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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Manafort Sought Deal in Next Trial, but Talks Broke Down — Negotiations stalled after Mueller raised issues — Paul Manafort's defense team held talks with prosecutors to resolve a second set of charges against the former Trump campaign chairman before he was convicted last week …
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Politico, CNN, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, emptywheel, POLITICUSUSA and Axios
Ashley Killough / CNN:
GOP senator praises McCain but says he's ‘partially to blame’ for White House flag controversy — Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. James Inhofe told reporters Monday that Sen. John McCain was “partially to blame” for the controversy over the lowering of the White House flag.
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Townhall, Political Wire, POLITICUSUSA, Breitbart and Mediaite
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
McCain appears to criticize Trump in farewell message to the nation — The Arizona Republican's moving final words were read to the public by his close friend Rick Davis in Arizona. — Sen. John McCain, who passed away Saturday from brain cancer, penned a farewell message before he died …
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New York Post, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, NY State of Politics, The Daily Caller and MSNBC
The Onion / politics.theonion.com:
White House Releases Moving Statement Honoring Woman Who Called Obama An Arab In 2008
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House re-lowers flag to half staff to honor McCain after backlash
White House re-lowers flag to half staff to honor McCain after backlash
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Roll Call, Mediaite, Political Wire and Liberty Unyielding
New York Times:
Trump Relents Under Pressure, Offering ‘Respect’ to McCain
Trump Relents Under Pressure, Offering ‘Respect’ to McCain
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Conservative News Today, Roll Call, Hot Air and Politico
Fox News:
Farewell statement from John McCain
Farewell statement from John McCain
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Politico, CNN, Washington Post, IJR and RedState
John McCain / The Moscow Times:
‘The Enemy Is Dead’: Russia Reacts to U.S. Senator John McCain's Passing
‘The Enemy Is Dead’: Russia Reacts to U.S. Senator John McCain's Passing
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The Moderate Voice and New York Times
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
With his desk draped in black, Senate leaders honor McCain
With his desk draped in black, Senate leaders honor McCain
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Raw Story, abc7ny.com and Associated Press
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Trump orders flags flown at half-staff until McCain burial
Trump orders flags flown at half-staff until McCain burial
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American Greatness, The White House, IJR and Little Green Footballs
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Is Nuts. This Time Really Feels Different”: Trump Rejects “War Council” Intervention, Goes It Alone — With his closest allies defecting, the president increasingly trusts only his instincts. He “got joy” from stripping former C.I.A. director John Brennan's security clearance.
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Mediaite and Political Wire
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
Jerry Falwell Jr. says Sessions has lost evangelical support
Jerry Falwell Jr. says Sessions has lost evangelical support
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Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
BREAKING: Divided Three Judge Court Holds North Carolina Congressional Redistricting an Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander, Considers New Districts for 2018 Elections — In a case with potentially national implications both short term and long, a three judge district court in North Carolina …
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Axios
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Three-judge panel rules unconstitutional gerrymandering in North Carolina — A panel of three federal judges held Monday that North Carolina's congressional districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to aid Republicans over Democrats and said it may require new districts before the November elections …
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed News:
Lanny Davis Says He Was A Source For CNN's Trump Tower Story — Attorney Lanny Davis says he was an anonymous source in a July CNN story that reported his client, Michael Cohen, had privately claimed that President Trump had advance knowledge of the infamous Trump Tower meeting between his son …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen's lawyer has done real damage to the case against Trump
Michael Cohen's lawyer has done real damage to the case against Trump
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Mediaite, Conservative News Today, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
New York Times:
In Defending Trump, Is Giuliani a Shrewd Tactician — or ‘Untethered’? — Rudolph Giuliani, President Trump's lawyer, detailed for the first time his strategy for representing the president, in blunt and divisively political terms. — The man identified these days as President Trump's lawyer seems vaguely familiar.
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Political Wire
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Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Nation's top student loan official resigns — NEW YORK (AP) — The top government official overseeing the $1.5 trillion student loan market resigned Monday, citing what he says is the White House's open hostility toward protecting the nation's millions of student loan borrowers.
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Shareblue Media, New Republic, Axios and Political Wire
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Bloomberg News reassigned reporter after Wells Fargo CEO called to complain — A Bloomberg News reporter who covered Wells Fargo was reassigned earlier this year after the bank's CEO called the news organization's editor in chief and complained about the reporter, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN.
