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7:15 PM ET, August 8, 2018

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Omarosa Secretly Recorded Trump and Played the Audio for People, Sources Say … Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, isn't the only one with secretly recorded audio of the president. — Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell The Daily Beast …

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New York Times:

Trump's Lawyers Counter Mueller's Interview Offer, Seeking Narrower Scope — WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers rejected the special counsel's latest terms for an interview in the Russia investigation, countering on Wednesday with an offer that suggested a narrow path for answering questions, people familiar with the matter said.

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Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Ad Showing Trump Voter Urging President Not to Fire Robert Mueller Airs During Hannity

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Erin Durkin / The Guardian:
Trump team rejects Mueller's interview request but offers sitdown under narrow terms

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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump lawyers reject interview terms sought by special counsel in Russia probe

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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:

New York GOP Rep. Chris Collins arrested over insider trading charges — Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., has been arrested on insider trading charges lodged by the Justice Department, law enforcement officials said Wednesday morning. — The indictment obtained from a federal grand jury …

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CNN:
New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins indicted on insider trading charges

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New York Times:
New York Congressman Chris Collins Is Charged With Insider Trading

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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Indicted Rep. Chris Collins shows why members of Congress should not trade stocks

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NBC News:
New York Rep. Chris Collins indicted on insider trading charges

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New York Times:
New York Congressman Chris Collins Is Charged With Insider Trading

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Laura Nahmias / Politico:
GOP Rep. Chris Collins charged with securities fraud

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Rich Schapiro / New York Daily News:
Upstate New York Congressman Chris Collins arrested on federal insider trading charges

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Kansas City Star:

No law prevents Kris Kobach from overseeing the likely recount in his own race — No law requires Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to recuse himself from a recount in the governor's race, but legal and political experts say that he should to maintain trust in the election.

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Tampa Bay Times:

Bill Nelson: The Russians have penetrated some Florida voter registration systems — Nelson amplified concerns about the 2018 midterms. — Russian operatives have “penetrated” some of Florida's election systems ahead of the 2018 midterms, Sen. Bill Nelson said Wednesday, adding new urgency about hacking.

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Mother Jones:

Russians Have Penetrated Florida's Election Systems, Senator Says — “They have already penetrated certain counties in the state and they now have free rein to move about.” … Intelligence officials have warned for months that Russia will seek to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections, just as it did in 2016.

Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:

Tuesday Night Is a Bad Sign for GOP Chances in the House — On its face, Tuesday night seemed uneventful, or even good news for the Republican Party. Aside from a few primaries here and there, the main event was the House special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District.

Discussion: RedState

Henry Olsen / American Greatness:
Ohio Squeaker Shows GOP Has A Lot To Learn About Winning

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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Ohio Results Point to Democratic Strength in 2018—And a Showdown in 2020

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CNN:

Remains of boy found during search of New Mexico compound — (CNN)The remains of a young boy were found on a compound in rural New Mexico where 11 emaciated children were discovered last week, authorities said Tuesday. — But it is unclear whether the remains uncovered Monday …

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Associated Press:

Prosecutor: Man at N.M. compound trained kids for school shooting — AMALIA, N.M. (AP) — The father of a missing Georgia boy was training children at a New Mexico compound to commit school shootings, prosecutors said in court documents obtained Wednesday, as authorities waited to learn …

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CNN:

Corey Stewart praised southern secession in 2017 campaign appearance — Senate candidate takes personal shot at Cuomo — (CNN)Corey Stewart, the Republican nominee for a US Senate seat for Virginia, praised in a speech last year Virginia's decision in 1861 to secede from the Union …

Discussion: New Republic and Blue Virginia

Wall Street Journal:

'It's Fantastic!' Trump Warms to Rosenstein — Nearly fired by the president, the No. 2 Justice official—the man in charge of the Mueller probe—builds a rapport — Before President Trump headed to meet Vladimir Putin last month, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requested a meeting in the Oval Office.

