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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
The NRA Says It's in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’  —  A legal filing against the state of New York paints a grim picture of the powerful gun group  —  The National Rifle Association warns that it is in grave financial jeopardy, according to a recent court filing obtained …
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
O'Rourke Puts Race into Lean Republican Column  —  This race in a state that isn't usually competitive for Democrats in statewide races has generated an unusual amount of attention.  Most of it is thanks to U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee, who is running an unconventional yet …
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
What August Ratings Can Tell Us About November Results  —  In July of 2006, The Cook Political Report rated just 14 GOP-held seats as highly vulnerable.  By November, the number of GOP-held seats in danger had tripled to 43.  We saw a similar pattern in 2010.
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexi McCammond / Axios:   Texas Senate race is getting closer
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
When Racism Is Fit to Print  —  Is the newest member of the New York Times editorial board, Sarah Jeong, a racist?  —  From one perspective — that commonly held by people outside the confines of the political left — she obviously is.  A series of tweets from 2013 to 2015 reveal …
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Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
NYT's Sarah Jeong Also Sent Anti-Cop, Anti-Men Tweets  —  Sarah Jeong, the newest editorial board member of The New York Times, is also responsible for extensive anti-cop and anti-men tweets.  —  The New York Times stood by Jeong on Thursday after the internet surfaced her old racist tweets …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:   On the Constant Hunt for Fresh Outrage
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
It's True: Trump Is Lying More, and He's Doing It on Purpose.  —  On Thursday, the Washington Post published a remarkable story on its front page revealing a recent spike in the number of “false and misleading claims” made by President Trump.  In his first year as President, Trump made 2,140 false claims, according to the Post.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN's Jim Acosta Challenges Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Then Makes a Quick Exit  —  Jim Acosta, the square-jawed CNN correspondent, has stood out among the White House press corps for his impassioned on-air monologues about the importance of the First Amendment.
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Mollie Hemingway: Trump Did Not Create Distrust Of The Media, Distrust Of The Media Created Trump  —  Mollie Hemingway said the media needs to take a “hard look” inside and called out Jim Acosta for telling a woman, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, that she …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicts the media — on bogus, Trumped-up charges
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
The Newseum is selling MAGA hats and ‘fake news’ T-shirts  —  If you're looking to stock up on the famous red hats that bear Donald Trump's favorite slogan, look no further than the Newseum's gift shop.  —  On its website, the interactive news museum in Washington, D.C., sells $14.99 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
There's a virus in Trumpland
Discussion: New York Post
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
QAnon: Meet a real-life believer in the online, pro-Trump conspiracy theory that's bursting into view
Martin Chulov / The Guardian:
My son, Osama: the al-Qaida leader's mother speaks for the first time  —  Nearly 17 years since 9/11, Osama bin Laden's family remains an influential part of Saudi society - as well as a reminder of the darkest moment in the kingdom's history.  Can they escape his legacy?
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Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
The bin Laden family says Osama's youngest son went to Afghanistan to ‘avenge’ his father
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CNN:
‘Manhattan Madam’ met with Mueller's team  —  (CNN)Kristin Davis, the woman famously known as the “Manhattan Madam,” met with special counsel Robert Mueller's team for a voluntary interview on Wednesday, according to four sources familiar with the situation.
Washington Post:
After investigating Clinton White House and Vincent Foster's death, Brett Kavanaugh had a change of heart  —  In early 1995, Brett Kavanaugh, a rising star in conservative legal circles, wrestled with one of the most inflammatory questions of the Clinton presidency: How did White House deputy counsel Vincent Foster die?
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:   Senate Democrats to end boycott, plan to meet with Kavanaugh later this month
David Siders / Politico:
Democratic rivalries laid bare at liberal summit
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Trump administration tells ACLU to find deported parents  —  The Trump administration on Thursday informed a federal judge that it isn't responsible for locating deported parents separated forcibly from their children at the southern border.  —  DOJ said in a court filing …
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Alice Driver / CNN:
Ivanka Trump's ‘good cop’ routine is a sham
Discussion: Second Nexus, HuffPost and IJR
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Trump administration puts burden on ACLU to find deported parents separated from children
Discussion: America's Voice
Washington Post:
At President Trump's hotel in New York, revenue went up this spring — thanks to a visit from big-spending Saudis  —  The general manager of the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan had a rare bit of good news to report to investors this spring: After two years of decline …
KTFT:
New kids on the block: 118 hungry goats descend on Boise neighborhood  —  “They kind of just like took over this neighborhood this morning.”  —  BOISE — A herd of goats caused a stir Friday morning after they escaped their enclosure and went on a snacking tour through a West Boise neighborhood.
