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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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Balloon Juice, Raw Story, Political Wire, NTK Network, Daily Kos, Shakesville and Mediaite
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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RedState, Townhall, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Fox News Insider, TVNewser, Breitbart, twitchy.com, Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and IJR
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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, BuzzFeed News, Breitbart and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
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
Trump Threatens to Regulate ‘Rigged’ Google After Right-Wing Blog Post
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Gizmodo, Washington Post, Second Nexus, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and One America News Network, more at Techmeme »
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump rage-googles himself and reveals a frightening truth about the midterms
Trump rage-googles himself and reveals a frightening truth about the midterms
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Bloomberg, Spectator USA, MSNBC and The Guardian
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Debunking Donald Trump's latest conspiracy theory on Google
Debunking Donald Trump's latest conspiracy theory on Google
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CNBC, Washington Post, USA Today, CNNMoney, Jihad Watch, Raw Story and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »
Josh Meyer / Politico:
McCain's choice of Russian dissident as pallbearer is final dig at Putin, Trump — Even in death, John McCain has one final burn planned for two of his biggest foes — Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump — at a moment when much of the world will be watching. — The Republican senator from Arizona …
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Political Wire and Raw Story
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
President non grata: Trump often unwelcome and unwilling to perform basic rituals of the office
President non grata: Trump often unwelcome and unwilling to perform basic rituals of the office
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National Review, Fox News, MSNBC, Raw Story, Shakesville, The Atlantic, Shareblue Media and IJR
Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:
John McCain saw through Vladimir Putin better than anyone
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
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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RedState and Political Wire
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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, Fox News, Daily Kos, Politico 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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Kelsey Snell / NPR:
Momentum Slows For Renaming Senate Building For McCain
Momentum Slows For Renaming Senate Building For McCain
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Task & Purpose
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Replace Richard Russell's Name With McCain's? Senate Debates a Segregationist's Legacy
Replace Richard Russell's Name With McCain's? Senate Debates a Segregationist's Legacy
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Washington Post and WXIA-TV
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, Raw Story, Mediaite and Second Nexus
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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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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CNBC, Gothamist, The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump privately revived the idea of firing Sessions this month, according to people familiar with the discussions — President Trump, who levied extraordinary public attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions in recent weeks, has privately revived the idea of firing him in conversations …
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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 …
Michael Tackett / New York Times:
C.I.A. Officer-Turned-Candidate Says PAC Obtained Her Security Application — WASHINGTON — A former C.I.A. officer running for Congress accused a super PAC aligned with Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday of improperly obtaining her entire federal security clearance application …
Washington Post:
After progress on trade, Trump reignites tensions by declaring border wall will be ‘paid for by Mexico’ — President Trump on Tuesday renewed his pledge to build a border wall paid for by Mexico, prompting a sharp rebuttal from the Mexican government one day after both countries announced plans for a sweeping new trade agreement.
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Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Republicans Push Back on Trump's Trade Gambit
Republicans Push Back on Trump's Trade Gambit
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Washington Post, Hit & Run, Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Vatican Power Struggle Bursts Into Open as Conservatives Pounce — ROME — Since the start of his papacy, Francis has infuriated Catholic traditionalists as he tries to nurture a more welcoming church and shift it away from culture war issues, whether abortion or homosexuality.
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National Review, Louder With Crowder, twitchy.com and Outside the Beltway
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Michael J. O'Loughlin / New Republic:
Papal Wrongdoing, or Palace Intrigue?
Papal Wrongdoing, or Palace Intrigue?
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CNN, LaStampa.it and Big Think
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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twitchy.com, National Review, Hit & Run, TheBlaze, The Western Journal, Daily Wire, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and Joanne Jacobs
Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Bees Swarm Times Square Hot Dog Stand — Thousands of bees swarmed part of Times Square on Tuesday afternoon, sending tourists and passers-by scrambling before the bees settled on the cart of a very unhappy hot dog vendor at 43rd Street and Broadway. — The mass of insects was so dense …
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
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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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
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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Joe.My.God.
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.
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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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