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6:20 PM ET, August 24, 2017

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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Kelly moves to control the information Trump sees  —  Confronted with a West Wing that treated policymaking as a free-for-all, President Donald Trump's chief of staff, John Kelly, is instituting a system used by previous administrations to limit internal competition — and to make himself …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
GOP Leaders Don't Expect White House Tax-Plan Details  —  Broad July statement from Big Six viewed as starting point  —  Trump aides have sent mixed messages on releasing more detail  —  Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
John Kelly cuts down on Infowars, Charles Johnson stories  —  The new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is moving to impose complete control over the flow of documents to Trump's desk, Politico reports.  A White House source, who is familiar with the process, confirmed the story to Axios.
Discussion: Infowars
Politico:
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: White House rapid response director is out
Discussion: Shakesville and Raw Story
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Roger Stone: Any Politician Who Votes To Impeach Trump “Would Be Endangering Their Own Life”  —  Roger Stone, a former Trump campaign advisor and personal friend of the President says if Congress impeaches Donald Trump, there will be all-out Civil War in the U.S.
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TMZ.com:
Roger Stone Says Impeach Trump, Get Ready for Civil War  —  Roger Stone, a former Trump campaign advisor who still counsels the President says if Congress impeaches Donald Trump, there will be all-out war in the U.S.  —  We got Stone at LAX Wednesday and he warned any politician who's thinking …
Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
Virginia judge denies bail to crying neo-Nazi Christopher Cantwell  —  A judge has denied bail to Christopher Cantwell, a neo-Nazi who obtained internet infamy after video of him crying about Charlottesville went viral.  —  According to local news outlet WMUR-TV, Cantwell is being held without bail …
Discussion: IJR, NPR, Splinter and Associated Press
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Daily Progress:
White nationalist Cantwell appears in Albemarle court after turning himself in
Discussion: Associated Press and The Root
Associated Press:
Zinke won't eliminate any national monuments  —  BILLINGS, Mont. — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he's recommending that none of 27 national monuments carved from wilderness and ocean and under review by the Trump administration be eliminated.  —  But there would be changes to a “handful,” he said.
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New York Times:   Planned Changes to National Monuments Are Kept Under Wraps
Jake Sherman / Politico:   Breaking down the looming debt-ceiling battle …
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump retweets meme of his blocking Obama, labeled the ‘best eclipse ever’  —  President Donald Trump today retweeted a meme that showed a picture of his gradually blocking out an image of former President Obama with the caption “The Best Eclipse Ever.”  —  The meme was originally tweeted …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump blames Republican leaders for debt ceiling dilemma
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
Government shutdown chances rising by the day
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Intel chief sheds light on ‘beautiful letter’ Trump says he wrote him  —  Clapper's full interview on Trump's rally  —  (CNN)When former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper questioned President Donald Trump's “fitness to be in this office” after the President's wild speech …
Brooks Brunson / Post and Courier:
Police: ‘Active shooter situation’ in popular King Street area in downtown Charleston … There is an “active shooter situation” in a popular tourist and commercial area of downtown Charleston, according to police spokesman Charles Francis.  King Street is currently closed between Calhoun and Morris Streets.
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Tegna / KUSA-TV:
Videos show East High cheerleaders repeatedly forced into splits, police investigating … DENVER - Editor's note: the video included in this story is difficult to watch and may not be suitable for all viewers.  —  Denver Police are now investigating incidents involving multiple cheerleaders …
Jon Erdman / The Weather Channel:
Harvey May Become First U.S. Category 3 Hurricane Landfall in Almost 12 Years; Hurricane Warnings for the Texas Coast  —  Story Highlights  —  Harvey is currently a tropical storm in the western Gulf of Mexico.  —  It will track toward the Texas Gulf Coast and make landfall as a hurricane Friday night.
