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12:25 PM ET, September 7, 2019

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Washington Post:
NOAA backs President Trump on Alabama hurricane forecast, and rebukes Weather Service office that accurately contradicted him  —  The Alabama office's forecast for Hurricane Dorian turned out to be accurate  —  The Federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service has sided …
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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
'He's losing his s—': Trump's advisers are increasingly worried about his mental state following days of erratic behavior  — President Donald Trump's aides and confidants are increasingly worried about his mental state after days of erratic behavior and wild outbursts.
Associated Press:
Agency reverses course on Trump's Alabama hurricane claim  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal agency reversed course Friday on the question of whether President Donald Trump tweeted stale information about Hurricane Dorian potentially hitting Alabama, upsetting meteorologists around the country.
Discussion: Mercury News
Richard Gonzales / NPR:
NOAA Contradicts Weather Service, Backs Trump On Hurricane Threat In Alabama
Discussion: CNN, Slate, The Week and BizPac Review
New York Times:
A Presidential Storm Leaves Forecasters Rebuked
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, The Atlantic and Politico
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Air Force crew made an odd stop on a routine trip: Trump's Scottish resort  —  In early Spring of this year, an Air National Guard crew made a routine trip from the U.S. to Kuwait to deliver supplies.  —  What wasn't routine was where the crew stopped along the way: President Donald Trump's Turnberry resort …
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
How An Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein  —  New documents show that the M.I.T. Media Lab was aware of Epstein's status as a convicted sex offender, and that Epstein directed contributions to the lab far exceeding the amounts M.I.T. has publicly admitted.
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Judiciary panel preparing vote to define Trump impeachment probe  —  The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to take its first formal vote to define what Chairman Jerry Nadler calls an ongoing “impeachment investigation” of President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources briefed on the discussions.
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CNN:
House panel to take formal steps on impeachment probe next week  —  (CNN)The House Judiciary Committee is prepared to vote next week on a resolution laying out the procedures for its investigation now that it is actively considering moving to impeach President Donald Trump …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
WATCH: Laura Ingraham Drinks Steak Impaled With Lightbulbs and Plastic Straws to Own the Libs  —  Fox News host Laura Ingraham engaged in several minutes of prop “comedy” when she attempted to “trigger” liberals with a plate of steak, incandescent light bulbs, and plastic straws.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Democrats bite on burgers and straws — and Republicans feast
Discussion: National Review and twitchy.com
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Enters the Eccentric Dictator Phase of His Presidency  —  Laws?  Elections?  In the Dear Leader universe, these are mere echoes of the weak, corrupt past.  And the facts are whatever he says they are.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  As we enter Day Six of Sharpiegate …
Discussion: Raw Story
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
‘We either clean house, or Democrats take those seats’  —  Party officials normally hate primary challenges and all the messy drama that comes with a family feud.  But this cycle, Republicans see an opportunity to clean out the dregs of the GOP.  —  Candidates are lining up to challenge …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
AP Interview: Gorsuch rues loss of civility but mum on Trump  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Neil Gorsuch is following the path of Supreme Court colleagues-turned-authors in a new book in which he laments the loss of civility in public discourse.  —  The 52-year-old justice wrote “A Republic …
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Kyle Peterson / Wall Street Journal:   The High Court's Rocky Mountain Originalist
Washington Post:   ‘Everything conservatives hoped for and liberals feared’: Neil Gorsuch makes his mark at the Supreme Court
Stereo Williams / The Daily Beast:
Kevin Hart and Dave Chappelle's Privileged LGBTQ Blind Spots  —  The two superstar comedians have come under fire for their insensitivity to the LGBTQ community.  They have much to learn, writes Stereo Williams, as do their critics.  —  Oppressed people can oppress people.  It's an uncomfortable truism.
