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8:10 AM ET, August 9, 2018

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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Secret recording shows GOP's Nunes saying Rosenstein impeachment would delay Supreme Court pick  —  “Do you want them [the Senate] to drop everything and not confirm the Supreme Court justice?”  Rep. Devin Nunes said at a recent fundraiser.  —  Hard-line conservative Republicans …
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MSNBC:
TRMS Exclusive: Devin Nunes speaks candidly at fundraiser  —  The Rachel Maddow Show has obtained exclusive audio of Rep. Devin Nunes speaking candidly to donors at a private fundraiser.  —  Below are the transcripts of the portions aired on the August 8, 2018 episode of The Rachel Maddow Show:
Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:
TRMS Exclusive: Devin Nunes at fundraiser audio clip 3  —  In secretly recorded audio from a fundraiser for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers obtained exclusively by The Rachel Maddow Show, Devin Nunes is heard explaining that working with a foreign country to release, for example, e-mails, would be criminal.
Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:   TRMS Exclusive: Devin Nunes at fundraiser audio clip 1
Jessie Balmert / USA Today:
Ohio race just got closer after county finds hundreds of uncounted votes  —  A special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District was too close to call early Tuesday.  It could produce an automatic recount for Democrat Danny O'Connor and Republican Troy Balderson, who was backed by President Donald Trump.
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New York Times:
Republicans Gird for House Battle as Ohio and Kansas Races Remain Close  —  Alarmed by the tight race for a congressional seat in Ohio, Republicans are steeling for a 90-day campaign of trench warfare as they fight to keep control of the House, pinning their hopes on well-funded outside groups …
Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Kobach refuses to recuse himself from election recount
Washington Post:
‘Nothing bodes well’: Lackluster election results spark debate over Trump's midterm role
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:   Trump Claims Election Night Credit. It's Not That Simple.
The Daily Beast:
Omarosa Secretly Recorded Trump and Played the Audio to Others, Sources Say … Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, isn't the only one with secretly recorded audio of the president.  —  Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell The Daily Beast …
New York Times:
Trump's Lawyers Counter Mueller's Interview Offer, Seeking Narrower Scope  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers rejected the special counsel's latest terms for an interview in the Russia investigation, countering on Wednesday with an offer that suggested a narrow path for answering questions, people familiar with the matter said.
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Associated Press:
Like father, like son: Trump Jr. defiant about Russia probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — If Donald Trump Jr. is worried, he sure doesn't show it.  —  His father, the president, is reported to be fretting about his eldest son's entanglement in the Russia investigation.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Rudy Giuliani's expectations game  —  With his constant commentating and public negotiating, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is setting up unmeetable expectations for special counsel Robert Mueller — a kind of insurance policy with the president's base.  —  What he's saying: The former …
Fox News:   Trump's legal team responds to Mueller request for interview
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:   Giuliani: This Case Isn't Going To Fizzle, It's Going To Blow Up On Mueller
CNN:   Giuliani says GOP could benefit if Trump's negotiations with Mueller drag on
CBS News:
Chris Collins, a timeline — including video of that phone call at the White House picnic  —  Rep. Chris Collins' indictment on insider trading charges sent ripples through Washington on Wednesday.  Collins, the first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for president, was key in supporting Mr. Trump early on.
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Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:   House Republican just arrested for committing a felony on the White House lawn
Nancy Cook / Politico:   Trump allies luring Hope Hicks into 2020 campaign
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Washington Post:
Tribune withdraws from Sinclair merger, saying it will sue for ‘breach of contract’  —  Tribune Media said Thursday that it would withdraw from its $3.9 billion merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group, adding it would sue Sinclair for “breach of contract” over its failed negotiations with regulators over the deal.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Tribune Media Terminates $3.9B Sinclair Deal, Files Lawsuit for Breach of Contract  —  The mega-deal would have created a local TV giant reaching nearly two-thirds of U.S. TV households.  —  Sinclair Broadcast Group's $3.9 billion takeover of Tribune Media, which would have created …
