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New York Times:
Trump and McConnell Locked in a Cold War, Threatening the G.O.P. Agenda — The relationship between President Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, has disintegrated to the point that they have not spoken to each other in weeks, and Mr. McConnell has privately expressed uncertainty …
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HighGround:
US Senator Jeff Flake in Double Electoral Jeopardy Twelve Months Away from Primary Election — Home > - US Senator Jeff Flake in Double Electoral Jeopardy Twelve Months Away from Primary Election — Republican Party Divided - Provides Opening for Democrats
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YouTube:
Senate Leadership Fund: “ChemtrailKelli” AZ — Arizonans rejected Chemtrail Kelli Ward's embarrassing behavior and dangerous ideas just one year ago. But she's back at it again. — Chemtrail Kelli supported wacky conspiracy theories and even spent taxpayer money on a town-hall about chemtrails.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP on eggshells as Trump storms into Phoenix
GOP on eggshells as Trump storms into Phoenix
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CNNMoney:
Emails: Breitbart editor pledges to do ‘dirty work’ for Bannon, smears Ivanka — A self-described “email prankster” seemingly fooled top editors at Breitbart over the weekend into believing he was Steve Bannon, the fired White House chief strategist who returned to the right-wing website as executive chairman on Friday.
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VICE News:
Arizona GOP uses Margaret Cho sitcom pic to represent Asian Americans — Margaret Kim is an Asian American. She's definitely not a Republican. She's also not... real. But that hasn't stopped the Arizona Republican party from using Kim, the 1994 sitcom alter ego of living …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Phoenix prepares for Trump's rally and the chaos it may bring — PHOENIX — When President Trump finds himself under attack or slipping in popularity, he often holds a rally in a place like this: a diverse blue city that's home to liberal protesters, but is surrounded by red suburbs …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump won't pardon ‘Sheriff Joe’ Arpaio at Arizona rally
Trump won't pardon ‘Sheriff Joe’ Arpaio at Arizona rally
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / VICE News:
Sheriff Joe hasn't given up hope on a Trump pardon
Sheriff Joe hasn't given up hope on a Trump pardon
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Simon Romero / New York Times:
Trump Rally in Phoenix Puts a City on Edge
Trump Rally in Phoenix Puts a City on Edge
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Fake Polls Are A Real Problem — Is Kid Rock leading the U.S. Senate race in Michigan? A story like that is essentially designed to go viral, and that's exactly what happened when Delphi Analytica released a poll fielded from July 14 to July 18. Republican Kid Rock earned 30 percent to Sen. Debbie Stabenow's 26 percent.
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New York Times:
Mnuchin's Wife Mocks Oregon Woman Over Lifestyle and Wealth — WASHINGTON — The wife of the Treasury secretary on Monday night took a page from President Trump's social media playbook for punching down. — Louise Linton, the labels-loving wife of Steven Mnuchin, replied condescendingly …
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Washington Post:
Military leaders consolidate power in Trump administration — (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Carolyn Kaster/AP) … High-ranking military officials have become an increasingly ubiquitous presence in American political life during Donald Trump's presidency, repeatedly winning arguments inside the West Wing …
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New York Times:
Angry Trump Grilled His Generals About Troop Increase, Then Gave In
Angry Trump Grilled His Generals About Troop Increase, Then Gave In
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CNN:
Missouri governor stays execution of convicted killer amid new DNA evidence — (CNN)A Missouri man convicted of murder will not be put to death on Tuesday night after Gov. Eric Greitens issued a stay of execution and ordered a review of his case amid new DNA evidence.
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Michael J. Socolow / Washington Post:
Gawker has been gone for a year. We've never needed it more than now. — Gawker wasn't perfect. But in the age of Trump, it's hard not to miss its voice. (Henri Grivot/AP) — One year ago today, Gawker shut down. Nick Denton's legendary website is now gone, sued into oblivion …
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Gawker Is Dead And Deserved To Die
Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
‘My actions were despicable’: Catholic priest steps down after revealing he was a Ku Klux Klan member decades ago — A Catholic priest in Arlington, Va., is temporarily stepping down after revealing he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and burned crosses more than 40 years ago before becoming a clergy member.
