memeorandum: John Kasich Calls Climate Change 'Some Theory That's Not Proven' (Tierney Sneed/Talking Points Memo)

1:45 PM ET, August 10, 2015

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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:

Breitbart Staffers Believe Trump Has Given Money To Site For Favorable Coverage — As Donald Trump faces a growing backlash from conservative media over his recent attacks on a Fox News host, one prominent right-wing outlet remains firmly in his corner: Breitbart News, which has set itself apart …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Washington Times, Mediaite, Balloon Juice, Taylor Marsh, CANNONFIRE and Election Law Blog

Max Fisher / Vox:

This chart shows sexist tweets to Megyn Kelly exploding since she questioned Donald Trump — The worst part of Donald Trump's comments to Fox News host and debate moderator Megyn Kelly, first dismissing her question about his long history of sexist remarks, then attacking her for asking it …

Discussion: The National Memo, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, BizPac Review and Fire Andrea Mitchell!

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Trump: Listening to Fiorina causes headaches — Donald Trump on Sunday took a shot at fellow 2016 GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, saying you “develop a massive headache” if you listen to the former Hewlett-Packard CEO. — “I just realized that if you listen to Carly Fiorina …

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Betsy's Page, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and p m carpenter's commentary

NBC News:

New NBC News/Survey Monkey Poll: Donald Trump Still in the Lead After Debates — If Donald Trump's comments about Fox News Anchor Megyn Kelly are hurting his standing in the Republican primary, it's not showing in the numbers. — According to the latest NBC News Online Poll conducted by SurveyMonkey …

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Trump and Fox said to be in talks over Monday interview — Donald Trump and the Fox News Channel are in talks about Trump possibly appearing on Fox on Monday night, according to a source with knowledge of the talks. — Trump has been lambasting Fox for days, ever since he was challenged in last week's GOP debate.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, American Spectator and Daily Mail

Erick Erickson / RedState:
The August Doldrums and Donald Trump

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, p m carpenter's commentary, ABC News, Washington Times and Washington Post

Washington Post:
Donald Trump struggles to turn political fling into a durable campaign

Discussion: FishbowlDC, Washington Monthly and Hot Air

Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Won't Retreat From Dust-Up Over Megyn Kelly

Discussion: Financial Times, New York Times and Politico

Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Hillary Clinton to Offer Plan on Paying College Tuition Without Needing Loans — With Americans shouldering $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, and about eight million of them in default, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday will propose major new spending by the federal government …

Discussion: International Liberty, Instapundit and Wonk Wire

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Clinton proposes a $350 billion plan to make college affordable

Discussion: Hit & Run, Taylor Marsh and The Week

Alex Seitz-Wald / msnbc.com:
Clinton's sweeping new debt-free college plan

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Fusion and Washington Post

Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton starts taking some risks — and landing some punches

Discussion: American Prospect and p m carpenter's commentary

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:

‘Black Lives Matter’ and the G.O.P. — Only one candidate in last week's Republican presidential debate was asked to directly address the Black Lives Matter movement and that candidate was Gov. Scott Walker. — Moderator Megyn Kelly asked Walker: — “Governor Walker …

Discussion: RedState, No More Mister Nice Blog and Daily Kos

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Booker: Sanders has ‘long record of civil rights’

Discussion: Prairie Weather

The Huffington Post:
Scott Walker: Don't Focus On ‘Racial Discord’ Or You'll Only Create More

Discussion: Daily Kos, Hinterland Gazette and Slantpoint

Lisa Brown / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

1 person shot during protests late Sunday in Ferguson — Updated at 3:10 a.m. with father identifying shooting victim. — FERGUSON • A peaceful day of protest and remembrance dissolved into chaos late Sunday when a man fired multiple shots at four St. Louis County plainclothes detectives in an SUV.

Discussion: Associated Press, New York Daily News, Politico, Refinery29, Washington Post, Guardian, Hinterland Gazette, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Daily Caller, Shakesville and Liberaland

New York Times:
Ferguson Braces for Tense Day After Man Is Shot by Police

Discussion: ABC News, The Week, Scared Monkeys, The Agonist, BillMoyers.com, Guardian, The Hugh Hewitt Show and Gothamist

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

G.O.P. Candidates and Obama's Failure to Fail — What did the men who would be president talk about during last week's prime-time Republican debate? Well, there were 19 references to God, while the economy rated only 10 mentions. Republicans in Congress have voted dozens of times to repeal …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, JustOneMinute and Campaign for America's Future

Josh Lederman / Associated Press:

Obama Defends Nuclear Deal to Youth in Iran, Israel — President Barack Obama says there was no way to secure a nuclear deal with Iran without first inflicting severe sanctions that made life harder for people in Iran. — Obama is defending the nuclear deal to young people in Iran …

Discussion: Politico

Wall Street Journal:
In Iran, Voices Rise Against Nuclear Deal

Discussion: Algemeiner.com and Washington Post

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Ex-NATO supreme commander rips Obama over military cuts — Former NATO Supreme Commander James Stavridis criticized President Obama, his former boss, for recent cuts to military spending while U.S. troops are still engaged on multiple fronts around the world.

Discussion: Weekly Standard and Washington Free Beacon

Jon Karl / ABC News:

Donald Trump Considering Taking Pledge Not to Run as Third-Party Candidate — Donald Trump may soon do what Republican leaders have been asking the billionaire candidate to do — pledge not to run as an independent candidate for president, a senior Trump adviser told ABC News.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Hot Air

Dan Witters / Gallup:

In U.S., Uninsured Rates Continue to Drop in Most States — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arkansas and Kentucky continue to have the sharpest reductions in their uninsured rates since the healthcare law took effect at the beginning of 2014. Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington join …

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Washington Times

Nick Gutteridge / Daily Express:

Hero SAS sniper saves father and eight-year-old son from being beheaded by ISIS maniac — A HERO SAS sniper gunned down a knife-wielding Islamic State (ISIS) maniac just as he was trying to brutally behead a father and his young son. — ALAMY — An SAS sniper took out the ISIS executioner just in time

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Jawa Report and The Daily Caller

Reuters:

U.S. consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills eight — The U.S. consulate in Istanbul came under gunfire on Monday and at least eight people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State, Kurdish and far-left militants.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Agonist and The Week

Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:

John Kasich Calls Climate Change 'Some Theory That's Not Proven' — Ohio Gov. John Kasich, previously viewed as a relative moderate on climate change, appears to be tacking to the right now that he is running for president. — When asked on Sunday's “Meet The Press” about climate change …

Discussion: National Journal, The Daily Caller and RTCC