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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Charged With Felony in California — The blundering conservative operative faces one charge of unlawfully selling securities in California. — California authorities issued an arrest warrant for blundering conservative operative Jacob Wohl, who is now due to be arraigned on a felony charge next month, court records show.
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Washington Post:
President Trump shows doctored hurricane chart. Was it to cover up for ‘Alabama’ Twitter flub? — President Trump had erroneously stated Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. — On Wednesday, it appears the White House attempted to retroactively correct a tweet that President Trump issued …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Why does Trump's hurricane map look different than others? — The president has claimed for days Hurricane Dorian was projected to hit Alabama. Forecasters said it was not. — After days of claiming without evidence that Alabama was projected to be hit by Hurricane Dorian …
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Mediaite, Boston Herald, Washington Post and The New Civil Rights Movement
Axios:
Trump uses doctored map to back false claim about Hurricane Dorian
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Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Did Trump Doctor a Hurricane Map With Sharpie to Prove His False Prediction That Dorian Could Hit Alabama?
Did Trump Doctor a Hurricane Map With Sharpie to Prove His False Prediction That Dorian Could Hit Alabama?
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CNN, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Miriam Lord / The Irish Times:
How Mike Pence shat on the new carpet in Ireland's spare room — Stoical smiles as US vice-president delivers strong endorsement of Johnson and Brexit — The hospitable hosts buttered up their important guest and made a big fuss of his family and hoped he would say nice things …
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CNN:
Pence faces heat over Doonbeg boondoggle — Pence stayed in Trump hotel during official Ireland visit — Washington (CNN)With fealty to President Donald Trump as his defining political trait, Vice President Mike Pence isn't typically the man in the spotlight.
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Washington Post:
Trump offers full support for Johnson as Pence prepares to visit London amid Brexit chaos
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Pence's office now says it wasn't Trump's idea to stay at his hotel in Ireland
Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘Boris knows how to win’: Trump backs Johnson amid Brexit turmoil
‘Boris knows how to win’: Trump backs Johnson amid Brexit turmoil
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One America News Network, Politico and The Hill
Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner won't run for re-election in 2020 after more than 40 years in Congress … (Photo: Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) — Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner, the second longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, will not run for a 22nd term, he said Wednesday.
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Gigi Sukin / Axios:
GOP Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner will not seek re-election
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CNN:
Long-serving Wisconsin congressman becomes latest GOP lawmaker to not seek reelection
Long-serving Wisconsin congressman becomes latest GOP lawmaker to not seek reelection
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Republican Jim Sensenbrenner announces he won't seek reelection
CNN:
Soft-landings and Twitter shame: How the White House handles ex-aides with stories to tell — (CNN)President Donald Trump's relationship with his chief of staff John Kelly was beyond repair when he announced last December that Kelly would be stepping down. — So before Kelly could leave …
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump's schedule shows a president with plenty of downtime this summer
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Raw Story
Ben White / Politico:
‘They are riding a rubber ducky into alligator-infested waters’
‘They are riding a rubber ducky into alligator-infested waters’
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Washington Post, Breitbart, Spectator USA and Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The White House thinks The Post ignored Trump's summertime successes. So, about that.
The White House thinks The Post ignored Trump's summertime successes. So, about that.
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Labor Department To Reinstate Aide Wrongfully Accused Of Anti-Semitism — Trump appointee Leif Olson will return to his post after resigning following a Bloomberg Law article that falsely accused him of anti-Semitism. — The Facebook post at issue was actually sarcastically mocking …
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Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner:
Labor Department rehires staffer Bloomberg accused of anti-Semitism
Labor Department rehires staffer Bloomberg accused of anti-Semitism
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Wall Street Journal:
Democratic Lawyer Greg Craig Is Acquitted — White House counsel for President Obama is vindicated over false-statement charge — WASHINGTON—Former White House counsel Greg Craig was acquitted by a federal jury on Wednesday on a felony false-statement charge, a major vindication for one of the most prominent lawyers in Washington.
