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10:55 AM ET, August 14, 2018

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CBS News:
Omarosa reveals audio of Trump campaign aides allegedly discussing potential fallout of N-word  —  President Trump says former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman lied when she called him a racist who has said the N-word on tape.  The president tweeted Monday night, “I don't have that word in my vocabulary and never have.
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Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue Media:
Trump calls a black woman a ‘dog’ to prove he's not racist  —  Yes, Trump is racist.  Very, very racist.  And he always has been.  —  Trump is horribly racist.  But we've known that all along.  —  He launched his campaign in 2016 by calling Mexicans rapists.  He says predominantly Latino immigrants are “animals.”
Discussion: The Atlantic, AOL and The Week
Lynne Patton / TwitLonger:
Official Statement on Omarosa Manigault-Newman  —  My name is Lynne Patton and I am a senior official in the Trump Administration.  —  White House leadership, both past and present, can confirm that I was the closest confidante & friend to Ms. Manigault-Newman during her tenure at the White House …
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
President Trump called Donald Jr. ‘a f—kup’ after he released emails about controversial meet with Russian lawyer, book says  —  President Trump blasted his firstborn son as a “f—kup” after learning he had released emails about a controversial Trump Tower meeting attended by a Kremlin-connected lawyer …
Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Ex-Trump Aide Seb Gorka is Giving Out Fake Fox News Business Cards  —  President Donald Trump's former aide Sebastian Gorka is giving out phony Fox News business cards, Mediaite has learned.  —  Gorka, who was fired from his nebulous role at the White House late last year …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Splinter
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Trump calls Omarosa a ‘dog’ in latest attack on ex-aide  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Tuesday referred to former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman, the only African-American to have served in a senior role in the White House, as a “dog.”
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Frank Scheck / Hollywood Reporter:
Trump Claims N-Word Tapes Don't Exist, Cites Mark Burnett  —  The president is currently locked in a feud with former ‘Apprentice’ contestant and White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman.  —  Following claims made by former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman that she had heard audio recordings …
Politico:
Trump tried to ban top aides from penning tell-all books
Ben White / Politico:
Kudlow: Economy will help GOP keep its grip on House
Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Mark Zaid: ‘Any NDA that extends beyond classified information would be unconstitutional.’
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Mueller Homes In On Stone, Combs Through His Emails  —  As the pressure increases on Trump associate Roger Stone, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team is poring over Stone's threatening emails to radio host Randy Credico pertaining to interactions with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a Monday Mother Jones report.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Raw Story and Law & Crime
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Roger Stone / The Daily Caller:
The Witch Hunt Continues
Discussion: emptywheel and The Hill
CNN:
CNN poll: Most say Mueller should try to end investigation before Election Day
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:   Signs grow that Mueller is zeroing in on Roger Stone
Bloomberg:
Manafort Turned to Kushner in Attempt to Get Banker a Trump Job  — Stephen Calk sought U.S. Army secretary job, treasury post  — Email request surfaced at Manafort fraud trial on Monday  —  Paul Manafort turned to Jared Kushner for help in an attempt to secure a Trump administration job …
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Omarosa puts Trump on his heels  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  AN OMAROSA OBSERVATION ... THIS IS the second time PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has been entangled with a woman who is equally adept at playing the media.  First it was Stormy Daniels.  Now it seems like Omarosa has gotten in Trump's head.
CNN:
Manafort emailed Kushner with recommendations for senior administration posts
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump Goes for Broke on Claim Military Received No Money Before His Watch.  (He's Still Wrong.)  —  While signing the annual funding bill, President Trump inaccurately claimed that the amount was “historic” and the military had “never” previously received funding.
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CNN:
President Trump visits upstate New York
Discussion: Vox, New York Times and POLITICUSUSA
Bradley P. Moss / Politico:
Trump's Purge of the FBI Is Complete  —  With the odd firing of Peter Strzok, the president has cleansed the bureau of the men who started the Russia investigation.  This is not normal.  —  The announcement Monday morning that former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok had been fired likely brings …
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gofundme.com:
Support for FBI Veteran Pete Strzok
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Antifa protesters couldn't find any fascists at Unite the Right — and harassed the press instead  —  Antifascists, according to their own doctrine, fight fascism.  Sounds simple enough.  —  Granted, members of the loosely organized Antifa movement define “fascism” vaguely …
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Caleb Ecarma / USA Today:
I was at the sad white supremacists gathering. It didn't fool me. Their movement is rising.
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding and Mediaite
Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Gonzales poll: Hogan leads Jealous by 16 points in Maryland governor's race  —  With less than three months until the general election, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has a sizable lead over Democratic challenger Ben Jealousaccording to a new poll by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies.