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Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
Dozens of professional goats briefly took over a neighborhood in Boise
Discussion: The Atlantic, KTFT and East Bay Times
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Socialist candidate Ocasio-Cortez once saw herself as Smithian capitalist, viewed feminism as ‘relic’  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the socialist congressional candidate from New York who touts honesty and authenticity as her greatest strengths, used to describe herself as a follower of Adam Smith …
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
The tender, terrifying truth about what happened inside the Trader Joe's hostage siege  —  About halfway through the three-hour siege at Trader Joe's in Silver Lake, the wounded gunman, Gene Atkins, looked at one of his hostages, MaryLinda Moss, and told her it was all over for him.
Euan McKirdy / CNN:
WWE wrestler Kane wins bid for Knox County mayor  —  (CNN)The Big Red Machine has been elected to political office.  —  Glenn Jacobs — better known as WWE wrestler Kane — won his bid for Knox County, Tennessee mayor after roundly defeating his opponent, Linda Haney.
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Theo Francis / Wall Street Journal:
AT&T Overpaid Some Pensioners.  Now It Wants the Money Back.  —  The telecom giant has enlisted a collection agency, a step other companies in similar situations have declined to take  —  When James Mizelle retired in 2001, he started drawing a pension from his 27-year career with AT&T T 1.04% and other phone companies.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Exclusive: Bannon blasts ‘con artist’ Kochs, ‘lame duck’ Ryan, ‘diminished’ Kelly  —  Stephen Bannon is ratcheting up his war on the Koch network, accusing the billionaire brothers of running “a conscious scam” and a “con job.”  —  He also has a warning for Republican candidates …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Georgia election officials knew system had ‘critical vulnerabilities’ before 2016 vote  —  WASHINGTON  —  Georgia election officials got a friendly warning in August 2016 that their electronic voting system could be easily breached.  —  But less than a month before the November election …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jeremy Corbyn / The Guardian:
I will root antisemites out of Labour - they do not speak for me  —  Yes, there is a continuing problem.  But the party will do whatever it takes to safeguard the Jewish community  —  I have spent my life campaigning for recognition of the strength of a multicultural society.
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg and HuffPost UK
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Republican congressman is still touting fake pro-Israel award from Sacha Baron Cohen  —  As part of his effort to trick conservative activists and lawmakers into embarrassing themselves on his Showtime series Who is America?, Sacha Baron Cohen presented a fake pro-Israel award to an array of political figures called “70 at 70.”
YouTube:
Meet The Trump Fans Of Q-Anon (HBO) … President Trump is flying around the country this week trying to convince Americans that if the want to Keep America Great, they need to vote Republican in November.  —  But his campaign rally in Tampa Tuesday was about more than just the mid-terms.
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Generation Shapiro  —  Ben Shapiro and the future of American conservatism  —  I spend a few weeks every year teaching high school and college students, and in my interactions with young people in and around universities I have noticed a trend.  After class, at meals, and in walks around campus …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Police Report: Ex-GOP Official Calls Himself Second Christ, Sacrifices Dog  —  Todd Kincannon, former executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party, has reportedly killed his dog due to his belief that he is Jesus Christ and needed to perform a sacrifice.
Discussion: Political Wire
Joshua Gauntt / WBRC-TV:
B'ham Subway manager fired for racial slur apologizes, calls it a “slip up”  —  The former manager of the Valley Ave.  Subway store is responding to a heated confrontation caught on video.  You can hear her using the “N” word in a video now going viral.  —  April Epperson is now telling …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Deutsche Bank reports show chinks in money laundering armor  —  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank has uncovered shortcomings in its ability to fully identify clients and the source of their wealth, internal documents seen by Reuters show, more than a year after it was fined nearly $700 million for allowing money laundering.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Data shows a surprising campus free speech problem: left-wingers being fired for their opinions  —  Does “political correctness” really crush conservative speech on campus?  The data suggests no.  —  The American college campus, we are led to believe, is a dangerous place …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Trump staffs up Mideast team for peace plan rollout
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Three Leaders Are Better Than One
Discussion: Power Line
Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:
The Kremlin is blocking scrutiny of its investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov
Damien Sharkov / Newsweek:
What Is Putin Worth? New Bipartisan Bill Wants to Reveal President's Assets
Discussion: Financial Times and VICE News
Eric M. Johnson / Reuters:
Bezos throws cash, engineers at rocket program as space race accelerates
Jose Olmos / Talk of the Sound:
New Rochelle Armory Murder Suspect, an Illegal Alien from Mexico, Deported Twice, Came Back a Third Time
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
NASA unveils the astronauts who will relaunch human space flights from U.S. soil
 Earlier Items: 
Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
Hispanic unemployment again hits new record low in July
Discussion: CNNMoney, Townhall, IJR and Breitbart
David Brunnstrom / Reuters:
Pompeo says North Korea weapons work counter to denuclearization pledge
Discussion: Associated Press, Axios and Defense One
Associated Press:
Campaigns on their own as cyber threats roil midterms
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Democrats See an Opening in Kansas if Trump Ally Wins Primary
Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats hopeful after poll shows plummeting trust in Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
 

 
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