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8:20 AM ET, August 13, 2018

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Meridith McGraw / ABC News:
White House looking to stop Omarosa Manigault Newman from releasing more tapes  —  Omarosa Manigault Newman's former White House colleagues are looking into legal options to stop her from releasing more tapes and to punish her for secretly recording her conversation with Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Omarosa Manigault Newman Taped Her Firing by John Kelly  —  Omarosa Manigault Newman secretly taped John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, as he fired her in December in the Situation Room, a breach of security protocols, but one that revealed him suggesting that she could face damage …
Discussion: Raw Story, KTLA, CNN, Vox, ABC News and Mother Jones
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's diplomatic learning curve: Time zones, ‘Nambia’ and ‘Nipple’  —  The president has often perplexed foreign officials and his own aides as he learns how to deal with the world beyond America's borders.  —  Several times in the first year of his administration, President Donald Trump wanted …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Omarosa Manigault Newman reveals recording she made of President Trump day after she was fired  —  The tape, which was played exclusively Monday on “Today” show, appears to show Trump having no idea that Newman had been dismissed by his Chief of Staff John Kelly.
Discussion: New York Daily News
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The utter collapse of Donald Trump's ‘best people’ boast  —  (CNN)As a candidate, Donald Trump would famously boast that if elected, he'd “surround myself only with the best and most serious people” — adding: “We want top-of-the-line professionals.”  —  The first 18 months of his presidency …
Discussion: TheBlaze, LifeZette and New York Times
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Between the lines: Omarosa's secret tapes  —  A scene that caught the attention of West Wing officials and national security lawyers today: Omarosa let NBC's “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd play tapes of White House chief of staff John Kelly, whom she secretly recorded while he was firing her.
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Omarosa's reign of terror  —  Want to know the secret behind Omarosa's wild, largely unchallenged, run in the White House, during which she would swan in and out of the Oval Office, secretly recording the president and his chief of staff?  —  It's simple: Some of the most powerful men in government were terrified of her.
Washington Post:
Proposed Consulting Agreement and Companion Agreement that Omarosa Manigault Newman said the …
Discussion: American Prospect
Washington Post:
Omarosa Manigault Newman releases recording made in White House Situation Room
Discussion: theGrio, Splinter and Axios
David S. Glosser / Politico:
Stephen Miller is an Immigration Hypocrite.  I Know Because I'm His Uncle.  —  If my nephew's ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.  —  Let me tell you a story about Stephen Miller and chain migration.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
The Rise and Fall of Paul Manafort: Greed, Deception and Ego  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A week before the Trump presidential campaign announced that it had hired Paul Manafort, a Yankees ticket specialist alerted him that his annual season tickets would soon be arriving at his 43rd-floor apartment at Trump Tower in New York.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
What's next for Paul Manafort?  —  The former Trump campaign chairman's trial could go to the jury this week — but his legal drama is far from over.  —  A verdict in Paul Manafort's Virginia trial could come as early as this week, but it will hardly be the last word on his fate.
Briana Bierschbach / mprnews.org:
Abuse allegation made against Keith Ellison, who denies it  —  Keith Ellison, one of the leading candidates to be Minnesota's next attorney general, confronted allegations Sunday of domestic abuse of a former girlfriend that surfaced days before the election that will decide the party's nominee.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Latest on Keith Ellison's Domestic Abuse Story [Updated]
Discussion: twitchy.com
Austin Aslim Monahan:
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Kyle Potter / Associated Press:
Ellison denies abuse allegations from ex-girlfriend
Discussion: Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Anti-hate protesters far outnumber white supremacists as groups rally near White House  —  A short and sparsely attended white nationalist rally broke up late Sunday as police ushered the attendees into white vans and drove them away from a crowd of thousands of angry protesters in downtown Washington.
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Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Police, counterprotesters dramatically outnumber white supremacists at rally
Discussion: Breitbart, ABC News and Daily Wire
AFP Today / The Times of Israel:
Drowned out by protesters, Washington white supremacist march fizzles
Discussion: Instapundit and New York Times
Washington Post:
‘A natural’: Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a campaign star, despite Russia baggage  —  President Trump was watching Fox News Channel with aides in his private dining room off the Oval Office recently when Donald Trump Jr. flashed across the giant flat screen.  —  “Don's gotten really good,” …
Jackie Wattles / CNN:
Trump encourages boycott against Harley-Davidson  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump said it's “great” that consumers might boycott Harley-Davidson if it moves some motorcycle production overseas.  —  The President tweeted about the potential boycott on Sunday
New York Post:
De Blasio lets security haul away Post reporter for asking question  —  Mayor de Blasio is a such a big believer in the free press that he let two bodyguards physically remove a credentialed Post reporter who had the temerity to ask him a question in public on Sunday.
Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
2016 Trump Tower Meeting Looks Increasingly Like a Setup by Russian and Clinton Operatives  —  The June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between high-ranking members of the Republican presidential campaign staff and a Russian lawyer with Kremlin ties remains the cornerstone of claims that Donald Trump colluded …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘Sleepin’ Joe' hears alarm bells in Indiana Senate brawl  —  They call him ‘the accidental senator.’ Now, Democrat Joe Donnelly, one of the most endangered senators in the country, must prove he's no fluke.  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Most of the red-state Democratic senators have larger …
Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.  —  An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices …
Discussion: New York Times
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Rudy Giuliani Says Trump Lawyers Are Prepared to Counter Mueller  —  Attorney says president won't sit for interview with special counsel after Sept. 1 to avoid midterm interference  —  President Trump's lawyers believe they can weather a “negative” report from special counsel Robert Mueller …
 
 
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Cathy O'Neil / Bloomberg:
Mark Zuckerberg Is Totally Out of His Depth
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New York Times:
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
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Greg P. / twitchy.com:
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Steve Coll / New Yorker:
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Farah Stockman / New York Times:
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Discussion: OpenSecrets.org
Sue-Ann Levy / Toronto Sun:
Masked anti-hate demonstrators show no love at Toronto rally
Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
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How Millennials Killed Mayonnaise
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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