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Trump's Personal Assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, Steps Down — President Trump's personal assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, whose office sits in front of the Oval Office and who has served as the president's gatekeeper since Day 1 of his administration, resigned on Thursday, two people familiar with her exit said.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's executive assistant resigns from White House — President Donald Trump's longtime executive assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, abruptly resigned from the White House on Thursday, after coming under scrutiny for sharing intimate details about the president's family with reporters, according to two sources familiar with the move.
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Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
What That Comey Email Report Really Says — The inspector general of the Justice Department has determined that it is misconduct for a law enforcement officer to publicly disclose an effort to shut down his investigation. — Michael Horowitz would probably not describe his findings that way.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New report details Comey plan to ambush Trump with Moscow sex allegation — A just-released Justice Department inspector general's report provides new details on a January 2017 plan by then-FBI Director James Comey, top bureau officials, and the nation's intelligence chiefs to spring …
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David Harsanyi / New York Post:
James Comey is proof the ‘deep state’ is something to fear
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Comey's violations: Read DOJ watchdog's list of all the times ex-FBI boss broke the rules
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The DOJ's inspector general buries the real news
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Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Aides Admit Trump Was Faking Those “Phone Calls” With China — The president was reportedly “eager to project optimism that might boost markets,” which should hearten the Chinese. — At last week's G7 summit in Biarritz, Donald Trump gave an entire network of world leaders whiplash when he declared …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The Trump team is now lying about lying
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Washington Post:
As he campaigns for president, Joe Biden tells a moving but false war story — HANOVER, N.H. — Joe Biden painted a vivid scene for the 400 people packed into a college meeting hall. A four-star general had asked the then-vice president to travel to Kunar province in Afghanistan …
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Joe Biden Dismisses Report That He Told False War Story
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump cancels trip to Poland, says he is staying in the U.S. to monitor Hurricane Dorian — President Trump announced Thursday that he is canceling a planned trip to Poland and will remain in the United States to monitor Hurricane Dorian, which is headed toward a potential landfall in Florida …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Cancels Poland Trip as Hurricane Bears Down on Florida
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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Trump's Mar-a-Lago is in the projected path of Hurricane Dorian
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Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Mugshots show White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham after drunk driving arrests in 2013 and 2015 — Being Donald Trump's spokeswoman can drive a person to drink, but Stephanie Grisham had a record of drunk driving long before she got the job in June.
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
DNC will reject Iowa's virtual caucus plan, sources say, throwing the state's first-in-the-nation status into question — The Iowa caucuses are not first because they're important, they're important because they're first. Register opinion editor Kathie Obradovich gives a brief history lesson on the Iowa caucus.
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Hannah Gais / Splinter:
Leaked Emails Show How White Nationalists Have Infiltrated Conservative Media — Conservative institutions in the Donald Trump era have often sought to portray themselves as shocked and appalled by the so-called “alt-right.” White nationalists have also engaged in their own efforts …
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New York Times:
Sick Migrants Undergoing Lifesaving Care Can Now Be Deported — LOS ANGELES — Maria Isabel Bueso was 7 years old when she came to the United States from Guatemala at the invitation of doctors who were conducting a clinical trial for the treatment of her rare, disfiguring genetic disease.
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Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:
Trump administration seeks to deport children with life-threatening illnesses
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Will Wright / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Donald Trump Jr. touts Bevin to a mostly-empty arena in Kentucky coal country — Donald Trump Jr. spoke to a mostly-empty arena in Pikeville Thursday afternoon, hoping to muster support within a historically Democratic county for the reelection of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin.
Eli Steinberg / The Forward:
No One Cares About Attacks Against The Orthodox Because You've Been Dehumanizing Us For Decades — You've all heard the story: A Haredi Jew violently assaulted in broad daylight somewhere in New York City. It happens so often now, with what is almost a chilling regularity …
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Rebecca Liebson / New York Times:
Uproar Over Anti-Semitic Video Produced by Republicans in N.Y. County
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Why white evangelicals should panic — Much white evangelical support for President Trump is based on a bargain or transaction: political loyalty (and political cover for the president's moral flaws) in return for protection from a hostile culture. Many evangelicals are fearful that courts …
Justin Fox / Bloomberg:
Most Canadians Are Now Better Off Than Most Americans — Middle-class people in the U.S. are losing ground to their peers in other rich countries. — Everybody knows that the U.S. version of capitalism is rougher and tougher than is the norm in other affluent countries.
New York Times:
How a Ring of Women Allegedly Recruited Girls for Jeffrey Epstein — After Mr. Epstein's suicide, his inner circle of girlfriends, employees and other associates is now under scrutiny by prosecutors. — Haley Robson was a 16-year-old South Florida high school student when an acquaintance …
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Mike Cason / al.com:
Gov. Kay Ivey apologizes for racist skit from time at Auburn — Gov. Kay Ivey is contacting state legislators, and apologizing for her role in a racist student skit from her time as an Auburn student. — Ivey was president of her Alpha Gamma Delta pledge class at Auburn.
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Eve Fairbanks / Washington Post:
Conservatives say we've abandoned reason and civility. The Old South said that, too. — Conservatives say we've abandoned reason and civility. The Old South used the same language to defend slavery. — After the El Paso shooting, Ben Shapiro — a popular conservative podcaster …
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ESPN:
No distractions: An NFL veteran opens up on his sexuality — Ryan Russell is a three-year NFL veteran. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 2015 after a successful college career at Purdue. He played one season with the Cowboys and two for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He started seven games for the Bucs in 2017.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
How Kirsten Gillibrand's Presidential Dreams Unraveled — The New York senator ran as the champion of feminism, but her message did not break through in a field with six women. With little money left and no place on the debate stage, she decided to drop out. — Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in a bind.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Why Gillibrand crashed and burned
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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
US spies say Trump's G7 performance suggests he's either a ‘Russian asset’ or a ‘useful idiot’ for Putin — Current and former spies are floored by President Donald Trump's fervent defense of Russia at this year's G7 summit in Biarritz, France. — “It's hard to see the bar anymore since it's …
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NBC News:
Ex-aide to James Mattis claims Pentagon is holding up his memoir — In a lawsuit, Mattis' former communications director claims the Pentagon has prolonged review of his manuscript “to benefit” the former secretary. — A top aide to former Defense Secretary James Mattis filed …
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Andy Metzger / CommonWealth Magazine:
Kennedy holds 17-point lead over Markey in poll — MORE THAN A YEAR out from the 2020 US Senate primary, Massachusetts Democratic voters strongly favor Congressman Joe Kennedy over Sen. Ed Markey, according to an online poll conducted last weekend. — When respondents were pressed to make a choice …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Two Polling Methods, Two Views of Trump's 2020 Re-election Chances — Is the president basically like other presidents, or is he uniquely divisive? — There are two major theories about President Trump's standing heading into his re-election campaign. Over the last few months …
Aaron Bandler / Jewish Journal:
Second Chasidic Man Attacked with a Rock in NY — A second Chasidic man was attacked with a rock in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the span of less than a week on Aug. 29, COLlive.com reports. — The victim, who has not been identified, was in his truck waiting for the traffic light to change …
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