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Jeff Horwitz / Associated Press:
AP: National Enquirer's safe held damaging Trump stories  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush money payments and other damaging stories it killed as part of its cozy relationship with Donald Trump leading up to 2016 presidential election …
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Wall Street Journal:
David Pecker Granted Immunity in Cohen Case  —  Federal prosecutors granted immunity to David Pecker, CEO of the company that publishes the National Enquirer and a longtime friend of President Trump, in the Michael Cohen investigation.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Holy Shit, I Thought Pecker Would Be the Last One to Turn”: Trump's National Enquirer Allies Are the Latest to Defect  —  David Pecker and Dylan Howard corroborated Michael Cohen's account implicating the president in a federal crime.  And Cohen's lawyer Lanny Davis says there are more revelations to come.
Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
This Conspiracy Theory Should Worry Trump  —  When two or more people join together to break the law, as Michael Cohen says he and the president did, the penalties can be harsh.  —  Mr. Katyal was an acting solicitor general in the Obama administration.  —  President Trump needs a new defense.
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
New York Times:
David Pecker, American Media Chief, Is Said to Have Immunity in Trump Inquiry  —  The tabloid executive David J. Pecker has been granted immunity by federal prosecutors investigating payments during the 2016 campaign to two women who said they had affairs with Donald J. Trump …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed News:
David Pecker Was Granted Immunity.  Prosecutors Say He Knows About Three Key Moments In Trump's Campaign.  —  American Media CEO David Pecker — who prosecutors said has information about President Donald Trump's campaign's efforts to silence women who claimed they had affairs with Trump …
Washington Post:
Trump sought his lawyers' advice weeks ago on possibility of pardoning Manafort but they counseled against it, Giuliani says  —  President Trump sought his lawyers' advice several weeks ago on the possibility of pardoning Manafort, Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani said Thursday.
Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story and Axios
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Sky News:
Rudy Giuliani: Impeaching Trump would mean 'people's revolt'  —  Donald Trump's lawyer has said “the American people would revolt” if the president was impeached.  —  In an interview with Sky News Rudy Giuliani claimed there was “no reason” for an impeachment and called Mr Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen “a liar”.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump recently sought his lawyers' advice on possibility of pardoning Manafort, Giuliani says  —  President Trump recently asked his lawyers for their advice on the possibility of pardoning Paul Manafort and other aides accused of crimes, his lawyer said Thursday.
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Critics fear Trump's attacks are doing lasting damage to the justice system
Discussion: ABC News
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Rudy Giuliani ominously threatens that ‘the American people would revolt’ if Trump gets impeached
Discussion: CNN
New Yorker:
The Conspiracy Memo Aimed at Obama Aides that Circulated in the Trump White House  —  The 2017 document, titled the “Echo Chamber,” accused former Obama officials of undermining the incoming Administration.  —  In early 2017, some of Donald Trump's advisers concluded that they faced …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Balloon Juice
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Manhattan D.A. Eyes Criminal Charges Against Trump Organization  —  The Manhattan district attorney's office is considering pursuing criminal charges against the Trump Organization and two senior company officials in connection with Michael D. Cohen's hush money payment to an adult film actress …
Discussion: electionlawblog.org
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Key Republicans Give Trump a Path to Fire Sessions After the Election  — Sessions defends his performance in advancing Trump's agenda  — A new attorney general could take control of the Mueller probe  —  Two key Republican senators signaled to President Donald Trump …
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Politico:
Senate wall of support for Sessions splinters  —  As the president renewed his attacks on his attorney general, two Senate Republicans indicated they'd be open to replacing him — sparking a quick smackdown from GOP leaders.  —  Top Senate Republicans sent dueling signals on Thursday …
Pete Kasperowicz / Washington Examiner:
Ben Sasse threatens to vote against any new AG if Trump fires Jeff Sessions
Discussion: Townhall
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo:
White House blocks bill that would protect elections  —  WASHINGTON — A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation's defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the  —  Senate at the behest of the White House, which opposed the proposed legislation, according to congressional sources.
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Salena Zito / New York Post:
Facebook censored my column — and I still can't find out why
Discussion: Power Line and Instapundit
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Mafia Mind-Set
Discussion: Raw Story
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The American Obsession With Donald Trump's Mood
Reuters:
Inside the progressive movement roiling the Democratic Party  —  Frustrated by a string of defeats at the polls, a progressive wing of the Democratic Party pushes a populist platform across the country.  Amid wins and losses, the movement aims to reshape a party in flux.
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Mark Niesse / politics.myajc:
BREAKING: Elections consultant fired over proposal to close Georgia precincts  —  The elections consultant who proposed closing most voting locations in a majority African-American rural Georgia county has been fired ahead of a vote Friday on consolidating precincts.
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Mike Pompeo faces a moment of truth on North Korea  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is making a bold and risky push to reinvigorate a diplomatic effort with North Korea that is struggling to make progress amid increasingly belligerent rhetoric from Pyongyang.
