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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's personal assistant fired after comments about Ivanka, Tiffany — Madeleine Westerhout, who left her White House job suddenly on Thursday as President Trump's personal assistant, was fired after bragging to reporters that she had a better relationship with Trump than his own daughters …
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Trump's Personal Assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, Shared Intimate Details of First Family — WASHINGTON — If a White House official wanted to talk to President Trump, it helped to have a good relationship with Madeleine Westerhout, his 28-year-old assistant.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Getting Fired Ain't the Story
Getting Fired Ain't the Story
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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
President Trump Tweets Sensitive Surveillance Image of Iran — President Trump has tweeted what experts say is almost certainly an image from a classified satellite or drone, showing the aftermath of an accident at an Iranian space facility. — “The United States of America was not involved …
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CNBC:
Trump says the US wasn't involved in apparent launch pad explosion in Iran — KEY POINTS — President Donald Trump on Friday insisted that the U.S. had nothing to do with the apparent launch pad explosion of an Iranian rocket. — Trump's denial also included what looked …
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New York Times:
In a Tweet Taunting Iran, Trump Releases an Image Thought to Be Classified — A mysterious explosion on Thursday at an Iranian space center prompted speculation that it was American sabotage, rather than an accident, that was responsible for the third successive failure of Tehran's efforts to show it could loft satellites into orbit.
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Washington Post:
Bolton sidelined from Afghanistan policy as his standing with Trump falters — As the president's top aides prepared for a high-stakes meeting on the future of Afghanistan earlier this month, one senior official was not on the original invite list: national security adviser John Bolton.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
World War II and the Ingredients of Slaughter — The spirit of certitude that dominated the politics of the 1930s is not so distant from us today. — World War II began 80 years ago this Sunday after Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a “nonaggression” pact that was, in fact, a mutual aggression pact.
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Vicky Ward / CNN:
Pro-Trump super PAC paid thousands to firm owned by Trump's campaign manager — (CNN)A company that President Donald Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale, says he owns has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the President's flagship political action committee, which is barred from coordinating with the campaign.
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Caitlin Lally / KMOX-AM:
KMOX EXCLUSIVE: Illinois GOP congressman John Shimkus will not run in 2020 — He announced it Friday on the Mark Reardon Show. — ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — Illinois GOP Rep. John Shimkus announced Friday on the Mark Reardon Show that he will not run for reelection in 2020.
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Comey's classified misconduct and the media's flawed coverage of it — A major headline from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest inspector general report is that fired FBI Director James Comey mishandled classified information. But you'd never know it from most of the day-after media reporting on the historic findings.
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Kevin R. Brock / The Hill:
The worst is still to come for Jim Comey
The worst is still to come for Jim Comey
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Kayla Epstein / Washington Post:
'I'm rooting for a direct hit on Mar a Lago!' Former Canadian prime minister creates Twitter storm — A powerful storm has formed in the Atlantic, threatening Florida and parts of the Bahamas. But another one formed on Twitter this week, after a former Canadian prime minister tweeted …
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Hurricane Dorian already stirring political storm as Dems rip Trump
Hurricane Dorian already stirring political storm as Dems rip Trump
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Former Canadian prime minister roots for Dorian to hit Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Former Canadian prime minister roots for Dorian to hit Trump's Mar-a-Lago
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Michael Flynn's Lawyers Escalate Attacks on Prosecutors — WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, the president's first national security adviser, escalated their attacks on prosecutors on Friday, recycling unfounded conspiratorial accusations in a last-ditch bid to delay his sentencing …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Pull it together, Joe Biden — As you may have heard, speaking to an audience in New Hampshire, Joe Biden told a very moving story about his interaction with a war hero. The only problem is that he got just about every detail in the story wrong, as a Post investigation subsequently revealed.
