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2:35 PM ET, August 9, 2018

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Jessie Balmert / USA Today:
Ohio race just got closer after county finds hundreds of uncounted votes  —  A special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District was too close to call early Tuesday.  It could produce an automatic recount for Democrat Danny O'Connor and Republican Troy Balderson, who was backed by President Donald Trump.
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Wall Street Journal:
The ‘Red Wave’ Illusion  —  Evidence builds of major GOP losses in November.  —  Republicans on present trend are poised in November to lose their majority in the House of Representatives and a slew of governorships.  That's the clear message from Tuesday's election contests and a growing body of evidence.
Discussion: Raw Story and Instapundit
Sam Baker / Axios:
How one failed drug ensnared so many GOP lawmakers
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Laura Ingraham Doesn't Love Her Country Anymore  —  The Fox News commentator Laura Ingraham declared on a recent episode of her cable-television show that “in some parts of the country, it does seem like the America that we know and love doesn't exist anymore.”  What ended it?
Discussion: The Daily Caller
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
A Warning from 1995  —  In November 1995, COMMENTARY published a symposium called “The National Prospect” in which dozens of writers offered their view of America's possible future.  I just went and looked at my entry in that symposium, which I had not thought of in years …
Associated Press:
Puerto Rico concedes Hurricane Maria deaths more than 1,400  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico has conceded that Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people on the island last year and not just the 64 in the official death toll.  —  The government acknowledged the higher death toll …
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
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Frances Robles / New York Times:
Puerto Rican Government Acknowledges Hurricane Death Toll of 1,427  —  SAN JUAN, P.R. — The government of Puerto Rico has quietly acknowledged in a report posted online that in all likelihood more than 1,400 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria — a figure that is more than 20 times the official death toll.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Devin Nunes, in secretly recorded tape, tells donors GOP majority is necessary to protect Trump: 'We're the only ones'  —  Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, appears to have moved from criticizing the investigation into Russian interference …
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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Secret recording shows GOP's Nunes saying Rosenstein impeachment would delay Supreme Court pick
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:   The worst — and most intriguing — parts of the secret Devin Nunes tape
MSNBC:
TRMS Exclusive: Devin Nunes speaks candidly at fundraiser
Discussion: Vox and The Week
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Devin Nunes, Trump's political stooge, is at it again
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Melania Trump's parents are now US citizens  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's in-laws are officially United States citizens.  —  Viktor and Amalija Knavs, the parents of first lady Melania Trump, were granted citizenship Thursday, their immigration attorney, Michael Wildes, announced.
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Kyle Mizokami / Popular Mechanics:
Should the U.S. Air Force Bomb Forest Fires?  —  It sounds ridiculous, but it's an idea that's grounded in physics.  —  Earlier this summer, the Swedish Air Force dropped a laser-guided bomb on a forest fire to help suppress the flames.  Now there's a proposal for the United States to do the same …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and New York Times
Associated Press:
Melania Trump's parents are sworn in as US citizens  —  First lady Melania Trump's parents have been sworn in as U.S. citizens.  —  A lawyer for Viktor and Amalija Knavs says the Slovenian couple took the citizenship oath on Thursday in New York City.  —  They had been living in the U.S. as permanent residents.
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and The Daily Caller
Andrew Cain / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Kaine leads Stewart by 23 points in poll from VCU's Wilder school  —  Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., led GOP rival Corey Stewart by 23 percentage points in a July poll of likely voters released Wednesday.  —  Kaine had 49 percent to 26 percent for Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors …
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
Cranky judge, flawed witness threaten Mueller's Manafort case  —  A seeming slam-dunk case runs up against ‘improper statements’ and other obstacles as the prosecution prepares to wrap up.  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team of prosecutors have spent several days building …
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New York Times:
Judge in Manafort Trial Is a ‘Caesar’ in His Own Rome
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Rudy's Mueller demand: No questions on Flynn, Comey  —  With his constant commentating and public negotiating, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is setting up unmeetable expectations for special counsel Robert Mueller — a kind of insurance policy with the president's base.
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Major Garrett / CBS News:
Rudy Giuliani puts odds of a Trump-Mueller interview at “50-50”
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
GOP Rep. Chris Collins used campaign funds to pay legal bills for insider-trading investigations  — Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., used campaign funds to pay legal bills while he faced investigation for alleged insider trading for more than a year.  — A federal criminal investigation culminated …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: The Chris Collins indictment ensures ethics will be a major issue in the midterms
George Hawley / Institute for Family Studies Blog:
The Demography of the Alt-Right … Divorce does seem to increase the likelihood a respondent will believe whites suffer discrimination and the likelihood that a white person will agree with all three of the basic premises of white identity politics.  —  Higher incomes are associated …
Discussion: BloombergQuint, theGrio and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Pence details plan for creation of Space Force in what would be the sixth branch of the military  —  Vice President Pence laid out an ambitious plan Thursday that would create a military command dedicated to space this year and eventually establish a “Space Force” as the sixth branch of the U.S. military.
