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9:55 PM ET, August 28, 2019

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Haley Britzky / Task & Purpose:
Children of US troops born overseas will no longer get automatic American citizenship, Trump administration says  —  Children born to U.S. service members and government employees overseas will no longer be automatically considered citizens of the United States, according to policy alert issued …
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The Hill:
Trump officials say children of some service members overseas will not get automatic citizenship  —  The Trump administration said Wednesday that the children of some U.S. military members and government employees working overseas will no longer automatically be considered United States citizens.
INA Categories / USCIS:   Automatic Citizenship or Overseas Naturalization
Patricia Kime / Military.com:   Here's Who's Affected by New Citizenship Policy for Children of Troops Serving Overseas
Business Insider:
Some children born overseas to certain US troops may not automatically have American citizenship …
Discussion: The Mahablog
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Presidential Race  —  The New York senator anchored her candidacy in issues of women's equality, but she was unable to gain traction and her failure to qualify for the next debate convinced her to withdraw.  —  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York …
The Guardian:
‘Stop the coup’: Protests across UK over Johnson's suspension of parliament  —  Organisers say in London thousands marched from Commons Green towards Downing Street  —  Aamna Mohdin, Maya Wolfe-Robinson and Marvel Kalukembi  —  Play Video  —  Within hours of Boris Johnson's decision …
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Alex Wickham / BuzzFeed:
Boris Johnson Is Planning A Series Of Extreme Measures In The Coming Weeks To Force Through Brexit  —  Number 10 is considering disrupting a “time bomb” Northern Ireland debate, creating new bank holidays, filibustering Parliament, and having the prime minister refuse to resign if he loses a vote of no confidence.
Discussion: The Week
BBC:
Government asks Queen to suspend Parliament  —  The government has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament just days after MPs return to work in September - and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline.  —  Boris Johnson said a Queen's Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October, to outline his “very exciting agenda”.
Carlo Piovano / Associated Press:   Q&A: What Boris Johnson's move means for Brexit
Andrew Woodcock / The Independent:
Queen approves Boris Johnson request to suspend parliament
Discussion: The Guardian
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump Sends Legal Demand Over Comment From MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell  —  The president's personal attorney tells NBCU brass that legal proceedings could be pursued if there's no retraction or apology for stating that “Russian oligarchs” co-signed loans to Trump.
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QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  August 28, 2019 - All Top Dems Beat Trump As Voters' Economic Outlook Dims Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Dem Primary Stays Stable With Biden Holding The Lead  —  If the 2020 presidential election were held today, 54 percent of registered voters say that they would vote …
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USA Today:
USA TODAY/Suffolk poll: Americans dread the 2020 election; Biden maintains his lead
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Mystery of missing votes deepens as Congress investigates Georgia  —  To find a clue about what might have gone wrong with Georgia's election last fall, look no further than voting machine No. 3 at the Winterville Train Depot outside Athens.  —  On machine No. 3, Republicans won every race.
Discussion: Law & Crime
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
‘It is not letting me vote for who I want’: Video shows electronic machine changing ballot in Mississippi
Discussion: Raw Story
David Karpf / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: I made a joke about Bret Stephens and bedbugs.  His response was never about civility  —  I teach classes in strategic political communication.  Every week, for the last seven years, I have begun each class session with a simple question: “What happened in the news this week?”
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Rex Huppke / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Bret Stephens, Donald Trump and the epidemic of male fragility  —  The world needs a safe space to house its growing population of extremely breakable men.  —  New York Times columnist Bret Stephens shattered to pieces because a university professor jokingly compared him to a bedbug.
Jim Mattis / Wall Street Journal:
Duty, Democracy and the Threat of Tribalism  —  Lessons in leadership from a lifetime of service, from fighting in the Marines Corps to working for President Donald Trump  —  In late November 2016, I was enjoying Thanksgiving break in my hometown on the Columbia River in Washington state …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
The Tea Party Didn't Get What It Wanted, but It Did Unleash the Politics of Anger  —  Ten years after a summer of rage over spending, trillion-dollar deficits are back.  —  In the late summer of 2009, as the recession-ravaged economy bled half a million jobs a month, the country seemed to lose its mind.
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The Left Can't Stop Lying About The Tea Party
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
When Ilhan Omar Is Accused of Anti-Semitism, It's News.  When a Republican Smears Muslims, There's Silence.  —  “It's all about the Benjamins baby.”  —  That is, of course, what Rep. Ilhan Omar famously tweeted on Feb. 10, in response to a tweet from my colleague Glenn Greenwald decrying …
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Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt / The Forward:
Why Does No One Care About Violence Against Orthodox Jews?
