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7:55 PM ET, August 25, 2019

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New York Times:
Trump Allies Target Journalists Over Coverage Deemed Hostile to White House  —  WASHINGTON — A loose network of conservative operatives allied with the White House is pursuing what they say will be an aggressive operation to discredit news organizations deemed hostile to President Trump …
Washington Post:
Mixed signals, reversals cloud second day of G-7 summit  —  BIARRITZ, France — A summit of world leaders devolved into a confusing spectacle on Sunday when President Trump signaled regret for his trade war with China only to have the White House reverse his position hours later.
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Washington Post:
Iran's Zarif makes surprise trip to G-7, catching Trump off-guard  —  BIARRITZ, France — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made a surprise visit to the city hosting the Group of Seven summit Sunday, a move that caught President Trump off-guard and added another element of tension to the meeting of world economic leaders.
NBC News:
White House blindsided by Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif's G-7 appearance  —  U.S. officials said the administration was furious at the French government's decision to invite Zarif with little advance notice.  —  SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France — The White House was blindsided by the arrival …
Julian Borger / The Guardian:   G7 summit: Iran foreign minister makes surprise Biarritz appearance
Yasmeen Serhan / The Atlantic:
Boris Johnson's G7 Balancing Act
Discussion: BBC
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump expresses confidence on Brexit talks
Discussion: Meduza.io
Associated Press:
The Latest: G-7 leaders meeting on threats to global economy
Axios:
Scoop: Trump suggested nuking hurricanes to stop them from hitting U.S.  —  President Trump has suggested multiple times to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States, according to sources …
Julio Rosas / Washington Examiner:
Duke psychiatrist: Trump ‘may be responsible for many more million deaths’ than Hitler, Stalin, and Mao  —  The former chairman of the Psychiatry Department at Duke University claimed on CNN that President Trump is as bad as the worst dictators of the 20th century, and that his presidency might lead to even more deaths than they did.
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Steve King Is Broke And Has Been Abandoned by His Colleagues as He Runs for Re-Election  —  It turns out that there are some actual political consequences for a congressman sounding off repeatedly about white supremacy and abortion.  —  As he gears up for a difficult re-election cycle, Rep. Steve King's campaign is strapped for cash.
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
‘A deep and boiling anger’: NBC/WSJ poll finds a pessimistic America despite current economic satisfaction  —  A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that 70 percent of Americans say they're angry at the political establishment  —  WASHINGTON — The political and cultural upheaval …
Will Steakin / ABC News:
‘THIS WEEK’ EXCLUSIVE: Joe Walsh announces Republican primary challenge against Trump  —  Conservative firebrand former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh announced Sunday with ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC's “This Week” that he's launching a long-shot Republican presidential primary challenge against President Donald Trump.
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Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Joe Walsh Officially Announces 2020 Campaign Against Trump
Discussion: Balloon Juice
ABC News:   ‘This Week’ Transcript 8-25-19: Former Rep. Joe Walsh, Cindy McCain
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Joe Walsh announces Trump primary challenge: 'I'm in'
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Dairy Queen burgers are not made of human flesh, a county coroner is forced to confirm  —  The entire ingredient list for a Dairy Queen burger, the company says, is beef.  From cows.  Not from humans.  —  Dairy Queen had occasion to clarify this on Friday, after a federal raid …
Discussion: Deadspin and Law & Crime
Harmeet Kaur / CNN:
The Cherokee Nation wants a representative in Congress, taking the US government up on a promise it made nearly 200 years ago  —  (CNN)The Cherokee Nation announced Thursday that it intends to appoint a delegate to the US House of Representatives, asserting for the first time a right promised …
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
Andrew McCabe's Unjust Deserts  —  I was going to pass by in silent contempt the news that CNN—the network that patrons of airport lounges cordially dislike and that no one else watches—just decided to hire disgraced former FBI honcho Andrew McCabe as a commentator.
Discussion: National Review
New York Times:
Hong Kong Officer Fires Shot, and Police Use Water Cannons at Protest  —  HONG KONG — Hong Kong police officers on Sunday drew pistols on protesters who were charging them with sticks, and one fired a warning shot into the air after another officer fell, as a weekend of violent clashes brought an end to nearly two weeks of restraint.
Discussion: WSVN-TV and UPI
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
‘Speed dating’: Candidates connect early with super delegates amid fear of convention chaos  —  At the Democratic National Committee meeting in San Francisco last week, concern mounted that the primaries won't yield a clear winner.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — For more than three decades …
Discussion: Washington Post and Bloomberg
CNN:
Under Trump, the deficit has ballooned, exploding a GOP myth  —  Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, and author, with Kevin Kruse, of the new book “Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974.”  Follow him on Twitter at @julianzelizer.
Kerry Picket / Washington Examiner:
Scaramucci appears at Biden campaign event and says Trump will lose in 2020  —  SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — President Trump's wayward former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci appeared at a Southampton, New York, campaign stop where Joe Biden addressed well-heeled Democrats.
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Anthony Scaramucci Turns Up At Hamptons Charity Event Featuring ... Joe Biden
 
 
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Washington Examiner:
The Duke and Duchess of Climate are disappointed in you
Seth Kugel / New York Times:
How Guilty Should You Feel About Your Vacation?
Discussion: Althouse
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
When Kamala Was a Top Cop
John Bowden / The Hill:
King doubles down, says rape, incest should not be factored in to abortion decisions
CBC News:
Unpaid Kentucky coal miners have been blocking a train track for 3 weeks
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 Earlier Items: 
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Trump accuses news media of trying to make reelection more difficult
Discussion: Mediaite
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Cindy McCain on political division: “This country is not well right now”
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
Trade Turmoil Gives Democrats an Opening to Hit Trump on Economy
Teresa Ghilarducci / Forbes:
Trump's Second-Term Plan For Social Security: Starve The Beast
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 

 
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Filing: Apple asks to participate in the remedial phase of Google's US antitrust case, saying it can't rely on Google to defend their revenue-sharing agreements

Gleb Bryanski / Reuters:
Russia's finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments to counter Western sanctions

Bloomberg:
Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace approves lifting its ban on “certain widely used foreign platforms”, naming WhatsApp and Google Play as the first two apps
 
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