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2:00 AM ET, September 15, 2018

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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Michael Cohen Is the Latest Former Trump Ally to Talk to Mueller  —  In the wake of Manafort's plea deal, sources confirm that it is now common knowledge among Cohen's inner circle that Trump's former lawyer has been in contact with the special counsel's office.  —  BY - EMILY JANE FOXSeptember 14, 2018,
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CNN:
Federal prosecutors weigh charges against Democratic powerbroker in Manafort-linked probe  —  (CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York are weighing criminal charges against former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig as part of an investigation into whether he failed to register as a foreign agent …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort's deal reins in a pardon's impact  —  Several aspects of the Mueller Russia probe's latest bombshell plea deal could stymie any pardon granted by the president.  But Trump may not care.  —  The plea deal special counsel Robert Mueller granted to Paul Manafort on Friday appears built to be pardon-proof.
Lawfare:
The Manafort Guilty Plea, the Mueller Investigation, and the President  —  Paul Manafort, his wife, and his lawyer Kevin Downing arriving at court for a status update hearing on Feb. 14, 2018.  (Flickr/Victoria Pickering)  —  Only three weeks ago, the president of the United States lauded Paul Manafort …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Manafort's surrender shows Mueller probe's overwhelming force  —  A surprise guilty plea from Trump's former campaign chairman shows that Mueller's high-powered probe has been nearly impossible to resist.  —  Paul Manafort vowed he'd never flip on Donald Trump.
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
What Paul Manafort Knows  —  What kind of threat does Paul Manafort now pose to Donald Trump?  Robert Mueller's indictment of the fallen lobbyist is a masterful portrait of a craven man and his methods.  But the chronology contained in the document filed this morning takes us right up to the eve …
Griffin Connolly / Roll Call:
3 Key Takeaways from Paul Manafort's Plea Deal With Mueller
New York Times:
Manafort Folds. Now What?
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump cannot use a pardon to stop Manafort's cooperation
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
‘Paul Manafort will tell the truth,’ Trump's legal team said. Minutes later, they took it back
Discussion: Politico and Vox
Lawfare:   The Watergate ‘Road Map’ and the Coming Mueller Report
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:   ‘There never is a strategy’: Trump confronts twin Manafort and Kavanaugh crises
New Yorker:
A Sexual-Misconduct Allegation Against the Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Stirs Tension Among Democrats in Congress  —  On Thursday, Senate Democrats disclosed that they had referred a complaint regarding President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the F.B.I. for investigation.
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Our System Is Too Broken to Assess the Sexual Assault Claim Against Kavanaugh  —  This, then, was the fatal flaw of #MeToo: We thought that patriarchal systems, based in entrenched power, and supported by others in power, could be brought down by individual, brave women.  —  Why don't women come forward?
Discussion: Vox, TheBlaze, HuffPost and Bustle
BuzzFeed News:
Here's How That Letter From 65 Women Supporting Brett Kavanaugh Came Together So Quickly  —  A group of women who have known Brett Kavanaugh since his high school days decided on Thursday to put together the letter of support for him — a day after rumors of allegations against him first became public …
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Kavanaugh Classmate Named in Letter Strongly Denies Allegations of Misconduct  —  Mark Judge says he learned he was named in the letter during an interview with the New Yorker.  —  On Friday morning, The New Yorker's Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow reported on a letter alleging possible sexual misconduct …
Virginia Hume / Weekly Standard:
About That Letter From Women in Support of Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: Power Line
Elana Schor / Politico:
Anita Hill: Kavanaugh accuser deserves ‘fair and neutral’ process
Discussion: Vox, ABC News and The Daily Caller
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Dianne Feinstein, What in the Hell Were You Thinking?
Discussion: HuffPost, Vox and Daily Wire
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
White House Considered Replacing FEMA Chief as Florence Was Gathering Steam  —  Internal investigation is looking into Brock Long's use of federal resources during frequent travel to his North Carolina home  —  WASHINGTON—As Hurricane Florence was barreling toward the East Coast …
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CNN:
Hurricane Florence is trudging across the Carolinas, submerging homes, with days of rain in store
Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Texas board votes to eliminate Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller from history curriculum  —  Updated at 11:30 a.m. to include the board's vote, at 1:20 p.m. with comment from board member Barbara Cargill and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Chris Turner and at 4:10 p.m. with comment from a Christian advocacy organization.