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Prominent DC lawyer acquitted in foreign lobbying case
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Greg Craig found not guilty in Ukraine lobbying case
Greg Craig found not guilty in Ukraine lobbying case
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Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Lawmakers furious after learning how military will pay for Trump's wall — Pentagon diverting military funds to build border wall — Washington (CNN)The Pentagon's announcement that it will divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds to help fund President Donald Trump's border wall …
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Task & Purpose, Foreign Policy, American Military News and American Greatness
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed News:
A Top White House Reporter Is Taking Over The Washington Free Beacon — A leading political reporter is leaving Politico to lead the neoconservative flagship Washington Free Beacon, the latest move in a conservative media world attempting to adjust to the age of Donald Trump.
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Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Document reveals the FBI is tracking border protest groups as extremist organizations — WASHINGTON — The FBI is monitoring groups on the border that are protesting U.S. immigration policy, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News. — The FBI has gathered intelligence from people with …
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Suffer From Debilitating Back Pain? So Does Seb Gorka, According to His New Gig as Spokesman For Fish Oil Pills — Former White House assistant Seb Gorka once suffered from debilitating lower back pain, but he is now miraculously “pain free” after taking a job hawking fish oil supplements …
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
It's time to create a conservative ecosystem that doesn't welcome racists — Liberal commentators will always say conservatives are just a bunch of racists. This is a lie. But conservatives need to do a better job convincing the racists that it's a lie.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Four Things That Are Not White Nationalism
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Trump Voters Whose ‘Need for Chaos’ Obliterates Everything Else — Political nihilism is one of the president's strongest weapons. — Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality. — Over the four years during …
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Hullabaloo, Raw Story, National Review, VICE and Althouse
Akela Lacy / The Intercept:
After Climate Forum, Biden Heads to a Fundraiser Co-Hosted by a Fossil Fuel Executive — The day after Joe Biden participates in CNN's climate forum in New York, the former vice president will head to a high-dollar fundraiser co-hosted by a fossil fuel executive tied to a major natural gas development project.
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CNBC, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon and The Guardian
Amelia Nierenberg / New York Times:
A Tomato Grows in the East River — A single tomato plant has sprouted on a piling by the Brooklyn Bridge. Who knows how it got there? — On a wooden piling in the waters off Brooklyn Bridge Park, a lone red fruit grows between Pier 1, right next to the Brooklyn Bridge, and Pier 2.
Rebecca Keegan / Hollywood Reporter:
The Season of Scarlett Johansson: Two Hot Films, Her Marvel Future, Woody Allen and a Pick for President — With Noah Baumbach's ‘Marriage Story’ and Taika Waititi's ‘Jojo Rabbit’, her Avengers spinoff ‘Black Widow’ and the mantle of the world's highest-grossing actress …
New York Times:
Hong Kong's Leader, Carrie Lam, to Withdraw Extradition Bill That Ignited Protests — HONG KONG — Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's chief executive, said Wednesday that the government would withdraw a contentious extradition bill that ignited months of protests in the city, moving to quell …
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Shelley Rigger / Washington Post:
Why Taiwan is watching Hong Kong very closely
Why Taiwan is watching Hong Kong very closely
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Christien Kafton / KTVU-TV:
San Francisco Board of Supervisors designates NRA domestic terrorist organization — SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - The city of San Francisco has formally adopted a resolution calling the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization. — San Francisco's Board of Supervisors …
CNBC:
‘Hundreds of other people could be implicated’ in Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell court documents — KEY POINTS — Secret court filings related to Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged procurer Ghislaine Maxwell could implicate “hundreds of other people,” Maxwell's lawyer said.
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Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jussie Smollett lawyers: Even if actor faked attack, cops didn't need to investigate it so vigorously — SNEED EXCLUSIVE: The ex-"Empire" actor's latest court filing, while not admitting he staged the incident, pins the decision to spend so much money on the police probe squarely on law enforcement.
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RedState, Page Six, The Gateway Pundit, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, PJ Media Home, Daily Wire, Fox News and twitchy.com
Kimberly Dozier / TIME:
Exclusive: Secretary of State Pompeo Declines to Sign Risky Afghan Peace Deal — The U.S. is closing in on a deal with the Taliban that is designed to wind down America's 18-year war in Afghanistan, but the best indication of how risky the pact may be is this: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo …
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New York Times, Task & Purpose, Big League Politics, American Military News and Just Security

