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NBC News:
Trump told Christian leaders he got rid of a law. He didn't. — According to recorded excerpts of private remarks, he said evangelicals were “one election away from losing everything.” — In a closed-door meeting with evangelical leaders Monday night, President Trump repeated …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Privately Urges Pastors to Help Him From the Pulpit in Midterms — WASHINGTON — In remarks to evangelical ministers in the White House State Dining Room on Monday night, President Trump spoke in high-minded tones about religious liberty, abortion and youth unemployment.
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CNN:
Attorney for Michael Cohen keeps changing his story on Trump Tower meeting — (CNN)In recent days, one of Michael Cohen's lawyers has repeatedly changed his account of what Cohen knew about President Donald Trump's involvement in a controversial meeting during the 2016 campaign.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's team kept asking witnesses about Michael Cohen's involvement with the Trump 2016 campaign, even after April FBI raid — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team continued to ask witnesses questions about Michael Cohen's involvement in the Trump campaign weeks after FBI raid on his residence and office.
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Raw Story, Mediaite, Breitbart, Axios and The Western Journal
Seth Hettena / Rolling Stone:
Michael Cohen, Lanny Davis and the Russian Mafia — President Trump's former fixer may not be the most notorious client of power lawyer Lanny Davis at this moment — Something most people don't know about Michael Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, is that he's also currently representing …
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
CNN, Credibly Accused of Lying to its Audience About a Key Claim in its Blockbuster Cohen Story, Refuses to Comment — CNN's blockbuster July 26 story - that Michael Cohen intended to tell Special Counsel Robert Mueller that he was present when Donald Trump was told in advance …
Washington Post:
Trump's economic adviser: 'We're taking a look' at whether Google searches should be regulated — The Trump administration is “taking a look” at whether Google searches should be regulated by the government, said Larry Kudlow, President Trump's economic adviser, outside the White House Tuesday.
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Trump Threatens to Regulate ‘Rigged’ Google After Right-Wing Blog Post … President Donald Trump threatened Google on Tuesday, pushing an unfounded claim that the tech giant had “rigged” the search results for “Trump News.” Trump's claim appears to have originated from a single blog post …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump rage-googles himself and reveals a frightening truth about the midterms — Political Twitter is having fun this morning with President Trump's latest conspiracy theory: Google is rigging its results, so when you search “Trump news,” only “Fake” news criticism of Trump pops up, while conservative media are getting suppressed!
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New York Times, Spectator USA, MSNBC and The Guardian
Axios:
Go deeper: Tracing Trump's Google censorship tweet
Go deeper: Tracing Trump's Google censorship tweet
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Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite and Common Dreams
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Devin Nunes's Curious Trip to London — Earlier this month, as all eyes were on the courtroom dramas unfolding in Virginia—where President Donald Trump's campaign chairman was just convicted on bank- and tax-fraud charges—and in New York—where the president's longtime personal lawyer pleaded guilty …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI agent says bureau leaked stories, then used them to get FISA warrants
FBI agent says bureau leaked stories, then used them to get FISA warrants
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Townhall, Fox News Insider and The Right Scoop
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Source: FBI Agent Told Congress The Bureau Used Leaked Stories To Obtain Spy Warrants
Source: FBI Agent Told Congress The Bureau Used Leaked Stories To Obtain Spy Warrants
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The Western Journal, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Federalist and The Gateway Pundit
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP lawmakers grill DOJ official Ohr over Trump dossier
GOP lawmakers grill DOJ official Ohr over Trump dossier
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Axios and New York Times
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Renaming Senate office building after McCain sparks GOP backlash — A push to rename a Senate office building after the late Sen. John McCain — (R-Ariz.) is facing political headwinds on Capitol Hill, from Republican lawmakers. — Sens. Chuck Schumer — (D-N.Y.) and Jeff Flake
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: ‘Dick Russell was a racist. But he was much more than that,’ says niece
The Daily 202: ‘Dick Russell was a racist. But he was much more than that,’ says niece
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New Republic, TIME, The Hill, HuffPost, New York Times, Politico, Fox News and Daily Wire
Tamar Hallerman / politics.myajc:
Senate pumps brakes on effort to rename Russell building after McCain
Senate pumps brakes on effort to rename Russell building after McCain
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
GOP slows efforts to rename Senate building for McCain
GOP slows efforts to rename Senate building for McCain
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Washington Post
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
President non grata: Trump often unwelcome and unwilling to perform basic rituals of the office — Shunned at two funerals and one (royal) wedding so far, President Trump may be well on his way to becoming president non grata. — The latest snub comes in the form of the upcoming funeral …
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Josh Meyer / Politico:
McCain's choice of Russian dissident as pallbearer is final dig at Putin, Trump
McCain's choice of Russian dissident as pallbearer is final dig at Putin, Trump
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Washington Post
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In Washington, a rare relationship without pretense and BS
In Washington, a rare relationship without pretense and BS
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HuffPost, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Trump's Flag Drama Created Confusion Across The Federal Government
Trump's Flag Drama Created Confusion Across The Federal Government
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Breitbart, AOL and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
‘I remember Pearl Harbor’: Inside Trump's hot and cold relationship with Japan's prime minister — During a tense meeting at the White House in June, President Trump caught Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe off guard with a pointed remark. — “I remember Pearl Harbor,” the president said …
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New Republic, Talking Points Memo, AOL, Second Nexus, Raw Story and Mediaite
Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
Key Paul Manafort Banker Robbed of iPad, Briefcase in Mysterious Overnight Break-in at His NYC Penthouse: Sources — David Fallarino was one of three so-called key figures not called by Robert Mueller's office to testify at the trial of Paul Manafort — Paul Manafort Found Guilty on Counts of Financial Fraud
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Amy Chozick / Vogue:
Stormy Daniels Isn't Backing Down — Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels, photographed in New York. Zac Posen dress. Tiffany & Co. earrings. — Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, October 2018 — BY THE TIME I knock on the door of Stormy Daniels's room at the Roger Smith Hotel …
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Anya Kamenetz / NPR:
The School Shootings That Weren't — How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school? — We should know. But we don't. — This spring the U.S. Education Department reported that in the 2015-2016 school year, “nearly 240 schools ... reported at least 1 incident involving a school-related shooting.”
