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1:45 PM ET, August 3, 2018

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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
The NRA Says It's in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’  —  A legal filing against the state of New York paints a grim picture of the powerful gun group  —  The National Rifle Association warns that it is in grave financial jeopardy, according to a recent court filing obtained …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN's Jim Acosta Challenges Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Then Makes a Quick Exit  —  Jim Acosta, the square-jawed CNN correspondent, has stood out among the White House press corps for his impassioned on-air monologues about the importance of the First Amendment.
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Mollie Hemingway: Trump Did Not Create Distrust Of The Media, Distrust Of The Media Created Trump  —  Mollie Hemingway said the media needs to take a “hard look” inside and called out Jim Acosta for telling a woman, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, that she …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicts the media — on bogus, Trumped-up charges
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:   Trump Bashes ‘Fake News’: ‘They Can Make Anything Bad’
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
It's True: Trump Is Lying More, and He's Doing It on Purpose.  —  On Thursday, the Washington Post published a remarkable story on its front page revealing a recent spike in the number of “false and misleading claims” made by President Trump.  In his first year as President, Trump made 2,140 false claims, according to the Post.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Raw Story and CNN
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
When Racism Is Fit to Print  —  Is the newest member of the New York Times editorial board, Sarah Jeong, a racist?  —  From one perspective — that commonly held by people outside the confines of the political left — she obviously is.  A series of tweets from 2013 to 2015 reveal …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:   On the Constant Hunt for Fresh Outrage
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
O'Rourke Puts Race into Lean Republican Column  —  This race in a state that isn't usually competitive for Democrats in statewide races has generated an unusual amount of attention.  Most of it is thanks to U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee, who is running an unconventional yet …
Discussion: Axios, New Republic, El Paso Times and MSNBC
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
What August Ratings Can Tell Us About November Results  —  In July of 2006, The Cook Political Report rated just 14 GOP-held seats as highly vulnerable.  By November, the number of GOP-held seats in danger had tripled to 43.  We saw a similar pattern in 2010.
Discussion: Raw Story
Martin Chulov / The Guardian:
My son, Osama: the al-Qaida leader's mother speaks for the first time  —  Nearly 17 years since 9/11, Osama bin Laden's family remains an influential part of Saudi society - as well as a reminder of the darkest moment in the kingdom's history.  Can they escape his legacy?
Discussion: Politico, Jezebel and The Daily Caller
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Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
The bin Laden family says Osama's youngest son went to Afghanistan to ‘avenge’ his father
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Trump administration tells ACLU to find deported parents  —  The Trump administration on Thursday informed a federal judge that it isn't responsible for locating deported parents separated forcibly from their children at the southern border.  —  DOJ said in a court filing …
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Alice Driver / CNN:
Ivanka Trump's ‘good cop’ routine is a sham
Discussion: Second Nexus, HuffPost and IJR
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:   Trump administration puts burden on ACLU to find deported parents separated from children
David Brunnstrom / Reuters:
Pompeo says North Korea weapons work counter to denuclearization pledge  —  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Less than two months after a landmark U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew back to the city state on Friday and said North Korea's continued work …
Discussion: Axios and Defense One
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Pompeo: ‘ways to go’ before NKorea meets denuke vow
Discussion: NBC News and Reuters
Washington Post:
At President Trump's hotel in New York, revenue went up this spring — thanks to a visit from big-spending Saudis  —  The general manager of the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan had a rare bit of good news to report to investors this spring: After two years of decline …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
There's a virus in Trumpland  —  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — It is a truism that the people who attend a rally for President Trump more than two years before he's on the ballot again are generally strong supporters of President Trump.  Especially when those supporters are willing to wait hours …
Discussion: New York Post
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
QAnon: Meet a real-life believer in the online, pro-Trump conspiracy theory that's bursting into view
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Police Report: Ex-GOP Official Calls Himself Second Christ, Sacrifices Dog  —  Todd Kincannon, former executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party, has reportedly killed his dog due to his belief that he is Jesus Christ and needed to perform a sacrifice.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Noah Feit / The State:
Ex-leader of SC Republican Party says he's Christ and God told him to kill mom's dog, police say
Discussion: Raw Story
Euan McKirdy / CNN:
WWE wrestler Kane wins bid for Knox County mayor  —  (CNN)The Big Red Machine has been elected to political office.  —  Glenn Jacobs — better known as WWE wrestler Kane — won his bid for Knox County, Tennessee mayor after roundly defeating his opponent, Linda Haney.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Democrats See an Opening in Kansas if Trump Ally Wins Primary  —  TOPEKA, Kan. — The evolution of the Kansas Republican Party mirrors that of the national party, a rightward shift from the moderation of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the mainstream conservatism of Bob Dole to the small-government absolutism …
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Jessica Huseman / ProPublica:
Our Rebuttal to Kris Kobach's Critique
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Socialist candidate Ocasio-Cortez once saw herself as Smithian capitalist, viewed feminism as ‘relic’  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the socialist congressional candidate from New York who touts honesty and authenticity as her greatest strengths, used to describe herself as a follower of Adam Smith …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
CNN:
‘Manhattan Madam’ met with Mueller's team  —  (CNN)Kristin Davis, the woman famously known as the “Manhattan Madam,” met with special counsel Robert Mueller's team for a voluntary interview on Wednesday, according to four sources familiar with the situation.
