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3:55 AM ET, August 21, 2016

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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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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump Says African-Americans Have ‘No Education, No Anything’  —  Trump continues his African-American outreach  —  Trump continued his multi-day effort to court the African-American vote with an appearance Saturday night on Fox News.  —  Trump's message to the black community …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Atlantic and CNN
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Trump's false claim that undocumented immigrants collect Social Security benefits  —  In Hillary Clinton's America, “illegal immigrants ...  [are] collecting Social Security benefits, skipping the line.”  —  The Donald Trump campaign released its first political ad of the general election, focused on immigration.
Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Leftist Activists Crash Trump Fundraiser, Attack Motorcade, Assault Trump Supporters in Violent ‘Gauntlet’  —  Leftist agitators viciously attacked attendees at a Donald Trump presidential campaign fundraiser in Minneapolis on Friday night.  —  Video shows dozens of anti-Trump activists shouting obscenities …
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Capitol View:
Trump visit met with protests, politics  —  Donald Trump's first campaign visit to Minnesota drew dozens of protesters and several supporters willing to pay up to $10,000 for the chance to hear the Republican presidential candidate speak at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Protesters push, spit on Trump donors at Minn. fundraiser
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans say party can't afford to cut ties to Trump  —  A sharpening debate has emerged in Republican circles over whether and when to cut ties with Donald Trump  —  , who has shaken up his campaign team as his poll numbers have dropped.  —  While some in the GOP have called for Republicans …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:   Republicans Running for Congress Struggle With an ‘Albatross’
Kurt Bardella / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE Bardella: On Steve Bannon and why I'm voting for Hillary  —  When I began my relationship with Breitbart News it was with the understanding that the legacy of Andrew Breitbart would be honored in creating a news site with thoughtful content written with at least a semblance …
Media Matters for America:
On MSNBC, Senior Trump Adviser Says “Nothing Wrong” With Trump's Birther Attacks On Obama  —  JOY-ANN REID (GUEST HOST): Joining me now is senior adviser to the Trump campaign Jack Kingston, former Republican congressman from Georgia.  Congressman, thank you so much for being here, appreciate it.
Discussion: alan.com
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump: I'll get 95 percent support from black voters in 2020
Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and Hot Air
Danny Freeman / NBC News:
Trump to African-American Voters: What Do You Have to Lose?'
Fox News:
Clinton's health continues to spur controversy and conspiracy  —  A two-page letter from Hillary Clinton's doctor a year ago, declaring the former first lady, senator and secretary of state “fit to serve” as president has done little to quell doubts about her health amid a gruelling campaign.
Discussion: ABC News and The Resurgent
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Media Matters for America:   Why Is C-SPAN Giving Roger Stone A Platform To Peddle Conspiracy Theories?
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Trump's Sickening attacks on Clinton's health
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sanders eyeing return to campaign trail next month — this time for Clinton
Discussion: Politicus USA
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.
Discussion: BostonGlobe.com and Instapundit
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Eric DuVall / UPI:
Clinton Foundation to stop taking foreign donations if Hillary Clinton is president
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
With a comfortable lead, Clinton begins laying plans for her White House agenda … Hillary Clinton's increasingly confident campaign has begun crafting a detailed agenda for her possible presidency, with plans to focus on measures aimed at creating jobs, boosting infrastructure spending …
Susanne Craig / New York Times:
Trump's Empire: A Maze of Debts and Opaque Ties  —  On the campaign trail, Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has sold himself as a businessman who has made billions of dollars and is beholden to no one.  —  But an investigation by The New York Times into the financial maze …
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Megadonors dominate as Priorities USA PAC raises $9.9 million in July  —  Two megadonors accounted for almost two-thirds of the contributions to the main super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton in July, as the group's income slowed slightly from the month before.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kimberly Hutcherson / CNN:
Judge seeks criminal contempt charges against Sheriff Joe Arpaio  —  (2013) Judge says Sheriff Arpaio was profiling  —  (CNN)Tough-talking Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio could soon be facing criminal charges himself.  —  Federal Judge G. Murray Snow has asked the US Attorney's Office …
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Fernanda Santos / New York Times:
Judge Refers Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Criminal Prosecution
Bloomberg:
Obama to Tour Flooded Louisiana Region After Trump's Visit  —  President stuck to vacation activities in Martha's Vineyard  —  Obama heading to Baton Rouge next week, White House says  —  President Barack Obama will visit Baton Rouge next week, the White House said on Friday …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
A tale of two Louisiana disasters and media bias
Discussion: NewsBusters and The Daily Caller
 
 
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