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6:40 PM ET, August 27, 2019

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Washington Post:
Cheers!  Barr books Trump's hotel for $30,000 holiday party  —  Experts say private, 200-person party adds to questions about attorney general's independence from president.  —  U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr is planning a holiday treat for his boss.
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
My husband dumped me for Ilhan Omar, DC mom says in divorce filing  —  A Washington, DC, mom says her political-consultant husband left her for Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to a bombshell divorce filing obtained by The Post.  —  Dr. Beth Jordan Mynett says her cheating spouse, Tim Mynett …
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Andrew Kerr / The Daily Caller:
Ilhan Omar's Campaign Funded Travel For Man She's Alleged To Have An Affair With, Records Show
Discussion: New York Post
Brandon Moseley / Alabama Political Reporter:
Alabama GOP passes a resolution urging Congress to expel Omar
Discussion: Fox News and Talking Points Memo
Reuters:
Exclusive: Falwell steered Liberty University land deal benefiting his personal trainer  —  LYNCHBURG, Va. (Reuters) - Evangelical leader and prominent Donald Trump backer Jerry Falwell Jr personally approved real estate transactions by his nonprofit Christian university that helped …
Washington Post:
A professor called Bret Stephens a ‘bedbug.’ The New York Times columnist complained to the professor's boss.  —  The tweet seemed harmless enough to David Karpf.  The associate professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University took a story that bedbugs had infested …
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Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:   In defense of Bret Stephens
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Farmers' Frustration With Trump Grows as U.S. Escalates China Fight  —  WASHINGTON — Peppered with complaints from farmers fed up with President Trump's trade war, Sonny Perdue found his patience wearing thin.  Mr. Perdue, the agriculture secretary and the guest of honor at the annual Farmfest gathering …
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is lying to farmers' faces, and they're finally getting angry about it  —  One of the worst habits among the D.C. commentariat is the tendency to treat President Trump's lies as if they possess magical qualities.  We are constantly told that Trump's lying “works,” …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Intellectualist
The Harvard Crimson:
Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked  —  While most Harvard freshmen settle into their dorms Tuesday, one new student, Ismail B. Ajjawi '23, faces ongoing negotiations with immigration officers to allow him to enter the United States and study at the College.
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Exclusive: Log Cabin executive director resigns over Trump endorsement  —  The executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans has resigned following a controversial decision by the organization's board to endorse President Trump, the Washington Blade has learned exclusively.
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S.E. Cupp / CNN:   Log Cabin Republicans executive director latest to resign in protest
Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN announces details for climate crisis town hall  —  Washington (CNN)CNN on Tuesday announced the candidate lineup for its unprecedented prime-time event focused on the climate crisis.  —  Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls will appear in New York at back-to-back town halls on Wednesday …
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
Trump privately clashed with G7 leaders over reinviting Putin  —  Biarritz, France (CNN)A sharp and sometimes bitter disagreement broke out between President Donald Trump and several G7 leaders over whether to allow Russia back into their club during a welcome dinner on Saturday …
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CNN:
Where Trump failed, Macron may have succeeded
Discussion: New York Times, Washington Post and UPI
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Has Trump's cheese finally slid off his cracker?  —  Last week there was a sharp uptick in speculation that President Trump is a few fries shy of a Happy Meal.  —  Obviously, this is not the first time the idea has popped up that the commander-in-chief's cheese might have slid off his cracker.
CNN:
GOP, Democratic senators denied visas to Russia  —  Washington (CNN)Two US senators have been denied visas to Russia in what appears to be a retaliatory move on the part of the Kremlin amid continued tensions between the two countries.  —  Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican …
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Reuters:
Senators who criticized Russia denied visas
NBC News:
Trump admin pulling millions from FEMA disaster relief to send to southern border  —  Combined with existing space, the funding would allow ICE to detain nearly 50,000 immigrants at one time.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pulling $271 million in funding from the Department …
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS to Reprogram and Transfer $271 Million to Support Humanitarian and Security Emergency Response  —  WASHINGTON - On Sunday, the 30-day notification period ended from when the Department of Homeland Security notified Congress of its intent to reprogram and transfer $271 million of available funds …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Caitlin Emma / Politico:
DHS to siphon $155M in disaster aid to bolster immigration enforcement
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Thoughts on the Impending Prosecution of Andrew McCabe  —  I confess that this story shocks me.  —  The New York Times reported yesterday that “Federal prosecutors in Washington appear to be in the final stages of deciding whether to seek an indictment of Andrew G. McCabe …
Marissa Brostoff / Washington Post:
How white nationalists aligned themselves with the antiabortion movement  —  Last fall, speaking to a far-right Austrian magazine, the Iowa Republican congressman Steve King succinctly laid out his theory of Western decline.  The problem, he suggested, was a demographic born at the nexus of reproduction and immigration.
Discussion: National Review and twitchy.com
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“ARE WE REALLY GOING TO HAVE A GAFFE-FEST OVER JOE BIDEN?”:  HOW CLICKBAIT AND OUTRAGE PORN ARE HURTING READERS—AND ELEVATING TRUMP  —  Trump wants to drop a nuclear bomb into a hurricane, immigrant children are dying in U.S. custody, and the Amazon rainforest is burning.
