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New York Times:
Angry Trump Grilled His Generals About Troop Increase, Then Gave In — WASHINGTON — President Trump's skepticism about America's involvement in Afghanistan was no secret to his staff. But his top national security officials were still taken aback at a meeting in the Situation Room on July 19 …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
'It's a hard problem': Inside Trump's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan — President Trump was frustrated and fuming. Again and again, in the windowless Situation Room at the White House, he lashed out at his national security team over the Afghanistan war, and the paucity of appealing options gnawed at him.
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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
Bannon's Breitbart tears into Trump after Afghanistan speech — Articles liken the president's approach to Obama's, and blame the national security adviser for the tone of the address. — Breitbart seems ready for one of Steve Bannon's famed “wars.” — Just minutes after President …
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RedState, NBC News, Daily Wire, CNN and The Week
The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Worried He'll Change His Mind Again on Afghanistan War Plan
Team Trump Worried He'll Change His Mind Again on Afghanistan War Plan
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The Atlantic and ABC News
Adam Shaw / Breitbart:
Trump's ‘America First’ Base Unhappy with Flip-Flop Afghanistan Speech
Trump's ‘America First’ Base Unhappy with Flip-Flop Afghanistan Speech
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The Hill, Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, Business Insider, Scared Monkeys and ABC News
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Killing Terrorists Is Not a Strategy
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump's Afghanistan speech ended up being all about Charlottesville
Donald Trump's Afghanistan speech ended up being all about Charlottesville
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The Root, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post and Politicus USA
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Base Goes Ballistic Over His ‘Unlimited War’
Trump's Base Goes Ballistic Over His ‘Unlimited War’
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Townhall.com, The American Conservative, Breitbart and Washington Post
New York Times:
Full Transcript and Video: Trump's Speech on Afghanistan
Full Transcript and Video: Trump's Speech on Afghanistan
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Raheem Kassam / Breitbart:
His McMaster's Voice: Is Trump's Afghanistan Policy THAT Different from Obama's?
His McMaster's Voice: Is Trump's Afghanistan Policy THAT Different from Obama's?
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Vox, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, New York Magazine and Washington Post
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Afghanistan War Plan: Fight Forever and Call It ‘Victory’
Trump's Afghanistan War Plan: Fight Forever and Call It ‘Victory’
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CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Guardian and Al Jazeera English
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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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Treasury secretary's wife boasts of travel on government plane, touts Hermes and Valentino fashion — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's wife, Louise Linton, boasted of flying on a government plane with her husband to Kentucky on Monday and then named the numerous fashion brands she wore …
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Chris Perez / New York Post:
Mnuchin's wife unleashes Instagram fit after backlash
Mnuchin's wife unleashes Instagram fit after backlash
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Joe.My.God. and The Daily Caller
Ella Nilsen / Vox:
Louise Linton's Instagram spat is the latest sign of an administration mingling wealth and privilege
Louise Linton's Instagram spat is the latest sign of an administration mingling wealth and privilege
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Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Here's What Happened When Steve Mnuchin's Wife Mocked a Woman for Having Less Money
Here's What Happened When Steve Mnuchin's Wife Mocked a Woman for Having Less Money
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Raw Story and Balloon Juice
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Trump White House's ugly new strategy: Use ‘dreamers’ as a bargaining chip — THE MORNING PLUM: — President Trump is earning some praise for condemning bigotry and calling for national unity during his Monday night speech announcing an escalation in Afghanistan …
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New York Times and Associated Press
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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Washington Times
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP on eggshells as Trump storms into Phoenix — PHOENIX — President Donald Trump faces a decision on Tuesday evening with profound implications for his already strained relationship with the GOP: whether to attack a vulnerable Republican senator on his home turf.
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Frances Robles / New York Times:
Chaos Breaks Out at Charlottesville City Council Meeting — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — They shouted down the mayor and City Council members, took over the Council chambers for about a half-hour, and gave more than four hours of impassioned testimony about how city officials had botched the response …
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Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Charlottesville City Council Meeting Erupts Over White Nationalist Rally
Charlottesville City Council Meeting Erupts Over White Nationalist Rally
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The Daily Caller
Chris Suarez / Daily Progress:
Councilors vote to shroud Confederate statues at meeting overwhelmed by anger
Councilors vote to shroud Confederate statues at meeting overwhelmed by anger
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Associated Press, The Guardian and The Root
massincpolling:
Virginia voters divided on blame for Charlottesville violence — About half see at least equal blame for violence at the Charlottesville white nationalist rally. Many Virginia voters (47 percent) believe the counter protesters in Charlottesville deserve at least equal blame for the violence at last week's white nationalist rally.
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
1 in 10 say it's acceptable to hold neo-Nazi views (POLL)
1 in 10 say it's acceptable to hold neo-Nazi views (POLL)
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
3 in 10 strong Trump supporters accept or are indifferent to white supremacist views
3 in 10 strong Trump supporters accept or are indifferent to white supremacist views
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The Hill and Politicus USA
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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The Root
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
Fox News shames black and white NFL players who prayed for justice before game — The national anthem protest movement in the NFL is growing, it now includes white players, and it revolves around prayer. Fox News is upset. — Members of the Cleveland Browns kneel during the national anthem
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Fox News Insider
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Pat McManamonESPN / ESPN:
12 Browns players kneel in prayer over racial, social injustice
12 Browns players kneel in prayer over racial, social injustice
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The Resurgent, VICE, Mashable, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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.)
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Raw Story
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 …
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The Week
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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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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The Federalist and The Daily Caller
Tim Johnson / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
US Navy collisions stoke cyber threat concerns — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon won't yet say how the USS John S. McCain was rammed by an oil tanker near Singapore, but red flags are flying as the Navy's decades-old reliance on electronic guidance systems increasing looks like another target of cyberattack.
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Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Navy says cyber sabotage played ‘no role’ in USS John S. McCain incident
Navy says cyber sabotage played ‘no role’ in USS John S. McCain incident
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Trent Franks / USA Today:
Pardon America's toughest sheriff — Joe Arpaio became a principal target of the militant left wing: Opposing view — Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio has dedicated his whole life to keeping his fellow human beings safe; in his senior years, he has specifically protected Arizona communities.
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Ford Springer / The Daily Caller:
It's High Time Barron Trump Starts Dressing Like He's In the White House — I've been on the Barron Trump train from the start, but it's about time the president's son starts dressing the part. — Barron is the youngest son of Donald Trump and the only child the president shares with Melania Trump.
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