Jaya Saxena / GQ:
Men, Please Brush Your Teeth  —  Teeth, teeth, TEETH, TEETH.  —  The other day, I saw a familiar lament on Reddit r/relationships.  “My husband does not brush his teeth,” a 41-year-old woman wrote, “and I'm at my wits end.”  She describes his horrible breath, how she has told …
Discussion: Jezebel
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
Why Did the New York Review of Books Publish That Jian Ghomeshi Essay?  —  Well before the world associated the phrase #MeToo with sexual assault, Jian Ghomeshi was a popular Canadian radio host and musician.  In 2014 and 2015, however, he became the subject of numerous allegations of sexual assault …
Suzanne Goldsmith / The Columbus Dispatch:
Les Wexner renounces Republican Party affiliation after Obama stops in Columbus  —  After former Democratic President Barack Obama made a quiet stop in Columbus on Thursday night, the wealthiest Republican supporter in the state told a small audience at a Downtown event that he is fed up and has quit the Republican Party.
Erin Durkin / The Guardian:
Andrew Cuomo says progressive wave is ‘not even a ripple’ after primary win  —  Governor discussed his vision of the Democrat party at a press conference on Friday, calling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's win ‘a fluke’  —  Democratic New York governor Andrew Cuomo has said the so-called insurgent progressive wave …
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Why even moderate Democrats are moving left and changing what it means to be centrist
New York Times:
The Insurgency Roared. But Cuomo Prevailed.
Discussion: Vox, The Nation and Rewire.News
Stephen Young / Dallas Observer:
Check Out What Appears To Be Amber Guyger's Pinterest Account … In the hours and days between shooting Botham Jean and her name being made public, Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger appeared to scrub as much of her life as possible from the internet.  By the time Guyger's name was widely known …
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Lawyer Says President's Legal Team Erred in Cohen Reversal  —  Goldberg says barrage of criticism weighs on president, legal team erred in Cohen reversal  —  NEW YORK—President Trump on Friday disputed one of his longtime lawyer's criticisms of his behavior and questioned whether …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Washington Post:
A solar observatory in New Mexico is evacuated for a week and the FBI is investigating.  No one will say why.  —  SUNSPOT, N.M. — At a small solar observatory tucked away in the woods of a national forest here, scientists and other personnel were commanded last week to leave at once.
Discussion: TheDrive
Jesus Rodriguez / Politico:
Pompeo, Kerry clash in remarkable stand-off over Iran  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his predecessor John Kerry clashed Friday over the latter's private meetings with Iranian officials, a remarkable war of words that had both sides accusing the other of dishonesty.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
A private letter from Ronald Reagan to his dying father-in-law shows the president's faith  —  Something tugged at Ronald Reagan on that otherwise slow August weekend in 1982.  —  “Again at the W.H.,” the president noted in his diary.  “More of Saturdays work plus a long letter I have to write to Loyal.
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
Julia Salazar, the Left's Post-Truth Politician  —  The democratic socialist lied.  And lied.  And lied.  Then she won handily in Brooklyn.  —  Ms. Weiss is a staff writer and editor for the Opinion section.  — Sept. 14, 2018  —  According to The Washington Post's running count …
Mario J. Pentón / miamiherald:
‘This is Hialeah!’  Taco Bell employee refuses to help client who doesn't speak Spanish  —  A video of an argument with a Taco Bell employee in Hialeah has unleashed a wave of indignation on social media.  —  The incident happened on Wednesday night, when Alexandria Montgomery was trying …
 
 
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Chicago Sun-Times:
Bill Daley joins crowded mayor's race, will announce Monday
FEMA.gov:
The IPAWS National Test
Christine Simmons / New York Law Journal:
Trump Ambassador Pick Faced Sexual Harassment Claims at Former Law Firm
Discussion: Raw Story and Above the Law
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Government Can't Love You  —  We are weaponizing norms …
Sasha Savitsky / Fox News:
Jim Carrey called out by Venezuelan journalist over support of socialism
Jack Hellner / American Thinker:
Average worker's pay has actually risen much faster than average CEO pay
Discussion: Instapundit and Power Line
Bloomberg:
Trump Wants $200 Billion in China Tariffs Despite Talks, Sources Say
Discussion: AOL, CNBC, Axios and Vox
 Earlier Items: 
Heidi Bond / Slate:
I Received Some of Kozinski's Infamous Gag List Emails.  I'm Baffled by Kavanaugh's Responses to Questions About Them.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Veteran GOP operative Bill Kristol is building a political war machine and seeking a Republican …
Discussion: Mediaite
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Pentagon Refuses to Disclose Identity of Foreign Country Contacted About Trump's Military Parade
Capital & Main:
Rick Scott Invested in the Same Financial Firms As Florida's Pension System
Milan Schreuer / New York Times:
Russians Planned Attack on Lab Testing Salisbury Nerve Agent, Swiss Say
Discussion: NPR and The Guardian
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The opposite of Trump isn't Bernie Sanders. It's this guy.
Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
The threat to democracy — from the left
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
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