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8:00 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 …
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.
Kelsey Snell / NPR:
Momentum Slows For Renaming Senate Building For McCain
Tamar Hallerman / politics.myajc:
Senate pumps brakes on effort to rename Russell building after McCain
Discussion: Splinter
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump rage-googles himself and reveals a frightening truth about the midterms
Associated Press:
Trump takes on Google, alleges bias in searches
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Political Wire, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Wall Street Journal:
Some Republicans Urge Attorney General to Remain in Job as Elections Loom
Discussion: New York Daily News
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 …
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
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 …
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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In Washington, a rare relationship without pretense and BS
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.”
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
Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Mysterious ‘key figure’ in Russia probe sought Trump team contacts.  Investigators want to know why  —  Sergei Millian remains one of the enduring mystery figures of the ongoing probe of Russian interference in the 2016 elections.  —  The obscure Belarusian-born businessman …
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.
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
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones
 
 
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Biographer: Pence thinks God ‘calling him’ to be president
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Joe.My.God., The Root and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo, Bucking Industry, Scans Emails for Data to Sell Advertisers
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
Steven T. Dennis / BloombergQuint:
Senators Criticize Google CEO for Declining to Testify
Discussion: Politico, Q13 FOX News and CBS Miami
New York Times:
True Reformers for New York's Senate
Discussion: NY State of Politics
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
President Donald Trump met twice with officials over replacing FBI headquarters, watchdog says
Discussion: The Democrats
 Earlier Items: 
Philip Lewis / HuffPost:
Vermont's Only Black Woman Lawmaker Pulls Out Of Race In Wake Of Online Threats
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump's Student Debt Policies Are Mind-bogglingly Corrupt
Discussion: New York Times
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
Arthur L. Herman / National Review:
Chicago 1968: The Night the Democratic Party Died
Discussion: Power Line
David Siders / Politico:
Minnesota Democrats scalded by Ellison allegations
Discussion: Power Line
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
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