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12:15 AM ET, September 7, 2018

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White House officials flagged Trump's behavior to psychiatrist last year — White House officials reached out to a noted Yale University psychiatrist last fall out of concern over President Trump's increasingly erratic behavior. — Dr. Bandy Lee, who edited the best-selling book …

Discussion: Political Wire

The Daily Beast:

‘We See Ourselves as Rebels’: Trump's Internal Resistance Celebrates — There were smiles—and fear that a blockbuster New York Times op-ed could backfire on those inside the bureaucracy trying to blunt the President. — Either Wednesday's explosive New York Times op-ed becomes the start of a bigger …

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

‘A never-ending cycle’: Some aides work to slow-walk or ignore Trump's directives — This week's revelations of a purported “resistance” force of senior government officials acting as guardrails against President Trump — manipulating him, infantilizing him and ignoring his directives — raised the specter of a shadow administration.

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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:

Crazytown: A Bob Woodward Book, an Anonymous New York Times Op-Ed, and a Growing Crisis for the Trump Presidency — The Republican “resistance” goes public (sort of), and everyone freaks out. — On Wednesday morning, the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders …

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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:

We are a superpower run by a simpleton — One of the major problems with President Trump's impulsivity is its utter predictability. — A recent op-ed in the New York Times by an anonymous administration official accused the president of impetuous, reckless rants, and Trump responded with impetuous, reckless rants ("TREASON?").

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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:

Trump insists all's calm at White House after bombshell op-ed — President Donald Trump insisted on Thursday that he wasn't rattled by an explosive op-ed that shook his administration to the core this week, using a rally nearly 2,000 miles from Washington to try to quell mounting concerns …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, ABC News and Washington Post

Manu Raju / CNN:

Elizabeth Warren: Time to use 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office — (CNN)Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, seizing on an explosive op-ed from an anonymous administration official, said Thursday that it's time to use constitutional powers to remove President Donald Trump office if top officials don't think he can do the job.

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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Who Is a Senior Administration Official? It Depends

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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Warren calls for 25th Amendment to be invoked against Trump

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NBC News:
It wasn't me. List of senior officials who deny writing the NY Times op-ed.

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Axios:
Exclusive: Trump's nightmare: “The snakes are everywhere”

Charlie Savage / New York Times:

Leaked Documents From Kavanaugh's Time in White House Discuss Abortion and Affirmative Action — WASHINGTON — As a White House lawyer in the Bush administration, Judge Brett Kavanaugh challenged the accuracy of deeming the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision to be …

Jenavieve Hatch / HuffPost:

Brett Kavanaugh Refers To Birth Control As ‘Abortion-Inducing Drugs’ At Confirmation Hearing — Trump's Supreme Court nominee defended his support of Priests for Life on the third day of his hearing. — On the third day of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing …

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HuffPost:

Here's Another Brett Kavanaugh Email Republicans Didn't Want You To See — Kavanaugh and his bros were planning a sailing weekend. — A major issue in Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings is Democratic anger over the limited release of documents related to his time working for President George W. Bush.

Discussion: twitchy.com

Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Marc Kasowitz denies Kavanaugh ever spoke to anyone at his firm about Mueller probe, contradicting Kamala Harris claim

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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
There's Now A Big Dumb Fight Over How Dems Released Kavanaugh Docs

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Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Sen. Cory Booker releases ‘confidential’ Kavanaugh emails in combative Supreme Court confirmation hearing

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CBS News:
Brett Kavanaugh hearings: Supreme Court nominee faces more grilling — live updates

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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh hearing: Nominee declines to condemn Trump's attacks on judiciary

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Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:

Twitter bans Alex Jones and InfoWars — Why Facebook, YouTube and Apple are removing InfoWars content — Twitter banned far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website InfoWars from its platform Thursday afternoon, a month after several of its Silicon Valley counterparts did so.

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The Daily Beast:

Twitter Permanently Bans Alex Jones and Infowars — A video of him berating a CNN reporter with ‘the eyes of a rat’ was the final violation after a series of them by Infowars and its founder. — Twitter banned Infowars and its founder, the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, following months of public pressure to do so.

