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Twitter users want Trump's account suspended for ‘threatening violence’ against North Korea — Can a president be suspended from Twitter for threatening to attack another country? — That's what some Twitter users, including actor and former Barack Obama aide Kal Penn, are demanding …
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The Latest: French leader urges calm in North Korea crisis — The Latest on the North Korea crisis (all times local): — French President Emmanuel Macron has called on all sides in the North Korean nuclear crisis to act responsibly “to prevent any escalation of tensions” …
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Trump says he won't rule out military option in Venezuela
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CNNMoney, Axios, Outside the Beltway and Business Insider

Despite Rhetoric On North Korea, U.S. Military Posture Hasn't Really Changed
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'We've Had Enough': Conservatives Relish the ‘Fury’ in Trump's Talk
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Washington Monthly and CNBC

US Intelligence: North Korea's ICBM Reentry Vehicles Are Likely Good Enough to Hit the Continental US
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The Daily Caller

Despite Trump's threats to North Korea, the U.S. military doesn't appear to be on a new wartime footing
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Damian J. Penny, Sputnik International and RedState

NRA TV host apologizes for suggesting North Korea attack California
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KXTV, Media Matters for America, Boing Boing, Talking Points Memo, TheBlaze and Joe.My.God.

March of white supremacists at University of Virginia ends in skirmishes … Chanting “White lives matter!” “You will not replace us!” and “Jews will not replace us!” several hundred white nationalists and white supremacists carrying torches marched in a parade through the University of Virginia campus Friday night.
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Charlottesville remains on edge ahead of ‘Unite the Right’ rally — (CNN)White nationalists and counterprotesters are expected to flood downtown Charlottesville Saturday as the Virginia city braces for the “Unite the Right” rally. — By noon, thousands are expected to gather in Emancipation Park …
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CIVIL WAR MEMORY, Inside Higher Ed, Althouse, Mediaite, Occidental Dissent, The Week and ImmigrationProf Blog


Police Break up Torch-Lit Gathering of Unite the Right Supporters at UVA's Rotunda
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Daily Progress, Mashable, NBC News and The Daily Caller

Charlottesville prepares for a white nationalist rally on Saturday
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Axios and The Federalist


Trump barrage stuns McConnell and his allies — (R-Ky.) did not intend to pick a fight when he questioned President Trump's expectations and was surprised by the explosion it produced, according to people close to the Senate GOP leader. — McConnell and Trump spoke Wednesday …
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There are 86 million reasons why Trump can't really hurt Mitch McConnell — No matter how much President Donald Trump taunts Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader's position is secure, thanks largely to a powerful super PAC that has plowed millions into Senate campaigns, ensuring the loyalty of his Republican caucus.
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Political Wire, CNN, The Gateway Pundit and NBC News

Kid Rock gains GOP backing for U.S. Senate run
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I just got off the phone with Chief of Staff General John Kelly and with the President of the United States of America. — They called me from the White House this morning and both assured me that the people of Guam are safe. — In the President's words they are behind us “1000 percent.”
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Trump's China trade crackdown coming Monday
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Axios and The Gateway Pundit

Trump predicts ‘tenfold’ boost in tourism for Guam amid threats by North Korea
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The Daily Caller

Trump just thanked Putin for slashing America's diplomatic presence in Russia
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Politico, Reuters, Power Line, Business Insider, The Atlantic, Outside the Beltway, ThinkProgress and The Week


Unmasking Samantha Power — We still don't know why Obama officials needed to know the names of so many Trump officials. — Of all the Russia storms raging around Donald Trump —the Christopher Steele dossier, the email to Don Jr. promising dirt on Hillary Clinton —there is still …
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Senate Inquiry Into Russian Meddling Could Wrap Up This Year, Burr Says
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Political Wire

Manchin Emerges as Possible Pick for Energy Department — Move would let West Virginia's GOP governor to name successor — Idea in early stages of discussion, with Perry stance unclear — Some White House and Republican officials are exploring the idea of putting West Virginia Democratic …
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RedState, Washington Free Beacon, Raw Story, Business Insider, twitchy.com, Axios and TheBlaze


Why I Was Fired by Google — James Damore says his good-faith effort to discuss differences between men and women in tech couldn't be tolerated in the company's ‘ideological echo chamber’ — I was fired by Google this past Monday for a document that I wrote and circulated internally raising questions …


Ship Monitoring Rescues of Migrants Refuses to Be Rescued — ROME — In the end, it was the gang that couldn't sail straight. — A group of hard-right white nationalists determined to keep migrants from reaching Europe garnered international attention this summer when they chartered a ship …
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France 24, Mashable, The Guardian and Raw Story


Scott Pruitt Is Carrying Out His E.P.A. Agenda in Secret, Critics Say — WASHINGTON — When career employees of the Environmental Protection Agency are summoned to a meeting with the agency's administrator, Scott Pruitt, at agency headquarters, they no longer can count on easy access …
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Daily Kos


Paul Manafort Returns to the Center of the Russia Story — When he went to bed on July 25th, the political consultant Paul Manafort was a powerful and wealthy man in a complicated position. He had been, for five months last year, the chair of Donald Trump's Presidential campaign …

Kelly considers further shuffling of West Wing staff, officials say — White House chief of staff John Kelly spent this week in Bedminster, N.J., pondering changes in the West Wing, according to four White House officials. — Kelly summoned aides to President Donald Trump's golf club …
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ABC News


Trump threatens Venezuela with unspecified ‘military option’ — BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation of Washington's response to Venezuela's political crisis that Caracas disparaged as “craziness.”
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The American Conservative and RT
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Trump Won't Rule Out Military Option for Venezuela
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