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10:50 AM ET, August 15, 2016

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New York Times:
Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump's Campaign Chief  —  KIEV, Ukraine — On a leafy side street off Independence Square in Kiev is an office used for years by Donald J. Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, when he consulted for Ukraine's ruling political party.
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Politico:
Manafort blasts NYT, denies he accepted Ukraine cash payments  —  Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, slammed the New York Times Monday on morning after the newspaper published a story reporting that secret ledgers in Ukraine show more than $12 million in cash earmarked for him.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Why I don't think it makes sense to attribute Trump's support to economic anxiety  —  One of the most popular ideas about Donald Trump this election cycle is that he has awakened a deep sense of “economic anxiety” from the white working class.  This idea is often said to be supported by his poll numbers …
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
The 40 top Republicans (and counting) who won't support Donald Trump for president  —  For months, Donald Trump's rise in the Republican Party silenced conservative elites.  —  Unable to go against the public, yet weary of his bombast and seemingly loose party allegiance, traditional Republicans largely stayed out of primary politics.
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump looking to institute political tests for immigrants  —  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as “foreign policy realism” focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other extremist organizations.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump To Call For Ideological Test For Immigrants Entering U.S.  —  Donald Trump is expected to call for immigrants to undergo an ideological test to enter the country during a Monday campaign event in Ohio.  —  Trump is also expected to declare an end to nation building if he is elected in favor of …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and alan.com
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:   Trump to urge ideological test for immigrants
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Self-Reckoning  —  The GOP nominee and his supporters face a moment of truth.  —  Donald Trump lashed out at the media on Sunday after more stories describing dysfunction inside his presidential campaign.  “If the disgusting and corrupt media covered me honestly and didn't put false meaning …
CNN:
Shots fired in second night of Milwaukee protests  —  Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN)For a second night, violent protests rocked Milwaukee over the police shooting of an armed African-American man.  At least two people were injured after shots were fired and objects hurled during the protest early Monday, police said.
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Madeline Anderson / FOX6Now.com:
“Acting out ain't gonna solve nothing:” Sisters of man shot, killed by police encourage peace
JS Edbeat / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Sources: Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot suspect is black
Fox News:
Milwaukee man shot by police seen with gun in body camera footage, officials say
Discussion: The Atlantic
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Examiner:
Once more into the Supreme Court breach  —  Third time's a charm.  —  Or not.  —  Over the last two weeks I have tried to use this space to persuade #NeverTrumpers that their opposition to Donald Trump, no matter how deeply principled on their part, should yield to the manifest damage …
Discussion: The Atlantic
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USA Today:
Young voters flee Donald Trump in what may be historic trouncing, poll shows  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is consolidating the support of the Millennials who fueled Bernie Sanders' challenge during the primaries, a new USA TODAY/Rock the Vote Poll finds …
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CBS News:
Poll: Clinton up in Florida, New Hampshire; extends lead on electoral map
Discussion: RedState, Washington Monthly and AOL
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Five things that could still go wrong for Hillary Clinton  —  shouldn't start preparing her inaugural address just yet.  —  There are plenty of things that could trip up her campaign between now and Election Day, even if polls increasingly suggest she is on track to beat Donald Trump  —  in a landslide.
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Washington Post:
A porous ethical wall between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Pals Ivanka Trump and Wendi Deng Murdoch Go Sightseeing in Croatia  —  Ivanka Trump is taking a break from the campaign trail to vacation with friends.  —  The daughter of GOP nominee Donald Trump shared a scenic snap with Wendi Deng Murdoch, the ex-wife of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, from Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Eric Thayer / National Review:
How Donald Trump Brought House Conservatives to Heel  —  By winning over their constituents, he forced them to get in line.  —  When Representative Mark Meadows filed his motion to vacate the chair, effectively calling for the removal of John Boehner as speaker of the House …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Pollsters: Trump approaching zero hour  —  No candidate in Donald Trump's position at this stage of the campaign has gone on to win the popular vote in November in the modern polling era.  —  That's the sobering news confronting the Trump campaign as it seeks to rebound from his recent slump.
Manu Raju / CNN:
Records contradict Bayh's assertion over staying in Indiana  —  (CNN)Evan Bayh pushed back at an interviewer last month when he was asked if he would move back to Indiana now that he is running to win back his old Senate seat.  —  “I've never left,” he told WISH-TV.  —  It turns out he did.
NBC News:
Olympic Cheers May Have Triggered JFK Emergency Response  —  Multiple emergency agencies rushed to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in response to a report Sunday night that shots had been fired, but there was no gunfire, authorities said.  —  Police declared early Monday …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Trump hires the B team  —  Donald Trump, already lagging behind Hillary Clinton in ground game organizing, is also facing a quantifiable talent gap in key battleground states, starting at the top.  —  And that's according to his fellow Republicans.  —  Veteran Republican operatives …
Discussion: Washington Post
Grist / Raw Story:
Chief NC scientist resigns, accuses GOP administration of misleading the public about water quality  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Megan Davies, North Carolina's chief epidemiologist, resigned this week in the latest bit of drama over drinking water safety …
 
 
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump's NY Co-Chair Doubles Down On Khizr Khan Attack: He Dishonored His Son's Memory
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Paul H. Jossey / Politico:
How We Killed the Tea Party
Charlie Cook / The Cook Political Report:
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New York Daily News:
Suspected shooter in Queens slaying of Imam and friend taken into police custody, may have been …
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Brace for More Leaks From Hackers
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Former NY gov: Clinton shouldn't have taken ‘victory lap’ after email report
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Fox News confronts (but just barely) a scandal in its own house
Washington Post:
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Brian Snyder / National Review:
Never Trumpniks Pave Hillary's Path to Power
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Carville: Trump is ‘pretty stupid when it comes to politics’
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Bloomberg:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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