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12:40 PM ET, September 7, 2018

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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.”
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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 …
Discussion: SARAH PALIN and twitchy.com
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:   Democrats bring in their closer against Kavanaugh: Felon and ‘master manipulator’ of Watergate, John Dean
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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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,
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 …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
'I don't talk the way I am quoted': Trump offers fresh criticism of Woodward book
The Daily Beast:
‘We See Ourselves as Rebels’: Trump's Internal Resistance Celebrates
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding and Daily Wire
Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
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 …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Melania's Lament Rings Hollow in Trump's Glass House  —  Her husband has spent decades spreading anonymous - and damaging - gossip.  —  Melania Trump came to her husband's defense on Thursday, gamely letting meanies inside the White House and over at The New York Times know it was improper …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘A never-ending cycle’: Some aides work to slow-walk or ignore Trump's directives
Newt Gingrich / Fox News:
Anonymous NY Times op-ed is a liberal media attack on President Trump
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.
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Sho Chandra / Bloomberg:
U.S. Wage Gains Pick Up to 2.9% While Payrolls Rise 201,000
Discussion: Power Line
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New York Times:
Trump to Preside Over U.N. Security Council, Prompting Anxiety All Around  —  WASHINGTON — Three weeks from now, in New York, President Trump will find himself in the setting he most relishes: seated at the head of a polished table, calling on those seated around him, rewarding those he likes and cutting off those who displease him.
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Washington Post:
Trump's tweets won't stop a bloodbath in Syria
Discussion: Algemeiner.com and ThinkProgress
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
In a shift, Trump approves an indefinite military and diplomatic effort in Syria, U.S. officials say
John Wagner / Washington Post:
‘Unusual behavior’: McConnell says Booker could face Ethics Committee scrutiny  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in an interview that aired Friday that Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) could face scrutiny from the Senate Ethics Committee for violating a rule that prohibits the release of confidential material.
Discussion: Politico, Axios and Political Wire
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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 …
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: STAT and Raw Story
Sam Tanenhaus / Vanity Fair:
“I'm Tired of America Wasting Our Blood and Treasure”: The Strange Ascent of Betsy DeVos and Erik Prince  —  Since the 1970s, the DeVos family has been quietly advancing a plan to make government act more like a private business.  Now, they appear ready to take the next step.
Henrik Pryser Libell / New York Times:
A Security Expert Tied to WikiLeaks Vanishes, and the Internet Is Abuzz  —  OSLO — In a remote Norwegian town north of the Arctic Circle, a cybersecurity expert with ties to WikiLeaks checked out of a hotel, dressed in khaki hiking gear and carrying heavy baggage.  —  That was on Aug. 20.
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 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 …
Hannah Allam / BuzzFeed News:
For A Lot Of Muslim Republicans, Their Party's Over  —  Anwar Khalifa is about as Texan as you can get.  He speaks in a sharp twang and cruises around in a Chevy truck with real longhorns mounted on the front.  He never skips “worship day,” he taught his three daughters to shoot, and …
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Russia-Linked Money-Laundering Probe Looks at $150 Billion in Transactions  —  Transactions uncovered at Danske's Estonian branch highlight the growing concern about illicit money flows from the former Soviet Union  —  Investigators at Denmark's largest bank are studying around $150 billion …
Allum Bokhari / Breitbart:
Twitter Briefed Establishment Media Ahead of Alex Jones Blacklisting  —  Twitter appears to have notified a number of establishment media publications ahead of its permanent ban of Alex Jones, while neglecting to inform conservative media.  —  A tweet from CNN's Oliver Darcy was published …
Washington Post:
Florence is predicted to restrengthen and is a hurricane threat to the East Coast  —  The once powerful Florence took a hit Thursday, but its life as a major hurricane is likely not over just yet, and it has East Coast residents on the edge of their seats.  —  The tropical storm is predicted …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Flashback: Obama prosecuted staff leakers, gave lie-detector tests, ‘paranoid’  —  Should President Trump need a model to use to track down leakers inside his administration like the “anonymous” insider who challenged his authority in a New York Times op-ed, he need go no further …
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.
Willie Brown / Los Angeles Times:
How eight elite San Francisco families funded Gavin Newsom's political ascent  —  Gavin Newsom wasn't born rich, but he was born connected — and those alliances have paid handsome dividends throughout his career.  —  A coterie of San Francisco's wealthiest families has backed him at every step …
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 and NTK Network
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Eagles Bring Out “Philly Special” To Win But NFL Kickoff Ratings Down From 2017  —  The Heavens did not seem well disposed to the official beginning of the NFL season last night as rain and possible lightening in the City of Brotherly Love pushed back the start of the Philadelphia Eagles gridiron battle against the Atlanta Falcons.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone associate Randy Credico appears before Mueller grand jury
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Drew Van Voorhis / The College Fix:
University hosts separate orientation for black freshmen
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
The Plot to Bring Down Pope Francis
Discussion: Raw Story and Page Array
David Wasserman / NBC News:
Record-breaking 100 women may be elected to the House in 2018
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems vow to grab Trump tax returns upon taking majority
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Cindy McCain / USA Today:
To honor John McCain, fight for a greater cause
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 Earlier Items: 
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump crosses a new threshold for anti-media rhetoric, jokingly praising a congressman for assaulting a reporter
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Defies U.S. Bid to Curb Its Middle East Influence
Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Papadopoulos to be sentenced in Russia investigation
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
Will Racke / The Daily Caller:
25 Straight Minutes Of Illegal Aliens Crossing Into US Through Arizona Ranch
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
The Intercept:
Kerri Harris Got More Votes Than She Thought She Needed, But It Wasn't Enough
Discussion: The Independent, CNBC and HuffPost
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump: American flag needed in moon docudrama
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New York Times:
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