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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump shakes up campaign, demotes top adviser — Donald Trump, following weeks of gnawing agitation over his advisers' attempts to temper his style, moved late Tuesday to overhaul his struggling campaign by rebuffing those efforts and elevating two longtime associates who have encouraged his combative populism.
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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
I Know Trump's New Campaign Chairman, Steve Bannon. Here's What You Need To Know. — On Wednesday, the Trump campaign shifted top campaign staff: the new CEO of the campaign is, predictably and hilariously, Steven K. Bannon, the current chairman of Breitbart News.
Associated Press:
AP Sources: Manafort tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign chairman helped a pro-Russian governing party in Ukraine secretly route at least $2.2 million in payments to two prominent Washington lobbying firms in 2012, and did so in a way that effectively obscured …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump, in Shake-Up, Hires Breitbart Executive for Top Campaign Post — LAS VEGAS — Donald J. Trump has shaken up his presidential campaign for the second time in two months, hiring a top executive from the conservative news site Breitbart News and promoting a senior adviser to a key …
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Trump Campaign CEO's Résumé Includes Goldman and ‘Seinfeld’ — Ten things to know about Steve Bannon. — JoshuaGreen — Last year, I wrote a 7,000-word Bloomberg Businessweek cover story on Breitbart News honcho Stephen K. Bannon, who on Wednesday was named chief executive …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: What Trump's latest shakeup says about his flailing campaign — THE BIG IDEA: Shaking up his campaign once again, Donald Trump has decided to let Trump be Trump. — The Republican nominee knows he's losing. Congenitally unable to take personal responsibility …
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Patrick Caldwell / Mother Jones:
Trump Campaign's New CEO Peddled Conspiracy Theories About Clinton Team
Trump Campaign's New CEO Peddled Conspiracy Theories About Clinton Team
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Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP ANNOUNCES MAJOR CAMPAIGN HIRES
DONALD J. TRUMP ANNOUNCES MAJOR CAMPAIGN HIRES
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The Huffington Post:
Aetna CEO Threatened Obamacare Pullout If Feds Opposed Humana Merger — Give us our merger or we'll quit Obamacare, the insurer told Justice Department officials in a July letter. — Senior National Correspondent, The Huffington Post — The big health care news this week came from Aetna …
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Aetna's Retreat From Obamacare Is More Than It Seems
Aetna's Retreat From Obamacare Is More Than It Seems
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Nicole Auerbach / USA Today:
Ryan Lochte: 'We were afraid we'd get in trouble' — RIO DE JANEIRO — Ryan Lochte told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday that he initially did not tell the U.S. Olympic Committee that he and three other American swimmers were victims of a robbery early Sunday morning “because we were afraid we'd get in trouble.”
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Christine Brennan / USA Today:
Judge orders two U.S. swimmers to stay in the country
Judge orders two U.S. swimmers to stay in the country
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: I don't trust U.S. intelligence information — Donald Trump offered a blunt explanation for why he wants retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn at his side as he gets his first classified briefing at FBI headquarters on Wednesday — he doesn't trust intelligence information coming from those currently in charge.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Dumps All Over U.S. Intel Community: 'I Won't Use Them'
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Latina Former Bush Treasurer Endorses Clinton, Blasts Trump — A top former Bush administration official has endorsed Hillary Clinton, warning that Donald Trump is a “perilous” threat to the country. — Rosario Marin, appointed as the first Mexican-born person to serve as United States Treasurer …
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Jenna VonHofe / Associated Press:
Liz Cheney wins Republican primary for U.S. House — In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, Liz Cheney addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. — Buy Now — Tim Stubson addresses attendees of his campaign watch party after results from the Republican House primaries …
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Cheney for Congress / CheneyForWyoming.com:
Liz Cheney Releases Statement on Wyoming Primary Victory
Liz Cheney Releases Statement on Wyoming Primary Victory
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Jr: CNN Pits Trump Supporters “From The Street” Against Pros — Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday accused CNN of picking supporters of his father “from the street” and pitting them against liberal professionals on its panels. — Appearing on Sean Hannity's radio program …
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Indiana — Ticket Splitting Has Trump in Lead but Bayh With Senate Edge — Tight race to succeed Pence as governor — West Long Branch, NJ - Donald Trump holds an 11 point lead over Hillary Clinton in Indiana, the home state of GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence.
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
What happens when you tie your career to Donald Trump? Ask Sean Spicer in a few months. — It was the third day of the Republican National Convention, the party's big chance to pitch America on its vision for the country, and all anybody wanted to talk to Sean Spicer about was “My Little Pony.”
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Trump's Stock Drops With Investors in Bloomberg National Poll — Those with money in market have less confidence in Republican — Clinton gains ground on question of who is best for portfolio — U.S. voters with investments in stocks and mutual funds have lost considerable confidence …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Giuliani: I want people to think Trump ‘has no organization’ — Donald Trump's campaign shakeup means nothing more than an expansion, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday, praising the Republican nominee's organization and recent on-message speeches. — “More people.
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Nina Schutzman / The Poughkeepsie Journal:
Fire chairman seeks ‘compromise’ after American flag controversy — Alex H. Wagner/Poughkeepsie Journal — Will flags return to Arlington Fire District trucks after their removal attracted national attention and criticism? A compromise may be in the works.
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Lee Stranahan / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE: Twin Falls Politician Apologizes Personally to Family, Girl Victim, for Facebook Refugee-Rape Rant — TWIN FALLS, IDAHO—City Councilman and former mayor Greg Lanting personally apologized Tuesday afternoon to the parents of a five-year-old girl whose daughter had been sexually assaulted …
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USA Today:
A Muslim activist says Trump is right*: Raheel Raza — Trump is right to spark conversation about radical Islam. Now he needs to put moderate Muslims onstage. — There, I said it: Donald Trump is right. * With an asterisk. — Before we get to that asterisk, you may be asking yourself …