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7:00 PM ET, September 1, 2016

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Kyle Cheney / 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, quickly resigned after the speech.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Baffled Republicans Wonder: Who Was Trump's Immigration Speech For?  —  In the wake of Donald Trump's hardline immigration speech Wednesday night, Republicans throughout the party largely abandoned discussion of a late push to win over Latinos, and seemed instead to focus on a new question …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump promises ‘quite a bit of softening’ on immigration  —  Just hours after reviving his harsh rhetoric on immigration, Donald Trump on Thursday morning insisted that there is actually “quite a bit of softening” in how he's approaching his signature campaign issue.
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Corey Lewandowski: Trump's Immigration Speech Was For White Men
Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Analysis In immigration speech, Donald Trump spurns softened tone and threatens Republican future
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Duplicity of Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump is the internet troll of presidential politics.  When he's securely removed from the objects of his scorn, he's tough as nails; when he's in their presence, he quivers like a bowl of Jell-O.  —  Such is the way of a bully.
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Jon Conradi / LifeZette:   Exclusive: Trump Camp Mulls Using Seized Cartel Assets to Pay for Wall
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Fear, not excitement, driving Clinton and Trump supporters  —  SOURCE USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll of 1,000 likely voters, taken Aug. 24-29.  Margin of error ±3 percentage points.  By Ramon Padilla and George Petras, USA TODAY  —  Not even their own supporters are all that excited about winning.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
7 percent of Donald Trump supporters think he's racist
Discussion: Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
Take the Pledge: No More Indulging Porn  —  Anthony Weiner isn't alone.  We need an honest dialogue on the dangers of pornography.  —  If anyone still had doubts about the addictive dangers of pornography, Anthony Weiner should have put paid to them with his repeated, self-sabotaging sexting.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Clinton campaign raises $143 million in August  —  Hillary Clinton raised $143 million in August, a total that includes her own campaign's collections as well as money for joint fundraising committees with the national and state parties.  —  Her campaign hailed the monthly fundraising haul Thursday as its best of the campaign cycle.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton camp smashes fundraising record: $143 million in August
Garrison Keillor / Chicago Tribune:
Column: When this is over, you will have nothing that you want  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at Joni's Roast and Ride at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016.  —  Garrison Keillor
Discussion: alan.com and Raw Story
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Bill Clinton aides 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 …
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 …
Discussion: Politicus USA
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Voters Don't Split Tickets Anymore
Discussion: New York Magazine
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump pays IRS a penalty for his foundation violating rules with gift to aid Florida attorney general  —  Donald Trump paid the IRS a $2,500 penalty this year, an official at Trump's company said, after it was revealed that Trump's charitable foundation had violated tax laws by giving …
John Breech / CBSSports.com:
LOOK: Colin Kaepernick's practice socks appear to disrespect the police  —  The 49ers QB has been wearing an interesting pair of socks during practice  —  Colin Kaepernick's popularity with police officers has slowly been decreasing ever since Sunday when he revealed that a big reason he's protesting …
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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Jeremy Fugleberg / Cincinnati.com:
Want to dial for Donald Trump?  First, sign this legal form  —  Online volunteers seeking to help Donald Trump by making phone calls might be signing up for more than they bargained for.  —  To sign up on Trump's website, potential volunteers must agree to a 2,271-word non-disclosure agreement …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Political Wire
Daily Mail:
Muslim refugee, 20, who raped a boy, 10, in his Sydney home says what he did ‘is not a crime because it is acceptable in his homeland’  —  A refugee who raped a ten-year-old boy has claimed he did not know sexually assaulting the child was wrong as it was ‘culturally acceptable’ in his homeland.
New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: JetBlue puts child on wrong flight, sends him to Boston as horrified mom waits at JFK; ‘I thought he was kidnapped’  —  It was JetBlue's plane stupidity that got a Manhattan boy lost.  —  A 5-year-old returning home alone from a family visit in the Dominican Republic was placed …
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Melania Trump sues Daily Mail for libel  —  Melania Trump has filed a $150 million lawsuit against The Daily Mail and Tarpley, a U.S.-based blog, claiming that the two outlets made false and defamatory statements about her involvement in an escort service.  —  “These defendants …
Doug Brown / Portland Mercury:
A Black Teen Was Run Down in Gresham  —  His Killer Is in a Notorious Oregon White Supremacist Prison Gang  —  Russell Courtier, 38, and his girlfriend Colleen Hunt, 35, pulled their red Jeep Wrangler up to the 7-Eleven on the corner of East Burnside and 188th just before midnight on August 10.
 
 
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Tim Kaine Seems To Deny Existence Of Sanctuary Cities [VIDEO]
Ken Lemon / WSOC-TV:
Lowell police officer accused of impregnating 14-year-old arrested, officials say
Discussion: Raw Story and myfox8.com
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
CDC: More people are using marijuana, but fewer are abusing it
Discussion: The Atlantic and New York Magazine
William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
30 arrested in bid to disrupt Iowa pipeline project
Matt Burns / TechCrunch:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just exploded at Cape Canaveral
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Mike Fernandez / miamiherald:
I'm a Republican, and I'm with Hillary Clinton
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Is This Trump's Backup Plan If He Loses the Election?
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Why Mitch McConnell's strategy to quash the tea party is working
Discussion: Daily Wire
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump has the ball and Hillary can't run out the clock
Discussion: Politico and CANNONFIRE
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S., others agreed to ‘secret’ exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal - report
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
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