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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Trump Assails Critics and Mocks #MeToo.  What About Putin?  'He's Fine'  —  GREAT FALLS, Mont. — President Trump lobbed personal and derogatory attacks at two Democratic senators, mocked the #MeToo movement and vouched for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday during a freewheeling …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 11 most dangerous things Donald Trump said in his Montana speech  —  (CNN)On Thursday night, President Donald Trump flew to Montana to headline a rally for Matt Rosendale, the Republican nominee against Sen. Jon Tester (D) this November.  Trump's speech was, like most of his addresses …
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Daily Beast
Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump mocks #MeToo movement in riff on Elizabeth Warren's heritage during Montana rally
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Trump administration seeks to extend deadline for reuniting some migrant families split at border
Discussion: Axios and Pacific Standard
Washington Post:   Trump administration seeks to extend deadline to reunite some migrant families, says identification …
Ed Krassenstein / Hill Reporter:
Calls for Rep. Jim Jordan's Resignation Heat Up As 5th Witness — Former UFC Champion — Comes Forward  —  Things aren't looking all that good for Republican Congressman Jim Jordan.  Jordan, who has been a staunch ally of President Trump, in his attempts to discredit the Special Counsel investigation …
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Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
A Fifth Wrestler Accuses Jordan Of Lying About Ignorance Of Sexual Abuse  —  Two more former Ohio State wrestlers came forward Thursday to assert that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) certainly did know about the rampant sexual abuse carried out by the team doctor while Jordan was the assistant coach, despite his denials.
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Fourth Ohio State wrestler says Rep. Jim Jordan knew about sexual abuse when he was coach  —  The wrestler said Jordan, a former assistant coach at Ohio State, took part in locker-room conversations where athletes discussed the abuse.  —  A fourth former Ohio State University wrestler came forward Thursday …
John Solomon / The Hill:
Memos detail FBI's ‘Hurry the F up pressure’ to probe Trump campaign  —  Multiple reviews of whether FBI agents' political bias affected the Russia-Trump collusion case remain in their infancy, but investigators already have unearthed troubling internal communications long withheld from public view.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:   Will the FBI Come Clean?
Peter Walker / The Guardian:
Donald Trump to almost entirely avoid London during UK visit  —  Meetings with Theresa May and the Queen to be held away from protests in capital  —  Donald Trump will almost entirely avoid London during his four-day visit to the UK next week, Downing Street has said, unveiling an itinerary likely …
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Associated Press:   Trump's UK trip includes palace pomp, aims to avoid protests
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Marquette professor John McAdams in free speech case, orders university to reinstate him  —  The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that embattled Marquette University political science professor John McAdams was improperly suspended after he publicly criticized …
Discussion: Townhall, The Daily Caller and Althouse
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FIRE:
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marquette University wrongly fired professor for opinions on personal blog
New York Times:
Pruitt's Resignation Is Just the Beginning  —  There has never been a cabinet official who has survived as many scandals as Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency — until his resignation Thursday.  Mr. Pruitt faced up to 19 separate investigations …
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
VA-07: Brat Moves from Lean Republican to Toss Up  —  In 2014, economics professor Dave Brat turned the political world upside-down when he upset House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the GOP primary by taking a hard line on illegal immigration.  But four years later, he's at risk of getting swept …
Washington Post:
Most Americans oppose key parts of Trump immigration plans, including wall, limits on citizens bringing family to U.S., poll says  —  Americans overwhelmingly oppose the Trump administration's now-rescinded policy of separating immigrant children from their parents, and smaller majorities …
Discussion: Vox, POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump's mockery of the #MeToo movement underscores the GOP's problem with women in 2018  —  THE BIG IDEA: A new Washington Post-Schar School poll, published this morning, shows that only 32 percent of women approve of President Trump's job performance, compared to 54 percent of men.
Kang In-sun / Digital Chosunilbo:
Pompeo Brings ‘Rocket Man’ CD for Kim Jong-un  —  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left for North Korea on Thursday for denuclearization talks and brought two gifts for leader Kim Jong-un.  —  One is a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump and the other an Elton John CD with his song “Rocket Man.”
