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Wall Street Journal:
Some Trump Lawyers Wanted Kushner Out — Aides, worried about complications arising from Russia probe, drafted statement explaining departure — Some of President Donald Trump's lawyers earlier this summer concluded that Jared Kushner should step down as senior White House adviser …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton says Trump associates helped Russia meddle in the 2016 election — In a candid, angry new book, Hillary Clinton relives her stunning defeat to Donald Trump. She admits personal mistakes, but also lays blame on Former FBI Director James Comey. (Sept. 8) AP — CONNECT
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Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor — Hillary Clinton has written a book. Have you heard? — Choice quotes have been seeping out for weeks, and I'll admit that I reacted to one of them — “Now I'm letting down my guard” …
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FiveThirtyEight
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Hillary Clinton Is ‘Done,’ But Not Going Away
Hillary Clinton Is ‘Done,’ But Not Going Away
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Washington Free Beacon
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell Says Democrats' Glee on Debt Limit Deal Was Premature — WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell thinks Democrats were a tad premature in exuberantly celebrating the surprise spending deal they struck last week with President Trump. — “Let's put it this way,” Mr. McConnell …
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Axios, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, TheBlaze and TheStreet
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Trump scrambles tax reform debate
Trump scrambles tax reform debate
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Axios, Politico and Booman Tribune
The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Russia Used Facebook Events to Organize Anti-Immigrant Rallies on U.S. Soil … Russian operatives hiding behind false identities used Facebook's event management tool to remotely organize and promote political protests in the U.S., including an August 2016 anti-immigrant …
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Daily Mail, Political Wire, Raw Story and Little Green Footballs, more at Techmeme »
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Russia probes pose loyalty test for Team Trump — Lawyers representing Donald Trump's current and former aides are giving their clients one simple piece of advice: don't lie to protect the president. — As special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators prepare …
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Raw Story, Above the Law and The Daily Caller
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Mueller haunts the West Wing — Steve Bannon provoked lots of chatter for telling Charlie Rose on “60 Minutes” that President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey may have been the worst mistake in “modern political history.” — What's intriguing is the reason he said it …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's legal team debated whether Kushner should leave White House — A small group of White House lawyers this summer urged that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner step down from his White House role amid a broadening probe into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russians …
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Balloon Juice
CNNMoney:
Laura Ingraham set to take over Fox News' 10 p.m. slot — Laura Ingraham, the radio host and Fox News commentator, is about to become a prime time host on the conservative cable network. — Ingraham is expected to take over the 10 p.m. hour on Fox News, according to people who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Critics get chance to hear Trump voter-fraud panel in N.H. — President Donald Trump's commission on voter fraud will go face to face Tuesday with a group it hasn't met before: its critics. — The election-integrity panel, headed by Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach …
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NPR, ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
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Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
After an earthquake and a hurricane — and Trump's failure to send condolences — Mexico rescinds offer of aid to U.S. — President Enrique Peña Nieto talks to survivors in the city of Juchitan after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake killed at least 95 people in Mexico.
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Shareblue and ThinkProgress
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Cruz spokeswoman: ‘Offensive post’ removed after senator's Twitter account likes pornographic post — A spokeswoman for Sen. Ted Cruz announced early Tuesday morning that a “like” on a pornographic post on the Texas lawmaker's Twitter account has been undone and reported to the social media site.
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Mother Jones, The Verge and Political Wire
New York Times:
Houston's Floodwaters Are Tainted With Toxins, Testing Shows — HOUSTON — Floodwaters in two Houston neighborhoods have been contaminated with bacteria and toxins that can make people sick, testing organized by The New York Times has found. Residents will need to take precautions …
Christopher Wallace / Fox News:
John Kelly fires back at Democrat who called him ‘disgrace to the uniform’ — EXCLUSIVE: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired back at a prominent House Democrat who called him a “disgrace to the uniform,” in the Gold Star father and retired Marine Corps general's first public response to the personal attack on his service.
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The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, Power Line, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, IJR, Vox and Axios
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Bannon's ‘epic’ defense of Trump doesn't extend to all his moves, or all his aides and allies
Bannon's ‘epic’ defense of Trump doesn't extend to all his moves, or all his aides and allies
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Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Aggressive Road Show to Sell Tax Overhaul — White House retools communications operation for tax battle — President may visit as many as 13 states in next seven weeks — Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
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Politico, Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Republican attempt to deflect Trump-Russia probes could backfire: sources — (Reuters) - Republican lawmaker Devin Nunes' investigation into whether Obama administration officials used classified intelligence reports to discredit Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team could backfire on the congressman …
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AOL
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
An Ousted NSC Official Is Joining the House Intelligence Committee Staff
An Ousted NSC Official Is Joining the House Intelligence Committee Staff
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Raw Story
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
After nine months, federal offices are still waiting to hang Trump's picture — In the lobby of every federal building, just inside security turnstiles and before the elevator banks, a framed photograph of the president has always hung on the wall. — Not so, anymore.
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Axios and rubber hose
Washington Post:
U.N. agrees to toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea … The U.N. Security Council on Monday agreed on its toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea that passed unanimously after the United States softened its initial demands to win support from China and Russia.
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FiveThirtyEight, New York Times, Just Security, The Guardian, NPR and Axios
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Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times:
Ivanka Trump had breakfast with Janet Yellen as the president considered the Fed chair's renomination — Ivanka Trump and Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen had breakfast this summer as President Trump considered whether to nominate Yellen for another term as the central bank chief.
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Reuters and Zero Hedge
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Teacher who compared Trump slogan to swastika no longer in classroom — A Cherokee County high school teacher who told students they couldn't wear a “Make America Great Again” T-shirt during class last week is no longer teaching the math class, the principal said Friday.
Morwenna Ferrier / The Guardian:
Why does Steve Bannon wear all his shirts at once? — The former White House chief strategist appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday in his favourite look - two shirts on top of each other, plus a blazer for added warmth … teve Bannon may have left the White House, but his wardrobe - much like his politics - continues to trouble us.
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CBS News
Sen. Rand Paul / Rare.us:
Rand Paul: Why we must repeal the 16-year-old Authorization for the Use of Military Force — Article will continue after advertisement — As Congress takes up the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will insist it vote on my amendment to sunset the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force.
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The Atlantic, Washington Post and Hit & Run
Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Lawyer says extradition of oligarch tied to Trump campaign chief imminent — Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash could be extradited “within weeks,” his lawyer said Monday. (GEORGES SCHNEIDER/AFP/Getty Images) — Billionaire Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash is at “great risk” …
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Raw Story
Zachary Toliver / PETA:
Settlement Reached: ‘Monkey Selfie’ Case Broke New Ground for Animal Rights — After roughly two years of court battles, the groundbreaking lawsuit asking a U.S. federal court to declare Naruto—a free-living crested macaque—the copyright owner of the internationally famous “monkey selfie” photographs has been settled.
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Robert Menendez Personally Lobbied for Visas, Former Aide Testifies — NEWARK — Senator Robert Menendez took a personal interest in obtaining visas for three women who were acquaintances of a wealthy friend and donor, directing senior members of his staff to take up the issue, a former aide to Mr. Menendez testified on Monday.
Associated Press:
Samsung Eyes Foldable Smartphone, Voice-controlled Speaker — Seoul, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it aims to launch a foldable smartphone next year under its Galaxy Note brand. — Koh Dong-jin, president of mobile business at Samsung Electronics …
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The Verge