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8:25 PM ET, August 21, 2018

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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Trump's Former Fixer, Michael Cohen, Reaches a Plea Agreement Over Payments to Women  —  Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors investigating payments he made to women for Mr. Trump, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Manafort convicted of 8 counts, judge will declare mistrial in 10 others  —  A jury has found former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty after a three-week trial on tax and bank fraud charges — a major if not complete victory for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III as he continues to investigate the president's associates.
NBC News:
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen discussing plea deal with prosecutors  —  The deal could come as early as today, say sources familiar with the matter.  —  Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, is discussing a possible guilty plea with federal prosecutors in Manhattan …
Bloomberg:
Cohen Says He Violated Law at Behest of Candidate: Plea Update  —  President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer and fixer Michael D. Cohen is in federal court pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from hush payments to women who claimed to have had affairs with the president.
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Paul Manafort Convicted in Fraud Trial  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, was convicted on Tuesday in his financial fraud trial, bringing a dramatic end to a politically charged case that riveted the capital.  —  The verdict was a victory …
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen has surrendered to FBI as he prepares to plead guilty in federal investigation  —  President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has surrendered to the FBI in New York as he prepares to plead guilty Tuesday afternoon in an investigation into his activities …
Pierre Thomas / ABC News:
Manafort found guilty on 8 counts in tax fraud trial  —  After nearly four days of deliberation, a jury found former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty on eight counts of financial crimes, marking the first major prosecution won by special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation …
Discussion: Politico, Vox, Axios and Breitbart
Axios:
All the president's guilty men  —  Longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and his 2016 Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort each became felons during the 4pm hour this afternoon.  —  The bottom line: Former Trump allies are going to jail, with no end in sight for the Mueller probe.  —  Go deeper
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Michael Cohen surrenders to FBI, plea deal expected soon
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Federal Jury Fails To Convict Paul Manafort On Majority Of Counts, Finds Him Guilty On 8 Counts Of Fraud
Discussion: Mother Jones and twitchy.com
Associated Press:
After Cohen's guilty plea, Trump attacks Manafort conviction
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Law & Crime
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen to Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges
Discussion: Mediaite
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife indicted on charges of misusing campaign funds  —  A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted California GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife on charges of improperly using hundreds of thousands of campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including family vacations and dental work.
Discussion: ABC News and Breitbart
Kelly Thornton / U.S. Department of Justice:
Rep. Duncan D. Hunter and Wife Indicted for Converting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Campaign Funds and Falsifying Campaign Finance Records  —  SAN DIEGO - U.S. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter and his wife, Margaret E. Hunter, were indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges that they converted …
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
READ: Indictment of Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Investigators: Suspect in Mollie Tibbetts death is in custody, subject to immigration detainer  —  More than a month after Mollie Tibbetts went out for a jog and disappeared — and days after investigators searching for the missing Iowa college student said they were focusing their efforts …
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Katherine Lam / Fox News:
Mollie Tibbetts, missing Iowa student, found dead, her father says
Associated Press:
Authorities: Iowa student killed by Mexican in US illegally
Discussion: Breitbart
Facebook:
Taking Down More Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior  —  Today we removed multiple Pages, groups and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.  Some of this activity originated in Iran, and some originated in Russia.  These were distinct campaigns and we have not identified …
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New York Times:
Facebook Identifies New Political Influence Operation Ahead of Midterm Elections  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said it had identified a new political influence campaign on its platform that appeared intended to disrupt the midterm elections, with the social network finding and taking …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump adviser Larry Kudlow hosted publisher of white nationalists at his home  —  The publisher of a website that serves as a platform for white nationalism was a guest last weekend at the home of President Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow.  —  Peter Brimelow attended the gathering …
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Darren J. Beattie / American Greatness:   Read the Paper CNN Says Is ‘White Supremacist’
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“They're Squeezing Don Jr. Right Now”: As the Mueller Siege Tightens, Trump's Twitter Rage Crests  —  White House counsel Don McGahn's interviews with Mueller have rattled Trump to his core.  “Total meltdown,” one outside adviser said of his mood, while a Republican ally described him as “extremely frustrated.”
Discussion: Hill Reporter, Mediaite and Raw Story
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emptywheel:   It Is False to Claim There Was No Follow-Up to the June 9 Meeting
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
A ‘perjury trap’ isn't the real reason Trump won't answer Mueller's questions
Discussion: CNN, Reuters and Raw Story
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Author of Trump-Russia dossier wins libel case in US court  —  Suit against Christopher Steele by three Russian oligarchs thrown out by judge  —  The former MI6 officer Christopher Steele has won a legal battle in the United States against three Russian oligarchs who sued him over allegations …
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:   Christopher Steele's Victory in a D.C. Court
Reuters:
U.S. officials threaten Russia with ‘much more economic pain’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to one  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to one.  —  The previously unreported ratings system, which Facebook has developed …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's new reform bill would ban members of Congress from owning individual stocks  — Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes a new bill that would ban members of Congress and the White House staff from owning individual stocks.  — As an apparent alternative, the legislation would create …
Discussion: IJR and Daily Kos
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:   Elizabeth Warren Unveils Radical Anti-Corruption Platform
Amanda Macias / CNBC:
Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at sea months ago after a failed test  — Moscow is preparing to recover a nuclear-powered missile lost at sea, according to sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. intelligence report.
Discussion: The Verge and Task & Purpose
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A.'s New Coal Pollution Rules Will Lead to More Deaths, Agency's Numbers Show  —  Want climate news in your inbox?  Sign up for our Climate Fwd: newsletter.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday made public the details of its new pollution rules governing coal-burning power plants …
MapLight:
Top Republican on Tax Subcommittee Received Yacht Loan From Foreign Bank Lobbying on 2017 Tax Bill  —  As Republicans were finalizing tax cut legislation in late 2017, a foreign-owned bank seeking to shape the bill gave a seven-figure yacht loan to a top GOP lawmaker on the committee writing the measure …
Discussion: Florida Politics
Steven L. Hall / Washington Post:
CIA officers learn to keep quiet.  Why are so many of us speaking out about Trump?  —  And why is the White House so eager to retaliate for it?  —  Former head of Russian operations for the CIA  —  Here's what is really going on when President Trump rescinds the security clearances …
Discussion: Hit & Run
Sandra E. Garcia / New York Times:
U.S. Man Gets 17 Years in Prison for Traveling to Dominican Republic to Prey on Girls  —  An American man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to traveling to the Dominican Republic to prey on underage girls.  —  The man, Theodore Symonds, 51, had traveled to Puerto Plata …
FIRE:
Rutgers caves to outrage mob: Professor faces punishment for Facebook posts about white people, Harlem gentrification  —  It appears Rutgers University's commitment to faculty First Amendment rights is no match for an online outrage mob.  —  Tenured professor of history James Livingston …
Discussion: Breitbart, Gothamist and Law & Crime
 
