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11:20 AM ET, August 23, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Why Michael Cohen Agreed to Plead Guilty—And Implicate the President  —  Prosecutors had reams of evidence and a long list of counts, which also could have included the lawyer's wife  —  Michael Cohen had many reasons to play ball last weekend when his legal team sat down to talk to federal prosecutors.
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New York Times:
‘How Did We End Up Here?’  Trump Wonders as the White House Soldiers On  —  In the hours after two of President Trump's former advisers delivered his administration potentially grave legal setbacks, the mood inside the White House was grim, a return to a trench-warfare mentality borne out of muscle memory.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Not just misleading.  Not merely false.  A lie.  —  The first denial that Donald Trump knew about hush-money payments to silence women came four days before he was elected president, when his spokeswoman Hope Hicks said, without hedging, “we have no knowledge of any of this.”
Michael Kruse / Politico:
'He's Unraveling': Why Cohen's Betrayal Terrifies Trump  —  Perhaps for the first time, an insider has bitten back—hard.  —  For 16 or so hours after Tuesday's double-barreled bombshell news, President Trump couldn't even publicly say Michael Cohen's name.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:   Morning Joe Gets Heated: Michael Cohen ‘Wrapping Himself in the Holocaust’ to Explain Situation
Gabriel Malor / Washington Examiner:
Here's are the actual campaign finance crimes Cohen admitted to, and just what it means for Trump legally
Discussion: CNN
Fox News:
Manafort juror reveals lone holdout prevented Mueller team from convicting on all counts  —  NORTHERN VIRGINIA - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team was one holdout juror away from convicting Paul Manafort on all 18 counts of bank and tax fraud, juror Paula Duncan told Fox News in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll 8/22 … - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Closed Captioning Policy - Help  —  This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.  ©2018 FOX News Network, LLC.  All rights reserved.  All market data delayed 20 minutes.
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Manafort juror: One juror prevented jury from convicting Manafort on all 18 counts  —  A juror who sat on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort  —  's case said on Fox News Wednesday night that only one juror prevented a ruling on all 18 counts against Manafort
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Lone holdout on Manafort jury blocked conviction on all counts, juror says  —  A juror in the trial of Paul Manafort said Wednesday that all but one of the jurors wanted to convict President Trump's former campaign chairman on every charge he faced — though she criticized special counsel prosecutors …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Democrats maintain lead in race for House  —  Democrats are in a strong position for the midterms, according to the latest Fox News poll.  —  Several findings point to the potential for a blue map in November:  — President Trump's job rating remains underwater.
Eric Beech / Reuters:
Trump says he's considering pardon for Manafort: Fox News reporter
Discussion: Political Wire
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Why Trump's supporters won't care about Cohen and Manafort's convictions  —  ZANESVILLE, OH — Last week, a woman in her mid-40s who lives in a tidy suburban enclave just outside of Columbus, Ohio, summed up her continued support for President Donald Trump despite his morals …
Discussion: Don Surber
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Michael Cohen told Congress he doesn't know if Trump knew about Russia meeting  —  Michael Cohen told lawmakers last year, in sworn testimony, that he didn't know whether then-candidate Donald Trump had foreknowledge of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians, three sources with knowledge of Cohen's testimony tell Axios.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump declares ‘market would crash’ if Democrats impeached him  —  President Trump, in an exclusive interview with Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt, warned that the “market would crash” if he's ever impeached while questioning why Democrats would even consider that course in the future.
CNBC:
Trump wants to make ‘flipping’ illegal
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump says impeachment would cause economic dive
Discussion: Washington Post
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Tries to Deny His Crime With Cohen, Confesses by Mistake
Bloomberg:
Trump Rips Cohen Deal and Says ‘Flipping’ Should Be Outlawed
Discussion: Political Wire
Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Trump on Department of Justice: ‘I always put Justice now with quotes’
CNN:
Trump says ‘everybody would be very poor’ if he's impeached
Discussion: Shareblue Media and KTLA
Michael Burke / The Hill:
Cohen's lawyer on Trump Tower meeting: Cohen was ‘present at a discussion with’ Trump and Trump Jr.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Washington Post
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Betsy DeVos Is Said to Weigh Letting School Districts Use Federal Funds to Buy Guns  —  WASHINGTON — Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, is considering whether to allow states to use federal funding intended to increase academic and enrichment opportunities in the country's poorest schools …
New York Times:
Attempted Hacking of Voter Database Was a False Alarm, Democratic Party Says  —  WASHINGTON — The suspected hacking attempt of the Democratic National Committee's voter database was a false alarm, and the unusual activity that raised concern was merely a test, a committee official said.
