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5:55 PM ET, September 7, 2018

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Nikki Haley / Washington Post:
When I challenge the president, I do it directly.  My anonymous colleague should have, too.  —  Nikki Haley is U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.  —  We have enough issues to deal with in the world, so it's unfortunate to have to take time to write this, but I feel compelled to address …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He's Destroying Your Presidency”: In the Op-Ed Aftermath, Javanka Quickly Blamed John Kelly and His Deputy—And a New Suspect Emerges  —  With Trump “punch-drunk,” Ivanka and Jared Kushner are taking the lead in the mole hunt—and they've set their sights on an old enemy.  —  BY - GABRIEL SHERMANSeptember 7, 2018,
William Saletan / Slate:
The Obvious Suspect  —  The quest to unmask the New York Times op-ed writer has been filled with speculation.  But the article's prose points to one person in particular.  —  Who wrote the anonymous op-ed against President Trump in Wednesday's New York Times?
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
My Wife Has a Good Theory on Who the White House Mole Is  —  The family is in agreement.  —  As every room in the White House echoes with the sound of cocks crowing, I am going to subcontract the job of guessing who the Anonymous Op-Ed writer is to my wife, Margaret Doris—journalist,
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Wants Attorney General to Investigate Source of Anonymous Times Op-Ed
Washington Post:
Trump: Justice Department should investigate anonymous op-ed author
Lisa Graves / Slate:
I Wrote Some of the Stolen Memos That Brett Kavanaugh Lied to the Senate About  —  Much of Washington has spent the week focusing on whether Judge Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed to the Supreme Court.  After the revelations of his confirmation hearings, the better question is whether …
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Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Newly Released Emails Show Brett Kavanaugh May Have Perjured Himself at Least Four Times  —  Formerly confidential emails have been released that show the Supreme Court nominee contradicting statements he made under oath to the Senate.  —  You can forgive Democratic senators for saying “I told you so.”
John Wagner / Washington Post:
‘Unusual behavior’: McConnell says Booker could face Ethics Committee scrutiny
David Brock / NBC News:   David Brock I knew Brett Kavanaugh during his years as a Republican operative.  Don't let him sit on the Supreme Court.
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:   Democrats bring in their closer against Kavanaugh: Felon and ‘master manipulator’ of Watergate, John Dean
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
John Dean: If Kavanaugh's confirmed, a president who shoots someone on Fifth Avenue can't be prosecuted in office
Discussion: Vox and MSNBC
Jenavieve Hatch / HuffPost:
Brett Kavanaugh Refers To Birth Control As ‘Abortion-Inducing Drugs’ At Confirmation Hearing
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama delivers full-throated rebuke of Trump's presidency  —  URBANA, Ill. — The night before the 2016 election, Barack Obama said Donald Trump was “uniquely unqualified” on the economy, “temperamentally unfit” on foreign policy, couldn't be trusted with the nuclear codes and had …
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump on Obama's scorching speech: ‘I fell asleep’  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said he “fell asleep” watching Barack Obama tear into him during a rare public speech that framed Trump as a threat to democracy.  —  “I'm sorry I watched it, but I fell asleep,” Trump said, during his own speech in North Dakota.
Discussion: Political Wire and Breitbart
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:   CNN, MSNBC Cut Away From Trump's Speech After Covering Entirety of Obama's
Dan Merica / CNN:
Obama slams Republicans and says Trump is ‘capitalizing on resentment’
Discussion: IJR, The Root, HuffPost and AOL
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
'It sure isn't normal; it's radical': Former president Barack Obama says Trump and Republicans …
Discussion: Politico and twitchy.com
New York Times:
Excerpts From the New York Times Interview With George Papadopoulos  —  Mr. Papadopoulos said he lied to federal investigators because he wanted to protect himself and the Trump campaign from “what was probably an illegal action or dangerous information.”  —  George Papadopoulos …
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New York Times:
George Papadopoulos, Trump Campaign Adviser, Is Sentenced to 14 Days in Jail  —  WASHINGTON — George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser who last year pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about his contacts with Russian intermediaries before the 2016 election, was sentenced on Friday to 14 days in jail.