 
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Ex-Dem IT aide Imran Awan avoids jail time after attorneys complain about Trump
Natalie Delgadillo / DCist:
Surprise, Surprise: D.C. Is Home To Way Too Many Mosquitoes
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Brett Kavanaugh's prurient 1998 Clinton memo: GOP scandal-mongering at its worst
Discussion: Power Line, SCOTUSblog and The Week
Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
Prehistoric college football coaches are killing players. It's past time to stop them.
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Two Republicans want to be called farmers on the ballot. Democrats say they're not
 Earlier Items: 
Megan Keller / The Hill:
Flynn sentencing hearing delayed
Discussion: Vox and Political Wire
Robert Silverman / HuffPost:
How An Elite New York City Prep School Created A Safe Space For Angry Zionists
William Booth / Washington Post:
Chef Jamie Oliver accused of ‘cultural appropriation’ for his Jamaican ‘Punchy Jerk Rice’
Kelly Conaboy / The Cut:
Do Men Enter Bathtubs on Hands and Knees So Their Balls Hit the Water Last?
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Rand Paul, Russian Stooge
Discussion: New York Times and Vox
Pratheek Rebala / TIME:
The State Department Hired Cambridge Analytica's Parent Company to Target Terrorist Propaganda
Discussion: Gizmodo
New York Times:
Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee Attacks in Germany, New Research Suggests
 

 
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
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Financial Times:
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