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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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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 …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's legal team debated whether Kushner should leave White House
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Mike Allen / Axios:   Mueller haunts the West Wing
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 …
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Trump scrambles tax reform debate
Discussion: Politico and Booman Tribune
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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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Hillary Clinton Is ‘Done,’ But Not Going Away
Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Clinton Blames Herself, and Many Others
Discussion: Liberal Values and Deadline
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 …
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.
Christopher Wallace / Fox News:
John Kelly fires back at Democrat who called him ‘disgrace to the uniform’  —  EXCLUSIVE: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired back at a prominent House Democrat who called him a “disgrace to the uniform,” in the Gold Star father and retired Marine Corps general's first public response to the personal attack on his service.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Bannon's ‘epic’ defense of Trump doesn't extend to all his moves, or all his aides and allies
Discussion: Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Critics get chance to hear Trump voter-fraud panel in N.H.  —  President Donald Trump's commission on voter fraud will go face to face Tuesday with a group it hasn't met before: its critics.  —  The election-integrity panel, headed by Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach …
Discussion: NPR, Common Dreams and HuffPost
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New York Times:
Houston's Floodwaters Are Tainted With Toxins, Testing Shows  —  HOUSTON — Floodwaters in two Houston neighborhoods have been contaminated with bacteria and toxins that can make people sick, testing organized by The New York Times has found.  Residents will need to take precautions …
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
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Feinstein's Anti-Catholic Questions Are an Outrage  —  Democrats are usually unforgiving of religious attacks, such as the one the senator leveled on a judicial nominee last week.  —  Senator Dianne Feinstein owes a public apology to judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett — and an explanation to all Americans who condemn religious bias.
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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
How Russia quietly undercuts sanctions intended to stop North Korea's nuclear program  —  Russian smugglers are scurrying to the aid of North Korea with shipments of petroleum and other vital supplies that could help that country weather harsh new economic sanctions, U.S. officials …
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Washington Post:
U.N. agrees to toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
After nine months, 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.
Becca Rotenberg / Axios:
Russian politician says on live TV that Russia stole U.S. presidency  —  Russian politician Vyacheslav Nikonov, a member of the Duma, said U.S. “intelligence missed it when Russian intelligence stole the president of the United States.”  He made the remarks on a Russian panel show, “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Morwenna Ferrier / The Guardian:
Why does Steve Bannon wear all his shirts at once?  —  The former White House chief strategist appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday in his favourite look - two shirts on top of each other, plus a blazer for added warmth … teve Bannon may have left the White House, but his wardrobe - much like his politics - continues to trouble us.
Discussion: CBS News
Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Aggressive Road Show to Sell Tax Overhaul  —  White House retools communications operation for tax battle  —  President may visit as many as 13 states in next seven weeks  —  Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Lawyer says extradition of oligarch tied to Trump campaign chief imminent  —  Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash could be extradited “within weeks,” his lawyer said Monday.  (GEORGES SCHNEIDER/AFP/Getty Images)  —  Billionaire Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash is at “great risk” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Tillerson State Dept. Demanding Israel Hand Back Millions in U.S. Military Aid  —  State Dept., White House at odds over demand  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been pushing the Trump White House to demand that Israel give back to the United States millions of dollars in military aid …
Discussion: Arutz Sheva and Power Line
Austin Wright / Politico:
Kaine hits the trail again, battling 2016 ghosts on his way  —  An aide to Tim Kaine enters a diner in Charlottesville and informs the host that the Virginia senator is about to walk in.  The host smiles and cracks a joke: “You mean the guy who lost to Trump?”
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate approves resolution condemning white supremacist groups  —  The Senate easily passed a resolution on Monday condemning white supremacist organizations and urging President Trump to speak out against hate groups.  —  The resolution — introduced last week by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) …
Nathan Rubbelke / The College Fix:
Public university washes away conservative group's 9/11 chalk memorial  —  Like many, Cleveland State University's Turning Point USA chapter wanted to recognize the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  So members of the pro-capitalist student group gathered Sunday evening …
 
 
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