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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.
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 …
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 …
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The Daily Beast:   Forbes: Wilbur Ross Accused of Stealing Over $120 Million
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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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Wall Street Journal: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under investigation for possible tax fraud
Discussion: Raw Story
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: Splinter and Mediaite
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Gates' testimony turns Manafort fraud trial into soap opera  —  Analysis: He spoke to something no other witness so far has been able to: his assessment of Manafort's motives.  In a word, greed.  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller may not need Rick Gates to prove crimes against Paul Manafort.
Paul Manafort / New York Times:
Paul Manafort Trial Live Updates: After a $215,000 Tax Bill, Manafort Writes ‘This Is a Disaster’  —  • Rick Gates, the former right-hand man to Paul Manafort, President Trump's campaign chairman, is testifying in Mr. Manafort's trial on bank and tax fraud charges in Alexandria, Va.
Discussion: Breitbart
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
America is swarming with Paul Manaforts
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort prosecution's frustration with judge leads to fiery clashes
Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Beast
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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Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
No One Voted for Facebook and Apple to Deal With Alex Jones
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) …
Discussion: Boing Boing and Daily Kos
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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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, Just Jared and Jezebel
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 …
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
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.
Mark Moore / New York Post:
Trump's star voted off Hollywood Walk of Fame  —  The marker has been pummeled by a pickax and a sledgehammer, but now the West Hollywood City Council has voted to remove President Trump's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  —  The panel unanimously approved a resolution urging …
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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.
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: Mashable and The Hill
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: The Gateway Pundit
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.
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP fears steep losses in state legislatures  —  LOS ANGELES — Republicans hoping to hold on to their majorities in state legislative chambers across the country are nervously eying President Trump  —  's anemic approval rating, concerned that a wave of voter anger could undo years of gains.
Discussion: Shareblue Media
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 …
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: Washington Post, MSNBC and WCMH-TV
Associated Press:
Man who jumped out of freezer and died was cold-case suspect  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who jumped out of a freezer and threatened employees with a knife at a New York City brunch spot and then died was a suspected cold-case killer who had just been released from jail in Boston, authorities revealed on Monday.
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Why in the world is Saudi Arabia sanctioning Canada?  —  What does Saudi Arabia think it can accomplish with sanctions?  Here are three possible explanations.  —  Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything.
Financial Times:
Elon Musk tweets plan to on taking Tesla private  —  Arash Massoudi in London, Richard Waters in San Francisco and James Fontanella-Khan in New York August 7, 2018  —  Elon Musk took to Twitter on Wednesday to declare that he might take Tesla private shortly after a Financial Times report …
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 …
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
David Siders / Politico:
2020 hopeful Delaney hits all of Iowa's 99 counties  —  John Delaney, the little-known Maryland congressman running unabashedly for president since last year, will claim an early milestone in the 2020 contest Sunday: Long before most Democrats formally enter the race, he will have campaigned in all 99 counties in Iowa.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Nunes: FBI Failed To Include ‘Exculpatory’ Evidence In Carter Page FISAs  — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes claims that the FBI and Justice Department omitted ‘exculpatory evidence’ on Carter Page in spy applications.  — The Republican also claims that DOJ official Bruce Ohr …
 
 
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Whitney Phillips / The Guardian:
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Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
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Discussion: AOL
William D. Ruckelshaus / Washington Post:
Only one other president has ever acted this desperate
Discussion: Spectator USA