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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
'Robert Mueller's real quest here is for the truth': How Paul Manafort's plea brings the special counsel probe closer to its end game  —  First came George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who was arrested by the FBI when he stepped off a plane at Dulles International Airport …
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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 …
CNN:
Here's how Paul Manafort might be helpful to the Russia investigation
Discussion: Vox
Associated Press:
Sheriff: US Border Patrol agent suspected of killing 4 women  —  LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent suspected of killing four prostitutes was arrested early Saturday after a fifth woman managed to escape from him and notify the authorities, law enforcement officials said, describing the agent as a “serial killer.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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The Daily Beast:
U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Texas Arrested in Killing 4 Women, Kidnapping Another  —  Police were reportedly tipped off to the suspect after a woman he allegedly tried to abduct escaped.  —  A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in Texas was arrested Saturday on suspicion that he killed four women …
Discussion: Splinter
Laredo Morning News:
BP agent named as suspect in slaying of four women
Discussion: Mother Jones and Law & Crime
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 …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Bob Woodward on the ‘Best Obtainable Version of the Truth’ About Trump  —  By the time I arrived at Bob Woodward's townhouse in Georgetown on Friday morning, his latest book, Fear, was already in its ninth printing, with more copies sold on just the first day of its release than there are people living in the city of Washington.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
As Trump and Mattis clash in public, officials question how long he'll last at the Pentagon
Discussion: Vox and Daily Kos
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Wealthiest Republican supporter in Ohio quits party  —  The wealthiest supporter of the GOP in Ohio said Thursday that he is no longer a member of the Republican Party.  —  “I just decided I'm no longer a Republican,” L Brands CEO Leslie Wexner said during a panel discussion at a leadership summit, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
Discussion: IJR and Outside the Beltway
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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.
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CNN:
Days of flooding ahead in the Carolinas as Florence leaves at least 5 dead
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Announce New Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Goods  —  The plan comes ahead of high-level trade talks between the U.S. and China to try to resolve differences  —  President Trump plans to announce new tariffs of about $200 billion on Chinese imports, according to people familiar with the matter …
Discussion: Axios and CNBC
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump has decided to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods in dramatic escalation of trade battle  —  President Trump has decided to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, two people briefed on the decision said, one of the most severe economic restrictions ever imposed by a U.S. president.
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 …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Weather Channel correspondent busted for dramatic wind lean-in  —  CNN correspondent Nick Watt was reporting on Hurricane Florence on Friday morning from North Myrtle Beach, S.C., when he captured the hypocrisy that TV networks display when it comes to storm coverage.
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Rod Liddle / Spectator:
Is it possible to draw Serena Williams without being racist?  —  I have spent the morning trying to draw a cartoon of a black person without it being racist.  It's bloody difficult.  Especially the lips.  Make them too big and anti-racist people will accuse you of being a white supremacist peddling …
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: Booman Tribune and The Atlantic
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
Money Talks.  Will the G.O.P. Listen?  —  Seth Klarman was once the biggest donor to the Republican Party in New England.  This year he's giving some $20 million to Democrats.  —  Ms. Weiss is a staff writer and editor for the Opinion section.  —  BOSTON — The first page of Seth Klarman's …
Max Larkin / WBUR:
During Gas Emergency, Mass. State Police Reveal They're Keeping Tabs On Activist Groups  —  On Thursday evening, the Massachusetts State Police took to social media to share the extent of the gas emergency spreading across the Merrimack Valley.  —  But in so doing, they also shared …
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 …
Finger Lakes Times:
Maduro's huge salary increases force 40% percent of Venezuelan stores to close  —  Nearly 40 percent of all Venezuelan stores have closed —some of them perhaps permanently —after the government of President Nicolas Maduro increased the minimum salary by nearly 3,500 percent in one fell swoop …
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 …
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.
Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
Google Built China A Prototype Search Engine That Allows Government To Spy On Citizens' Search Queries  —  Imagine if the U.S. government was able to freely access your search history and use it against you.  That's what may end up happening in China, thanks to a censored search engine built for the country by Google.
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Brett Kavanaugh's High School Friend Isn't Helping the Nominee's Case  —  Earlier this week, reports emerged that Capitol Hill Democrats had a letter from a woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were both in high school.
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber to Become a U.S. Citizen  —  America has its share of problems these days, but Justin Bieber is looking at the glass half full because we've learned he's applying to become an American citizen.  —  Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Justin has applied for dual citizenship.
Discussion: Townhall, Bustle, Jezebel and AOL
 
 
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
What's in It for Republicans?  —  Vox's Dylan Matthews tries …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Reading the FISA Redactions
Discussion: Power Line
Justin Caruso / Breitbart:
CNN Ratings Down 41 Percent from Last Year
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Joe Biden will headline major LGBTQ dinner as he mulls 2020 run
Discussion: Political Wire
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
After Trump's tweets on Hurricane Maria, Hispanic Caucus chair declines invitation to the White House
Harry Enten / CNN:
Democrats may have more polling upside in House races than GOP
Discussion: Bloomberg
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
121,965,000 on Government Health Insurance; 52.2% of Those With Incomes Under $75,000
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Ronald Reagan's letter to his dying father-in-law, annotated
Discussion: Religion News Service
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: James O'Keefe Teases Next Week's Hit — DEEP STATE SHOULD BE WORRIED!
Discussion: Washington Times
Christopher Clarey / New York Times:
Are Women Penalized More Than Men in Tennis? Data Says No
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Althouse
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Deficit hawks are dead, and few in Washington can muster any outrage
Discussion: Political Wire
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
Julia Salazar, the Left's Post-Truth Politician