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8:45 AM ET, September 4, 2018

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Washington Post:
Hours before Kavanaugh nomination hearings, Bush lawyer releases 42,000 pages of documents to Judiciary Committee  —  Hours before the start of hearings on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, the lawyer for former president George W. Bush turned over 42,000 pages of documents …
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Democrats vow ‘sparks will fly’ over Trump's Supreme Court pick  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats plan to hammer President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over his views on abortion and presidential power in hearings starting on Tuesday, but the conservative judge looks likely to be confirmed.
Discussion: Political Wire
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Public split on Kavanaugh, views on abortion access shift  —  As his confirmation hearings begin, an ABC News/Washington Post poll finds the public evenly divided on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court - among the lowest support levels for a high court nominee in polling back to 1987.
New York Times:
Who Is Brett Kavanaugh?  —  Contrary to what supporters say, he's no originalist.
Discussion: LifeZette
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
‘Sparks will fly’ at Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Senate hearings to get underway on Trump Supreme Court pick
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Trish Turner / ABC News:
Stakes are high for Kavanaugh, Supreme Court, as confirmation hearings begin
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
New Yorker Festival Pulls Steve Bannon as Headliner Following High-Profile Dropouts  —  Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist, will no longer appear as a headliner at this year's New Yorker Festival, David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, announced in an email to the magazine's staff on Monday evening.
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
New Yorker Cuts Steve Bannon From Festival Program After Outcry
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Poll: Democrats regain clear advantage in midterms shaping up as referendum on President Trump  —  Two months ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats hold a clear advantage over Republicans in congressional vote support, with antipathy toward President Trump fueling Democratic enthusiasm …
Discussion: Politico, POLITICUSUSA and The Week
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Energized against Donald Trump, Democrats reach +14 in the midterms  —  With their supporters energized in opposition to Donald Trump, Democrats hold their widest advantage in midterm election vote preferences since 2006, when they seized control of both houses of Congress.
Discussion: Washington Post
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: High-profile Missouri Senate race locked in a dead heat  —  Key race could hinge on how GOP challenger Josh Hawley is defined in coming weeks.  —  WASHINGTON — Incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is tied with Republican challenger Josh Hawley, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll …
Chuck Todd / The Atlantic:
It's Time for the Press to Stop Complaining—And to Start Fighting Back  —  I've devoted much of my professional life to the study of political campaigns, not as a historian or an academic but as a reporter and an analyst.  I thought I'd seen it all, from the bizarre upset that handed …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Top TV Advisers Keep Telling Him: Fire the ‘Shill’ Jeff Sessions Now  —  The drumbeat has become deafening and, unfortunately for the beleaguered attorney general, it's Trump's favorite pundits making all the noise.  —  President Donald Trump has a proven track record …
Discussion: ABC News, HuffPost and CNBC
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
President Trump has made 4,713 false or misleading claims in 592 days  —  In the 592 days since he took the oath of office, President Trump has made 4,713 false or misleading claims, according to The Fact Checker's database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president.
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Mueller's Office Will Grill Him About Roger Stone.  He Will Respond With Comedy.  —  Randy Credico, a comedian and left-wing political activist, has an appointment on Sept. 7.  With Robert S. Mueller III.  Before a grand jury.  Under oath.  —  And he is planning to do impressions, because that's what he does.
USA Today:
Trouble for Trump?  Poll shows midterm election edge for Democrats and female candidates  —  WASHINGTON - The political landscape for the midterm elections favors Democrats in general and women candidates in particular, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, raising the prospect …
Discussion: Political Wire
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Every ad makes me like Beto more’: Ted Cruz's latest attack on Beto O'Rourke for swearing massively backfires  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) put out a new ad attacking Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke on Monday — and he was quickly buried in mockery.  —  A new video ad posted …
Discussion: HuffPost and The Week
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Andy McDonald / HuffPost:
They Found Beto O'Rourke's First Album, And It's ... Actually Pretty Good
Discussion: Mediaite
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Democrats, Eyeing a Majority, Prepare an Investigative Onslaught  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats, increasingly optimistic they will win back control in November, are mining a mountain of stymied oversight requests in preparation for an onslaught of hearings, subpoenas and investigations …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Why Trump is so frantic right now  —  President Trump's incoherence grows to keep pace with his desperation.  These days, he makes less sense than ever — a sign that this malignant presidency has entered a new, more dangerous phase.  —  I can't be the only one who thinks he sounds less …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
San Francisco, rich and poor, turns to simple street solutions that underscore the city's complexities  —  SAN FRANCISCO — To the uninitiated, the bright-orange, Tic Tac-size specks scattered on the sidewalks, wedged into the openings of heating grates and piled in small mounds along curbs here are a bit of a mystery.
Alastair Leithead / BBC:
Dozens of elephants killed near Botswana wildlife sanctuary  —  Carcases of nearly 90 elephants have been found near a famous wildlife sanctuary in Botswana, conservationists say.  —  Elephants Without Borders, which is conducting an aerial survey, said the scale of poaching deaths is the largest seen in Africa.
Discussion: Guns.com, NPR and The South African
Larry O'Connor / Washington Times:
Networks crop Farrakhan from Clinton/Jackson/Sharpton image at Aretha's funeral  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  It was an image that caused quite a stir Friday afternoon.  There on the stage presiding over Aretha Franklin's epic funeral extravaganza was former President Bill Clinton alongside …
Discussion: Geller Report
Politico:
Gillum raises profile — and cash — in Florida as DeSantis gets quiet  —  Andrew Gillum fell into money.  Ron DeSantis fell off the radar.  —  In the wake of the racially charged atmosphere that kicked off the general election campaign for Florida governor, the two contenders headed in starkly different directions.
 
 
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
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Biden hits the trail like he's running
Toby Sterling / Reuters:
Man who stabbed American tourists in Amsterdam names Wilders, cites ‘insults’ to Islam
Associated Press:
Trump's pollution rules rollback to hit coal country hard