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2:50 PM ET, August 26, 2019

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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
3-Way Lead as Dem 2020 Picture Shifts  —  Sanders and Warren rise; Biden drops  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and former Vice President Joe Biden are currently bunched together in the national Democratic presidential preference contest.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
What Elizabeth Warren Is Quietly Telling Democratic Insiders  —  With phone calls, texts and handwritten notes, the Massachusetts senator is continuing an unusually determined outreach effort to show party officials she is aligned with them.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When Senator Elizabeth Warren …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘The rock star’ vs. ‘The rock’: Warren and Biden hurtle toward collision  —  SEATTLE — Elizabeth Warren has the crowds.  Joe Biden has the lead.  —  The split-screen story of one of the most intriguing matchups of the Democratic presidential primary is unfolding in a glaring contrast of style and substance.
Grace Sparks / CNN:
Monmouth poll: Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren in three-way lead for Democratic bid
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Micah Cohen / FiveThirtyEight:
Joe Biden Has An Iowa Problem, Not An Enthusiasm Problem
Discussion: Townhall and Hot Air
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Elizabeth Warren Manages to Woo the Democratic Establishment
Discussion: NBC News
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Elizabeth Warren Draws Record Crowd of 15,000 in Seattle
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller and Axios
Associated Press:
Trump claims serious trade negotiations with China to begin  —  BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump, under pressure to scale back a U.S.-China trade war partly blamed for a global economic slowdown, claimed Monday that the two sides will begin serious negotiations soon.
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
France's Macron accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of ‘incredibly disrespectful’ comments about his wife  —  French President Emmanuel Macron issued a fiery response to Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro for social media comments that appeared to criticize the appearance of French first lady Brigitte Macron.
Discussion: Mediaite and Jacobin
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Rule 1 at the G7 Meeting?  Don't Get You-Know-Who Mad  —  BIARRITZ, France — For a day, at least, everyone was on their best behavior when the cameras were on, eager to present a show of bonhomie after so many previous meetings ended in discord.  —  But behind the scenes at the annual gathering …
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Prosecutors Near Decision on Whether to Indict Andrew McCabe  —  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in Washington appear to be in the final stages of deciding whether to indict Andrew G. McCabe, the former deputy F.B.I. director and a frequent target of President Trump, on charges of lying to federal agents …
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Washington Examiner:   The opposite of journalism: CNN is encouraging government officials to lie
Politico:
GOP Rep. Sean Duffy resigning to help care for child with ‘complications’  —  ‘This is the right time for me to take a break from public service in order to be the support my wife, baby and family need right now,’ Duffy says.  —  Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) will resign from Congress at the end of September …
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Congressman Sean Duffy:
Next to marrying Rachel, representing you - the people and families of Wisconsin's 7th District - in Congress has been the highest honor of my life.  Together, we have engaged in the most important battles of our time: protecting freedom of speech and religious liberty, taking care of our veterans …
Fox News:
Rep. Sean Duffy announces he will resign, citing baby's heart condition
Discussion: American Greatness
Tom Cotton / New York Times:
We Should Buy Greenland  —  Trump isn't the only one to recognize the country's strategic importance.  Beijing does, too.  —  Mr. Cotton, a Republican, is a United States senator from Arkansas.  —  After news leaked last week that President Trump had expressed interest in acquiring Greenland …
Reuters:
China says wants ‘calm’ resolution to U.S. trade war  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to resolve its trade dispute with the United States through “calm” negotiations and resolutely opposes the escalation of the conflict, Vice Premier Liu He, who has been leading the talks with Washington, said on Monday.
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
‘Accept the pain’: Lindsey Graham defends Trump's escalating trade war with China
Dave Levinthal / Center for Public Integrity:
Federal Election Commission to effectively shut down.  Now what?  —  Vacancies mean agency can't carry out numerous responsibilities as elections loom  —  Federal Election Commission Vice Chairman Matthew Petersen announced his resignation today.  —  This means the agency that enforces …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
FEC vice chairman who fought internet regs resigns, leaves agency in limbo
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Jumps on the Seth Rich Conspiracy Bandwagon  —  Trump's lawyer says he's just pointing to “nagging coincidences,” even though Rich's family has begged people to stop speculating about their son's death.  —  Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani promoted discredited conspiracy theories …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
The N.R.A. Has Trump.  But It Has Lost Allies in Congress.  —  The N.R.A. has been assigning fewer A's and more F's to Democrats elected to Congress each cycle.  —  The National Rifle Association has significantly fewer allies in Congress than it did a decade ago, a decline driven …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mike Baker / New York Times:
The Sisters Who First Tried to Take Down Jeffrey Epstein  —  Nine years before any police investigation, Maria and Annie Farmer reported the troubling behavior of Jeffrey Epstein and his companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.  No one would act.  —  As more women have come forward in recent days …
Discussion: Law & Crime
Hamilton Nolan / Splinter:
Journalism Is an Action  —  Many journalists are very indignant that Trump allies are reportedly combing through social media to identify embarrassing things they may have posted long ago that can be used to discredit them.  In this case, I'm afraid, the outrage seems to be missing the point.
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Aram Roston / Reuters:
Why the CIA doesn't spy on the UAE  —  (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates finances the military leader trying to topple a United Nations-recognized government in Libya.  It helps lead a coalition of nations imposing an economic blockade of Qatar, despite U.S. calls to resolve the dispute.
Joe Kennedy III:
Hi everyone —  —  I hope you're all having a great summer and getting a little break before fall kicks in.  I wanted to take a minute to check in — and to make sure you're hearing directly from me about my plans for 2020.  —  Over the past few weeks I've begun to consider a run for the U.S. Senate.
Axios:
Scoop: Trump suggested nuking hurricanes to stop them from hitting U.S.  —  President Trump has suggested multiple times to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States, according to sources …
Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
The Next Recession Will Destroy Millennials  —  Millennials are already in debt and without savings.  After the next downturn, they'll be in even bigger trouble.  —  Staff writer at The Atlantic  —  The trade war is dragging on.  The yield curve is inverting.  Investors are fleeing to safety.
Discussion: Mother Jones
 
 
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