Tampa Bay Times:
Bill Nelson: The Russians have penetrated some Florida voter registration systems  —  Nelson amplified concerns about the 2018 midterms.  —  Russian operatives have “penetrated” some of Florida's election systems ahead of the 2018 midterms, Sen. Bill Nelson said Wednesday, adding new urgency about hacking.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Whole Republican Party Seems to Be Going to Jail Now  —  The entire Trump era has been a festering pit of barely disguised ongoing corruption.  But the whole sordid era has not had a 24-hour period quite like the orgy of criminality which we have just experienced.  The events of the last day alone include:
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Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Media boost security as Trump ramps up ‘enemy’ rhetoric  —  TV networks are employing security guards at the president's high-octane rallies.  —  Notebooks, mics, cameras, hairspray — those are all things TV reporters are used to having with them at political rallies.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Emails show 2016 links among Steele, Ohr, Simpson — with Russian oligarch in background  —  Emails in 2016 between former British spy Christopher Steele and Justice Department official Bruce Ohr suggest Steele was deeply concerned about the legal status of a Putin-linked Russian oligarch …
Discussion: emptywheel, Power Line and The Hill
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Uber Hit With Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown  —  Even as Uber has become one of Silicon Valley's biggest success stories and changed the way people across the globe get around, the company has faced increased scrutiny from government regulators and struggled to overcome its image …
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
The Case for Banning Alex Jones  —  There's no reason for conservatives to be defending this guy.  —  One of the downstream effects of Trumpism is that the fact of having a President Trump has given conservatives a hair-trigger on defending every marginal figure, no matter how stupid or malicious.
Discussion: infowars.com and The Federalist
Weekly Standard:
A Tale of Two Cultures  —  Colombia is a functioning republic with a bright future.  Venezuela, its neighbor, is a nightmare.  What accounts for the difference?  —  A generation ago, Jared Diamond argued in his bestselling book Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies …
Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:
Democrats want Facebook to tell them who has seen disinformation  —  Here's why it's so hard to spot deepfakes  —  The Democratic party's top technologist wants Facebook to identify American audiences who see Russian propaganda and disinformation about political candidates.
Discussion: Associated Press
Ken White / NBC News:
Ken White The Manafort trial judge keeps yelling at prosecutors.  That's not good news for the defendant.  —  Trial lawyers know that judicial grumbling is not a reliable predictor of results.  —  For the last week, political junkies have been transfixed by the federal criminal trial of Paul Manafort …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Vox and The Hill
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
Why the Left Is So Afraid of Jordan Peterson  —  The Canadian psychology professor's stardom is evidence that leftism is on the decline—and deeply vulnerable.  —  Two years ago, I walked downstairs and saw one of my teenage sons watching a strange YouTube video on the television.  —  “What is that?”
 
 
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Dianne Feinstein was an easy mark for China's spy
Chris McKee / KRQE-TV:
Student accuses Santa Fe store clerk of racial profiling after police called
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Ricochet:
AG Jeff Sessions' Remarks at the Alliance Defending Freedom's Summit on Religious Liberty
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Associated Press:
Immigration Raids in Nebraska, Minnesota Target Businesses
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Washington Post:
More than 40,000 Facebook users expressed interest in political protests with potential Russian ties
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Nick Wing / HuffPost:
8 Children Are Accidentally Shot Every Day With Unsecured Firearms In The Home
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times:
Washington state primary election: GOP's McMorris Rodgers, Herrera Beutler face tight races in November
Andrew Freedman / Axios:
Commerce orders NOAA to prioritize water for firefighting over endangered species
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Hannah Parry / Daily Mail:
Unfriended!  Democrat drives to man's house and shoots him after heated political disagreement on Facebook
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CNN:
Corey Stewart praised southern secession in 2017 campaign appearance
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

Financial Times:
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