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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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Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Says He Talks to Donald Trump Every Two to Three Days — Former White House strategist discusses the president at events in Hong Kong — HONG KONG—Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with President Donald Trump every two to three days …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's legal team debated whether Kushner should leave White House
Trump's legal team debated whether Kushner should leave White House
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Balloon Juice
Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
Stephen Bannon, Outspoken Critic of China, Has Subtler Message in Hong Kong Visit
Stephen Bannon, Outspoken Critic of China, Has Subtler Message in Hong Kong Visit
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John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Russia Sought A Broad Reset With Trump, Secret Document Shows — A Russian proposal obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals Moscow's ambitious plan to break with the past and launch a major rapprochement with the United States. — Reporting From Washington, D.C.
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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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USA Today, Jacobin, Refinery29, IJR, Sputnik International, Washington Free Beacon and FiveThirtyEight
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, Daily Wire, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and IJR
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Clinton's account of how she was ‘shivved’ in the 2016 presidential election
Clinton's account of how she was ‘shivved’ in the 2016 presidential election
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Mother Jones, The Hill, Sputnik International and Politico
John Verhovek / ABC News:
Key takeaways from Hillary Clinton's new book “What Happened”
Key takeaways from Hillary Clinton's new book “What Happened”
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Politico
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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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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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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Washington Post:
After @tedcruz liked a porn tweet, Sen. Ted Cruz blamed ‘a staffing issue’
After @tedcruz liked a porn tweet, Sen. Ted Cruz blamed ‘a staffing issue’
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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
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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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Pelosi: Single-payer isn't a litmus test for Democrats … House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that single-payer health insurance is not a litmus test for Democrats and that she herself is focused on protecting health-care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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Politico, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and STAT
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Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: Insurers make their pitch on how to rescue health-care system
The Health 202: Insurers make their pitch on how to rescue health-care system
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The American Interest, KCCI-TV and MichelleMalkin.com
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
The Trump Campaign Has Begun Turning Over Documents to Mueller … The Trump campaign has begun handing over documents to Bob Mueller as his investigators probe potential interference by Russia in the 2016 election. — A team of attorneys at Jones Day, the firm representing the Trump campaign …
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Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court blocks penalties in new New Hampshire voting law — MANCHESTER, N.H. — A New Hampshire judge 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.
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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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New York Post:
Christopher Columbus statue defaced in Central Park — A vandal defiled a larger-than-life statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park on Tuesday, leaving “blood"-red paint on the explorer's hands and scrawling “Hate will not be tolerated” on its pedestal.
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David Moye / HuffPost:
No, ‘60 Minutes’ Didn't Purposely Make Steve Bannon Look Like A ‘Bleary-Eyed Drunk’ — News experts rejected the color-coordinated conspiracy theory. — After a Los Angeles-based photographer accused “60 Minutes” of purposely altering the color to make former White House chief strategist Steven Bannon …
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Althouse, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire and The Last Tradition
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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NewsBusters:
Study: The Liberal Media's Summer of Pummeling Trump — The broadcast network evening newscasts remain as hostile as ever towards President Trump and his agenda, although the networks appear to be easing up on their obsessive wall-to-wall coverage of the administration.
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Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
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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CNN, Politico, NBC News, The Root, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon and Political Wire
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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Jack Goldsmith / The Atlantic:
Will Donald Trump Destroy the Presidency? — 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 …