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12:40 PM ET, September 2, 2018

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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
John McCain's Funeral Was the Biggest Resistance Meeting Yet  —  Two ex-Presidents and one eloquent daughter team up to rebuke the pointedly uninvited Donald Trump.  —  Donald Trump's name was never mentioned.  It didn't have to be.  The funeral service for John Sidney McCain III …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump allies fume at McCain memorial addresses, urge counterattack  —  President Donald Trump's allies went on the counterattack Saturday after tributes to the late Sen. John McCain took pointed aim at the president.  —  As Washington mourned McCain, Trump's people grew angry.
Discussion: Raw Story, Axios, Breitbart, ABC News and Vox
Mike Allen / Axios:
D.C. dreams of saner times
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
John McCain's Funeral Was a Council of War—Just as He Meant It to Be
Discussion: CNN, Hullabaloo, Daily Wire and Townhall
Washington Post:   McCain's funeral was a melancholy last hurrah for what's been lost in Trump era
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
McCain tributes echo with criticism of Trump
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times
Rob Tibbetts / Des Moines Register:
From Mollie Tibbetts' father: Don't distort her death to advance racist views  —  Mollie was nobody's victim.  Nor is she a pawn in others' debate  —  CONNECT  —  Ten days ago, we learned that Mollie would not be coming home.  Shattered, my family set out to celebrate Mollie's extraordinary life …
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
‘We Negroes’ robocall is an attempt to ‘weaponize race’ in Florida campaign, Gillum warns  —  An assertion Wednesday by a white Republican gubernatorial candidate that Florida voters can't afford to “monkey this up” by voting for his black Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, was widely viewed as a “dog whistle” to rally racists.
John Bowden / The Hill:   DeSantis: Gillum wants to turn Florida ‘into Venezuela’
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Ethnicity not a factor in Elizabeth Warren's rise in law  —  CAMBRIDGE — The 60-plus Harvard Law School professors who filed into an auditorium-style room on the first floor of Pound Hall on that February 1993 afternoon had a significant question to answer: Should they offer a job to Elizabeth Warren?
Discussion: Axios
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Manafort's daughter files petition to change her name to ‘separate herself from public perception’ after her father was convicted of fraud … Convicted felon Paul Manafort's daughter Jessica is wasting no time distancing herself from the family by filing legal documents to change her name.
Associated Press:
Kansas high court rules grand jury must be convened to investigate Kris Kobach … A grand jury must be convened to investigate whether Republican gubernatorial candidate and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach intentionally failed to register voters in 2016, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled.
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Peter Hancock / The Lawrence Journal-World:
Kansas Supreme Court agrees Douglas County must summon grand jury to investigate Kobach
The Hill:
Obama readies fall campaign push, but some Dems say no thanks  —  Former President Obama is set to dive into the midterm elections next week with a speech in Illinois where he is expected to urge Democrats across the country to vote — addressing a problem that plagued the party in 2016.
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
After Deadly Raid, Pentagon Weighs Withdrawing Almost All Commandos From Niger  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is considering withdrawing nearly all American commandos from Niger in the wake of a deadly October ambush against a Green Beret team that killed four United States soldiers.
Steven Kurutz / New York Times:
How to Retire in Your 30s With $1 Million in the Bank  —  Fed up with their high-pressure jobs, some millennials are quitting and embracing the FIRE movement.  (It stands for financial independence, retire early).  —  Carl Jensen experienced what he calls “the awakening” sometime around 2012.
Discussion: Althouse
Anna Sanders / New York Post:
AMI employees donated thousands of dollars to Cuomo campaigns … National Enquirer boss David Pecker isn't just Donald Trump's longtime pal and campaign confidant — he's quietly lavished tens of thousands of dollars on Gov. Cuomo.  —  Pecker's American Media Inc., company executives …
New York Post:
Suspected MS-13 member broke into sleeping girl's bedroom, raped her: cops  —  A purported member of the MS-13 gang broke into the bedroom of a sleeping 11-year-old Brooklyn girl and raped her in her bed, cops said Saturday as the suspect was taken into custody.
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
GOP's Tough Task in House Races: Reach Beyond Trump's Base  —  Endangered Republicans must find supporters who will vote for them even though they disapprove of the president  —  One of the biggest questions facing House Republicans seeking re-election in November is this: How popular is President Trump in their district?
Discussion: Political Wire
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
This Race in Houston Is the Future of Texas Politics  —  HOUSTON—On a Saturday morning in Houston, the high was 94 degrees with a chance of rain.  It was hardly friendly weather for canvassing—the door-knocking, yard sign-delivering, get-out-the-vote efforts that define a politician's grassroots network.
Yahoo:
Former chief rabbi warns of ‘existential threat’ to UK Jews  —  LONDON (AP) — Britain's former chief rabbi has warned that Jewish people are thinking about leaving the country because of anti-Semitism.  —  Jonathan Sacks told the BBC on Sunday that for the first time in the 362 years Jews …
Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Billionaire Released by Minnesota Police After Arrest on Alleged Sexual Misconduct  —  E-commerce company JD.com says CEO Liu Qiangdong was released after what it says was a false accusation; Minneapolis Police say the case remains open  —  Liu Qiangdong, the billionaire chief executive …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Theresa May / Telegraph:
There will be no second referendum on Brexit - it would be a gross betrayal of our democracy  —  Follow the author of this article Follow the topics within this article … The coming months will be critical in shaping the future of our country and I am clear about my mission.
Discussion: The Guardian, France 24 and Politico
 
 
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The Babylon Bee:
Ocasio-Cortez Praises Venezuela For Making Everyone A Millionaire Through Hyperinflation
Discussion: Daily Wire and twitchy.com
Emma Bowman / NPR:
Mother Of Parkland Victim Wins School Board Seat: 'I Won't Stop' Until Kids Are Safe
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Post
New York Times:
From Criminal Convictions to Ethical Lapses: The Range of Misconduct in Trump's Orbit
Roey Hadar / ABC News:
Mueller's report on Russia investigation ‘will ultimately determine’ whether to impeach: Panetta
Discussion: Politico
Haley Britzky / Axios:
The GoFundMe generation has reached Trump's D.C. swamp
Discussion: Raw Story
Karen Kaplan / Los Angeles Times:
Caught in a political echo chamber? Listening to the opposition can make partisanship even worse
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Want to revive the political center? Fight corruption.
 Earlier Items: 
Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro brutally shames Jeff Sessions for refusing to quit: 'Where is your dignity?
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Paul Sullivan / New York Times:
Taking the College Tour by Private Jet
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs:
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Discussion: Task & Purpose
WDRB 41 Louisville News:
Truck carrying Axe body spray explodes in Texas
Discussion: AlBoeNEWS and twitchy.com
New York Times:
Ayanna Pressley Seeks Her Political Moment in a Changing Boston
politics.myajc:
Voting precincts closed across Georgia since election oversight lifted
Associated Press:
Aretha Franklin funeral bishop apologizes to Ariana Grande
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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