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BuzzFeed News:
A Series Of Suspicious Money Transfers Followed The Trump Tower Meeting  —  The June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower has become one of the most famous gatherings in American political history: a flashpoint for allegations of collusion, the subject of shifting explanations by the president and his son …
Hugh Son / CNBC:
Jamie Dimon says he could beat Trump in an election: 'I'm smarter than he is'  —  J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made some interesting comments on today's political affairs, even though he's said publicly he won't run for president and is committed to head the bank for the next five years.
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Bloomberg:
Jamie Dimon Quickly Backtracks on Bragging He Could Beat Trump  — 'I'm as tough as he is, I'm smarter than he is,' Dimon said  — JPMorgan's CEO then backtracked: ‘I should not have said it’  —  JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Jamie Dimon picked a fight with President Donald Trump — and immediately regretted it.
Discussion: Axios and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Another hurricane is about to batter our coast.  Trump is complicit.  —  YET AGAIN, a massive hurricane feeding off unusually warm ocean water has the potential to stall over heavily populated areas, menacing millions of people.  Last year Hurricane Harvey battered Houston.
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The Charlotte Observer:
Hurricane Florence, ‘storm of a lifetime,’ shifts toward South Carolina as ‘extreme’ threat  —  The path of Hurricane Florence is still set squarely on the Carolinas, but early Wednesday morning, the storm's path shifted south and west, encompassing more of South Carolina and western North Carolina.
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
The Policymakers Saved the Financial System.  And America Never Forgave Them.  —  It's hard to overstate how deeply Americans despised their government's response to the global financial crisis.  It has helped shape the last decade of American politics, fueling distrust of powerful institutions …
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Washington Post:
Middle-class income hit an all-time high of $61,372 last year, U.S. Census Bureau says  —  Middle-class income rose to a record level in 2017 as the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans, the U.S. Census reported Wednesday.  —  The median U.S. household earned $61,372 last year …
Discussion: Sean Hannity and The Daily Caller
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:   The Recovery Threw the Middle-Class Dream Under a Benz
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Laura Ingraham's Brother Goes to War Against Her  —  Curtis Ingraham wants people to know that his sister, the right-wing Fox News host Laura Ingraham, is the ultimate ‘hypocrite.’  —  Curtis Ingraham uses Twitter to vent his political frustrations—like many left-leaning users in the Trump era.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Voters Divided in CD19  —  Dem challenger seen more positively than GOP incumbent  —  West Long Branch, NJ - First-term Congressman John Faso is in a tight race with attorney and former hip-hop performer Antonio Delgado in New York's 19th Congressional District, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.
Discussion: Vox and No More Mister Nice Blog
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YouTube:   NY-19: “Who Am I”  —  Paid for by the NRCC and not authorized …
Ron Charles / Washington Post:
Bob Woodward's ‘Fear’ is the fastest-selling adult title in three years  —  Sales of “Fear,” Bob Woodward's new book about the first year of the Trump administration, are off to a phenomenal start this week.  —  Barnes and Noble announced that “Fear” is the fastest-selling adult title since Harper Lee's …
Discussion: Axios
Barbara Res / New York Daily News:
Trump and his flunkies: Why aren't staffers standing up to him?  —  On this particular day, the architect had come to Donald Trump's office to show him what the interior of the residential elevator cabs would look like.  —  Trump looked at the panels where the buttons you push to reach a floor were located.
Discussion: Splinter
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Washington Post:   Trump asked to have Braille removed from elevators in early 1980s, executive says
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
‘Shipwreck’: GOP grows fearful about losing Senate as candidates struggle, Trump support tumbles
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump administration diverted nearly $10 million from FEMA to ICE detention program, according to DHS document  —  The Trump administration appears to have diverted nearly $10 million in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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Christal Hayes / USA Today:   Trump administration took nearly $10 million from FEMA's budget to support ICE, documents show
Raphael Ahren / The Times of Israel:
Not just Salazar: 12 women cite pattern of improper behavior by PM's aide Keyes  —  As well as NY State Senate hopeful, 2nd woman, insisting on anonymity, alleges physical aggression; others say Keyes was kept away from female interns; he denies claims  —  A total of 12 women have accused David Keyes …
Linda Bloodworth Thomason / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Designing Women’ Creator Goes Public With Les Moonves War: Not All Harassment Is Sexual (Guest Column)  —  Linda Bloodworth Thomason, one of CBS' biggest hitmakers, reveals the disgraced mogul kept her shows off the air for seven years: “People asked me for years, ‘What happened to you?’
