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Politico:
Rep. Chris Collins, fighting prosecution, seeks to end reelection bid — Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.), who was charged this week as part of an insider trading scheme, is suspending his re-election campaign and will attempt to remove his name from the ballot.
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Javier E. David / CNBC:
NY GOP Congressman Chris Collins suspends campaign amid insider trading allegations — Chris Collins suspends campaign 180811 JDAVID EC — Rep. Chris Collins, one of President Donald Trump's earliest backers in Congress, suspended his campaign on Saturday, in the wake of insider trading allegations …
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ThinkProgress, Political Wire, Joe.My.God. and Congressman Chris Collins
Roll Call:
Chris Collins Suspends Campaign Just Days After Criminal Indictment — New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins, who was arrested and indicted on charges related to securities fraud earlier this week, has suspended his re-election campaign. — “Democrats are laser focused on taking back the House …
CNN:
Chris Collins suspends re-election campaign following insider trading charges — Washington (CNN)New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins suspended his reelection campaign on Saturday after he was indicted earlier this week on charges related to insider trading.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
New York congressman facing insider trading charges suspends reelection bid
New York congressman facing insider trading charges suspends reelection bid
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Washington Monthly, USA Today and DCCC
BuzzFeed News:
GOP Operative Made “Suspicious” Cash Withdrawals During Pursuit Of Clinton Emails — In one of the most intriguing episodes of the 2016 presidential campaign, Republican activist Peter W. Smith launched an independent effort to obtain Hillary Clinton's emails to help defeat her and elect Donald Trump.
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Jonathan Freedland / The Guardian:
We like to mock Trump, but Britain's Russia stance is even worse — When it comes to evidence of Russian intervention in the 2016 referendum, Theresa May is unaccountably relaxed — There are not many laughs to be had from international diplomacy, but US foreign policy in the age …
Fresno Bee:
Devin Nunes is protecting Trump, but the Constitution requires a check on the president — Under the Constitution, Congress has the power to levy taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce and declare war. — It has lesser responsibilities as well. Among them are to create post offices …
Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald:
Email indicates Florida House candidate may have staged college degree deception — Miami University says Melissa Howard never graduated, despite her posting images of a diploma. — Facing accusations that she lied about having a degree from Miami University in Ohio …
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David Bishop / FLA News Online:
EXCLUSIVE: Candidate Melissa Howard Faked Her Diploma, University Alleges
EXCLUSIVE: Candidate Melissa Howard Faked Her Diploma, University Alleges
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Michael Avenatti Urges Democrats to Reject Michelle Obama's Advice on Trump — CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Michael Avenatti, fresh off his declaration that he may run for president in 2020, used his first big speech as a prospective candidate to call on the Democratic Party to reject Michelle Obama's …
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VICE News, Liberty Unyielding, Booman Tribune, VICE and Political Wire
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Twitter admits InfoWars violated its rules, but says it will remain on the platform — Twitter said Friday that the accounts belonging to far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his fringe media organization InfoWars would, for now, remain online, one day after a CNN investigation found …
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BuzzFeed News:
Twitter Suspends Proud Boys And Founder Gavin McInnes Accounts Ahead Of Unite The Right Rally
Twitter Suspends Proud Boys And Founder Gavin McInnes Accounts Ahead Of Unite The Right Rally
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Engadget, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, Joe.My.God., Mashable and LifeZette, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Inside Twitter's Struggle Over What Gets Banned
Inside Twitter's Struggle Over What Gets Banned
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Vox, Conservative News Today and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Twitter Shuts Down Accounts of Vice Co-Founder Gavin McInnes, Proud Boys Ahead of ‘Unite the Right’ Rally
Twitter Shuts Down Accounts of Vice Co-Founder Gavin McInnes, Proud Boys Ahead of ‘Unite the Right’ Rally
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Are you still sure there's no need to worry? — “Don't worry, the institutions will stop him.” Or: “Don't worry, he hasn't done any real damage yet, the institutions have stopped him.” How many times have you heard some version of this analysis since the election of President Trump?
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BuzzFeed News:
An Airline Employee Stole A Plane From Seattle Airport And Was Chased By Fighter Jets Before Crashing — “I'm just a broken guy. I've got a few screws loose I guess, I never really knew it until now,” the rogue pilot said to air traffic control. — An airline employee stole a plane …
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Alaska Airlines Blog, infowars.com and IJR
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Of Course There Is Such a Thing as a ‘Perjury Trap’ — And it's a legitimate reason for President Trump to decline to be interviewed. — Studies will someday be done on the deleterious effect Donald Trump has had on the brains of people who loathe him. It drives them to say things …
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Omarosa's New Book Claims Trump Wanted To Be Sworn In With ‘Art of the Deal’ … Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former White House staffer and contestant on “The Apprentice,” claims in a new book set to be released on Tuesday that President Trump had an unprecedented idea for his inauguration.
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Politico, Washington Times and Sputnik International
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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Omarosa Tells NPR She Heard Trump ‘N-Word Tape,’ Contradicting Her Own Tell-All Book
Omarosa Tells NPR She Heard Trump ‘N-Word Tape,’ Contradicting Her Own Tell-All Book
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Associated Press:
Trump, at golf club, intent on projecting he's hard at work — BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump is spending his summer vacation at his golf club in New Jersey. Wait, don't call it “vacation.” — Trump, who is loath to admit to sleeping — let alone taking time off …
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Montgomery Herald:
Woman killed by neighborhood dogs — Montgomery County Sheriff Chris Watkins released this statement Friday, August 10. — a resident of a Lake Tillery development on the western side of Montgomery County went missing while taking her daily walk. After several hours the 66 year old female did not return home.
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
A Lifelong Political Scrapper, Roger Stone Is Fighting for His Own Legal Future — As a flamboyant veteran of Washington and New York City politics, the campaign strategist Roger J. Stone Jr. has been in any number of knock-'em-down scrapes over the years, reaching back four decades …
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Republicans Are Caught in a Trump Bind as the Midterms Approach — Congressional Republicans are whistling to keep their spirits up. After Tuesday's special election in Ohio's Twelfth Congressional District, where the Democrat, Danny O'Connor, came very close to carrying an area …
Chiara Giordano / The Independent:
Trump tariffs have forced us into bankruptcy and liquidation, says PC case maker CaseLabs — 'Our user community has been very devoted to us and it's awful to think that we have let any of you down' — POPULAR VIDEOS — A high-end PC case maker says it has been “forced into bankruptcy and liquidation” …
Frances Robles / New York Times:
Containers of Hurricane Donations Found Rotting in Puerto Rico Parking Lot — SAN JUAN, P.R. — At least 10 trailers full of food, water and baby supplies donated for victims of Hurricane Maria were left to rot at a state elections office in Puerto Rico, where they broke open and became infested by rats.
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ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller and naked capitalism
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump calls for unity on anniversary of Charlottesville rally — President Donald Trump on Saturday called for the nation to “come together” ahead of the one-year anniversary of a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. — “The riots in Charlottesville a year ago resulted …
John Riley / Metro Weekly:
Study: 78,000 transgender Americans could be prevented from voting in 2018 — Congressional races in 8 states could be affected by the absence of transgender people due to strict photo ID requirements — A new study estimates that approximately 78,000 transgender people in eight crucial states …
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Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
Irwin M. Stelzer / Weekly Standard:
Trump's Economy Might Not Be Enough to Save the House — With the November congressional elections only 87 days away, Donald Trump has added to his revolutionary use of tweets what might prove to be an outdated reliance on two old-fashioned electoral winners to pull Republican candidates …