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8:30 AM ET, September 5, 2019

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Washington Post:
President Trump shows doctored hurricane chart.  Was it to cover up for ‘Alabama’ Twitter flub?  —  President Trump had erroneously stated Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama.  —  On Wednesday, it appears the White House attempted to retroactively correct a tweet that President Trump issued …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's war on reality enters bizarre new terrain  —  Specifically: A not-exactly-hurricane-ravaged Alabama.  —  Hurricane Dorian seemed poised to slam directly into Florida as recently as last Thursday.  Projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed a track …
NBC News:
20 dead in Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian, back to Category 3, threatens Carolinas
Axios:
Trump uses doctored map to back false claim about Hurricane Dorian
Discussion: CNN, Al Jazeera and Mediaite
Bryan Pietsch / Reuters:
Pentagon pulls funds for military schools, daycare to pay for Trump's border wall  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would pull funding from 127 Defense Department projects, including schools and daycare centers for military families, as it diverts $3.6 billion …
Discussion: The Week
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
GOP Senators Who Backed Trump's Emergency Declaration Lose Military Funding  —  Who could have seen this coming when the president chose to divert defense money to build his border wall?  —  Republicans who supported an emergency declaration on the U.S.-Mexico border are discovering the cost …
PBS NewsHour:   Full list: The 127 defense projects postponed for the border barrier
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hurricane-hit bases among those losing funds to Trump wall
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
The Daily Beast:
Trump Raids Elementary Schools to Pay for Wall; Mexico Off Hook
Discussion: Mother Jones and Washington Post
BBC:
PM's brother quits as Tory MP and minister  —  Jo Johnson, younger brother of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is quitting as a Conservative MP and minister, saying he is “torn between family loyalty and the national interest”.  —  The business minister and MP for Orpington, tweeted that there was an “unresolvable tension” in his role.
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Bloomberg:
Boris Johnson's Brother Quits Over Government Strategy: Brexit Update  —  Boris Johnson's six week old premiership has been thrown into fresh disarray after his own brother quit the government in protest at his Brexit strategy.  —  After three days of relentless humiliation …
Washington Post:
Trump offers full support for Johnson as Pence prepares to visit London amid Brexit chaos
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Charged With Felony in California  —  The blundering conservative operative faces one charge of unlawfully selling securities in California.  —  California authorities issued an arrest warrant for blundering conservative operative Jacob Wohl, who is now due to be arraigned on a felony charge next month, court records show.
Julio Rosas / Washington Examiner:
Biden's eye fills with blood during CNN climate town hall  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden's left eye appeared to have a blood vessel burst while he was participating in CNN's town hall on climate change.  —  Biden, 76, has long been plagued by health issues.
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Akela Lacy / The Intercept:
After Climate Forum, Biden Heads to a Fundraiser Co-Hosted by a Fossil Fuel Executive
Associated Press:
Democratic candidates focus on climate change in town halls
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
One American, one Romanian soldier killed in bombing claimed by Taliban in Kabul  —  BREAKING — Ten people were killed and 40 injured in a heavily fortified part of Kabul.  It is the second deadly explosion in the capital in less than three days.  —  KABUL — Afghan officials expressed serious doubts …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that a federal government database that compiles people deemed to be “known or suspected terrorists” violates the rights of American citizens who are added to the watchlist …
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Suffer From Debilitating Back Pain?  So Does Seb Gorka, According to His New Gig as Spokesman For Fish Oil Pills  —  Former White House assistant Seb Gorka once suffered from debilitating lower back pain, but he is now miraculously “pain free” after taking a job hawking fish oil supplements …
Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
Why Was the FBI Incurious About a Hot Collusion Tip Involving This Man?  —  Even after the 2016 presidential election, Trump-Russia dossier author Christopher Steele and company kept coming up with allegations that Donald Trump and his campaign had conspired with the Kremlin.
Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner won't run for re-election in 2020 after more than 40 years in Congress … (Photo: Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)  —  Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner, the second longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, will not run for a 22nd term, he said Wednesday.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden mocks gaffes to Stephen Colbert: ‘The reason I came on the Jimmy Kimmel show is ...’  —  NEW YORK — Joe Biden on Wednesday night alternated between humor and solemnity Wednesday when he was pressed several times by comedian Stephen Colbert on the frequency with which he commits gaffes …
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Bo Erickson / CBS News:
Biden tells Colbert his gaffes aren't “substantive,” jokingly calls him Jimmy Kimmel
Discussion: Daily Wire
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Alva Johnson Drops Lawsuit Against President Trump: 'I'm Fighting Against a Person With Unlimited Resources'  —  The former Trump campaign staffer first filed her case in February, claiming that Trump grabbed her and leaned in to kiss her at a Tampa rally in August 2016.
