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2:45 PM ET, August 28, 2018

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Washington Post:
Trump's economic adviser: 'We're taking a look' at whether Google searches should be regulated  —  The Trump administration is “taking a look” at whether Google searches should be regulated by the government, said Larry Kudlow, President Trump's economic adviser, outside the White House Tuesday.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump rage-googles himself and reveals a frightening truth about the midterms  —  Political Twitter is having fun this morning with President Trump's latest conspiracy theory: Google is rigging its results, so when you search “Trump news,” only “Fake” news criticism of Trump pops up, while conservative media are getting suppressed!
Axios:
Go deeper: Tracing Trump's Google censorship tweet  —  President Trump tweeted this morning that Big Tech platforms, specifically Google, are suppressing conservative voices and news, while Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow later added that the administration is “taking a look” at whether Google searches should be regulated.
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
John Fritze / USA Today:
Trump aide says president weighing regulations on Google search engine that he considers ‘rigged’
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
President non grata: Trump often unwelcome and unwilling to perform basic rituals of the office  —  Shunned at two funerals and one (royal) wedding so far, President Trump may be well on his way to becoming president non grata.  —  The latest snub comes in the form of the upcoming funeral …
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Washington Post:
Trump ‘made a mistake’ by not honoring John McCain's service, Jimmy Carter says
Discussion: Breitbart, MSNBC and NPR
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Joe Arpaio isn't sure whether John McCain is a hero. But he's certain Donald Trump is.
Discussion: Politico
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
McCain conspiracists say his brain cancer was a hoax
Discussion: Fox News, IJR and NTK Network
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Devin Nunes's Curious Trip to London  —  Earlier this month, as all eyes were on the courtroom dramas unfolding in Virginia—where President Donald Trump's campaign chairman was just convicted on bank- and tax-fraud charges—and in New York—where the president's longtime personal lawyer pleaded guilty …
Washington Post:
‘I remember Pearl Harbor’: Inside Trump's hot and cold relationship with Japan's prime minister  —  During a tense meeting at the White House in June, President Trump caught Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe off guard with a pointed remark.  —  “I remember Pearl Harbor,” the president said …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's team kept asking witnesses about Michael Cohen's involvement with the Trump 2016 campaign, even after April FBI raid  — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team continued to ask witnesses questions about Michael Cohen's involvement in the Trump campaign weeks after FBI raid on his residence and office.
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed News:
Lanny Davis Says He Was A Source For CNN's Trump Tower Story
Amy Chozick / Vogue:
Stormy Daniels Isn't Backing Down  —  Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels, photographed in New York.  Zac Posen dress.  Tiffany & Co. earrings.  —  Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, October 2018  —  BY THE TIME I knock on the door of Stormy Daniels's room at the Roger Smith Hotel …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Source: FBI Agent Told Congress The Bureau Used Leaked Stories To Obtain Spy Warrants  — FBI Special Agent Jonathan Moffa told Congress on Friday that the FBI has used leaked stories to obtain FISA warrants  — Meadows' tweet was referring to Moffa's testimony, a source tells The Daily Caller News Foundation
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP lawmakers grill DOJ official Ohr over Trump dossier
Discussion: Axios and New York Times
Tamar Hallerman / politics.myajc:
Senate pumps brakes on effort to rename Russell building after McCain  —  A growing effort to rename Georgia Sen. Richard B. Russell's namesake building on Capitol Hill in honor of John McCain hit a speed bump on Tuesday.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. …
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:   GOP slows efforts to rename Senate building for McCain
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: ‘Dick Russell was a racist. But he was much more than that,’ says niece
Discussion: The Hill, Daily Wire, Fox News and Daily Kos
Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
Key Paul Manafort Banker Robbed of iPad, Briefcase in Mysterious Overnight Break-in at His NYC Penthouse: Sources  —  David Fallarino was one of three so-called key figures not called by Robert Mueller's office to testify at the trial of Paul Manafort  —  Paul Manafort Found Guilty on Counts of Financial Fraud
Discussion: CNBC and Raw Story
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
New Wisconsin poll shows Tammy Baldwin in better re-election shape than Scott Walker  —  Just under half the Wisconsin electorate (48%) thinks the state is heading in the right direction.  —  Just under half (48%) approves of the job GOP Gov. Scott Walker is doing.
Discussion: Political Wire
Bill Scher / Politico:
Is This the Stupidest Book Ever Written About Socialism?  —  The left-wing hosts of the insanely popular Chapo Trap House podcast have no idea what they're talking about, and their glib new book proves it.  —  Have you lived through the past three presidents and managed to still believe …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Anya Kamenetz / NPR:
The School Shootings That Weren't  —  How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school?  —  We should know.  But we don't.  —  This spring the U.S. Education Department reported that in the 2015-2016 school year, “nearly 240 schools ... reported at least 1 incident involving a school-related shooting.”
The Conference Board:
Consumer Confidence Survey®  —  The Consumer Confidence Survey® reflects prevailing business conditions and likely developments for the months ahead.  This monthly report details consumer attitudes and buying intentions, with data available by age, income, and region.
