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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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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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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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Patrick Caldwell / Mother Jones:
Trump Campaign's New CEO Peddled Conspiracy Theories About Clinton Team — Stephen Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart News whom Donald Trump has appointed as his new campaign CEO, hasn't been shy about trading in on the deepest fringes of conspiracy theories against Hillary Clinton and her campaign staff.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Steve Bannon's Hire Highlights Breitbart's Cozy Relationship With Trump
Steve Bannon's Hire Highlights Breitbart's Cozy Relationship With Trump
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: What Trump's latest shakeup says about his flailing campaign
The Daily 202: What Trump's latest shakeup says about his flailing campaign
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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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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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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Spox Likens His Role To That Of Doctors, Lawyers Assisting ‘Bad’ People — Serving as communications director for the Republican National Committee may seem like a thankless job in an election year that has seen top GOP officials try to distance themselves from their own nominee, but Sean Spicer knows it's just part of his role.
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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'
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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Asking for black votes, a very different Donald Trump
Asking for black votes, a very different Donald Trump
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S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
Donald Trump pushes law and order agenda in direct appeal to black voters
Donald Trump pushes law and order agenda in direct appeal to black voters
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Kristine Guerra / Washington Post:
A 4-year-old found beaten and abused said she thought her name was ‘Idiot,’ according to police — The 4-year-old girl had deep purple bruises, a black eye, a swollen cheek and a mark on her forehead. — She also had healing scars across her back, dried blood in the corner of her mouth …
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Alex Wong / KABE-LP:
Why this Republican is endorsing Hillary Clinton — “For me to consider the unthinkable—to vote for a democrat—has been a profound soul searching process.” … I have been a Republican since I became a US Citizen in 1984 and was proud to vote for Ronald Reagan's reelection.
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Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Latina Former Bush Treasurer Endorses Clinton, Blasts Trump
Latina Former Bush Treasurer Endorses Clinton, Blasts Trump
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump's Strange New Attack On Hillary Clinton Echoes White Supremacists — In a major foreign policy speech on Monday, which offered few details and many inaccuracies, GOP nominee Donald Trump attacked his Democratic opponent's stance on immigration and refugees by comparing her to the chancellor of Germany.
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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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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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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 …