memeorandum: American tourists stabbed in Amsterdam were targeted by Afghan man with a ‘terrorist motive’: officials (Paulina Dedaj/Fox News)

2:55 PM ET, September 2, 2018

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Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:

Paul Manafort's daughter gets a new name … Paul Manafort's daughter is ditching the family name. — Jessica Manafort, 36, filed paperwork in Manhattan Supreme Court late Friday to change her now-infamous surname to Bond, Jess Bond. — “I would like my new name to be Jessica Anne Bond …

Discussion: Splinter, Political Wire and The Daily Caller

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.

Mike Allen / Axios:

D.C. dreams of saner times — Amid the Trump-shaming at the emotional Washington National Cathedral sendoff for Sen. John McCain, the televised eulogies and private conversations reflected a broader dream that the United States is still capable of a saner politics.

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and Breitbart

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 and ABC News

Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
John McCain's Funeral Was the Biggest Resistance Meeting Yet

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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump fans accuse grieving Meghan McCain of being ‘trashy’ for ‘America was always great’ eulogy comment

Discussion: Sputnik International, LifeZette and The Gateway Pundit

Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
McCain tributes echo with criticism of Trump

Discussion: Breitbart, Chicago Sun-Times and The Gateway Pundit

Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Washington Mourned John McCain. President Trump Went Golfing.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, The Daily Beast and Washington Post

Texas Monthly:

Beto O'Rourke Faces New Political Perils As Launch of Fall Campaign Begins — The political momentum seems to be blowing in the direction of Beto O'Rourke. The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate had a video go viral of him defending NFL players' right to take a knee during the national anthem …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Snopes.com and HuffPost

gofundme.com:

Texas against Ted Cruz — $9,760 of $6,000 goal Raised by 482 people in 1 day — President Donald Trump will be campaigning to help Sen. Ted Cruz win his re-election. A rally is being planned, according to Trump “at the biggest stadium in Texas.” We are planning to display …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Mother Jones, Axios, Political Wire and twitchy.com

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

John Bowden / The Hill:

DeSantis: Gillum wants to turn Florida ‘into Venezuela’ — is going after his Florida Democratic gubernatorial rival Andrew Gillum as the GOP congressman seeks to move on from controversy surrounding a racially-charged remark made last week. — DeSantis told host John Catsimatidis …

Discussion: Breitbart

Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
‘We Negroes’ robocall is an attempt to ‘weaponize race’ in Florida campaign, Gillum warns

Discussion: Politico, Naked Politics and Althouse

National Journal:

Democrats Blowing Winnable Governor Races — By nominating progressives in battleground states, Democrats are improving the GOP's chances of winning consequential contests. Just look to liberal Maryland as a textbook example. — DUNDALK, Md. — The crowd cheering on Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan …

New York Times:

Wife of Former N.R.A. President Tapped Accused Russian Agent in Pursuit of Jet Fuel Payday — WASHINGTON — For the young Russian gun rights activist studying in the United States, it would have been an unimaginably rich payday: $1 million to help broker the sale of Russian jet fuel to an American middleman.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

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.

Discussion: Daily Wire

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: Sputnik International, Daily Wire and The Daily Caller

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.

Discussion: The Mahablog

Peter Hancock / The Lawrence Journal-World:
Kansas Supreme Court agrees Douglas County must summon grand jury to investigate Kobach

Discussion: Vox, POLITICUSUSA, Law & Crime and Talking Points Memo

NBC News:

Full Klobuchar Interview: People ‘afraid of pissing off President Trump’ in Congress — In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) says that it's difficult to reach bipartisan deals during the Trump Administration because Republicans take their cues from the White House.

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 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.

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 …

Aubree Eliza Weaver / Politico:

Kavanaugh ‘an inspired choice,’ Sullivan says — With Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's Senate Judiciary hearing slated for Tuesday, Sen. Dan Sullivan had nothing but good things to say about President Donald Trump's pick. — “Look, I've known Brett Kavanaugh for a long time,” …

Discussion: CNN

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.

Paulina Dedaj / Fox News:

American tourists stabbed in Amsterdam were targeted by Afghan man with a ‘terrorist motive’: officials — Two Americans who were stabbed Friday night at a train station in Amsterdam were targeted by an Afghan citizen who had a “terrorist motive,” officials say.

Discussion: Townhall and Jihad Watch