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3:10 PM ET, September 7, 2019

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Tracy Connor / The Daily Beast:
Federal Weather Workers ‘Shocked’ and ‘Irate’ by NOAA Backing Trump, Union Head Says  —  “Are people not going to believe the Hurricane Center or our forecasts now?”  —  The head of the union that represents federal weather workers said Friday that his members are “shocked, stunned and irate” …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Washington Post:
NOAA backs President Trump on Alabama hurricane forecast, and rebukes Weather Service office …
Associated Press:   Agency reverses course on Trump's Alabama hurricane claim
Richard Gonzales / NPR:
NOAA Contradicts Weather Service, Backs Trump On Hurricane Threat In Alabama
Discussion: CNN, Slate, BizPac Review and The Week
Stamford Advocate:
NOAA backs Trump on Alabama forecast, and rebukes Weather Service office that accurately contradicted him
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
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Sophia Nelson / New York Daily News:
Rebel without a clause: One president's serial violations of the Constitution  —  The saga continues and it is not good.  —  Now the Vice President of the United States has become embroiled in the ongoing controversy around President Trump's open and notorious abuse of the Emoluments Clause.
Discussion: New York Post, Mediaite and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
House Democrats Set to Grill Corey Lewandowski in Public  —  Lewandowski will answer questions in an open hearing with the cameras rolling—making him the first Trump associate to do so before Jerry Nadler's committee.  —  Corey Lewandowksi, Donald Trump's 2016 campaign manager and a key figure …
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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.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Warren and Clinton talk behind the scenes as 2020 race intensifies  —  Analysis: Neither camp wants to talk about it, but the two women have recently grown closer.  —  WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren's team doesn't want to talk about Hillary Clinton, but that doesn't mean the 2020 presidential candidate …
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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.
Jon Brown / Washington Examiner:
‘A modern-day Pharisee’: Buttigieg's evangelical brother-in-law urges him to ‘repent’ of abortion views  —  The evangelical brother-in-law of Pete Buttigieg called on him to “repent” for using the Bible to justify late-term abortion and claimed the presidential candidate is “weaponizing” Christian teachings to promote a false religion.
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: twitchy.com and National Review
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
New York Times:
Checking In at Trump Hotels, for Kinship (and Maybe Some Sway)  —  To ethics lawyers, the most extraordinary aspect of the daily merging of President Trump's official duties and his commercial interests is that it has now become almost routine.  —  WASHINGTON — At a table in the lobby bar …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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
Rick Green / The Laconia Daily Sun:
Biden takes on Trump in Belknap Mill speech  —  LACONIA — Joe Biden brought his presidential campaign to the Belknap Mill on Friday, offering a message that was equal parts attack on President Donald Trump and demand for a return to civility and compassion.
Discussion: CNN
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Trent Spiner / Politico:
Top Biden backer warns he's at risk of losing New Hampshire
Discussion: Fox News
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.
Discussion: UPI and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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
Washington Post:
Projects defunded for Trump's border wall include military buildings with ‘life safety violations’ and hazmat concerns  —  The U.S. Navy has been forced to stand down on construction projects meant to fix “life safety violations” and fire risks at dilapidated ship maintenance buildings …
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 …
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 …
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
SC Republicans vote to forgo 2020 GOP presidential primary, setting up Trump renomination  —  COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Republican Party executive committee voted almost unanimously Saturday to forgo their GOP presidential primary next year, clearing the way for President Donald Trump …
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Maine Voters Will Rank Their Top Presidential Candidates in 2020  —  It was the first state to adopt the system for congressional elections, and it will now be the first to adopt it for presidential elections.  —  Maine will soon become the first state to adopt ranked-choice voting in presidential elections.
 
 
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Megan Henney / Fox Business:
Fed's Powell says he doesn't foresee a US recession
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Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
On Climate, Democrats Have Gone From an Inconvenient Truth to Convenient Lies
Discussion: Washington Times
United States Department of State:
In Defense of the American Rights Tradition
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Democrats face internal rancor over deep fakes, disinformation
Axios:
Efforts to combat human trafficking slow under Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Telemedicine Company Pleads Guilty to $424 Million Conspiracy …
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Breitbart Claims A Progressive Scalp and Reason, Predictably, Draws the Wrongest Possible Conclusion
Discussion: The Root and Daily Wire
Sister Toldjah / RedState:
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Discussion: PinkNews, Fox News and Toronto
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
‘Aryan’ and ‘Octoroon’: Couples challenge racial labels to get married in Virginia
Discussion: The Root
emptywheel:
Donald Trump Was “Colluding” with Roger Stone on Four Different Direct Lines
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‘Everything conservatives hoped for and liberals feared’: Neil Gorsuch makes his mark at the Supreme Court
 

 
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
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