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1:50 PM ET, August 16, 2016

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New York Times:
Rogers Ailes to Advise Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates  —  Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman ousted last month over charges of sexual harassment, is advising Donald J. Trump as he begins to prepare for the all-important presidential debates this fall.
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NBC News:
Why Is Donald Trump's Campaign Sitting on $82 Million  —  Donald Trump calls for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigrants to the US 1:53  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.
Washington Post:
Trump unpopularity fuels wide lead for Clinton in new Virginia poll  —  Hillary Clinton holds a commanding lead over Donald Trump in Virginia, with disdain for the Republican presidential nominee helping Clinton overcome her own vulnerabilities, a new Washington Post poll finds.
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP's Chances Of Holding The Senate Are Following Trump Downhill  —  Donald Trump's post-conventions polling slump seems to be having an effect on the Republican Party's U.S. Senate candidates.  We thought this might happen: There's been an increasingly strong relationship between …
Discussion: Politicus USA
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Ayotte: I will stand up to Trump but will vote for him  —  Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)Sen. Kelly Ayotte has often found herself in a familiar spot with Donald Trump: Keeping her distance.  —  But in this fiercely independent state, Ayotte is gambling that voters might reward her for rebuking her own party's nominee.
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Aetna pulling back from ObamaCare in blow to health law  —  In a blow to the health care law, Aetna — one of the largest health insurers in the country — announced Monday that it will significantly scale back its presence on the ObamaCare marketplaces next year.
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Zachary Tracer / Bloomberg:
Aetna to Quit Most Obamacare Markets, Joining Major Rivals
Roger Stone / The Hill:
Can the 2016 election be rigged?  You bet  —  has said publicly that he fears the next election will be rigged.  Based both on technical capability and recent history, Trump's concerns are not unfounded.  —  A recent study by Stanford University proved that Hillary Clinton
NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Maintains Big Lead as Voters Doubt Trump's Temperament  —  The numbers were virtually unchanged since last week's poll.  Generally low favorability and negative attitudes among voters plague both candidates, however, as they make appeals to voters in key swing states in the weeks ahead.
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts  —  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Kathleen G. Kane, the attorney general of Pennsylvania, was convicted Monday night of nine criminal charges, including perjury and criminal conspiracy.  —  It was a stunning end to the political career of Ms. Kane …
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Philly.com:
Jury: A.G. Kane guilty of perjury, obstruction, all other charges  —  Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was convicted Monday of perjury, obstruction and other crimes after squandering her once bright political future on an illegal vendetta against an enemy.  —  KATHLEEN KANE TRIAL
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Trump to Receive First Classified Briefing Tomorrow  —  Certain staff within the FBI's New York Field Office have been told to expect a special guest tomorrow: Donald Trump.  —  The presidential candidate is scheduled to receive his first classified briefing as the Republican Party's nominee …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feds reject Clinton comparison in classified sub photos case
Milo / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Just Overtook The Democrats On Gay Rights  —  The madman has actually done it.  God-Emperor Daddy — known to the rest of you as Republican presidential candidate Donald J Trump — has just outflanked Hillary Clinton on the Left and announced what can only be described as an ultra-progressive immigration policy.
New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Foreign Policy Confusions  —  Donald Trump's speech on Monday was advertised as an attempt to redirect his campaign from a series of blunders to a more serious discussion of foreign policy, starting with combating global terrorism.  As such, it marked another test of his readiness to lead.
