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8:40 AM ET, September 7, 2018

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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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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.
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 …
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?").
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: MSNBC, The Daily Beast and ABC News
Washington Post:
Trump raises the specter of impeachment at Montana rally
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Common Dreams
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.
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NBC News:
Giuliani says Trump will not answer Mueller's obstruction questions
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
In a shift, Trump approves an indefinite military and diplomatic effort in Syria, U.S. officials say  —  President Trump, who just five months ago said he wanted “to get out” of Syria and bring U.S. troops home soon, has approved a new strategy for an indefinitely extended military …
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Barbara Starr / CNN:   Russia warns US of pending attack in Syrian area with US troops
New York Times:   Trump to Preside Over U.N. Security Council, Prompting Anxiety All Around
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
Discussion: twitchy.com and AOL
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:   Desperate Democrats
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump: American flag needed in moon docudrama  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):  —  President Donald Trump says a docudrama about the moon landing would have been a “much bigger success” had it shown the planting of the American flag.
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
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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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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
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Kerri Harris, Progressives' Next Big Hope, Falls Short Against Tom Carper in Delaware
Discussion: CNBC
The Intercept:
Kerri Harris Got More Votes Than She Thought She Needed, But it Wasn't Enough
Discussion: The Independent, Politico and HuffPost
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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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.
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
Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Papadopoulos to be sentenced in Russia investigation  —  George Papadopoulos, the novice, unpaid foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump who rose to prominence when he became the first former campaign adviser arrested as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russian-influence probe, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Washington.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:   Scoop: George Papadopoulos Spills on Mueller Cooperation in First TV Interview With Jake Tapper
Daily Mail:
Boris Johnson splits with lawyer wife Marina after she accuses him of ANOTHER ‘fling’  —  Boris Johnson splits with lawyer wife of 25 years Marina after she accuses him of ANOTHER fling and his daughter brands him a ‘selfish b*****d’  —  Boris Johnson has been kicked out of his marital home …
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Defies U.S. Bid to Curb Its Middle East Influence  —  Tehran has kept up the flow of arms and financial support to proxy forces even as Washington pressures Iran's economy  —  Iran is signaling that it will buck U.S. efforts to roll back its military presence in the Middle East …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Political Wire
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 …
Discussion: Daily Wire, RedState and CBS Sacramento
New York Times:
Jumaane Williams Is Democrats' Best Bet for Lieutenant Governor  —  The City Council member from Brooklyn can bring welcome change to Albany.  —  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.
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump: I ‘most likely’ won't shut down government over border wall  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday that he “most likely” will not shut down the government before this November's midterm elections over funding for his promised border wall, backing down somewhat from comments he made earlier …
Discussion: Political Wire
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump crosses a new threshold for anti-media rhetoric, jokingly praising a congressman for assaulting a reporter  —  This post has been updated.  —  President Trump on Thursday night ratcheted up his not-so-veiled attacks on the media, making light of an assault perpetrated by a Republican member …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside Washington's money machine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  PLAYBOOK EXCLUSIVE: INSIDE WASHINGTON'S MONEY MACHINE 60 DAYS BEFORE ELECTION DAY ... In the next few grafs, we're going to take you inside the money machines powering the Republican and Democratic parties …
Discussion: YouTube
 
 
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
In the Next Wave of Big Political Books, Mike Schmidt on Mueller, Jim Stewart on Trump and the Rule of Law
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Matt Day / The Seattle Times:
Group of Whole Foods workers aims to unionize
Discussion: New Food Economy and Splinter
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Former CNN Contributor Scottie Nell Hughes Joins RT America as Anchor
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Mediaite
John F. Muller / Politico:
Trump Is Feuding With Harley-Davidson. Bikers Love Him Anyway.
Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Obama to receive ethics in government award from University of Illinois
US Department of State:
Joint Statement on the Salisbury Attack
Discussion: The Guardian and Politico
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 Earlier Items: 
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
Russian Nuclear Bombers Intercepted Near Alaska
Discussion: Task & Purpose, KTVA-TV and RedState
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump is failing to counter China's diplomatic assault on Taiwan
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House Ethics Committee to investigate Reps. Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
After Scaling Back Student Loan Regulations, Administration Tries to Stop State Efforts
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Clarence Thomas' Wife Hired Ex-TPUSA Staffer Known For Saying ‘I Hate Blacks’
Discussion: New Republic and Above the Law
NBC News:
Obama won't hold ‘punches’ as he kicks off midterm campaign push
 

 
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