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The Democratic Party is surging thanks to leftist policies, but its leadership are convinced they have to stop it

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https://boingboing.net/2018/08/24/animal-farm.html

Trump cancels Pompeo’s visit to North Korea, admits his outreach to Kim Jong Un has failed

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https://thinkprogress.org/trump-admits-his-north-korean-outreach-has-been-a-failure-c6d3e61b8777/

Saudi Arabia looks to execute 5 human rights activists, as the U.S. stays silent

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https://thinkprogress.org/with-zero-u-s-criticism-saudi-looks-to-execute-five-shia-activists-including-a-woman-2a4876ff09b6/

Pensylvanians Don’t Like Tariffs or Trump

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http://politicalwire.com/2018/08/23/pensylvanians-dont-like-tariffs-or-trump/

Georgia county fires consultant who pushed plan to close polling places in heavily minority district

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https://thinkprogress.org/georgia-consultant-fired-d28f1e283224/

Giuliani Says Trump Sought Legal Advice Weeks Ago About Possible Manafort Pardon

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https://crooksandliars.com/2018/08/giuliani-says-trump-sought-legal-advice

Ryan Zinke’s High School Football Teammate Reviews Research Grant Applications

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/weekly-primers/ryan-zinkes-high-school-football-teammate-reviews-research-grant-applications

National Enquirer Hid Damaging Trump Stories

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/08/23/national-enquirer-hid-damaging-trump-stories/

Russian social media bots fueling anti-vaccine movement, study finds

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https://thinkprogress.org/russia-anti-vax-2aaa91be2638/

White House, congressional allies kill bipartisan bill designed to improve election security

Bipartisan legislation designed to help secure the integrity of future elections stalled in Congress this week after the White House and some Republican senators came out forcefully against it this week.

The GOP-sponsored Secure Elections Act would allow state election officials to receive classified threat information, require them to audit their federal election results, and promote the use of voting machines that produce a paper record.

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https://thinkprogress.org/election-security-bill-stalled-31b454c4548d/