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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump aides plot a big immigration deal — that breaks a campaign promise — Donald Trump's top aides are pushing him to protect young people brought into the country illegally as children — and then use the issue as a bargaining chip for a larger immigration deal — despite the president's campaign vow to deport so-called Dreamers.
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Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Members resign from White House council on infrastructure security — Several members of yet another of President Trump's advisory council have decided to quit, the White House confirmed Tuesday. — A number of those sitting on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) …
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Glenn Simpson, key figure behind million-dollar ‘dossier,’ to face questions — A key figure behind the so-called “dossier” featuring uncorroborated and salacious allegations about then-candidate Donald Trump's ties to Russia will be questioned by investigators from the Senate Judiciary Committee today …
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Alec MacGillis / New York Magazine:
Is Anybody Home at HUD? — A long-harbored conservative dream — the “dismantling of the administrative state” — is taking place under Secretary Ben Carson. — In mid-May, Steve Preston, who served as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the final two years …
CNN:
GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore has said he doesn't believe Obama is a natural-born citizen — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, a Republican candidate for US Senate, has cast doubt on former President Barack Obama's citizenship repeatedly and as recently as December 2016 …
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BBC:
‘Donald Trump-shaped’ ecstasy pills seized by German police — About 5,000 carrot-coloured ecstasy tablets in the shape of Donald Trump's head have been seized by German police in the north-western city of Osnabruck. — The drugs were confiscated over the weekend, police say, and an Austrian father and son have been arrested.
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Kirsten Fleming / New York Post:
Fox News anchor on how being pretty helps you get ahead — Eboni K. Williams joined Fox News as a contributor in September 2015. — When Fox News personality Eboni K. Williams was a young attorney in North Carolina, she grappled with molding her professional image.
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CNN:
‘Some remains’ of missing 10 sailors found after collision, admiral says — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)"Some remains" of 10 missing US sailors have been found after the collision between the US destroyer John S. McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore, US Navy Adm. Scott Swift said Tuesday.
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
White House renews request for privacy for Trump's young son — https://apnews.com/a38845c4eb7646189147 fa01122a680c — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is appealing to the news media for privacy for President Donald Trump's young son, Barron.
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Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
Polls Show Trump Cratering? Not So Fast — Diagnosing the state of President Donald Trump's political health should be a simple matter. The story that the traditional metrics tell is straightforward. — On a good day for him, Trump's approval rating might crack 40 percent.
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Washington Post:
President Trump's list of false and misleading claims tops 1,000 … We have been tracking President Trump's false or misleading claims for more than seven months. Somewhere around Aug. 4 or Aug. 5, he broke 1,000 claims, and the tally now stands at 1,057. (Our full interactive graphic can be found here.)
Bloomberg:
How the Boys Run Trump Inc.: With Other People's Money and Some Dubious Partners — Days after a July visit from “Park Avenue,” as he calls them, Dinesh Chawla points to where each of the Trump Organization's top hotel executives sat around his boardroom table, still sounding awed …
Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2017: Mark Wahlberg Leads With $68 Million — Markie Mark is officially Richie Rich: The former rapper-turned-actor is Hollywood's highest-paid leading man, earning $68 million pretax in our 12 month scoring period. — The Boston native recorded …
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Jessica Estepa / USA Today:
Valerie Plame Wilson wants to buy Twitter and ban President Trump — 129 Shares — Valerie Plame Wilson's on a mission to get President Trump off Twitter. — How? — By buying it, of course. — Wilson — best known for being revealed as a CIA operative because of a leak during …
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Clio Chang / New Republic:
Yes, Democrats Have a Fundraising Problem — The DNC is lagging its Republican counterpart, even though the progressive base is energized to take Donald Trump down. — The momentum is all on the Democrats' side. Donald Trump is historically unpopular. The progressive base is angry and activated …
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Pat McManamonESPN / ESPN:
12 Browns players kneel in prayer over racial, social injustice — CLEVELAND — A dozen Browns players took a knee in prayer during the national anthem before Monday night's preseason game against the New York Giants. — While the group knelt behind the bench, several other players placed …
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Jim DeRogatis / BuzzFeed:
A Woman Who Says She Had Underage Sex With R. Kelly Is Finally Telling Her Story — Jerhonda Pace was just 15 when she met her musical idol, R. Kelly, outside his child pornography trial. The alleged underage sexual relationship with him that followed and subsequent payouts mirror decades of allegations against the star.
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