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11:05 AM ET, September 4, 2018

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Washington Post:
Hours before Kavanaugh nomination hearings, Bush lawyer releases 42,000 pages of documents to Judiciary Committee  —  Hours before the start of hearings on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, the lawyer for former president George W. Bush turned over 42,000 pages of documents …
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Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
There Is No Grassroots Energy Rallying for Brett Kavanaugh.  None.  —  Last Sunday, several hundred protestors rallied in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado, against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh.  Local reporters were on hand, and the protest earned …
Discussion: Vox, Law & Crime and The Atlantic
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A very newsy first day back  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  WELCOME BACK ... LOTS OF NEWS ... 64 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY ...  REPUBLICANS DON'T WANT TO BE IN WASHINGTON THIS MONTH — especially House Republicans.  All they need to do is fund the government …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Views of Kavanaugh Confirmation Remain Closely Divided
Discussion: National Review
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Democrats vow ‘sparks will fly’ over Trump's Supreme Court pick
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Who Is Brett Kavanaugh?  —  Contrary to what supporters say, he's no originalist.
Discussion: Townhall and LifeZette
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed News:
The Justice Department Was Behind The Decision To Keep 100,000 Pages Of Kavanaugh's Record Secret
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Brett Kavanaugh May Soon Unshackle All Rich Political Donors
Trish Turner / ABC News:
Stakes are high for Kavanaugh, Supreme Court, as confirmation hearings begin
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 …
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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 …
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Democrats open up biggest lead in midterms since 2006  —  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.
Discussion: Washington Post
Mark Murray / NBC News:   Poll: High-profile Missouri Senate race locked in a dead heat
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Public split on Kavanaugh, views on abortion access shift
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 …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Fox & Friends hosts visibly deflated after legal analyst says Trump's latest tweet gives ‘fodder’ for Mueller's probe  —  The hosts of “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday appeared visibly deflated after legal analyst Andrew Napolitano told them that President Donald Trump's latest tweets attacking …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Top TV Advisers Keep Telling Him: Fire the ‘Shill’ Jeff Sessions Now
Discussion: HuffPost, ABC News and CNBC
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:   Congressional Republicans Don't Even Pretend to Stand up to Trump Anymore
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Two easy wins now in doubt’: Trump renews attack on Sessions
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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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Enough, already, with anything Steve Bannon has to say.  We got it the first time.  —  No one wants a festival of ideas to turn into a cozy chat among like-minded friends.  That's pointless.  —  But also utterly pointless is the notion that Steve Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist …
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump irritated he wasn't interviewed by Woodward for upcoming book  —  Woodward to release Trump book before midterms  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has become increasingly exasperated in recent weeks that he wasn't interviewed by Bob Woodward ahead of the publication of his upcoming book …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Franklin's family says eulogy was offensive  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The late Aretha Franklin's family said Monday that it found an Atlanta pastor's eulogy delivered at the Queen of Soul's funeral last week to be offensive and distasteful.  —  The eulogist, the Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. …
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost and The Week
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Andy McDonald / HuffPost:
They Found Beto O'Rourke's First Album, And It's ... Actually Pretty Good
Discussion: Mediaite
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.
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
‘I begged him not to’: He loved the CIA.  And that's what led to his death.  —  They came from all corners of his life.  His New England boarding school.  His small liberal arts college.  The Marines.  And the CIA.  —  Family, friends and colleagues gathered on a summer Monday to pay tribute to George …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Why Trump is so frantic right now  —  President Trump's incoherence grows to keep pace with his desperation.  These days, he makes less sense than ever — a sign that this malignant presidency has entered a new, more dangerous phase.  —  I can't be the only one who thinks he sounds less …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Daniel Noah Halpern / GQ:
Sperm Count Zero  —  A strange thing has happened to men over the past few decades: We've become increasingly infertile, so much so that within a generation we may lose the ability to reproduce entirely.  What's causing this mysterious drop in sperm counts—and is there any way to reverse it before it's too late?
Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com:
South Africa Unexpectedly Slides Into Recession For The First Time Since 2009  —  With South Africa reeling amid concerns of land expropriation, the rand tumbling amid broad emerging market fears and the local economy pressured by collapsing consumer spending, moments ago …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
President Trump has made 4,713 false or misleading claims in 592 days  —  In the 592 days since he took the oath of office, President Trump has made 4,713 false or misleading claims, according to The Fact Checker's database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
 
 
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