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Washington Post:
Bob Woodward's new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump's presidency — John Dowd was convinced that President Trump would commit perjury if he talked to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. So, on Jan. 27, the president's then-personal attorney staged a practice session to try to make his point.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Transcript: Phone call between President Trump and journalist Bob Woodward — Bob Woodward, an associate editor at The Washington Post, sought an interview with President Trump as he was writing “Fear,” a book about Trump's presidency. Trump called Woodward in early August …
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Raw Story and Political Wire
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 …
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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.
There Is No Grassroots Energy Rallying for Brett Kavanaugh. None.
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Vox and Law & Crime
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A very newsy first day back
POLITICO Playbook: A very newsy first day back
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New York Times, Variety and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »
CNN:
The Kavanaugh hearing … GO DEEPER — The Trump administration …
The Kavanaugh hearing … GO DEEPER — The Trump administration …
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National Review, Townhall, Hot Air, The Week, IJR and Balloon Juice
Michael Burke / The Hill:
22 protesters arrested during Kavanaugh hearing
22 protesters arrested during Kavanaugh hearing
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Fox News:
Brett Kavanaugh hearing repeatedly interrupted by Dem objections, protests
Brett Kavanaugh hearing repeatedly interrupted by Dem objections, protests
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Conservative Review, ABC News, Mediaite, Reuters, Raw Story, SARAH PALIN, POLITICUSUSA and twitchy.com
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed News:
The Justice Department Was Behind The Decision To Keep 100,000 Pages Of Kavanaugh's Record Secret
The Justice Department Was Behind The Decision To Keep 100,000 Pages Of Kavanaugh's Record Secret
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Democrats vow ‘sparks will fly’ over Trump's Supreme Court pick
Democrats vow ‘sparks will fly’ over Trump's Supreme Court pick
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Political Wire
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh hearing: Democrats cry foul over lack of access to documents, seek to delay proceedings
Kavanaugh hearing: Democrats cry foul over lack of access to documents, seek to delay proceedings
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Slate, The Crime Report, Axios and The Democrats
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Senate hearings to get underway on Trump Supreme Court pick
Senate hearings to get underway on Trump Supreme Court pick
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Politico, Axios, Breitbart, The Daily Beast, One America News Network, Outside the Beltway and The Week
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 …
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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.
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Washington Post:
Democrats lead Republicans in generic ballot ahead of midterms
Democrats lead Republicans in generic ballot ahead of midterms
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Public split on Kavanaugh, views on abortion access shift
Public split on Kavanaugh, views on abortion access shift
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MSNBC, Washington Post, The Week and The Daily Beast
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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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.
Enough, already, with anything Steve Bannon has to say. We got it the first time.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Poke, The American Conservative and Eschaton
Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he won't run for re-election next year — that he will not seek a third term in office. — Privacy Policy — In a stunning decision, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday morning that he will no longer seek a third term in office, signaling the end …
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Political Wire and Daily Wire
Hunter Woodall / Kansas City Star:
Former GOP governor of Kansas endorses Democrat Laura Kelly over Kris Kobach — Republicans in Kansas further splintered Tuesday as the last moderate member of the party to hold the governor's office in Kansas endorsed a Democrat for governor over Kris Kobach, the GOP nominee.
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?
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.
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. …
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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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Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
EPA watchdog accuses agency of failing to justify Scott Pruitt's security spending — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency did not justify increased spending on former Administrator Scott Pruitt's 24-hour security detail, which grew by almost $2 million in less than a year, the EPA's watchdog said.
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Politico, US EPA and New York Times
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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Vox, Washington Post and New York Post
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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