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8:15 PM ET, August 28, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Associate Boasted That Moscow Deal ‘Will Get Donald Elected’  —  WASHINGTON — A business associate of President Trump promised in 2015 to engineer a real estate deal with the aid of the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, that he said would help Mr. Trump win the presidency.
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Washington Post:
Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal  —  (© Stephanie Keith / Reuters/REUTERS) … A top executive from Donald Trump's real estate company emailed Vladi­mir Putin's personal spokesman during the U.S. presidential campaign last year to ask …
NBC News:
Mueller Team Asking If Trump Tried to Hide Purpose of Trump Tower Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — Federal investigators working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller are keenly focused on President Donald Trump's role in crafting a response to a published article about a meeting between Russians …
Discussion: The Hill, Axios, Politicus USA and Mediaite
Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump knew of Moscow tower proposal during campaign, lawyer says  —  Four months into his campaign for president of the United States, Donald Trump signed a “letter of intent” to pursue a Trump Tower-style building development in Moscow, according to a statement from the then-Trump Organization Chief Counsel Michael Cohen.
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Lawyer Says He Discussed Moscow Tower Plan With Trump Three Times
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Joe Arpaio may challenge Jeff Flake for Arizona Senate seat: Exclusive  —  After receiving President Trump's first pardon, Joe Arpaio's plans have gone from possible prison to book-writing, speeches and potentially another run for office in Arizona, with Sen. Jeff Flake's seat one opportunity he is eyeing.
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump: I pardoned Arpaio during hurricane because I thought TV ratings would be higher  —  President Trump on Monday said he announced his pardon of former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio as Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas because he “assumed the ratings would be far higher.”
Discussion: RedState
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fascism, American Style
Andrew Cohen / Los Angeles Times:   Op-Ed Joe Arpaio's pardon defended by a ‘whataboutism’ that doesn't hold up
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Arpaio considering run against Flake
Discussion: NBC News, Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Lurid Trump allegations made by Louise Mensch and co-writer came from hoaxer  —  Explosive allegations about Donald Trump made by online writers with large followings among Trump critics were based on bogus information from a hoaxer who falsely claimed to work in law enforcement.
Austin Wright / Politico:
Republican floats measure to kill Mueller probe after 6 months  —  Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is pushing an amendment to severely curtail special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.  —  DeSantis has put forward a provision that would halt funding …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker proposes amendment to stop Mueller investigation after 180 days  —  A Republican lawmaker has put forth an amendment that would stop funding for the special counsel's Russia investigation 180 days after it becomes law.  —  The amendment from Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Harvey may force 30,000 people into shelters while flooding will linger, officials warn … HOUSTON — Rain pelted this battered city anew Monday as emergency teams — aided by a growing contingent of citizen-rescuers — plunged into waist-deep water seeking people stranded by devastating …
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Trump refuses to retract government shutdown threat despite hurricane crisis
Discussion: Politico and ImmigrationProf Blog
Alfredo Corchado / Dallas Morning News:
Mexico offers to help Harvey-soaked Texas
ABC News:
Trump confronts the tricky politics of natural disasters
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Bloomberg:
North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan in ‘Unprecedented’ Act  —  Missile landed in Pacific Ocean off coast of Hokkaido  —  S&P 500 futures drop after latest provocation from North Korea  —  North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, escalating tensions following a war …
Discussion: The Last Refuge
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Christine Wang / CNBC:
Dow futures open more than 100 points lower after North Korea fires missile over Japan
Washington Post:   North Korean missile flies over Japan, sharply escalating tensions and eliciting an angry response from Tokyo
Shannon Vavra / Axios:
North Korea fires missile over Japan for first time
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Business Insider
Telegraph:
Live North Korea fires missile as Japan warns citizens to take precautions
CNN:
First on CNN: Tillerson moves to ditch special envoys  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is moving to eliminate or downgrade special envoy positions at the State Department, including the representative for climate change, a step that is sure …
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Joshua Stewart / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Rep. Duncan Hunter gives President Trump a profane compliment  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter in his Rayburn office in January.  (Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call)  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter, one of Donald Trump's first allies in Congress, described the president in profane terms to a group of Republicans on Friday …
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley  —  Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.
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Tegna / KHOU-TV:
LIVE BLOG: Check the capacity of shelters before arriving
Morgan Clendaniel / Fast Company:
Michael Moore Says Trump Is On Track To Win Again In 2020  —  Moore's new Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender, is his attempt to change that.  —  BY CHRISTINE CHAMPAGNE5 MINUTE READ  —  Three weeks into the run of his anti-Trump Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender …
Manu Raju / CNN:
Exclusive: How a request about Russians made its way from West Virginia to Trump's team  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)A West Virginia man who was a former contractor in Iraq proposed setting up a meeting with Russians and the Trump campaign last year to discuss their …
Bloomberg:
Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day  —  Internet giant bought upscale grocery chain for $13.7 billion  —  Some prices unchanged but favorites like avocados are cheaper  —  Amazon.com Inc. spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market.
John Nolte / Daily Wire:
A Fond Farewell To The Daily Wire  —  We are told, and for very good reason, never to go into business with friends.  In coming aboard the Daily Wire last year, Jeremy, Ben and I violated that rule.  And this was something all three of us were aware of and concerned with.  We've been friends a long time.
 
 
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