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4:40 PM ET, August 29, 2018

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Aris Folley / The Hill:
DeSantis: Florida voters shouldn't ‘monkey this up’ by voting for Gillum  —  (R) on Wednesday warned Florida voters not to “monkey this up” by voting for his Democratic gubernatorial opponent Andrew Gillum.  —  “You know, this is a guy, although he's much too liberal for Florida …
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Even Fox News isn't OK with this Trump-backed nominee's casual racism  —  Republican nominee Ron DeSantis somehow managed to be too racist for Fox News.  —  Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) couldn't even wait 24 hours after winning the Republican nomination for the Florida governor's race …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
DeSantis says Florida voters would ‘monkey this up’ if they elect Gillum as governor  —  Rep. Ron DeSantis, the newly christened Republican gubernatorial candidate in Florida, said Wednesday that voters would “monkey this up” if they elect his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who would be the state's first African American governor.
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
The Media Say Republican Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Ron DeSantis Just Dropped A Racist Dog Whistle.  That's Silly.  —  On Wednesday, the political world set itself alight thanks to the comments of Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Ron DeSantis.
Discussion: TheBlaze and Breitbart
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Andrew Gillum's Win Is Great News for All Democrats—Despite What the Media May Tell You
Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
Left-Wing Media Claims FL GOP Candidate Said ‘Monkey It Up’ …
Discussion: Politico and Vox
Axios:
Scoop: Don McGahn's coming White House exit  —  Top White House officials and sources close to White House counsel Don McGahn tell Axios that McGahn will step down this fall — after Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court, or after the midterms.  —  The big picture …
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed News:
Inside The Trump Administration's Secret War On Weed  —  The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies from across the government to combat public support for marijuana and cast state legalization measures in a negative light, while attempting to portray the drug as a national threat …
Discussion: Splinter and CNBC
Murray Waas / NYR Daily:
The Flynn Tapes: A New Tell  —  In early February 2017, a senior White House attorney, John Eisenberg, reviewed highly classified intelligence intercepts of telephone conversations between then-National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and Russia's ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak …
Discussion: Raw Story
BuzzFeed News:
“Suspicious” Transactions At Russian Embassy Sparked Deeper Bank Probe Than Previously Known  —  When BuzzFeed News reported earlier this year on dozens of suspicious financial transactions by Russian diplomats living in Washington, Kremlin officials objected with ferocity.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
CNN:
Sources: Second Trump Org employee discussed immunity deal  —  (CNN)A second Trump Organization employee discussed a potential immunity deal with the federal prosecutors who charged Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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MJ Lee / CNN:   Michael Cohen is resigned to going to prison to protect his family
Alex Ward / Vox:
Exclusive: Trump promised Kim Jong Un he'd sign an agreement to end the Korean War  —  He hasn't followed through yet — and North Korea talks may have stalled because of it.  —  President Donald Trump told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their Singapore summit in June that he'd sign …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP eyes another shot at ObamaCare repeal after McCain's death  —  Senate Republicans say they would like Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to appoint a successor to late Sen. John McCain  —  (R-Ariz.) who, unlike McCain, would support GOP legislation to repeal ObamaCare.
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Jay Cassano / Sludge:
Cuomo Received $25,000 From Weinstein Lawyer's Firm as He Suspended Probe  —  The contribution from Weinstein's former lawyer was made the same month Cuomo suspended an investigation into the New York district attorney's failure to prosecute Harvey Weinstein in 2015.  —  EDITED BY
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
Charges dismissed against 3 in New Mexico compound case  —  TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed child neglect charges against three of five people arrested at a remote desert compound in northern New Mexico where 11 children were found living in filth and the body of a 3-year-old boy was discovered.
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EndPlay / WSB-TV:   Judge dismisses charges against 3 arrested at NM compound where Georgia boy died
Alex Burness / The Colorado Independent:
Body-cam vid shows Denver cops cuffed Indy editor as she photographed their badges  —  Police body camera footage released today shows two Denver officers told The Colorado Independent's editor, Susan Greene, to “act like a lady” as they handcuffed and detained her in July for attempting …
Discussion: YouTube and The Republic
Associated Press:
FBI: No evidence Clinton server hacked despite Trump tweet  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that it has no evidence Hillary Clinton's private email server was compromised even though President Donald Trump tweeted a news report that alleged the Chinese had hacked it.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
FBI pushes back on unfounded Trump claim that China hacked Hillary Clinton's email
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Probing Whether Malaysian Fugitive Laundered Funds to Pay Chris Christie and Trump Lawyer  —  Jho Low under investigation for alleged embezzlement of $4.5 billion from 1MDB fund  —  The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether a fugitive Malaysian financier laundered tens …
Discussion: Shakesville and Washington Post
BuzzFeed News:
In An Unprecedented Move, The US Postal Service Released A Former CIA Officer's Security Application To A Republican Group  —  The former officer, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger, has suggested the information was released for partisan purposes.  Documents shows USPS was responding …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
CIA Analyst Turned Candidate Fears She'll Get Doxxed Next
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Several Women Say Airlines Don't Do Enough To Protect Them From Men Who Masturbate On Flights  —  Mikaela Dixon was sitting in the middle seat on a United flight from Orange County to Chicago on August 11 when she realized the stranger next to her was masturbating.
