August, 2018
2018-08-31
- AP sources: Lawyer was told Russia had 'Trump over a barrel'
- Trouble for Trump: Disapproval at a high, 63% back Mueller, half favor impeachment
- Sam Patten, Manafort associate, pleads guilty in case referred by Mueller
- Washington consultant for Ukraine party pleads guilty to violating lobbyist disclosure law - The Washington Post
2018-08-28
2018-08-27
- Axios: GOP circulating spreadsheet ahead of midterms listing potential Dem probes | TheHill
- Opinion | The Devil in Steve Bannon - The New York Times
- The Full-Spectrum Corruption of Donald Trump
- The Washington Post: Flags at White House return to full staff after brief tribute to McCain
- New York City fines Kushner Companies $210,000 for filing false paperwork | TheHill
2018-08-26
- Roger Stone: Mueller Will Soon Indict Donald Trump Jr. For 'Lying to the FBI'
- Opinion | The Essential John McCain - The New York Times
- Trump doesn't plan to say anything about McCain while he's still alive: report | TheHill
- Tension between Trump, Justice reaches pivotal point | TheHill
- John McCain, senator and former presidential candidate, dies at 81 - CNNPolitics
- NYT: Manhattan DA looking at criminal charges against Trump Organization - CNNPolitics
- Why Is the White House Trying to Block a Key Election Security Bill? ? Rolling Stone
- Who?s Afraid of Tom Arnold? ? Rolling Stone
- White House may have squashed bipartisan Senate bill to stop election interference - Vox
- Kathy Griffin attacks Trump for McCain condolences: 'Take his name out of your mouth' | TheHill
2018-08-25
- Trump meets with promoter of 'QAnon' conspiracy theory in Oval Office | TheHill
- Today Trump... Blew off sending condolences to John McCain, a dying war vet from his party. Sent "warmest regards" to Kim Jong Un, a psychopathic enemy dictator. Praised Rep. Jim Jordan, under fire for enabling sexual abuse at Ohio State. Sadly a pretty t
- Trump Org CFO granted immunity in Cohen investigation: report | TheHill
- Rex tillerson literally prevented a war
- The Washington Post: In victory for unions, judge overturns key parts of Trump executive orders
- What Will Mueller Do? The Answer Might Lie in a By-the-Book Past
- Ex-Trump doorman releases contract with National Enquirer publisher that silenced illegitimate child story | TheHill
2018-08-24
- Hive: Donald Trump News, In-Depth Articles, Photos & Videos | Vanity Fair
- Citing Recusal, Trump Says He Wouldn?t Have Hired Sessions - The New York Times
- Trump calls off high-level North Korea visit by Pompeo | TheHill
- Mueller's 'speaking indictments' offer clues to strategy | TheHill
- Spiro Agnew lawyer: Trump should resign to keep Mueller from prosecuting his family | TheHill
- Conway?s husband to Trump: What we need is a president who understands faithful execution of the law | TheHill
- Kremlin Sources Go Quiet, Leaving C.I.A. in the Dark About Putin?s Plans for Midterms
- Oil industry wants government to build seawall to protect refineries from climate change effects | OregonLive.com
2018-08-23
- EXCLUSIVE: President @realDonaldTrump on if he knew about the Cohen payments. See more from his interview with @ainsleyearhardt tomorrow 6-9amET. https://t.co/HPJPslOG6X
- Fox News Slammed for Covering Tooth Fairy Over Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen Convictions - SFGate
- Trump-hating Democrats who pursue impeachment will be punished by the American voter | Fox News
- "The idea of an impeachment is frankly a sad attempt by Democrats, it's the only message they seem to have going into the midterms," press secretary Sarah Sanders says. https://t.co/NkJuIoh4fP https://t.co/EDb2D6EM1k
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- Donald Trump?s High Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Betsy DeVos Is Said to Weigh Letting School Districts Use Federal Funds to Buy Guns
- Poll: Mueller approval rating jumps 11 points | TheHill
- South Africa hits back at Tru - CNN
- The Washington Post: Trump: Sessions got attorney general job only because of his loyalty
- The Washington Post: GOP embraces Trump?s hard-line immigration platform as ?a winner for Republicans? in November
- The Washington Post: For Trump, ?national security? can mean just about anything
- The Washington Post: Betsy DeVos considers allowing schools to use federal funds to buy guns
- The Washington Post: Not just misleading. Not merely false. A lie.
