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8:40 PM ET, August 28, 2019

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Haley Britzky / Task & Purpose:
Children of US troops born overseas will no longer get automatic American citizenship, Trump administration says  —  Children born to U.S. service members and government employees overseas will no longer be automatically considered citizens of the United States, according to policy alert issued …
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The Hill:
Trump officials say children of some service members overseas will not get automatic citizenship  —  The Trump administration said Wednesday that the children of some U.S. military members and government employees working overseas will no longer automatically be considered United States citizens.
INA Categories / USCIS:
Automatic Citizenship or Overseas Naturalization
Discussion: The Guardian
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Presidential Race  —  The New York senator anchored her candidacy in issues of women's equality, but she was unable to gain traction and her failure to qualify for the next debate convinced her to withdraw.  —  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York …
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  August 28, 2019 - All Top Dems Beat Trump As Voters' Economic Outlook Dims Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Dem Primary Stays Stable With Biden Holding The Lead  —  If the 2020 presidential election were held today, 54 percent of registered voters say that they would vote …
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USA Today:
USA TODAY/Suffolk poll: Americans dread the 2020 election; Biden maintains his lead  —  Americans are facing the 2020 presidential election with a dominant feeling: Dread.  —  A nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll found a sharply divided country that views next year's presidential campaign …
John Harwood / CNBC:   A few of Joe Biden's 2020 Democratic rivals still have time to catch fire
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump Sends Legal Demand Over Comment From MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell  —  The president's personal attorney tells NBCU brass that legal proceedings could be pursued if there's no retraction or apology for stating that “Russian oligarchs” co-signed loans to Trump.
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BBC:
Government asks Queen to suspend Parliament  —  The government has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament just days after MPs return to work in September - and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline.  —  Boris Johnson said a Queen's Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October, to outline his “very exciting agenda”.
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Alex Wickham / BuzzFeed:
Boris Johnson Is Planning A Series Of Extreme Measures In The Coming Weeks To Force Through Brexit  —  Number 10 is considering disrupting a “time bomb” Northern Ireland debate, creating new bank holidays, filibustering Parliament, and having the prime minister refuse to resign if he loses a vote of no confidence.
Discussion: The Week
The Guardian:   ‘Stop the coup’: Protests across UK over Johnson's suspension of parliament
Andrew Woodcock / The Independent:
Queen approves Boris Johnson request to suspend parliament
Discussion: The Guardian
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Mystery of missing votes deepens as Congress investigates Georgia  —  To find a clue about what might have gone wrong with Georgia's election last fall, look no further than voting machine No. 3 at the Winterville Train Depot outside Athens.  —  On machine No. 3, Republicans won every race.
Discussion: Law & Crime
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
‘It is not letting me vote for who I want’: Video shows electronic machine changing ballot in Mississippi
Discussion: Raw Story
Jim Mattis / Wall Street Journal:
Duty, Democracy and the Threat of Tribalism  —  Lessons in leadership from a lifetime of service, from fighting in the Marines Corps to working for President Donald Trump  —  In late November 2016, I was enjoying Thanksgiving break in my hometown on the Columbia River in Washington state …
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed News:
Jon Ossoff Is Seriously Considering A Run For Senate In Georgia  —  WASHINGTON — Jon Ossoff, who ran an unsuccessful special election campaign in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, is now seriously considering a run at one of the two open Senate seats in Georgia, three sources familiar with Ossoff's plans told BuzzFeed News.
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David Karpf / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: I made a joke about Bret Stephens and bedbugs.  His response was never about civility  —  I teach classes in strategic political communication.  Every week, for the last seven years, I have begun each class session with a simple question: “What happened in the news this week?”
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Rex Huppke / Chicago Tribune:   Column: Bret Stephens, Donald Trump and the epidemic of male fragility
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
The Tea Party Didn't Get What It Wanted, but It Did Unleash the Politics of Anger  —  Ten years after a summer of rage over spending, trillion-dollar deficits are back.  —  In the late summer of 2009, as the recession-ravaged economy bled half a million jobs a month, the country seemed to lose its mind.
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The Left Can't Stop Lying About The Tea Party
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Trump slow-walks Ukraine military aid meant to contain Russia  —  The Trump administration is slow-walking $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine, annoying lawmakers and advocates who argue the funding is critical to keeping Russia at bay.  —  President Donald Trump asked …
New York Times:
Trump Tells Aides ‘Take the Land’ as Impatience Grows on Border Wall  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's signature campaign promise to build a wall along the southwestern border is far behind schedule.  So he has told his aides to get the job done by whatever means necessary, including by seizing land on the Mexican frontier.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Behind Trump's craziness, there's always corruption. Here's the latest.
