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Wall Street Journal:
David Pecker Granted Immunity in Cohen Case  —  Federal prosecutors granted immunity to David Pecker, CEO of the company that publishes the National Enquirer and a longtime friend of President Trump, in the Michael Cohen investigation.
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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.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Holy Shit, I Thought Pecker Would Be the Last One to Turn”: Trump's National Enquirer Allies Are the Latest to Defect  —  David Pecker and Dylan Howard corroborated Michael Cohen's account implicating the president in a federal crime.  And Cohen's lawyer Lanny Davis says there are more revelations to come.
Discussion: Raw Story
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Morning Joe Gets Heated: Michael Cohen ‘Wrapping Himself in the Holocaust’ to Explain Situation
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Not just misleading. Not merely false. A lie.
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 …
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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.
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.
CNBC:
Trump wants to make ‘flipping’ illegal
Discussion: TheBlaze and POLITICUSUSA
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Democrats don't need to impeach President Trump to hold him accountable
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Raw Story
CNN:
Trump says ‘everybody would be very poor’ if he's impeached
Discussion: Shareblue Media and KTLA
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Flipping’ to take a plea deal ‘almost ought to be illegal’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Wire
Associated Press:   The Latest: Trump says impeachment would cause economic dive
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:
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Key Republicans Signal Trump May Fire Sessions After Election  — He's ‘entitled to an attorney general he has faith in’: Graham  — A new attorney general could take control of the Mueller probe  —  Two key Republican senators signaled to President Donald Trump …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Rips Cohen Deal and Says ‘Flipping’ Should Be Outlawed
Discussion: Political Wire
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sessions defends himself from President Trump's criticism, saying the Justice Department …
Discussion: Political Wire
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.”
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CBS News:
Reality Winner, who pleaded guilty to leaking secret U.S. report, gets 63-month sentence  —  AUGUSTA, Ga. — A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified U.S. report to a news organization was sentenced to more than five years Thursday as part of a deal with prosecutors …
Discussion: Axios
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Caitlin Yilek / Washington Examiner:
NSA leaker Reality Winner gets more than 5 years in prison
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Education Secretary Considers Using Federal Funds to Arm Schools  —  Updated Aug. 23, 2018: The education community has responded to Secretary DeVos's policy proposal.  Read the latest here.  —  WASHINGTON — The Education Department is considering whether to allow states to use federal funding …
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Cohen Wasn't Alone: Records Suggest Others Had Role in Hush Money Arrangements  —  Michael D. Cohen wasn't the only one.  —  The court filing in the case of Mr. Cohen, President Trump's self-described fixer, indicates for the first time that others at Mr. Trump's company had a role …
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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
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 …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Wants to Ban Flipping Because He Is Almost Literally a Mob Boss  —  Last November, a person close to the Trump administration speaking to the Washington Post invoked a chilling metaphor.  “This investigation is a classic Gambino-style roll-up,” the source said.
Discussion: MSNBC and Common Dreams
Reuters:
Inside the progressive movement roiling the Democratic Party  —  Frustrated by a string of defeats at the polls, a progressive wing of the Democratic Party pushes a populist platform across the country.  Amid wins and losses, the movement aims to reshape a party in flux.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
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
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump speechwriter's ouster sparks racially charged debate  —  It took just 80 minutes after racially incendiary emails started flying for the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, to shut down an email Listserv connecting hundreds of high-profile conservatives.
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Think Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders Are The Same?  She Doesn't.  —  They are friends, partners in the Senate, and leaders of a progressive movement.  But Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are not the same.  “He's a socialist, and I believe in markets.”
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Daily Mail:
A pod of heroic dolphins have been captured on video defending a humpback whale and her calf from a group of five male whales.  —  The mother named Spirit, and her male calf Sunny, found themselves in danger while swimming off Flinders Bay on Western Australia's southwest coast on Sunday …
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: FiveThirtyEight
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Politico:
‘A new cherry put on top’: Trump scandal fallout hangs over midterms
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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