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4:50 PM ET, September 4, 2018

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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 …
CNN:
Bob Woodward: Trump's aides stole his papers ‘to protect the country’  —  (CNN)WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  President Donald Trump's closest aides have taken extraordinary measures in the White House to try to stop what they saw as his most dangerous impulses …
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Says Bob Woodward Has ‘A Lot Of Credibility Problems’  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump addressed newly released excerpts from Bob Woodward's book on his administration, denying some specific allegations and accusing the author of credibility issues, in an exclusive Oval Office interview with The Daily Caller.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Rudy Giuliani to Trump advisors ripping the president in Bob Woodward's new book: Find another job  — “If they said it, they should be questioning why they are there.  Why don't they go get another job?  That's the kind of disloyalty that leads to you leaving, not staying and undermining the president …
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
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
The Most Shocking Excerpts From Woodward's White House Memoir
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Exclusive: Phone call between President Trump and Bob Woodward
Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller
Arizona Republic:
Ducey: ‘No one in Arizona more prepared’ than Kyl  —  “There is no one in Arizona more prepared to represent our state in the U.S. Senate than Jon Kyl,” Ducey said in a statement.  “He understands how the Senate functions and will make an immediate and positive impact benefiting all Arizonans.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Jon Kyl, Former Senator, Is Said to Be Choice to Replace McCain  —  WASHINGTON — Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona on Tuesday will appoint Former Senator Jon Kyl to the seat left open by John McCain's death, according to multiple Arizona Republican officials, elevating a well-liked former Republican lawmaker …
Politico:
Former Sen. Jon Kyl to replace McCain
Discussion: Hit & Run and Fox News
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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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Kavanaugh's daughters rushed out of chaotic, ‘hot’ hearing  —  As Democratic senators fought to delay the hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and as spectators jarringly heckled the process Tuesday, his two young daughters were rushed from the hearing room, according to sources.
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Blogging the Brett Kavanaugh hearing
Discussion: Reason and Instapundit
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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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Democrats open up biggest lead in midterms since 2006
Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he won't run for re-election next year  —  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Sept. 4, 2018, 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 …
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Rahm Emanuel won't seek third term as Chicago mayor
Discussion: RedState, ABC News and Daily Kos
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.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Political Wire
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Here's why more brands, like Nike with Colin Kaepernick, are openly liberal  — Nike will gain a lot more than it will lose from making Colin Kaepernick the face of an ad campaign.  — Wading into politics can still alienate customers.  What's new is it can do a lot to attract them, too.
Discussion: AOL
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Daily Mail:
Piers Morgan: Kaepernick won't stand for flag but bows to Nike dollar?
NBC News:
FBI Director Christopher Wray becomes the latest target for Trump's ire  —  Wray is the latest in a growing list of Justice Department officials who have angered the president, NBC News has learned.  —  WASHINGTON — In recent conversations with confidants, President Donald Trump …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post, NBC News and CNN
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Winning The Race For Congress?  —  An updating estimate of the generic ballot, based on polls that ask people which party they would support in a congressional election.
Economist:
The Open Future Festival and Steve Bannon  —  Why our invitation to Steve Bannon will stand  —  IN LIGHT of the criticism of my decision to interview Steve Bannon on stage as part of The Economist's Open Future festival on September 15th, I would like to explain why we invited him.
New York Times:
Andrew Cuomo Is the Democrats' Best Choice for Governor  —  The threat of Donald Trump and new pressure from reformers are likely to summon his formidable strengths.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
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.
Discussion: US EPA, Politico and New York Times
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.
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?
Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
Trump to chair U.N. Security Council meeting on Iran  —  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will chair a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran this month during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York, diplomats and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Tuesday.
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Alex Jones Said Bans Would Strengthen Him.  He Was Wrong.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — After Silicon Valley internet giants mostly barred Alex Jones from their services last month, traffic to his Infowars website and app soared on the blaze of publicity — and the notorious conspiracy theorist declared victory.
 
 
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Tom McTague / Politico:
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Papadopoulos Court Docs Provide More Evidence Russiagate Was A Setup To Get Trump
Discussion: Conservative Review
Ted Koppel / Washington Post:
Trump has drawn much of the media into a distortion of their traditional roles
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Kushners' Property Firm Amassed More Than Half a Million Dollars in Unpaid New York City Fines
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Comparing People To Hitler For Supporting Donald Trump Is Crazy Talk
Discussion: Instapundit
Lazaro Gamio / Axios:
Trump's trade war could affect 11 million jobs
Discussion: New York Times
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How Europe plans to skirt Trump's sanctions and keep doing business with Iran
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Second Redemption Court
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How Duterte Used Facebook To Fuel the Philippine Drug War
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
‘I begged him not to’: He loved the CIA. And that's what led to his death.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
President Trump has made 4,713 false or misleading claims in 592 days
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