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BuzzFeed:
After Multiple Provocations, Twitter Bans Alex Jones And Infowars

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Sara Salinas / CNBC:
Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones and Infowars accounts

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Mattathias Schwartz / New Yorker:
Facebook and Twitter's Rehearsed Dance on Capitol Hill

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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:

Giuliani to AP: Trump will not answer obstruction questions — NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will not answer federal investigators' questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Discussion: Mother Jones, Raw Story and Splinter

Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite: Scoop: George Papadopoulos Spills on Mueller Cooperation in First TV Interview With Jake Tapper

NBC News:
Giuliani says Trump will not answer Mueller's obstruction questions

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CBS Pittsburgh:

College Removes Uniforms Featuring Nike Logo To Protest Kaepernick Deal — (AP) — The endorsement deal between Nike and Colin Kaepernick prompted a flood of debate Tuesday. It was a trending topic on Twitter and other social networks, with some fans urging a boycott of the company's clothes …

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Associated Press: The Latest: Trump: Nike deal with Kaepernick inappropriate

Washington Post:
Trump raises the specter of impeachment at Montana rally

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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump slams ‘deep state operatives,’ vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in Montana

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Barbara Starr / CNN:

Russia warns US of pending attack in Syrian area with US troops — Washington (CNN)Russia has warned the US military twice in the last week that its forces, along with Syrian regime units, are prepared to attack in an area where dozens of US troops are located, according to several US defense officials.

Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
In a shift, Trump approves an indefinite military and diplomatic effort in Syria, U.S. officials say

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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

Another Democratic Ambush? Not in Delaware, as Carper Rebuffs Outsider's Bid — Senator Tom Carper of Delaware fended off a primary challenge from his left on Thursday, dispatching a political newcomer, Kerri Evelyn Harris, in the latest test of strength between Democratic insurgents and the party establishment.

Discussion: Political Wire

Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Kerri Harris, Progressives' Next Big Hope, Falls Short Against Tom Carper in Delaware

Discussion: CNBC and ThinkProgress

New York Times:

Polling the 2018 Midterm Elections in Real Time — The Upshot has partnered with Siena College to poll dozens of the most competitive House and Senate races across the country. Our poll results are updated in real time, after every phone call. We hope to help you understand how polling works, and why it sometimes doesn't.

Discussion: Political Wire

Nate Cohn / New York Times: Live From the Battleground Districts: Polls of the Key Races for House Control

Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:

Prosecutors use grand jury as investigation of Andrew McCabe intensifies — Federal prosecutors have for months been using a grand jury to investigate former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe — an indication that the probe into whether he misled officials exploring his role …

Discussion: Instapundit, The Gateway Pundit and The Last Refuge

Carrie Johnson / NPR: Grand Jury Looking Into Case Of Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:

Frustration and Finger-Pointing as G.O.P. Pulls Out of Deal Talks on Hacked Materials — WASHINGTON — House Republicans withdrew on Thursday from negotiations with Democrats over a pact that would have effectively barred both parties from using hacked or stolen material on the campaign trail this fall.

Jon Swaine / The Guardian:

Revealed: Trump inauguration crowd photos were edited after he intervened — Exclusive: documents released to Guardian reveal government photographer cropped space ‘where crowd ended’ — A government photographer edited official pictures of Donald Trump's inauguration …

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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Dead even: AJC/Channel 2 poll shows Georgia governor's race is tied — The race for Georgia governor couldn't be closer just two months before the election, as an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Channel 2 Action News poll showed Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp deadlocked at 45 percent.

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC/Marist poll: It's a neck-and-neck Senate race in Tennessee — Democrat Phil Bredesen gets support from 48 percent of likely voters, compared with 46 percent for Republican Marsha Blackburn. — WASHINGTON — Democrat Phil Bredesen and Republican Marsha Blackburn are running neck and neck …

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Talking Points Memo

Julia Ainsley / NBC News:

Trump admin plans to hold migrant kids indefinitely, upending decades-old ban — DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the new rule is necessary to enforce immigration laws. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a new rule Thursday that would allow immigrant children …

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