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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 …
Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Investigating Possible Money Laundering by Paul Manafort  —  Probe by Mueller into former Trump campaign manager is part of examination of Russian meddling in election  —  WASHINGTON—Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating possible money laundering by Paul Manafort …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Spokesman for Trump's legal team resigns just two months after starting  —  Mark Corallo had grown frustrated with operation and warring factions, sources say.  —  The spokesman for President Donald Trump's legal team has resigned within two months of being on the job, according to people familiar with the matter.
CNN:
Trump reshuffling legal team
Bloomberg:
Here's the Chain Reaction Trump Could Set Off by Trying to Fire Mueller
New York Times:
President Trump's Contempt for the Rule of Law
CBS News:
Marc Kasowitz and Mark Corallo depart Trump's legal team
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Week
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 …
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: Vox, Axios, Mediaite, Political Wire and The Week
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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 …
Laura Jarrett / CNN:   President has rare meeting with US attorney nominee
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Scaramucci under consideration for White House communications post
Discussion: TVNewser and Mediaite
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
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.
Victor Davis Hanson / Hoover Institution:
America's Media Meltdown  —  Between 2008 and 2016, the media were unapologetic about their adoration of President Barack Obama.  Now, they are energized by their thorough loathing of President Donald Trump.  In tragic fashion, the hubris of deifying Obama has now come full circle to the nemesis of demonizing Trump.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump can usually make it about a third of the way through an interview without mentioning Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Shareblue, The Week and IJR
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
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Don't get distracted: The GOP's cruel health-care plan isn't dead yet
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.
Discussion: Axios and Mediaite
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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:   In break with Trump, top intelligence and homeland security officials affirm Russia's election meddling
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 …
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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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) …
Discussion: The Week, Balloon Juice and Raw Story
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
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
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.
Andrew Hartman / Washington Post:
The millennial left's war against liberalism  —  The left is back — and millennials are leading the way.  “Socialism” was the most searched word on the Merriam-Webster website in 2015, and a 2016 poll showed that 43 percent of Iowa Democrats described themselves as “socialists.”
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
Spencer Dukoff / New York Daily News:
Katie Couric says fake news is ‘tearing’ America ‘apart at the seams’  —  Katie Couric has (almost) seen it all.  —  Still, little has prepared the world-famous journalist for the phenomenon she says is currently “tearing [America] apart at the seams”: fake news.
 
 
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Cathy Young / New York Times:
Betsy DeVos Is Right: Sexual Assault Policy Is Broken
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Lawmakers inch closer to deal on Russia sanctions
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Washington Examiner:
Ben Carson: HUD will ‘reinterpret’ Obama housing discrimination rule
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Power Line
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 …
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Trump Made Several Misleading Claims in Times Interview
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Rebecca Berg / Real Clear Politics:
Grassley: Subpoenas Ready for Trump Jr., Manafort
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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 Friedman / Politico:
Christie's last big move could be filling Menendez's seat
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Billionaire GOP donor out of politics calls Trump ‘abortion of a human’
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Interior Dept. ordered Glacier park chief, other climate expert pulled from Zuckerberg tour
Discussion: Business Insider
 

 
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