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Michael Goodwin / New York Post: Why it's time for Trump to play his ace in the hole

Ken White / NBC News:

Ken White The Manafort trial judge keeps yelling at prosecutors. That's not good news for the defendant. — Trial lawyers know that judicial grumbling is not a reliable predictor of results. — For the last week, political junkies have been transfixed by the federal criminal trial of Paul Manafort …

Discussion: Vox, New Yorker and Daily Kos

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

Manafort Trial Day 7: Gates wraps testimony, tensions flare — As Rick Gates wrapped up his testimony against former boss Paul Manafort Wednesday, the defense got in an attention-grabbing parting shot at the government's star witness: suggesting Gates had as many as four extramarital affairs during the time he was working for Manafort.

Discussion: ABC News

Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:

Rashida Tlaib, With Primary Win, Is Poised to Become First Muslim Woman in Congress — DETROIT — By the time Rashida Tlaib was finished, not a dry eye remained in the room. — “I want people across the country to know that you don't need to sell out,” Ms. Tlaib said early Wednesday morning.

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New York Times:
5 Takeaways From Tuesday's Election Results

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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:

Uber Hit With Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown — Even as Uber has become one of Silicon Valley's biggest success stories and changed the way people across the globe get around, the company has faced increased scrutiny from government regulators and struggled to overcome its image …

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Ariel Shapiro / CNBC:
New York City just voted to cap Uber and Lyft vehicles, and that could make rides more expensive

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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:

Alex Jones' Lawyer Seeks To Make Sandy Hook Parents' Home Addresses Public — “They're using an old, outdated law to intimidate these people and it's just sick,” said Mark Bankston, a lawyer for the parents. — When radio host Alex Jones published a video in 2017 titled “Sandy Hook Vampires Exposed …

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John Bonazzo / Observer:
Alex Jones Attacks Communists and Goblins on Google+, Where No One Can Hear Him

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Josh Lederman / NBC News:

Trump administration to hit Russia with new sanctions for Skripal poisoning — The administration has signed off on a determination that Russia violated international law, triggering new U.S. sanctions. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is hitting Russia with new sanctions punishing …

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NBC News: Sen. Rand Paul says he delivered letter from Trump to Putin

Alvin Chang / Vox:

We analyzed every QAnon post on Reddit. Here's who QAnon supporters actually are. — The QAnon subreddit, analyzed with data. — Late on a recent Thursday night, a Reddit user posted a comment in a forum (or subreddit) devoted to the game Magic: The Gathering about how the company …

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Patrick Leahy / U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont:

Blumenthal & Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, Including Leahy, File FOIA Request To Compel Release Of Kavanaugh Documents — In the absence of action by Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans to seek the full scope of documents necessary to properly consider Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh …

Associated Press:

Like father, like son: Trump Jr. defiant about Russia probe — WASHINGTON (AP) — If Donald Trump Jr. is worried, he sure doesn't show it. — His father, the president, is reported to be fretting about his eldest son's entanglement in the Russia investigation.

Paul Bois / Daily Wire:

Mila Kunis Admits She Lives In A Bubble: 'I Didn't Even Know There Was An Opposing Side' On Abortion — “I don't want to promote it, whatever it is” — Actress Mila Kunis admits she lives in a progressive Hollywood bubble that is so knee-deep in pro-abortion advocates …

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Tom Roussey / WJLA-TV:

Man beaten with bike lock by cyclist who screamed racist slur in Georgetown shares story — A local man is facing a hate crime charge for allegedly smashing an African American man in the head with a bicycle lock after repeatedly screaming the “N-word” at him.

Discussion: Raw Story

Walter Shapiro / Roll Call:

Why the Mueller Investigation Is the Wobble of Neptune — OPINION — It was the summer of “Chinatown” and Elton John's best-selling album “Caribou.” Top-rated TV shows like “All in the Family” M*A*S*H" were in rerun season. But August 1974 was not lacking in drama cut with pathos.

David Gutman / The Seattle Times:

Washington state primary election: GOP's McMorris Rodgers, Herrera Beutler face tight races in November — Republican House members Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Jaime Herrera Beutler are looking at tough general elections as each had less than half the vote on primary night.

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Alex Ward / Vox:

Exclusive: Pompeo told North Korea to cut its nuclear arsenal by 60 to 70 percent — But North Korea has consistently rejected the secretary of state's proposal. — The Trump administration has presented North Korea with a formal timeline for starting the process of denuclearization — and Pyongyang has rejected it several times.

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