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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 …
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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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Politicus USA, Raw Story and Above the Law
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
Mike Allen / Axios:
Mueller haunts the West Wing
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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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon, IJR, The Daily Caller, NBC News, KTLA, Mediaite, Politico, Axios and WTVR-TV
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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
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Some people who write about me ‘know nothing about me & have zero access’
Trump: Some people who write about me ‘know nothing about me & have zero access’
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Political Wire
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
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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Mashable, Engadget, Hullabaloo, Daily Mail, Raw Story, Political Wire and Little Green Footballs, more at Techmeme »
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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RedState, Axios, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and Washington Post
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, Talking Points Memo, The Root, NBC News and Political Wire
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Hicks named permanent White House communications director
Hicks named permanent White House communications director
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Hollywood Life, AOL and Washington Free Beacon, more at Mediagazer »
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.
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Trump's voter fraud commission is hearing a proposal to make every voter pass a gun background check — A gun researcher who says the federal gun background check system doesn't work has a new idea for preventing voter fraud at polling places: Make every voter pass a federal gun background check.
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Right Wing Watch
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
A background check before voting? Kobach-led commission will consider proposal
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Critics get chance to hear Trump voter-fraud panel in N.H.
Critics get chance to hear Trump voter-fraud panel in N.H.
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ACLU, NPR and ThinkProgress
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House: Border wall funding doesn't have to be tied to DACA legislation — White House legislative affairs director Marc Short told reporters on Tuesday that President Trump would not demand that border wall funding is tied to a legislative fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
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RedState, National Review, THE WARREN (HENRY) REPORT and The Daily Caller
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Trott Retirement Moves MI-11 from Likely Republican to Toss Up — This morning, Michigan Rep. Dave Trott became the third Republican in five days to announce he will retire from a marginal seat in 2018. Unlike Reps. Charlie Dent (PA-15) and Dave Reichert (WA-08), Trott is only in his second term …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ted Cruz blames staffer for ‘liking’ porn tweet — Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that a staff member of his was responsible for “liking” a pornographic Twitter post with the Texas lawmaker's account, chalking up the social media snafu to a “mistake.” — “There are a number of people on the team who have access on the account.
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The Verge, RT, Daily Wire, Business Insider and Political Wire
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Madison Malone Kircher / New York Magazine:
For One Hot Second, Ted Cruz's Official Twitter Account Liked a Porn Video
For One Hot Second, Ted Cruz's Official Twitter Account Liked a Porn Video
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Mother Jones and IJR
Chase Cook / Baltimore Sun:
Anne Arundel judge orders investigation into three of Hillary Clinton's attorneys — Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook provides an update on Hillary Clinton email scandal after an Anne Arundel County judge has ordered Maryland officials to investigate a complaint against three lawyers accused …
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Fox News, Washington Times, IJR, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Daily Wire
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
Jack Goldsmith / The Atlantic:
How Trump Is Destroying America — Donald Trump is testing the institution of the presidency unlike any of his 43 predecessors. We have never had a president so ill-informed about the nature of his office, so openly mendacious, so self-destructive, or so brazen in his abusive attacks on the courts …
David Bernstein / Chicago magazine:
His Life in Prison … ABOVE:Our photo of Rod Blagojevich is anything but traditional. Since Chicago wasn't allowed inside the ex-governor's prison, he rented a camera from the commissary and had it shot himself. — Rod Blagojevich's first summer in prison was, he recalls, “quite an awakening.”
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Political Wire
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court blocks penalties in new New Hampshire voting law — MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire's Supreme Court has blocked recent changes to the state's voting laws that would have exposed some first-time voters to a fine or jail time if they failed to submit residence paperwork within 10 days of registering.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Irma, and the Rise of Extreme Rain — Warm air can carry more water than cool air. You may understand this fact intuitively even if you don't realize it. The greater moisture of warm air explains why your skin doesn't get as dry in the summer and why the forests of the sweltering Amazon …
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Mother Jones
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
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. Months after Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration …
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Axios and rubber hose
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
CBS Philly:
Insects Attack: Swarm Of Bugs Creating Buzz In Philadelphia — PHILADELPHIA —A large swarm of insects are creating a lot of buzz in Philadelphia. — Residents across the city took to Reddit to share their concerns. — Giant Artwork On Mexico-US Border Wall Turning Heads
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Althouse
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.
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 …