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4:25 PM ET, August 12, 2018

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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Omarosa claims she heard Trump N-word tape after book's publication  —  In an exclusive interview with NBC's Meet the Press, Newman says the tape confirmed her worst fears about Trump.  —  Full Omarosa: ‘I had a blind spot where it came to Donald Trump’  —  WASHINGTON — Former White House …
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Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
Omarosa Manigault Newman releases recording purportedly made in White House Situation Room  —  Omarosa Manigault Newman, the fired White House aide seeking publicity for her new memoir about her time in the Trump administration, said in an interview Sunday that the way Chief …
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Conway: Trump White House requires nondisclosure agreements  —  Kellyanne Conway responded to claims from former White House official Omarosa Manigault Newman that she was offered “hush money” by saying Sunday that everyone in the West Wing has signed nondisclosure agreements, which she described as a completely normal practice.
Discussion: Washington Post
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Why Omarosa's attack on Kelly could backfire  —  Recording a conversation in the Situation Room was a potential security breach in a room that's meant to be one of the most locked-down in Washington.  —  Apprentice star-turned-spurned White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman opened a new front …
Daily Mail:
Omarosa secretly recorded John Kelly firing her in the SITUATION ROOM and claims she heard …
Austin Aslim Monahan:
Please read, if you care about my mother please share.  —  I love you momma, you wont have to stand alone  —  #ibelieveher  —  #wearemanenough  —  #timesup  —  Keith Ellison Keith Ellison for Attorney General Jason Sole Shvonne L Johnson Will Moore @Shiranthi Goonathilaka Stephen Davis …
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Sam J. / twitchy.com:
WHOA if true: MN Dem.  Debra Hilstrom tweets SHOCKING Facebook post accusing Keith Ellison of domestic violence  —  Every once in a while we come across a tweet where we aren't entirely sure if what we're reading is true or not BUT HOLY COW if it is.  This tweet from Minnesota Democrat …
Discussion: Power Line
Briana Bierschbach / mprnews.org:
Abuse allegation made against Keith Ellison, who denies it
Discussion: twitchy.com
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
‘Beautiful’ and ‘Lovely’: Trump Tweets Reflect Fixation on Women's Appearances  —  When President Trump took to Twitter to complain about two women with connections to the Russia investigation, he affixed special descriptions to both.  —  “Beautiful,” he said of Nellie Ohr …
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
Anti-racist protesters and activists march through the streets of Charlottesville  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE — Confusion over an extraordinary police presence on the anniversary of a violent and deadly white nationalist rally turned into anger Saturday night as hundreds of black-clad protesters marched through …
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Megan Keller / The Hill:
Giuliani: It would take extreme action for Trump to obstruct justice  —  's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that it would take some sort of extreme action for the president to obstruct justice.  —  “There are people who argue that he could never obstruct justice.
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
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Sandy Hingston / Pushback:
How Millennials Killed Mayonnaise  —  The inexorable rise of identity condiments has led to hard times for the most American of foodstuffs.  And that's a shame.  —  I write this in the dead of summer, always a bittersweet season — why is it we got summers off from school for all those years …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Dinesh D'Souza and the Decline of Conservatism  —  Few have enjoyed quite so spectacular a comeback under President Trump as the conservative polemicist and filmmaker, Dinesh D'Souza.  In 2012, D'Souza resigned as president of a Christian college amid charges of adultery and deception.
Washington Post:
Don't fall for Trump's latest whataboutism  —  PRESIDENT TRUMP tweets it repeatedly: Yes, there was collusion with Russia — except the real colluders were Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.  The president was back at it again Thursday, quoting a conservative cable host's assertion that …
Margaret Coker / New York Times:
The Iraqi Spy Who Infiltrated ISIS  —  BAGHDAD — The driver was sweating as his white Kia pickup truck sped along a rain-slicked Baghdad highway toward a neighborhood bustling with open-air markets.  —  With every jolt and turn, his pulse quickened.  Hidden in the truck's chassis …
Farah Stockman / New York Times:
For Voters Sick of Money in Politics, a New Pitch: No PAC Money Accepted  —  EXCELSIOR, Minn. — Like many political candidates, Dean Phillips spends hours each day fund-raising and thanking his donors.  But because he refuses to accept PAC money from corporations, unions or other politicians, he has adopted a unique approach.
Sue-Ann Levy / Toronto Sun:
Masked anti-hate demonstrators show no love at Toronto rally  —  They claimed to be protesting at Nathan Phillips Square on a sizzling Saturday afternoon to “stop the hate” of anti-Islamic groups.  —  But as it became clear to the unruly, ill-mannered protesters that the target of their anger …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
Under Trump, the rare act of denaturalizing U.S. citizens on the rise  —  Working a Saturday shift in the stuffy Immigration and Naturalization Service office in downtown Los Angeles in the 1970s, Carl Shusterman came across a rap sheet.  —  A man recently sworn in as a United States citizen …
Discussion: Politico
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
Poll: One year after Charlottesville, majority of Americans see racial tensions on the rise  —  One year after the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, most Americans feel racial tensions have grown over the past year, and partisans - as well as white and black Americans …
Carol Anderson / New York Times:
Brian Kemp, Enemy of Democracy  —  An expert on voter suppression, he will help keep Georgia red.  —  Dr. Anderson is the author of the forthcoming “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy.”  —  The Republican runoff for the governorship in Georgia …
Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Against All Odds: Democrats Pour Money Into Longshot Races  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Thara Narasimhan, who hosts an Hindu radio program in Houston, has already given $1,200 to a Democrat running against Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Olson, who once drove around his solidly conservative Texas district with a …
Kansas City Star:
County officials wield the power as Colyer vs. Kobach race remains undecided  —  Local officials spread across Kansas' 105 counties will exercise an incredible amount of power this week when they determine whether thousands of ballots should count in the closest primary race for governor in Kansas history.
 
 
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Andrew Kugle / Washington Free Beacon:
Pelosi: One of NBC's Priorities Is to ‘Undermine My Prospects as Speaker’
Discussion: twitchy.com
Grace Gottschling / Campus Reform:
Trump to sign Confucius Institute funding ban
Discussion: Chicago Boyz
Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's economic mirage; Sanders on Medicare
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Scott Stedman:
Energy investment group claims $350M capital commitment from Carter Page after 2016 election
Milton Nkosi / BBC:
South Africa risks ‘Zimbabwe-style land chaos’
Wall Street Journal:
Horizon Air Plane Theft, Crash Exposes Cracks in Airport Security
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John Eligon / New York Times:
Talking to a Man Named Mr. Cotton About Slavery and Confederate Monuments
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Maryland football Coach DJ Durkin needs to go
Ryan Wilson / CBSSports.com:
Police urged to not buy Dolphins tickets after Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson kneel during anthem
Discussion: The Root and Fox News Insider
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Kevin Cramer breaks with Trump on legal immigration but treads carefully on trade
April Glaser / Slate:
How White Supremacists Planned Their Rally in D.C.
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation and Lawfare
Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
A surprising grass-roots upheaval is shaking Maryland's Democrats
Discussion: Political Wire
Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed News:
An 11-Year-Old Changed The Results Of Florida's Presidential Vote At A Hacker Convention. Discuss.