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New York Times:
Brooklyn Man Charged With Killing Imam and Assistant Near Mosque  —  Two days after an imam and his assistant were gunned down after afternoon prayers in Queens, the police said late Monday that a man they had in custody had been charged in the killings.  —  The man, Oscar Morel of Brooklyn …
Discussion: ABC News and The Atlantic
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio Stands By Claim That Trump Is A ‘Con Man’, Still Supports Him  —  In the final weeks of his 2016 presidential run, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) threw every insult in the book at Donald Trump, calling him a litigious, “orange” “con man.”  The Florida senator said Monday that he will not retract …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
A GOP Congressman Thinks Trump Is Trying To Lose To Help Clinton  —  Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo, one of the first congressman to say he would not vote for Donald Trump in November, says he believes the Republican nominee is trying to lose on purpose to help Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: alan.com
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
READ: GOPers Urge RNC To Cut Off Funding To Trump In Open Letter  —  More than 100 Republicans have signed the final draft of a letter to be sent Tuesday urging Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to shift resources away from Donald Trump.  —  Among the letter's 123 signees …
Discussion: alan.com
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Leaked Soros Memo: Refugee Crisis ‘New Normal,’ Gives ‘New Opportunities’ For Global Influence  —  A leaked memo from left-wing financier George Soros's Open Society Foundations argues that Europe's refugee crisis should be accepted as a “new normal,” and that the refugee crisis means …
Associated Press:
COMMUNIST GROUP MEMBERS GO TO MILWAUKEE TO HELP ‘REVOLUTION’  —  A Chicago-based communist revolutionary group blamed by Milwaukee's police chief for stoking a second day of violence said that some of its members did go there to “support a revolution” but didn't set out to cause trouble.
Discussion: Althouse
KMSP:
Ilhan Omar's marriage certificate questions, and her response  —  MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - Ilhan Omar made history last week, poised to become the first Somali-American candidate elected to a state house anywhere in the United States.  But she's now facing a slew of questions …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Early Voting Limits Donald Trump's Time to Turn Campaign Around  —  Advisers to Donald J. Trump keep reassuring Republicans that there is still plenty of time to rescue his candidacy — nearly three months to counter Hillary Clinton's vast operation in swing states and get Mr. Trump on message.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump-loving ex-cop: Milwaukee BLM ‘looters’ should be ‘shot on sight’ — even women and children  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Former police officer and notoriously belligerent Trump supporter Jim Stachowiak has in the past fantasized about terrorists murdering his political enemies …
Discussion: alan.com
Kendall Breitman / Bloomberg:
Clinton Super-PAC Going Dark in Colorado and Pennsylvania  —  The group's chief strategist Guy Cecil said it would divert resources “to other states but also into other activities.”  —  The pro-Clinton super-PAC Priorities USA is suspending TV advertising in Virginia, Colorado and Pennsylvania until …
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Fox News:
Italian restaurant under fire for selling ‘Black Olives Matter’ merchandise  —  An Italian restaurant in New Mexico is under fire after making merchandise with a slogan that mimics the Black Lives Matters Movement.  —  KOAT-TV reported Monday that Paisano's in Albuquerque is selling …
New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani forgets about 9/11 and claims that 'before Obama came along, we didn't have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack inside the' U.S.  —  You might want to get that bump on your head checked, Rudy.  —  Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday appeared to forget …
Luz Lazo / Washington Post:
Arlington studying a plan that would pay for your Uber to Metro  —  Arlington County is looking to partner with transportation providers such as Uber and Lyft to offer residents rides from more remote residential areas of the county where bus service to Metro stations is limited.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Anthony Weiner Thinks He's Pretty Good at Giving Advice  —  What is your job now?  I don't have one, really.  I've got a consulting company with a handful of clients — a couple of nonprofits, a universe of businesses and executives whose instincts are good.  Sometimes they just want to kibitz.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
In U.S. Jails, a Constitutional Clash Over Air-Conditioning
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Hannity: CNN ‘literally’ kisses Hillary Clinton's a
Discussion: RedState and Business Insider
Colin Campbell / Raleigh News & Observer:
McCrory asks Supreme Court to restore voter ID law
Discussion: Mother Jones and Joe.My.God.
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
Donald Trump will be the nominee of two parties on California's November ballot
Nick Gass / Politico:
Walker accuses Clinton of ‘inflaming the situation’ in Milwaukee
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall.com and CNN
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Conservative wonks dismayed by Trump's lack of substance
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Video of Trump deposition could go public soon
 Earlier Items: 
Liam Deacon / Breitbart:
London Mayor To Set Up Police ‘Online Hate Crime Hub’ In ‘Partnership’ With Social Media Firms
Discussion: Pamela Geller and Infowars
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
MSNBC eyeing 11 p.m. time slot for Brian Williams through Election Day
Discussion: TVNewser and Mediaite
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Transgender rules for homeless shelters spark firestorm
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Hit & Run
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Adviser Says Nominee ‘Operates Now Almost Like A President’
Discussion: Politico
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Third-party candidates on outside as debate criteria released
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump may cost the GOP a generation of voters