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Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers seek to undercut Mueller's Russia investigation  —  Some of President Trump's lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing …
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
We're on the Brink of an Authoritarian Crisis  —  If Trump fires Robert Mueller or pardons himself, Republicans won't do a thing about it—and our democracy will be changed forever.  —  There were many reasons to be alarmed by the transcript of President Donald Trump's Wednesday interview …
New York Times:
Trump Aides, Seeking Leverage, Investigate Mueller's Investigators  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers and aides are scouring the professional and political backgrounds of investigators hired by the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, looking for conflicts of interest they could use …
Dana Bash / CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller asks WH staff to preserve all documents relating to June 2016 meeting  —  WaPo, NYT: Trump legal team trying to undercut Mueller  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller has asked the White House to preserve all documents relating to the June 2016 meeting …
Discussion: Raw Story
CBS News:
Marc Kasowitz and Mark Corallo depart Trump's legal team  —  There's been a shakeup in President Trump's legal team.  —  Marc Kasowitz is out as Mr. Trump's personal attorney, CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports.  And Kasowitz's spokesman, Mark Corallo, has resigned, Garrett says.
Laura Jarrett / CNN:   President has rare meeting with US attorney nominee
CNN:
Trump reshuffling legal team
Jake Tapper / CNNMoney:
Sean Hannity will no longer receive Buckley Award after controversy  —  Bernstein: ‘We are in a cold civil war’  —  Fox News Channel star anchor Sean Hannity will no longer receive the conservative Media Research Center's William F. Buckley Award for Media Excellence at its September 21 gala …
NBC News:
Russia's Lavrov Says Trump May Have Met Putin More Times  —  MOSCOW — President Donald Trump may have held more meetings with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit earlier this month, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday — but he shrugged off the importance of the encounters.
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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:   In break with Trump, top intelligence and homeland security officials affirm Russia's election meddling
Denis McDonough / Washington Post:
Obama stood up to Russian interference. Now Trump must follow through.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Politico
Reuters:
Exclusive: Moscow lawyer who met Trump Jr. had Russian spy agency as client  —  5 MIN READ  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian lawyer who met Donald Trump Jr. after his father won the Republican nomination for the 2016 U.S. presidential election counted Russia's FSB security service among …
Discussion: Mediaite, Daily Kos and The Week
Annie Karni / Politico:
Steve Bannon's disappearing act  —  Steve Bannon has largely disappeared from the White House's most sensitive policy debates — a dramatic about-face for an operative once characterized as the most powerful man in Washington.  —  Bannon, chastened by internal rivalries …
Discussion: Axios, Mediaite, AOL, The Week and Political Wire
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump expected to make Scaramucci communications director  —  President Trump is expected to announce that Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci will be White House communications director, according to two sources familiar with the planning.  —  Trump has left the role open since Mike Dubke resigned …
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Inside Steve Bannon's apocalyptic ideology: “Like [Karl] Rove on an acid trip”
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Scaramucci under consideration for White House communications post
Discussion: TVNewser and Mediaite
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Our Self-Interested Senators  —  An open health-care debate finally would bring some actual accountability.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at this point has busted pretty much every move in his effort to rally 50 votes for an Obama Care replacement.  He's listened.  He's negotiated.
Discussion: Instapundit
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Under fire for opposing health bill, Mike Lee hits back
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump can usually make it about a third of the way through an interview without mentioning Hillary Clinton  —  President Trump was 20 words into his recent interview with the New York Times when he raised a topic that he seemingly can't resist: Hillary Clinton.
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New York Times:
These Americans Hated the Health Law.  Until the Idea of Repeal Sank In.  —  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Five years ago, the Affordable Care Act had yet to begin its expansion of health insurance to millions of Americans, but Jeff Brahin was already stewing about it.  —  “It's going to cost a fortune,” he said in an interview at the time.
Former CBO Directors:
Letter from Former CBO Directors on the Importance of CBO's Role in the Legislative Process  —  Dear Mr. Speaker, Madam Leader, Mr. Majority Leader, and Mr. Minority Leader:  —  The undersigned represent every former Director of the Congressional Budget Office .
Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Axios
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Did Kellyanne Conway Just Hold Up a Fox & Friends Interview With a Phone Call From Trump?  —  Much has been said about just how friendly Fox & Friends is to the Trump administration, but this might set a new water mark of accommodation.  —  White House advisor Kellyanne Conway was all set …
Discussion: AOL, Joe.My.God. and IJR
CNN:
Exclusive: Jared Kushner's White House connection still being used to lure Chinese investors  —  Jared Kushner's status as a top aide to President Donald Trump was used to lure Chinese investors to his family's New Jersey development, even after his family's company apologized for mentioning …
Florida Today:
Teens filmed, mocked drowning man, Cocoa police say  —  COCOA - Police and prosecutors say little can be done legally after the revelation that a group of teens filmed the dying moments of a 32-year-old disabled man last week, with the teens mocking, cursing and laughing while the man drowned in a fenced-off pond.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump 101: How to speak his language  —  One of the more elusive skills in this White House is the ability to communicate effectively with President Trump.  It's no secret he likes things short, simple, graphical.  — Someone who was doing it all wrong (although better lately) …
German Lopez / Vox:
The failure of police body cameras  —  Video was supposed to help hold police accountable.  But it hasn't lived up to much of the hype.  —  When he saw the video of the police shooting, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters — a Republican known for his “tough on crime” views — did not hold back.
Lance Williams / Mother Jones:
“The Alt-Right Side of History Will Prevail”  —  This story was produced by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.  —  Long before Donald Trump's election ushered in an era of resurgent white nationalism, a disaffected Republican named William H. Regnery II was brooding …
Discussion: Raw Story and Reveal
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Maxine Waters is joking about 2020 — but not about Trump  —  Maxine Waters will be the first to tell you she's not running for president.  —  Yet the buzz surrounding the long-serving California Democrat has reached a fever pitch this year, as she's lobbed bomb after bomb at President Trump.
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Star Tribune:
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau: Justine Damond 'didn't have to die'  —  Harteau blamed officer's actions, not lack of training, in shooting  —  Video (01:55) : In her first public remarks since returning from a hiking trip in Colorado Thursday, Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau condemned …
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Guillermo Contreras / San Antonio Express-News:
Area man accused in threat to kill Sen. Cruz
Discussion: The Resurgent and RedState
Reuters:
Soon out of prison, O.J. Simpson still handcuffed by financial claims
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Cathy Young / New York Times:
Betsy DeVos Is Right: Sexual Assault Policy Is Broken
Discussion: RedState
Andrew Hartman / Washington Post:
The millennial left's war against liberalism
Washington Examiner:
Ben Carson: HUD will ‘reinterpret’ Obama housing discrimination rule
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President Trump's Contempt for the Rule of Law
David Bernstein / Washington Post:
Did Nancy MacLean make stuff up in ‘Democracy in Chains’?
Ian Bremmer / Politico:
‘America First’: Who Really Wins?  —  When Donald Trump raised …
Rebecca Berg / Real Clear Politics:
Grassley: Subpoenas Ready for Trump Jr., Manafort
Discussion: Axios
NPR.org:
Say Goodbye To X+Y: Should Community Colleges Abolish Algebra?
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Alex Morey / FIRE:
BREAKING: UC Berkeley will host Ben Shapiro event, pay fees after College Republicans accuse university of censorship
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Billionaire GOP donor out of politics calls Trump ‘abortion of a human’
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
 

 
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