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Papadopoulos breaks silence, 'can't guarantee' he didn't tell Trump campaign about Russian dirt  —  Watch Jake Tapper's exclusive interview with the ex-Trump campaign aide in CNN Special Report “The Mysterious Case of George Papadopoulos” Friday at 11 p.m. ET.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Vox, The Hill and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos sentenced to 14 days in plea deal with Mueller probe
Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story and Mediaite
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Papadopoulos sentenced to 14 days in jail for lying to FBI in Mueller probe
Discussion: Axios
U.S. Department of Justice:
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Alleged Russian Hacker Responsible For Massive Network Intrusions At U.S. Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, A Major News Publication, And Other Companies  —  Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York …
Discussion: Motherboard
New York Times:
'I Don't Talk' That Way, Trump Says.  Except When He Does.  —  President Trump said he has never used terms like “mentally retarded” or “dumb Southerner,” as he is quoted in Bob Woodward's new book.  But the record shows he has.  —  Numerous Trump officials denied writing the anonymous Op-Ed published by The New York Times.
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Scott Walker's Anthem-Flag Bitmoji Is Republicanism Under Donald Trump  —  To understand what has happened to the Republican Party under Donald Trump, consider the case of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.  —  There was a time, not too many years ago, when Walker looked like a plausible …
Discussion: twitchy.com
The Guardian:
Tesla shares crash after Elon Musk smokes joint on live web show  —  Two senior executives quit electric carmaker as market value falls 8%  —  Play Video  —  Tesla shares crashed 8% on Friday as two of its senior executives quit, just hours after the electric carmaker's chief executive …
New York Times:
Conspiracy Theories Made Alex Jones Very Rich.  They May Bring Him Down  —  AUSTIN — More than ever before in his two-decade career built on baseless conspiracy theories, angry nativist rants and end-of-days fearmongering, Alex Jones is being called to account.
Bryan Lowry / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Fearful mother in ad attacking Sharice Davids is a Kansas GOP official  —  A fearful mother stares into a camera and warns that Democratic candidate Sharice Davids will put her four children at risk.  —  In a new ad from a super PAC linked to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Alana Roethle of Leawood …
David Crow / Financial Times:
Opioid billionaire granted patent for addiction treatment  —  A billionaire pharmaceuticals executive who has been blamed for spurring the US opioid crisis stands to profit from the epidemic after he patented a new treatment for drug addicts.  —  Richard Sackler, whose family owns Purdue Pharma …
Discussion: Vox, STAT, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
One of Most Popular Mac Apps Acts Like Spyware  —  APPLE PRIDES ITSELF on prioritizing user security and privacy.  It counts the iOS and Mac App Stores, where customers can download an array of trusted, vetted software, as cornerstones of that initiative.  But while the approach does minimize situations …
Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg:
Broidy Accused of Coercing Ex-Playmate Lover to Have Abortion  — Los Angeles judge strikes irrelevant allegations from case  — GOP fundraiser complains of ‘malicious and disgusting’ claims  —  Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy lost his fight to prevent the public from learning …
Discussion: Law & Crime
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Cuomo Often Takes Taxpayer-Funded Planes and Helicopters, Far More Than Other Big State Governors  —  On a hot July day in 2017, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo visited a country club on Long Island to address business leaders about the future of rail lines that are the lifeblood of commerce and suburban commuters.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jessica M. Goldstein / McSweeney's:
I, Too, Grew Up in the Crime-Ridden Streets of Bethesda, Maryland  —  “I'm a native of this area.  I'm a native of an urban-suburban area.  I grew up in a city plagued by gun violence and gang violence and drug violence.”  - Judge Brett Kavanaugh, on the second day of his Senate hearings …
New York Times:
This Space Available  —  New York City's streetscape has been transformed — visually and economically — by the staggering numbers of vacant storefronts now dotting its most popular retail corridors.  The Times set out with a panoramic camera to capture what this commercial blight feels like on the ground.
David Fickling / Bloomberg:
The Trade Slowdown Has Already Begun  —  As tariffs pile up, the world economy is starting to look holed below the waterline.  —  One of the paradoxes of this year's trade tensions is that in many parts of the world, it doesn't yet feel like a crisis.  —  For all the turmoil …
Mark Penn / The Hill:
White House in chaos — what's new?  —  The president decided the entire staff was working against him, running their own agenda, not his or the nation's.  Poll ratings had plummeted, with job approval in the 30s.  Leaks were commonplace as staffers hyped their own policy positions, even brazenly floated them in trial balloons.
 
 
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
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David Brown / Washington Examiner:
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Doug Palmer / Politico:
Trump threatens China with tariffs on $267B more goods
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Foreign Policy:
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
The Plot to Bring Down Pope Francis
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Los Angeles Times:
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Hannah Allam / BuzzFeed News:
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