Top Items:


Trump only trusts ‘much smaller’ group of aides in White House after op-ed, Donald Trump Jr. says — Amid explosive allegations that some White House officials are actively working against President Donald Trump's agenda, Donald Trump Jr. told ABC News the number of people in the White House …
Discussion:
CNN, ThinkProgress, Bustle, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Breitbart, Splinter, Law & Crime, The Slot and The Guardian, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:


Scoop: Gary Cohn takes on Bob Woodward — Gary Cohn, former White House economic adviser to President Trump, is taking on Bob Woodward's “Fear” with a statement calling it inaccurate — but is declining to say what specifically Woodward has gotten wrong. — What he's saying …
Discussion:
Politico and Talking Points Memo



Don Jr. Claims NY Times Op-Ed Writer Committed Crime By ‘Subverting the Will of the People’
Discussion:
POLITICUSUSA


U.S. officials suspect Russia in mystery ‘attacks’ on diplomats in Cuba, China — The strong suspicion that Russia was behind the alleged attacks is backed by signals intelligence, meaning intercepted communications, say U.S. officials. — WASHINGTON — Intelligence agencies investigating mysterious …
Discussion:
New Republic, The Moderate Voice, Babalú Blog, Roll Call and Political Wire


What happens to NC's wild horses when a major hurricane like Florence hits? — North Carolina coastal residents are evacuating or battening down ahead of Hurricane Florence — at least the human ones. — READ MORE — The wild horses that make their homes on the coast of the Tar Heel state …
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, Corolla Wild Horse Fund and Real Clear Politics
RELATED:


Hurricane Risks Include Toxic Sludge and Lagoons of Pig Manure — Flooding could unleash toxic waste left from power plants — North Carolina is major producer of hogs, turkeys, chickens — Hurricane Florence's potential for destruction also includes increased risks for the environment …
Discussion:
BloombergQuint


‘Life-threatening’ Florence spawns first hurricane watches, could bring 30" of rain
Discussion:
NHC Atlantic Wallet 1, CNN, Union of Concerned Scientists, The Atlantic and Shakesville

Trump says his government is ‘absolutely totally prepared’ for Hurricane Florence
Discussion:
Political Wire, One America News Network and AccuWeather.com


McConnell says close Senate midterm races like ‘a knife fight in an alley’ — The Senate Majority Leader listed 9 contests that he described as “dead-even.” — WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate races in this year's midterm elections are going to be …
RELATED:


Eight weeks out: Dems see narrow path to Senate majority — Eight weeks out from the midterm elections, both Republicans and Democrats find themselves with a path to a Senate majority. — For Democrats, it is a surprising development given this year's difficult political map …
Discussion:
CNBC, Political Wire, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA and Breitbart


US President Donald Trump cancels controversial planned visit to Ireland — US President Donald Trump has cancelled his visit to Ireland planned for later this year, Independent.ie understands. — Sources say the controversial trip, planned for November 12, will not now go ahead.
Discussion:
The Irish Times and Politico
RELATED:


Trump cancels planned trip to Ireland — President Donald Trump has canceled a planned trip to Ireland in November, a spokeswoman for the Irish Prime Minister confirmed Tuesday to CNBC. — “The proposed visit of the US President is postponed,” Information Services officer Laura Durkan told CNBC …


The Real Lesson of Sept. 11 — I went to war to avenge my brother's death. But the only person I truly wanted to kill died 17 years ago. — Mr. Quinn is a United States Army veteran. — It has taken me a while to realize something. — Seventeen years ago, I saw a picture of Mohamed Atta …
Discussion:
Daily Kos and Shakesville
RELATED:

Al Qaeda Won
Discussion:
National Review, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story


Trump is harming the dream of America more than any foreign adversary ever could — Cataclysmic events often bring with them violent and abrupt endings to settled ages and long-established norms. Those absorbing the impact of these historical aftershocks rarely grasp the epochal changes in real time.


September 11: nearly 10,000 people affected by ‘cesspool of cancer’ — Thousands who lived or worked in lower Manhattan on 9/11 were exposed to toxic fumes from destroyed towers — John Mormando was in the best shape of his life - a marathon runner and triathlete training for an Ironman competition …
Discussion:
Shakesville
RELATED:


It's not just CNN's poll. All polling shows Trump's approval rating dropping. — Poll: Trump approval drops amid op-ed, ‘Fear’ — (CNN)President Donald Trump's approval rating in the latest CNN poll stands at just 36%. That's a 6-point drop from 42% last month.
Discussion:
Hot Air, Vox, MSNBC, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, CNBC and Bustle


