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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 …
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The Daily Beast:   NRA Says Money Problems May Render It ‘Unable to Exist’
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
The Newseum is selling MAGA hats and ‘fake news’ T-shirts  —  If you're looking to stock up on the famous red hats that bear Donald Trump's favorite slogan, look no further than the Newseum's gift shop.  —  On its website, the interactive news museum in Washington, D.C., sells $14.99 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:   There's a virus in Trumpland
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
QAnon: Meet a real-life believer in the online, pro-Trump conspiracy theory that's bursting into view
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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Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
NYT's Sarah Jeong Also Sent Anti-Cop, Anti-Men Tweets  —  Sarah Jeong, the newest editorial board member of The New York Times, is also responsible for extensive anti-cop and anti-men tweets.  —  The New York Times stood by Jeong on Thursday after the internet surfaced her old racist tweets …
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 …
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
What August Ratings Can Tell Us About November Results
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexi McCammond / Axios:   Texas Senate race is getting closer
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 and Raw Story
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats to end boycott, plan to meet with Kavanaugh later this month  —  Senate Democrats will begin meeting with Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh to press him privately on releasing his papers, a senior Democratic aide said Friday, after Democrats had boycotted these sit-downs …
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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?
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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicts the media — on bogus, Trumped-up charges
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:   Mollie Hemingway: Trump Did Not Create Distrust Of The Media, Distrust Of The Media Created Trump
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.
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?
KTFT:
New kids on the block: 118 hungry goats descend on Boise neighborhood  —  “They kind of just like took over this neighborhood this morning.”  —  BOISE — A herd of goats caused a stir Friday morning after they escaped their enclosure and went on a snacking tour through a West Boise neighborhood.
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Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
Dozens of professional goats briefly took over a neighborhood in Boise
Discussion: The Atlantic, KTFT and East Bay Times
Foreign Policy:
Trump and Allies Seek End to Refugee Status for Millions of Palestinians  —  In internal emails, Jared Kushner advocated a “sincere effort to disrupt” the U.N.'s relief agency for Palestinians.  —  Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor …
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Associated Press:   Trump staffs up Mideast team for peace plan rollout
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 …
Discussion: Observer
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
The tender, terrifying truth about what happened inside the Trader Joe's hostage siege  —  About halfway through the three-hour siege at Trader Joe's in Silver Lake, the wounded gunman, Gene Atkins, looked at one of his hostages, MaryLinda Moss, and told her it was all over for him.
Alice Driver / CNN:
Ivanka Trump's ‘good cop’ routine is a sham  —  Ivanka Trump: Family separations a low point  —  Alice Driver is a freelance journalist and translator whose work focuses on migration, human rights and gender equality.  She is based in Mexico City.  Driver is the author of “More or Less Dead …
Discussion: Second Nexus, IJR and HuffPost
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Associated Press:
WWE wrestler known as Kane wins mayor's race in Tennessee  —  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former WWE wrestler known as Kane has won a “no-holds-barred, last-man-standing” round, this time in the political ring.  —  Glenn Jacobs went by Kane in the WWE.  Now the 6-foot-8, 300-pound Republican has the title of Knox County Mayor.
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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 …
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.
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.
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Georgia election officials knew system had ‘critical vulnerabilities’ before 2016 vote  —  WASHINGTON  —  Georgia election officials got a friendly warning in August 2016 that their electronic voting system could be easily breached.  —  But less than a month before the November election …
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Republican congressman is still touting fake pro-Israel award from Sacha Baron Cohen  —  As part of his effort to trick conservative activists and lawmakers into embarrassing themselves on his Showtime series Who is America?, Sacha Baron Cohen presented a fake pro-Israel award to an array of political figures called “70 at 70.”
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
Jeffrey Cimmino / Washington Free Beacon:
Ana Navarro: ‘CNN Tries to Be Very Balanced’  —  Meghan McCain and Ana Navarro engaged in a fiery debate over media bias on Friday's episode of “The View,” with Navarro vehemently defending the journalistic integrity of CNN, the network she frequently contributes to.
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: Politico, Bloomberg and HuffPost UK
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 …
Damien Sharkov / Newsweek:
What Is Putin Worth?  New Bipartisan Bill Wants to Reveal President's Assets  —  Republican and Democrat senators are pushing for a bill to add U.S. pressure on Russia and make public the net worth of Russian President Vladimir Putin.  —  The draft, compiled by six senior lawmakers …
Discussion: Financial Times and VICE News
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
The Clinton campaign sought dirt on Trump from Russian officials.  Where's the outrage?  —  All of Washington is waiting with bated breath to find out whether the Mueller investigation will provide evidence proving that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.
Discussion: emptywheel
Henry Brean / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Final police report on Las Vegas shooting unable to determine motive  —  Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo speaks at a news conference Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Las Vegas.  Lombardo spoke about the final report on the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting that became the deadliest in modern U.S. history.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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Kaitlyn Schallhorn / Fox News:
Janus Ruling Fallout: Washington state employees sue to ‘escape’ union
Discussion: Townhall
Leslie Brody / Wall Street Journal:
New York City Study Shows Literacy Coaches Had No Effect on Low-Income Second-Graders
Discussion: Chalkbeat and New York Daily News
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Failure to Communicate  —  Trump has a solid record …
Discussion: Politico
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Three Leaders Are Better Than One
Discussion: Power Line
Jose Olmos / Talk of the Sound:
New Rochelle Armory Murder Suspect, an Illegal Alien from Mexico, Deported Twice, Came Back a Third Time
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Data shows a surprising campus free speech problem: left-wingers being fired for their opinions
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
NASA unveils the astronauts who will relaunch human space flights from U.S. soil
Discussion: Gizmodo
 Earlier Items: 
Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
Hispanic unemployment again hits new record low in July
Discussion: CNNMoney, Townhall, Breitbart and IJR
David Brunnstrom / Reuters:
Pompeo says North Korea weapons work counter to denuclearization pledge
Discussion: Associated Press, Axios and Defense One
Associated Press:
Campaigns on their own as cyber threats roil midterms
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats hopeful after poll shows plummeting trust in Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Top Trump Donor Agreed to Pay Michael Cohen $10 Million for Nuclear Project Push
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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