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9:00 PM ET, August 3, 2016

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NBC News:
Trump Allies Plot Candidate Intervention After Disastrous 48 Hours  —  Key Republicans close to Donald Trump's orbit are plotting an intervention with the candidate after a disastrous 48 hours led some influential voices in the party to question whether Trump can stay at the top …
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Washington Post:
GOP reaches ‘new level of panic’ over Trump's candidacy  —  The Republican Party was in turmoil again Wednesday as party leaders, strategists and donors voiced increasing alarm about the flailing state of Donald Trump's candidacy and fears that the presidential nominee was damaging the party …
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Senior GOP Officials Exploring Options if Trump Drops Out  —  Republican officials are exploring how to handle a scenario that would be unthinkable in a normal election year: What would happen if the party's presidential nominee dropped out?  —  ABC News has learned that senior party officials …
Tyler Pager / Politico:
Rep. Kinzinger says he will not vote for Trump  —  Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Wednesday he will not support Donald Trump in November, as he becomes the latest elected Republican official to break from the party.  —  Kinzinger told CNN he went to the Republican National Convention …
Discussion: Political Wire
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
If Trump Drops Out, The Result Will Be A Horrible Legal Quagmire  —  Republican leaders have entered the denial phase of grief again.  —  After months of overt racism, religious bigotry, mockery of veterans and people with disabilities, and otherwise erratic behavior, Republican presidential candidate Donald …
CNN:
Sources: Trump-world frustrated by their candidate
Nick Gass / Politico:
Gingrich blasts Trump's ‘very self-destructive’ behavior
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 10 points, both seen as flawed  —  Sixty-one percent of voters think Hillary Clinton is dishonest, yet she's opened up a big lead over Donald Trump in the latest Fox News Poll.  —  Here's why: majorities think Clinton is nevertheless qualified to be president …
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Fox News:
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Michael Hainey / Esquire:
Clint and Scott Eastwood: No Holds Barred in Their First Interview Together  —  Think your old man is a ball-buster?  Try being the son of Clint Eastwood.  And then try making a name for yourself in the family business.  This month, as Clint and Scott Eastwood go head-to-head at the box office …
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J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Clint Eastwood on Donald Trump's Racism: ‘Just F—ing Get Over It’  —  “When I grew up, those things weren't called racist,” says actor, director and producer who would vote for GOP nominee over Hillary Clinton  —  Clint Eastwood thinks America's “pussy generation” needs to “just f-ing get over” Donald Trump's “racism.”
Discussion: Business Insider
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
I have a few questions for ‘Morning Joe’...  This morning, Joe Scarborough dropped a bombshell of an anecdote.  Get it — bombshell?!  —  Longtime readers of Spoiler Alerts might be growing fatigued at the hardworking staff's increased focus on Donald Trump as we approach Election Day.
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
The Legend Speaks — Schlafly Thunders for Ryan Ouster: ‘Get Rid of Him!’  —  JANESVILLE, WI — Coming on the heels of her pivotal endorsement that helped propel Donald Trump to becoming the Republican nominee, conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly is once again entering the 2016 electoral fray.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Clinton: More Should Make Things in America
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
John Harwood / CNBC:
Former top Gingrich ally calls Trump nom ‘mistake of historic proportions’
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Walker, Johnson, Ryan skipping Trump event
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Republican Donors Panic As Trump Melts Down  —  WASHINGTON — Republican donors weren't expecting a traditional campaign from Donald Trump, but they weren't expecting the level of this week's implosion either.  —  “I don't know what he's doing — trying to commit suicide?” said Stan Hubbard …
Discussion: alan.com
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Over the last 24 hours, Donald Trump has insulted his party's …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Ally of Trump staffer Paul Manafort: The staff is ‘suicidal,’ he's mailing it in
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Obama Commutes Sentences Of More Than 200 People Serving Federal Sentences  —  Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama commuted the sentences of 214 people serving federal sentences on Wednesday — the most commutations issued by a president in a single …
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Obama just commuted the sentences of a record number of inmates
Discussion: TalkLeft
New York Times:
Voices From Donald Trump's Rallies, Uncensored  —  “Trump that bitch!”  —  “Build a wall — kill them all.”  —  New York Times reporters have spent over a year covering Donald J. Trump's rallies, witnessing so many provocations and heated confrontations at them that the cumulative effect can be numbing …
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:   Bitch! Beaner! Ni***r!: Trump Rallies Uncensored (VIDEO)
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Supreme Court Halts Order Allowing Transgender Student To Use Restroom Of His Gender Identity  —  The courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court put an order allowing a transgender student to use school restrooms in accordance with his gender identity on hold …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Rewire
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court grants emergency order to block transgender male student in Virginia from using boy's restroom
Discussion: Washington Post and Hit & Run
Getty Images / KABE-LP:
EXCLUSIVE: New poll shows Trump has a big Hispanic problem in Florida  —  Less than 13% of Latino voters in Florida plan to vote Republican, poll finds … Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to be facing an insurmountable wall among Latino voters in the key swing state of Florida …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Jim Galloway / Political Insider blog:
Updates: Georgia GOP elector who balked on Donald Trump resigns  —  Update at 5:15 p.m.: The Georgia GOP elector who balked on whether to support Donald Trump has resigned, said Georgia GOP spokesman Ryan Mahoney.  More details to come in a separate post.  —  I just finished …
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Fueled by Small Donations, Donald Trump Makes Up Major Financial Ground  —  Donald J. Trump all but erased his enormous financial disadvantage against Hillary Clinton in the span of just two months, according to figures released by his campaign on Tuesday, converting the passion of his core followers …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump challenges Obama to a golf match for the presidency  —  Forget about Hillary Clinton.  Donald Trump joked Wednesday that he wants to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House.  —  The Republican presidential nominee attacked Clinton during a campaign event in Daytona Beach …
Discussion: USA Today and Joe.My.God.
German Lopez / Vox:
The list of jokes Donald Trump allowed and banned at his Comedy Central roast is amazing  —  Donald Trump will let you make fun of his hair, his family, his sex life, and his failed businesses.  But if you question his wealth, that's a step too far for the Donald.
Mary McGuire / WFLA-TV:
‘Pinky’ the flamingo dies after attack by man at Busch Gardens  —  TAMPA, FL (WFLA) — An Orlando man has been arrested for picking up, and throwing a beloved flamingo named “Pinky” to the ground at Busch Gardens Tampa on Tuesday.  Pinky's injuries were so severe, she had to be euthanized.
Discussion: WSLS-TV and fox8.com
Wichita Eagle:
Berger beats Bruce, McGinn keeps seat in ‘brutal’ night for conservatives  —  Updated at 1:35 a.m.: One of Gov. Sam Brownback's closest allies in the Legislature lost his bid for re-election Tuesday night amid a wave of conservative losses.  —  Brownback isn't on the ballot this year …
Wall Street Journal:
George W. Bush Delivers Critique of Donald Trump's Policies  —  Former president stops short of putting his remarks in the context of the 2016 presidential campaign  —  Without naming Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, former President George W. Bush delivered an incisive critique …
 
