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Wall Street Journal:
Some Trump Lawyers Wanted Kushner Out  —  Aides, worried about complications arising from Russia probe, drafted statement explaining departure  —  Some of President Donald Trump's lawyers earlier this summer concluded that Jared Kushner should step down as senior White House adviser …
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Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Says He Talks to Donald Trump Every Two to Three Days  —  Former White House strategist discusses the president at events in Hong Kong  —  HONG KONG—Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with President Donald Trump every two to three days …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's legal team debated whether Kushner should leave White House  —  A small group of White House lawyers this summer urged that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner step down from his White House role amid a broadening probe into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russians …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
Stephen Bannon, Outspoken Critic of China, Has Subtler Message in Hong Kong Visit  —  HONG KONG — In the White House, Stephen K. Bannon helped shape President Trump's nationalistic rhetoric that blamed China for economic woes in the United States.  —  Now, less than a month after leaving the government …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Aggressive Road Show to Sell Tax Overhaul
Mike Allen / Axios:   Mueller haunts the West Wing
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Hope Hicks to be named White House communications director
Discussion: The Root
Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton says Trump associates helped Russia meddle in the 2016 election  —  In a candid, angry new book, Hillary Clinton relives her stunning defeat to Donald Trump.  She admits personal mistakes, but also lays blame on Former FBI Director James Comey.  (Sept. 8) AP  —  CONNECT
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Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor  —  Hillary Clinton has written a book.  Have you heard?  —  Choice quotes have been seeping out for weeks, and I'll admit that I reacted to one of them — “Now I'm letting down my guard” …
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Some people who write about me ‘know nothing about me & have zero access’
Discussion: Political Wire
Axios:   Katy Tur talks life on the Trump trail
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Hillary Clinton Is ‘Done,’ But Not Going Away
The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Russia Used Facebook Events to Organize Anti-Immigrant Rallies on U.S. Soil … Russian operatives hiding behind false identities used Facebook's event management tool to remotely organize and promote political protests in the U.S., including an August 2016 anti-immigrant …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell Says Democrats' Glee on Debt Limit Deal Was Premature  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell thinks Democrats were a tad premature in exuberantly celebrating the surprise spending deal they struck last week with President Trump.  —  “Let's put it this way,” Mr. McConnell …
CNNMoney:
Laura Ingraham set to take over Fox News' 10 p.m. slot  —  Laura Ingraham, the radio host and Fox News commentator, is about to become a prime time host on the conservative cable network.  —  Ingraham is expected to take over the 10 p.m. hour on Fox News, according to people who spoke on condition of anonymity.
David Bernstein / Chicago magazine:
His Life in Prison … ABOVE:Our photo of Rod Blagojevich is anything but traditional.  Since Chicago wasn't allowed inside the ex-governor's prison, he rented a camera from the commissary and had it shot himself.  —  Rod Blagojevich's first summer in prison was, he recalls, “quite an awakening.”
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
Unhappy moderate House Republicans complicate 2018 for GOP  —  (Carlos Osorio, File/Associated Press)  —  WASHINGTON — Veteran Republicans are bailing on Congress in growing numbers, as GOP control of Washington fails to produce the unity or legislative successes party leaders wish for.
Discussion: The Last Tradition and Power Line
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:   Trott Retirement Moves MI-11 from Likely Republican to Toss Up
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Trump's voter fraud commission is hearing a proposal to make every voter pass a gun background check  —  A gun researcher who says the federal gun background check system doesn't work has a new idea for preventing voter fraud at polling places: Make every voter pass a federal gun background check.
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:   A background check before voting? Kobach-led commission will consider proposal
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ted Cruz blames staffer for ‘liking’ porn tweet  —  Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that a staff member of his was responsible for “liking” a pornographic Twitter post with the Texas lawmaker's account, chalking up the social media snafu to a “mistake.”  —  “There are a number of people on the team who have access on the account.
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Madison Malone Kircher / New York Magazine:
For One Hot Second, Ted Cruz's Official Twitter Account Liked a Porn Video
Discussion: Mother Jones and IJR
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House: Border wall funding doesn't have to be tied to DACA legislation  —  White House legislative affairs director Marc Short told reporters on Tuesday that President Trump would not demand that border wall funding is tied to a legislative fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Russia probes pose loyalty test for Team Trump  —  Lawyers representing Donald Trump's current and former aides are giving their clients one simple piece of advice: Don't lie to protect the president.  —  As special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators prepare …
Discussion: Politicus USA and Raw Story
Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
After an earthquake and a hurricane — and Trump's failure to send condolences — Mexico rescinds offer of aid to U.S.  —  President Enrique Peña Nieto talks to survivors in the city of Juchitan after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake killed at least 95 people in Mexico.
Discussion: Shareblue and ThinkProgress
CBS Philly:
Insects Attack: Swarm Of Bugs Creating Buzz In Philadelphia  —  PHILADELPHIA —A large swarm of insects are creating a lot of buzz in Philadelphia.  —  Residents across the city took to Reddit to share their concerns.  —  Giant Artwork On Mexico-US Border Wall Turning Heads
Discussion: Althouse
Jack Goldsmith / The Atlantic:
Will Donald Trump Destroy the Presidency?  —  Donald Trump is testing the institution of the presidency unlike any of his 43 predecessors.  We have never had a president so ill-informed about the nature of his office, so openly mendacious, so self-destructive, or so brazen in his abusive attacks …
Discussion: Raw Story and Lawfare
Chase Cook / Baltimore Sun:
Anne Arundel judge orders investigation into three of Hillary Clinton's attorneys  —  Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook provides an update on Hillary Clinton email scandal after an Anne Arundel County judge has ordered Maryland officials to investigate a complaint against three lawyers accused …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court blocks penalties in new New Hampshire voting law  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire's Supreme Court has blocked recent changes to the state's voting laws that would have exposed some first-time voters to a fine or jail time if they failed to submit residence paperwork within 10 days of registering.
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Federal offices are still waiting to hang Trump's picture  —  In the lobby of every federal building, just inside security turnstiles and before the elevator banks, a framed photograph of the president has always hung on the wall.  —  Not so anymore.  Months after Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration …
Discussion: Axios and rubber hose
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Irma, and the Rise of Extreme Rain  —  Warm air can carry more water than cool air.  You may understand this fact intuitively even if you don't realize it.  The greater moisture of warm air explains why your skin doesn't get as dry in the summer and why the forests of the sweltering Amazon …
Discussion: Mother Jones
 
 
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Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
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Josef Adalian / Vulture:
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Teacher who compared Trump slogan to swastika no longer in classroom
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
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Carol M. Swain / Wall Street Journal:
What It's Like to Be Smeared by the Southern Poverty Law Center
Discussion: Power Line
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Republican attempt to deflect Trump-Russia probes could backfire: sources
Discussion: AOL
Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times:
Ivanka Trump had breakfast with Janet Yellen as the president considered the Fed chair's renomination
Discussion: Reuters and Zero Hedge
Sen. Rand Paul / Rare.us:
Rand Paul: Why we must repeal the 16-year-old Authorization for the Use of Military Force
Zachary Toliver / PETA:
Settlement Reached: ‘Monkey Selfie’ Case Broke New Ground for Animal Rights
Discussion: Mashable and Engadget
Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Lawyer says extradition of oligarch tied to Trump campaign chief imminent
Discussion: Raw Story
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