Discussion: Vox, Engadget, Splinter and The Week
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Hope Hicks getting sucked back into Trump's orbit  —  Hope Hicks had no intention of traveling on Air Force One when she arrived at President Donald Trump's Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club to hang out with White House friends including Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Judge halts mother-daughter deportation, threatens to hold Sessions in contempt  —  This is a developing story.  It will be updated.  —  A federal judge in Washington halted an apparent deportation in progress Thursday and threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt …
Discussion: Breitbart
Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Rules Won't Save Twitter.  Values Will.  —  The platform won't ban the dangerous liar Alex Jones because he “hasn't violated our rules.”  Then what's the point of these rules?  —  This week, Alex Jones, the persistently mendacious conspiracy-theory spouter — yeah, that's a real job in 2018 …
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
The Marines Didn't Think Women Belonged in the Infantry.  She's Proving Them Wrong.  —  MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia — First Lt. Marina A. Hierl watched a dozen Marines charge toward human silhouettes made of paper atop a nearby hill.  Despite the early hour …
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Sikh man beaten, spat on.  ‘Devastated’ police chief says suspect is ‘my 18-year old son’  —  A surveillance video of the brutal attack began circulating widely across social media earlier this week, drawing anger from the large Sikh community in California's Central Valley.
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
Why the Left Is So Afraid of Jordan Peterson  —  Two years ago, I walked downstairs and saw one of my teenage sons watching a strange YouTube video on the television.  —  “What is that?”  I asked.  —  He turned to me earnestly and explained, “It's a psychology professor at the University of Toronto talking about Canadian law.”
New York Times:
Trump's Tariffs on Canadian Newsprint Hasten Local Newspapers' Demise  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's decision to impose tariffs on Canadian newsprint is hastening the demise of local newspapers across the country, forcing already-struggling publications to cut staff …
Pew Research Center:
For Most Trump Voters, ‘Very Warm’ Feelings for Him Endured  —  Also: A detailed look at the 2016 electorate, based on voter records  —  In the wake of Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, an overwhelming majority of those who said they had voted for him had “warm” feelings for him.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jeff Coltin / CSNY:
Sean Patrick Maloney unleashes his inner bro  —  After a month of relative quiet from his campaign for attorney general, Sean Patrick Maloney is finally sprinting out of the gate.  —  The congressman and more than a dozen supporters showed up bright and early Wednesday morning decked …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
John R. Schindler / Observer:
Donald Trump's Nightmare Isn't Robert Mueller  —  Judging from the unhinged tone of his tweets—which is nothing new, but still perhaps the best barometer of our 45th president's mood on any given day—Donald Trump is worried about his future.  He should be, as the Special Counsel investigation …
Discussion: Raw Story, ThinkProgress, KTLA and CNN
Associated Press:
For now, Army suspends discharges of immigrant recruits  —  The U.S. Army has stopped discharging immigrant recruits who enlisted seeking a path to citizenship — at least temporarily.  —  A memo shared with The Associated Press on Wednesday and dated July 20 spells out orders …
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Democratic Socialism Threatens Minorities
Tampa Bay Times:
Florida House candidate caught on video stealing rival's fliers
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Outrage Over Sarah Jeong
Discussion: American Greatness and Vox
Rebecca Klein / HuffPost:
Exclusive: Florida Wants To Help Bullied Kids — Unless They're Gay
Zachary Hansen / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta school removes Pledge of Allegiance from morning ritual
Discussion: IJR, CBS New York and Daily Wire
Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
WARNING: Colleges May Reject You Based On Whom You Follow On Social Media
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
White House head of communications for Hispanic media quietly exits
Discussion: KABE-LP, Observer and RightWire
Reuters:
Dozens killed, including children on a bus, in Yemen air strikes
CNBC:
Chinese leadership is facing a rare backlash for its handling of the US trade dispute
Kai Kupferschmidt / Science:
She's the world's top empathy researcher. But colleagues say she bullied and intimidated them
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Don Lemon: Trump told me I couldn't be a fair reporter because I'm black
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Tribune Terminates $3.9 Billion Sinclair Merger, Sues Broadcast Rival
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GOP Rep's Arrest Gets 7x The Coverage of Entire Scandal for Democrat
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Media boost security as Trump ramps up ‘enemy’ rhetoric
 

 
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Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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