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New York Times:
I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration  —  We work for the president but we have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations. … President Trump is facing a test to his presidency unlike any faced by a modern American leader.  —  It's not just that the special counsel looms large.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The White House is discussing potential replacements for Jim Mattis  —  Well before this week's revelations about President Trump's interactions with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Bob Woodward's new book, officials inside the White House have been actively discussing who will replace Mattis …
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Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Woodward book prompts West Wing witch hunt, sources say  —  Sanders discredits Woodward book on Trump  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump, showing his outrage over Bob Woodward's explosive new book, is ordering a real witch hunt in the West Wing and throughout his administration …
Axios:
Furious Trump trapped by hundreds of Woodward tapes  —  President Trump is livid at the betrayal and stunning allegations in Bob Woodward's forthcoming “Fear,” but limited in his ability to fight back because most of the interviews were caught on hundreds of hours of tape, officials tell Axios.
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Attack on Woodward's Book Hits a Bump: He Actually Did Call Jeff Sessions a ‘Retard’  —  It's shocking, we know, that this president would say such a thing.  —  Donald Trump has forcefully insisted that the latest book detailing the chaos, tensions, and name-calling at the heart …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The 2 most overlooked, inexplicable stories from Bob Woodward's Trump book  —  President Trump's denials of the stories in Bob Woodward's new book on Wednesday turned to tacit admission: Trump may be an unwieldy boss, he seemed to admit, but that's part of why Americans elected him.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Breitbart and Bloomberg
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Woodward's Account of Trump's Mock Interview with Prosecutors Isn't Pretty  —  “I'm not sure.”  “I don't know. ”  I can't remember.  " In a mock interview with President Trump to prepare him for a possible sit-down with the special counsel's office, Trump's lawyer reportedly found …
Discussion: Vox, CNN and NPR
Dwight Garner / New York Times:   In ‘Fear,’ Bob Woodward Pulls Back the Curtain on President Trump's ‘Crazytown’
Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
Bernstein calls on Kelly to resign following Woodward book
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Jerome Corsi, Conspiracy Theorist, Is Subpoenaed in Mueller Investigation  —  Jerome Corsi, a conspiracy theorist and political commentator with connections to the former Trump adviser Roger J. Stone Jr., has been subpoenaed to testify on Friday before the grand jury in the special counsel investigation …
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Tom Winter / NBC News:   Mueller subpoenas Jerome Corsi, birther and ex-Alex Jones associate
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Leahy Trips Kavanaugh Up With Questions About Allegedly Stolen Emails  —  At Wednesday's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) threw Brett Kavanaugh off his flow of so far providing steady and confident answers to senators' questions with a line of inquiry about allegations …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News:
Parkland victim's father and Kavanaugh: The handshake that wasn't
Discussion: New York Times, TheBlaze and CBS News
David French / National Review:
The Democrats' No Good, Frivolous, Ridiculous Day
Discussion: TIME, Vox and TheBlaze
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Progressives Turn Their Anger On Chuck Schumer Over Brett Kavanaugh Hearing
Discussion: Daily Wire
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   Kavanaugh stumbled over two critical tripwires
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's comments after not attacking Nike raise even more questions
Discussion: CNBC, HuffPost and Breitbart
Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump's approval rating drop looks real, and it could be a disaster for the GOP in 2018  —  (CNN)A new ABC News/Washington Post poll puts President Donald Trump's approval rating at just 36%.  An IBD/TIPP poll also puts the President's approval rating at 36%.
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Susannah Luthi / Modern Healthcare:
MENU  —  FORT WORTH, TEXAS—A federal judge today seemed skeptical of arguments that the Affordable Care Act can stand without an effective penalty for the individual mandate.  —  In a half-full Texas courtroom, Democratic states attorneys general Wednesday tried to pursuade U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor …
sandiegouniontribune.com:
Hunter indictment sheds light on ‘personal relationships’ for congressman  —  Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret Hunter were arraigned on charges related to a 60-count indictment filed this week in San Diego.  —  The criminal indictment issued against Rep. Duncan Hunter …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
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Griffin Connolly / Roll Call:
Duncan Hunter's ‘Personal Relationships’ Get New Attention in Indictment  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter once called Washington whispers that he had engaged in multiple extramarital affairs “tabloid trash.”  —  But the California Republican — who, along with his wife, Margaret …
John Parkinson / ABC News:
House speaker dismisses Trump's criticisms over indictments against Republicans
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Rubio to Alex Jones: 'Don't touch me, man'  —  (R-Fla.) and InfoWars host Alex Jones clashed Wednesday outside a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, with Rubio threatening to take care of Jones after the Infowars host touched his shoulder.  —  For nearly five minutes as Rubio answered questions …
Discussion: Mashable and Florida Politics
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Justice to convene meeting on whether social media companies are ‘intentionally stifling’ free speech
Discussion: Politico
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Watch: Alex Jones and Marco Rubio nearly come to blows in the Senate hallway
Discussion: USA Today, ThinkProgress and Politico
KDFW:
Man arrested after crashing truck into FOX4 building in downtown Dallas  —  Image Gallery  —  A man was arrested Wednesday morning after crashing a truck into the side of the FOX4 building in downtown Dallas.  —  The man, after repeatedly crashing his vehicle into a side of the building …
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Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:
The mystery of Tucker Carlson  —  Tucker Carlson is shouting when he tells me he isn't shouting.  The barrage of his voice has been relentless throughout the interview.  —  “I don't want to be John McLaughlin yelling at people.  Why would I want to do that?  I don't need to do that,” he insists.
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NBC News:
Trump admin rejected report showing refugees did not pose major security threat  —  Hardliners issued their own report that several ex-officials say misstates evidence and inflates the threat posed by people born outside the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has consistently sought …
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Ayanna Pressley's victory proves it matters to Democratic primary voters ‘who those Democrats are’  —  The triumph Tuesday night of a 44-year-old black woman over a 20-year House member in a Democratic primary election was a stark indicator that Democrats are looking for more representation …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Huge turnout in Ayanna Pressley's victory over Michael Capuano
Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Moore Plays His Trump Card: A New Movie, Modern Fascism and a 2020 Prediction  —  He's America's most successful documentarian and one of the few on the left who predicted the 2016 election upset.  Now, as Moore readies his anticipated polemic ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ for its Toronto film festival debut …
GOV.UK:
PM statement on the Salisbury investigation: 5 September 2018  —  Prime Minister Theresa May's statement to Parliament about the Salisbury incident, made on 5 September 2018 after PMQs. … Delivered on:  —  Prime Minister Theresa May:  —  With permission, Mr Speaker …
Discussion: BloombergQuint
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/Marist poll: Democrat Joe Donnelly has slight edge in Indiana Senate race
Patrick Wilson / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Richmond judge finds ‘out and out fraud,’ …
Rich Calder / New York Post:
More than 10K city employees stopped paying union dues
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge denies Manafort's request to move next trial from DC to Virginia
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Mistrial declared in U.S. murder case of Blackwater security guard charged in 2007 Iraqi civilian massacre
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Photographing an Indelicate but Deadly Subject
Politico:
Why Rahm bailed on reelection
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump suggests protesting should be illegal
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
 
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