- David Pecker, American Media Chief, Is Said to Have Immunity in Trump Inquiry
- Trump lied about Stormy Daniels, from the Fact Checker - The Washington Post
- White House grapples with response to Cohen, Manafort convictions - The Washington Post
- The Washington Post: Trump sought his lawyers? advice weeks ago on possibility of pardoning Manafort but they counseled against it, Giuliani says
2018-08-22
- Trump on Manafort and cohen guilty verdicts
- This is why we kneel
- Michael Cohen pleads guilty in federal criminal case
- Trump WV rally live stream: Watch live as President Trump rally's for West Virginia Senate candidate Patrick Morrisey today - CBS News
- Trump says to loud applause and Trump chants: "We are putting our great coal miners back to work." Here's the chart of coal mining employment. https://t.co/QTo75qmKsj
- The Washington Post: Kimberly Guilfoyle was once half of a liberal power couple. Now she?s basically a Trump.
2018-08-21
- Trump rips Mueller?s team: ?They are a national disgrace? | TheHill
- The Washington Post: Trump administration proposes rule to relax carbon limits on power plants
- The Washington Post: Microsoft says it has found a Russian operation targeting U.S. political institutions
- The Washington Post: Manafort jury suggests they ?cannot come to a consensus on a single count?
- Michael Cohen 'strikes plea deal'
- The Washington Post: Trump?s former lawyer Michael Cohen is in plea discussions with federal prosecutors, according to a person familiar with the matter
- The Washington Post: Manafort jury says it cannot reach a consensus on at least one count
- The Washington Post: McGahn does not believe he implicated Trump in wrongdoing in Mueller interviews
- The Washington Post: Trump is going to learn a very painful lesson
- The Washington Post: Trump calls Mueller lawyers ?thugs? and ?a National Disgrace!?
- Jury reaches verdict on 8 counts in criminal trial of Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman
- Michael Cohen pleads guilty in federal criminal case
- Paul Manafort Convicted in Fraud Trial
- San Diego area Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife are indicted for campaign finance violations
2018-08-20
2018-08-19
- White House counsel has spent 30 hours sharing details for Mueller probe: report | TheHill
- Opinion | The Slippery Slope of Complicity - The New York Times
- Opinion | Was It Illegal for Trump to Revoke Brennan?s Security Clearance? - The New York Times
- Trump administration is America?s No. 1 low-wage job creator | TheHill
- Trump claims he instructed White House counsel to cooperate with Mueller | TheHill
- Trump: Let 'good and bad' voices speak on social media | TheHill
- Trump replaced furniture Melania picked out before she moved into White House: NYT | TheHill
- What Makes California Politics So Special
- Climate Has a Role in Wildfires? No. Wait, Yes.