 
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Trump and Putin: A Love Story
Discussion: Hot Air
Robert Kraychik / Daily Wire:
WATCH: Crowd Cheers Clinton's Call To ‘Raise Taxes On The Middle Class’
Claire M Roney / Arizona Republic:
Arizona woman who faked cancer to get abortion found guilty of scamming veterans
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's how rare in-person voter fraud is
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and ThinkProgress
Ted Gup / New York Times:
Why Trump Is Not Like Other Draft Dodgers
Discussion: The Daily Caller and CNN
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton holds 3-point lead over Trump in Arizona, says poll
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Texas relents on voter IDs for November
Discussion: Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
New Clinton TV Ad Slams Trump For Outsourcing His Clothing Line (VIDEOS)
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Verity Stevensonstaff / Toronto Star:
Peterborough family bumps into wild Trudeau on hike
Discussion: Sputnik International and AOL
Bianca Padró Ocasio / Politico:
Clinton uses props to rip Trump at tie factory stop
Discussion: Hillary Clinton 2016 and ABC News
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator: It Has Been ‘Proven Scientifically’ That Globe Is Not Warming
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
The Intercept:
How a Top GOP Lawyer Guided a Chinese-Owned Company Into U.S. Presidential Politics
Discussion: Above the Law and Mother Jones
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tells Virginia Town It's Failing, Cites the Wrong Place
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

UnHerd:
Scientific American EIC Laura Helmuth is stepping down, following criticism for her social media posts suggesting Trump voters were racist, sexist, and fascist
 
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