Discussion: NBC News and Axios
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Washington Post:
Strengthening Harvey forecast to slam East Texas as first major hurricane in U.S. since 2005
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Turd Reich: San Francisco dog owners lay minefield of poo for rightwing rally  —  ‘I just had this image of alt-right people stomping around in the poop,’ says the organizer of an unusual protest ahead of Saturday's Patriot Prayer rally … When a group of far-right activists come …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Oren Dorell / USA Today:
Breitbart, other ‘alt-right’ websites are the darlings of Russian propaganda effort  —  Amid an investigation into Russian meddling in the last U.S. presidential election, a Russian propaganda Twitter network aimed at American audiences consistently spreads links to Breitbart and other right-wing …
Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
Counter-protester who allegedly ‘sucker-punched’ Trump supporter at O.C. rally tried to flee state, police say  —  A 20-year-old Ohio man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of battery after he allegedly “sucker-punched” a Trump supporter at an anti-illegal immigration rally in Laguna Beach on Sunday, police said.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Soldiers on Pence Detail Reassigned for Bringing Women to Hotel  —  The U.S. Army detail assigned to Vice President Mike Pence's communications team has been removed from White House duties after being caught on video bringing women back to their hotel in Colombia, according to three U.S. defense officials.
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
Pamela Morris / Ohio Department of Insurance:
Access to Health Insurance Restored in All Ohio Counties  —  Insurance Department and CareSource announce Paulding County will have health insurance coverage for 2018  —  COLUMBUS - Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment today joined CareSource to announce Paulding County …
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Hannah Recht / Bloomberg:
How Obamacare's Marketplaces Are Shaping Up for 2018
Discussion: Mother Jones
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Emmanuel Macron has spent €26,000 on makeup in his first three months as French president  —  Emmanuel Macron spent €26,000 (£24,000) on makeup during his first three months as president of France, it has emerged.  —  In potentially damaging news for the 39-year old centrist leader …
Discussion: Daily Wire and Mediaite
Amazon.com:
Amazon and Whole Foods Market Announce Acquisition to Close This Monday, Will Work Together to Make High-Quality, Natural and Organic Food Affordable for Everyone  —  SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aug. 24, 2017— (NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon and Whole Foods Market today announced …
Chuck Schumer:
After Charlottesville, It's Time to End the Assault on Voting Rights  —  the wake of the events in Charlottesville, President Trump's refusal to promptly and unequivocally denounce the radical, white-supremacist movement in this country was disgraceful.  It was shameful, un-American, and it was wrong.
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue:
Kellyanne Conway says journalists should be “forced” to report favorably on Trump  —  It is no secret that Donald Trump resents the media's constant pushback on his lies, corruption, and bigotry.  His allies and surrogates constantly make the rounds on TV to complain about it.
Discussion: IJR
Nassim Benchaabane / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Driver pushes into protesters in St. Louis street; 3 people sustain minor injuries … A car drives up to a group of protesters blocking Manchester Avenue, the car stopped and then accelerates through the protesters in St. Louis on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017.  Only minor injuries were reported by people on the scene.
Tom Powell / London Evening Standard:
Young Chinese are ‘too fat and masturbate too much to pass army fitness tests’  —  Chinese army  —  A rising number of young Chinese people are failing fitness tests required to join the army because they are too fat and masturbate too much, state media has proclaimed.
Discussion: Shanghaiist and The Daily Caller
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Sen. Jeff Flake: Trump ‘inviting’ 2020 primary challenge by how he's governing  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is inviting a primary challenge in 2020 with his style of governing.  —  Flake, who is up for re-election in 2018, has been a frequent critic of Trump.
Office of Media Relations:
New GW Battleground Poll Finds Widespread Public Concern About President Trump's Behavior  —  MEDIA CONTACTS:  —  Jason Shevrin: jshevrin@gwu.edu, 202-994-5631  —  John Brandt: johnbrandt@gwu.edu, 202-994-3199  —  Democrats Hold Edge on Health Care, Climate Change …
 
 
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Max Abelson / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tax Cuts Delight Wall Street as Debt Worries Fade
Discussion: New York Magazine
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Florida prepares to execute a death-row inmate for the first time in a year-and-a-half
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Fake Klansmen And Protesters! CNN Debunks Charlottesville Conspiracy Theory
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
The ‘Trump slump’: gun sales decline as fears of tighter controls fade
Discussion: Raw Story
Erica Harris DeValve / The Root:
I'm Proud of My Husband for Kneeling During the Anthem, but Don't Make Him a White Savior
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Gary Baum / Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: The Daily Caller and Althouse
John Sides / Washington Post:
Did enough Bernie Sanders supporters vote for Trump to cost Clinton the election?
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator Lindsey Graham On President Trump's Tweeting At Congress
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
John Rogers / WFLA-TV:
Manatee Co. Confederate monument breaks into 3 pieces during move
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Republican Establishment Stands Behind Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos