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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 …
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Daily Kos, CNN, Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Mother Jones, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, The Week and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Why does Trump's hurricane map look different than others?
Why does Trump's hurricane map look different than others?
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Mediaite, Raw Story, The New Civil Rights Movement and Boston Herald
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, New York Times, The Poke, The Guardian, The Week and RAPPLER
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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 …
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Politico, TheStreet, New York Times and Political Wire
Miriam Lord / The Irish Times:
How Mike Pence shat on the new carpet in Ireland's spare room
How Mike Pence shat on the new carpet in Ireland's spare room
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Mediaite, Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
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 …
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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 …
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hurricane-hit bases among those losing funds to Trump wall
Hurricane-hit bases among those losing funds to Trump wall
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POLITICUSUSA
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.
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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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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 …
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TechCrunch and The Week, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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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One America News Network, The Wrap and Mediaite
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Bo Erickson / CBS News:
Biden tells Colbert his gaffes aren't “substantive,” jokingly calls him Jimmy Kimmel
Biden tells Colbert his gaffes aren't “substantive,” jokingly calls him Jimmy Kimmel
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Daily Wire
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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Mother Jones, Gizmodo, Conservative Review, CBS Boston, New York Times and Wall Street Journal
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Says Climate Action Must Focus on 3 Industries
Elizabeth Warren Says Climate Action Must Focus on 3 Industries
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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 …
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.
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Washington Post, Roll Call, CNN, San Diego Jewish World and fox5sandiego.com
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 …
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.
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.
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The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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Kimberly Dozier / TIME:
Exclusive: Secretary of State Pompeo Declines to Sign Risky Afghan Peace Deal — The U.S. is closing in on a deal with the Taliban that is designed to wind down America's 18-year war in Afghanistan, but the best indication of how risky the pact may be is this: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo …
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Issues & Insights, New York Times, Task & Purpose, Big League Politics, American Military News, Just Security and UPI
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 …
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Washington Post, ImmigrationProf Blog and CNN
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 …
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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.
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The Atlantic and RRH Elections
Jessica Kwong / Newsweek:
Former Trump Supporter Tells ‘Moscow Mitch’ McConnell, 'If You Don't Like This Nickname, Do Your Job' — A well-known former supporter of President Donald Trump joined in on the “Moscow Mitch” criticism of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with an open letter telling the Republican, “if you don't like this nickname, do your job.”