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6:30 PM ET, August 31, 2020

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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Times:
How Has Donald Trump Survived?  —  DONALD TRUMP V. THE UNITED STATES  —  Inside the Struggle to Stop a President  —  When a Republican-led Senate committee issued a nearly 1,000-page report in mid-August that detailed the prodigious extent of the contacts between Russian officials and members …
Discussion: Newsbusters, Raw Story and Vanity Fair
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump mulled “settling” with Mueller amid Russia investigation  —  One of the crazy nuggets in a deeply reported book by the N.Y. Times' Michael Schmidt — “Donald Trump v. the United States,” out tomorrow — is that President Trump mulled the idea of “settling” with special counsel Robert Mueller.
Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Man under investigation in fatal shooting after pro-Trump rally allegedly took loaded gun to earlier Portland protest  —  A 48-year-old man who was accused of carrying a loaded gun at an earlier downtown Portland protest is under investigation in the fatal shooting Saturday night of a right-wing demonstrator after a pro-Trump rally.
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Man suspected in deadly Portland shooting calls himself ‘100% ANTIFA’  —  An ex-military man who calls himself “100% ANTIFA” and ready for “war” is being investigated over the death of Aaron “Jay” Danielson, a “supporter” of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group who was part of a caravan …
Joe Barrett / Wall Street Journal:   Police Investigating Antifa Supporter Michael Reinoehl in Portland Shooting
Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Man under investigation in fatal shooting of right-wing demonstrator in Portland was outside mayor's condo night before with daughter
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
As Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll, more troops say they'll vote for Biden  —  The latest Military Times poll shows a continued decline in active-duty service members' views of President Donald Trump and a slight but significant preference for former Vice President Joe Biden …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden: Trump is “rooting for chaos”  —  Joe Biden on Monday gave his most forceful counterargument to President Trump on the issue of law and order, arguing in Pittsburgh there would be more violence in America if the president is re-elected.  —  What he's saying: “You know me.  You know my heart.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Joe Biden smacks down Trump in Pittsburgh
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
White House privately warned states of Covid-19 ‘red zone’ threat, records show  —  Senior Trump administration officials in June privately warned seven states about dangerous coronavirus outbreaks that put them in the highest risk “red zone” while publicly dismissing concerns about a second wave of Covid-19 …
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House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis:
Select Subcommittee Releases Eight Weeks Of Coronavirus Task Force Reports Kept Secret By The White House  —  Reports Contradict the President's Repeated False Statements  —  Washington, D.C. (August 31, 2020) — Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis …
Discussion: Axios and GovExec.com
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
White House ignored warnings as it pushed for reopenings, newly released coronavirus task force reports show
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Barr's removal of career national security official, weeks before election, raises concerns  —  A little-known office in the Justice Department has lost its long-time chief.  —  Current and former national security officials are raising concerns over Attorney General William Barr's recent decision …
Discussion: Political Wire
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump  —  Senior Republicans are launching a massive super PAC this week to bolster Donald Trump's reelection in the final stretch of the campaign — a move that comes as the president has been pummeled by Joe Biden on TV.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
PPP Poll: Georgia's a toss-up in White House race
Discussion: Political Wire
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
From students to our coach, one last huge hug for Big John Thompson  —  From the front row of the Seattle Kingdome on April 2, 1984, Georgetown students felt like we too were being hugged by John Thompson Jr.  —  First, the huge coach hugged Fred Brown, the hug that brought a great story full circle.
Discussion: ESPN, WJLA-TV and The Daily Caller
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Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn case does not have to be immediately dismissed, appeals court rules  —  A federal judge can scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop the criminal case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Monday …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Appeals court denies Michael Flynn's request to immediately drop case
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Judge rules Georgia ballots mailed by Election Day must be counted  —  A federal judge on Monday extended the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Georgia, ruling that they must be counted if postmarked by Election Day and delivered up to three days afterward.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Political Wire and The Hill
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Randall Roberts / Los Angeles Times:
Mark Mothersbaugh nearly died from COVID-19.  FaceTiming with his family kept him alive  —  As Mark Mothersbaugh lay in a Cedars-Sinai hospital bed in early June after contracting the novel coronavirus, a ventilator tube snaking into his throat to help him breathe, the Devo cofounder …
Martin J. Sheil / Just Security:
Does Cy Vance Already Have the Trump Organization Tax Returns?  —  This term, the Supreme Court declined President Donald Trump's attempts to shield personal financial records from congressional and judicial subpoena.  The ruling's impacts on executive powers and attorney-client privilege …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent  —  Edward Markey, 74, entered Congress before Joseph Kennedy III was born.  But in their Senate race he has harnessed the energy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ascendant left, much to Mr. Kennedy's frustration.
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
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Wall Street Journal:
How Trump Sowed Covid Supply Chaos.  ‘Try Getting it Yourselves.’  —  A landmark White House move left states to secure medical equipment themselves, causing problems that still haven't abated  —  Sergio Melgar, the chief financial officer for the largest health-care system in central Massachusetts …
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
John Oliver Rips Tucker Carlson, Trump, and the McCloskeys Over Kenosha Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse  —  The “Last Week Tonight” host also blamed the McCloskeys and Trump for their rhetoric, which “has consequences.”  —  On Sunday night, John Oliver dedicated all of his HBO show …
Discussion: Mediaite, Breitbart and Contemptor
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Lisa Marie Pane / Associated Press:
Americans divided over armed civilians who flock to protests
Discussion: HuffPost and Political Wire
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
House Oversight Panel Prepares to Issue a Subpoena to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy  —  Democrats are concerned mail delays will affect voting in the election during the coronavirus pandemic  —  WASHINGTON—The House Oversight Committee plans to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy …
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Slate:
The DOJ's COVID-19 Nursing Home Inquiry Is Nakedly Corrupt  —  Last week, the Department of Justice sent widely publicized letters to the governors of four states—Michigan, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—seeking information about nursing homes and coronavirus infections.
New York Times:
Trump Books Keep Coming, and Readers Can't Stop Buying  —  White House memoirs, journalistic exposés, full-throated defenses of the president: Publishers are producing books for every partisan and wondering if the gravy train ends on Election Day.  —  Since it was released in May …
 
 
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Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Stalking, Threatening Devin Nunes' Wife, An Elementary School Teacher
Casey Michel / New Republic:
The “Oath Keepers” Are Today's Blackshirts
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Slate:
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
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Mike Allen / Axios:
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's vile tweetstorm reveals the ugly core of his ‘law and order’ campaign
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Bill Barr's Hidden Truths About Justice Department's Rule of Forbearance in an Election
Discussion: Raw Story
Aiden Pink / The Forward:
U.S. pro-Israel groups failed to disclose grants from Israeli government
USA Today:
Don't get too excited about Biden's lead in the polls: a close election is dangerous