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7:25 PM ET, August 7, 2018

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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
New Poll: 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media … Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution.  But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted Ipsos …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Now the Trump administration wants to limit citizenship for legal immigrants  —  The most significant change to legal immigration in decades could affect millions of would-be citizens, say lawyers and advocates.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal …
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Sources: Stephen Miller pushing policy to make it harder for immigrants who received benefits to earn citizenship
Discussion: The Root
Bloomberg:
Manafort Judge to Prosecutor: 'There's Tears in Your Eyes'  — Judge tells prosecutor to 'look at me when you're talking'  — Right-hand man Gates returns to witness stand on Tuesday  —  Tensions at the Paul Manafort fraud trial grew so heated Monday that the judge suggested …
Discussion: Law & Crime, Splinter, Mediaite and Politico
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Washington Post:
Rick Gates forced to admit extramarital affair as Manafort's defense team attacks his credibility  —  The courtroom showdown between Paul Manafort and his former right hand man Rick Gates grew painfully personal Tuesday as a defense lawyer forced Gates, the prosecution's star witness …
Discussion: NPR
New York Times:
Paul Manafort Trial: Gates Admits Having Affair as Defense Attacks Him  —  • Rick Gates, the former right-hand man to Paul Manafort, President Trump's campaign chairman, is being cross-examined by defense lawyers in Mr. Manafort's trial on bank and tax fraud charges in Alexandria, Va.
Discussion: Politico
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
America is swarming with Paul Manaforts
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Gates' testimony turns Manafort fraud trial into soap opera
Discussion: CBS News, Raw Story and New York Times
CNN:
Manafort recommended banker who gave him loans for Army secretary
Discussion: Vox and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Under Investigation for Tax Fraud  —  As legal pressures mount, Cohen's bank loans are also under scrutiny by prosecutors  —  The legal pressures facing Michael Cohen are growing in a wide-ranging investigation of his personal business affairs and his work …
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Erica Orden / CNN:   Feds scrutinizing Michael Cohen's former accountant and bank loans
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:   Wall Street Journal: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under investigation for possible tax fraud
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
New Details About Wilbur Ross' Business Point To Pattern Of Grifting  —  I write about Donald Trump, the people around him, and how they affect business.  Before he won the presidency, I covered billionaires, industrial America and sports.  My favorite stories focus on the hands-dirty businesses between …
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
This is the Way Paul Ryan's Speakership Ends  —  The Republican leader is walking away.  Don't ask him about Trump anymore.  —  Paul Ryan has a thing about punctuality and routine.  They bring a sense of order to the chaos that he otherwise must try to maneuver through.
Greg Norman / Fox News:
Iran crowds reportedly chant ‘death to the dictator!’ as US sanctions increase economic unrest  —  A look at why people are gathering in the streets and protesting across Iran  —  Days of unprecedented protests aimed at Iran's sluggish economy along with “biting” sanctions imposed …
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Benjamin Weinthal / Fox News:   German central bank blocks $400 million cash delivery to Iran ahead of crippling U.S. sanctions
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Trump's Ambassador To Germany Scores Another Victory Against Iran
Discussion: Reuters
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Lindsey Graham Quips That Trump Brought Up Mueller and Russia ‘About 20 Times’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday night that he has told President Donald Trump that ending the special counsel investigation of Robert S. Mueller III would undermine GOP chances in November.
Discussion: CNN, Political Wire and Mediaite
Tesla:
Taking Tesla Private  —  The following email was sent to Tesla employees today:  —  Earlier today, I announced that I'm considering taking Tesla private at a price of $420/share.  I wanted to let you know my rationale for this, and why I think this is the best path forward.
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Sydney Franklin / Archpaper.com:
EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing  —  One of the most dangerous construction-related carcinogens is now legally allowed back into U.S. manufacturing under a new rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  On June 1, the EPA authorized a “SNUR” (Significant New Use Rule) …
David French / New York Times:
A Better Way to Ban Alex Jones  —  “Hate speech” is extraordinarily vague and subjective.  Libel and slander are not.  —  Mr. French is a First Amendment litigator and senior writer for National Review.  —  Let me start by making a few things abundantly clear.
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Avery G. Wilks / The State:
Fairfield losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker closes plant, citing Trump tariffs  —  COLUMBIA, SC  —  Beleaguered Fairfield County is losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker Element Electronics said Monday it will close its Winnsboro plant in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story, MSNBC and Shareblue Media
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
South Carolina manufacturer says it's closing plant over Trump tariffs
Discussion: New Republic
John Harwood / CNBC:
Why Trump's GOP fears this midterm election  — Midterm elections have always given voice to Americans' discontent with incumbent presidents, which means the opposition party almost invariably gains ground.  — Strategists in both parties now consider Democrats likely to gain the 23 seats …
Discussion: New York Times
Brian Riedl / Vox:
America might be ready for democratic socialism.  It's not ready for the bill.  —  Single-payer health care, a jobs guarantee, and free college would require massive tax hikes.  There's no way around it.  —  Democratic socialism is having a moment.  Sen. Bernie Sanders mobilized millions …
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Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
'I'm a white, clean girl': DUI suspect is the picture of entitlement  —  A boozed-up South Carolina woman pulled over for blowing past a stop sign at 60 mph told cops she shouldn't be arrested because she's a “very clean, thoroughbred, white girl,” according to a police report.
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
GSA chief may have misled Congress about White House involvement in FBI headquarters, according to draft of inspector general report  —  The administrator of the General Services Administration, which manages the FBI headquarters project, may have misled Congress about White House involvement in the project …
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Bill de Blasio: Murdoch's media empire is behind Trump's election  —  The New York mayor discussed the role Fox News has played in US politics and the progressive shift in the Democratic party  —  To New York mayor Bill de Blasio, Rupert Murdoch is directly responsible for Donald Trump.
Christine Condon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
670 ballots in a precinct with 276 voters, and other tales from Georgia's primary  —  WASHINGTON  —  Habersham County's Mud Creek precinct in northeastern Georgia had 276 registered voters ahead of the state's primary elections in May.  —  But 670 ballots were cast, according …
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: Kathleen Turner … When Kathleen Turner, standing in the Vulture reception area, introduces herself in her singular throaty rasp, the effect is almost comic — who else has a voice like that?  “This thing happens with restaurants,” says Turner as we walk to a conference room.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mashable, Vox, Just Jared and Jezebel
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Here's the Internal Report Proving the FCC Made Up a Cyberattack  —  An investigation carried out by Federal Communication Commission's own inspector general officially refutes controversial claims that a cyberattack was responsible for disrupting the FCC's comment system in May 2017 …
Lacie Pierson / www.wvgazettemail.com:
WV House judiciary introduces articles of impeachment against all Supreme Court justices  —  The West Virginia House of Delegates Judiciary Committee has drafted 14 articles of impeachment against the four sitting justices on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Discussion: RedState
Jacob Rodriguez / KUSA-TV:
Meerkat unaccounted for after ‘unprecedented’ hail storm at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo  —  Fourteen people were reported injured by falling hail at the zoo in Colorado Springs Monday afternoon, the Fire Department there said.  —  KUSA — Just one day after a devastating and unprecedented hail storm …
Discussion: CBS Denver and The Daily Caller
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Win or lose, Beto O'Rourke's campaign against Ted Cruz could shape Texas politics for years  —  Despite the excitement he's generated among Democrats, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is still widely viewed as a long shot.  Yet the El Paso congressman's campaign …
Lauren Meier / Axios:
Mattis and Trump in “complete alignment” on establishing Space Force  —  Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense General James Mattis expressed support for creating a combat command specifically to cover space as well as the need for the military to address space “as a developing warfighting domain.”
Discussion: ABC News
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News:
Facebook's Teen App Used A “Psychological Trick” To Attract High School Downloads  —  When Facebook purchased TBH last October it got more than just a viral polling app that amassed 2.5 million daily users, mostly teens, a few months after launch.  The social network also acquired …
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Police Capture Illegal Posing With ‘Daughter’ He Was Raping  —  U.S. officials have arrested an illegal alien for multiple counts of rape after he tried to gain entry to the United States with a child he claimed was his daughter, a DHS official said in a Tuesday statement.
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
If Trump meeting is illegal, then Clinton dossier is criminal too  —  has ignited yet another firestorm with a tweet admitting that the meeting in Trump Tower between Russians and his son, Donald Trump Jr.  —  , was an effort to gather dirt on Hillary Clinton
Washington Post:
Trump's political base is weaker than it seems, our new study finds  —  In July, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced tough questions from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers over President Trump's recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  Republican criticism …
 
 
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Lee Harris / ABC News:
Voters see double in Kansas congressional race: Ron Estes faces off against Ron Estes
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
'We can't stand it anymore': Chicago pastors plead for shooting ‘carnage’ to stop
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Karen Ingle / LifeNews.com:
NFL Football Star Ben Watson Helps Pregnancy Center Save Babies From Abortion
Discussion: IJR, Chicks On The Right and Daily Wire
Jared Keller / Task & Purpose:
A Neo-Nazi Marine Vet Is Announcing A New ‘Regional Capital’ With A Bizarre 'Friends'-Themed Robocall
Amanda Hess / New York Times:
Some Online ‘Mobs’ Are Vicious. Others Are Perfectly Rational.
Gallup:
U.S. Small-Business Owners' Optimism at Record High
Discussion: National Review
Playbook Audio Briefing / POLITICO Playbook …:
EPISODE SUMMARY  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden recorded …
Discussion: CBS News
 Earlier Items: 
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
The Democratic Party Has Entered Its No Bullsh*t Phase
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Nunes: FBI Failed To Include ‘Exculpatory’ Evidence In Carter Page FISAs
Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
A Dream Ended on a Mountain Road: The Cyclists and the ISIS Militants
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Allies Struggle to Stop QAnon's Spread
Discussion: Mashable, Daily Kos and The Hill
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
When a Trump supporter's wife is deported
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP fears steep losses in state legislatures
Discussion: Shareblue Media