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2:40 PM ET, August 23, 2018

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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.
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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.
Discussion: Axios, Splinter and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Why Michael Cohen Agreed to Plead Guilty—And Implicate the President  —  Prosecutors had reams of evidence and a long list of counts, which also could have included the lawyer's wife  —  Michael Cohen had many reasons to play ball last weekend when his legal team sat down to talk to federal prosecutors.
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 …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:   Morning Joe Gets Heated: Michael Cohen ‘Wrapping Himself in the Holocaust’ to Explain Situation
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Not just misleading. Not merely false. A lie.
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Why Trump's supporters won't care about Cohen and Manafort's convictions  —  ZANESVILLE, OH — Last week, a woman in her mid-40s who lives in a tidy suburban enclave just outside of Columbus, Ohio, summed up her continued support for President Donald Trump despite his morals …
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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”.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump declares ‘market would crash’ if Democrats impeached him  —  President Trump, in an exclusive interview with Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt, warned that the “market would crash” if he's ever impeached while questioning why Democrats would even consider that course in the future.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Michael Cohen told Congress he doesn't know if Trump knew about Russia meeting  —  Michael Cohen told lawmakers last year, in sworn testimony, that he didn't know whether then-candidate Donald Trump had foreknowledge of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians, three sources with knowledge of Cohen's testimony tell Axios.
Bloomberg:
Will the Market Crash If Trump Is Impeached? Here's What Analysts Say
Discussion: Weekly Standard, CNBC and Raw Story
CNBC:
Trump wants to make ‘flipping’ illegal
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump says longstanding legal practice of flipping should almost ‘be outlawed’
Discussion: New Republic
CNN:
Trump says ‘everybody would be very poor’ if he's impeached
Discussion: Shareblue Media and KTLA
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Flipping’ to take a plea deal ‘almost ought to be illegal’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Wire
Fox News:
Manafort juror reveals lone holdout prevented Mueller team from convicting on all counts  —  NORTHERN VIRGINIA - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team was one holdout juror away from convicting Paul Manafort on all 18 counts of bank and tax fraud, juror Paula Duncan told Fox News in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Manafort juror Paula Duncan: Manafort is guilty, but Mueller probe is a witch hunt
Discussion: MSNBC
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Key Republicans Signal Trump May Fire Sessions After Election  — He's ‘entitled to an attorney general he has faith in’: Graham  — A new attorney general could take control of the Mueller probe  —  Two key Republican senators signaled to President Donald Trump …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sessions defends himself from President Trump's criticism, saying the Justice Department …
Bloomberg:
Trump Rips Cohen Deal and Says ‘Flipping’ Should Be Outlawed
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Rejects Trump's Latest Attack, Says Justice Dept. Will Not Be Influenced by Politics
Discussion: MSNBC
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump tweets the word ‘Africa’ for first time as president — in defense of whites in South Africa  —  President Trump on Wednesday night said he was directing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures,” as well as the “killing of farmers.”
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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 …
Discussion: Axios
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Education Secretary Considers Using Federal Funds to Arm Schools  —  Updated Aug. 23, 2018: The education community has responded to Secretary DeVos's policy proposal.  Read the latest here.  —  WASHINGTON — The Education Department is considering whether to allow states to use federal funding …
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.
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.
Stephen Gutowski Follow / Washington Free Beacon:
Amazon Bans Gun Book  —  Retail giant says book violated guidelines, won't say how  —  Amazon banned the sale of a gun book on Wednesday night for an unexplained violation of the company's rules.  —  The listing for The Liberator Code Book: An Exercise in Freedom of Speech …
RealClearInvestigations:
Despite Comey Assurances, Vast Bulk of Weiner Laptop Emails Were Never Examined  —  When then-FBI Director James Comey announced he was closing the Hillary Clinton email investigation for a second time just days before the 2016 election, he certified to Congress that his agency had …
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.
Discussion: Common Dreams
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump speechwriter's ouster sparks racially charged debate  —  It took just 80 minutes after racially incendiary emails started flying for the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, to shut down an email Listserv connecting hundreds of high-profile conservatives.
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Cuts Off Immigration Analyst's Mic After Getting Bested in Debate  —  Tucker Carlson's ability to embarrass his guests in bitter debates on his Fox News show has been well documented.  But there is one recurring guest who manages to trounce Carlson at his own game: Alex Nowrasteh …
Daily Mail:
A pod of heroic dolphins have been captured on video defending a humpback whale and her calf from a group of five male whales.  —  The mother named Spirit, and her male calf Sunny, found themselves in danger while swimming off Flinders Bay on Western Australia's southwest coast on Sunday …
 
 
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Roque Planas / HuffPost:
It's Time To Decriminalize Immigration, Say Top Texas Dems
EU Press Room:
European Commission adopts support package for Iran, with a focus on the private sector
BuzzFeed News:
Mollie Tibbetts' Family Is Pushing Back Against Trump And His Allies After They Seized On Her Death
Discussion: CNN
John Tunison / MLive.com:
Man accused of urinating on girl, 5, and calling her racial slur: police
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Elon Green / Longreads:
An Inquiry Into Abuse  —  Roger Morris was standing on the South Lawn of the White House.
Discussion: Jezebel
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Cohen Wasn't Alone: Records Suggest Others Had Role in Hush Money Arrangements
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Think Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders Are The Same? She Doesn't.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Rep. John Katko on Mueller investigation: 'It's not a witch hunt'
Discussion: Roll Call and Politico
Adam Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida Insider Poll: Here are the final primary predictions
Jenny Staletovich / miamiherald:
Could a super snake emerge from Everglades pythons? New DNA study raises possibility
Alex Amend / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Suspect who fatally stabbed black man in Pennsylvania ‘liked’ nearly 50 racist alt-right Facebook pages
John Sides / Washington Post:
A new poll shows 5 big challenges facing the Republicans in November
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
Trump called this White House defender ‘wonderful.’ He was fired from his previous job for alleged sexual harassment.
 

 
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Warner Bros. Discovery plans more cost-cutting to hit financial targets for next year, including raising Max prices and the possibility of more layoffs

Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
An investigation into AdVon, the company behind Sports Illustrated's fake writers, finds its AI content and fake authors at the LA Times, Miami Herald, and more

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

 
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