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9:05 PM ET, August 20, 2017

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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
The Trump administration just disbanded a federal advisory committee on climate change  —  The Trump administration has decided to disband the federal advisory panel for the National Climate Assessment, a group aimed at helping policymakers and private-sector officials incorporate …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump disbands federal advisory panel on climate change: report
Discussion: TheBlaze and Joe.My.God.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump to announce Afghanistan plan Monday in TV address  —  President Trump will announce his plan for Afghanistan in an address to the nation Monday at 9 p.m. ET from Fort Myer in Arlington, Va., with troops as his live audience.  Trump discussed his options Friday with his national security team at Camp David.
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump to Unveil Afghanistan Strategy in Televised Address Monday
Discussion: ThinkProgress
David Remnick / New Yorker:   Donald Trump's True Allegiances
New York Times:
Trump Settles on Afghan Strategy Expected to Raise Troop Levels
Discussion: Axios
Variety:
Jerry Lewis, Comedy Legend, Dies at 91  —  Jerry Lewis, the brash slapstick comic who teamed with Dean Martin in the 1950s and later starred in “The Nutty Professor” and “The Bellboy” before launching the Muscular Dystrophy telethon, has died in Las Vegas.  He was 91.
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Dave Kehr / New York Times:
Jerry Lewis, Mercurial Comedian and Filmmaker, Dies at 91
Discussion: Althouse, CBS Los Angeles and The Week
David Hinckley / New York Daily News:
Jerry Lewis, entertainment icon and longtime host of Muscular Dystrophy Association telethons, dead at 91
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump's Approval Rating Stands Below 40 Percent in Three Key Midwest States  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's job approval rating in three key states that helped propel him to the White House — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — stands below 40 percent, according to a trio of NBC News/Marist polls.
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Marist Poll:
8/20: Return to the Rust Belt: Dismal Job Approval Ratings for Trump in Michigan, Pennsylvania, & Wisconsin
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Breitbart goes after McMaster  —  Breitbart News, the media outlet helmed by President Trump's former chief strategist Stephen Bannon, published an article on Sunday casting national security adviser H.R. McMaster as soft on Islamist extremism and terrorism.
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New York Times:
Bannon Was Set for a Graceful Exit.  Then Came Charlottesville.  —  WASHINGTON — John F. Kelly, the new White House chief of staff, told Stephen K. Bannon in late July that he needed to go: No need for it to get messy, Mr. Kelly told Mr. Bannon, according to several people with firsthand knowledge of the exchange.
Discussion: Raw Story and Vox
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Report: Powerful GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson Supports Campaign to Oust McMaster
Discussion: Axios
Palm Beach Post:
NEW: Palm Beach Zoo gala, MorseLife luncheon leaving Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  And then there were two.  —  Or maybe four, depending on what happens when a couple of boards meet this week.  —  Today, the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society and MorseLife both announced a change of venue …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Daily Mail:
How Jewish convert Ivanka got ‘Bannon the Barbarian’ to go: Trump's daughter ‘helped to force out’ aide blamed over President's failure to condemn neo-Nazi rally  —  Donald Trump's controversial aide Steve Bannon was ‘pushed out’ by his daughter Ivanka and her husband because his far-Right views clashed …
Freddie / The ANOVA:
personal news  —  Shortly I will be headed to the Richmond University Medical Center to pursue intensive treatment for my mental illness.  My day-to-day existence has become entirely unmanageable, and I fear for my health and safety.  I do not have much of a plan at this point other than to get checked in.
New York Times:
The Failing Trump Presidency  —  With each day, President Trump offers fresh proof that he is failing the office that Americans entrusted to him.  The rolling disaster of his presidency accelerated downhill last week with a news conference on Tuesday at which he seemed determined …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Los Angeles Times:
Enough is Enough  —  T  —  hese are not normal times.  —  The man in the White House is reckless and unmanageable, a danger to the Constitution, a threat to our democratic institutions.  —  Last week some of his worst qualities were on display: his moral vacuity and his disregard for the truth …
Discussion: Business Insider
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
No Sunday show defense from Trump administration  —  Not a single Trump administration official appeared on today's Sunday shows to defend the president.I'm told the White House made no serious efforts to convince officials to go on, knowing the hosts of the shows would pressure the guests relentlessly …
Discussion: Political Wire
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:
USS John S. McCain collides with merchant ship near Strait of Malacca  —  SOUTH CHINA SEA - The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Why top White House officials won't quit Trump  —  There's lots of punditry about why people like Gary Cohn, Rex Tillerson, Dina Powell, Steve Mnuchin and many others don't quit the Trump White House in protest over Charlottesville.  — New Yorker Editor David Remnick writes “The Divider …
John Bowden / The Hill:
Evangelical students returning university diplomas to protest Trump  —  Former students at Liberty University are preparing to return their diplomas in a group protest of university president Jerry Falwell, Jr.'s, support for President Trump's agenda.  —  In a group letter first reported by NPR …
Discussion: The Week and Chicago Tribune
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 8-20-17: Jerry Falwell Jr. and Jeh Johnson
Discussion: Politicus USA and Politico
New York Daily News:
Frank Serpico, NYPD cops raise their fists, take a knee for team-less Colin Kaepernick at Brooklyn rally  —  Because Colin Kaepernick took a knee, these cops have his back.  —  Law enforcers past and present turned out Saturday in a show of support for the controversial NFL quarterback …
Discussion: TheBlaze, The Root, Daily Wire and IJR
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Benjamin Brown / Fox News:   Kaepernick supporters call for NFL boycott
 
 
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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Gohmert: During the Campaign, Paul Ryan Told Us to ‘Keep President Hillary Clinton Accountable’
Dara Lind / Vox:
Why the ACLU is adjusting its approach to “free speech” after Charlottesville
Discussion: Politico
Stephanie Pagones / New York Post:
Man stabbed after haircut gets him mistaken for a neo-Nazi
Discussion: Daily Wire, Raw Story and TheBlaze
Dustin Racioppi / NorthJersey.com:
Christie drops out of contention for WFAN job
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Trump cuts funding for Obama's teen pregnancy program
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Kasich: No plans to challenge Trump in 2020
Discussion: CNN and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Congress Can't Do Tax Reform Without A Functioning President
Discussion: Washington Post
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
New York Times Applauds Far-Left Violence
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
IT staffers may have compromised sensitive data to foreign intelligence
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Column: While we're toppling offensive symbols, what about the Democratic Party?
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
The road to hate: For six young men, Charlottesville is only the beginning
Alex Pareene / Splinter:
Charlottesville Was a Preview of the Future of the Republican Party
Discussion: Washington Monthly
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Mnuchin defends Trump's comments on Charlottesville, rebuffs calls to resign
Discussion: Yale Daily News and Balloon Juice
 

 
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David Pierce / The Verge:
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Sources: the CFPB moves to place Google under formal federal supervision, an extraordinary move that may lead to regular inspections; Google fiercely resisted

 
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