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Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Republicans Push Back on Trump's Trade Gambit — The president threatened to leave Canada behind in renegotiating NAFTA. But lawmakers doubt he's allowed to do that. — Congressional Republicans disregarded President Donald Trump's announcement Monday that he would pursue a bilateral trade deal …
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Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and Ways and Means
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Jazmine Ulloa / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Jerry Brown signs overhaul of bail system, saying now ‘rich and poor alike are treated fairly’ — Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a landmark bill to overhaul the state's money-bail system, replacing it with one that grants judges greater power to decide who should remain incarcerated ahead of trial.
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Mother Jones and Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.
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Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
California lawmakers approve new restrictions on who can possess firearms
California lawmakers approve new restrictions on who can possess firearms
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ThinkProgress, National Review and The Daily Caller
Bill Scher / Politico:
Is This the Stupidest Book Ever Written About Socialism? — The left-wing hosts of the insanely popular Chapo Trap House podcast have no idea what they're talking about, and their glib new book proves it. — Have you lived through the past three presidents and managed to still believe …
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Mother Jones
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
New Wisconsin poll shows Tammy Baldwin in better re-election shape than Scott Walker — Just under half the Wisconsin electorate (48%) thinks the state is heading in the right direction. — Just under half (48%) approves of the job GOP Gov. Scott Walker is doing.
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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
KGTV-TV:
Congressman Duncan Hunter discusses indictment, chances of re-election — SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - San Diego County Congressman Duncan Hunter spoke Tuesday morning to a group of women who support him despite accusations that he and his wife misused campaign funds.
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Raw Story and sandiegouniontribune.com
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham is very confused — When Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) died, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) lost one of his dear friends and his political and moral compass. For months as McCain's health declined, Graham sank further into the quicksand of conspiracy theories …
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Michael J. O'Loughlin / New Republic:
Papal Wrongdoing, or Palace Intrigue? — Sexual abuse by Catholic priests and its cover up by bishops was always going to dominate this past weekend's trip by Pope Francis to Ireland. But the explosive culmination of the trip with calls for his resignation was a surprise.
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Vatican Power Struggle Bursts Into Open as Conservatives Pounce
Vatican Power Struggle Bursts Into Open as Conservatives Pounce
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CBS Sacramento:
Student Who Took Classmate's MAGA Hat Says She Was Making Political Statement — EL DORADO (CBS13) — A Union Mine High School student is facing battery charges after an altercation in her classroom over a Donald Trump “Make America Great Again” campaign hat.
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Arizona Republic:
12 p.m.: Secretary of State calls for extended hours — Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan has called for Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes to seek a court order keeping select polling places open past 7 p.m. due to several reports of voters having issues with equipment malfunctions and closed polling places.
CBS News:
Hurricane Maria caused an estimated 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico, new study finds — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria killed far more people in Puerto Rico than initially thought, accounting for an estimated 2,975 deaths on the island from September 2017 through February 2018, according to a new analysis.
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Wall Street Journal:
Some Republicans Urge Attorney General to Remain in Job as Elections Loom — Senators back Jeff Sessions in face of President Trump's criticism — WASHINGTON—Some top Republican lawmakers are urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resist any pressure to quit following criticism from President Trump …
Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Attorney for crack dealer tries the President Trump defense: Don't trust snitches — President Trump's disgust with snitches is catching on in court. — An attorney for a crack dealer began to argue in closing statements last week that a cooperating witness can't be trusted …
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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Arthur L. Herman / National Review:
Chicago 1968: The Night the Democratic Party Died — The riots that night set a political pattern that Democrats are still following today. — Fifty years ago tonight, a great American political party was murdered by its own children and closest friends.
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Power Line
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
‘The race has tightened’: Cruz allies sound alarm about Texas Senate race — Republicans are sounding the alarm about Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's closer-than-expected reelection contest, with an influential conservative group racing to his aid. — The Club for Growth, a Washington-based anti-tax group …