memeorandum: Clinton understands America's place in the world. Trump does not. (Washington Post)

12:30 PM ET, September 4, 2016

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Tom Phillips / Guardian:

Barack Obama ‘deliberately snubbed’ by Chinese in chaotic arrival at G20 — President was denied a red carpet welcome and made to ‘go out of the ass’ of Air Force One, observers say … China's leaders have been accused of delivering a calculated diplomatic snub to Barack Obama …

Discussion: The White House, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, twitchy.com, The Hill, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Refinery29, Hit & Run, Common Dreams, Western Journalism and New Century Times

Josh Lederman / Associated Press:

Bumpy beginning for Obama in China, starting on the tarmac — HANGZHOU, China (AP) — If President Barack Obama was hoping for a graceful start to his final trip to Asia as commander in chief, this wasn't it. — Confrontations between Chinese officials and White House staff …

Discussion: BizPac Review, twitchy.com, ABC News and Associated Press

Mark Landler / New York Times:
Confrontations Flare as Obama's Traveling Party Reaches China

Discussion: Power Line, France 24 and Guardian

William Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:

Clinton keeps narrow advantage in battleground states, leads in Pennsylvania and North Carolina — The latest wave of the YouGov/CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker polled likely voters in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, as well as a sample of eleven Battleground states

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Associated Press:

On Road to 270, Arizona Is Home to Best Chance for a Spoiler — If Hillary Clinton carries Arizona in November, there's a good chance it won't be because Democrats on their own have flipped a reliable GOP state they hope to win consistently someday. — Instead, Clinton and Democrats may have Gary Johnson to thank.

Discussion: Politico

Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:

Can Clinton turn Georgia from red to blue? It's a matter of black and white — Atlanta barber Karl Booker is strongly behind Hillary Clinton. But customer Dwight Cole wants to hear more about what she would do to help African Americans. (Mark Barabak / Los Angeles Times)

John Podhoretz / New York Post:

We've never seen a falling Weiner quite like this before — MORE FROM: — The self-destruction of Anthony Weiner is something entirely new. It is a phenomenon of the social-media age. Weiner has been undone both professionally and personally by a very specific fetish that could not have existed …

Telegraph:

Calling Trump names won't stop him becoming US President — Just two months before the free world elects its next leader - if you believe America leads the free world, that is - the world's liberal media seem united on two things. The first is that Donald Trump is a monster.

New York Times:

Seeking Support and Invoking Faith, Donald Trump Visits a Black Church for the First Time — DETROIT — Donald J. Trump, who has campaigned for president as a blunt provocateur, dismissing complaints of racial insensitivity as political correctness, took an uncharacteristic step on Saturday …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Magazine, Hot Air, Guardian, BuzzFeed and The Times of Israel

Detroit Free Press:
Duggan blasts Trump as phony candidate without solutions

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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Detroit mayor slams Trump's visit to black church

Discussion: alan.com, MLive.com and Detroit Free Press

Associated Press:
Trump Tells Black Congregation He Wants to Fix ‘Many Wrongs’

Discussion: The Hill, Detroit News, Fox News and Politics News

Sara Gonzales / RedState:
Donald Trump Flashes His Awesome Dance Moves In Detroit Church (VIDEO)

Discussion: Breitbart, The Right Scoop and Althouse

Louis Nelson / Politico:

Kaine defends Clinton on classified emails — Defending his running mate against news that she was unable to discern classified information in emails during her tenure as secretary of state, vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine said Sunday that identifying government secrets is not always a simple matter.

Discussion: ABC News

Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Kaine Compares Trump's Encouragement of Russian Hacking to Watergate Break-In

Discussion: Politicus USA

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Pence dodges on deportation — in an interview Sunday dodged a question about whether a Donald Trump — administration would deport the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. — Instead, Pence said the Republican nominee is focused on the “more than 300 million people …

Discussion: Politico and alan.com

Sally Bronston / NBC News:
Pence on Clinton: ‘Most Dishonest Candidate ... Since Richard Nixon’

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, AOL, Western Journalism and Mediaite

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:

Right seeks to kill the lame-duck — Conservative lawmakers and advocacy groups are fighting to prevent a lame-duck session after the November elections, arguing that members of Congress who have been booted from office shouldn't be responsible for major policy decisions.

Discussion: Hot Air

Fawn Johnson / Morning Consult:

Trump's Immigration Stance Isn't Hurting Him — A week that saw Donald Trump solidly embrace his well-known harsh rhetoric on immigration has done little to change his standing among the public. After flirting with, but ultimately rejecting, a “softening” of his previous statements …

Discussion: Hot Air

Washington Post:

Clinton understands America's place in the world. Trump does not. — HILLARY CLINTON this week told the American Legion that the United States has a “unique and unparalleled ability to be a force for peace and progress, a champion for freedom and opportunity,” and is therefore not just …

Discussion: Western Journalism