memeorandum: Team Obama's new low in the name of ‘trans rights’ (New York Post)

12:45 PM ET, August 28, 2016

Top Items:

Eli Stokols / Politico:

Trump might already be out of time — Donald Trump and his new team think they have 73 days to turn this campaign around. They're wrong. — The Republican nominee — three months after clinching the nomination — has begun frantically trying to reposition himself in the last week …

ABC News:

‘This Week’ Transcript: Gov. Chris Christie and DNC Chair Donna Brazile — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON August 28, 2016 and it will be updated. — MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC HOST: I'm joined now by Governor Chris Christie, a former presidential candidate and one-time Trump opponent, now the chair of Trump's transition team.

Discussion: Politicus USA and Associated Press

Raw Story: Trump relying more on a teleprompter as Clinton pummels him with his own off-the-cuff remarks

Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Rock Star Welcome for Donald Trump in Iowa: Hillary Clinton ‘Will Sell You Out’

Discussion: USA Today, twitchy.com and Mediaite

John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Pushes for African-American Vote in Iowa

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, Associated Press, New York Magazine, New Century Times and ThinkProgress

Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Christie refuses to comment on Trump's remarks about Clinton

Discussion: New York Times

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Anti-Trump Republicans to launch swing-state ad buy

Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo and RedState

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

Donald Trump has a massive Catholic problem — Much has been made of Donald Trump's problems with a few voting groups — female voters, blacks and Hispanics, and young voters, in particular. And, to be sure, they are all problems. — But relatively speaking, his biggest problem actually appears …

Nigel Farage / Daily Mail:

NIGEL FARAGE: Trump was MY warm-up man... but I gave him a bounce - and he'll be new Ronald Reagan — Since I announced that I was going to stand aside as Ukip leader in the wake of the successful Brexit campaign, I've had more time to do other things. — This included a trip to Cleveland …

Discussion: The Last Refuge and Politico

Justen Charters / Independent Journal Review:

Army Ranger Vet Tells Colin Kaepernick What He Should Be Doing Instead of Sitting Out Nat'l Anthem — 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick caused a huge controversy after choosing to sit down during the National Anthem on Friday night. — When Kaepernick was asked about why he did it, he responded:

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RedState and TheBlaze.com

Jarrett Bell / USA Today:

More power to 49ers' Colin Kaepernick for taking a stand against social injustice — Now isn't the time to throw Colin Kaepernick under the bus as some sort of demon just because he listened to his conscience. — The San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand during the national anthem …

Discussion: Detroit Free Press, ProFootballTalk, Raw Story, The Root and NFL.com

Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:

Katrina Pierson goes on Fox News to blame Obama for Trump's immigration flip-flop — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A spokeswoman for Donald Trump said Saturday that the Republican presidential candidate had appeared to change his hardline views on immigration because he didn't want to be like President Barack Obama.

Jonathan Karl / ABC News:

Clinton Foundation Official Requests State Lunch Invitation, Special Seating for Foundation Allies, Emails Show — A series of newly released State Department emails obtained by ABC News offers fresh insight on direct contact between the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton's inner circle while she was Secretary of State.

Discussion: Politico and BizPac Review

Dustin Stockton / Breitbart:

Facebook Censors Video Exposing PBS Cutting Hillary/TPP Criticism From Jill Stein Interview — Facebook is censoring a video created by Green candidate Dr. Jill Stein supporter Matt Orfalea that exposes PBS Newshour cutting Stein's criticism of Hillary Clinton, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and Obamacare.

New York Post:

Team Obama's new low in the name of ‘trans rights’ — One of the top guardians of American freedoms just entered the fight against the Obama administration's insane excesses in the name of “trans rights.” — The Department of Health and Human Services recently issued rules telling doctors …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and BizPac Review

The Intercept:

Obamacare's Faltering for One Simple Reason: Profit — There have been dozens if not hundreds of news articles about Aetna leaving the Affordable Health Care Act's online marketplaces in eleven states, and whether this signals serious problems for Obamacare down the road.

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly

Michelle Martin / Reuters:

Half of Germans against Merkel serving fourth term: poll — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's domestic popularity has declined, a poll showed on Sunday, with 50 percent of Germans against her serving a fourth term in office after a federal election next year.

Discussion: RedState