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11:20 AM ET, September 16, 2018

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John Solomon / The Hill:
Lisa Page bombshell: FBI couldn't prove Trump-Russia collusion before Mueller appointment  —  To date, Lisa Page's infamy has been driven mostly by the anti-Donald Trump text messages she exchanged with fellow FBI agent Peter Strzok as the two engaged in an affair while investigating the president …
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Woodward: No Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion, I Searched For Two Years  —  In an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Friday, Bob Woodward said that in his two years of investigating for his new book, ‘Fear,’ he found no evidence of collusion or espionage between Trump and Russia.
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Bob Woodward on the ‘Best Obtainable Version of the Truth’ About Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Alarm grows inside FEMA as administrator Brock Long fights for his job  —  As the Federal Emergency Management Agency heads into peak hurricane season, an internal investigation has imperiled its top official, sparking a growing backlash within the agency where career officials …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Daily Caller
WCVB:
Authorities ID 26-year-old Mass. man killed in Cape Cod shark attack  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  WELLFLEET, Mass. —  A 26-year-old man from Revere died after being attacked by a shark in the waters off Cape Cod on Saturday afternoon, Massachusetts State Police said.
Discussion: Hollywood Life
The Texas Tribune:
Texas Border Patrol agent accused of “serial killing spree” in Laredo  —  Juan David Ortiz, an intel supervisor for the Border Patrol, has been accused of killing four women, including one transgender woman, and kidnapping a fifth woman, who escaped and alerted law enforcement.
Discussion: USA Today and The Daily Caller
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Associated Press:
Sheriff: US Border Patrol agent suspected of killing 4 women
Discussion: Raw Story
San Francisco Chronicle:
Feinstein's 11th-hour shot at Kavanaugh  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein's treatment of a more than 3-decade-old sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was unfair all around.  It was unfair to Kavanaugh, unfair to his accuser and unfair to Feinstein's colleagues …
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Bill Maher dismisses Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegation: ‘I think it makes us look bad’
Discussion: RedState
Paulina Dedaj / Fox News:
Police arrest 5 in North Carolina as looters begin to capitalize on Florence chaos  —  Police in North Carolina arrested five people Saturday night as looters began to break into stores while Tropical Storm Florence brought chaos to the region.  —  Wilmington Police confirmed the arrests …
Discussion: WJZY, Breitbart and Raw Story
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Manafort deal with Mueller ‘really good for the country,’ Ken Starr says: ‘We should want the truth’  —  Former Independent Counsel Ken Starr, who led federal investigations of President Clinton, said special counsel Robert Mueller's striking a deal to win the cooperation …
Discussion: Politico
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
'Robert Mueller's real quest here is for the truth': How Paul Manafort's plea brings …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Primary turnout soars in 2018 with Dems leading charge  —  More than 40 million Americans voted in primaries this year, a staggering increase from four years ago and a sign of virtually unprecedented voter enthusiasm ahead of the midterm elections.  —  Primary voter turnout was higher …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Peter Overby / NPR:
Emoluments Lawsuit Moves A Step Closer To Trump  —  The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia want the legal authority to get any communications between President Trump and officials of foreign or U.S. state governments pertaining to his Trump International Hotel near the White House.
Discussion: Political Wire
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Bob Menendez's political fight for survival  —  It wasn't supposed to be like this for Sen. Bob Menendez.  —  Though the New Jersey Democrat is still favored to defeat Republican Bob Hugin in November, Menendez is being forced to fight to keep his seat.  Hugin's relentless negative ad campaign …
Roey Hadar / ABC News:
‘I understand’ why there is still ‘a lot of anger’ over financial crisis: Bank CEOJamie Dimon  —  Ten years after the financial crisis caused millions of Americans to lose their jobs, houses, or both, the head of the nation's largest bank said he knows many people remain angry at banks.
National Journal:
Identity, Not Ideology, Driving the Democratic Party  —  White progressives badly underachieved in Democratic primaries for governor.  African-American progressives dominated.  —  For an illustration of the power of identity over ideology in politics, look at the divergent results …
Discussion: Axios
Aron Heller / Associated Press:
Israeli lawmaker to PM: Dismiss US envoy over aide scandal  —  JERUSALEM (AP) — An opposition Israeli lawmaker on Sunday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss his ambassador to the United States for failing to report sexual assault allegations against a top Netanyahu aide …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Conservatism After Christianity  —  A new survey reveals the Republican Party's religious divide.  —  One of the many paradoxes of the Trump era is that our unusual president couldn't have been elected, and couldn't survive politically today, without the support of religious conservatives …
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.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Palestinian stabs American-Israeli man to death in West Bank
Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Some change, for a change: But Cuomo insists ‘nothing to see here’ after a liberal wave
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Boris Johnson, Eyes on Downing Street, Sets Political Fires
Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Protests as Bannon defends Europe's far right at debate
Discussion: Politico
Sandra E. Garcia / New York Times:
2-Year-Old Boy With Deadly Cancer Gets an Early Christmas From His Neighbors
Paula Schwartz / Showbiz411:
Michael Moore Thinks Donald Trump Wrote NYTimes Op-Ed Piece: “He's the master of distraction …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
What's in It for Republicans?  —  Vox's Dylan Matthews tries …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Finger Lakes Times:
Maduro's huge salary increases force 40% percent of Venezuelan stores to close
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
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 New York Times
Rod Liddle / Spectator:
Is it possible to draw Serena Williams without being racist?
Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
Google Built China A Prototype Search Engine That Allows Government To Spy On Citizens' Search Queries
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
Money Talks. Will the G.O.P. Listen?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 

 
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