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10:05 AM ET, August 24, 2018

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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 …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
No collusion?  We'll see.  But what about tax fraud?  —  President Trump's touchstone mob boss, Al Capone, famously went down for tax evasion when the feds couldn't nail him on more serious crimes.  Has Trump stopped to consider whether he could be headed for the same fate?
Discussion: Fox News, Daily Kos and Gizmodo
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: Raw Story and CNN
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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Associated Press:   A president who demands loyalty finds it fleeting in DC
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Second Fox News reporter leaves amid objections to network  —  In the Trump era, hard reporting is being crowded out by opinionated panels, current and former staffers say.  —  Another on-air reporter is leaving Fox News over frustrations with the direction and tone of the network …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Has Found a Voice to Love in Tucker Carlson. That Love Isn't Always Returned.
Discussion: The Guardian and Informed Comment
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘Dangerous and poisoned’: Critics blast Trump for endorsing white nationalist conspiracy theory on South Africa
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 …
Axios:
Trump's fantasy legal system  —  When President Trump told “Fox & Friends” that this “whole thing about flipping ... almost ought to be outlawed,” he was continuing a long habit of declaring what he thinks laws and the legal system should be, and ignoring what they are.
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Pete Kasperowicz / Washington Examiner:
Ben Sasse threatens to vote against any new AG if Trump fires Jeff Sessions
Discussion: Townhall
Calvin Lawrence Jr / ABC News:
Trump responds to Jeff Sessions push-back: Look at 'corruption on the 'other side"
Discussion: Breitbart and Political Wire
Popular Information:
BONUS: Trump's plot to muzzle Mueller
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Martin London / TIME:
I Was a Lawyer for Spiro Agnew.  President Trump Should Consider Resigning  —  London is a retired partner for the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and the author of The Client Decides; he was a principal lawyer for Vice President Spiro Agnew.
Discussion: Just Security, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Fox News:
Autopsy finds Iowa student died from ‘sharp force injuries’
Discussion: Daily Wire
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
A cancer on the presidency
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter: My wife handled my finances  —  (CNN)Rep. Duncan D. Hunter seemed to shift any blame onto his wife, Margaret, on Thursday for alleged campaign fund abuses, saying she was the one handling his finances.  —  “She was also the campaign manager …
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Carla Baranauckas / HuffPost:   Rep. Duncan Hunter Blames Wife For Campaign Spending Under Inquiry
Paulina Dedaj / Fox News:
Rep. Duncan Hunter calls indictment ‘pure politics,’ denies using campaign funds for personal expenses
Discussion: USA Today, Splinter, CNN and Contemptor
Jed Shugerman / Slate:
A Lone Holdout Juror Actually Made It More Likely That Paul Manafort Will Go to Jail Even if Trump Pardons Him  —  On Thursday, the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump had recently discussed with his lawyers the prospect of issuing a pardon for Paul Manafort.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Kavanaugh eases off call for presidential immunity in meetings with senators  —  Senate Democrats on Thursday pressed Judge Brett Kavanaugh on how he would view potential obstruction of justice or other possible criminal charges against President Trump  —  if he were confirmed to the Supreme Court.
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:   Chuck Grassley's Moment
Tom Nichols / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh's confirmation must wait
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:   Paul Manafort and Trump's Pardon Pattern
Sky News:
Rudy Giuliani: Impeaching Trump would mean 'people's revolt'
Jessica Glenza / The Guardian:
Russian trolls ‘spreading discord’ over vaccine safety online  —  Study discovered several accounts, now known to belong to the same Russian trolls who interfered in the US election, tweeting about vaccines  —  Bots and Russian trolls spread misinformation about vaccines on Twitter …
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Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
Russian Trolls Used Vaccine Debate to Sow Discord, Study Finds
Discussion: Engadget
NBC News:
Russian trolls pushed divisive content over vaccines, researchers say
EndPlay / WSB-TV:
County votes down controversial proposal to close voting precincts  —  RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ga. - A local elections board in a south Georgia county has decided to keep seven of its nine polling locations open.  —  The Randolph County Elections Board voted against the controversial proposal to close the precincts Friday, 2-0.
Discussion: ABC News and Rewire.News
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
With a Vocabulary From ‘Goodfellas,’ Trump Evokes His Native New York  —  WASHINGTON — For much of the 1980s and 1990s, “the Dapper Don” and “the Donald” vied for supremacy on the front pages of New York's tabloids.  The don, John J. Gotti, died in a federal prison in 2002 …
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 …
Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed News:
Tech Companies Are Gathering For A Secret Meeting To Prepare A 2018 Election Strategy  —  Representatives from a host of the biggest US tech companies, including Facebook and Twitter, have scheduled a private meeting for Friday to share their tactics in preparation for the 2018 midterm elections.
John Koblin / New York Times:
Conan O'Brien's Unrequited Fanboy Love for Robert Caro  —  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Conan O'Brien, the longest tenured late-night TV host, has had them all in his 25 years on the air.  Oscar winners.  Hall of Famers.  Bowie, Springsteen, McCartney.  —  But there's one person who keeps saying no …
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Facebook censored my column — and I still can't find out why  —  At 7:55 a.m. Thursday morning, I posted a story I had written for The New York Post on both Facebook and Twitter.  It was a reported piece on how people who voted for President Trump were feeling after both former Trump campaign …
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Tyler O'Neil / PJ Media Home:
Facebook Censors Articles From Salena Zito, Jenna Lynn Ellis, Saying They ‘Look Like Spam’
Discussion: Tennessee Star and Instapundit
NBC News:
Trump admin intentionally slowing FBI vetting of refugees, ex-officials say  —  Former officials, aid groups say the Trump admin has overloaded the FBI and other agencies with procedures that delay refugee admissions.  —  The FBI has dramatically slowed the pace of security reviews for refugees …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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.
Françoise Mouly / New Yorker:
Barry Blitt's “Closing In”  —  The artist Barry Blitt, a contributor since 1994, has drawn more than a hundred covers for the magazine—and, since 2015, more than fifteen featuring President Trump.  His latest ("Sending sketches because I couldn't help myself," the accompanying note said) takes inspiration from a “Sopranos” scene.
 
 
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
When Justice Is Partial  —  Mueller is determined to sniff …
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Trump's Untested Authority to Revoke Security Clearances
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Tax-Cut Con Goes On
Maria Danilova / Associated Press:
Anger over Ed Dept mulling federal money for guns in schools
Discussion: MSNBC and New York Times
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
For Female Candidates, Harassment and Threats Come Every Day
Jay Nordlinger / National Review:
Two Cheers, If Not the Full Three, for Shame
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
By a 3-to-1 margin, Trump supporters embrace his personality over his policies
Discussion: Pew Research Center
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
One hates Trump. The other loves him. Two West Virginians wait for the president to come to town.
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / HuffPost:
Over 500 Migrant Kids Are Still Separated From Parents Weeks After Court Deadline
Discussion: Political Wire and Common Dreams
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
House and Senate Republicans are all complicit
Michelle Robertson / San Francisco Chronicle:
It's not just fog turning the sky gray: SF air quality is 3 times worse than Beijing
William Saletan / Slate:
We Already Know Trump Is Betraying His Country
The Times of Israel:
Cambridge Analytica-linked businessman helped start Black Cube, lawsuit claims
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Mike Pompeo faces a moment of truth on North Korea
Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Florida candidate says alien abduction doesn't define her