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BuzzFeed News:
A Series Of Suspicious Money Transfers Followed The Trump Tower Meeting — The June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower has become one of the most famous gatherings in American political history: a flashpoint for allegations of collusion, the subject of shifting explanations by the president and his son …
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New Republic, Daily Kos, Washington Press, Shakesville and Raw Story
Hugh Son / CNBC:
Jamie Dimon says he could beat Trump in an election: 'I'm smarter than he is' — J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made some interesting comments on today's political affairs, even though he's said publicly he won't run for president and is committed to head the bank for the next five years.
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Politico, New Republic, Observer, Raw Story, Political Wire and NTK Network
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Bloomberg:
Jamie Dimon Quickly Backtracks on Bragging He Could Beat Trump — 'I'm as tough as he is, I'm smarter than he is,' Dimon said — JPMorgan's CEO then backtracked: ‘I should not have said it’ — JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Jamie Dimon picked a fight with President Donald Trump — and immediately regretted it.
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Axios, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
John Santucci / ABC News:
Manafort seeking plea deal with special counsel that would avoid cooperation ahead of second trial: Sources — Sources familiar with negotiations tell ABC News former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been in ongoing negotiations with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office over a potential plea agreement.
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Political Wire and Raw Story
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CNN:
CNN Poll: More approve of Mueller than of Trump — (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's approval rating for handling the Russia investigation stands at 50% in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. That outpaces President Donald Trump's approval rating on the matter by 20 points. — CNN'S SEPTEMBER POLL
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Washington Post and Political Wire
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump administration diverted nearly $10 million from FEMA to ICE detention program, according to DHS document — The Trump administration appears to have diverted nearly $10 million in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
The Policymakers Saved the Financial System. And America Never Forgave Them. — It's hard to overstate how deeply Americans despised their government's response to the global financial crisis. It has helped shape the last decade of American politics, fueling distrust of powerful institutions …
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Washington Post:
Middle-class income hit an all-time high of $61,372 last year, U.S. Census Bureau says — Middle-class income rose to a record level in 2017 as the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans, the U.S. Census reported Wednesday. — The median U.S. household earned $61,372 last year …
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Sean Hannity and The Daily Caller
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
The Recovery Threw the Middle-Class Dream Under a Benz
Washington Post:
Another hurricane is about to batter our coast. Trump is complicit. — YET AGAIN, a massive hurricane feeding off unusually warm ocean water has the potential to stall over heavily populated areas, menacing millions of people. Last year Hurricane Harvey battered Houston.
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The Charlotte Observer:
Hurricane Florence, ‘storm of a lifetime,’ shifts toward South Carolina as ‘extreme’ threat — The path of Hurricane Florence is still set squarely on the Carolinas, but early Wednesday morning, the storm's path shifted south and west, encompassing more of South Carolina and western North Carolina.
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Bustle, Mother Jones, Shakesville, ABC News and IJR
Barbara Res / New York Daily News:
Trump and his flunkies: Why aren't staffers standing up to him? — On this particular day, the architect had come to Donald Trump's office to show him what the interior of the residential elevator cabs would look like. — Trump looked at the panels where the buttons you push to reach a floor were located.
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POLITICUSUSA and Splinter
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Washington Post:
Trump asked to have Braille removed from elevators in early 1980s, executive says — President Trump in the early 1980s asked an architect to remove Braille from planned residential elevators in Trump Tower in New York, saying blind people would not live there, according to a former longtime executive with the Trump Organization.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Laura Ingraham's Brother Goes to War Against Her — Curtis Ingraham wants people to know that his sister, the right-wing Fox News host Laura Ingraham, is the ultimate ‘hypocrite.’ — Curtis Ingraham uses Twitter to vent his political frustrations—like many left-leaning users in the Trump era.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Voters Divided in CD19 — Dem challenger seen more positively than GOP incumbent — West Long Branch, NJ - First-term Congressman John Faso is in a tight race with attorney and former hip-hop performer Antonio Delgado in New York's 19th Congressional District, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.
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Vox and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Linda Bloodworth Thomason / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Designing Women’ Creator Goes Public With Les Moonves War: Not All Harassment Is Sexual (Guest Column) — Linda Bloodworth Thomason, one of CBS' biggest hitmakers, reveals the disgraced mogul kept her shows off the air for seven years: “People asked me for years, ‘What happened to you?’
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The Atlantic and Jezebel, more at Mediagazer »
Ron Charles / Washington Post:
Bob Woodward's ‘Fear’ is the fastest-selling adult title in three years — Sales of “Fear,” Bob Woodward's new book about the first year of the Trump administration, are off to a phenomenal start this week. — Barnes and Noble announced that “Fear” is the fastest-selling adult title since Harper Lee's …
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Axios
Marc Morano / Climate Depot:
GREAT AGAIN: USA Is Now The Largest Global Crude Oil Producer - Surpasses Russia and Saudi Arabia — The United States Is Now The Largest Global Crude Oil Producer — The United States likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world's largest crude oil producer earlier this year …
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EIA and Sean Hannity
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Raphael Ahren / The Times of Israel:
Not just Salazar: 12 women cite pattern of improper behavior by PM's aide Keyes — As well as NY State Senate hopeful, 2nd woman, insisting on anonymity, alleges physical aggression; others say Keyes was kept away from female interns; he denies claims — A total of 12 women have accused David Keyes …
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The Slot, The Guardian, The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Surprisingly, the Senate Is Now in Play — ANALYSIS — I have argued repeatedly that while the House is up for grabs — and indeed likely to flip to the Democrats in November — the Senate is not in play. I now believe that it is, so I must revise and extend my remarks.
