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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump to meet in Mexico with the country's president — Donald Trump will travel to Mexico City on Wednesday for a meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, just hours before he delivers a high-stakes speech in Arizona to clarify his views on immigration policy.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Can Trump Be This Stupid? (Not a Trick Question) — We have news tonight that tomorrow, in advance of his big immigration speech in Arizona, Donald Trump will travel to Mexico City to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. This is such an outlandish idea it is not easy to make sense of it or predict its outcome.
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Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
Danielle Kantor / Hillary Clinton 2016:
Donald Trump is about to meet the president of Mexico. Which of these tweets might they discuss? — A big, beautiful list of tweets. — Donald Trump is headed to Mexico to meet with the country's president, Enrique Peña Nieto. If you're surprised by that news—well, you're not alone.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Mexico rages against Trump visit — Donald Trump may have accepted the invitation of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto for a Wednesday meeting in Mexico City, but the Republican presidential nominee is getting the cold shoulder in a country where public views of its own president are already abysmally low.
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump lands in Mexico for last-minute meeting with President Peña Nieto
Trump lands in Mexico for last-minute meeting with President Peña Nieto
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Politicus USA and Joe.My.God.
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump and Mexico's Former President Vicente Fox Spar on Twitter Ahead of Visit
Donald Trump and Mexico's Former President Vicente Fox Spar on Twitter Ahead of Visit
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Little Green Footballs, Politico and Washington Post
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Traveling media will not accompany Trump to Mexico
Traveling media will not accompany Trump to Mexico
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Washington Post, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Concourse, The Atlantic, NBC News and NPR
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Why Is Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto So Unpopular?
Why Is Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto So Unpopular?
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Vox, Guardian, Common Dreams, Mediaite and Hot Air
Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
Mexicans Accuse President of ‘Historic Error’ in Welcoming Donald Trump
Mexicans Accuse President of ‘Historic Error’ in Welcoming Donald Trump
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Despite Death Threats Donald Trump will Fly to Mexico City to Meet with President Nieto
Despite Death Threats Donald Trump will Fly to Mexico City to Meet with President Nieto
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Washington Post, New York Times, NBC News, New Century Times, Politico, Business Insider, Guardian and CANNONFIRE
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Vicente Fox Says Trump Not Welcome In Mexico: This Is A ‘Political Stunt’
Vicente Fox Says Trump Not Welcome In Mexico: This Is A ‘Political Stunt’
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Washington Post, New York Times, Infowars, The Right Scoop, Media Matters for America and Politico
Gregory Holyk / ABC News:
Poll: Clinton Unpopularity at New High, on Par With Trump — Hillary Clinton's unpopularity reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, putting her on par with Donald Trump among registered voters. — The latest findings solidify their positions as the two most unpopular …
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Politico, Daily Wire, The Point, Independent Journal Review, AOL, The Daily Caller, RedState and Washington Times
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A record number of Americans now dislike Hillary Clinton
A record number of Americans now dislike Hillary Clinton
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Infowars, Politicus USA and Washington Free Beacon
Richard W. Painter / New York Times:
The Real Clinton Foundation Revelation — When I was the chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, I asked many prospective administration officials if they would sell stock in companies, give up stock options, step down from nonprofit boards or make other painful choices to enter public service.
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Win, Lose, but No Compromise
Win, Lose, but No Compromise
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
'It's outrageous': Clinton's aides had concerns about email setup — Hillary Clinton continued sending classified information even after leaving the State Department, The Post has exclusively learned. — On May 28, 2013, months after stepping down as secretary of state …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton camp thinks Trump fell for old trick — Hillary Clinton's campaign feels confident. So confident that behind closed doors her team is taking some credit for forcing Donald Trump to seemingly defend territory that Republicans almost never lose. — After weeks of Brooklyn telegraphing …
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Real Clear Politics, Political Insider blog and National Review
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
LePage demands apology from reporter, vows to never speak to press again — Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday blamed a reporter in part for his fiery outburst to a state lawmaker last week and vowed never to speak with the press again. — LePage last Thursday left an obscenity-laced voicemail …
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ABC News, RedState, The Right Scoop, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:
Paul LePage insists he's staying put
Paul LePage insists he's staying put
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Talking Points Memo and Associated Press
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Watchdog: IRS failed to notify over 1M people of identity theft — The Internal Revenue Service identified close to 1.1 million taxpayers who were victims of employment-related identity theft from 2011 through 2015, but almost none of the victims were informed, a Treasury Department watchdog found in a report made public this week.
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Hot Air
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
IRS doesn't tell 1 million taxpayers that illegals stole their Social Security numbers
IRS doesn't tell 1 million taxpayers that illegals stole their Social Security numbers
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Chicago Boyz and VDARE
Joe Cunningham / RedState:
NYT Columnist Nicholas Kristof Says the Holocaust is America's Fault — Nicholas Kristof is your stereotypical elite liberal media guy. He has an absolute disdain for America and he has a grasp of history that rivals a five year old holding a 500-page college textbook …
Daniel J. Flynn / Breitbart:
Chargers to Greet Colin Kaepernick with a ‘Salute to the Military’ on Thursday Night — Colin Kaepernick's first time on the field since sitting for the national anthem comes in the NFL's #1 military town on a night dubbed a “Salute to the Military.” — The optics promise a startling contrast if nothing else.
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San Diego Chargers, Independent Journal Review and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Florida Times Union:
Northeast Florida voters kick controversial State Attorney Angela Corey out of office — Melissa Nelson, an unknown corporate lawyer and former prosecutor three months ago, cleared her path to become one of the most powerful and influential figures in Northeast Florida on Tuesday night …
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USA Today, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Orlando Sentinel, NOLA River, Hit & Run, Common Dreams and Balloon Juice
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Anthony Weiner bragged about using his kid as a ‘chick magnet’ — When Weiner's sext partner jokingly told him to put his kid to work, he replied, “Already at work. Being a chick magnet.” — Anthony Weiner didn't just send his latest sexting partner a crotch shot selfie with his young son curled …
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Fox News Insider, alan.com, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Gothamist, Vessel News and AOL
Douglas Ernst / Washington Times:
WikiLeaks' Assange: Reporters ‘erecting a demon’ by protecting Hillary Clinton — Whistleblower says Democrat will 'put nooses around everyone's necks as soon as she wins' — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday accused “the American liberal press” of “erecting a demon” by shielding Hillary Clinton from criticism.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Obama commutes sentences for 111 inmates — President Obama on Tuesday commuted the sentences of 111 inmates, bringing the total for the month of August to 325. — The latest round of commutations is part of Obama's efforts to help those who have been hit with lengthy prison sentences in the government's decades-long war on drugs.
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alan.com, The Root, The Daily Caller and CBS San Francisco
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Awkward: All GOP State Senate Candidates Have Same Kids In Ads — It seems all the targeted Republican state senate candidates had a big TV shoot recently, as they've all posted their first ads online in the past few weeks. The ads themselves are so-so at best, but you rarely see very creative TV spots at the statehouse level.
Eryn Rogers / WSPA-TV:
Student claims teacher trashed her shoes at Greenville Co. school — SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) - Two Upstate parents are looking for answers after they said a teacher threw away their first-grader's shoes at Bryson Elementary in Simpsonville last week. — Six-year-old Taraji Edward's mother …
NBC News:
Prosecutor Probes Trump Campaign CEO Stephen Bannon's Voter Record — Trump Shakes Up Campaign Less Than 3 Months From Election Day 2:14 — Florida prosecutors are investigating the voter registration of Donald Trump's campaign chief, NBC News has learned.
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Talking Points Memo and LawNewz