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New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein Was a ‘Terrific Guy,’ Donald Trump Once Said.  Now He's ‘Not a Fan.’  —  WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trump's members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment …
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Jeffrey Epstein Shipped Himself a 53-Pound Shredder and a Carpet and Tile Extractor, Maritime Records Show  —  Jeffrey Epstein shipped a shredder from the U.S. Virgin Islands to his Palm Beach home in July 2008, shortly after reaching a non-prosecution agreement with then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, maritime records show.
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
The Jeffrey Epstein Case Was Cold, Until a Miami Herald Reporter Got Accusers to Talk  —  Julie K. Brown, an investigative journalist for The Miami Herald, expected to spend the week on the same emotionally brutal endeavor she has pursued for more than two years: interviewing women who say that …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“He Said Not to Tell Anyone”: How Trump Kept Tabs on Jeffrey Epstein  —  In the months before he ran for president, Donald Trump was in conversation with National Enquirer owner David Pecker about his old acquaintance, Jeffrey Epstein, and how his sexual abuse scandal might affect the Clintons.
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
The Jeffrey Epstein charges are revolting, but let's be careful about implicating others
Discussion: VICE and The American Conservative
Kat Tenbarge / Business Insider:
Trump addresses Jeffrey Epstein connection, claims the two haven't spoken in 15 years after a ‘falling out’
Discussion: CNN, Fatherly and ThinkProgress
NBC News:
Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents  —  Migrant children held in Yuma, Arizona, report sex assault and retaliation for protests in addition to unsanitary conditions and overcrowding.  —  WASHINGTON — The poor treatment …
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MSNBC:
Two ‘significant incident reports’ obtained exclusively by NBC News  —  NBC News obtained many “significant incident reports” that document dozens of accounts by migrant children held in a border detention facility in Yuma, Arizona.  —  Two of the reports featured on The Rachel Maddow Show Tuesday night are printed below.
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Tells Mueller Deputies Not to Testify, Scrambling an Agreement  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking to discourage Robert S. Mueller III's deputies from testifying before Congress, potentially jeopardizing an agreement for two of the former prosecutors …
Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed News:
An Explosive Secret Recording Reveals How Russia Tried To Funnel Millions To The “European Trump”  —  A close aide to Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini held covert talks to pump Russian oil money to his far-right party.  BuzzFeed News has the tape.
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Federal Judge Blocks Justice Department's Effort to Withdraw Lawyers on Census Citizenship Case  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday rejected the Justice Department's request to switch its legal team midway through a case challenging the Trump administration's effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
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Washington Post:
Federal judge rejects Trump administration's bid to swap out lawyers for census case on citizenship question
Paul Demko / Politico:
Appeals court skeptical Obamacare can survive  —  NEW ORLEANS — A panel of federal appeals judges aggressively questioned whether Obamacare can survive during Tuesday afternoon oral arguments in a case that could upend the 2010 health care law.  —  Two Republican appointees …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Judges wary of Affordable Care Act mandate
Discussion: Vox
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The Republican strategy to pass Medicare-for-all continues
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
McConnell likens himself to Obama: ‘We both are the descendants of slave owners’  —  The Senate majority leader, who opposes reparations, was asked about NBC News' report that two of his great-great-grandfathers owned at least 14 slaves.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Democrats cast McConnell as villain in bid to win Senate and energize liberals
Discussion: Mediaite
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:   Sebelius won't run for Senate in Kansas
BBC:
Sir Kim Darroch resigns as UK ambassador to US  —  Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as UK ambassador to the US, amid a row over leaked emails critical of President Trump's administration.  —  The ambassador was branded “a very stupid guy” by Mr Trump, after emails emerged calling the Trump administration “clumsy and inept”.
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Larrison Campbell / Mississippi Today:
Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender  —  In recent weeks, in an attempt to better inform readers about candidates in the upcoming Republican gubernatorial primary, Mississippi Today has asked to shadow each contender seeking the GOP nomination.
Nick Givas / Fox News:
Judge Nap: Trump could find himself in hot water following Biden's tax return release  —  Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said former Vice President Joe Biden's release of his personal tax returns would put pressure on President Trump if Biden were the Democratic nominee in 2020.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Embattled Biden ditches Rose Garden strategy
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Washington Post:
In the aftermath of Khashoggi's murder, Saudi influence machine whirs on in Washington  —  After the killing in October of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a handful of lobbying firms and think tanks made a move rare in Washington: They publicly severed ties with Saudi Arabia …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate to try again to hold Saudis responsible for Khashoggi killing
New York Daily News:
Billionaire insists he has legal parking spot on West Village street, infuriating neighbors who say he created a fake space for himself  —  A billionaire hedge fund honcho carved out a personal driveway in a West Village sidewalk — and didn't pay a dime for the brazen annexation of public space.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP at war over fundraising  —  Tensions over the future of the GOP's grassroots fundraising are reaching a breaking point, with the national party turning to strong-arm tactics to get Republicans behind its new, Donald Trump-endorsed platform for small donors.
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Strip club to host golf tournament at Trump resort in South Florida  —  President Trump's golf resort in Doral, Fla., is scheduled to host a golf tournament Saturday put on by a Miami-area strip club, which will allow golfers to pay for a dancer to serve as their “caddy girl” while they play at the president's club.
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Rip Torn, Artie the Producer on ‘The Larry Sanders Show,’ Dies at 88  —  The respected Emmy winner and Oscar and Tony nominee always aimed for authenticity but had a reputation as a trouble-maker.  —  Rip Torn, the tenacious, temperamental Texan whose much-admired career was highlighted …
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
How Ross Perot paved the way for Donald Trump  —  The first paragraph of H. Ross Perot's obituary was written decades before his death: He's a self-made billionaire who became the most successful third-party presidential candidate in nearly a century.  —  But the legacy of Perot …
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Complicated Political Legacy of H. Ross Perot
Discussion: Power Line
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Who Is a Bigger Threat to His Democracy: Bibi or Trump?  —  It's a tough one.  —  On Sept. 17, Israel will hold its second national election in less than six months.  From afar, it looks like just a rerun of the election on April 9, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu narrowly won …
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The Times of Israel:
Greenblatt: Trump may decide to release peace plan before Israeli elections
Discussion: Breitbart
Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
$1 million haul for Rep. Katie Porter is richest among vulnerable Democrats  —  Coming out in favor of impeachment doesn't seem to have slowed the campaign of Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine), one of seven California House freshmen who must defend competitive congressional seats in 2020.
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump  —  One by one, they had trickled out of the conference room on the 25th floor of Trump Tower.  It was Friday, October 7, 2016, two days before the second presidential debate, and the Republican nominee's brain trust …
Washington Post:
Trump looks to rally controversial online allies at White House social media summit  —  President Trump has summoned Republican lawmakers, political strategists and social-media stars to the White House on Thursday to discuss the “opportunities and challenges” of the Web —but his upcoming summit …
 
 
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Roll Call:
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Inquirer.com:
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Associated Press:
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Tarpley Hitt / The Daily Beast:
Democratic Donor Ed Buck Accused of Human Trafficking and Revenge Porn: Court Docs
Discussion: Fox News
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Pelosi questions Barr's credibility, says she'll no longer address anything he says
Daily Mail:
LAND OF A MILLION ORPHANS: DailyMail.com investigates the hidden African crisis driven by AIDS …
Discussion: National Review
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
A black principal, four white teens and the ‘senior prank’ that became a hate crime
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump dossier author Steele gets 16-hour DOJ grilling