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Washington Post, Real Clear Politics, Politico, Conservative Review, National Journal and National Review
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Ken Starr: Giuliani's Wrong, The President Can Be Indicted — Former independent counsel Ken Starr told Morning Joe on Wednesday he thinks a sitting president can be indicted. — “I think the president can be indicted,” said Starr, who led the investigation into former President Bill Clinton's sexual misconduct with Monica Lewinsky.
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Raw Story
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Novelist who wrote about ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ charged with murdering her husband — Nancy Crampton Brophy seemed to have a knack for writing about the murder of spouses. — The Portland, Ore.-based romance novelist wrote books about relationships that were “wrong” but …
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Oregonian, The Daily Caller, Althouse, Sputnik International, Jezebel and Mediaite
New York Times:
How Game Apps That Captivate Kids Have Been Collecting Their Data — A lawsuit by New Mexico's attorney general accuses a popular app maker, as well as online ad businesses run by Google and Twitter, of violating children's privacy law. — Before Kim Slingerland downloaded the Fun Kid Racing app …
Hollywood Reporter:
Henry Cavill Out as Superman Amid Warner Bros.' DC Universe Shake-Up (Exclusive) — Talks broke down for a cameo in ‘Shazam!’ due to scheduling conflicts, and the door is now closing on other potential appearances for the actor. — The DC cinematic universe appears to be losing its Man of Steel.
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MovieWeb News, CBS Chicago, Observer, Vox, AOL, Bustle, Mashable, The Ringer, Full Feed, Chicago Sun-Times, Consequence of Sound, The Verge, DC and TMZ.com
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
New Strzok-Page texts reveal others were ‘leaking like mad’ in lead up to Trump-Russia probe — New text messages between ex-FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page reveal others were “leaking like mad” in the run-up to the Trump-Russia collusion probe, according to new communications between …
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump mandates sanctions against foreign governments that interfere in US elections — on Wednesday signed an executive order mandating that sanctions be placed on foreign entities or individuals determined to have interfered with or have assisted with interference in U.S. elections.
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ABC News and Political Wire
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
A Warning From Europe: The Worst Is Yet to Come — Editor's Note: This article is part of a series that attempts to answer the question: Is democracy dying? These stories appear in the October 2018 print edition. — On December 31, 1999, we threw a party.
The Daily Beast:
GOP Chief Shocked to Discover His Candidate Jim Hagedorn's Crazy Remarks — Republican congressional nominee Jim Hagedorn's greatest hits list is epic. But, apparently, National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Steve Stivers had no clue. — The head of House Republicans' campaign arm …
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Raw Story
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Eric Trump Rips CNN's Coverage of Woodward's ‘Sensational Nonsense Book’ — Eric Trump joined Fox & Friends on Wednesday in order to slam the “sensational nonsense” inside Bob Woodward's explosive new book on his father's administration. — Last night, the Trump scion spoke to Sean Hannity …
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Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
In Texas, Ted Cruz Has ‘A Dogfight on His Hands,’ Some Republicans Admit — HOUSTON — Days after a top adviser to President Trump questioned Senator Ted Cruz's chances of winning re-election, the Texas lawmaker casually stepped into the pinnacle of his hometown's energy industry on Tuesday …
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Mother Jones, CBS Dallas, Crosswind Media …, IJR, Politico and Vox
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Exclusive: Three-quarters of the secret money in recent elections came from 15 groups — WASHINGTON - Just 15 groups account for three-quarters of the anonymous cash flowing into federal elections since the Supreme Court paved the way for corporate and union money in candidate races eight years ago …
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ProPublica
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo:
Brett Kavanaugh wants to do away with legal abortion. He told us so. — WASHINGTON — Watching Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh — testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, legal analyst Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza noticed something curious: In his exchanges with Democratic legislators …
Paul Blest / Splinter:
What's Dana Rohrabacher's Deal With the Racist Trope of Chinese People Eating Dogs? — In newly surfaced footage from a February 2018 interview on Voice of America (VOA) China, the U.S. government-funded broadcasting service, Republican U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher was asked if he wanted …
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The Daily Caller, South China Morning Post and Mediaite
Washington Post:
With all the world's crises, this is John Bolton's top concern? — IN A normal U.S. administration, the president's national security adviser would be preoccupied by the daunting array of current global crises, including: the incipient Russia-backed offensive in Syria that could kill …
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Power Line
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
George W. Bush Raising Money to Maintain Trump Cover-up — George W. Bush, who declined to endorse Donald Trump (or anybody) in 2016, and made muttered elliptical criticisms of the 45th president, has thrown himself into the task of covering up Trump's many crimes.
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CNN, Vox, Shareblue Media, Talking Points Memo and Conservative Review
Rio Lacanlale / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Report: Las Vegas professor shot himself in arm to protest Trump — College of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas Review-Journal File) — A longtime College of Southern Nevada sociology professor is facing felony gun charges in connection with an on-campus shooting on the second day of classes.
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The Rush Limbaugh Show, Daily Wire, Louder With Crowder, twitchy.com and Washington Times
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Planned Parenthood Names Doctor, a Chinese Immigrant, as its New President — Planned Parenthood, under fire from conservatives in Washington and state capitols, chose Leana Wen, an emergency room doctor whose family fled China when she was a child, as its next president Wednesday …
Axios:
Trump eyes life under subpoena — President Trump, who rarely focuses beyond the moment before him, is starting to acknowledge the growing chance Democrats could very well win in November — and very well try to impeach him. — The big picture: A few months ago, he was scoffing at midterm consequences for him.
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Raw Story
Rebecca Johnson / Vogue:
Senator Tammy Duckworth on the Attack that Took Her Legs—and Having a Baby at 50 — Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, October 2018 — ILLINOIS SENATOR Ladda Tammy Duckworth owns a great pair of legs. They're painstakingly painted by an artist to match the skin tone of her arm …