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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Ex-aide says she refused hush money, pens White House memoir calling Trump racist  —  Omarosa Manigault Newman was offered a $15,000-a-month contract from President Trump's campaign to stay silent after being fired from her job as a White House aide by Chief of Staff John F. Kelly last December …
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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Omarosa Tells NPR She Heard Trump ‘N-Word Tape,’ Contradicting Her Own Tell-All Book  —  “Hearing it changed everything for me,” former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman told NPR on Friday.  —  Manigault Newman was referring to what she calls the “N-word tape” …
Discussion: TheBlaze, Mediaite and twitchy.com
David Smith / The Guardian:
Omarosa says Trump is a racist who uses N-word - and claims there's tape to prove it  —  Former Apprentice contestant and ex-White House adviser writes in new memoir that she witnessed ‘truly appalling things’  —  Donald Trump is a “racist” who has used the “N-word” repeatedly …
Politico:
Hell hath no fury like Omarosa scorned  —  With her new book, ‘The Apprentice’ star and former White House official is finally and completely burning her bridges with Trump.  —  Nothing can change your mind about a person as quickly as getting dumped or fired.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
What we're reading: The juiciest claims from Omarosa's upcoming book
John Light / Talking Points Memo:
Omarosa Claims She Walked In On Trump Eating Paper In Oval Office
Discussion: Mediaite
BuzzFeed News:
GOP Operative Made “Suspicious” Cash Withdrawals During Pursuit Of Clinton Emails  —  In one of the most intriguing episodes of the 2016 presidential campaign, Republican activist Peter W. Smith launched an independent effort to obtain Hillary Clinton's emails to help defeat her and elect Donald Trump.
Discussion: Lawfare
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Elie Honig / The Daily Beast:
Trump Will Fold if Mueller Calls His Bluff.  Giuliani Is the Tell. … As negotiations continue between Robert Mueller and Rudy Giuliani over a potential sit-down interview with President Donald Trump, Giuliani has gone on a public relations tour announcing that he has offered to bring …
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
CNN:
‘Manhattan Madam’ to testify before grand jury in Mueller investigation
BuzzFeed News:
Twitter Suspends Proud Boys And Founder Gavin McInnes Accounts Ahead Of Unite The Right Rally  —  Twitter suspended several accounts associated with the Proud Boys, a right-wing group present at last year's Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, ahead of a similar rally in Washington, DC this weekend.
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Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Miami Congressman Diaz-Balart Posts Photo With Alt-Right “Proud Boy”
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
NPR interviewed the racist behind ‘Unite the Right 2’ and it was a disaster  —  Two days ahead of what is expected to be a small white supremacist rally in Washington, D.C., NPR gave rally organizer Jason Kessler a national platform to peddle junk “race science.”
Discussion: NPR and Splinter
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Debbie Elliott / NPR:
Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer's Mother Picks Up Her Baton
Discussion: Raw Story, Vox and ThinkProgress
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Democrats all but acknowledge Kavanaugh is headed toward confirmation to Supreme Court  —  ORONO, Maine — Democrats have all but acknowledged that they are unable to stop the Senate from confirming Trump nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court this fall.
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Washington Post:
The Manafort scramble: Raising millions for himself even as he ran Trump's campaign  —  Paul Manafort, a valued customer of the Trump Organization who had spent $3.7 million to buy Apartment 43G in Trump Tower, appeared to be just what Donald Trump wanted in March 2016: A consummate Washington insider …
Discussion: New York Post and Axios
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Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
Sheriff Joe on Sacha Baron Cohen interview: ‘I made a bad mistake’  —  PHOENIX — Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio admits that he made a “bad mistake” by allowing himself to be interviewed by Sacha Baron Cohen as part of an undercover television show.
Discussion: Splinter and The Daily Caller
Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Iran test-fires ballistic missile for first time in 2018, officials say  —  EXCLUSIVE - For the first time in more than a year, Iran test-fired a ballistic missile in a brazen display of defiance months after President Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark nuclear deal and days …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Explain the Chinese spy, Sen. Feinstein  —  Imagine if it emerged that the Republican chairman of the House or Senate intelligence committee had a Russian spy working on their staff.  Think it would cause a political firestorm?  Well, this month we learned that Sen. Dianne Feinstein …
Discussion: Instapundit and Breitbart
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Kansas governor questions opponent's role in vote counting  —  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer said Friday that he believes Secretary of State Kris Kobach has told counties as part of his job as the state's top elections official not to accept some legitimate ballots in their hotly contested Republican primary race.
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John Hanna / Associated Press:   Kobach's take-no-prisoners style at forefront in Kansas race
Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
Democratic National Committee Proposes Reversing Its Ban On Fossil Fuel Donations  —  The move comes just two months after the party adopted a resolution to prohibit oil, gas and coal company contributions.  —  The Democratic National Committee plans to vote on a resolution Friday afternoon …
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Flat Earthers Call Trump's Space Force Idea ‘Impossible’ … President Donald Trump wants a Space Force to expand U.S. military power beyond the globe.  That's a problem for flat earthers who incorrectly believe the world is a flat disc floating through space.