Shannon Van Sant / NPR:
Trump Administration Reverses Standards For Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs  —  The Trump administration is rolling back requirements for new, energy-efficient light bulbs.  The Energy Department announced the move on Wednesday, withdrawing standards that were to be put in place to make commonly used bulbs more efficient.
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Says Climate Action Must Focus on 3 Industries
Discussion: Vox
Christina Zhao / Newsweek:
GOP Congressman Steve King Claims He Drank From Toilet at Migrant Detention Center: ‘Actually Pretty Good!’  —  Republican congressman Steve King claimed he drank from a toilet in a migrant detention center during a town hall in Eagle Grove, Iowa on Wednesday, but then described what sounded like a water fountain attached to a toilet.
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Michael Leidig / Mirror.co.uk:
Hitler's ‘last living relative’ convicted of paedophilia after kissing girl, 13  —  Romano-Lukas Hitler claims to be the only man alive bearing the name of the murderous Nazi leader and claims to be related to the Fuhrer through Hitler's father Alois  —  A man who claims to be the last remaining relative …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans fear drubbing in next round of redistricting  —  Democrats were caught napping in the 2010 election ahead of the last round of redistricting — and it cost them control of Congress for nearly a decade.  —  Now Republicans are warning the same thing could happen to them.
Congresswoman Susan Davis:
Rep. Susan Davis Announces Her Last Term, Will Not Pursue Another Term in Congress  —  f t # e  —  In a personal letter to her constituents, Congresswoman Susan A. Davis today announced that this is her final term in Congress.  —  “I have struggled to make this very difficult decision.
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Labor Department To Reinstate Aide Wrongfully Accused Of Anti-Semitism  — Trump appointee Leif Olson will return to his post after resigning following a Bloomberg Law article that falsely accused him of anti-Semitism.  — The Facebook post at issue was actually sarcastically mocking …
Gerry Shih / Washington Post:
China, U.S. to resume trade talks in Washington in October  —  BEIJING — China said Thursday its trade representatives will fly to Washington in early October to resume negotiations with the United States, raising the possibility that both sides might arrest a recent deterioration …
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
The Top US Asylum Official Has Been Pushed Out By The Trump Administration  —  The long-serving head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services' Asylum Division was pushed out this week by the agency's hardline acting director, Ken Cuccinelli, according to a source with knowledge of the move …
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Forget Trump 2020, Worry About Don Jr. 2024  —  Think about the 2024 race, when Republicans are trying wash the Trump stink off of them.  And watch as Trump Jr.—or maybe Trump himself—reapplies it.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  In the era of Donald Trump, the Republican Party has become hilariously …
Discussion: Raw Story
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
It's time to create a conservative ecosystem that doesn't welcome racists  —  Liberal commentators will always say conservatives are just a bunch of racists.  This is a lie.  But conservatives need to do a better job convincing the racists that it's a lie.
Kyle Kondik / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
House Ratings Changes: NC-9 do-over election going down to the wire  —  MN-7 moves to top tier of GOP targets  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We're moving the NC-9 special from Leans Republican to Toss-up with less than a week to go until the election.
Discussion: The Atlantic and RRH Elections
 
 
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Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
‘Every Heartbeat Hurts’: Trump's Family Separation Traumatized Migrant Kids, HHS Watchdog Finds
Trent Spiner / Politico:
New Hampshire power brokers paralyzed by size of Democratic field
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
Sarah Sanders' book is coming shortly before the 2020 election
Discussion: Political Wire
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Trump Heads Into 2020 With No Clear Policy Agenda. But It May Not Matter.
Discussion: LifeNews.com and The Independent
Rebecca Sun / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Co-Writer Exits Sequel Amid Pay Disparity Dispute (Exclusive)
New York Times:
That Assault Weapon Ban? It Really Did Work
Jessica Kwong / Newsweek:
Former Trump Supporter Tells ‘Moscow Mitch’ McConnell, 'If You Don't Like This Nickname, Do Your Job'
 Earlier Items: 
The Babylon Bee:
‘When I Am President, I Will Take Away Your Guns,’ Says Man Who Will Never Be President
Q13 FOX News:
Dave Reichert rules out 2020 run for Washington governor
Tony Lee / Breitbart:
Marianne Williamson: 'I Didn't Think the Left Lied like This'
Discussion: New Yorker, BizPac Review and TheBlaze
Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jussie Smollett lawyers: Even if actor faked attack, cops didn't need to investigate it so vigorously
Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Document reveals the FBI is tracking border protest groups as extremist organizations
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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New York Times:
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