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Matthew Rozsa / Raw Story:
A pillar of the American right predicts dire and catastrophic consequences for the Trump-Putin summit
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
John Kelly, Scott Pruitt, and the Epic Turnover of the Trump Administration  —  What does the endless death watch for the President's chief of staff tell us about the worst-run White House of modern times?  —  Is John Kelly finally on his way out?  Now that President Trump has accepted …
Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Tariffs Hit Trump Counties Harder  —  Beijing's retaliation would be felt by U.S. soybean farmers, auto makers and oil producers  —  The fallout from President Donald Trump's tariffs and China's countertariffs—which formally went into effect on Friday—will have the greatest impact …
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Greg Norman / Fox News:
Man accused of tossing drink at pro-Trump teen inside Whataburger arrested  —  The man accused of hurling a drink in the face of a Texas teen inside a Whataburger restaurant and then stealing the 16-year-old's “Make America Great Again” hat was arrested Thursday, officials said.
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The Tunnel That Could Break New York  —  How politics, and Donald Trump, turned America's most important repair job into a $30 billion grudge match.  —  President Donald Trump was in an unusually bipartisan mood on September 7, when he convened a White House meeting about a massive project …
Discussion: New Republic and Scripting News
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
Amazon continues to profit from the sale of white-supremacist propaganda, report says  —  Shoppers can purchase Amazon.com merchandise displaying symbols of white supremacy, such as a swastika necklace, a baby onesie with a burning cross, and a child's backpack featuring a neo-Nazi meme …
Discussion: New Republic and The Daily Beast
New York Post:
De Blasio used a $3M counterterrorism plane to zip home from vacation  —  The NYPD used a $3 million counterterrorism plane to shuttle Mayor Bill de Blasio back and forth from his Canada vacation to the Big Apple for an event Thursday, The Post has learned.  —  Hizzoner, who is in Quebec …
Annie Snider / Politico:
Sources: EPA blocks warnings on cancer-causing chemical  —  Burying the formaldehyde study is part of an effort by Pruitt and aides to undermine EPA's research program, current and former officials tell POLITICO.  —  The Trump administration is suppressing an Environmental Protection Agency report …
Discussion: CNN, New Republic and The Week
Washington Post:
Kavanaugh's unorthodox path to Trump's Supreme Court shortlist  —  Brett Kavanaugh's career had traveled a most unusual path through Washington's scandals.  He had overseen an investigation into whether President Clinton's deputy counsel, Vincent Foster, had been murdered or committed suicide.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
The Onion, Clickhole, A.V. Club Brace for Layoffs … When media giant Univision Communications Inc. bought a reported 40-percent stake in Onion Inc. in 2016, executives believed that being funnier would help connect the Spanish-language media company with a millennial audience.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What is Devin Nunes up to?  House Trump-Russia probe expands as Intel chair focuses on informants  —  Devin Nunes is up to something.  The House Intelligence Committee chairman has been writing letters lately, asking that two other House chairman — Bob Goodlatte of the Judiciary Committee …
Associated Press:
AP NewsBreak: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits  —  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Divorcing Trump: Why some conservatives are now pushing Democrats (!)  —  The conservative commentators who absolutely despise President Trump are in a box.  —  During the campaign, many loudly proclaimed that they could never vote for Trump.  But they said they didn't want Hillary Clinton to win either.
WBTV-TV:
JeffCo woman shoots estranged husband during attempted sexual assault  —  A man has been arrested and charged for attempting to sexually assault his estranged wife.  —  Eric Austin, 31, was arrested and charged with second-degree attempted rape and second-degree domestic violence.
Discussion: Breitbart and HeraldCourier.com
 
 
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Washington Post:
Her job with the MS-13 robbery crew: Case the businesses and wipe down the guns.
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Dean Baker / cepr.net:
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
‘Save ICE’: White House launches full-scale defense of agency amid Dem calls to abolish
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Dems blast booming jobs report, Trump worker agenda, ‘reckless’
The Charlotte Observer:
As more Democrats question RNC, chances rise for Charlotte City Council to reject event
Discussion: Daily Wire
Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
Africa may have witnessed its all-time hottest temperature Thursday: 124 degrees in Algeria
BBC:
US post must pay $3.5m for wrong Lady Liberty on stamp
Discussion: Hit & Run and NPR
 Earlier Items: 
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
PA-01: Fitzpatrick Moves from Toss Up to Lean Republican
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
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NBC News:
Anne Frank's family tried to escape to U.S. but hit immigration roadblocks
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Who Killed the Center-Left?  —  The victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
Discussion: New Republic and National Review
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
U.S. Hiring Stayed Strong in June Despite Trade Strains
Axios:
Trump makes NATO nightmare a reality