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Harry Litman / USA Today:
Manafort plea is new proof that Mueller is Trump's worst nightmare.  He's on to him.  —  Trump never expected Manafort to flip on him.  The plea and cooperation agreement Mueller won proves that truth is truth, whatever Rudy Giuliani says.  —  It's tempting to view Paul Manafort's guilty plea …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump can start panicking now: Manafort will cooperate with the special counsel  —  The Post reports: … That's the news Trump never wanted to hear.  The prospect of just such a deal is why his lawyers reportedly dangled the promise of a pardon in front of Manafort's lawyers.
Lawfare:
The Manafort Guilty Plea, the Mueller Investigation, and the President  —  Paul Manafort, his wife, and his lawyer Kevin Downing arriving at court for a status update hearing on Feb. 14, 2018.  (Flickr/Victoria Pickering)  —  Only three weeks ago, the president of the United States lauded Paul Manafort …
New York Times:
Manafort Folds. Now What?
Discussion: New Yorker, Raw Story and Vanity Fair
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Fraying Ties With Trump Put Jim Mattis's Fate in Doubt  —  WASHINGTON — Back when their relationship was fresh and new, and President Trump still called his defense secretary “Mad Dog” — a nickname Jim Mattis detests — the wiry retired Marine general often took a dinner break to eat burgers with his boss in the White House residence.
Discussion: CNBC, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
New York Times:
The Economy Is Humming, but Trump Is Tweeting.  Republicans Are Worried.  —  WASHINGTON — As Democrats enter the fall midterm campaign with palpable confidence about reclaiming the House and perhaps even the Senate, tensions are rising between the White House and congressional Republicans …
Ruth Spencer / The Cut:
What I Know About Jian Ghomeshi  —  Before anyone knew anything else about him, it was charm that made Jian Ghomeshi a big deal.  It began in the mid 2000s, when he hosted a Canadian arts-and-culture radio show, Q. In one episode, the actor Billy Bob Thornton was a guest …
Discussion: New Republic
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Florence by the numbers: 7 dead, more than 900K without power, strongest wind gust in 60 years hits Wilmington
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Grist and The Guardian
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
FEMA to test ‘Presidential Alert’ system next week  —  Experts expressed little concern that the wireless emergency alerts could be used for political purposes.  —  President Donald Trump may soon be communicating with you directly on your phone — even if you don't follow him on Twitter.
Discussion: Political Wire and AOL
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Our System Is Too Broken to Assess the Sexual Assault Claim Against Kavanaugh  —  This, then, was the fatal flaw of #MeToo: We thought that patriarchal systems, based in entrenched power, and supported by others in power, could be brought down by individual, brave women.  —  Why don't women come forward?
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Heidi Bond / Slate:   I Received Some of Kozinski's Infamous Gag List Emails.  I'm Baffled by Kavanaugh's Responses to Questions About Them.
Suzanne Goldsmith / The Columbus Dispatch:
Les Wexner renounces Republican Party affiliation after Obama stops in Columbus  —  After former Democratic President Barack Obama made a quiet stop in Columbus on Thursday night, the wealthiest Republican supporter in the state told a small audience at a Downtown event that he is fed up and has quit the Republican Party.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Christopher Clarey / New York Times:
Are Women Penalized More Than Men in Tennis?  Data Says No  —  Serena Williams argued that she was subject to a double standard when she was cited for verbal abuse by the chair umpire Carlos Ramos during the United States Open women's final last Saturday.  —  “There are men out here who do a lot worse …
Discussion: Althouse
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Ryan Young / Yahoo Sports:   Report: Men penalized significantly more than women in tennis
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
A Grassroots Uprising in Amish Country Begins to Find Meaning in Politics  —  The morning after the presidential election in November 2016, Annie Weaver, like millions around the country, was in a stupor.  —  “I remember coming to work that day and I stopped at the Wawa and I didn't even make eye contact …
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
Intel Chair: FBI, Justice Corrupted for Political Spying  —  Nunes warns China, not Russia, is ‘real threat’  —  Democrats and their media allies seeking to advance a liberal political agenda corrupted the FBI and Justice Department in improperly spying on Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Strzok Sought To Capitalize On News Reports About Dossier, Text Message Suggests
Discussion: CNN
CNN:
Arizona Senate: Kyrsten Sinema's anti-war group blasted ‘U.S. terror,’ depicted soldier as skeleton in 2003 flyers  —  (CNN)As an anti-war activist in the early 2000s, Arizona Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema led a group that distributed flyers depicting an American soldier as a skeleton inflicting …
Harry Enten / CNN:
Democrats may have more polling upside in House races than GOP  —  Poll: Dems have advantage with likely voters  —  (CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is Roundball Rock by John Tesh from the NBA on NBC.  —  Poll of the week: The New York Times and Siena College have released multiple House polls over the last week.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
After Trump's tweets on Hurricane Maria, Hispanic Caucus chair declines invitation to the White House  —  Hispanic Heritage Month starts Saturday, and the White House will have to kick off the celebration without the presence of some Latino lawmakers.  And according to them, it is President Trump's own doing.
Amanda Luz Henning Santiago / Mashable:
Weatherman dramatically braces for Hurricane Florence while 2 guys casually stroll by  —  As Hurricane Florence continues to wreak havoc on the Carolinas, weather people and storm chasers are heading as close as they can to the eye of the storm without putting themselves in danger.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
A private letter from Ronald Reagan to his dying father-in-law shows the president's faith  —  Something tugged at Ronald Reagan on that otherwise slow August weekend in 1982.  —  “Again at the W.H.,” the president noted in his diary.  “More of Saturdays work plus a long letter I have to write to Loyal.
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:   Ronald Reagan's letter to his dying father-in-law, annotated
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
How a Ukrainian Hairdresser Became a Front for Paul Manafort  —  KIEV, Ukraine — At first glance, what happened to Yevgeny G. Kaseyev hardly seems like misfortune.  —  Without his knowledge, he says, unknown individuals set up multiple companies in his name and deposited tens of millions …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Joe Biden will headline major LGBTQ dinner as he mulls 2020 run  —  Washington (CNN)When Joe Biden speaks at the national dinner for the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday night, he'll find himself at a familiar juncture.  —  Speaking at the same dinner three years ago …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Christine Simmons / New York Law Journal:
Trump Ambassador Pick Faced Sexual Harassment Claims at Former Law Firm
Discussion: Raw Story and Above the Law
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Lawyer Says President's Legal Team Erred in Cohen Reversal
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