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
BREAKING: Day After Ohr's Testimony, Congress Seeks to Question His Wife  —  Lawmakers are also seeking all communications - texts and emails - between Bruce Ohr and top officials at the FBI  —  Numerous congressional sources are telling SaraACarter.com that after Department …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Russian oligarch, Justice Department and a clear case of collusion
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Maria Butina: Private Messages Reveal Accused Russian Spy's True Ties to D.C. Wise Man … When federal prosecutors charged Maria Butina with covertly infiltrating the conservative movement on behalf of the Kremlin, questions began to swirl around a Washington think tank that had published …
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
The Diver Elon Musk Called A “Pedo” Is Preparing A Libel Claim  —  “You published through three different tweets to your twenty-two million followers that Mr. Unsworth engages in the sexual exploitation of Thai children, and you did so at a time when he was working to save the lives of twelve Thai children.”
Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
The New Lobbying: Qatar Targeted 250 Trump ‘Influencers’ to Change U.S. Policy  —  Blockaded by Mideast neighbors, the emirate deployed an unconventional lobbying campaign to win over an unconventional U.S. president  —  Longtime New York restaurateur Joey Allaham visited Manhattan's Park East Synagogue late …
Politico:
Trump lawyer Giuliani got paid to lobby Romanian president  —  Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was being paid by a global consulting firm when he sent a letter to the president of Romania last week that contradicted the U.S. government's official position.
Alex Pareene / HuffPost:
Southerners Tore Down Silent Sam.  Now Northerners Need to Tear Down Confederate Flags.  —  Contrary to what a Confederate sympathizer would tell you, it is not an erasure of history to remove a Confederate monument.  It is the opposite: a long-overdue acknowledgment of history and an attempt …
New York Times:
Dozens at Facebook Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The post went up quietly on Facebook's internal message board last week.  Titled “We Have a Problem With Political Diversity,” it quickly took off inside the social network.
Foreign Policy:
In Tacit Rebuke, U.S. Embassy in South Africa Rejects Trump Tweet  —  Internal cable cites report that farm murders in South Africa are at their lowest level in 19 years.  —  President Donald Trump incensed South Africa by wading into a politically fraught debate on land reform issues …
Discussion: Breitbart, Politico and Washington Post
Jeff Horwitz / Associated Press:
Tabloid that kept Trump secrets faces losses, legal trouble  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Enquirer has long explained its support for Donald Trump as a business decision based on the president's popularity among its readers.  But private financial documents and circulation figures obtained …
Tom Sietsema / Washington Post:
La Vie on the Wharf is so bad I'm only writing about it as a warning  —  Every now and then I encounter a restaurant that's so dismissive of diners' senses, my initial reaction is simply not to write about it.  Why waste the money, the words and your precious time?
Discussion: Washingtonian and DCist
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
A New Book Details the Damage Done by the Right-Wing Media in 2016  —  The Washington conventional wisdom presupposes a kind of symmetry between our polarized political parties.  Liberals and conservatives, it is said, live in separate bubbles, where they watch different television networks …
 
 
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Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
Sarah Palin is not invited to John McCain's funeral: report
Discussion: The Political Insider, Reuters and IJR
Gina Harkins / Military.com:
New Marine Corps Order Officially Bans Revenge Porn, Race Supremacism
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Oklahoma Teachers Just Purged the Statehouse of Their Enemies
Discussion: Raw Story and The Mahablog
Daisy Alioto / Vox:
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Tom Ley / Deadspin:
Browns Linebacker Mychal Kendricks Charged With Insider Trading
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Inside Stephen Miller's hostile takeover of immigration policy
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Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:
Jerry Brown just abolished bail in California
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Liker, a Facebook Alternative for Liberals, Is Hive of False Claims About Trump
Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic:
Trump Has Changed How Teens View the News
Christopher Flavelle / Bloomberg:
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