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Surprisingly, the Senate Is Now in Play  —  ANALYSIS — I have argued repeatedly that while the House is up for grabs — and indeed likely to flip to the Democrats in November — the Senate is not in play.  I now believe that it is, so I must revise and extend my remarks.
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Why Susan Collins claims she's being bribed over her Kavanaugh vote  —  A Crowdpac crowdfunding campaign to encourage Collins to vote against Kavanaugh has the senator and others sounding the alarm.  —  Is Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins being bribed to vote against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh?
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo:
Brett Kavanaugh wants to do away with legal abortion.  He told us so.  —  WASHINGTON — Watching Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh  —  testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, legal analyst Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza noticed something curious: In his exchanges with Democratic legislators …
CNN:
CNN Poll: More approve of Mueller than of Trump  —  (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's approval rating for handling the Russia investigation stands at 50% in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.  That outpaces President Donald Trump's approval rating on the matter by 20 points.  —  CNN'S SEPTEMBER POLL
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Exclusive: Three-quarters of the secret money in recent elections came from 15 groups  —  WASHINGTON - Just 15 groups account for three-quarters of the anonymous cash flowing into federal elections since the Supreme Court paved the way for corporate and union money in candidate races eight years ago …
Discussion: ProPublica
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
George W. Bush Raising Money to Maintain Trump Cover-up  —  George W. Bush, who declined to endorse Donald Trump (or anybody) in 2016, and made muttered elliptical criticisms of the 45th president, has thrown himself into the task of covering up Trump's many crimes.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Eric Trump Rips CNN's Coverage of Woodward's ‘Sensational Nonsense Book’  —  Eric Trump joined Fox & Friends on Wednesday in order to slam the “sensational nonsense” inside Bob Woodward's explosive new book on his father's administration.  —  Last night, the Trump scion spoke to Sean Hannity …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Paul Blest / Splinter:
What's Dana Rohrabacher's Deal With the Racist Trope of Chinese People Eating Dogs?  —  In newly surfaced footage from a February 2018 interview on Voice of America (VOA) China, the U.S. government-funded broadcasting service, Republican U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher was asked if he wanted …
Hollywood Reporter:
Henry Cavill Out as Superman Amid Warner Bros.' DC Universe Shake-Up (Exclusive)  —  Talks broke down for a cameo in ‘Shazam!’ due to scheduling conflicts, and the door is now closing on other potential appearances for the actor.  —  The DC cinematic universe appears to be losing its Man of Steel.
Wall Street Journal:
Before It Was Hacked, Equifax Had a Different Fear: Chinese Spying  —  The credit-reporting company went to the FBI with its suspicions—then the investigation stalled  —  Two years before Equifax Inc. stunned the world with the announcement it had been hacked, the credit-reporting company believed …
The Daily Beast:
GOP Chief Shocked to Discover His Candidate Jim Hagedorn's Crazy Remarks  —  Republican congressional nominee Jim Hagedorn's greatest hits list is epic.  But, apparently, National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Steve Stivers had no clue.  —  The head of House Republicans' campaign arm …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
With all the world's crises, this is John Bolton's top concern?  —  IN A normal U.S. administration, the president's national security adviser would be preoccupied by the daunting array of current global crises, including: the incipient Russia-backed offensive in Syria that could kill …
Discussion: Power Line
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump mandates sanctions against foreign governments that interfere in US elections  —  on Wednesday signed an executive order mandating that sanctions be placed on foreign entities or individuals determined to have interfered with or have assisted with interference in U.S. elections.
Discussion: Political Wire
Axios:
Trump eyes life under subpoena  —  President Trump, who rarely focuses beyond the moment before him, is starting to acknowledge the growing chance Democrats could very well win in November — and very well try to impeach him.  —  The big picture: A few months ago, he was scoffing at midterm consequences for him.
