to play ball with the powerful Koch political network …
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Fox News filed by parents of Seth Rich  —  A federal judge on Thursday dismissed in its entirety a case filed by the parents of slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich against Fox News, one of the network's reporters, and a Texas businessman.
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Here Are the Cable News Morning Show Ratings for July 2018  —  TVNewser has received a number of emails lately asking for a break down of cable news morning show ratings, specifically for 6-9 a.m. ET shows.  —  Ask, and you shall receive.  At least for the month of July.  Will we do more of these?
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Trump's undermining of Obamacare violates the Constitution, new lawsuit charges  —  Four cities are charging that the president is failing to execute the law by actively undercutting the Affordable Care Act.  —  WASHINGTON — After congressional Republicans repeatedly failed last year …
Sky News:
Not drinking alcohol in middle age increases dementia risk, says report  —  Not drinking in middle age can increase the risk of dementia as much as drinking too much, according to a report.  —  The study tracked the drinking habits of 9,000 London civil servants between the ages of 35 and 55 from 1985 to 1993.
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Exclusive: Fired-up liberals raise $1 billion on website for candidates, causes ahead of midterms  —  WASHINGTON - The online fundraising platform ActBlue this week surged past the $1 billion mark in contributions to Democratic candidates and causes in this election cycle.
Discussion: Axios
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Leather Addict Buzz Bissinger Calls Out Manafort's ‘Ridiculous’ Ostrich Jacket … Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's federal fraud trial this week has featured a surprising fashion sideline, with prosecutors introducing extravagant receipts meant to prove how Manafort spent his offshore money.
Discussion: Washington Post
Politico:
Manafort trial Day 3: An 'M'-shaped flower bed and a Rick Gates guarantee  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors spent Thursday morning introducing witnesses who detailed the elaborate and unusual payment methods Paul Manafort used to fund his lavish lifestyle.
Discussion: ABC News
Terrance Gainer / USA Today:
Plastic 3D guns printed at home will raise threat level for everyone, especially Congress  —  A judge has temporary blocked online instructions for 3D printed guns.  We need a permanent ban before tragedy strikes at the Capitol and elsewhere.  —  It's difficult to imagine …
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Democratic Party Picked an Odd Time to Have an Identity Crisis  —  Can its unruly coalition take shape against Trump without one wing predominating?  —  The Democratic Party is a traditional political organization dedicated to winning elections.  It is also a social justice movement, the political home of societal change.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
Privately, Intel Officials Back Shutting Out Brennan, Clapper  —  President Trump has been criticized for politicizing the intelligence community by threatening to strip the security clearances of former top officials including John Brennan and James Clapper.
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNNMoney:
Brookstone files for bankruptcy and will close all of its mall stores  —  The truth about the retail apocalypse  —  Brookstone filed for bankruptcy and will close its remaining 101 mall stores.  —  The mall and airport seller, best known for massage chairs, quirky gadgets, and travel luggage …
Discussion: CBS Boston
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Facebook Is The World's Biggest Right-Wing Media Company  —  The conservative movement, led by President Trump, has been engaged in a months-long campaign to intimidate tech-media platforms like Facebook out of policing disinformation, and into maximizing the reach of right-wing content …
YouTube:
Does Troy Balderson Stand with the Victims, or with Jim Jordan?  —  Bridge Project is beginning a five-figure digital ad blitz lambasting Troy Balderson for refusing to tell Central Ohio voters if he would support Congressman Jim Jordan - who is under fire for disregarding sexual abuse …
Discussion: Washington Times
Charles Fain Lehman / Washington Free Beacon:
Americans Having Fewer Kids Now Than in Past 42 Years  —  Fertility rate down yet again, CDC says  —  The U.S. fertility rate hit a 42-year low in the first quarter of 2018, new data released Wednesday by the Center for Disease Control show.  —  New numbers from the National Vital Statistics System …
Washington Post:
How Republicans trick Facebook and Twitter with claims of bias  —  Nikki Usher is a visiting associate professor in the College of Media at the University of Illinois and an associate professor at The George Washington University.  Her latest book is “Interactive Journalism: Hackers, Data, and Code.”
Essex Porter / KIRO:
PSE sends racial slur to black woman  —  SEATTLE - An African-American woman says Puget Sound Energy emailed her a racial slur to use as the temporary password to her online account.  —  Erica Conway believes the insult was deliberate and wants the company to get to the bottom of it.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Root and theGrio
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Illinois legislator resigns after ex-girlfriend says he used her naked photos to ‘catfish’ men on Instagram  —  An Illinois state lawmaker stepped down Wednesday after he was accused of posting a former girlfriend's nude photos on an Instagram account to “catfish” other men.
Discussion: HuffPost, Queerty, Hit & Run and AOL
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Media don't want to understand Trump voters, all 63 million of them  —  This courtroom sketch depicts Paul Manafort, fourth from right, standing with his lawyers in front of U.S. district Judge T.S. Ellis III, rear, and the selected jury, left, during the jury selection at the Alexandria Federal Courthouse …
Discussion: alicublog
 
 
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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
U.S. intel chief confirms Russians hacking candidates, government officials
Discussion: Politico
Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:
CREW Files Hatch Act Complaints Against 10 Trump Administration Officials
Rasmussen Reports:
in Current Events  —  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential …
New York Post:
Andrew Cuomo would rather fight the press than answer to corruption
Discussion: New York Daily News
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Interior IG to scrutinize Zinke's beer-making plans
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Is Clarence Thomas the Supreme Court's Future?
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Reuters:
U.S. senator Paul to meet Russian lawmakers in Moscow on Aug. 6: agencies
New York Times:
‘It Can Happen Even to Guys’: Ohio State Wrestlers Detail Abuse, Saying #UsToo
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
 Earlier Items: 
Jen Psaki / CNN:
Donald Trump has no earthly clue about how real people buy groceries
Discussion: CNBC, New York Times and BloombergQuint
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
SENATE VOTES TO RELEASE DOCS ON ALLEGED RUSSIAN AGENT — …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Rachel O'Donoghue / Dailystar.co.uk:
South Africa facing ‘mass STARVATION and RIOTS’ after white people's land seized
Stewart Lawrence / Washington Times:
Good news for the GOP
Michael F. Cannon / Washington Examiner:
Obamacare is now optional  —  At long last, the Trump administration …
Fred Thys / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Capuano Maintains 13-Point Lead Over Pressley
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
‘The Most Accurate Bellwether:’ GOP fears mount over Ohio special election
Discussion: Politico
 

 
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