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7:30 PM ET, August 22, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump and McConnell Locked in a Cold War, Threatening the G.O.P. Agenda  —  The relationship between President Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, has disintegrated to the point that they have not spoken to each other in weeks, and Mr. McConnell has privately expressed uncertainty …
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Senate Leadership Fund: “ChemtrailKelli” AZ  —  Arizonans rejected Chemtrail Kelli Ward's embarrassing behavior and dangerous ideas just one year ago.  But she's back at it again.  —  Chemtrail Kelli supported wacky conspiracy theories and even spent taxpayer money on a town-hall about chemtrails.
Discussion: Vox, TheBlaze and Washington Times
HighGround:
US Senator Jeff Flake in Double Electoral Jeopardy Twelve Months Away from Primary Election  — Home > - US Senator Jeff Flake in Double Electoral Jeopardy Twelve Months Away from Primary Election  —  Republican Party Divided - Provides Opening for Democrats
Discussion: Political Wire
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP on eggshells as Trump storms into Phoenix
CNNMoney:
Emails: Breitbart editor pledges to do ‘dirty work’ for Bannon, smears Ivanka  —  A self-described “email prankster” seemingly fooled top editors at Breitbart over the weekend into believing he was Steve Bannon, the fired White House chief strategist who returned to the right-wing website as executive chairman on Friday.
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Fake Polls Are A Real Problem  —  Is Kid Rock leading the U.S. Senate race in Michigan?  A story like that is essentially designed to go viral, and that's exactly what happened when Delphi Analytica released a poll fielded from July 14 to July 18.  Republican Kid Rock earned 30 percent to Sen. Debbie Stabenow's 26 percent.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
New York Times:
Mnuchin's Wife Mocks Oregon Woman Over Lifestyle and Wealth  —  WASHINGTON — The wife of the Treasury secretary on Monday night took a page from President Trump's social media playbook for punching down.  —  Louise Linton, the labels-loving wife of Steven Mnuchin, replied condescendingly …
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New York Times:
Angry Trump Grilled His Generals About Troop Increase, Then Gave In  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's skepticism about America's involvement in Afghanistan was no secret to his staff.  But his top national security officials were still taken aback at a meeting in the Situation Room on July 19 …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump won't pardon ‘Sheriff Joe’ Arpaio at Arizona rally  —  President Trump will not pardon controversial former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a campaign rally Tuesday night in Arizona.  —  “There will be no discussion of that today at any point and no action will be taken on that front …
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KABE-LP:
Trump empowered hatred in Charlottesville, now he's doing the same in Arizona
Discussion: USA Today and Axios
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Phoenix prepares for Trump's rally and the chaos it may bring
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump aides plot a big immigration deal — that breaks a campaign promise  —  Donald Trump's top aides are pushing him to protect young people brought into the country illegally as children — and then use the issue as a bargaining chip for a larger immigration deal — despite the president's campaign vow to deport so-called Dreamers.
Michael J. Socolow / Washington Post:
Gawker has been gone for a year.  We've never needed it more than now.  —  Gawker wasn't perfect.  But in the age of Trump, it's hard not to miss its voice.  (Henri Grivot/AP)  —  One year ago today, Gawker shut down.  Nick Denton's legendary website is now gone, sued into oblivion …
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:   Gawker Is Dead And Deserved To Die
Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
‘My actions were despicable’: Catholic priest steps down after revealing he was a Ku Klux Klan member decades ago  —  A Catholic priest in Arlington, Va., is temporarily stepping down after revealing he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and burned crosses more than 40 years ago before becoming a clergy member.
Discussion: The Root
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Glenn Simpson, key figure behind million-dollar ‘dossier,’ to face questions  —  A key figure behind the so-called “dossier” featuring uncorroborated and salacious allegations about then-candidate Donald Trump's ties to Russia will be questioned by investigators from the Senate Judiciary Committee today …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Co-founder of firm tied to Trump dossier interviews with Senate panel
Discussion: RedState, Fox News and ABC News
Pat McManamonESPN / ESPN:
12 Browns players kneel in prayer over racial, social injustice  —  CLEVELAND — A dozen Browns players took a knee in prayer during the national anthem before Monday night's preseason game against the New York Giants.  —  While the group knelt behind the bench, several other players placed …
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
Fox News shames Black and white NFL players who prayed for justice before game
Discussion: Deadspin and Fox News Insider
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Washington Post:
Missouri governor stays execution of Marcellus Williams after attorneys say DNA evidence exonerates him
Alec MacGillis / New York Magazine:
Is Anybody Home at HUD?  —  A long-harbored conservative dream — the “dismantling of the administrative state” — is taking place under Secretary Ben Carson.  —  In mid-May, Steve Preston, who served as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the final two years …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Curbed and The Week
Washington Post:
President Trump's list of false and misleading claims tops 1,000 … We have been tracking President Trump's false or misleading claims for more than seven months.  Somewhere around Aug. 4 or Aug. 5, he broke 1,000 claims, and the tally now stands at 1,057.  (Our full interactive graphic can be found here.)