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Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:   US consumer confidence rises to 18-year high
Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Attorney for crack dealer tries the President Trump defense: Don't trust snitches  —  President Trump's disgust with snitches is catching on in court.  —  An attorney for a crack dealer began to argue in closing statements last week that a cooperating witness can't be trusted …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
SOURCES: China Hacked Clinton's Private Email Server  — A Chinese-owned company penetrated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server, according to sources briefed on the matter.  — The company inserted code that forwarded copies of Clinton's emails to the Chinese company in real time.
Arthur L. Herman / National Review:
Chicago 1968: The Night the Democratic Party Died  —  The riots that night set a political pattern that Democrats are still following today.  —  Fifty years ago tonight, a great American political party was murdered by its own children and closest friends.
Discussion: Power Line
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Giuliani's telling admission: All that matters is that Mueller is undermined  —  In a new profile, the New York Times gets at a question we've all been asking for months: What on earth is Rudy Giuliani doing?  Once known as “America's mayor,” he's become the fire-breathing legal spokesman …
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Far-right media misidentifies Jacksonville shooter as Trump-bashing Reddit user  —  The person who was misidentified as the Jacksonville shooter told NBC News, “My takeaway on this is there are a lot of idiots on the internet ... ”  —  A day after a competitive video gamer shot and killed two people …
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Metro Blue Line train takes the wrong route and ends up on the Orange Line  —  Riders said the train went the wrong direction out of Rosslyn.  —  Metro riders on a Franconia-bound Blue Line train ended up at Courthouse on the Orange/Silver lines Tuesday morning after the train took the wrong route.
Melena Ryzik / New York Times:
Louis C.K. Performs Stand-Up Set at Club Since Admitting to #MeToo Cases  —  Louis C.K. made an unannounced appearance at the Comedy Cellar on Sunday night, according to the club's owner, performing for apparently the first time since he admitted last year to sexual misconduct with women in the comedy world.
CBS News:
Hurricane Maria caused an estimated 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico, new study finds  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria killed far more people in Puerto Rico than initially thought, accounting for an estimated 2,975 deaths on the island from September 2017 through February 2018, according to a new analysis.
Discussion: Front Page Magazine and Mediaite
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Cuomo vs. Nixon Debate?  It's Already Heated (Literally)  —  The first and only debate between Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his Democratic rival, Cynthia Nixon, is set for Wednesday, and the candidates have been bunkered in prep sessions with their advisers.  —  But even before the high-stakes …
Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Republicans Push Back on Trump's Trade Gambit  —  The president threatened to leave Canada behind in renegotiating NAFTA.  But lawmakers doubt he's allowed to do that.  —  Congressional Republicans disregarded President Donald Trump's announcement Monday that he would pursue a bilateral trade deal …
David Nather / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Americans believe Cohen, don't want impeachment  —  Data: Survey Monkey online poll conducted August 22-24, 2018 among 4,362 U.S. adults.  Total margin of error is ±3.0 percentage points.  Modeled error estimates: African-American women ±7.0, age 18 to 34 ±4.5 …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump's Student Debt Policies Are Mind-bogglingly Corrupt  —  The Republican Party's economic policies have grown so corrupt and regressive as to be literally unbelievable.  In focus groups, Democratic operatives have found that swing voters will often dismiss simple descriptions …
Discussion: New York Times and Vox
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Trump's Flag Drama Created Confusion Across The Federal Government  —  Federal workers were told to lower the flag.  Then raise it.  Then lower it again.  —  On Monday morning, federal employees received word that they were to immediately lower flags at federal properties around the country …
Discussion: Breitbart, AOL and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Sarah Skidmore Sell / Associated Press:
Despite strong economy, many Americans struggling to get by
Discussion: Vox
Globe and Mail:
Saudi Arabia allows medical trainees to stay in Canada
New York Post:
NYCHA employees accused of using projects for wild orgies
Discussion: Breitbart
Kevin Diaz / Houston Chronicle:
Democrats question $50k in books and collectibles that Rep. Culberson bought with campaign funds
Opheli Garcia Lawler / Vulture:
After Sexual Harassment Allegations, Matt Lauer Says He'll ‘Be Back on TV’
David Siders / Politico:
Minnesota Democrats scalded by Ellison allegations
Discussion: Power Line
Harvard Kennedy School:
Wendy R. Sherman appointed professor of practice at Harvard Kennedy School and director …
Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
California lawmakers approve new restrictions on who can possess firearms
 Earlier Items: 
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Primary Briefing: Florida, Arizona And Oklahoma
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The End of Impunity  —  What Democrats can do with subpoena power.
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
Taffy Brodesser-Akner / New York Times:
Ethan Hawke Is Still Taking Ethan Hawke Extremely Seriously
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Ted Cruz passes the hat for campaign cash as concern rises about challenger Beto O'Rourke
Discussion: Shareblue Media, MSNBC and Roll Call
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Whistleblower Exposes Key Player in FBI Russia Probe: “It was all a Set-up”