Bob Salsberg / Yahoo:
Newspaper calls for war of words against Trump media attacks  —  BOSTON (AP) — A Boston newspaper is proposing a coordinated editorial response from publications across the U.S. to President Donald Trump's frequent attacks on the news media.  —  “We are not the enemy of the people,” …
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
Rick Wilson / KCRW:
FROM THIS EPISODE  —  Does President Trump deserve the credit he took for dragging the Republican candidate in that Ohio House race over the finish line?  Tuesday was also not a good night for high-profile progressive candidates in Democratic primaries.  Is this the revenge of the Democratic establishment?
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
NEW: Daily Beast Working on Major NBC News Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Story  —  The Daily Beast is working on a major story about sexual harassment and misconduct at NBC News, sources tell Mediaite.  —  The story involves varying allegations against senior NBC News executives …
Danny McDonald / BostonGlobe.com:
‘Do you know who I am?’  Bill Murray, photographer get into dispute on Martha's Vineyard  —  Actor and comedian Bill Murray was involved in a dispute with a photographer at a Martha's Vineyard restaurant Wednesday night, according to a police report.  —  Peter Simon, 71, said he was on …
Discussion: Mediaite, CBS Chicago and AOL
William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Threatens Tariffs on Canadian-Made Cars  —  President also says Nafta deal with Mexico ‘is coming along nicely’  —  President Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Canadian-made cars if U.S. officials can't strike a deal with the country on overhauling the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Discussion: Axios
Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
Trump Administration Seeks to Withhold Millions in Aid to Palestinians  —  Kushner hopes cuts will pressure Palestinians to accept a U.S. peace plan.  —  The White House is seeking to withhold up to $200 million in relief aid for Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank …
Discussion: Raw Story and BloombergQuint
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Mulvaney Looks to Weaken Oversight of Military Lending  —  The Trump administration is planning to suspend routine examinations of lenders for violations of the Military Lending Act, which was devised to protect military service members and their families from financial fraud …
Andrew Seidman / Philly.com:
N.J.'s Bob Menendez is top foreign relations Democrat in Senate.  His campaign chief is a lobbyist for Qatar.  —  Michael Soliman is a longtime aide and confidant to Sen. Bob Menendez.  Now the New Jersey Democrat's campaign chairman, he naturally wants his boss to win reelection this year.
Maxine Shen / Daily Mail:
Newly released video shows incredible Afghanistan heroics of Air Force sergeant, 36, killed in battle with Al Qaeda 16 years ago and he will finally receive a posthumous Medal of Honor  — A new video shows him taking on Al Qaeda fighters single-handedly after coming back from unconsciousness …
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Rubio Goes Nationalist  —  Meet the new Marco . . .  In June 2016, Marco Rubio changed his mind and announced that he would not be retiring from the Senate as he had planned.  A major reason he was seeking a second term, Rubio said, was to help the Senate exercise what …
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Once ‘No Longer a Nuclear Threat,’ North Korea Now in Standoff With U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — North Korea is insisting that the United States declare that the Korean War is over before providing a detailed, written disclosure of all its atomic weapons stockpiles, its nuclear production facilities …
FiveThirtyEight:
We Researched Hundreds Of Races.  Here's Who Democrats Are Nominating.  —  This story was produced in collaboration with ABC News and Ballotpedia.1 Research by Ballotpedia and Roey Hadar, Lee Harris, Adam Kelsey, Adia Robinson, Meena Venkataramanan and John Verhovek of ABC News.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Chris Whitfield / The Daily Citizen:
‘I hate this county.  I prayed to God that he would curse it’: Footage shows DUI arrest of congressional candidate (with VIDEO)  —  Editor's note: Some of the language in this story may be offensive to some readers.  —  The Democratic congressional candidate who was found guilty this week …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Heidi Heitkamp challenges Trump on border security plan: Where is it?  —  DICKEY COUNTY, N.D. — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in an interview Thursday lashed President Trump on border security, charging that the administration has failed to produce an adequate blueprint for halting illegal crossings from Mexico.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Russian state TV warns Trump to ‘do what we say’ if you want ‘support in the elections’  —  One of Russia's state-run TV news programs this week expressed displeasure with newly announced sanctions being leveled against the Kremlin — and one guest said that it was time to put direct pressure …
 
 
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Weekly Standard:
Republicans and Trump Tower
Discussion: Raw Story
BuzzFeed News:
Massive Attack On Swedish News Sites Was The Work Of Russia, US Told Its Ambassadors
Los Angeles Times:
A staggering death toll for firefighters in California's summer of flames
Kwame Anthony Appiah / New York Times:
Go Ahead, Speak for Yourself
Discussion: Instapundit
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Axios Gives Up on Getting You to Pronounce Its Name Axi-US
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C.J. Ciaramella / Hit & Run:
Rod Rosenstein Defends Bad Forensic Science
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans ask Trump to intervene in contentious Arizona primary
Discussion: Political Wire
Greg P. / twitchy.com:
CASE CLOSED: Head of commission investigating Parkland shooting says armed staffer could have stopped Nikolas Cruz
Discussion: TheBlaze
Heather Long / Washington Post:
In America, wage growth is getting wiped out entirely by inflation
Laura Newberry / Los Angeles Times:
Fed-up locals are setting electric scooters on fire, smearing them with poop and burying them at sea
Discussion: Althouse
Harry Litman / Washington Post:
Time for Mueller to bring out the big guns
Discussion: Althouse