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Jim DeRogatis / BuzzFeed:
A Woman Who Says She Had Underage Sex With R. Kelly Is Finally Telling Her Story  —  Jerhonda Pace was just 15 when she met her musical idol, R. Kelly, outside his child pornography trial.  The alleged underage sexual relationship with him that followed and subsequent payouts mirror decades of allegations against the star.
Kirsten Fleming / New York Post:
Fox News anchor on how being pretty helps you get ahead  —  Eboni K. Williams joined Fox News as a contributor in September 2015.  —  When Fox News personality Eboni K. Williams was a young attorney in North Carolina, she grappled with molding her professional image.
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
BBC:
‘Donald Trump-shaped’ ecstasy pills seized by German police  —  About 5,000 carrot-coloured ecstasy tablets in the shape of Donald Trump's head have been seized by German police in the north-western city of Osnabruck.  —  The drugs were confiscated over the weekend, police say, and an Austrian father and son have been arrested.
CNN:
‘Some remains’ of missing 10 sailors found after collision, admiral says  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)"Some remains" of 10 missing US sailors have been found after the collision between the US destroyer John S. McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore, US Navy Adm. Scott Swift said Tuesday.
Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
Martin Shkreli is buying websites associated with the names of journalists critical of him and customizing them with mocking messages  —  Former drug company executive Martin Shkreli  —  Over the past several months, former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has trolled journalists …
Discussion: Raw Story
Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
Polls Show Trump Cratering?  Not So Fast  —  Diagnosing the state of President Donald Trump's political health should be a simple matter.  The story that the traditional metrics tell is straightforward.  —  On a good day for him, Trump's approval rating might crack 40 percent.
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
White House renews request for privacy for Trump's young son  —  https://apnews.com/a38845c4eb7646189147 fa01122a680c  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is appealing to the news media for privacy for President Donald Trump's young son, Barron.
Discussion: amp.dailycaller.com and IJR
Peter Stone / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Pressure on Manafort grows as feds track more income, possible money laundering  —  WASHINGTON  —  Paul Manafort's place in the crosshairs of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into the Kremlin's attempts to sway the 2016 presidential election seems to be growing more uncomfortable.
Discussion: Political Wire
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
16th charity cancels its event at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club, blaming ‘political turbulence’  —  A Florida charity for children announced Tuesday that it was canceling plans to hold a fundraiser luncheon at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club next winter — adding to an exodus …
Bloomberg:
How the Boys Run Trump Inc.: With Other People's Money and Some Dubious Partners  —  Days after a July visit from “Park Avenue,” as he calls them, Dinesh Chawla points to where each of the Trump Organization's top hotel executives sat around his boardroom table, still sounding awed …
Discussion: The Week
Frances Robles / New York Times:
Chaos Breaks Out at Charlottesville City Council Meeting  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — They shouted down the mayor and City Council members, took over the Council chambers for about a half-hour, and gave more than four hours of impassioned testimony about how city officials had botched the response …
Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Patriots gave President Trump Super Bowl ring as thank-you for White House visit  —  New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft gave President Trump a commemorative Super Bowl ring after the team's visit to the White House in April.  —  Patriots spokesman Stacey James told USA TODAY Sports …
 
 
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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
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CNN:
Maine Gov. Paul LePage: Civil War was initially fought over land, not slavery
Discussion: Political Wire
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Politicians usually sound the most off-key when they are trying …
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Trump a ‘Moral Dilemma’ for Black Republicans After Charlottesville
Discussion: IJR and The Root
 Earlier Items: 
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Yes, Democrats Have a Fundraising Problem
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
Pence squirms as Matt Lauer asks if he's “putting loyalty” to Trump above what's right
CNN:
Jared Kushner heads to the Middle East
Discussion: CNBC, Politico and AOL
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Time for Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal to exit gracefully
Thomas E. Ricks / The Atlantic:
The Book He Wasn't Supposed to Write
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
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