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CBS News:
Elizabeth Warren rises as Joe Biden clings to delegate edge — CBS News Battleground Tracker — This poll tells a story of Elizabeth Warren rising. But not Joe Biden falling. — The former vice president now clings to a narrow lead over Warren in our CBS News/YouGov Tracker estimate …
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Washington Post:
Joe Biden ahead in Democratic race, with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren filling out the top tier — Former vice president Joe Biden holds a modest lead in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, bolstered by his personal appeal and current perceptions among Democratic voters …
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Politico, Washington Times, Political Wire and Unfogged
Fox News:
Warren says Democrats 'can't chose a candidate we don't believe in because we're scared,' in possible slap at Biden
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Warren and Clinton talk behind the scenes as 2020 race intensifies
Warren and Clinton talk behind the scenes as 2020 race intensifies
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Althouse
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
He's in: Mark Sanford, SC Republican, formally declares GOP White House 2020 bid — Facing long odds in a fractured Republican Party, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford this morning formally announced his bid to challenge President Donald Trump for the White House.
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Mark Sanford Will Challenge Trump in Republican Primary — Mr. Sanford, the former governor and representative from South Carolina, was ousted from his seat in Congress after becoming a vocal critic of President Trump. — Mark Sanford, the former governor and representative from South Carolina …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Former Rep. Mark Sanford announces he will challenge Trump in GOP primary — Sanford is the third Republican to announce a primary challenge to Trump, joining former Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. — Former Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C. …
Axios:
Mark Sanford announces GOP primary challenge against Trump — Former South Carolina governor and Rep. Mark Sanford announced Sunday that he is launching a primary challenge to President Trump. — The big picture: Sanford, who lost his congressional primary in 2018 after Trump encouraged voters …
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Politico
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
SC, Kansas GOP scrap 2020 presidential preference votes
SC, Kansas GOP scrap 2020 presidential preference votes
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Outside the Beltway and Axios
Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
Taliban Talks Hit a Wall Over Deeper Disagreements, Officials Say — KABUL, Afghanistan — Even as President Trump blamed a recent Taliban attack for his decision to call off nearly year-long negotiations with the insurgents, officials suggested on Sunday it had more to do with the Taliban's resistance …
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USA Today, ABC News, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, NBC News and NPR
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New York Times:
Trump Says He's Called Off Negotiations With Taliban After Afghanistan Bombing — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Saturday that he had canceled a secret meeting at Camp David with Taliban leaders and the president of Afghanistan and was calling off monthslong negotiations that had appeared to be nearing a peace agreement.
The Hill:
Trump cancels secret meeting with Taliban leaders, Afghan president after attack — President Trump announced Saturday he had canceled a planned secret meeting with leaders of the Taliban and Afghanistan's president at Camp David. — Trump also said he had called off negotiations …
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Politico, New York Post, BizPac Review, Associated Press, One America News Network, Townhall and Source Politics
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Manager: Trump family building ‘dynasty’ for decades to come — INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign manager predicted Saturday that the president and his family will become “a dynasty that will last for decades,” transforming the Republican Party while hewing to conservative values.
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Talking Points Memo
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Carla Marinucci / Politico:
‘The Trumps will be a dynasty that lasts for decades’ — INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — With their dominance dissolved in once-storied bastions like Orange County and ranks reduced to third party status, California Republicans this weekend gathered to reboot and forge strategy for a 2020 comeback …
Christopher Hooks / New York Times:
Something Strange Is Going On With All Those Retiring Texans
Washington Post:
NOAA staff warned in Sept. 1 directive against contradicting Trump — Nearly a week before the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publicly backed President Trump over its own scientists, a top NOAA official warned its staff against contradicting the president.
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Slate, Raw Story, Source Politics, The Week, POLITICUSUSA and The Daily Beast
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
NOAA assailed for defending Trump's Hurricane Dorian claim
NOAA assailed for defending Trump's Hurricane Dorian claim
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Axios, Deadline and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Taxpayers are funding the Trump White House's misinformation campaign
Taxpayers are funding the Trump White House's misinformation campaign
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Slate
BBC:
Amber Rudd quits government over Johnson's Brexit stance — Amber Rudd has quit the cabinet and surrendered the Conservative whip saying she cannot “stand by” while “moderate Conservatives are expelled”. — The work and pensions secretary said she no longer believed leaving the EU with a deal was the government's “main objective”.
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The Times & The Sunday Times, Politico and Al Jazeera
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Boris Johnson Finds His Party Loyalists Aren't as Loyal as Trump's
Boris Johnson Finds His Party Loyalists Aren't as Loyal as Trump's
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New York Post
Zosia Wanat / Politico:
French minister: EU won't grant UK Brexit delay as things stand
French minister: EU won't grant UK Brexit delay as things stand
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Reuters and One America News Network
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Previously Unknown Sources Come Forward in a New Book About Harvey Weinstein — Two years before the allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against Harvey Weinstein became public, his own brother and business partner, Bob Weinstein, confronted him, pleading with him to get medical treatment …
Matt Stout / BostonGlobe.com:
Suffolk/Globe poll finds Kennedy leading Markey in possible Senate primary matchup — Buoyed by youth and a dynastic name, Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III would hold an immediate edge over Senator Edward J. Markey should the 38-year-old congressman launch a primary challenge to the seasoned incumbent …
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Military Stopover at Scottish Airport Sometimes Includes a Stay at a Trump Resort — WASHINGTON — United States military personnel have occasionally stayed at the Trump Turnberry golf resort in Scotland while Defense Department planes stop over and refuel at the nearby airport …
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Scotsman, U.S. Political News …, The Guardian, New York Daily News, Raw Story, Vox and The Week
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
In Brazen Grift, Trump Made Air Force Stop Overnight at His Scotland Golf Course
In Brazen Grift, Trump Made Air Force Stop Overnight at His Scotland Golf Course
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U.S. Political News …, TheBlaze and Breitbart