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
‘NO EXCESSIVE BARKING’: A Chevy Chase dog park divides the rich and powerful  —  Everyone knows there's a problem with Chubbs.  —  Dirt is smeared across his face.  His tongue is rolling out of his mouth.  He's surrounded by signs that say “NO EXCESSIVE BARKING.”
Discussion: New York Post
Splinter:
Splinter Prevails in $100 Million Defamation Suit Brought by Ex-Trump Staffer Jason Miller  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of Splinter, the site's managing editor, Katherine Krueger, and the site's parent company, Gizmodo Media Group, in a $100 million defamation lawsuit brought by Jason Miller …
Nigel Jaquiss / Willamette Week:
“I smacked one of them with a hammer a couple of times,” said one man aboard a bus leaving Portland.  —  On Aug. 17, a crowd of right-wing Proud Boys met up with an extremist group called the American Guard for a march through Portland.  Some of them later boarded a black bus for a barbecue in Vancouver …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Justice Department inspector general has done separate report on James Comey  —  The Justice Department inspector general is preparing to release a report on the conduct of fired FBI Director James Comey in the Trump-Russia investigation, according to a number of sources with knowledge of the situation.
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
When Ilhan Omar Is Accused of Anti-Semitism, It's News.  When a Republican Smears Muslims, There's Silence.  —  “It's all about the Benjamins baby.”  —  That is, of course, what Rep. Ilhan Omar famously tweeted on Feb. 10, in response to a tweet from my colleague Glenn Greenwald decrying …
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
New Government Takes Shape in Italy, Sidelining Salvini and the Hard Right  —  ROME — Italy's warring political parties struck a deal late Wednesday to form a new government that shunted aside Matteo Salvini, the hard-right leader who dominated the country's politics for more than a year …
Discussion: Fox News and The Week
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran's Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — A secret cyberattack against Iran in June wiped out a critical database used by Iran's paramilitary arm to plot attacks against oil tankers and degraded Tehran's ability to covertly target shipping traffic …
Discussion: Ars Technica
Detroit Free Press:
FBI finds ‘bundles of cash’ in raid at UAW president's home  —  FBI and IRS agents raided the home of UAW President Gary Jones in Canton at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.  Agents also raided the union's northern Michigan conference center and other UAW locations across the country.
CBS Boston:
Boston Teen Allegedly Planned School Shooting At North Carolina's High Point University  —  HIGH POINT, N.C. (CBS) — A 19-year-old from Boston allegedly told police that he was plotting a school shooting at High Point University in North Carolina.  Freshman Paul A. Steber is charged …
Discussion: Raw Story
Molly O'Toole / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration appears to violate law in forcing asylum seekers back to Mexico, officials warn  —  From the roadside, Oswaldo Ortiz-Luna offered a box of candy to the cars idling in the golden dust of northern Mexico.  His wife hawked another box of sweets farther up the line of traffic …
Discussion: VICE
Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
Five years ago, Obama was blasted for wearing a tan suit.  Now, it's used to contrast him with Trump.  —  Ronald Reagan wore tan suits during his presidency.  So did Dwight D. Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.  —  But on Aug. 28, 2014, when President Barack Obama showed …
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
DHS bars Dem staffers from visiting border facilities after ‘rude’ and ‘disruptive’ behavior
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jennifer Blakely / Medium:
My Time at Google and After  —  The #MeToo Movement …
Discussion: Fortune
Bloomberg:
Mnuchin Says Ultra-Long Bonds Under ‘Very Serious Consideration’
CNN:
Trump made 48 false claims in six days
Discussion: RedState
Bonchie / RedState:
AOC Is Back and We're All Going to Die
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Wealthy former Hillary Clinton donor Stephen Rosenberg is using secret shell company to back Trump
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Maryland was never in play in 2016. The Russians targeted it anyway.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Sarah Sanders in talks with consulting firm founded by former Clinton aides
Discussion: Slate and Hullabaloo
Garrett Archer / KNXV:
Martha McSally picks up primary challenge from Daniel McCarthy
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Dems Sound Alarm: Trump Is ‘Carpet-Bombing’ Us in Key Battlegrounds
Discussion: Townhall and Raw Story
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
We Aren't Seeing White Support for Trump for What It Is
Discussion: Mother Jones
Politico:
Trump, GOP fret loss in bellwether House special election
 

 
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