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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Donald Trump Gambles on Immigration but Sends Conflicting Signals — Donald J. Trump made an audacious attempt on Wednesday to remake his image on the divisive issue of immigration, shelving his plan to deport 11 million undocumented people and arguing that a Trump administration and Mexico would secure the border together.
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Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
From the Speech: Donald Trump's 10-Part Immigration Plan — Donald Trump delivered a speech on immigration Wednesday night that provided details on his plans for controlling the Mexican border and deporting some illegal immigrants, as well as cutting back on legal immigration.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Critics ream Trump immigration address — Donald Trump's immigration speech Wednesday night in Arizona served up red meat to his staunchest allies and supporters but left those on the fence about supporting him even more wary and those fiercely opposed to him even more confident in their criticism.
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New York Times:
Trailing Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Turns to Political Gymnastics — Donald J. Trump's campaign was teetering early last month, with an increasingly isolated candidate and a downcast staff that seemed to lurch from crisis to crisis. Having fired his campaign chairman and retooled his message …
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CNN, ImmigrationProf Blog and Washington Post
Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Donald Trump a ‘Diplomatic Embarrassment,’ Dem VP Candidate Tim Kaine Says
Donald Trump a ‘Diplomatic Embarrassment,’ Dem VP Candidate Tim Kaine Says
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Politico, Associated Press and Politics News
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's what Donald Trump said in his big immigration speech, annotated
Here's what Donald Trump said in his big immigration speech, annotated
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Mother Jones
Jorge Ramos / Washington Post:
Jorge Ramos: Peña Nieto was meek with Trump. Latino voters in the U.S. won't be.
Jorge Ramos: Peña Nieto was meek with Trump. Latino voters in the U.S. won't be.
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Foreign Policy, Mediaite, The San Diego Union … and Hillary Clinton 2016
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Mexico President Rebuffs Trump: I Told Him We Aren't Paying for the Wall
Mexico President Rebuffs Trump: I Told Him We Aren't Paying for the Wall
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump shuts down talk of softening on immigration
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Several Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider support — Several major Latino surrogates for Donald Trump are reconsidering their support for him following the Republican nominee's hardline speech on immigration Wednesday night. — Jacob Monty, a member of Trump's National Hispanic Advisory Council …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump narrows Clinton's lead — The race for the White House has narrowed. A new Fox News Poll finds Donald Trump gaining ground in the head-to-head matchup, despite improvements from Hillary Clinton on top issues. — In addition, this is the first time the poll offers …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Voters Want Gary Johnson, Jill Stein on the Debate Stage
Voters Want Gary Johnson, Jill Stein on the Debate Stage
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Washington Times and Political Wire
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Women don't really like Hillary Clinton that much
Women don't really like Hillary Clinton that much
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump has the ball and Hillary can't run out the clock — Running out the clock is a term often applied to the Clinton campaign as Election Day appears on the horizon, now only 68 days away. And with a lead in the Real Clear Politics average of polls relatively once at an almost-insurmountable 7.9 points …
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Julian Assange: American press supports ‘demon’ Hillary Clinton
Julian Assange: American press supports ‘demon’ Hillary Clinton
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Senate 2016: Flip Flop — As we head into Labor Day, Democrats are slight favorites to win a slim Senate majority — It seems like only yesterday when the Republicans took over the U.S. Senate. Actually, nearly two years have passed since that big moment, when the GOP gained nine seats …
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
iLeave — Apple and the Irish example. — The interaction between big businesses and small countries can be strange. Add in a big, transnational government, and things get even stranger. — Apple is in trouble — largely symbolic trouble — over the taxes it owes to the government of Ireland.
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Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Georgetown University Plans Steps to Atone for Slave Past — Nearly two centuries after Georgetown University profited from the sale of 272 slaves, it will embark on a series of steps to atone for the past, including awarding preferential status in the admissions process to descendants of the enslaved, officials said on Wednesday.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: As The Race Tightens, Don't Assume The Electoral College Will Save Clinton — Want these election updates emailed to you right when they're published? Sign up here. — The race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has tightened. Clinton, whose lead …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Dealt With a Series of People Who Had Mob Ties — His real-estate developments in Atlantic City and New York brought the GOP nominee into contact with unsavory characters; he says he's ‘the cleanest guy there is’ — In 1981, a young and ambitious Donald Trump sat …
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Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S., others agreed to ‘secret’ exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal - report — The United States and its negotiating partners agreed “in secret” to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year's landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief …
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The Daily Caller and The Times of Israel
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Bill Clinton used tax dollars to subsidize foundation, private email support — Bill Clinton's staff used a decades-old federal government program, originally created to keep former presidents out of the poorhouse, to subsidize his family's foundation and an associated business …
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MichelleMalkin.com, The Right Scoop and National Review
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Is This Trump's Backup Plan If He Loses the Election? — This spring, as Donald Trump battled Ted Cruz in the heated Republican primary campaign, the mogul was also tending to his day job, with his business empire staking a claim to some new corporate territory.
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Pollsters fight to figure out Trump phenomenon — Pollsters are debating whether Donald Trump — 's “silent majority” of voters exists, and are scrambling to make sure that their surveys reflect the opinions of voters who might not ordinarily be included in opinion polls.
ABC News:
Clinton Camp Invades Red State Arizona With Major Ad Buy — The Clinton campaign is looking to turn up the heat with an ambitious ad buy in Arizona — a state that no democratic presidential candidate has won in the past 20 years. — On Friday, the campaign will begin airing negative ads …
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