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3:15 PM ET, August 5, 2018

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ABC News:
If Mueller subpoenas Trump to testify, legal fight would go to Supreme Court: Trump lawyer  —  A member of President Trump's legal team said that if special counsel Robert Mueller were to subpoena Trump to testify in the Russia investigation, it would spark a legal battle that would go to the Supreme Court
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump acknowledges purpose of meeting with Russian lawyer  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between a Kremlin-connected lawyer and his son was to collect information about his political opponent …
emptywheel:
Trump Tweets a Confession, Then Sekulow Admits His Client Has Been Lying about His Involvement  —  As I disclosed last month, I provided information to the FBI on issues related to the Mueller investigation, so I'm going to include disclosure statements on Mueller investigation posts from here on out.
Chip Skambis / WFTV:
Police: Armed bystander takes down gunman at Titusville back to school event  —  TITUSVILLE, Fla. - An armed bystander shot a man who open-fired on a back to school event at a Titusville park following a fistfight, police said.  —  The shooting occurred at Isaac Campbell Park on South Street shortly …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jack Torry / The Columbus Dispatch:
Kasich claims Balderson did not invite Trump to central Ohio  —  WASHINGTON — Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson told him he did not invite President Donald Trump to campaign for him at a rousing rally Delaware County Saturday on the eve of Tuesday's special election.
Elizabeth Drew / The Daily Beast:
The Trump Slump Hits U.S. Tourism … Summertime, but where are the foreign tourists?  —  Ever since our forty-fifth president was elected, tourism to the United States from foreign countries has steadily dropped—in the face of a world-wide boom in travel—and the authoritative U.S. Travel Association …
New York Times:
White Nationalists Love Corey Stewart.  He Keeps Them Close.  —  The Republican nominee for Senate in Virginia likes to engage the racial fringes of his party, creating a dilemma for mainstream G.O.P. leaders wary of his views.  —  WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Corey Stewart stands at the end …
Discussion: Politico
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
No Straw Man Here: The Mask Slips in Santa Barbara  —  A little noticed detail in Santa Barbara's recent drive to criminalize plastic straws, which culminated in the Santa Barbara city council taking testimony from a nine-year-old about the planetary menace, has come to light in recent days.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
“Red wave”: Inside Trump's frenetic rally schedule  —  Republican officials have started calling the midterms the “Barbell Election.”  —  The big picture: A House Republican aide explains that Trump's approval ratings are like barbells: bulging favorables and unfavorables on each end …
Martin Chulov / The Guardian:
Hamza bin Laden has married daughter of lead 9/11 hijacker, say family  —  Exclusive: union confirmed by Osama bin Laden's family during interview with the Guardian  —  Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader, has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta, the lead hijacker in the 9/11 terror attacks, according to his family.
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Rubio signals changes to election meddling bill  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday signaled he is willing to alter bipartisan legislation that would automatically sanction Russia, or any other country, for any future election meddling in order to get is passed.
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Metro no longer considering separate trains for white nationalists attending ‘Unite the Right’ rally  —  Metro is no longer considering running separate trains for protesters participating in the Aug. 12 “Unite the Right” white nationalists rally in the District, the transit agency's board chairman said Saturday.
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Emily Zogbi / Newsweek:
Russia Appointed Steven Seagal to Improve Relations with America  —  Russia's Foreign Ministry has made U.S. actor Steven Seagal its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties.  The role is meant to deepen cultural, art, and youth ties between the two countries.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, IndieWire, CNN and CBS Philly
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Maria Kiselyova / Reuters:
Russia tasks Hollywood actor Seagal with improving U.S. ties
Discussion: Telegraph
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
‘60 Minutes’ boss delays return to work as harassment probe continues  —  The executive producer of “60 Minutes,” Jeff Fager, will not return to work on Monday, as an internal investigation into alleged misconduct at CBS News continues.  —  “Having heard the investigation will be wrapping up soon …
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
The lessons we can still learn from my friend Ron Dellums  —  The morning after I was first elected to Congress, I flew to Washington hoping to get right to work.  The incoming chairman of the Armed Services Committee was one of the few House members on Capitol Hill that morning.
Washington Post:
Melania Trump issues statement in support of LeBron James after president insults him  —  First lady Melania Trump issued a statement Saturday in support of LeBron James, after President Trump posted a late-night tweet attacking the basketball star.  —  The president took to his favorite medium …
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Washington Post:
Trump criticizes Democrats, ‘Russian witch hunt,’ and coastal elites at Ohio rally
Discussion: The Mahablog, Politico and The Week
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Judge's ruling invalidates FEC regulation allowing anonymous donations to ‘dark money’ groups  —  A U.S. District Court judge on Friday issued a ruling invalidating a Federal Election Commission regulation that has allowed donors to so-called dark-money groups to remain anonymous …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Axios
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Scores Major Court Victory Against Dark Money
Discussion: Common Dreams
 
 
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Jack Fowler / National Review:
Heng Gets Facebook Blocked
Discussion: Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Scorching Summer in Europe Signals Long-Term Climate Changes
Adam Beam / Associated Press:
McConnell announces re-elect campaign at Fancy Farm picnic
Discussion: Political Wire
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
An unsavory scam? Company accused of diluting Chesapeake blue crab meat with imported crab
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
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Matt Lopez / Priorities USA:
RE: New Poll & Messaging Guidance: Russia, Immigration and Trade War Sticking to Trump
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
The High School We Can't Log Off From
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Progressives' Plan to Win in 2018
 Earlier Items: 
Roey Hadar / ABC News:
4 primaries, Ohio special election promise key midterm clues
Discussion: Political Wire
Sean McElwee / New York Times:
The Power of ‘Abolish ICE’
Alan Dershowtiz / Washington Post:
A book about impeachment that Donald Trump likes so much, he tweeted about it
New York Times:
The Age That Women Have Babies: How a Gap Divides America
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Continental Drift  —  As Europe wanes, the distance between it and America grows
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
‘Never In My Wildest Dreams’: GOP Candidates Find Key to Winning Trump's Strong Praise
Discussion: Mother Jones
Michelle Tan / Army Times:
Army Delta Force sergeant major dies during free-fall parachute training
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Trump's worst political nightmare? Democrats with subpoena power.
Discussion: CNBC and Raw Story
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

 
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