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Transcript: Jonathan Capehart interviews Joe Biden
Transcript: Jonathan Capehart interviews Joe Biden
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Associated Press:
Woman tosses Molotov cocktail into Fla. Citizenship office — WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman tossed a lit Molotov cocktail into the lobby of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Oakland Park, Florida. But no major injuries were reported, according to a report of the incident sent …
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Jennifer Mendelsohn / Medium:
Their Own Two Feet — As the new public face of the Trump administration's draconian immigration policies, acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli has wasted no time stirring up collective ire. Most notably, he set off a firestorm of criticism by rewriting the iconic Emma Lazarus poem …
Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
Tomi Lahren Admits Her ‘Freedom’ Clothing Line Not Made in USA — Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren admitted Friday that her new “Freedom” athleisure line, a collaboration with athletic-wear line Alexo Athletica, was not made in the United States. — “Like many American small business owners, Alexo aims to be Made in America.
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BuzzFeed News:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Was Hacked On Twitter — Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was compromised on Friday afternoon and tweeted the n-word and anti-Semitic remarks. A source confirmed he had his mobile device “SIM swapped.” — The official Twitter account of Jack Dorsey …
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Leah Askarinam / Inside Elections:
North Carolina 9: McCready Has Narrow Lead in New Bipartisan Poll — By Nathan L. Gonzales and Leah Askarinam — Democrat Dan McCready has a narrow advantage over Republican Dan Bishop heading into the final days of the Sept. 10 redo election in North Carolina's 9th District, according to a new bipartisan poll for Inside Elections.
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John Paul Tasker / CBC News:
Immigration lawyers report Canadian Muslims being denied entry to U.S. — ‘In all my years, I have never seen such a Kafkaesque scenario,’ lawyer says — A number of Canadian Muslims have been turned away at the Canada-U.S. border in recent weeks, immigration lawyers say.
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
World's ‘Saddest’ Rally? Donald Trump Jr. Mocked For Speaking To Mostly Empty Arena — Just a couple hundred people turned out for the event meant to help Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R). — Don't expect to hear much bragging about this crowd. — Donald Trump Jr., son of President Donald Trump …
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / Oregonian:
Former Marine said he'd ‘slaughter’ antifa. The FBI, using Oregon's new red flag law, took his guns away — Shane Kohfield stood outside the home of Portland's mayor in July wearing body armor and a “Make America Great Again” baseball cap, a large knife strapped to one shoulder and a copy …
Peggy McGlone / Washington Post:
What happened when Trump visited the African American History Museum, according to its founding director — In his upcoming memoir, newly appointed Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III describes the private tour he gave President Trump of the National Museum of African American History and Culture …
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Menstruating Migrant Girls ‘Visibly’ Bleeding Through Pants While Detained, Lawsuit Says — Court filings detail reports from teen girls who say they were given one sanitary pad a day. After that, they were forced to sit in soiled underwear and pants. — Migrant girls being held …
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Associated Press:
TVs to shoes: This time consumers face pain of Trump tariffs — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's trade war with China, until now mainly an abstraction for American consumers, is about to hit home. — Beginning Sunday, the U.S. government will begin collecting 15% tariffs …
Washington Post:
A man in Islamic dress told a Starbucks employee his name was Aziz. She put ‘ISIS’ on the cup. — In the same city where a Starbucks employee last year called police on black men for sitting quietly, two men in Islamic dress walked into a different Starbucks store for a drink.
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Arizona Republic Editor Warns Staff To ‘Carefully Consider The Consequences’ Of Unionizing — Greg Burton accused union sympathizers of “surveilling” other journalists, saying that's something he'd expect of a murderer or child molester. — Arizona Republic Executive Editor Greg Burton sent …
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Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
California appeals court overturns sole conviction in Kate Steinle death — A California state appeals court Friday overturned the lone conviction against an undocumented immigrant who shot and killed Kate Steinle on the San Francisco waterfront in 2015, a case which drew national attention …
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Laura Reiley / Washington Post:
How the Trump administration limited the scope of the USDA's 2020 dietary guidelines — The 80 topics that will be addressed do not include the health effects of consumption of red and processed meat. the dramatic increase in ultraprocessed foods and sodium levels.