- Giuliani warns of perjury trap: 'Truth isn't truth' | TheHill
- Christie predicts White House will regret not invoking executive privilege | TheHill
- Giuliani labels Brennan ?one of the biggest frauds in the history of the country? | TheHill
- Intelligence officials weigh whether Brennan's criticism of Trump went too far | TheHill
- GOP leader mocked for tweet complaining of conservative censorship on Twitter | TheHill
- Another day, another example of conservatives being censored on social media. @jack easy fix: explain to Congress what is going on. #StopTheBias cc @IngrahamAngle https://t.co/QjzpmfadXS
2018-08-18
2018-08-17
- The Washington Post: Trump?s military parade may cost three times more than first estimates
- Adm. McRaven: Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President - SFGate
- Omarosa releases tape of Lara Trump offering her campaign job | TheHill
- Bomb threat made at Boston Globe after editorial condemning Trump | TheHill
- Court filing: Mueller team has three times as much evidence for next Manafort trial | TheHill
- Trump Sparks Backlash For Saying Aretha Franklin ?Worked For Me? During Tribute - HuffPost
- Immigrant Dads Say ICE Separated Them From Their Kids Again With No Explanation - HuffPost
- The Washington Post: GOP fundraiser Broidy under investigation for alleged effort to sell government influence, people familiar with probe say
- AP: Omarosa has secretly recorded video as well as audio | TheHill
2018-08-16
- Manfort's defense team works to raise doubt among jurors | TheHill
- Brendo on Twitter: "The CEO of GoFundMe recently confirmed one third of GoFundMe campaigns are to pay medical bills. Feel free to look up exact statistics but essentially GoFundMe has become one of the biggest insurers in the country. What does that say a
- 106 years ago today. https://t.co/aXST5LVQjb
- John Brennan: President Trump?s Claims of No Collusion Are Hogwash
- A Free Press Needs You
- Obama Education Secretary: US education system is 'top 10 in nothing' | TheHill
- Russian troll account pushed ?Q? theory last year: report | TheHill
- George Conway part of group of Trump skeptics known as 'Meeting of the Concerned': report | TheHill
2018-08-15
- Zinke blames 'environmental terrorist groups' for scale of California wildfires | TheHill
- Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer concedes GOP primary to Kris Kobach, a staunch Trump ally
- Twitter Suspends Alex Jones for Seven Days Over Tweet
- The TSA searches me every time I travel. Is it because I?m Muslim? - The Washington Post
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- Trump Revokes Security Clearance of John Brennan, Former C.I.A. Director
- Evidence Against Manafort Is ?Overwhelming,? Prosecutors Say
- The Washington Post: Winners and losers from Tuesday?s primaries: Once again, Trump is a big winner
- Hatch 'not comfortable' with Trump calling Omarosa a 'dog' | TheHill
- Chicago Tribune columnist's dog 'writes' op-ed slamming Trump: 'You are not being a good boy' | TheHill
- PETA calls out Trump for attacking Omarosa as a 'dog' | TheHill
- Clapper: Trump revoking Brennan's security clearance is an 'infringement' on free speech | TheHill
- When a Young Trump Went to Russia | The New Republic
2018-08-14
- Trump rips McCain hours after signing bill named after him | TheHill
- Opinion | Trump?s Sabotage of Obamacare Is Illegal - The New York Times
- Roger Stone: 'No circumstance' where I would testify against Trump | TheHill
- US crop export prices fall at steepest rate since 2011 | TheHill
- GOP Florida state House candidate admits to lying about degree, won't drop out of race | TheHill
- Manafort trial takes sudden turn as defense rests without calling witnesses - ABC News
- Trump?s ?That Dog? Attack on Omarosa Manigault Newman Is Latest Insult Aimed at Black People
- Manafort Lawyers Rest Without Calling Witnesses in Fraud Trial
- EPA challenged Trump officials' claim car efficiency rollback would save lives | TheHill
2018-08-13
- On the war in Yemen in which we?re ?not engaged.?
- Judge in the Manafort trial is creating some big problems | TheHill
- The Washington Post: FBI agent Peter Strzok fired over anti-Trump texts
- Vulnerable Republicans include several up-and-coming GOP leaders | TheHill
- F.B.I. Agent Peter Strzok, Who Criticized Trump in Texts, Is Fired
- Omarosa claims president called Trump Jr. a 'f--k up' for releasing Trump Tower emails | TheHill
2018-08-12
2018-08-11
2018-08-10
- Judge Orders Trump Administration To Bring Deported Mother, Daughter Back To U.S. | HuffPost
- Read Justice Sotomayor?s Powerful Dissent in the Latest Battle Over the Death Penalty ? Mother Jones
- Scoop: Trump privately predicts he will appoint four justices -?Axios
- U.S. Officials Scrambled Behind the Scenes to Shield NATO Deal From Trump
