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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say … North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, crossing a key threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, U.S. intelligence officials have concluded in a confidential assessment.
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CNBC:
North Korea seriously considering strike on Guam: Reports, citing state media  —  North Korea is considering a plan to fire missiles at Guam, state media said.  —  A spokesman for North Korea's military told KCNA that it would carry out a pre-emptive operation if there were signs of U.S. provocation.
Reuters:
North Korea says seriously considering plan to strike Guam: KCNA  —  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it is “carefully examining” plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump told the North that any threat …
Discussion: IJR and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
US spy satellites detect North Korea moving anti-ship cruise missiles to patrol boat  —  Despite the United States' insistence that North Korea halt its missile tests, U.S. spy agencies detected the rogue communist regime loading two anti-ship cruise missiles on a patrol boat on the country's east coast just days ago.
New York Times:
Trump Threatens ‘Fire and Fury’ Against North Korea if It Endangers U.S.  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump threatened on Tuesday to unleash “fire and fury” against North Korea if it endangers the United States as tensions with the isolated nuclear-armed state grow into perhaps …
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. envoys told to be coy on re-engaging in Paris climate deal - cable  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on what it would take for the Trump administration to re-engage in the global Paris climate agreement, according to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
Trump's ‘fire and fury’ threat to North Korea sparks new fears of war
KTAR.com:
McCain warns Trump to not threaten North Korea until ready to act
Discussion: Axios and Joe.My.God.
Fox News:
Trump: North Korea ‘will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen’ if more threats emerge
Alex Thompson / Vice News:
It's known as the “propaganda document”  —  Twice a day since the beginning of the Trump administration, a special folder is prepared for the president.  The first document is prepared around 9:30 a.m. and the follow-up, around 4:30 p.m. Former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus …
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
It's happening: Trump's base finally begins to flee  —  A failed health care vote, a dysfunctional White House, and non-stop fabrications has even Trump loyalists starting to turn away.  —  Donald Trump can tweet all he wants about how vibrant and loyal his political base …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Now Starring in the West Wing: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
USA Today:
President Trump has exchanged private messages with Russia special counsel Robert Mueller  —  WASHINGTON - President Trump has publicly called the widening federal investigation into Russia's election meddling a “witch hunt.”  But through his lawyer, Trump has sent private messages of “appreciation” to special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's finances go public
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
What to Make of the Mike Pence 2020 Rumors  —  Two weeks ago, when I spoke to Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director—the same conversation in which he pilloried several colleagues, threatened to fire his entire staff, and claimed to have called the F.B.I. to investigate …
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Jason Zengerle / GQ:
What If Mike Pence Becomes President?  —  Mike Pence—who's quietly launched his own PAC and already begun glad-handing big dollar donors—is shocked (shocked!) by the rumors that he might be laying the groundwork for his own presidency.  Fake news, he calls it.
Ryan Nobles / CNN:
McConnell criticizes Trump's ‘excessive expectations’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered some of his toughest criticism yet for President Donald Trump in a speech Monday to a Rotary Group in northern Kentucky.  —  McConnell, who has been relatively measured …
Discussion: Axios and Talking Points Memo
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
McConnell goes after Trump's ‘excessive expectations’
Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal:
Google Fires Employee Who Wrote Memo Criticizing Diversity Initiatives  —  CEO Sundar Pichai says the employee violated company policy; memo suggested men are better suited for tech jobs than women  —  Google on Monday fired the employee who wrote an internal memo suggesting men are better suited …
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Anita Hill / New York Times:
Class Actions Could Fight Discrimination in Tech
Discussion: The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Investor's Business Daily:
Trump Approval Hits New Low Of 32% As Support From His Base Slips — IBD/TIPP Poll  —  President Trump's approval rating dropped 5 percentage points in August to a new low of 32%, according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Poll: Trump's approval rating sinks to new low
David Dayen / New Republic:
The Left's Misguided Debate Over Kamala Harris  —  My article about a bank's law-breaking during the housing crisis became a political football, obscuring the real issue at hand.  —  Back in January, after Donald Trump had nominated Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary …
Discussion: Eschaton
German Lopez / Vox:
President Trump promised “a major briefing” on the opioid crisis.  It was a huge nothingburger.  —  Trump likes to talk about the opioid epidemic.  He should try doing something about it.  —  The anticipation was high.  President Donald Trump promised “a major briefing on the Opioid crisis.”
Patrick Doyle / Rolling Stone:
Glen Campbell, ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ Singer Who Fused Country and Pop, Dead at 81  —  Singer-guitarist and TV host who achieved crossover success succumbs to Alzheimer's disease  —  Glen Campbell, the indelible voice behind 21 Top 40 hits including “Rhinestone Cowboy,” “Wichita Lineman” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” died Tuesday.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
David Letterman Returning to TV With Netflix Talk Show  —  The six-episode untitled series will feature in-depth interviews as well as topics outside of the studio.  —  Two years after signing off CBS' The Late Show, David Letterman is returning to the small screen.
John Hayward / Breitbart:
Exclusive First Interview — New RNC Spokeswoman: Whole GOP Needs to Get Behind Trump and Listen to American People  —  Kayleigh McEnany, formerly of CNN and now the Republican National Committee's new spokeswoman, joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Tuesday's Breitbart News Daily to stress …
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Deep State Teams with Fake News: Email Evidence Proves New York Times Soliciting Anti-Trump Bureaucracy Leakers  —  Emails from a reporter for the New York Times to government employees obtained exclusively by Breitbart News demonstrate that the newspaper's employees …
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
A painting of Lady Liberty in hijab hangs in congressman's office.  Despite protests, he says it'll stay. … Each year, scores of high school students across the country compete in the Congressional Art Competition, submitting works of art for a chance to be featured at the U.S. Capitol.
Discussion: Salon, WND, TheBlaze and Fox News Insider
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart … Higher Income Lower Income … Note: Inflation-adjusted annual average growth using post-tax income. … Many Americans can't remember anything other than an economy with skyrocketing inequality, in which living standards for most Americans are stagnating and the rich are pulling away.
Discussion: Vox and Hullabaloo
 
 
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Washington Times:
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
In decisive Rust Belt, Trump's approval is starting to look like Romney's
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