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6:20 PM ET, August 28, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Associate Boasted That Moscow Deal ‘Will Get Donald Elected’  —  WASHINGTON — A business associate of President Trump promised in 2015 to engineer a real estate deal with the aid of the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, that he said would help Mr. Trump win the presidency.
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Washington Post:
Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal  —  (© Stephanie Keith / Reuters/REUTERS) … A top executive from Donald Trump's real estate company emailed Vladi­mir Putin's personal spokesman during the U.S. presidential campaign last year to ask …
Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump knew of Moscow tower proposal during campaign, lawyer says  —  Four months into his campaign for president of the United States, Donald Trump signed a “letter of intent” to pursue a Trump Tower-style building development in Moscow, according to a statement from the then-Trump Organization Chief Counsel Michael Cohen.
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Lawyer Says He Discussed Moscow Tower Plan With Trump Three Times
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump's business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:   Trump's personal lawyer emailed Putin's spokesman for help on a business deal during the election
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Joe Arpaio may challenge Jeff Flake for Arizona Senate seat: Exclusive  —  After receiving President Trump's first pardon, Joe Arpaio's plans have gone from possible prison to book-writing, speeches and potentially another run for office in Arizona, with Sen. Jeff Flake's seat one opportunity he is eyeing.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is dragging us toward a full-blown crisis.  Here's what has to happen now.  —  Watch more!  —  Joe Arpaio's illegal-immigration crackdown made him a polarizing figure and an early ally of President Trump.  (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)  —  THE MORNING PLUM:
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fascism, American Style
Andrew Cohen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Joe Arpaio's pardon defended by a ‘whataboutism’ that doesn't hold up
Discussion: The Atlantic
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Arpaio considering run against Flake
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.
CNN:
First on CNN: Tillerson moves to ditch special envoys  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is moving to eliminate or downgrade special envoy positions at the State Department, including the representative for climate change, a step that is sure …
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CNN:
Tillerson aide: Constitution, not Trump, ‘speaks for the country’  —  Tillerson: President Trump speaks for himself  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Tillerson's remark appears to be the latest sign of a gap between the secretary of state and Trump  —  Washington (CNN)Rather than walk …
Discussion: AOL and Mediaite
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley  —  Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Lurid Trump allegations made by Louise Mensch and co-writer came from hoaxer  —  Explosive allegations about Donald Trump made by online writers with large followings among Trump critics were based on bogus information from a hoaxer who falsely claimed to work in law enforcement.
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington's Elite  —  “What is off-putting about them,” one political veteran told me, “is they do not grasp their essential irrelevance.  They think they are special.”  —  I. AIR FORCE ONE
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Defends Vote Against Sandy Aid: ‘Political, Unnecessary Pork Spending’  —  Amid devastating flooding in Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday defended his vote against disaster aid after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast in 2012, calling that aid package “filled with unrelated pork.”
Discussion: Political Wire
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Austin American-Statesman:
NY Rep. King says he won't hold Ted Cruz Sandy vote against Texas
Discussion: Politico and IJR
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP
Washington Post:
North Korean missile flies over Japan, sharply escalating tensions and eliciting an angry response from Tokyo  —  North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday morning that flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Discussion: IJR
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Christine Wang / CNBC:
Dow futures open more than 100 points lower after North Korea fires missile over Japan
Discussion: Axios and The Gateway Pundit
Telegraph:
Live North Korea fires missile as Japan warns citizens to take precautions
Joshua Stewart / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Rep. Duncan Hunter gives President Trump a profane compliment  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter in his Rayburn office in January.  (Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call)  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter, one of Donald Trump's first allies in Congress, described the president in profane terms to a group of Republicans on Friday …
Discussion: Political Wire
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks at the 63rd Biennial Conference of the National Fraternal Order of Police  —  Thank you Chuck, for that kind introduction, and for your long and faithful service as National President of the Fraternal Order of Police.
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NBC News:
Trump Reverses Obama Policy on Surplus Military Gear for Police
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Trump to restore program sending surplus military weapons, equipment to police
Discussion: Vox, Business Insider, Hit & Run and IJR
Manu Raju / CNN:
Exclusive: How a request about Russians made its way from West Virginia to Trump's team  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)A West Virginia man who was a former contractor in Iraq proposed setting up a meeting with Russians and the Trump campaign last year to discuss their …
Tegna / KHOU-TV:
Family of 6 believed to have drowned inside van while trying to escape Harvey floods … HOUSTON - A family of six is believed to have died after drowning in a white van Sunday afternoon while trying to escape the floods of Hurricane Harvey, relatives tell KHOU 11 News.
Alfredo Corchado / Dallas Morning News:
Mexico offers to help Harvey-soaked Texas  —  Updated at 10:30 p.m. with additional information.  —  The Mexican government expressed its solidarity Sunday with the United States following the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and offered assistance to Texas.
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Connor Sheets / al.com:
New Confederate memorial unveiled in Alabama  —  Gallery: New Confederate memorial unveiled  —  More than 200 people attended an unveiling ceremony for a new Confederate monument Sunday afternoon in Alabama's Crenshaw County.  —  The modest stone marker commemorates the “unknown Confederate soldiers” …
Morgan Clendaniel / Fast Company:
Michael Moore Says Trump Is On Track To Win Again In 2020  —  Moore's new Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender, is his attempt to change that.  —  BY CHRISTINE CHAMPAGNE5 MINUTE READ  —  Three weeks into the run of his anti-Trump Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender …
Bloomberg:
Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day  —  Internet giant bought upscale grocery chain for $13.7 billion  —  Some prices unchanged but favorites like avocados are cheaper  —  Amazon.com Inc. spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market.
 
 
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The Hill:
OPINION | Extend the First Amendment to the workplace
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Republican floats measure to kill Mueller probe after 6 months
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gorka rips Trump's Cabinet and White House team on way out
Discussion: RedState
John R. Bolton / National Review:
How to Get Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Discussion: Politico
John Nolte / Daily Wire:
A Fond Farewell to the Daily Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Apple to Hold Product Launch Event on Sept. 12
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Washington Post:
Harvey may force 30,000 people into shelters while flooding will linger, officials warn
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
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Erin Kelly / USA Today:
Top Democrat fears House Intelligence Committee may split on Russia probe findings
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