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10:15 PM ET, September 1, 2018

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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
John McCain's Funeral Was the Biggest Resistance Meeting Yet  —  Two ex-Presidents and one eloquent daughter team up to rebuke the pointedly uninvited Donald Trump.  —  Donald Trump's name was never mentioned.  It didn't have to be.  The funeral service for John Sidney McCain III …
Discussion: Power Line
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
John McCain's Funeral Was a Council of War—Just as He Meant It to Be  —  A dispatch from the National Cathedral. … WASHINGTON — In the magnificent, lordly church-house, there were speeches and prayers.  There were songs and hymns.  There were bands and pipers and choirs and soloists.
Discussion: Townhall and Daily Wire
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump allies fume at McCain memorial addresses, urge counterattack  —  President Donald Trump's allies went on the counterattack Saturday after tributes to the late Sen. John McCain took pointed aim at the president.  —  As Washington mourned McCain, Trump's people grew angry.
Discussion: Axios, Vox and Breitbart
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Two Presidents Offer a Tribute to McCain, and a Contrast to Trump  —  WASHINGTON — He drove them crazy.  He berated them on the way to the White House and badgered them once they got there.  He stood by them when he thought they were right and tore at their heels when he was convinced they were wrong.
Discussion: USA Today, CANNONFIRE and Refinery29
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Washington Mourned John McCain.  President Trump Went Golfing.  —  WASHINGTON — For the clusters of onlookers, besuited power players and three former presidents who had all traveled to Washington National Cathedral, the muggy day was a historic opportunity to memorialize the life of Senator John McCain …
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Meghan McCain, Obama knock Trump at John McCain's funeral service: ‘America was always great’  —  Meghan McCain and President Barack Obama took apparent swipes at President Trump on Saturday in a eulogy for John McCain — who sparred with Trump on a number of occasions before his death last week of brain cancer.
Washington Post:
McCain's funeral was a melancholy last hurrah for what's been lost in Trump era  —  Official Washington gathered on Saturday for a funeral to honor one of its favorite sons, John Sidney McCain III.  It delivered for the country and the world an extraordinary, and in moments disquieting …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
WATCH: Obama, Bush, Meghan McCain Swipe at Trump During John McCain Funeral Service
Discussion: Breitbart and IJR
Nora Kelly / The Atlantic:
Barack Obama's Eulogy for John McCain
Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller
Gwenda Blair / Politico:
Donald Trump's Funeral Problem
Discussion: Raw Story
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Read Barack Obama's eulogy for Sen. John McCain
Discussion: Washington Post
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Meghan McCain Rebukes Trump in Powerful Eulogy for Her Father
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Axios:
Inside the cathedral at John McCain's memorial service
Discussion: BBC, Politico, ABC News, Vox and Breitbart
New York Times:
Live Updates: Remembering Senator John McCain, With Eulogies by Obama and Bush
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Joe.My.God.
John T. Bennett / Roll Call:   Barack Obama on John McCain: ‘He Made Us Better Presidents’
Washington Post:
McCain memorial: ‘What better way to honor John McCain than follow his example’
Discussion: AOL, The Week and Mediaite
New York Times:
A Complex Web: The F.B.I., Russian Oligarchs, Bruce Ohr and the Trump Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — In the estimation of American officials, Oleg V. Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin, has faced credible accusations of extortion, bribery and even murder.
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Wall Street Journal:
Anatomy of a Fusion Smear
Discussion: Power Line and The Last Refuge
Rob Tibbetts / Des Moines Register:
From Mollie Tibbetts' father: Don't distort her death to advance racist views  —  Mollie was nobody's victim.  Nor is she a pawn in others' debate  —  CONNECT  —  Ten days ago, we learned that Mollie would not be coming home.  Shattered, my family set out to celebrate Mollie's extraordinary life …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Papadopoulos says Sessions supported Putin campaign meeting, asks for most lenient sentence  —  (CNN)Convicted former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has publicly contradicted Attorney General Jeff Sessions' sworn testimony to Congress, saying both Sessions and Donald Trump apparently supported …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Splinter
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Papadopoulos: Trump ‘nodded’ at suggestion of Putin meeting  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump “nodded with approval” at the suggestion of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a court filing Friday night that seeks leniency for a former campaign aide who lied to the FBI.
emptywheel:
“Young George” Papadopoulos Wants “Mercy and Compassion” (from Trump) for Something He Believes Is Treason
Discussion: Law & Crime and Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Former Trump adviser Papadopoulos asks judge to spare him jail time
Discussion: Axios
William J. Broad / New York Times:
Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers  —  During the Cold War, Washington feared that Moscow was seeking to turn microwave radiation into covert weapons of mind control.  —  More recently, the American military itself sought to develop microwave arms …
Discussion: TheBlaze, Gizmodo and Boing Boing
Associated Press:
Aretha Franklin funeral bishop apologizes to Ariana Grande … DETROIT — The bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin's funeral apologized Friday to Ariana Grande for how he touched her onstage and a joke he made about her name.  —  Bishop Charles H. Ellis III led Franklin's funeral …
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: Pentagon cancels aid to Pakistan over record on militants  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad's perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties.
Discussion: The Last Refuge and Political Wire
New York Times:
A Vengeful and Shortsighted Act  —  The Trump administration, currying favor with hard-liners in Israel, eliminates funding for the United Nations agency that aids Palestinian refugees.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.
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New York Times:   For Families Split at Border, an Anguished Wait for Children's Return
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Kavanaugh's Kozinski Test  —  The White House has painted Judge Kavanaugh into a very tight corner when it comes to his former mentor.  But we deserve to hear how the SCOTUS nominee thinks about issues of harassment and the workplace.  —  On Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will begin his confirmation hearings.
Discussion: Balkinization
David Siders / Politico:
‘Whoever wins South Carolina will be the Democratic nominee’  —  Presidential prospects rethink primary election strategy for 2020.  —  It's the early state that delivered a decisive victory to Barack Obama in 2008.  In 2016, it saved Hillary Clinton.  —  In the wake of South Carolina's pivotal role …
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New York Times:   13 Faces That Tell the Story of 2018
John Carney / Breitbart:
No Deal!  Trade Talks with Canada Conclude for the Week with No Agreement  —  U.S. and Canadian officials have concluded the latest round of trade talks without reaching an agreement.  —  The U.S. is moving ahead with the trade agreement it reached with Mexico, according to the Trump administration.
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Associated Press:   Canada ‘will be out’ of trade deal unless it's ‘fair’: Trump
John Haltiwanger / Business Insider:
John Kerry won't rule out a 2020 presidential run  — Former Secretary of State John Kerry would not rule out running for president in 2020 when questioned by “Face The Nation” host Margaret Brennan.  — “Talking about 2020 right now is a total distraction and waste of time,” …
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CBS News:
John Kerry won't rule out 2020 White House run
 
 
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