memeorandum: Trump colors the fall campaign landscape: 'He's been the only thing that matters' (Washington Post)

At U.S. Open, power of Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka is overshadowed by an umpire's power play — Chair umpire Carlos Ramos managed to rob not one but two players in the women's U.S. Open final. Nobody has ever seen anything like it: An umpire so wrecked a big occasion that both players …

Discussion: Vox, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Caller

It's shameful what US Open did to Naomi Osaka — Naomi Osaka, 20 years old, just became the first player from Japan to win a Grand Slam. — Yet rather than cheer Osaka, the crowd, the commentators and US Open officials all expressed shock and grief that Serena Williams lost.

Discussion: Althouse

Gillian B. White / The Atlantic:

Serena Williams's U.S. Open Loss Was Humiliating—But Not For Her — On Saturday, many tennis fans witnessed an emotional, gut-wrenching conclusion to the U.S. Open. They also witnessed exactly what women of color lifting each other up looks like—even during personal devastation.

Discussion: CNN, twitchy.com and USA Today

Steve Keating / Reuters: Osaka claims U.S. Open title after Serena meltdown

Matthew Mosk / ABC News:

Papadopoulos: ‘My recollection differs from Jeff Sessions’ on reaction to idea of Trump-Putin summit — George Papadopoulos, the one-time foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump who became swept up in the special counsel investigation, says members of the Trump campaign team were “fully aware” …

Discussion: Political Wire and Law & Crime

Crispian Balmer / Reuters:

U.S. President Trump facing a ‘coup’: Bannon — ROME (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a “coup”, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told Reuters, pointing to an anonymous column in the New York Times detailing resistance within the Trump administration.

Discussion: Axios and Political Wire

Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story

New York Times:

Top Trump Adviser Says Ted Cruz Could Lose Texas Senate Race — President Trump's budget chief, Mick Mulvaney, expressed confidence to Republican donors on Saturday that the party would overcome a Democratic “movement of hate” in November, but he acknowledged Republicans could lose races …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNN, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, Political Wire, Washington Post and Raw Story

Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:

Ted Cruz warns that Beto O'Rourke will bring ‘tofu, silicon and dyed hair’ to Texas — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told a rally crowd in Humble, Texas that his opponent would turn Texas into California by bringing “tofu, silicon and dyed hair,” according to a Reuters reporter.

Discussion: Mediaite

Politico:

At-risk House Republicans say no to new tax bill — The White House and GOP House leaders are pushing a second tax reform before the midterms. — The White House and top congressional Republicans want to push for a House vote on a second round of tax cuts ahead of the midterms in hopes …

Kareem Shaheen / New York Times:

3 Million People With Nowhere to Go — President Bashar al-Assad's forces are about to attack Idlib, the last rebel-held province in Syria. Fear of mass slaughter is increasing. — Mr. Shaheen covered the Syrian war for The Guardian. — The first thing that struck me when I saw Idlib …

Discussion: CBS News

Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Va. state senator who met with Assad says British are planning fake chemical attack

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

Los Angeles Times: Pentagon sends reinforcements to remote Syria base after Russia threatens attack

Tamar Auber / Mediaite:

Perjury Complaint Filed Against Kavanaugh to be Reviewed by...Merrick Garland! — The Democratic Coalition, a controversial PAC, claimed on Saturday it had filed a perjury complaint against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. — The group announced in a statement …

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and RedState

Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:

Trump to provide written answers under oath in Summer Zervos defamation lawsuit — President Trump will provide written answers under oath in the defamation lawsuit brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos, who claims Trump sexually assaulted her in 2007, a new court filing stated.

Discussion: Raw Story

The Times & The Sunday Times:

Warsaw ghetto vandal to speak at Momentum's Corbyn festival — A woman who spray-painted graffiti “tainted with anti-semitism” on one of the last surviving walls of the Warsaw ghetto will speak at a Momentum event alongside the Labour Party conference this month.

Kim Kelly / Teen Vogue:

What is anarchism? — Anarchism is a radical, revolutionary leftist political philosophy that advocates for the abolition of government, hierarchy, and all other unequal systems of power. It seeks to replace what its proponents view as inherently oppressive institutions …

Joe Mcdonald / Associated Press:

China's trade surplus with US hits record $31 billion — BEIJING (AP) — China's trade surplus with the United States widened to a record $31 billion in August as exports surged despite American tariff hikes, potentially adding fuel to President Donald Trump's battle with Beijing over industrial policy.

Washington Post:

Prosecutors back off claim that accused Russian agent Maria Butina traded sex for access — U.S. prosecutors have acknowledged they misunderstood text messages they used to claim in court that a Russian woman traded sex for access and should be jailed pending trial on charges …

Discussion: UPI, The Guardian and Axios