Christine Pelisek / Yahoo:
Mollie Tibbetts' Suspected Murderer Is an ‘All-American Boy’ with No Prior Record, Defense Argues  —  accused of murdering 20-year-old college sophomore  —  Mollie Tibbetts made his first appearance at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Iowa on Wednesday.  —  At the hearing …
Discussion: Daily Wire, Vox and twitchy.com
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CBS News:
Reality Winner, who pleaded guilty to leaking secret U.S. report, gets 63-month sentence  —  AUGUSTA, Ga. — A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified U.S. report to a news organization was sentenced to more than five years Thursday as part of a deal with prosecutors …
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Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Florida candidate says alien abduction doesn't define her  —  MIAMI (AP) — U.S. House candidate Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera has a long list of accomplishments to bolster her campaign in Florida.  But she is perhaps best known for claiming that she was abducted by space aliens as a child.
Discussion: BloombergQuint
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Manafort juror Paula Duncan: Manafort is guilty, but Mueller probe is a witch hunt  —  Paula Duncan tells NBC News the evidence against Paul Manafort was overwhelming, but she still wants Robert Mueller to wrap up his investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — Paula Duncan didn't wear her red …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Poll: Pennsylvanians give low marks to Trump and tariffs  —  Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey both hold double-digit leads over lesser-known opponents in new NBC News/Marist poll.  —  WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania, a state that helped put President Donald Trump in the White House …
Discussion: CNBC and Political Wire
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘Dangerous and poisoned’: Critics blast Trump for endorsing white nationalist conspiracy theory on South Africa  —  President Trump's promotion of a white nationalist conspiracy theory involving South Africa prompted fierce backlash there Thursday and fresh criticism in the United States …
Armin Rosen / Tablet Magazine:
Who Is Julia Salazar?  Brooklyn State Senate Candidate's Complex Personal History and Views  —  It's impossible to walk around New York state Sen. Martin Dilan's north Brooklyn district without seeing his 27-year-old opponent peering out from the storefronts on Knickerbocker Avenue …
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
THE EMBARRASSINGLY TIMID TRUMP OPPOSITION  —  One of my favorite questions for Republican Trump enablers is to ask them to name just one of the president's personal character traits that they'd want their children to share.  It tends to elicit deep sighs and deflections, or absurd-on-the-face delusions—he's a good father!
NBC News:
Russian trolls pushed divisive content over vaccines, researchers say  —  The study highlights how social media-based propaganda efforts from Russia were not solely focused on the 2016 election and now include public health issues.  —  Russian trolls weren't just trying to cause division in U.S. politics.
Axios:
Scoop: Trump won't endorse criminal justice bill before midterms  —  President Trump has stymied a plan to push prison and sentencing reform before the midterms, according to an administration source with direct knowledge.  In a White House meeting on Thursday afternoon …
Discussion: Power Line, Politico and Political Wire
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Senate passes giant spending package in hopes of averting shutdown  —  The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed an $857 billion spending package that Republican leaders are counting on to convince President Donald Trump to back down from threats of a government shutdown in September.
Discussion: Washington Post
Richard Lawson / Vanity Fair:
The Happytime Murders May Be the Worst Movie of the Year  —  A total disaster, with puppets.  —  What is a puppet?  I ask that sincerely, as after watching the new film The Happytime Murders (released August 24), I have lost my (admittedly tenuous) grasp on the very concept.
Dan Tynan / The Guardian:
Amazon's ‘ambassador’ workers assure Twitter: we can go to the toilet any time  —  Army of fulfillment center employees jump to company's defense online when it faces a barrage of bad press  —  Anxious consumers worried about the welfare of Amazon's thousands of warehouse employees …
Discussion: Splinter
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Wants to Ban Flipping Because He Is Almost Literally a Mob Boss  —  Last November, a person close to the Trump administration speaking to the Washington Post invoked a chilling metaphor.  “This investigation is a classic Gambino-style roll-up,” the source said.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh is not mentioned in once-secret report on press leaks  —  An investigation into alleged leaks to the press from the office of independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr in the 1990s makes no reference to any role played by his one-time associate, Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Jezebel
 
 
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The Times of Israel:
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Search Your Souls (What's Left of Them), Republicans
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
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mystatesman:
Commentary: Why are you, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, defending Alex Jones?
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 Earlier Items: 
Laura Olson / Morning Call:
Pat Toomey's campaign email accounts targeted by foreign hackers
Discussion: Roll Call
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Politicon Convention Drops Milo Yiannopoulos After Social Media Backlash
Discussion: Splinter and Raw Story
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
In ‘Small Fry,’ Steve Jobs Comes Across as a Jerk. His Daughter Forgives Him. Should We?
Discussion: Boing Boing and East Bay Times
Lucas Nolan / Breitbart:
David Horowitz: Visa, Mastercard Cut Off Payments to My Think Tank Based on SPLC ‘Hate Group’ Label
Discussion: Daily Wire
The Guardian:
If Trump shot Michael Cohen in broad daylight, here's what Republicans would say