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2:30 PM ET, August 19, 2017

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Bannon plots Fox competitor, global expansion  —  Unshaven and working from home in cargo shorts as he moves into “Bannon the Barbarian” mode, Steve Bannon is thinking bigger than Breitbart.  —  Axios' Jonathan Swan hears Bannon has told friends he sees a massive opening to the right of Fox News …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump: “Who the f@&$ does this guy think he is?”  —  Bannon didn't bother to go to work yesterday.  He knew it was over.  —  At the end, Trump was beyond fed up, viewing Bannon as a self-aggrandizer who had built a personal narrative as the grand puppetmaster.
Peter J. Boyer / Weekly Standard:
Bannon: ‘The Trump Presidency That We Fought For, and Won, Is Over.’  —  Departed White House strategist speaks to THE WEEKLY STANDARD.  —  With the departure from the White House of strategist Stephen K. Bannon, who helped shape the so-called nationalist-populist program embraced by Donald Trump …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
The Rise and Fall of Steve Bannon  —  In March, I went to the White House to visit Steve Bannon, who today was fired by President Trump.  After Bannon showed off his office and his famous whiteboard, we sat down at a wooden conference table in the large corner office of Reince Priebus, who was then the White House chief of staff.
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Seb Gorka's Fate ‘Extremely Uncertain’ as His Boss Bannon Is Ousted
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Magazine
Breitbart:
Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon returned as Executive Chairman …
Senator Ben Sasse:
THE NEXT CHARLOTTESVILLE  —  Over the last week, many Nebraskans have told me some version of this: “There are lots of us here who are scared about where the country is headed.  I think more violence is inevitable.”  That much seems obvious.  Less expected was where some of them went next.
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trumps to skip Kennedy Center Honors after artists boycott event  —  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will skip this year's Kennedy Center Honors, the White House announced on Saturday, after multiple honorees said they would skip the event.
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump, first lady to skip Kennedy Center Honors over concerns of ‘political distraction’  —  President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have elected not to attend the annual Kennedy Center Honors in December amid a political backlash among those who will be feted at the event.
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Tweet from the account of Charlottesville rally organizer insults slain protester Heather Heyer  —  Jason Kessler, right, organizer of the Unite the Right rally last weekend, speaks at a press conference Sunday at Charlottesville City Hall.  (Tasos Katopodis / EPA)
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Chris Suarez / Daily Progress:
Kessler described as one-time wannabe liberal activist
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Sheriff: Trump Wants Us To Break The Law … President Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants has some sheriffs worried the White House is pushing them to break the law - demanding they violate the Fourth Amendment or face vilification from the commander-in-chief.
Discussion: Raw Story
mypalmbeachpost:
Five more charities pull out of Mar-a-Lago events … Five more philanthropic organizations said Friday they have pulled their fundraising events from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club following an intense social media push calling on people to boycott charities that use the venue.
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Salvation Army, Red Cross, Susan G. Komen abandon Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Thousands march in Boston for protests a week after deadly demonstration  —  Thousands of counterprotesters marched through downtown Boston on Saturday to condemn neo-Nazis and white nationalism as conservative and libertarian activists mounted a “Free Speech Rally” at Boston Common …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The ‘Resistance’ Goes Lower  —  Green groups are attacking staffers merely for working in Trump's government.  —  In a better world, Americans would never hear the name Samantha Dravis.  She wouldn't be pictured on the front page of the New York Times or added to environmentalist “watch lists.”
CNN:
Sebastian Gorka's PhD adviser: “I would not call him an expert in terrorism”  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)As a deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, Sebastian Gorka is often the public face of the administration when it comes to one of the most critical items on the President's agenda: Combating terrorism.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Timothy Snyder / New York Times:
The Test of Nazism That Trump Failed  —  “No. 1, I am the least anti-Semitic person that you've ever seen in your entire life.  No. 2, racism, the least racist person.”  So the president said at a news conference in February.  These words left me uneasy.  A moment ago, as I was looking …
Benjamin Brown / Fox News:
Total of 6 officers shot in Florida, Pennsylvania  —  Three people were in custody Friday night, including a “strong suspect,” after one police officer was fatally shot and another suffered grave injuries in Kissimmee, Fla., south of Orlando.  —  At a press briefing, Police Chief Jeff O'Dell …
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CBS Los Angeles:
Junipero Serra Statue Vandalized In Mission Hills
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Terry Jones / Investor's Business Daily:
Repealing ObamaCare Is The Key To Restoring Economic Growth
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Dear Trump Voters: You're a Bunch of Idiots
CNN:
Unmasking the leftist Antifa movement: Activists seek peace through violence
Haley Britzky / Axios:
When Confederate statues were erected throughout history
Discussion: Politico
Daily Mail:
‘I tried to stop her bleeding from the throat... then he stabbed ME’: Victim of knifeman …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Fox News Insider:
Gingrich: Pres. Trump Is Much More Isolated Than He Realizes
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 Earlier Items: 
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
Here is the official résumé of the person Trump put in charge of federal housing in New York
Stephen L. Carter / Bloomberg:
It's Hard to Ignore Trump, But We Have to Try
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Political opponent wants FBI to investigate Rohrabacher in wake of Assange meeting
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
Pediatricians say Florida hurt sick kids to help big GOP donors
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Taxpayer tab up to $70M in Joe Arpaio racial-profiling case
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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