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Erica Orden / CNN:
In tell-all book, Michael Cohen says Trump hired a ‘Faux-Bama’ during White House run — (CNN)Before Donald Trump ever sought the Oval Office, he was preoccupied by its occupant President Barack Obama, publicly questioning his birthplace and privately describing him as “a Manchurian candidate” …
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In new book, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen describes alleged episodes of racism and says president likes how Putin runs Russia — President Trump's longtime lawyer and personal fixer, Michael Cohen, alleges in a new book that Trump made “overt and covert attempts to get Russia to interfere …
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KEYE:
Multiple boats in distress, sinking at Trump Boat Parade on Lake Travis — Multiple 911 calls have been made regarding boats being in distress, some sinking at the ‘Trump Boat Parade’ scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Lake Travis, according to the Travis County Sheriff's Office.
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New York Times:
At Least 4 Boats Sink During ‘Trump Boat Parade’ in Texas, Officials Say — No injuries were immediately reported at the event, which was taking place on Lake Travis. — The authorities rescued numerous people from the waters of Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday after at least four boats sank …
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Karen Ruiz / Daily Mail:
Multiple vessels sink during a Trump Boat Parade on Lake Travis in Texas and people are rescued from the water - as nationwide MAGA celebrations kick off for the Labor Day weekend — Travis County Sheriff's Office said it's responding to ‘many boats in distress’ on Lake Travis, Texas
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Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
At Least 4 Boats Sink During Disastrous Trump Parade in Texas — The sheriff's office received distress calls just 15 minutes after the parade began on Saturday. — A parade of boats near Austin, Texas meant to honor President Donald Trump ended in disarray Saturday afternoon …
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KVUE-TV:
‘Many boats in distress,’ several have sunk during ‘Trump Boat Parade’ on Lake Travis, TSCO says — Reports of sinking boats on Lake Travis began coming in on the Citizen app at around 1:20 p.m. Saturday. — TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — The Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) has responded to …
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Trump referred to Marines buried at cemetery in France in crude and derogatory terms, a former senior administration official says — (CNN)President Donald Trump referred to fallen US service members at the Aisne-Marne cemetery in crude and derogatory terms during a November 2018 trip to France …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump's bad marriage with the military has finally exploded — Reconciling Donald Trump's self-promoting “Art of the Deal” with the military's reserved code of loyalty and service was always a stretch. In Trump's early months in the White House, though, the two cultures seemed to coexist without much damage.
Washington Post:
Trump fixates on the promise of a vaccine — real or not — as key to reelection bid — President Trump is so fixated on finding a vaccine for the novel coronavirus that in meetings about the U.S. pandemic response, little else captures his attention, according to administration officials.
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Kamala Harris to make Labor Day stop in Milwaukee, same day Mike Pence campaigns in La Crosse
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Harris on vaccine: ‘I would not trust Donald Trump’
Harris on vaccine: ‘I would not trust Donald Trump’
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Caroline Kelly / CNN:
‘I will not take his word for it’: Kamala Harris says she would not trust Trump alone on a coronavirus vaccine
‘I will not take his word for it’: Kamala Harris says she would not trust Trump alone on a coronavirus vaccine
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Top Biden Advisers Preview Fall Election Strategy
Top Biden Advisers Preview Fall Election Strategy
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New York Times:
In Final Stretch, Biden Defends Lead Against Trump's Onslaught — The president is attempting to overtake his Democratic challenger with a strategy of racial polarization in heavily white Midwestern states, even as Democrats make inroads in the Republican-leaning South and West.
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Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Exclusive: Leaked meeting notes show Boris Johnson said Trump was ‘making American great again’ — The Prime Minister is quoted telling the US ambassador in August 2017, when foreign secretary, that Mr Trump was doing ‘fantastic stuff’ — Boris Johnson privately told US diplomats that Donald Trump was …
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Ann Colwell / CNN:
Anita Hill vows to vote for Joe Biden and work with him on gender issues — Anita Hill says she would work with Joe Biden — (CNN)Anita Hill never pictured herself voting for Joe Biden. — But given the political reality the nation is facing, she's not only going to vote for Biden …
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Census Work Has Been Winding Down, But A Judge Says It Needs To Press On For Now — The Trump administration must, for now, stop winding down in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, a federal judge in California ordered Saturday, while a legal fight over the shortened schedule for the national head count continues.
Nicholas Grossman / Arc Digital:
Republicans vs. Imaginary Biden — Fighting a far left opponent despite not having one — In — 2020, the Democrats are running against Donald Trump, focusing their collective ire on the incumbent president. The Republicans, by contrast, are barely running against Joe Biden.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Biden expands transition team, adding key campaign allies and top Obama-Biden policy hands — Biden fires back at Trump: My son wasn't a sucker — (CNN)Democratic nominee Joe Biden is expanding his transition team, adding a former presidential rival, vice presidential contenders …
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Phillip Nieto / Mediaite:
Fox News' Jennifer Griffin Defends Reporting After Trump Calls For Her Firing: ‘My Sources Are Unimpeachable’ — Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin defended her reporting confirming The Atlantic's story detailing how President Donald Trump disparaged veterans and war dead as “losers” and “suckers.”
Riley Beggin / Vox:
Trump eliminates federal anti-racism training, calling it “a sickness” — A White House memo directing an end to the programs said the trainings are “anti-American propaganda” and must stop. — President Donald Trump directed federal agencies Friday to end diversity training programs …
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Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
North Korea may be prepping submarine-launched ballistic missile test, U.S. weapons experts warn — U.S. weapons experts say they believe North Korea may be preparing to test a new strategic weapon system that would vastly expand Kim Jong Un's arsenal and defy President Donald Trump's threshold requirements …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
New York attorney general to organize grand jury on Daniel Prude death — New York Attorney General Letitia James said Saturday she will empanel a grand jury as part of the state's investigation into the March 30 death of Daniel Prude, a Black man, who died seven days after being hooded and held down by Rochester police.
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Joe Kent / NBC News:
Trump came to Dover after my wife was killed fighting ISIS. He absolutely respects our service. … “Hey, Joe,” a quiet but familiar voice said to me from the doorway of a small room with plush furniture. The room was meant to provide as much comfort as possible for the families …