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2:35 PM ET, September 3, 2016

Top Items:

Sophie Tatum / CNN:

Trump surrogate admits falsifying biographical claims — Washington (CNN)A top Donald Trump surrogate admitted to falsifying some of his professional accomplishments after a contentious confrontation with CNN anchor Victor Blackwell. — South Carolina preacher Mark Burns …

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Raw Story, ThinkProgress, Politico, alan.com, Washington Post, The Right Scoop, Joe.My.God. and YouTube

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump surrogate and pastor: I ‘overstated’ my biography

Discussion: Mother Jones, The Right Scoop and New Century Times

John Wisely / Detroit Free Press:

Trump to parishioners at black Detroit church: 'I'm here to listen' — Donald Trump stuck to a prepared script during a service held at Great Faith Ministries Church in Detroit before a predominately African American congregation. — As the service began, Trump could be seen near the front …

Discussion: NPR, Talking Points Memo, alan.com, Washington Monthly and MSNBC

Lindsay Gibbs / ThinkProgress:

Protesters Throw Donald Trump's Words Back In His Face Ahead Of Black Church Visit — On Saturday morning, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attended a worship service at Great Faith Ministries, a black church located in Detroit, Michigan. — Safe to say, not everyone was happy to see him.

Discussion: CNN, alan.com and Washington Post

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Trump claims ‘Party of Lincoln’ mantle in speech at black church … on Saturday delivered a message of unity to a predominantly black church in Detroit, promising to carry on Abraham Lincoln's legacy if elected president. — “Becoming the nominee of the party of Abraham Lincoln …

Discussion: CBS Detroit, CBS Philly and The American Mirror

Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Detroit pastor faces storm of criticism over Trump visit

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Detroit Free Press, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story

Candace Smith / ABC News:
Donald Trump to Address Black Detroit Church Saturday

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

14 Excerpts From the FBI's Report on Hillary Clinton's Email — Have you read the entire FBI report on their investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices? No? Well, I have, because that's the kind of professional I am. And I'm going to provide you with all the most interesting excerpts.

Discussion: Townhall.com, The Talking Dog, CANNONFIRE and Washington Free Beacon

New York Post:

The FBI report shows Hillary Clinton was criminally reckless — Hillary Clinton was so oblivious to her duty to guard the nation's secrets that she didn't even realize that “(C)” in an e-mail header means “confidential.” And that's just one of the revelations in the FBI report on its investigation into her abuses.

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications, Washington Examiner, The American Spectator and Federal Bureau …

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill: FBI: Whereabouts of Clinton phones would ‘frequently become unknown’

Bloomberg:
FBI Says a Laptop That Held Clinton's E-Mails Has Gone Missing

Discussion: BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post, Louder With Crowder, The Hill and Hot Air

Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Evidence Clinton Was Speared In Phishing Attack

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and We Are Change

New York Times:

Tensions Deepen Between Donald Trump and R.N.C. — The Republican National Committee had high hopes that Donald J. Trump would deliver a compassionate and measured speech about immigration on Wednesday, and prepared to lavish praise on the candidate on the party's Twitter account.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, alan.com, Political Wire, Balloon Juice and The Resurgent

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

National poll: Trump catches up to Clinton — 's national lead, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday. — Clinton held 40 percent of support among likely voters, with Trump right behind at 39 percent in a head-to-head matchup. — In last week's poll …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, AOL, alan.com and Political Insider blog

The Hill:

Clinton's ‘run-out-the-clock’ strategy under fire — is facing questions about her campaign strategy as Donald Trump — laps her on the trail and tightening polls show an increasingly competitive presidential race. — The Democratic nominee nearly vanished from the campaign trail …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The American Conservative

Rebecca Morin / Politico:

Tarmac altercation, press dispute mar opening of Obama's trip to China — President Barack Obama's trip to China for the G20 summit Saturday opened with an unusual tarmac altercation involving Chinese and U.S. officials, including national security adviser Susan Rice.

Discussion: New Century Times

Breitbart:

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Slams ‘Crazy’ Bill Clinton Plan to Give Detroit Jobs to Syrian Refugees — In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump blasted Bill Clinton's suggestion that the United States use Syrian refugees to rebuild Detroit.

Discussion: Fox News Insider

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Kissinger, George Schultz mull Clinton endorsement — Two prominent officials under past Republican administrations are considering endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton — for president, saying they're still uncomfortable with Donald Trump — Henry Kissinger, who served as national security adviser …

Discussion: alan.com, TIME, AOL and Talking Points Memo

New York Times:

F.B.I. Papers Offer Closer Look at Hillary Clinton Email Inquiry — WASHINGTON — F.B.I. officials questioned Hillary Clinton extensively about her judgment in using her private email system to discuss classified drone strikes and in allowing aides to destroy large numbers of emails …