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Manafort in talks with prosecutors about possible plea, according to people familiar with the discussions  —  Days before in-person jury selection is set to begin in his second trial, President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is in talks with the special counsel's office …
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Novelist who wrote about ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ charged with murdering her husband  —  Nancy Crampton Brophy seemed to have a knack for writing about the murder of spouses.  —  The Portland, Ore.-based romance novelist wrote books about relationships that were “wrong” but …
Far Left Watch:
Antifa groups are using Twitter and Facebook to advocate for the assassination of President Trump  —  While social media companies collude to silence right-of-center influencers, violent far-left extremist groups appear to be given a pass.  This NYC based antifa group has been using their …
Discussion: RedState and Daily Wire
Kimberly Dozier / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NSA Boss Mike Rogers: I Wish Trump Had Pressed Putin on Election Meddling in Helsinki  —  Retired Admiral Mike Rogers says he wished President Donald Trump had pushed back more publicly over Russia's election meddling when Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
Bloomberg:
There's Never Been a President This Unpopular With an Economy This Good  — Trump's unpopularity poses problems for Republican candidates  —  President Donald Trump's unpopularity is unprecedented given the strength of the economy.  —  That's according to a Bloomberg analysis of polling data.
Discussion: BloombergQuint
Rebecca Johnson / Vogue:
Senator Tammy Duckworth on the Attack that Took Her Legs—and Having a Baby at 50  —  Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, October 2018  —  ILLINOIS SENATOR Ladda Tammy Duckworth owns a great pair of legs.  They're painstakingly painted by an artist to match the skin tone of her arm …
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels promises new details on alleged Trump affair in forthcoming memoir  —  Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels announced Wednesday that she will provide new details about her alleged affair with Donald Trump in a forthcoming memoir.  —  Daniels appeared on ABC's “The View” …
Discussion: Politico
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
New census data undermines Democratic attack of Trump ‘sabotage’ of Obamacare  —  Democrats have made the charge that President Trump and Republicans have engaged in “sabotage” of Obamacare a central part of their argument in the upcoming midterm elections, but on Wednesday the Census Bureau released …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Right mounts campaign to make Jim Jordan the GOP leader  —  A collection of outside groups wants the Freedom Caucus co-founder to succeed Paul Ryan.  But rank-and-file members aren't likely to abide.  —  A collection of powerful conservative groups is mounting an aggressive campaign …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Splinter
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
A Warning From Europe: The Worst Is Yet to Come  —  Editor's Note: This article is part of a series that attempts to answer the question: Is democracy dying?  These stories appear in the October 2018 print edition.  —  On December 31, 1999, we threw a party.
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
This Election Is All About Trump - Not Obama  —  Midterm elections are a referendum on the sitting president.  But, what happens when you have a former president getting in on the election action too?  Last week we got our first glimpse of the split-screen midterm.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Ken Starr: Giuliani's Wrong, The President Can Be Indicted  —  Former independent counsel Ken Starr told Morning Joe on Wednesday he thinks a sitting president can be indicted.  —  “I think the president can be indicted,” said Starr, who led the investigation into former President Bill Clinton's sexual misconduct with Monica Lewinsky.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Megan Cassidy / San Francisco Chronicle:
Castro Valley man allegedly cursed Trump, tried to stab GOP congressional candidate
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Midterm Seat Loss Averages 37 for Unpopular Presidents
Reuters:
Special Report: Slamming the door - How Trump transformed U.S. refugee program
Marc Morano / Climate Depot:
GREAT AGAIN: USA Is Now The Largest Global Crude Oil Producer - Surpasses Russia and Saudi Arabia
Discussion: EIA, Breitbart and Sean Hannity
Alexandra Lange / Curbed NY:
Is America's densest city ready to make room?
Politico:
Attacks on Myrie raise questions of improper electioneering
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NRCC spending almost $5 million on ads to help Barbara Comstock
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Trump set a new dishonesty record in August, his third straight record month
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Media Needs to Stop Hiring Young Know-Nothings
NBC News:
Despite Trump's promise to protect them, Christian refugees struggle to enter U.S.
Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
How Anti-Trump Leakers Moved From Offense to Defense
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Education Dept. Reopens Rutgers Case Charging Discrimination Against Jewish Students
Discussion: The Slot and The Daily Caller