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6:30 PM ET, August 31, 2019

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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 …
New York Times:
How a Trump Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich  —  NEW ORLEANS — President Trump has portrayed America's cities as wastelands, ravaged by crime and homelessness, infested by rats.  —  But the Trump administration's signature plan to lift them …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:   The Trump Associates Benefiting From a Tax Break for Poor Communities
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Gunman at large in hijacked mail truck, ‘shooting at random people’ in Texas: Police  —  A gunman is at large in a hijacked mail truck and “shooting at random people” in Odessa, Texas, police warned.  —  Multiple people have been shot, said police.  —  “Everyone is encouraged to get off …
Discussion: twitchy.com
BuzzFeed News:
Amazon's Next-Day Delivery System Has Brought Chaos And Carnage To America's Streets — But The World's Biggest Retailer Has A System To Escape The Blame  —  Deaths and devastating injuries.  A litany of labor violations.  Drivers forced to urinate in their vans.
David Sirota / Bern Notice:
Bernie 2020 Demands Retraction of Inaccurate WashPost “Fact Check” On Medical Bankruptcy  —  A letter to Washington Post editor Marty Baron details the newspaper's repeated inaccurate criticism of the Vermont senator … Mr. Baron,  —  I am writing in regards to the Washington Post Fact …
Discussion: Breitbart and Common Dreams
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:   Sen. Bernie Sanders teases plan to cancel $81 billion in Americans' medical debt
Annie Grayer / CNN:   Bernie Sanders teases plan to eliminate billions in medical debt
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Ginsburg says she is ‘on my way to being very well’ after cancer treatment  —  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Saturday that her work on the Supreme Court has “kept me going” through four bouts of cancer and that she is “on my way to being very well.”  —  Ginsburg disclosed on Aug. 23 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump trails Democrats by a historically large margin  —  (CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is Siskel & Ebert & the Movies.  —  Poll of the week: A new national Quinnipiac University poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
Ellen Cranley / Business Insider:
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren admitted her ‘Freedom’ clothing line is not made in America after backlash  — Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren announced Friday that her “Freedom” athleisure line is not made in the United States.  — Lahren responded to the widespread backlash a week …
Discussion: Splinter
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Trump wants to cut taxes for rich people yet again  —  Grover Norquist and Steve Mnuchin (right), two of the key figures behind this change.  Alex Wong/Getty Images  —  Indexing capital gains to inflation, as Trump is considering, would overwhelmingly benefit the top 1 percent.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Here are 14 reasons I'll vote for any Democrat over Trump  —  When asked earlier this month whether he could support Sens. Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren if one became the Democratic presidential nominee, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg was noncommittal.
Megan K. Stack / New Yorker:
Bravery and Nihilism on the Streets of Hong Kong  —  Peter and his friends were on the move in the streets of Hong Kong.  They cut through the sooty midday heat, jostling and joking in skateboarding sneakers, making their way past tattered industrial buildings, printing presses, and garages.
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Reuters:   Hong Kong protests turn to chaos amid tear gas and petrol bombs
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 …
Discussion: Big League Politics
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Trump's Twitter War on Spelling  —  The president's supporters don't mind his linguistic slips, but lexicographers and grammarians worry about the permanent effect on language.  —  It was late May, and the president of the United States could not seem to get off Twitter.  The low IQ-ness of Joe Biden.
Bill Estep / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Testimony: Dad of Alison Grimes left $20K in cash, $25K check in consultant's couch  —  Lexington businessman Jerry Lundergan left $20,000 in cash and a $25,000 check in the couch of a political consultant's home to pay for work the consultant did for Lundergan's daughter …
Calvin TerBeek / Politico:
The Federalist Society Says It's Not an Advocacy Organization.  These Documents Show Otherwise.  —  This past March, when the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies held its 37th annual national gathering for conservative law students, the lineup of speakers and panelists included …
Discussion: Raw Story
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Fourth Democratic debate scheduled for mid-October  —  The fourth Democratic presidential primary debate will be held on Oct. 15 and 16 in Ohio, according to a memo the Democratic National Committee sent to presidential campaigns.  —  The memo, which was obtained by POLITICO, says the second night will only be held if necessary.
Discussion: Axios and Daily Wire
BBC:
Parliament suspension: Thousands protest across the UK  —  Demonstrations are taking place across the UK against Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament in the run-up to Brexit.  —  Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in cities including Manchester, Leeds, York and Belfast.
Discussion: The Guardian and Politico
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Amid Recession Worries, Trump Points Finger at American Businesses  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump wants Americans to understand that the economy is doing great, thanks to him.  But if in fact the economy sours, then it is someone else's fault.  —  Mr. Trump's Blame List is long.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Trump pledged not to use his office to help his business.  Then he pitched his Florida club for the next G-7.  —  When President Trump decided to keep ownership of his company and continue to do business with foreign governments, he said nobody could stop him.  —  But voters could trust him to police himself, he said.
James Bovard / USA Today:
You may have seen him on a prayer candle, but James Comey is no saint  —  New revelations have made clear the conclusion many of us had already come to: James Comey was a reckless and untrustworthy FBI director.  —  CONNECT  —  Since President Trump fired FBI director James Comey in May 2017 …
Manès Weisskircher / Washington Post:
Germany's far-right AfD party might be the big winner in tomorrow's regional elections.  Here's what that means.  —  AfD is likely to emerge as the main opposition party in both Brandenburg and Saxony.  —  In eastern Germany on Sunday, two populous states (or Bundesländer) …
 
 
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Alabama church posts sign: ‘A black vote for Trump is mental illness’
Timothy Egan / New York Times:
Why People Hate Religion
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Marcus / BBC:
Did Donald Trump tweet classified military imagery?
Zack Colman / Politico:
A new strategy on climate: Try to outlast Trump
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
How Brazil's nationalist leader built a bond with Trump and won his support in the Amazon fires dispute
Oliver Willis / Shareblue Media:
Don Jr.'s rally to help struggling Kentucky governor bombs when no one shows up
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire 2020 hopeful Tom Steyer remains an investor in funds tied to the firm he founded
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Mohammad Tawhidi:
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
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Washington Post:
A man in Islamic dress told a Starbucks employee his name was Aziz. She put ‘ISIS’ on the cup.
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