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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 …
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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 …
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Raw Story, The Daily Caller, POLITICUSUSA, The Wrap, The Sun, The Week, Rolling Stone, Washington Times, Splinter, Slate, The Guardian, Mediaite, Little Green Footballs and The Intellectualist
Washington Post:
G-7 summit set to end with little consensus amid Trump's mixed messaging on the trade war — BIARRITZ, France — President Trump began his final day at the Group of Seven summit complaining about the media but offering scant evidence that he and other world leaders gathered in France …
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The Atlantic, One America News Network and Splinter
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
Trump accuses news media of trying to make reelection more difficult
Trump accuses news media of trying to make reelection more difficult
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RealClearPolitics and Mediaite
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 …
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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 …
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Hans von der Burchard / Politico:
Trump says tariffs on French wine depend on digital tax ‘deal’ — ‘Am I gonna tariff French wine? Well, it depends on the deal we work out on the digital tax.’ — BIARRITZ, France — U.S. President Donald Trump said today that France will have to strike a deal over taxing digital giants …
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One America News Network
Molly Duerig / Arizona Republic:
Joe Arpaio running for Maricopa County sheriff in 2020 — Joe Arpaio announced on social media Sunday that he will seek another term as sheriff of Maricopa County in 2020. Arpaio previously served as the county's sheriff for 24 years. — Arpaio noted the date of his announcement …
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Axios, New York Times and Washington Times
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Elizabeth Warren Draws Record Crowd of 15,000 in Seattle — Democrat touts wealth tax, changing campaign finance laws — Warren is in second place behind Biden in many 2020 polls — Elizabeth Warren drew the largest crowd of her presidential campaign Sunday in Seattle …
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Axios
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 …
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Deadspin, Law & Crime and Consequence of Sound
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Not a single mile of Trump's border wall has been built where no barrier previously existed — More than 2 1/2 years after President Trump took office with an ardent promise to build a wall along the southern border, his administration cannot tell us when it will add its 1st mile of new wall …
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.
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Andre Carson / Indianapolis Star:
U.S. Rep. Andre Carson: Trump spews intolerance from America's highest office — Indiana is enriched by refugees. They are our friends, families, neighbors, coworkers and classmates. — CONNECT — Please don't believe the cries from many immigration opponents that our country is full.
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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.
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.
Washington Examiner:
The Duke and Duchess of Climate are disappointed in you — It's hardly the first time European royalty have displayed laughably elitist and clueless condescension. It's not even the worst current scandal involving a British royal and a private jet. But the spectacle of a prince …
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Cindy McCain on political division: “This country is not well right now” — On the anniversary of John McCain's death, his wife Cindy reflected on the late senator's legacy and said on ABC's “This Week” that she was launching a new social media initiative called #ActsOfCivility in his memory.
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 8-25-19: Former Rep. Joe Walsh, Cindy McCain
‘This Week’ Transcript 8-25-19: Former Rep. Joe Walsh, Cindy McCain
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Mother Jones and New York Times
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Joe Walsh Officially Announces 2020 Campaign Against Trump
Joe Walsh Officially Announces 2020 Campaign Against Trump
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