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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:
Poll: Americans dread the 2020 election and have doubts about the outcome; Biden maintains his lead  —  Americans are facing the 2020 presidential election with a dominant feeling: Dread.  —  A nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll found a sharply divided country …
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:   Top Democrats all lead in head-to-head matchups with Trump in Michigan
Washington Post:
‘Take the land’: President Trump wants a border wall.  He wants it black.  And he wants it by Election Day.  —  President Trump is so eager to complete hundreds of miles of border fence ahead of the 2020 presidential election that he has directed aides to fast-track billions of dollars' worth …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Behind Trump's craziness, there's always corruption. Here's the latest.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
You Should at Least Read My Column before Writing a Hit Piece
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
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Washington Post:
Mattis says he served ‘as long as I could,’ warns of a leader not committed to working with allies
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”.
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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: Political Wire and The Week
Andrew Woodcock / The Independent:
Queen approves Boris Johnson request to suspend parliament
Discussion: The Guardian
Carlo Piovano / Associated Press:   Q&A: What Boris Johnson's move means for Brexit
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sen. Johnny Isakson to resign at end of the year
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
Washington Post:
Sen. Johnny Isakson says he will resign at the end of the year, citing health problems
Discussion: Vox, Slate and Outside the Beltway
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.
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.
Discussion: Big League Politics
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Detroit News:   FBI at UAW President Jones' house as corruption probe explodes into 4-state sweep
WXYZ-TV:
FBI, IRS raiding UAW president's home in Canton Township
Discussion: Raw Story
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.”
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.
Arren Kimbel-Sannit / Politico:
Trump delivers another blow to Fox News: 'Fox isn't working for us anymore!'  —  President Donald Trump let loose on Fox News on Wednesday, saying the network “isn't working for us anymore” while encouraging his followers to look for an alternative to his long-cherished cable news channel.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:   “Fox isn't working for us anymore”: Trump turns against his favorite cable news channel
Garrett Archer / KNXV:
Martha McSally picks up primary challenge from Daniel McCarthy  —  PHOENIX — Businessman Daniel McCarthy announced his intention to run against Martha McSally in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in 2020 during an interview with ABC15 today.  —  It has been rumored for several months …
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 …
Discussion: USA Today, Breitbart and Fox News
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Michael Wilner / Miami Herald:
Trump wants Jewish voters in Florida. He may be pushing them further away.
Discussion: Informed Comment
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran's Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — A secret cyberattack against Iran in June wiped out a critical database used by Iran's paramilitary arm to plot attacks against oil tankers and degraded Tehran's ability to covertly target shipping traffic …
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The Washington Post Newsroom Has a Roach Problem  —  A memo says it's “a newsroom problem and not happening on other floors.”  —  The New York Times may have bed bugs, but the Washington Post has a roach problem.  —  “We have a growing pest problem,” Post director of newsroom operations …
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
We Aren't Seeing White Support for Trump for What It Is  —  A crucial part of his coalition is made up of better-off white people who did not graduate from college.  —  Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Doorbell-camera firm Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance reach  —  The doorbell-camera company Ring has quietly forged video-sharing partnerships with more than 400 police forces across the United States, granting them access to homeowners' camera footage …
Politico:
Trump, GOP fret loss in bellwether House special election  —  At a retreat with top GOP donors in Wyoming last week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy broached a growing concern for senior Republicans: a crucial, do-over election for a North Carolina congressional seat.
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 …
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Dems Sound Alarm: Trump Is ‘Carpet-Bombing’ Us in Key Battlegrounds  —  “Where's all the support?  They keep talking about the calories coming.  People generally are feeling Trump is beating us on all fronts right now,” one DNC official said.  —  Several Democratic National Committee members …
Discussion: Townhall and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Maryland was never in play in 2016.  The Russians targeted it anyway.  —  BALTIMORE — Russia's Twitter campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election in Maryland began in June 2015, 17 months before Election Day, when the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency opened an account …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Sarah Sanders in talks with consulting firm founded by former Clinton aides  —  Sarah Huckabee Sanders, President Donald Trump's former press secretary, has held discussions with Teneo, a global consulting firm started by former Clinton aides, about working together to advise corporate clients …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Greg Berlanti, Julie Plec Adapting ‘Chasing Hillary’ as Netflix Series  —  ‘The Girls on the Bus’ will be inspired by a chapter from New York Times journalist Amy Chozick's book, with the author attached as a writer.  —  Netflix continues to get political.
 
 
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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.
Scott Lemieux / Washington Post:
When do Supreme Court justices retire? When the politics are right.
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Biden falsely claims Heritage Foundation said GOP tax cuts 'didn't work'
Discussion: Townhall
USA Today:
Pharma cash donations target ‘vulnerable’ lawmakers as industry tries to defend itself
John Solomon / The Hill:
How Trump can avoid a GOP fumble on health care that could derail his reelection
Gina Heeb / NBC News:
U.S. has paid more than $1M in interest for late bailout payments to farmers
Project On Government Oversight:
Overruled: Top Justice Department Appointees Quash Felony Charge Against Monsanto
 Earlier Items: 
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
The Weekly Standard's Corporate Owner Considered Buying The Federalist
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Stephanie Grisham is Trump's communications czar. Only most people wouldn't know it.
Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
Trump says ‘no bedbugs’ at his Doral resort. But inspectors have found a host of other problems.
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
U.S. Intel Gatekeeper Dragging Feet on Trump-Russia Files, Insiders Say
Andrew Ferguson / The Atlantic:
Cheering the Constitution's Demise