Discussion: Law & Crime, Hill Reporter and The Hill
Washington Post:
After investigating Clinton White House and Vincent Foster's death, Brett Kavanaugh had a change of heart  —  In early 1995, Brett Kavanaugh, a rising star in conservative legal circles, wrestled with one of the most inflammatory questions of the Clinton presidency: How did White House deputy counsel Vincent Foster die?
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Exclusive: Bannon blasts ‘con artist’ Kochs, ‘lame duck’ Ryan, ‘diminished’ Kelly  —  Stephen Bannon is ratcheting up his war on the Koch network, accusing the billionaire brothers of running “a conscious scam” and a “con job.”  —  He also has a warning for Republican candidates …
Theo Francis / Wall Street Journal:
AT&T Overpaid Some Pensioners.  Now It Wants the Money Back.  —  The telecom giant has enlisted a collection agency, a step other companies in similar situations have declined to take  —  When James Mizelle retired in 2001, he started drawing a pension from his 27-year career with AT&T T 1.04% and other phone companies.
Jeremy Corbyn / The Guardian:
I will root antisemites out of Labour - they do not speak for me  —  Yes, there is a continuing problem.  But the party will do whatever it takes to safeguard the Jewish community  —  I have spent my life campaigning for recognition of the strength of a multicultural society.
Discussion: Bloomberg
YouTube:
Meet The Trump Fans Of Q-Anon (HBO) … President Trump is flying around the country this week trying to convince Americans that if the want to Keep America Great, they need to vote Republican in November.  —  But his campaign rally in Tampa Tuesday was about more than just the mid-terms.
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Generation Shapiro  —  Ben Shapiro and the future of American conservatism  —  I spend a few weeks every year teaching high school and college students, and in my interactions with young people in and around universities I have noticed a trend.  After class, at meals, and in walks around campus …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
NASA unveils the astronauts who will relaunch human space flights from U.S. soil  —  The new generation of pilots will fly on company spaceships.  —  HOUSTON — NASA on Friday announced the crews of the first flights from U.S. soil since the space shuttle retired in 2011 …
Wall Street Journal:
Top Trump Donor Agreed to Pay Michael Cohen $10 Million for Nuclear Project Push  —  Consulting deal with Franklin L. Haney could have been among the most lucrative struck by president's then-personal attorney  —  A major donor to President Trump agreed to pay $10 million to the president's …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Deutsche Bank reports show chinks in money laundering armor  —  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank has uncovered shortcomings in its ability to fully identify clients and the source of their wealth, internal documents seen by Reuters show, more than a year after it was fined nearly $700 million for allowing money laundering.
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Manufacturing Jobs Up 400,000 Under Trump; +37,000 in July  —  (CNSNews.com) - Manufacturing jobs in the United States increased by 37,000 in July and have now increased by 400,000 since Donald Trump became president, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Bloomberg:
Trump Fury Over Mueller ‘Conflicts’ Dates to Oval Office Meeting  — Mueller met with Trump on FBI job day before taking over probe  — President suggested Sessions should remove special counsel  —  President Donald Trump sat with Robert Mueller in the Oval Office in May of last year …
Associated Press:
Campaigns on their own as cyber threats roil midterms  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris has been the target of social media misinformation campaigns since she became a U.S. senator.  —  Every month for the last 18 months, her office has discovered on average between three …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
 
 
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Damien Sharkov / Newsweek:
What Is Putin Worth? New Bipartisan Bill Wants to Reveal President's Assets
Discussion: VICE News
Eric M. Johnson / Reuters:
Bezos throws cash, engineers at rocket program as space race accelerates
Jose Olmos / Talk of the Sound:
New Rochelle Armory Murder Suspect, an Illegal Alien from Mexico, Deported Twice, Came Back a Third Time
Patrick Tucker / Defense One:
How Russian Hackers Amplified the Seth Rich Conspiracy Until it Reached Donald Trump and the CIA
Discussion: Techdirt
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Data shows a surprising campus free speech problem: left-wingers being fired for their opinions
Joshua Gauntt / WBRC-TV:
B'ham Subway manager fired for racial slur apologizes, calls it a “slip up”
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
 Earlier Items: 
Haley Britzky / Axios:
China plans more retaliatory tariffs against U.S.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats hopeful after poll shows plummeting trust in Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
In Tennessee Senate Race, Democrat Tries To Show He Can Overcome Political Tribalism
Discussion: Washington Post and Axios
David Siders / Politico:
Democratic rivalries laid bare at liberal summit
Matt Phillips / New York Times:
Apple's $1 Trillion Milestone Reflects Rise of Powerful Megacompanies
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
White Americans support welfare programs — but only for themselves, says new research
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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Evan Drellich / New York Times:
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