Bill Dudley / Bloomberg:
The Fed Shouldn't Enable Donald Trump  —  The central bank should refuse to play along with an economic disaster in the making.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China keeps undermining the confidence of businesses and consumers, worsening the economic outlook.
Washington Post:
Trump pushes to allow new logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest  —  President Trump has instructed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to exempt Alaska's 16.7 million-acre Tongass National Forest from logging restrictions imposed nearly 20 years ago, according to three people briefed on the issue …
Discussion: Political Wire
Denver Post:
Hickenlooper endorsement dividing Colorado Democratic Party, internal emails show  —  A decision by national Democrats to throw their support behind John Hickenlooper in Colorado's U.S. Senate race sparked an intense email discussion among state Democratic Party officers over the weekend …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Amy Graff / San Francisco Chronicle:
SF restaurant owner says Bernie Sanders was ‘cranky,’ rude to staff  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders was in town for the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting and dined out with staff at San Francisco's iconic John's Grill on Thursday, according to Politico.
Tess Bonn / The Hill:
Sanders: China has done more to address extreme poverty ‘than any country in the history of civilization’  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) offered praise for China while stating in an interview that he believed the U.S. could have a positive relationship with the country, saying it had made …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump's net approval rating sinks in every battleground state  —  President Trump's net approval rating has plunged in every key battleground state since taking office in January 2017, according to Morning Consult's tracking poll.  —  Why it matters: These are the states that Republicans …
Laura Strickler / NBC News:
Purdue Pharma offers $10-12 billion to settle opioid claims  —  The lawsuits allege the company and the Sackler family are responsible for starting and sustaining the opioid crisis.  —  The maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler family, are offering to settle …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Deutsche Bank has tax returns but doesn't say publicly if they are Trump's  —  Washington (CNN)Deutsche Bank wouldn't say publicly on Tuesday whether it has President Donald Trump's tax returns.  Yet the bank acknowledges the US House would see people's tax returns — possibly …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Understands Democracy Better Than Republicans Do  —  The idea that proponents of greater electoral equity have to quiet down because we live in a ‘republic’ is absurd.  —  Spend enough time talking politics on the internet — or in any other public forum …
Associated Press:
Biden: Racism in US is institutional, 'white man's problem'  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Racism in America is institutional and it is a “white man's problem visited on people of color,” former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday, arguing that the way to attack the issue is to defeat President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Former Star Google and Uber Engineer Charged With Theft of Trade Secrets  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Anthony Levandowski, one of Silicon Valley's foremost technologists on self-driving cars, was charged by federal prosecutors on Tuesday with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets from Google.
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Trump's Trade War Linked To Amazon Rainforest Destruction  —  As U.S. soybeans sit in silos, Brazilian farmers push to break new ground to satisfy the Chinese market.  —  As unsold U.S. soybeans are stored in silos across the farm belt, Brazilian farmers and corporations scramble to satisfy the voracious Chinese market.
Washington Post:
Trump pushes back on complaint of bed bugs at his Doral golf resort  —  President Trump on Tuesday blamed “Radical Left Democrats” for spreading a “false and nasty rumor” about a bedbug infestation at his golf resort in Doral, Fla., after he said he would like to hold next year's Group of Seven summit at the property.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Will the ABC debate be one night or two?  The question is creating anxiety for the Democratic candidates  —  New York (CNN Business)The next Democratic debate is two weeks away — and right now it is shaping up to be a one-night event.  —  That's how ABC, the primary network hosting the debate, would like it to stay that way.
Bill Scher / Politico:
‘Pocahontas’ Could Still Be Elizabeth Warren's Biggest Vulnerability  —  Elizabeth Warren came to last week's Native American presidential forum in Sioux City, Iowa, with, as you might expect, a plan.  And she executed it perfectly.  —  First, the Massachusetts senator expressed sorrow for the …
Discussion: Mediaite and Breitbart
 
 
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
Alabama Republicans approve resolution calling for Omar to be expelled from Congress
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Caitlin O'Kane / CBS News:
Idaho must pay for transgender inmate's surgery, court rules
Scott Stedman / FORENSIC NEWS:
Russian-linked company investing in Arizona has deeper ties to Russian mobsters than previously understood
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Beto O'Rourke Ejects Breitbart News Reporter from Event at Historically Black College
Alana Goodman / Washington Examiner:
John Kerry's son cut business ties with Hunter Biden over Ukrainian oil deal
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
A year into the trade war, China learns to ride out Trump's turbulence
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNBC and The Week
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Former Kansas governor calls for primary challenge to Rep. Steve Watkins
Discussion: Political Wire
Lambert Strether / naked capitalism:
2:00PM Water Cooler Special: Reader Report from the Field on Biden in New Hampshire (and It's Ugly.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:
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Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Trump Can't Beat Obama on the Economy
Tom Whyman / The Outline:
Much ado about Greta  —  Why does one Swedish teenager manage …
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats' Emerging Tax Idea: Look Beyond Income, Target Wealth
Discussion: Mother Jones
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Child predator George Nader visited White House at least 13 times to meet with Steve Bannon
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Raw Story
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
A Senator's Lake House vs. a Town Fighting Flooding
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Trial of High-Powered Lawyer Gregory Craig Exposes Seamy Side of Washington's Elite
Discussion: Politico