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5:30 PM ET, August 23, 2018

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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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New York Times:
David Pecker, American Media Chief, Is Said to Have Immunity in Trump Inquiry  —  The tabloid executive David J. Pecker has been granted immunity by federal prosecutors investigating payments during the 2016 campaign to two women who said they had affairs with Donald J. Trump …
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.
The Guardian:
If Trump shot Michael Cohen in broad daylight, here's what Republicans would say  —  You can just imagine the tweets, denials and equivocating that would follow a murder committed by Trump on Fifth Avenue, can't you?  —  Breaking news: in an eerie echo of Donald Trump's infamous campaign trail remark …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Morning Joe Gets Heated: Michael Cohen ‘Wrapping Himself in the Holocaust’ to Explain Situation
Discussion: The Marshall Project and Politico
Washington Post:
Trump sought his lawyers' advice weeks ago on possibility of pardoning Manafort but they counseled against it, Giuliani says  —  President Trump sought his lawyers' advice several weeks ago on the possibility of pardoning Manafort, Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani said Thursday.
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Sky News:
Rudy Giuliani: Impeaching Trump would mean 'people's revolt'  —  Donald Trump's lawyer has said “the American people would revolt” if the president was impeached.  —  In an interview with Sky News Rudy Giuliani claimed there was “no reason” for an impeachment and called Mr Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen “a liar”.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump sought his lawyers' advice weeks ago on possibility of pardoning Manafort, Giuliani says  —  President Trump asked his lawyers for their advice on the possibility of pardoning his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort several weeks ago, his lawyer said Thursday.
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Key Republicans Give Trump a Path to Fire Sessions After the Election  — Sessions defends his performance in advancing Trump's agenda  — A new attorney general could take control of the Mueller probe  —  Two key Republican senators signaled to President Donald Trump …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sessions defends himself from President Trump's criticism, saying the Justice Department ‘will not be improperly influenced by political considerations’  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back forcefully Thursday against fresh criticism from President Trump, saying the Justice Department would not be …
CNN:
Sessions hits back at Trump: DOJ won't be ‘improperly influenced’
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:   Trump Tells Sessions He Favors Death Penalty for Fentanyl Dealers
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Rejects Trump's Latest Attack, Says Justice Dept. Will Not Be Influenced by Politics
Discussion: NY State of Politics and MSNBC
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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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Mafia Mind-Set
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo:
White House blocks bill that would protect elections  —  WASHINGTON — A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation's defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the  —  Senate at the behest of the White House, which opposed the proposed legislation, according to congressional sources.
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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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.
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 …
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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 …
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:   The Weiner laptop revisited
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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Bloomberg:
Will the Market Crash If Trump Is Impeached?  Here's What Analysts Say  — Combined profit in the S&P 500 has soared under his policies  — Question is whether any of that would be lost if he were gone  —  How seriously should people take Donald Trump's claim that stocks would crash if he were kicked out of office?
Discussion: CNBC, Weekly Standard and Raw Story
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BuzzFeed News:
Mollie Tibbetts' Family Is Pushing Back Against Trump And His Allies After They Seized On Her Death  —  Family members and friends of Mollie Tibbetts are pushing back against President Trump and his allies after they seized on the young Iowa student's killing as evidence that the US is suffering the consequences of lax immigration laws.
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Michael Burke / The Hill:
Newt Gingrich suggests slain Iowa student could help GOP in midterms
Discussion: CNN, Joe.My.God., POLITICUSUSA and Jezebel
Caitlin Dickson / Yahoo:
Harnessing his star power to reunite families, Michael Avenatti responds to questions about his tactics  —  When Michael Avenatti first announced in June that he would take on the issue of family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, many advocates for  —  immigrants were thrilled.
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Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed News:
Immigration Agents Told Parents They Must Agree To Deportation Or Never See Their Children Again
Discussion: VICE News
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.”
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Loyal Democratic donors: We're done with the DNC ‘until they get their act together’
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
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 …
Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
Amazon Bans Gun Book  —  Amazon banned the sale of a gun book on Wednesday night for an unexplained violation of the company's rules.  —  The listing for The Liberator Code Book: An Exercise in Freedom of Speech, which had been available on Amazon since Aug. 1, was removed from Amazon's website.
Discussion: NewsWars
 
 
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Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
In ‘Small Fry,’ Steve Jobs Comes Across as a Jerk. His Daughter Forgives Him. Should We?
Discussion: East Bay Times and Boing Boing
Lucas Nolan / Breitbart:
David Horowitz: Visa, Mastercard Cut Off Payments to My Think Tank Based on SPLC ‘Hate Group’ Label
Discussion: Daily Wire
Tracey McManus / Tampa Bay Times:
Gus Bilirakis and Chris Hunter diverge on Mar-a-Lago influence on VA
Ryan Heath / Politico:
EU Confidential Episode 61: Brexit scenarios unpacked — Headscarf-free holidays
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden wades into Delaware primary on behalf of Carper
Data Orbital:
NEW SURVEY: McSally Grows Lead in Arizona GOP Senate Primary
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
Scoop: Trump won't endorse criminal justice bill before midterms
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Major prison strike spreads across US and Canada as inmates refuse food
Roque Planas / HuffPost:
It's Time To Decriminalize Immigration, Say Top Texas Dems
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Daily Mail:
A pod of heroic dolphins have been captured on video defending a humpback whale and her calf …
John Tunison / MLive.com:
Man accused of urinating on girl, 5, and calling her racial slur: police
Discussion: The Root
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Wants to Ban Flipping Because He Is Almost Literally a Mob Boss
Discussion: Common Dreams
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Cuts Off Immigration Analyst's Mic After Getting Bested in Debate
 

 
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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

Mia Sato / The Verge:
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