Discussion:
Splinter and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
NBC News:
Secret message board drives 'pizzagate'-style harassment campaign of small businesses — The theorists are inspired in part by a far-right news website that has been used by prominent Republicans for fundraising efforts. — In January, Andrew Richmond, a co-founder of a Toronto-based chain …
Discussion:
Weekly Standard, more at Mediagazer »
Denise Petski / Deadline:
‘The Conners’: John Goodman Says Roseanne Barr Character Will Be Killed Off - Report — John Goodman did not go into detail but confirmed to The Sunday Times Roseanne Barr's character will be killed off in the upcoming The Conners spinoff. — When talking about the new iteration of the series …
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AOL
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Helena de Bertodano / The Times & The Sunday Times:
The Magazine Interview: the actor John Goodman on the Roseanne Barr racism row, his favourite …
The Magazine Interview: the actor John Goodman on the Roseanne Barr racism row, his favourite …
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Breitbart, Daily Wire, LifeZette, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, Consequence of Sound and AOL
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
IG Confirms Trump's Involvement in FBI Headquarters Project Across From His Hotel — President Donald Trump was more intimately involved in the debate over relocating the FBI headquarters than Congress was told, a new inspector general report finds. — Rep. Gerald E. Connolly …
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Associated Press:
Tibbetts' father: Hispanic locals ‘Iowans with better food’ — BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has prompted criticism of the U.S. immigration system because the man charged in her death is a Mexican farmworker.
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USA Today and ThinkProgress
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Diocese of Phoenix / The Roman Catholic Diocese …:
Statement from Bishop Thomas Olmsted Regarding Archbishop Viganò's Recent Testimony … English | En Español … By , Diocese of Phoenix| August 27th, 2018| News and Info| Comments Off — Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! — About the Author: Diocese of Phoenix
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The American Conservative
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Christopher White / Crux:
President of U.S. bishops' conference seeks papal audience after Viganò letter
President of U.S. bishops' conference seeks papal audience after Viganò letter
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The Western Journal, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Joshua Emerson Smith / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Poll: Rep. Duncan Hunter leads by 8 points in reelection bid following federal indictment — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter leaves an arraignment hearing Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in San Diego. Hunter and his wife Margaret pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they illegally used his campaign account for personal expenses.
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Michael Burke / The Hill:
Poll: GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter up by 8 points despite indictment
Poll: GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter up by 8 points despite indictment
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Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed News:
Here Are The Rumors And Hoaxes We're Tracking About The Jacksonville Shooting — A shooting at a Madden NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, left two dead and 11 injured Sunday. The suspect has been named as David Katz, a participant in the tournament.
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Common Dreams, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today and NPR
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Why Trump cancelled Pompeo's trip to North Korea — Last Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced he was departing on his fourth trip to Pyongyang. On Friday, just hours before Pompeo was supposed to leave, President Trump tweeted that the trip was off.
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CNN, The Diplomat, TheBlaze, ThinkProgress and The Hill
Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Kushner Companies and Michael Cohen Accused of Falsifying Building Permits to Push Out Tenants — Charles Kushner, the developer whose son Jared Kushner is a senior adviser to President Trump, and Michael Cohen, the president's former personal lawyer, face scrutiny in New York for claims …
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The Root
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Death in the Age of Narcissism — But enough about John McCain. Here's some more about me. — Just before and after John McCain's death on Saturday, I read many tweets, Facebook posts and essays that beautifully captured his importance. — I read many that were equally concerned with the importance of their authors:
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Ted Cruz Opts for Campaign Trail Instead of Senate Votes — When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell nixed much of the August recess, it raised the prospect that vulnerable Democrats might miss valuable campaign time, but it appears to also be having an effect on Republicans. Case in point: Sen. Ted Cruz.
Ian Parker / New Yorker:
Glenn Greenwald, the Bane of Their Resistance — A leftist journalist's bruising crusade against establishment Democrats—and their Russia obsession. — Like a man in the first draft of a limerick, Tennys Sandgren is a tennis player from Tennessee. Last winter, after scraping his way onto …
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Poynter, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Deadspin and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Bruce Ohr Fought Russian Organized Crime. Now He's a Target of Trump. — WASHINGTON — As President Trump has threatened to take away the security clearance of Bruce G. Ohr, a career Justice Department official, he has described him as a “creep,” accused him of profiting off “disgraced” …
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Fox News Insider and Politico
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
‘Rachel Maddow Show’ Tops Cable For Fourth Consecutive Night, Even With Guest Host — No Rachel Maddow, no problem for MSNBC. The Rachel Maddow Show extended its winning streak over all of cable to four nights on Friday, despite Ali Velshi filling in as its host.
Christine Kenneally / BuzzFeed News:
Nuns Killed Children, Say Former Residents Of St. Joseph's Catholic Orphanage — Millions of American children were placed in orphanages. Some didn't make it out alive. — It was a late summer afternoon, Sally Dale recalled, when the boy was thrown through the fourth-floor window.
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The Atlantic and The Daily Beast