Suffolk/RGJ poll: Nevadans split on Senate, governor races — not ready to impeach Trump — Latest poll results show Trump has lost a few popularity points, but not Nevadans' faith — Nevadans seem to agree that now is not the time to impeach President Donald Trump.
Discussion:
Political Wire


Trump pays tribute to the ‘immortal’ heroes of Flight 93 — SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — A solemn President Trump paid tribute here Tuesday to the late passengers of Flight 93, who on Sept. 11, 2001, disrupted the plan of terrorists to crash one of their hijacked planes into the U.S. Capitol.
Discussion:
Politico, Breitbart, New York Times, Shareblue Media and Conservative Review
RELATED:

Pence references ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ twice in 9/11 address
Discussion:
Bustle, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, Raw Story and twitchy.com


Facebook censored ThinkProgress because the Weekly Standard told them to censor us — Last year, Facebook announced that it would partner with The Weekly Standard, a conservative magazine, to “fact check” news articles that are shared on Facebook. At the time, ThinkProgress expressed alarm at this decision.
Discussion:
twitchy.com and Weekly Standard


A CUNY Student Was Investigated for Criticizing Israel — On June 1, an announcement was posted to the City University of New York's Earth and Environmental Sciences listserv advertising Fulbright grants to study in Israel. The next day, Rafael Mutis, a sixth-year Ph.D. student in that department …
Discussion:
Hit & Run


Lindsey Graham's Under-the-Radar Push to Turn Trump Into a Defense Hawk — 'It's good versus evil. Good versus evil never ends.' — In September 2017, just days after President Donald Trump dubbed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “little rocket man,” the president assembled …


9/11 anniversary: On September 11, New Yorkers remember their favourite story about Steve Buscemi — Hollywood actor known for playing oddballs and gangsters originally trained as a firefighter — POPULAR VIDEOS — Seventeen years ago, on 11 September 2001, Hollywood actor Steve Buscemi …
Discussion:
Conservative Review


Ahead of the Primary, Cuomo Administration Offered Sweeteners to Get New Bridge Open — The administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo offered the contractor building the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge enticements to meet a late August deadline to open, including the possibility of absorbing extra costs …
Discussion:
Vox, lohud.com, NBC New York, Splinter and Eschaton


U.S. Judge Says Initial Coin Offering Covered by Securities Law — Federal prosecutors won a key legal victory when a judge ruled that U.S. securities laws cover initial coin offerings. — In what is believed to be the first criminal case of its kind, a federal judge in Brooklyn, New York …


On the Supreme Court, Democrats finally get their just deserts 31 years later — Are you happy now, Teddy Kennedy? Are you happy, Joe Biden? Are you happy now, Harry Reid? It's due to the things that you did and said that Donald J. Trump is now naming his second Supreme Court justice in under two years in office.


Bill Nelson not on board with Andrew Gillum's progressive proposals — The sitting Senator is happy to share the Democratic ticket with Gillum, but doesn't share his views on contentious issues. — ST. PETERSBURG — U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is excited about the energy that Andrew Gillum brings …


Norm Macdonald Defends Louis C.K., Chris Hardwick, and Roseanne Barr in New Interview — Ahead of the premiere of his Netflix series Norm Macdonald Has a Show, Macdonald recently sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, and it's jam-packed with the comedian's thoughts …
Discussion:
AOL, Louder With Crowder and smokeroom.com


OC Principals Duel Over Alleged Racist Signs At High School Football Game — SANTA ANA (CBSLA) - An Orange County high school football game was marred by allegations of racism Monday. — At issue were posters allegedly seen at the Friday night game at Aliso Niguel High School against Santa Ana High …
Discussion:
Daily Wire


On Sept. 11 anniversary, Trump launches fresh attacks on FBI and Justice Department with dubious allegation — As politicians and others went on Twitter on Tuesday morning to mark the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President Trump used the platform to launch …
Discussion:
Mother Jones, American Greatness and Fox News


Voter backlash to Trump, bathroom law has put conservative N.C. legislature in play. — APEX, N.C. — The owner of a small vodka distillery near this traditionally Republican enclave in suburban Raleigh says he is so fed up with GOP leadership in the state capital that he took leave from his job to try to defeat a state senator.
Discussion:
Spectator USA


How Struggling Dayton, Ohio, Reveals the Chasm Among American Cities — “Left Behind America,” a ProPublica/Frontline collaboration, premieres on PBS on Sept. 11 and can also be streamed. — The news this past year has been full of the tribulations facing the cities at the vanguard of the great urban rebirth.


Possible crack pipe vending machines found on Long Island — Town of Brookhaven officials and Suffolk County police are trying to figure out who placed three potential crack pipe vending machines, dubbed as pen vending machines, in Coram and Medford. — The town received complaints about the machines over the weekend.
Discussion:
The Daily Caller