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
DNC says suspected hack attempt turned out to be a security test
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
DNC Says Reported Hack Attempt Was a False Alarm
Discussion: Boing Boing
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
Trump called this White House defender ‘wonderful.’ He was fired from his previous job for alleged sexual harassment.  —  A conservative commentator who was lauded by President Trump this week as “wonderful” and who has argued that past sexual indiscretions should have no bearing on Trump's presidency …
RealClearInvestigations:
Despite Comey Assurances, Vast Bulk of Weiner Laptop Emails Were Never Examined  —  When then-FBI Director James Comey announced he was closing the Hillary Clinton email investigation for a second time just days before the 2016 election, he certified to Congress that his agency had …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Cuts Off Immigration Analyst's Mic After Getting Bested in Debate  —  Tucker Carlson's ability to embarrass his guests in bitter debates on his Fox News show has been well documented.  But there is one recurring guest who manages to trounce Carlson at his own game: Alex Nowrasteh …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump tweets the word ‘Africa’ for first time as president — in defense of whites in South Africa  —  President Trump on Wednesday night said he was directing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures,” as well as the “killing of farmers.”
Adam Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida Insider Poll: Here are the final primary predictions  —  Adam Putnam no longer viewed as a favorite by the Insiders, but Gwen Graham is.  —  Florida's political establishment has lost its longstanding optimism that Adam Putnam will be the 2018 Republican nominee for governor.
John Sides / Washington Post:
A new poll shows 5 big challenges facing the Republicans in November  —  With the midterm election less than a month away, there is considerable agreement among forecasters on the Democrats' chances of regaining a House majority: 73 percent (538), 70 percent (The Economist), 67 percent …
Discussion: Political Wire and FiveThirtyEight
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Politico:
‘A new cherry put on top’: Trump scandal fallout hangs over midterms
Discussion: Raw Story
Jenny Staletovich / miamiherald:
Could a super snake emerge from Everglades pythons?  New DNA study raises possibility  —  What started out as a straightforward genetic study of Florida's invasive python population has turned up a surprising plot twist: a small number of crossbred Burmese and Indian pythons with the potential …
Alex Amend / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Suspect who fatally stabbed black man in Pennsylvania ‘liked’ nearly 50 racist alt-right Facebook pages  —  A 24-year-old man is charged with homicide in the early Sunday morning stabbing death of Dulane Cameron Jr. of Monaca, Pennsylvania.  The suspect, Joden C. Rocco …
Michael Burke / The Hill:
Georgia school superintendent put on leave after alleged audio recording of racist rant  —  A school superintendent in Georgia has reportedly been placed on administrative leave following allegations that he made racist comments, which were captured on audio.
Discussion: Law & Crime
 
 
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Wants to Ban Flipping Because He Is Almost Literally a Mob Boss
Discussion: MSNBC and Common Dreams
Alissa de Carbonnel / Reuters:
EU agrees 18 million euro development aid for Iran
Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Rep. John Katko on Mueller investigation: 'It's not a witch hunt'
Discussion: Roll Call
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
52.1% of Kids Live in Households Getting Means-Tested Government Assistance
Ron Charles / Washington Post:
How Donald Trump turned Omarosa's ‘Unhinged’ tell-all into a bestseller
Discussion: CNNMoney and Political Wire
The Hill:
Impeachment debate moves to center of midterm fight
Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
Will Anyone in the Trump Administration Ever Be Held Accountable for the Zero-Tolerance Policy?
Discussion: America's Voice and ACLU
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump speechwriter's ouster sparks racially charged debate
Associated Press:
As electricity fails, desperate Venezuelans buy spoiled meat
Bradley Smith / Washington Post:
Those payments to mistresses were unseemly. That doesn't mean they were illegal.
John Ziegler / Mediaite:
The Top 10 Reasons Why Most Trump Supporters Will Never Care About the Russia Investigation
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
As Bad News Piles Up, Republicans Hardly Flinch
Jason Clayworth / Des Moines Register:
Lawyer: Suspect in Mollie Tibbetts' slaying worked in Iowa legally. Not true, says employer
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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