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Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. To edit or delete this email alert, please go to [Manage My Alerts](. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Daily Update Compiled: July 24, 2017 3:21 AM [NYTimes.com/MyAlerts »]( [The medical condition was discovered after the Arizona senator underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot above his left eye.]( Stephen Crowley/The New York Times [John McCain Has Brain Cancer, Senator’s Office Says]( By CARL HULSE The medical condition was discovered after the Arizona senator underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot above his left eye. [Notebook]( [The photographer Peter Duke is on a mission to make reactionaries look glamorous.]( Peter Duke [The Annie Leibovitz of the Alt-Right]( By MATTHEW KASSEL The photographer Peter Duke is on a mission to make reactionaries look glamorous. Advertisement [The president also said in an interview that Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, would cross a red line if he delved into Trump family finances unrelated to Russia.]( Eric Thayer for The New York Times [Citing Recusal, Trump Says He Wouldn’t Have Hired Sessions]( By PETER BAKER, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MAGGIE HABERMAN The president also said in an interview that Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, would cross a red line if he delved into Trump family finances unrelated to Russia. [Letters]( [Six months into his presidency, our inbox is flooded with criticism of Donald Trump. Here is a sampling.]( Eric Thayer for The New York Times [Trump Critics, All Around]( Six months into his presidency, our inbox is flooded with criticism of Donald Trump. Here is a sampling. [Republican and Democratic politicians alike praised the Arizona senator after learning that he has brain cancer.]( Al Drago/The New York Times [Lawmakers Unite in Support for John McCain After Cancer Diagnosis]( By MATT STEVENS Republican and Democratic politicians alike praised the Arizona senator after learning that he has brain cancer. [The proposed tax rate for businesses is now said to be around 20 percent, rather than the 15 percent rate the administration said it wanted.]( Nicholas Kamm/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images [White House Scaling Back Goals for Business Tax Cuts]( By KATE KELLY and ALAN RAPPEPORT The proposed tax rate for businesses is now said to be around 20 percent, rather than the 15 percent rate the administration said it wanted. Advertisement [The president's legislative record for his first six months in office is about average among recent presidents. But he has time to compile major achievements.]( Al Drago/The New York Times [Trump Says He Has Signed More Bills Than Any President, Ever. He Hasn’t.]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and KAREN YOURISH The president's legislative record for his first six months in office is about average among recent presidents. But he has time to compile major achievements. [Mr. Shaub, the departing director of the Office of Government Ethics, says the Trump administration has exposed weaknesses in the United States’ ethics laws.]( T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times [Walter Shaub’s Ethics Recommendations for the Government]( By NICHOLAS FANDOS and ERIC LIPTON Mr. Shaub, the departing director of the Office of Government Ethics, says the Trump administration has exposed weaknesses in the United States’ ethics laws. [Congressman Tom Rooney thought that being in the majority would solve everything. He talks about the daily frustrations of governing in Washington.]( Zach Gibson/Associated Press [‘The Daily’: Life as a G.O.P. Congressman in the Trump Era]( By MICHAEL BARBARO Congressman Tom Rooney thought that being in the majority would solve everything. He talks about the daily frustrations of governing in Washington. [A visit by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to a West Virginia laboratory whose budget he would cut highlighted the contradictions in the administration’s policies.]( Michael Virtanen/Associated Press [Perry Praises ‘Clean Coal,’ but Trump Administration Policies Don’t Promote It]( By CORAL DAVENPORT A visit by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to a West Virginia laboratory whose budget he would cut highlighted the contradictions in the administration’s policies. [President Trump's communications machine has had a major shake-up. Here's a rundown of the people that promote his message.]( Sam Hodgson for The New York Times [Trump’s Communications Orbit]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR President Trump's communications machine has had a major shake-up. Here's a rundown of the people that promote his message. [During a debate, the Republican candidate refused to say the president’s name — but warned his Democratic opponent about harshly attacking the president.]( Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch, via Associated Press [Candidates for Virginia Governor Employ Trump as a Barometer]( By JONATHAN MARTIN During a debate, the Republican candidate refused to say the president’s name — but warned his Democratic opponent about harshly attacking the president. [The election of 2016 may have empowered the party’s left, but a cluster of Democratic governors is emerging as a pragmatic voice.]( Brian Snyder/Reuters [As Party Drifts Left, Pragmatic Democratic Governors Have Eye on White House]( By JONATHAN MARTIN The election of 2016 may have empowered the party’s left, but a cluster of Democratic governors is emerging as a pragmatic voice. [County officials contend it was a revised zoning plan, not a change in administrations in Washington, that led to a different result.]( Evan Vucci/Associated Press [For Westchester, 11th Time Is Charm in Fight Over Fair Housing]( By SARAH MASLIN NIR County officials contend it was a revised zoning plan, not a change in administrations in Washington, that led to a different result. [The president also attacked the media and Hillary Clinton in a series of early-morning tweets.]( Tom Brenner/The New York Times [Trump Says He Has ‘Complete Power’ to Pardon]( By PETER BAKER The president also attacked the media and Hillary Clinton in a series of early-morning tweets. Follow NYTimes [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@nytimes]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email from NYTimes.com. 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