Zoe Greenberg / New York Times:
What Happens to #MeToo When a Feminist Is the Accused?  —  The case seems like a familiar story turned on its head: Avital Ronell, a world-renowned female professor of German and Comparative Literature at New York University, was found responsible for sexually harassing a male former graduate student, Nimrod Reitman.
CNN:
New Mexico compound suspects can be freed on bond, judge says  —  Taos, New Mexico (CNN)A New Mexico judge on Monday granted bond to five adults accused of child abuse on a compound outside of Taos.  —  Judge Sarah Backus granted an unsecured appearance bond to the defendants …
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kob.com:
Judge denies motion to detain New Mexico compound suspects after hours-long hearing
Discussion: Clarion Project and TheBlaze
Politico:
Swedish PM to arsonists: ‘What the f*** are you up to?’  —  Cars were set alight across Sweden overnight in what police believe was a coordinated attack orchestrated on social media.  —  About 80 cars were set on fire in western Sweden, in and around Gothenburg, and there were further incidents in Stockholm and Malmö.
Cory Bergman / Factal Blog:
Introducing Factal from the founders of Breaking News  —  When BreakingNews.com and the Breaking News app were shut down at the end of 2016, we were inundated with email urging us to bring it back as a new company.  —  There were many personal stories from Breaking News users who were caught …
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
The media's blatant hypocrisy — even about media-bashing  —  Welcome to the age of self-congratulatory media.  “Democracy dies in darkness” goes the ridiculous tagline on The Washington Post's front page.  Reporters openly call themselves heroes and firefighters.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Who's Afraid of Nancy Pelosi?  —  Normally, a party that gives away $2 trillion without worrying about where the money will come from can buy itself at least a few votes.  But Donald Trump's tax cut remains remarkably unpopular, and Republicans barely mention it on the campaign trail …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Carlo Muñoz / Washington Times:
Taliban blindsides U.S. forces with surprise Afghan offensive  —  The Taliban is on the verge of dramatically expanding its control over southern and eastern Afghanistan in a surprise offensive that has caught Afghan and U.S. forces off guard and thrown a vexing new wrench …
Discussion: Instapundit
NBC News:
Avenatti's ‘swagger’ stirs Iowa Democrats  —  The Trump-bashing attorney says 2020 presidential race will be a battle of personalities, not ideas.  —  CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — The man known to most Americans as a porn star's lawyer may never formally enter the presidential race.
New York Times:
Trump's Sabotage of Obamacare Is Illegal  —  A president doesn't have the right to dispense with laws he dislikes.  —  Mr. Bagley and Ms. Gluck are law professors.  —  From the moment he took office, President Trump has used all aspects of his executive power to sabotage the Affordable Care Act.
Discussion: Shakesville
Maria Cramer / BostonGlobe.com:
Agencies set ‘trap’ for immigrants seeking legal status, ACLU says  —  Two federal immigration agencies coordinated a campaign to bring unauthorized immigrants who were seeking legal residency in for interviews at government offices, where they were then arrested and in some cases deported, according to internal agency communications.
Discussion: HuffPost
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Turkey Crisis Tests Putin's Powers in Global Game With U.S.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
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Washington Post:
A journalist has been imprisoned in Syria for 6 years. Let him come home.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jeff Kearns / Bloomberg:
U.S. Farm-Export Prices Drop Most Since 2011
Discussion: Raw Story
Kansas City Star:
Why are Missouri Democrats imposing a pro-choice purity test ahead of midterms?
Discussion: National Review
John Legend / Washington Post:
It's time for Louisiana to strip white supremacy from its constitution
Discussion: Raw Story
Susan Estrich / Boston Herald:
Donald Trump numbers not as bad as some believe
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Eric Felten / Weekly Standard:
Will Don Jr. Be Left Holding the Bag?
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 Earlier Items: 
Aviva Shen / The Appeal:
NEW ORLEANS COURT ORDERED TO STOP FUNDING ITSELF ON THE BACKS OF THE POOR
Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:
Today's Supreme Drop Is All Over the New York Post
Discussion: Observer
Kellen Browning / Sacramento Bee:
Two men identified in fatal fight on I-5; witnesses say one chased the other with a bat
Discussion: Daily Wire
Haiyang Zhang / Voice of America:
VOA Reporters Freed After Hours-long Detention by Chinese Authorities
Sarah Parvini / Los Angeles Times:
A growing number of California detainees are Indians crossing through Mexico to seek asylum
Discussion: KTLA
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Save Yourself, Mr. President
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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