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9:50 PM ET, August 28, 2018

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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.
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 …
New York Times:
Trump Ally Ron DeSantis Wins Florida Governor's Primary  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Republicans nominated Representative Ron DeSantis for governor Tuesday, propelling one of President Trump's most unabashed allies to the general election in the country's largest swing state.
Discussion: Townhall
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CNN:
CNN projection: Trump-backed Ron DeSantis wins primary for Florida governor
Discussion: Axios
Gabriel Pogrund / Washington Post:
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum projected to win Democratic primary for Florida governor
Discussion: Axios and Joe.My.God.
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 …
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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Seth Hettena / Rolling Stone:   Michael Cohen, Lanny Davis and the Russian Mafia
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
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham is very confused
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
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Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:   John McCain saw through Vladimir Putin better than anyone
Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Inside McCain's surprise eulogy invitation to Obama  —  (CNN)A parting lesson in American civility from Sen. John McCain lies in the roster of leaders he personally selected to pay tribute at his memorial service Saturday at the National Cathedral.  —  It was a day in early April …
Discussion: Vox
The Daily Beast:
Trump Aide Kelly Sadler Joked About McCain Dying—and Was Offered a New Job … Amid yet another round of criticism of the Trump White House over its treatment of the late Sen. John McCain, the whereabouts of one notable character in the long-running feud between McCain and President Donald Trump remains a mystery.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In Washington, a rare relationship without pretense and BS
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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Washington Post:
White House insists former CIA chief Brennan has no security clearance, says paperwork ‘delayed’  —  The White House reaffirmed Tuesday that former CIA director John Brennan has been stripped of his security clearance, after Brennan said earlier he has yet to receive formal notice about the matter.
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
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 …
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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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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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
White House pledges to support ‘transparency’ as Puerto Rico hurricane death toll revised to 2,975
Discussion: Axios
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
Arizona Republic:
Maricopa County will not extend poll hours after voting problems  —  After widespread voting problems in Maricopa County Tuesday morning, the Board of Supervisors will not extend polling hours despite requests by the county recorder and secretary of state.  —  “The board is being asked …
Discussion: Politico
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Arizona Republic:
12 p.m.: Secretary of State calls for extended hours
Discussion: Breitbart
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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Philip Pullella / Reuters:   Defenders rally around pope, fear conservatives escalating war
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 …
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Emails Link Former Homeland Security Official To White Nationalists  —  In the past two years, leaders of an emboldened white nationalism have burst into the forefront of national politics and coalesced around an “alt-right” subculture as they have endeavored to make their ideology part of the mainstream.
Discussion: Raw Story
Albert Samaha / BuzzFeed News:
New York's Governor Has Suspended An Investigation Into The Handling Of Weinstein Case  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the New York Attorney General's Office to suspend its investigation into whether Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. mishandled 2015 allegations of sexual misconduct against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Discussion: Vox
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 …
Discussion: The Verge and Mediaite
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.”
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.
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.
Zachary F. / Journal Inquirer:
Man charged with firing gun at ‘ghost’  —  TOLLAND — A self-described paranormal investigator is facing charges after firing a gun at a masked intruder he later conceded could have been a ghost, state police said.  —  Christian J. Devaux, 25, of 71 Old Post Road, was arrested Friday following …
 
 
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John Riley / Metro Weekly:
Head of Human Rights Campaign Foundation resigns after using racial slur
Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
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Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
'We don't have any fear': India's angry young men and its lynch mob crisis
Discussion: Raw Story
Clay Travis / Outkick the Coverage:
ESPN Questions Tiger's Blackness, Calls Him Stupid For Not Ripping Trump
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Biographer: Pence thinks God ‘calling him’ to be president
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Hullabaloo, The Root and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo, Bucking Industry, Scans Emails for Data to Sell Advertisers
Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Mysterious ‘key figure’ in Russia probe sought Trump team contacts. Investigators want to know why
 Earlier Items: 
Jazmine Ulloa / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Jerry Brown signs overhaul of bail system, saying now ‘rich and poor alike are treated fairly’
Mike Konczal:
I Do Not Understand Why the Left Should Want a Sovereign Wealth Fund
New York Times:
True Reformers for New York's Senate
Discussion: NY State of Politics
Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Attorney for crack dealer tries the President Trump defense: Don't trust snitches
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Cuomo vs. Nixon Debate? It's Already Heated (Literally)
Bill Scher / Politico:
Is This the Stupidest Book Ever Written About Socialism?
Discussion: Mother Jones