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Sopan Deb / New York Times:
New Yorker Festival Pulls Steve Bannon as Headliner Following High-Profile Dropouts — Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist, will no longer appear as a headliner at this year's New Yorker Festival, David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, announced in an email to the magazine's staff on Monday evening.
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David Remnick's memo to New Yorker staffers about Steve Bannon — In 2016, Steve Bannon played a critical role in electing the current President of the United States. On Election Night I wrote a piece for our website that this event represented “a tragedy for the American republic …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
New Yorker Cuts Steve Bannon From Festival Program After Outcry
New Yorker Cuts Steve Bannon From Festival Program After Outcry
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New Yorker bails on Steve Bannon interview
New Yorker bails on Steve Bannon interview
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Democrats vow ‘sparks will fly’ over Trump's Supreme Court pick — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats plan to hammer President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over his views on abortion and presidential power in hearings starting on Tuesday, but the conservative judge looks likely to be confirmed.
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Trish Turner / ABC News:
Stakes are high for Kavanaugh, Supreme Court, as confirmation hearings begin
Stakes are high for Kavanaugh, Supreme Court, as confirmation hearings begin
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New York Times:
Who Is Brett Kavanaugh? — Contrary to what supporters say, he's no originalist.
Who Is Brett Kavanaugh? — Contrary to what supporters say, he's no originalist.
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Brett Kavanaugh May Soon Unshackle All Rich Political Donors
Brett Kavanaugh May Soon Unshackle All Rich Political Donors
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David Siders / Politico:
Bernie Sanders: Trump is a ‘pathological liar’
Bernie Sanders: Trump is a ‘pathological liar’
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Chuck Todd / The Atlantic:
It's Time for the Press to Stop Complaining—And to Start Fighting Back — I've devoted much of my professional life to the study of political campaigns, not as a historian or an academic but as a reporter and an analyst. I thought I'd seen it all, from the bizarre upset that handed …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Top TV Advisers Keep Telling Him: Fire the ‘Shill’ Jeff Sessions Now — The drumbeat has become deafening and, unfortunately for the beleaguered attorney general, it's Trump's favorite pundits making all the noise. — President Donald Trump has a proven track record …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Two easy wins now in doubt’: Trump renews attack on Sessions
‘Two easy wins now in doubt’: Trump renews attack on Sessions
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Catherine Lucey / Associated Press:
Trump escalates attacks on his attorney general
Trump escalates attacks on his attorney general
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Trump slams Sessions on Twitter, says AG is hurting GOP in midterms
Trump slams Sessions on Twitter, says AG is hurting GOP in midterms
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump blasts Sessions over GOP congressmen indictments
Trump blasts Sessions over GOP congressmen indictments
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Energized against Donald Trump, Democrats reach +14 in the midterms — With their supporters energized in opposition to Donald Trump, Democrats hold their widest advantage in midterm election vote preferences since 2006, when they seized control of both houses of Congress.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: High-profile Missouri Senate race locked in a dead heat — Key race could hinge on how GOP challenger Josh Hawley is defined in coming weeks. — WASHINGTON — Incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is tied with Republican challenger Josh Hawley, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll …
Washington Post:
Poll: Democrats regain clear advantage in midterms shaping up as referendum on President Trump — Two months ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats hold a clear advantage over Republicans in congressional vote support, with antipathy toward President Trump fueling Democratic enthusiasm …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Democrats, Eyeing a Majority, Prepare an Investigative Onslaught — WASHINGTON — House Democrats, increasingly optimistic they will win back control in November, are mining a mountain of stymied oversight requests in preparation for an onslaught of hearings, subpoenas and investigations …
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Mueller's Office Will Grill Him About Roger Stone. He Will Respond With Comedy. — Randy Credico, a comedian and left-wing political activist, has an appointment on Sept. 7. With Robert S. Mueller III. Before a grand jury. Under oath. — And he is planning to do impressions, because that's what he does.
USA Today:
Trouble for Trump? Poll shows midterm election edge for Democrats and female candidates — WASHINGTON - The political landscape for the midterm elections favors Democrats in general and women candidates in particular, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, raising the prospect …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Every ad makes me like Beto more’: Ted Cruz's latest attack on Beto O'Rourke for swearing massively backfires — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) put out a new ad attacking Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke on Monday — and he was quickly buried in mockery. — A new video ad posted …
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Andy McDonald / HuffPost:
They Found Beto O'Rourke's First Album, And It's ... Actually Pretty Good
They Found Beto O'Rourke's First Album, And It's ... Actually Pretty Good
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Darren Rovell / ESPN:
Colin Kaepernick part of Nike's 30th anniversary of ‘Just Do It’ campaign — Colin Kaepernick is back — at least as far as Madison Avenue is concerned. — The former NFL quarterback, who is suing NFL owners for colluding to keep him out of the league, is one of the faces of a new Nike campaign meant …
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Tim Daniels / Bleacher Report:
Colin Kaepernick Named Face of Nike's 30th Anniversary of ‘Just Do It’ Campaign
Colin Kaepernick Named Face of Nike's 30th Anniversary of ‘Just Do It’ Campaign
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Larry O'Connor / Washington Times:
Networks crop Farrakhan from Clinton/Jackson/Sharpton image at Aretha's funeral — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — It was an image that caused quite a stir Friday afternoon. There on the stage presiding over Aretha Franklin's epic funeral extravaganza was former President Bill Clinton alongside …
Alastair Leithead / BBC:
Dozens of elephants killed near Botswana wildlife sanctuary — Carcases of nearly 90 elephants have been found near a famous wildlife sanctuary in Botswana, conservationists say. — Elephants Without Borders, which is conducting an aerial survey, said the scale of poaching deaths is the largest seen in Africa.
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Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Massachusetts primary clash tests Capuano — No one doubts the outcome in Massachusetts Rep. Mike Capuano's district in November — the Democratic nominee will win in a blowout. But who that nominee is might be the most important question that gets answered in the final days of primary season.
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
San Francisco, rich and poor, turns to simple street solutions that underscore the city's complexities — SAN FRANCISCO — To the uninitiated, the bright-orange, Tic Tac-size specks scattered on the sidewalks, wedged into the openings of heating grates and piled in small mounds along curbs here are a bit of a mystery.
Reuters:
Statement from Stephen J. Adler, President and Editor-in-Chief, Reuters, on reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, Sep 3, 2018 — Reuters President and Editor-in-Chief, Stephen J. Adler, issued the following statement today after a Myanmar court delivered its verdict in the case against Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo;
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Richard C. Paddock / New York Times:
Myanmar Sentences Reuters Journalists to 7 Years in Prison
Myanmar Sentences Reuters Journalists to 7 Years in Prison
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