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11:50 AM ET, August 9, 2017

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Washington Post:
FBI conducted predawn raid of former Trump campaign chairman Manafort's home … FBI agents raided the Alexandria home of President Trump's former campaign chairman late last month, using a search warrant to seize documents and other materials, according to people familiar …
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New York Times:
Manafort's Home Searched as Part of Mueller Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Investigators for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently searched a home of President Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, for tax documents and foreign banking records, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Discussion: Business Insider
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Trump Campaign Turns Over Thousands of Documents in Russia Probe
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
‘God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong Un,’ evangelical adviser says  —  Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Trump's evangelical advisers who preached the morning of his inauguration, has released a statement saying the president has the moral authority to take out North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump's Harsh Language on North Korea Has Little Precedent, Experts Say  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's warning on Tuesday that North Korea would experience “fire and fury like the world has never seen” if it continued threatening the United States was a remarkable escalation of military rhetoric …
CNN:
North Korea vows strikes on US as Trump warns of ‘fire and fury’  —  (CNN)North Korea has threatened preemptive military strikes against the US, as President Donald Trump vowed to unleash “fire and fury” on Pyongyang if its aggression continued.  —  State-run media threatened a missile strike …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump warns N. Korea: U.S. nuclear arsenal is ‘more powerful than ever before’  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump continued to forcefully threaten North Korea on Wednesday, asserting that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is “far stronger and more powerful than ever before.”
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: The GOP congressional majority may be too strong for Trump to break  —  THE BIG IDEA today is by Paul Kane.  James will be back next week.  —  If you really want to know why the Republican majority in the House has been so strong, the answer lies in these six states: Michigan …
Nyshka Chandran / CNBC:
Trump just set his own, uncrossable ‘red line’ — and North Korea crossed it instantly  — President Donald Trump has drawn a red line for himself by pledging to attack North Korea, but it's unlikely he will live up to his promise, experts said  — The incident is seen as yet another example …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Diamond Naga Siu / Politico:
Graham: Trump has ‘basically drawn a red line’ for North Korea
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Gorka On Critics Of Trump's North Korea Rhetoric: ‘Support The Executive’
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
This is the moment of truth on North Korea
Fox News:
US Air Force jets take off from Guam for training, ensuring they can ‘fight tonight’
Discussion: Axios
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Lawmakers slam Trump's ‘fire and fury’ toward North Korea
CNN:
North Korea threatens strike on Guam
Wall Street Journal:
McMaster and the Commander  —  The NSC adviser is the latest target of Steve Bannon's media friends.  —  National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster listens during the daily press briefing at the White House, July 31.  —  Chief of Staff John Kelly is by all accounts imposing more discipline …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
John Kelly is an apolitical force in a White House divided by ideology  —  When John F. Kelly attended one of his first policy meetings last week, the other officials in attendance tried to suss out where the newly minted White House chief of staff stood on a debate roiling the Trump administration: taxes.
Discussion: Vox and Washington Free Beacon
Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Trump clings to control of his Twitter feed as John Kelly consolidates authority
Discussion: Raw Story
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Has James O'Keefe Accidentally Stung Himself Again?  —  James O'Keefe III, the conservative activist famous for undercover stings, has dedicated his life to exposing the “misconduct” of others.  But he's developed a side business in accidentally exposing his own.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Raw Story
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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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:   Mueller, several team members gave up million-dollar jobs to work on special counsel investigation
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson: McCain's brain tumor might have been factor in no vote on health care  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said Tuesday that he thinks that Sen. John McCain's brain tumor and the early morning hours may have affected the Arizona Republican's …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump hits new polling low as base shrinks  —  President Donald Trump says his base of support is “bigger and stronger than ever before.”  But his claim is contradicted by a steady stream of recent polling that shows the share of Americans that approve of Trump's job performance is shrinking …
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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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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Trump's media obsession extends to TV chyrons about himself
Discussion: IJR, Mediaite and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Behind The Jared And Ivanka PR Machine  —  When reporters are working on stories that involve Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, they hear from Josh Raffel, a tough, former New York City flack now inside the White House.  —  On a Thursday late last month, shortly before the New Yorker published …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Michael Gartland / New York Post:
Emails reveal de Blasio bullies his staffers  —  Mayor de Blasio is an imperious bully of a boss who threatens his underlings with dire punishment if they fail to meet his demands, emails obtained by The Post reveal.  —  “What do I need to get you guys to follow a direct order?
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Conservative Koch Brothers Are Secret Investors in ‘Wonder Woman’ (Exclusive)  —  Steven Mnuchin brought in the right-wing power brokers, as well as Bill Gates, to help fund such Hollywood projects as ‘Dunkirk’ and Steven Spielberg's upcoming ‘Ready Player One.’
Kevin Millerstaff / Press Herald:
Upset by override on tobacco, LePage again proposes raising age to 21 to vote, join military  —  The Maine governor vents in a letter to lawmakers and in a radio interview, but the U.S. Constitution and military would stand in his way.  —  AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said again Tuesday …
 
 
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John Crudele / New York Post:
There's something unusual about the job growth numbers
Fox News:
Suspected Paris vehicle attack driver arrested
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The smartest people in Trumpland
Discussion: New York Magazine
Matt Bruenig / People's Policy Project:
Massive Rise Of Top Incomes Is Mostly Driven By Capital
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump to stay at Trump Tower for three nights
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Gothamist
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Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Iowa Democrats Win Special Election In Trump +22 District
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D.C. McAllister / The Federalist:
Anti-Trumpers Need To Fire On The Real Enemy Instead Of On Conservatives
Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
Mark Zuckerberg's Political Ambitions Are Grander Than You Think
Discussion: IJR
Maria LaMagna / MarketWatch:
Americans now have the highest credit-card debt in U.S. history
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Tom Knighton / Bearing Arms:
What A Backyard Submachine Gun Can Teach Us About Gun Laws
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Peggy Fletcher Stack / Salt Lake Tribune:
High-ranking Mormon official, who twice spoke in General Conference, is excommunicated …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
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