Discussion: Althouse
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
The Washington Post Nominated Glenn Kessler for a Pulitzer Prize  —  Earlier this year, the Washington Post nominated Glenn Kessler and his “Fact Checker” team for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in the National Reporting category.  Kessler was not named as a finalist by the Pulitzer committee …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Eric Trump Encounters Journalism, Is Confused  —  The manipulation of journalism is perhaps Donald Trump's only real talent.  His career was created by deceiving the media into presenting him as a budding tycoon when he had done almost nothing in business.  He used the media to reinflate …
United States Department of State:
In Defense of the American Rights Tradition  —  SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone.  How are you all doing?  —  AUDIENCE: Great.  —  SECRETARY POMPEO: Good, good.  It's great to be back here in Kansas, and to quote the famous phrase, there is literally no place like home.  (Laughter.)
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
BREAKING: What Is The Point of CNN?  —  Nothing  —  CNN is a mid-tier cable news network that provides non-stop breaking news to bored airport travelers and internet journalists.  The network has breathlessly covered President Donald Trump's every fart and utterance since 2015 and has contributed to the …
Streiff / RedState:
Breitbart Claims A Progressive Scalp and Reason, Predictably, Draws the Wrongest Possible Conclusion  —  So Breitbart has taken a leftist scalp.  —  They discovered tweets by Dr. Jamie R. Riley, University of Alabama's assistant vice president and dean of students, that show [shocked face::
Discussion: twitchy.com and New Republic
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Can Jared's millennial ‘mini-me’ bring peace to the Middle East?  —  Before his promotion this week to a leading role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, 30-year-old Avi Berkowitz filled a number of odd jobs in the West Wing.  They have included shepherding distinguished visitors …
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Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Who is Avi Berkowitz, the Kushner adviser stepping in to work on Israeli-Palestinian peace?
Discussion: J., Vanity Fair and Diplopundit
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Biden Wants to Work With ‘the Other Side.’ This Supreme Court Battle Explains Why.  —  In the clash over Robert H. Bork's nomination, Joe Biden's moderate instincts defined a winning strategy.  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. was on the brink of victory, but he was unsatisfied.
BuzzFeed News:
Joe Biden Said He Advised Hillary Clinton's Team Not To Debate With Donald Trump Over The “Access Hollywood” Tape  —  “Is he suggesting Hillary's reaction to the Access Hollywood tape should have been, ‘Oh, nevermind?’  That is a pretty Mad Men-era mentality,” a Clinton aide said.  —  Reporting From
Axios:
Efforts to combat human trafficking slow under Trump  —  Several federal efforts to combat human trafficking in the U.S. have slowed under the Trump administration, according to government data and human trafficking advocates.  —  Why it matters: There are thousands of trafficking victims in the U.S. …
Discussion: Raw Story
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Democrats face internal rancor over deep fakes, disinformation  —  Democrats are at war over disinformation.  —  As illegitimate tactics like manipulated videos, troll farms, and fake social media accounts spread, state Democratic officials are demanding an official policy disavowing disinformation warfare.
New York Times:
A Cruel Parody of Antitrust Enforcement  —  The Justice Department is roughing up Mr. Trump's political enemies and threatening the environment.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Telemedicine Company Pleads Guilty to $424 Million Conspiracy to Defraud Medicare and Receive Illegal Kickbacks in Exchange for Orders of Durable Medical Equipment  —  The owner and chief executive officer (CEO) of a telemedicine company pleaded guilty today …
Jolie McCullough / The Texas Tribune:
“The stakes could not be higher”: Judge threatens to lock up Texas prison officials over air conditioning violation  —  A federal judge was visibly frustrated Friday as he suggested that putting state officials in uncooled cells might be the only way to get their attention after they broke …
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
 
 
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
The Biggest Unknown About 2020  —  American political parties …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sister Toldjah / RedState:
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Discussion: PinkNews, Fox News and Toronto
The Byron York Show:
In the Trump-Russia Weeds with Catherine Herridge
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
‘Aryan’ and ‘Octoroon’: Couples challenge racial labels to get married in Virginia
Discussion: The Root
Trent Spiner / Politico:
Top Biden backer warns he's at risk of losing New Hampshire
Discussion: Fox News
Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Lindsey Graham jets off to Europe as Hurricane Dorian batters his state
Discussion: Washington Post and Common Dreams
Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris's Team Huddles to Plot Path Forward
The Daily Beast:
Trump Has Make-Up Meeting With David Bossie
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Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
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