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8:30 AM ET, September 1, 2016

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Mexico gamble a huge win for Trump  —  About an hour before Donald Trump made his joint statement with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, a strategist in Trump's extended circle saw success on the horizon.  —  “I bet they have a nice meeting where they both explain their positions …
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Donald Trump Gambles on Immigration but Sends Conflicting Signals  —  Donald J. Trump made an audacious attempt on Wednesday to remake his image on the divisive issue of immigration, shelving his plan to deport 11 million undocumented people and arguing that a Trump administration and Mexico would secure the border together.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump promises wall and massive deportation program  —  Donald Trump on Wednesday squashed any speculation that he might soften his immigration position to reach new voters in the final stretch of the 2016 campaign, delivering a hawkish, hardline, and true-to-his-roots border platform and vowing …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump shuts down talk of softening on immigration  —  laid out a 10-point, hard-line immigration plan in Phoenix Wednesday night that defied any expectation he would pivot from his position or soften his tone.  —  Hours after giving subdued comments in Mexico City at a joint press appearance …
New York Times:
Trailing Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Turns to Political Gymnastics
Discussion: CNN and ImmigrationProf Blog
Nick Gass / Politico:
Critics ream Trump immigration address
Discussion: ABC News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's Mexico visit ends with Mexico disputing his comments
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's what Donald Trump said in his big immigration speech, annotated
Discussion: Mother Jones
The Hill:   FULL SPEECH: Donald Trump affirms hard-line immigration plan
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Donald Trump Tries a Jarring New Style: Diplomatic
Discussion: The Resurgent
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Deportation Nation
Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:   Trump admits wimping out in Mexico: 'We didn't discuss payment of the wall'
New York Times:
Mexicans Accuse President of ‘Historic Error’ in Welcoming Donald Trump
ABC News:
Clinton Camp Invades Red State Arizona With Major Ad Buy  —  The Clinton campaign is looking to turn up the heat with an ambitious ad buy in Arizona — a state that no democratic presidential candidate has won in the past 20 years.  —  On Friday, the campaign will begin airing negative ads …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Hits Trump for ‘Dropping In’ on Mexico
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Mark Potok / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Revealed: Conway, Bannon Members of Secretive Group  —  The two political operatives chosen earlier this month to lead Donald Trump's presidential campaign after two former managers departed have been members of the secretive Council for National Policy (CNP), Hatewatch has learned
Discussion: Raw Story
Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:
“This is repulsive” Hillary Clinton Comms Staffer Lashes Out at “Angel Parents” Speaking at Trump Rally  —  “This is repulsive.”  —  That was the reaction of senior Clinton operative Ian Sams as parents of American killed by illegal aliens spoke at a Phoenix rally Wednesday night by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Discussion: twitchy.com and Mediaite
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump narrows Clinton's lead  —  The race for the White House has narrowed.  A new Fox News Poll finds Donald Trump gaining ground in the head-to-head matchup, despite improvements from Hillary Clinton on top issues.  —  In addition, this is the first time the poll offers …
Milo / Breitbart:
The London We've Lost  —  I'm leaving London tomorrow, perhaps for the last time, and I can't say I'm sad.  This isn't my city any more.  —  I first thought my long absence was the source of my malaise.  I've been feeling this niggling sense of unease, as though either I had changed …
Kate Hardiman / The College Fix:
Professors tell students: Drop class if you dispute man-made climate change  —  ‘We will not, at any time, debate the science of climate change’  —  Three professors co-teaching an online course called “Medical Humanities in the Digital Age” at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs recently told …
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S., others agreed to ‘secret’ exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal - report  —  The United States and its negotiating partners agreed “in secret” to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year's landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief …
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Kentucky Republican to resign from House  —  (R-Ky.) will resign from the House next week instead of serving out the rest of his term, which ends in January.  —  Whitfield's early departure will set in motion a special election for his successor to finish the remaining months of his term.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Associated Press:
GOP Rep. Ed Whitfield to Resign From Congress Next Week
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Senate 2016: Flip Flop  —  As we head into Labor Day, Democrats are slight favorites to win a slim Senate majority  —  It seems like only yesterday when the Republicans took over the U.S. Senate.  Actually, nearly two years have passed since that big moment, when the GOP gained nine seats …
Discussion: Naked Politics
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Senate Advertising Bigger Than Presidential in Year of Trump  —  In 2008 and 2012, general-election ad spending for White House races exceeded combined total for Senate races at this point of campaign.  —  McCormickJohn  —  In another sign of the unusual nature of this election year …
Discussion: Political Wire
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump has the ball and Hillary can't run out the clock  —  Running out the clock is a term often applied to the Clinton campaign as Election Day appears on the horizon, now only 68 days away.  And with a lead in the Real Clear Politics average of polls relatively once at an almost-insurmountable 7.9 points …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Rick Perry calls on FBI director to resign over lack of Clinton indictment  —  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) on Wednesday called on FBI Director James Comey to resign over his recommendation not to press federal charges against Hillary Clinton  —  for her use of a personal server while secretary of State.
Discussion: Instapundit
 
 
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Alex Samuels / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Launches Voter Education Campaign Amid Scrutiny of Voter ID Law
Discussion: Off the Kuff
Amos Harel / Haaretz:
Lieberman: Abbas' Corrupt Reign Main Bar to West Bank Development
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Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Politicus USA
Media Matters for America:
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Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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