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Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
In Reversal, Trump Indicates To Hispanic Leaders Openness To Legalization For Immigrants  —  In a Saturday meeting with his newly announced Hispanic advisory council, Donald Trump suggested he is interested in figuring out a “humane and efficient” manner to deal with immigrants in the country illegally, according to three sources.
Patrick Condon / Star Tribune:
Donald Trump fundraising event in Minneapolis draws GOP donors, protesters to Convention Center  —  Donald Trump roiled Minnesota politics for a few hours Friday night without ever showing his face in public.  —  The New York businessman made his first visit to the state …
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Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Leftist Activists Crash Trump Fundraiser, Attack Motorcade, Assault Trump Supporters in Violent ‘Gauntlet’  —  Leftist agitators viciously attacked attendees at a Donald Trump presidential campaign fundraiser in Minneapolis on Friday night.  —  Video shows dozens of anti-Trump activists shouting obscenities …
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Protesters push, spit on Trump donors at Minn. fundraiser … Protesters pushed, verbally harassed and spat on donors attending a Donald Trump  —  fundraiser in Minneapolis on Friday night, the Star Tribune reported.  —  The Minneapolis Convention Center area became unruly as attendees left …
Susanne Craig / New York Times:
Trump's Empire: A Maze of Debts and Opaque Ties  —  On the campaign trail, Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has sold himself as a businessman who has made billions of dollars and is beholden to no one.  —  But an investigation by The New York Times into the financial maze …
Kurt Bardella / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE Bardella: On Steve Bannon and why I'm voting for Hillary  —  When I began my relationship with Breitbart News it was with the understanding that the legacy of Andrew Breitbart would be honored in creating a news site with thoughtful content written with at least a semblance …
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The Christian / Christian Science Monitor:
Trump hands his campaign to the ‘alt-right’ movement
Kimberly Hutcherson / CNN:
Judge seeks criminal contempt charges against Sheriff Joe Arpaio  —  (2013) Judge says Sheriff Arpaio was profiling  —  (CNN)Tough-talking Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio could soon be facing criminal charges himself.  —  Federal Judge G. Murray Snow has asked the US Attorney's Office …
Discussion: Slate, AOL, The Right Scoop and Daily Kos
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Fernanda Santos / New York Times:
Judge Refers Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Criminal Prosecution
New York Times:
Foundation Ties Bedevil Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign  —  The kingdom of Saudi Arabia donated more than $10 million.  Through a foundation, so did the son-in-law of a former Ukrainian president whose government was widely criticized for corruption and the murder of journalists.
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Eric DuVall / UPI:
Clinton Foundation to stop taking foreign donations if Hillary Clinton is president
Yahoo:   Bill Clinton at 70: possibly America's ‘first gentleman’
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans prep ‘break glass’ emergency plan as Trump tumbles  —  Republicans, worried about preserving their House and Senate majorities in the face of fierce headwinds, are accelerating their plans to distance themselves from Donald Trump - and may soon concede, if only implicitly, his defeat.
Bloomberg:
Obama to Tour Flooded Louisiana Region After Trump's Visit  —  President stuck to vacation activities in Martha's Vineyard  —  Obama heading to Baton Rouge next week, White House says  —  President Barack Obama will visit Baton Rouge next week, the White House said on Friday …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
A tale of two Louisiana disasters and media bias
Discussion: NewsBusters and The Daily Caller
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Obama Announces Plans to Visit Louisiana After Donald Trump Leads the Way
Discussion: Faith and Heritage
Media Matters for America:
On MSNBC, Senior Trump Adviser Says “Nothing Wrong” With Trump's Birther Attacks On Obama  —  JOY-ANN REID (GUEST HOST): Joining me now is senior adviser to the Trump campaign Jack Kingston, former Republican congressman from Georgia.  Congressman, thank you so much for being here, appreciate it.
Discussion: alan.com
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump: I'll get 95 percent support from black voters in 2020 … on Friday predicted he would get 95 percent of the black vote after four years as president.  —  “At the end of four years, I guarantee you that I will get 95 percent of the African-American vote, I promise you …
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Danny Freeman / NBC News:
Trump to African-American Voters: What Do You Have to Lose?'
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Megadonors dominate as Priorities USA PAC raises $9.9 million in July  —  Two megadonors accounted for almost two-thirds of the contributions to the main super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton in July, as the group's income slowed slightly from the month before.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Trump's false claim that undocumented immigrants collect Social Security benefits  —  In Hillary Clinton's America, “illegal immigrants ...  [are] collecting Social Security benefits, skipping the line.”  —  The Donald Trump campaign released its first political ad of the general election, focused on immigration.
 
 
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