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12:30 PM ET, August 21, 2016

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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump paid dearly to boost fundraising  —  The Donald Trump campaign's boasts of a formidable fundraising month in July spooked Democrats who feared their financial advantage could be slipping.  —  But a closer inspection of the campaign finance report filed just before Saturday's midnight deadline indicates …
Discussion: Politicus USA
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump campaign has biggest spending month yet, but Clinton dominates financially  —  Hillary Clinton outspent Donald Trump by a wide margin in July, funding a costly television blitz and deploying hundreds of staffers across the country — traditional campaign investments that her Republican presidential rival has largely forgone.
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
New Trump campaign manager called on him to release tax returns in April  —  By Nikita Vladimirov And here's Donald Trump's new campaign manager in April call for Trump to release his tax returns pic.twitter.com/pIxCCm39xj  —  's new campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway …
Austin Wright / Politico:
Has Trump caused you pain? He regrets it.
Discussion: ABC News
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
In Reversal, Trump Indicates To Hispanic Leaders Openness To Legalization For Immigrants  —  In a Saturday meeting with his newly announced Hispanic advisory council, Donald Trump suggested he is interested in figuring out a “humane and efficient” manner to deal with immigrants in the country illegally, according to three sources.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump aide: Plans for deportation force ‘to be determined’ … 's new campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, on Sunday declined to say whether or not the Republican presidential nominee still backs a deportation force to remove the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country.
Discussion: Politico, Hot Air and twitchy.com
Gerald Herbert / KABE-LP:
Trump now says he plans to legalize some undocumented immigrants  —  Sources tell Univision that Trump plans to announce a major shift on immigration policy next week.  The Republican candidate met Saturday with Hispanic leaders who said he told them he regrets prior comments about Mexicans.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump Says African-Americans Have ‘No Education, No Anything’
Tim Rogers / Fusion:
Whole families are fleeing this tiny country and entering the U.S. in massive numbers  —  In 2014, a wave of unaccompanied kids from Central America caught the U.S. government off-guard when they flooded into Texas in record numbers, triggering what President Obama called an “urgent humanitarian situation.”
Discussion: Creeping Sharia
Jeremy Roebuck / Philly.com:
Roommate drama lands Penn State sorority sisters in federal court  —  Molly Brownstein, a Pennsylvania State University senior, and her family describe her roommate Rachel Lader as a classic mean girl - a “monster” and an “expert bully, with a Ph.D. in intimidation.”
Discussion: Simple Justice and Guardian
New York Times:
How Can America Recover From Donald Trump?  —  Donald Trump is heading to November like a certain zeppelin heading to New Jersey, in a darkening sky that crackles with electricity.  He is fighting crosswinds and trying new tacks — hiring the head of Breitbart News to run his campaign …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
It Begins... Seizure Drug Makers Are Targeting Hillary Clinton Articles  —  It was only a matter of time.  —  Although this was ignored by the liberal media Hillary Clinton appeared to have suffered a seizure after her DNC Convention speech in Philadelphia-  —  It was not the first time Hillary displayed seizure-like symptoms.
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
American journalism is collapsing before our eyes  —  MORE FROM:  —  Donald Trump may or may not fix his campaign, and Hillary Clinton may or may not become the first female president.  But something else happening before our eyes is almost as important: the complete collapse of American journalism as we know it.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Writer of Melania Trump's controversial speech listed on campaign payroll  —  The writer of Melania Trump's controversial Republican National Convention speech was paid by Donald Trump's presidential campaign in July, which may clear up lingering questions about her involvement with the campaign.
Discussion: NBC News
William Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Clinton expands lead over Trump in Ohio, Iowa still neck-and-neck  —  The latest wave of the YouGov/CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker polled likely voters on the race for the White House as well as two competitive Senate races … Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump …
Christal Hayes / Orlando Sentinel:
Lou Pearlman, Orlando boy-band mogul, dies in prison  —  Lou Pearlman, known for forming popular boy bands like 'N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys and opening several Orlando businesses died on August 19, 2016. … Boy band promoter Lou Pearlman, known for launching groups such as the Backstreet Boys …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
‘Racialists’ are cheered by Trump's latest strategy  —  OAKTON, Va. — Jared Taylor hits play, and the first Donald Trump ad of the general election unfolds across his breakfast table.  Syrian refugees streaming across a border.  Hordes of immigrants, crowded onto trains.
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Kurt Bardella / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE Bardella: On Steve Bannon and why I'm voting for Hillary
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Times
New York Times:
Foundation Ties Bedevil Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign  —  The kingdom of Saudi Arabia donated more than $10 million.  Through a foundation, so did the son-in-law of a former Ukrainian president whose government was widely criticized for corruption and the murder of journalists.
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Mike Segar / National Review:   House Clinton and the Wages of Corruption
Eric DuVall / UPI:
Clinton Foundation to stop taking foreign donations if Hillary Clinton is president
 
 
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
David Duke Show Celebrates Trump's Breitbart Hire: We've ‘Taken Over the Republican Party!’
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
More of Kremlin's Opponents Are Ending Up Dead
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Aaron Mesh / Willamette Week:
His campaign tells OPB it's a scheduling conflict.
Discussion: Daily News Bin and alan.com
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Campaign Shakeup Is Likely Too Little, Too Late
Discussion: Hot Air
Larry Elliott / Guardian:
Brexit Armageddon was a terrifying vision - but it simply hasn't happened
 Earlier Items: 
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
With a comfortable lead, Clinton begins laying plans for her White House agenda
Discussion: Washington Post
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans say party can't afford to cut ties to Trump
Fox News:
Clinton's health continues to spur controversy and conspiracy
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Trump's false claim that undocumented immigrants collect Social Security benefits
Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Leftist Activists Crash Trump Fundraiser, Attack Motorcade, Assault Trump Supporters in Violent ‘Gauntlet’
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Megadonors dominate as Priorities USA PAC raises $9.9 million in July
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Danny Freeman / NBC News:
Trump to African-American Voters: What Do You Have to Lose?'
 

 
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