- The Washington Post: Inside Brett Kavanaugh?s finances: Nominee dwells among elite but hasn?t chased riches
- Ruble Tumbles as U.S. Sets Out New Sanctions on Russia
- At Bush White House, Kavanaugh Offered Help on Terrorism Prisoners, Email Shows
- Special master completes review in Cohen case | TheHill
- Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty, admits to making illegal payments at direction of candidate to influence election
- Opinion | The Pragmatic Left Is Winning - The New York Times
- Witness in Mueller probe refuses to appear before grand jury - The Washington Post
2018-08-09
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- Trump cuts staff from financial watchdog office: report | TheHill
- She says this on the anniversary of the Charlottesville murder as Virginia declares a state of emergency. She knows what she?s doing. https://t.co/li3LKJo7Nq
2018-08-08
- The Washington Post: Ohio race shows Democrats remain on the march ? even if they don?t win Tuesday
- The Washington Post: Winners and losers from Tuesday?s elections
- Kansas and Ohio Races Remain Too Close to Call
- Skripal attack: US to sanction Russia over Novichok use
- The Trump administration?s absurd devaluing of cancer care for seniors | TheHill
2018-08-07
2018-08-06
- Donald Trump is twisting himself in knots trying to explain the Trump Tower meeting - CNNPolitics
- Kasich: Ohio candidate didn?t invite Trump to rally | TheHill
- GOP strategist: Trump will be anchor around Republicans' necks in general election | TheHill
- Rick Gates Begins Testifying Against Paul Manafort
- Rick Gates Testifies He Committed Crimes With Paul Manafort
- The Washington Post: Rick Gates says he lied for years at Manafort?s request and stole from him in the process
2018-08-05
- Trump at a precarious moment in his presidency: Privately brooding and publicly roaring - The Washington Post
- Sen. Orrin Hatch has opposed every Democratic nominee to the Supreme Court in the past 24 years. https://t.co/VmlkZwJltw
- Trump acknowledges, defends 2016 meeting between son, Kremlin-aligned lawyer - The Washington Post
- For the first time, Trump confesses that his campaign turned to Russia for help
- For the first time, Trump confesses that his campaign turned to Russia for help
2018-08-04
- Trump voter fraud commission member says its claims were 'false' | TheHill
- UN report: North Korea has not stopped nuclear, missile programs | TheHill
- A ?Rainbow Wave?? 2018 Has More L.G.B.T. Candidates Than Ever
- Trump Mocks the Intelligence of LeBron James and Don Lemon
- Paul Manafort Was Deep in Debt. He Saw an Opportunity in Trump.
- Paul Manafort?s Accountant Testifies She Helped Alter Financial Documents
- Trump Will Have Blood on His Hands
- The Children at the Trump Rallies
- Warren on what has changed since she opted not to run in 2016: 'Donald Trump' | TheHill
- Melania breaks with Trump: LeBron is 'working to do good things' | TheHill
- Michael Jordan voices support for LeBron after Trump insult | TheHill
- Melania spokeswoman: She can watch 'any channel she wants' | TheHill
- Obstruction of justice bombshell will explode before midterms | TheHill
- White House feuds with Cabinet nothing new, but Trump?s feuds are unusual | TheHill
- 'Insidious': Emails Show Trump White House Lied About US Poverty Levels to Discredit Critical UN Report
- 'Insidious': Emails Show Trump White House Lied About US Poverty Levels to Discredit Critical UN Report
2018-08-03
- The Washington Post: Trump administration stresses its focus on election security amid criticism
- Suspected Russian spy caught working inside US embassy in Moscow - CNNPolitics
- The Washington Post: The wave that?s building for November may not be blue so much as pink
- Obstruction of justice bombshell will explode before midterms | TheHill
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2018-08-02
- Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
- Facebook Identifies an Active Political Influence Campaign Using Fake Accounts
- What Is QAnon: Explaining the Internet Conspiracy Theory That Showed Up at a Trump Rally
- Bill Clinton addresses trump
- Jonah Goldberg on the ?suicide of the west.? Articulate, insightful, conservative.
- The Washington Post: Trump administration to freeze fuel-efficiency requirements
- Trump Administration Unveils Its Plan to Relax Car Pollution Rules
2018-08-01
- Opinion | Trump?s Crony Capitalists Plot a New Heist - The New York Times
- Republicans abuzz over Schmidt's divorce from GOP - POLITICO
- Trump?s Latest Tweet May Have Made Mueller?s Obstruction Case for Him
- The Washington Post: Mueller offers to limit investigators? questions for Trump in special counsel?s latest effort to secure presidential interview
- First Child Detained by Trump Reportedly dies due to ?Possible Negligence'