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11:50 PM ET, August 4, 2018

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Washington Post:
Trump at a precarious moment in his presidency: Privately brooding and publicly roaring  —  In private, President Trump spent much of the past week brooding, like he often does.  He has been anxious about the Russia investigation's widening fallout, with his former campaign chairman now standing trial.
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CNN:
Trump voicing concerns about son being entangled in Mueller probe  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is concerned about whether his son Donald Trump Jr. might have exposure in the special counsel's Russia investigation, leading to his increasingly frenzied public agitation over Robert Mueller, sources close to the White House tell CNN.
The Hill:
Melania backs LeBron after Trump insult: He's ‘working to do good things’  —  voiced support for LeBron James on Saturday after President Trump  —  went after the NBA star on Twitter, questioning his intelligence.  —  A spokeswoman for Melania Trump said in a statement that James is …
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump rips LeBron James' smarts hours before rally in Ohio  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Ahead of campaigning in Ohio on Saturday, President Donald Trump unleashed a withering attack on the state's favorite son, savaging LeBron James in a late-night tweet that derided the intelligence …
Discussion: Associated Press
Washington Post:
Trump criticizes Democrats, ‘Russian witch hunt,’ and coastal elites at Ohio rally  —  LEWIS CENTER, Ohio — President Trump used his third campaign rally this past week to relive his 2016 election-night victory, press his hard-line immigration policies and take aim at his favorite villains …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
CNN:
Michael Jordan pushes back after Trump attacks LeBron James, Don Lemon
New York Times:
The Age That Women Have Babies: How a Gap Divides America  —  Becoming a mother used to be seen as a unifying milestone for women in the United States.  But a new analysis of four decades of births shows that the age that women become mothers varies significantly by geography and education.
Erin Corbett / Fortune:
Transit Union Refuses to Bring White Nationalists to ‘Unite the Right’ Rally  —  The Washington Post The Washington Post/Getty Images  —  Washington D.C.'s metro rail system is considering providing separate trains for white nationalists attending the so-called “Unite the Right” rally next weekend, according to the Washington Post.
Discussion: The Root, Lawyers, Guns & Money and IJR
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Judge's ruling invalidates FEC regulation allowing anonymous donations to ‘dark money’ groups  —  A U.S. District Court judge on Friday issued a ruling invalidating a Federal Election Commission regulation that has allowed donors to so-called dark-money groups to remain anonymous …
Discussion: Axios
Alex Green / Daily Mail:
By , ALEX GREEN FOR MAILONLINE  —  Seven national guards have been injured in Venezuela after what is believed to have been an assassination attempt on socialist President Nicolas Maduro.  —  Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said in a live broadcast that several drone-like devices with explosives detonated near the president.
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BBC:
Venezuela President Maduro ‘survives drone attack’
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Parkland Shooter Asked for Help, but Was Denied Before Shooting … A new report found Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz asked school officials for help months before he allegedly gunned down 14 fellow classmates and three adults—but the school district “did not follow through.”
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Sun-Sentinel:
Here's what Broward schools knew about Parkland shooter — details revealed by mistake
Discussion: New York Times and TheBlaze
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Keith McMillan / Washington Post:
The Newseum is selling ‘fake news’ shirts. Journalists are not amused.
Maria Kiselyova / Reuters:
Russia tasks Hollywood actor Seagal with improving U.S. ties  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had made U.S. actor Steven Seagal its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties, a role it said was meant to deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries.
Alan Dershowtiz / Washington Post:
A book about impeachment that Donald Trump likes so much, he tweeted about it  —  Quinta Jurecic is the deputy managing editor of Lawfare.  —  Quinta Jurecic is the managing editor of Lawfare.  —  In the past year, three books have made the case that President Trump has committed offenses …
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Continental Drift  —  As Europe wanes, the distance between it and America grows  —  According to Pew International polls, Trump is now intensely disliked in Europe.  His endless spats over European trade, the costs of NATO, and differing approaches to Vladimir Putin's Russia acerbated already tense U.S.-European relations.
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Trump's worst political nightmare?  Democrats with subpoena power  —  A Democratic takeover of either chamber of Congress stands to set off investigations into President Trump and his personal finances, members of his family, and senior administration officials, an onslaught that raises the stakes for the midterm elections.
Discussion: Raw Story and CNBC
Michelle Tan / Army Times:
Army Delta Force sergeant major dies during free-fall parachute training  —  A highly decorated special operations soldier has died from wounds received during military free-fall training, U.S. Army Special Operations Command confirmed Friday.  —  Sgt. Maj. Christopher Nelms died July 1 …
Discussion: AOL
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
‘Never In My Wildest Dreams’: GOP Candidates Find Key to Winning Trump's Strong Praise  —  At high-stakes rallies, Republican hopefuls shower president with compliments, hoping he returns the favor  —  BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.—President Trump, unaccustomed to campaigning for others …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Andy Ngo / Wall Street Journal:
Anarchy Breaks Out in Portland, With the Mayor's Blessing  —  A vicious mob targeted the ICE office and even a food cart.  The police followed orders to do nothing.  —  Portland, Ore.  —  Along the trolley tracks behind the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office …
New York Times:
Beyond the N.R.A.: Maria Butina's Peculiar Bid for Russian Influence  —  WASHINGTON — Twelve days after a young Russian gun-rights activist gained access to some of America's most prominent conservatives, at an elegant dinner near the Capitol, a Republican operative was eager to keep the momentum going.
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump Fans Are Suckers and QAnon Is Perfect for Them … Conspiracies are hard.  They're even harder when you're stupid.  —  They are, however, deeply compelling.  Some people need a single, grand unifying theory of why the world refuses to line up with their expectations.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
Pelosi confuses millions, billions, trillions — has trouble saying ‘debilitating’
Christopher Bing / Reuters:
Facebook fakers get better at covering tracks, security experts say
BuzzFeed News:
New Documents From Kavanaugh's Time In The Bush White House Show He Worked On Key Questions Of Presidential Power
Toni Airaksinen / Campus Reform:
UCLA makes students pay classmates to promote ‘social justice’
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney's ‘Christopher Robin’ Won't Get China Release Amid Pooh Crackdown (Exclusive)
Discussion: Vox and Mashable
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Twitter is run by Democratic donors and activists
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Damon Winter / New York Times:
The Children at the Trump Rallies
Foreign Policy:
Trump and Allies Seek End to Refugee Status for Millions of Palestinians
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
‘Do you have to put our lives in danger?’  Watch Katy Tur's emotional lecture of Trump for attacking journalists
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Ex-astronaut slams Trump's ‘space force’ proposal: Let's deal with our current ‘cyber war’
Discussion: NBC News and POLITICUSUSA
Mike Allen / Axios:
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New York Times:
A ‘Rainbow Wave?’ 2018 Has More L.G.B.T. Candidates Than Ever
Discussion: Politico
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
Cory Booker: Things Are ‘Savagely Wrong’ In America
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Scaled-back Senate recess creates a ‘coalition of the cranky’ in Congress
Associated Press:
Warren: Criminal justice system ‘racist’...'front to back'
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire