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11:55 AM ET, August 7, 2018

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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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Administration Attacking Legal Immigrants Next  —  Donald Trump's defenders have insisted all along that when evaluating his immigration policy, we should ignore his veiled and even textbook racist appeals, and instead view it as a straightforward application of law enforcement.
Discussion: MSNBC
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.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A clean test of the political climate in Ohio
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 …
Discussion: The Week and Mediaite
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The Daily Beast:   Forbes: Wilbur Ross Accused of Stealing Over $120 Million
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 …
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Fox News:
Manafort prosecutors, Judge Ellis engage in 10-minute courtroom spat
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Giuliani preparing letter to Mueller expressing ‘real reluctance’ over obstruction questions  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's lead attorney for the ongoing special counsel investigation, said Monday that Trump's legal team is planning to send a letter to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III …
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Rick Wilson / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Tweets May Actually Be His Undoing
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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Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
No One Voted for Facebook and Apple to Deal With Alex Jones
NBC News:
Here are six things to watch in today's elections  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — Voters head to the polls for primary elections in Kansas, Michigan …
Discussion: Political Wire
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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) …
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: MSNBC and Raw Story
NBC New York:
Dead Fetus Found on American Airlines Flight at LaGuardia Airport, Sources Say  —  A cleaning crew made the grisly discovery in the plane's lavatory Tuesday  —  Dead Fetus Found on American Airlines Plane at LaGuardia  —  A cleaning crew found a fetus in the toilet of a plane lavatory …
Discussion: New York Post, The Daily Caller and AOL
Wall Street Journal:
Donald and the Di-Spy  —  The point Trump should have made about Sen. Feinstein and the FBI.  —  Donald Trump couldn't resist commenting on the news that Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein was the target of Chinese spying, but he missed the main point.  —  “I like Dianne Feinstein …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
When a Trump supporter's wife is deported  —  Sgt. Temo Juarez was a Trump guy.  An Iraq combat veteran who served as a Marine infantryman and then an Army National Guardsman, his friends called him a “super conservative.”  With his wife, he brought up their two daughters in Central Florida.
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 …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
Saudi Arabia's Ugly Spat With Canada  —  By expelling the Canadian ambassador, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman undermines the reforms he has made.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
Discussion: Financial Times
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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 …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Trump's iron wall of defense  —  Data: SurveyMonkey online poll conducted August 1-3, 2018 among a total sample of 2,421 adults living in the United States.  Margins of error at the 95% confidence level are ±3 percentage points for Total, ±9.5 for African-American women …
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Fox News Correspondent Conor Powell Resigns: ‘Lots of Reporters Are Very Unhappy’  —  Conor Powell was “uncomfortable with the direction of the news organization in recent months,” a person familiar with the matter told TheWrap  —  Fox News foreign correspondent Conor Powell has left the company after nine years with the network.
Karma Allen / ABC News:
City passes proposal to remove Trump's star from Hollywood Walk of Fame  —  The city of West Hollywood approved a proposal to remove President Donald Trump's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, citing recent costly vandalism and recent demonstrations around the star.
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 …
New York Times:
A Top Syrian Scientist Is Killed, and Fingers Point at Israel  —  JERUSALEM — Aziz Asbar was one of Syria's most important rocket scientists, bent on amassing an arsenal of precision-guided missiles that could be launched with pinpoint accuracy against Israeli cities hundreds of miles away.
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.
Tonya Alanez / Sun-Sentinel:
School board asks judge to hold Sun Sentinel in contempt over school-shooter report  —  In a court filing, the Broward County School Board alleges the South Florida Sun Sentinel intentionally published information it knew a judge had ordered to be redacted.  (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) South Florida Sun Sentinel
Discussion: IJR and Florida Politics
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Allies Struggle to Stop QAnon's Spread … Pro-Trump media personalities are scrambling to prevent the QAnon conspiracy theory from catching on with the GOP grassroots, after a Trump rally last week brought the bizarre movement to mainstream attention.
Discussion: The Hill
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Mike Pence's moral case for removing a president from office  —  (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence once argued the president of the United States should be held to the highest moral standards to determine whether he should resign or be removed from office.  —  Pence made the argument in two columns …
CBS Sacramento:
Black Lives Matter Protesters Crash Wedding Of Cop Linked To Stephon Clark Shooting  —  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — One of the two officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark was confronted by Black Lives Matter protesters on his wedding day.  —  Sacramento police have not released the names …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
Washington Post:
‘Maxine Waters’ America': Protesters swarm pro-Trump organization's leaders at a restaurant  —  Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens are outspoken leaders of the pro-Trump organization Turning Point USA.  Kirk, the founder, has been called a conservative provocateur with the ear of the president.
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Apple could be used as a ‘bargaining chip’ in the trade war, Chinese state media warns  — Apple has benefited from cheap labor and strong supply chain in China which has helped it boost profit and get to a $1 trillion valuation, the state-backed People's Daily said.
Discussion: 9to5Mac
William D. Ruckelshaus / Washington Post:
Only one other president has ever acted this desperate  —  William D. Ruckelshaus served as acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and as deputy attorney general in 1973.  He was also administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 1970 to 1973 and 1983 to 1985.
Discussion: Spectator USA
Anthony Watts / Watts Up With That?:
Failed Prognostications of Climate Alarm … It has been 30 years since the alarm bell was sounded for manmade global warming caused by modern industrial society.  And predictions made on that day—and ever since—continue to be falsified in the real world.
Kate Wagner / Vox:
Betsy DeVos's summer home deserves a special place in McMansion Hell  —  Kate Wagner dissects the shingle-style Michigan summer home of the education secretary.  —  Two weeks ago, somebody untied Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos's $40 million yacht from its mooring.
Discussion: Boing Boing
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“There Aren't That Many Places Where She Feels Safe”: Hope Hicks Plots Her Next Act  —  Donald Trump's former communications director made an unusual appearance on Air Force One last weekend.  Does she want back in, or is Hicks ready to step into her next phase of life?
Discussion: AOL
 
 
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Francisco Vara-Orta / Education Week:
Swastikas on bathroom stalls. …
Chris Joyner / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Breaking: Two Spalding County jailers fired for neo-Nazi comments
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Facebook Is Asked to Change Rules for Journalists and Scholars
Discussion: Gizmodo
Simon Rosenberg / NBC News:
Trump's brand is his xenophobic immigration policy. That's why he'll go to any lengths to enact it.
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump raised $135M at 29 fundraisers. But nearly half the events were for himself
Discussion: Political Wire
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Democrats poised to pick transgender woman for Vermont governor
 Earlier Items: 
Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
Dean Heller says GOP made ‘big mistake’ by tackling Obamacare first
Discussion: Political Wire and Roll Call
Maya Lora / The Hill:
Rosie O'Donnell leads anti-Trump Broadway sing-along at the White House
Reihan Salam / The Atlantic:
The Utility of White-Bashing
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Instapundit
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP fears steep losses in state legislatures
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