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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Wanted on Felony Arrest Warrant  —  The blundering conservative operative faces one charge of unlawfully selling securities in California.  —  Conservative operative Jacob Wohl is wanted on a felony arrest warrant in California, a development that could hamper his spree of bizarre, blundering political schemes.
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.
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Pence's office now says it wasn't Trump's idea to stay at his hotel in Ireland
Discussion: Political Wire
Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘Boris knows how to win’: Trump backs Johnson amid Brexit turmoil
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 …
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Did Trump Doctor a Hurricane Map With Sharpie to Prove His False Prediction That Dorian Could Hit Alabama?  —  While warning of Hurricane Dorian, President Donald Trump today displayed a NOAA map that appeared to be doctored to line up with his proclamation that Hurricane Dorian could hit Alabama.
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Talking Points Memo
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and Talking Points Memo
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump's schedule shows a president with plenty of downtime this summer  —  President Trump's daily Twitter feed in recent weeks has been a torrent of personal attacks, news commentary, weather reports, unfounded claims and congratulatory notes.  But when it comes to his day job, the American people have seen little of him.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Ben White / Politico:
‘They are riding a rubber ducky into alligator-infested waters’  —  President Donald Trump is staring down a series of trigger points that will determine whether he enters the 2020 campaign backed by his most valuable asset — a healthy U.S. economy — or empty-handed and further on the defensive.
Discussion: Spectator USA and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is in serious danger, and his own advisers know it
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.
Discussion: BBC and Political Wire
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Greg Craig found not guilty in Ukraine lobbying case
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Gregg Re / Fox News:   Greg Craig, former Obama White House counsel, found not guilty of false statements over Ukraine work
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Gregory Craig Acquitted on Charge of Lying to Justice Department
Discussion: Axios and The Week
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.
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 …
Andre Castro / Flores:
Bill Flores Announces Intent to Not Seek Re-election in 2020  —  f t # e  —  U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) announced today that he will not seek another term in Congress.  Flores is currently serving his fifth term representing the 17th Congressional District of Texas …
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John Schwartz / New York Times:
Trump Administration Is Rolling Back Rules Requiring More Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs  —  The Trump administration announced new rules on Wednesday to roll back requirements for energy-saving light bulbs, a move that could contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump administration rolls back Obama-era lightbulb rules
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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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.
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Pentagon tells Congress which projects it will defund to pay for Trump's wall  —  The Pentagon on Wednesday began notifying lawmakers that certain military construction projects in their districts will be defunded to free up $3.6 billion from the Defense Department budget for President Trump's border wall project.
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Miya Shay / ABC13:
Woman shoots man who reached into car and tried to steal purse in SW Houston: Police  —  HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman shot and wounded a suspected robber who reached for her purse, police say.  —  It happened around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday on Creekbend at Fondren in southwest Houston.
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Dan Crenshaw is worried that universal background checks might keep him from arming his friends
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Video Shows Anti-Kavanaugh Lawyer Saying Christine Blasey Ford Wanted ‘Asterisk’ By Justice's Name  — Video footage obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation shows Christine Blasey Ford's lawyer Debra Katz discussing Ford's motivations for making accusations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh public.
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
Christine Blasey Ford's Lawyer: Okay Fine, Protecting Abortion Was Part of Why She Accused Kavanaugh
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 …
Washington Post:
Top Interior official who pushed to expand drilling in Alaska to join oil company there  —  Joe Balash, a Trump appointee, had served as assistant secretary for land and minerals management until Aug. 30.  —  Last summer, Scott Pruitt left his job heading the Environmental Protection Agency …
Angela Ryan / The Independent:
I was one of those white women who voted for Donald Trump in 2016.  Now I see what a terrible mistake I made  —  And this political era has instilled an outrage and activism in me I never knew existed  —  Prior to the 2016 presidential election, I was a happily uninvolved voter.
Discussion: Raw Story
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
21 British Conservatives put country over party.  Why can't 21 Republicans do the same?  —  Among them are two former chancellors of the exchequer, an array of former cabinet ministers, and many old and familiar stalwarts of Conservative party conferences and Conservative think tanks.
Discussion: BBC and Hullabaloo
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
The 10 counties that will decide the 2020 election  —  Three years after a presidential election that came down to 77,000 votes in three Midwestern battlegrounds, Democrats and Republicans are eyeing a much larger battlefield ahead of the 2020 contests, one that stretches from the picturesque coastline …
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story and Daily Wire
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Why the Internet Thinks Cuomo Rigged N.Y.'s License Plate Contest  —  The theory: Four choices featuring the Statue of Liberty would split the vote, allowing the Cuomo Bridge design to prevail.  —  ALBANY — It seemed, at first glance, to be an innocuous idea.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Yael Halon / Fox News:
Grey's Anatomy Star Isaiah Washington opens up about decision to leave the Democratic party after Trump White House visit  —  On Fox Nation's latest episode of “Nuff Said,” Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington opened up about his decision to leave the Democratic Party, and the reaction he got …
Discussion: IJR
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 …
Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
Bill de Blasio May End 2020 Presidential Bid Next Month  —  Mayor de Blasio said he would likely drop out of the race if he does not qualify for the Democratic presidential debate in October.  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio's long-shot run for president may have a defined end date: Oct. 1.
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
 
 
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Shane Croucher / Newsweek:
Most voters will blame Donald Trump if America enters recession: Poll
Discussion: Common Dreams, ISM, Reason and Breitbart
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Democrats Have Reached A Crossroads
Discussion: Townhall
Charles Franklin / Marquette University Law School:
New Marquette Law School Poll finds Biden leading Trump in head-to-head presidential match …
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Pope on critics: It's ‘an honor if the Americans attack me’
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Charges officially dropped against ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock in unusual deal with feds
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
The deadly hidden risks within the most prominent economic model of climate change
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 Earlier Items: 
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Conflicting Rulings on the Electoral College Could Throw the Next Election Into Chaos
Concepción de León / New York Times:
You Know Emily Doe's Story. Now Learn Her Name.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump said he granted a disaster declaration at the request of North Carolina's Republican senator.
Discussion: Roll Call, Fox News and Raw Story
BuzzFeed:
The Brexit Crystal Ball, Explained For People Who Want To Know What The Hell Is Going On
Associated Press:
US watchdog: Separated migrant children suffered trauma
Discussion: Law & Crime and Hullabaloo
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Infowars Loses Appeal in Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuit
Discussion: Raw Story and Boing Boing
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Four Things That Are Not White Nationalism