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed News:
Jon Ossoff Is Seriously Considering A Run For Senate In Georgia  —  WASHINGTON — Jon Ossoff, who ran an unsuccessful special election campaign in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, is now seriously considering a run at one of the two open Senate seats in Georgia, three sources familiar with Ossoff's plans told BuzzFeed News.
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New York Times:
Trump Tells Aides ‘Take the Land’ as Impatience Grows on Border Wall  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's signature campaign promise to build a wall along the southwestern border is far behind schedule.  So he has told his aides to get the job done by whatever means necessary, including by seizing land on the Mexican frontier.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Behind Trump's craziness, there's always corruption. Here's the latest.
CBS Boston:
Boston Teen Allegedly Planned School Shooting At North Carolina's High Point University  —  HIGH POINT, N.C. (CBS/AP) — A 19-year-old from Boston allegedly told police that he was plotting a school shooting at High Point University in North Carolina.  Freshman Paul A. Steber is charged …
Discussion: Raw Story
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Trump slow-walks Ukraine military aid meant to contain Russia  —  The Trump administration is slow-walking $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine, annoying lawmakers and advocates who argue the funding is critical to keeping Russia at bay.  —  President Donald Trump asked …
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
‘NO EXCESSIVE BARKING’: A Chevy Chase dog park divides the rich and powerful  —  Everyone knows there's a problem with Chubbs.  —  Dirt is smeared across his face.  His tongue is rolling out of his mouth.  He's surrounded by signs that say “NO EXCESSIVE BARKING.”
Discussion: New York Post
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Stars Push Back as Trump Demands Loyalty: We Don't ‘Work for You’  —  The president on Wednesday morning had a tantrum about the network giving coverage to Democrats.  Fox News, he said, “isn't working for us anymore!”  —  Several Fox News personalities pushed back Wednesday …
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Splinter:
Splinter Prevails in $100 Million Defamation Suit Brought by Ex-Trump Staffer Jason Miller  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of Splinter, the site's managing editor, Katherine Krueger, and the site's parent company, Gizmodo Media Group, in a $100 million defamation lawsuit brought by Jason Miller …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Justice Department inspector general has done separate report on James Comey  —  The Justice Department inspector general is preparing to release a report on the conduct of fired FBI Director James Comey in the Trump-Russia investigation, according to a number of sources with knowledge of the situation.
Nigel Jaquiss / Willamette Week:
“I smacked one of them with a hammer a couple of times,” said one man aboard a bus leaving Portland.  —  On Aug. 17, a crowd of right-wing Proud Boys met up with an extremist group called the American Guard for a march through Portland.  Some of them later boarded a black bus for a barbecue in Vancouver …
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
New Government Takes Shape in Italy, Sidelining Salvini and the Hard Right  —  ROME — Italy's warring political parties struck a deal late Wednesday to form a new government that shunted aside Matteo Salvini, the hard-right leader who dominated the country's politics for more than a year …
Discussion: Fox News and The Week
John Solomon / The Hill:
Trump can change history by declassifying three Obama-era documents  —  My sources tell me President Trump is putting the finishing touches on a White House initiative to declassify documents that have remained hidden from the public for far too long.  —  This welcome effort to provide …
Detroit Free Press:
FBI finds ‘bundles of cash’ in raid at UAW president's home  —  FBI and IRS agents raided the home of UAW President Gary Jones in Canton at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.  Agents also raided the union's northern Michigan conference center and other UAW locations across the country.
 
 
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
DHS bars Dem staffers from visiting border facilities after ‘rude’ and ‘disruptive’ behavior
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Jennifer Blakely / Medium:
My Time at Google and After  —  The #MeToo Movement …
Discussion: TechCrunch and Fortune
New York Times:
Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans?
Discussion: Joanne Jacobs
Bloomberg:
Mnuchin Says Ultra-Long Bonds Under ‘Very Serious Consideration’
CNN:
Trump made 48 false claims in six days
Discussion: RedState
Bonchie / RedState:
AOC Is Back and We're All Going to Die
Molly O'Toole / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration appears to violate law in forcing asylum seekers back to Mexico, officials warn
Discussion: VICE
 Earlier Items: 
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Wealthy former Hillary Clinton donor Stephen Rosenberg is using secret shell company to back Trump
Washington Post:
Maryland was never in play in 2016. The Russians targeted it anyway.
Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
Five years ago, Obama was blasted for wearing a tan suit.  Now, it's used to contrast him with Trump.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran's Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say
Discussion: Ars Technica
Garrett Archer / KNXV:
Martha McSally picks up primary challenge from Daniel McCarthy
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Dems Sound Alarm: Trump Is ‘Carpet-Bombing’ Us in Key Battlegrounds
Discussion: Townhall and Raw Story
Politico:
Trump, GOP fret loss in bellwether House special election
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
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