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12:15 AM ET, August 25, 2016

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Allan Smith / Business Insider:
‘Never Trump’ presidential candidate: Sources have told me Trump ‘hides in his apartment’ and they're ‘frustrated’  —  Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin told Business Insider in a Wednesday interview that members of Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign have told …
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Jorge Ramos / TIME:
Judgment Day Is Coming For Those Who Stay Silent on Donald Trump  —  Jorge Ramos, a TIME 100 honoree, is the author of the upcoming book Take A Stand and a news anchor for Univision and Fusion.  —  It doesn't matter who you are—a journalist, a politician or a voter—we'll all be judged by how we responded to Donald Trump.
Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:
GOP FAIL: Donald Trump Not Listed on Minnesota Ballot  —  Just days after his supporters and motorcade were attacked by protesters in Minneapolis at a GOP fundraiser, the Minnesota Republican party has not submitted the names of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential nominee Mike Pence …
Discussion: Capitol View
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Campaign Manager: We're Actually Winning Right Now, Because of ‘Undercover Trump Voters’  —  Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told the UK's Channel 4 that Donald Trump is actually winning the election, but every poll is wrong because Trump voters are undercover.
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Donald Trump Hanging on to Slim Lead in Arizona, New Poll Shows
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The AP's big exposé on Hillary meeting with Clinton Foundation donors is a mess  —  Tuesday afternoon, Stephen Braun and Eileen Sullivan of the Associated Press released the results of a review of State Department appointment data that they used to make some striking claims about Hillary Clinton's schedule as secretary of state.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Yes, Politics Is Sort of a Grubby Business  —  I've been genuinely confused about the whole Foundationgate thing.  Did big donors to the Clinton Foundation get extra special access to Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary of State?  By all the evidence, no. They may have tried to get access, but for the most part they didn't.
Fox News:
Watchdog: Clinton finance director was ‘middle’ man between foundation, State
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Team Cruz on Trump's immigration shift: Told you so  —  As Donald Trump soft-pedals his once-hard-line immigration rhetoric, supporters of his vanquished primary foe Ted Cruz have one message for Republican voters: We told you so.  —  Cruz spent the final months of his unsuccessful presidential …
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Ann Coulter Is Not Happy With Trump's Softening on Immigration  —  Author Ann Coulter, who is out promoting her new book In Trump We Trust, isn't happy about Trump's ever softening illegal immigration stance and is blaming consultants for the change.  —  “I think this is a mistake.
Discussion: RedState
Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity Has Given Donald Trump $31 Million In Free Publicity  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity, who has been informally advising Donald Trump's presidential campaign while serving as its primary media cheerleader, has effectively turned his nightly prime-time show into Trump's second campaign headquarters.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump shifts on immigration: 'There's no amnesty, but we work with them'
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Idrees Ali / Reuters:
Iran vessels make ‘high speed intercept’ of U.S. ship: U.S. official  —  Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels “harassed” a U.S. warship on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said, amid Washington's concerns about Iran's posture in the Gulf and in the Syrian civil war.
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Fox News:
Four Iranian vessels ‘harass’ US Navy ship in Strait of Hormuz, official says
Discussion: Mediaite
Associated Press:
Navy Says Iranian Boats Harassed US Ship in Strait of Hormuz
Carlo Allegri / National Review:
Trump Is Losing Pennsylvania and Closing His Path to the White House  —  The chance was there, but he has squandered it.  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign slogs on, but he has effectively blown his chances at getting into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  By failing to pivot through his convention …
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump gnaws at shorter leash  —  Donald Trump, after several straight days delivering a more scripted message, loosened the rhetorical shackles tightened by his new campaign manager and went off-script several times Wednesday afternoon, offering a more passionate but at times self-contradicting case for his candidacy.
Discussion: Political Wire
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Brexit leader stumps for Trump: I wouldn't vote Clinton if she paid me … Nigel Farage, the politician behind Britain's vote to leave the European Union, bashed Hillary Clinton  —  and President Obama while speaking at a Donald Trump  —  rally Wednesday, drawing parallels between the historic vote and the upcoming U.S. election.
Discussion: ABC News
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TMZ.com:
Nude Photos Released  —  Leslie Jones has been horribly violated by a hacker who got into her website and posted all of her identification, including driver's license and passport ... and naked photos.  —  Jones has been dogged by haters since “Ghostbusters” was released and she was the target of a slew of racist comments.
Discussion: Mashable and Guardian
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Ben Quinn / Guardian:
French police make woman remove clothing on Nice beach following burkini ban  —  Authorities in 15 towns have banned burkinis, citing public concern following recent terrorist attacks in the country  —  Photographs have emerged of armed French police confronting a woman on a beach and making …
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S.P. / The Economist explains:
Why the French keep trying to ban Islamic body wear
Discussion: Washington Post
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Trump Supporter Issues Threatening Message to GOP Nominee Live on the Air  —  A self-described Donald Trump supporter called into Glenn Beck's radio program on Wednesday and issued a threatening message to the Republican nominee.  —  The radio call turned “spooky” after “Nate” …
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
KTLA:
Touching Video of WWII Veteran Being Honored at L.A.-Area Home Goes Viral … Emotional video of a World War II veteran “having one of the best days of his life” after being honored by chief selects in front of his Gardena home recently has touched many people after being widely viewed and shared online.
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
U.N. report: Assad again used chemical weapons, defying Obama  —  Even after he supposedly turned over his entire stockpile of chemical weapons three years ago, Bashar Assad is still crossing Barack Obama's “red line,” a U.N. investigation has found.  —  U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Foreign Policy:
U.S. and Europe Say Assad May Have Kept Some Chemical Weapons
WISH-TV:
Tornadoes strike Howard County, Red Cross opens shelter for victims  —  HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - A state of emergency was issued for Howard County Wednesday evening following eight tornado touchdowns.  —  The National Weather Service has stated the preliminary rating was an EF-3 in Kokomo and an EF-1 east of Crawfordsville.
Michael Boren / Philly.com:
A fight over food, then fatal blows to a crying 2-year-old  —  Jamil Baskerville Jr. was sitting on a bed crying when his mother's boyfriend punched him in the chest Saturday night, causing Jamil to fall backward and his head to hit the wall, authorities said.
Discussion: FOX31 Denver
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Description of Black America Is Offending Those Living in It  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — Campaigning over the past week, Donald J. Trump has painted a bleak and dire picture of black America.  —  African-Americans live in neighborhoods that resemble “war zones” more than cities, he has said.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Eschaton
 
 
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Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump's Lawyers Had a Very Good Summer
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Kate Klonick / Slate:
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FOX40:
Local Bakery Facing Backlash Over Ken Doll Birthday Cake
Discussion: Raw Story and WGN-TV
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCain rips major Trump donor, warns of future campaign finance scandals
Discussion: Arizona Republic
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