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Politico reports: “Anonymous” is trolling President Donald Trump one more time. The self-described “senior Trump administration official,” who anonymously trashed the president’s leadership in a 2018 op-ed and a 2019 best-selling book, is calling for voters to throw the president out of office this November in a new preface for the paperback “2020 election edition” of the book, “A Warning.” …

Talking Points Memo reports: President Trump on Monday said he may hold a small memorial service for his late brother, Robert Trump, at the White House at the end of the week. “We’re looking at Friday. And we may do just a small service right here in the White House for my brother. We’re looking at doing that,” Trump told …

Just in from Gallup Polling: President Donald Trump’s job approval rating is 42% in the latest Gallup poll. This marks a slight improvement from two readings below 40% in June — after nationwide protests on racial injustice — but remains below his ratings prior to June, including several personal best readings of 49%. The latest figures are from a July …

The Daily Beast reports: One of Jeffrey Epstein’s first known victims is the last holdout against his estate. Last January, a California woman identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Epstein’s estate and British heiress Ghislaine Maxwell, who is facing federal charges for allegedly recruiting girls into the financier’s trafficking ring. Doe also claims Epstein introduced her to Donald …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) did not mince words in a tweet about Edward Snowden Sunday evening, calling him a “traitor” and stating that granting him a pardon “would be unconscionable.” Cheney’s tweet almost certainly came in response to a comment by Trump on Saturday that he was apparently willing to consider pardoning Snowden. “I’m going to look at …

Politico reports: Dr. Scott Atlas warns against coronavirus overreaction and hysteria, pushes for the reopening of schools and sports leagues and downplays the need for broader testing to root out the virus. Unlike bigger-name, more circumspect public health officials, who’ve watched their luster dim at the White House, Atlas has become a star adviser in President Donald Trump’s inner circle …

Axios reports: To the alarm of some government health officials, President Trump has expressed enthusiasm for the Food and Drug Administration to permit an extract from the oleander plant to be marketed as a dietary supplement or, alternatively, approved as a drug to cure COVID-19, despite lack of proof that it works. The experimental botanical extract, oleandrin, was promoted to …

Homocon Trump cultist Brandon Straka last appeared on JMG when he staged a ridiculous face mask incident on an American Airlines flight, resulting in his being put indefinitely on the carrier’s no-fly list. That same week he was also in the news when a federal court booted his $20 million lawsuit against the NYC LGBT Community center for canceling his …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump has told aides he’d like to hold an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November election, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Administration officials have explored various times and locations for another Trump-Putin summit, including potentially next month in New York, these people said. The goal of a …

The New York Times reports: Robert S. Trump, the younger brother of President Trump, died on Saturday night in Manhattan. He was 71. The White House, which announced his death, at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, did not give a cause. Robert Trump, who took blood thinners, had experienced brain bleeds, which began after a recent fall, according to a family friend. President …

Billboard Magazine reports: Taylor Swift is slamming President Donald Trump over his handling of funding for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The 30-year-old pop superstar took to Twitter on Saturday (Aug. 15) to criticize Trump over reports that he is deliberately withholding billions of dollars in funding for the USPS as part of a …

The New York Post reports: President Trump has confirmed that he had considered selling his hotel in Washington, DC, after spending more than $250 million renovating the iconic Beltway building — but said he has changed his mind. “I was thinking about it,” he told The Post during an exclusive Oval Office interview. The Trump family purchased a 60-year lease …

Patch New York reports: Seeking to amplify his law-and-order message, President Donald Trump on Friday told hundreds of New York Police Department officers that “no one will be safe in Biden’s America” if the former Democratic vice president defeats him in November . “This guy has been taking your dignity away and your respect,”″ Trump said of former Vice President …

Reuters reports: United Parcel Service and FedEx on Friday shot down social media calls that they step in to deliver mail-in ballots from the U.S. Postal Service, which is warning states of potentially “significant” delays. “State ballots must be postmarked to be considered valid and only the USPS has lawful postmarking status. Therefore UPS, FedEx and other private parties cannot …

The Associated Press reports: Sen. Mitt Romney said Friday that politicians attacking the vote by mail system are threatening global democracy but stopped short of criticizing President Donald Trump, who has been openly against an expected surge of mail-in ballots. The United States must stand as an example to more fragile democratic nations to show that elections can be held …

An update from ABC New York: Robert Trump, 72, the president’s youngest brother, was described as “very ill,” according to sources. Further details were not known, but he was said to be in critical condition at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center on the Upper East Side. “I have a wonderful brother,” President Trump said at a press briefing Friday. …

Courthouse News reports: With President Donald Trump eager to fulfill his campaign promise to build 450 miles of border wall by the end of 2020, his administration has filed 63 eminent domain lawsuits against South Texas landowners this year. One problem: Such cases can take years to resolve. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 275 miles of barriers have …

Axios reports: The National Association of Letter Carriers, the union representing roughly 300,000 current and former postal workers, on Friday endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, calling him “a fierce ally and defender of the U.S. Postal Service.” The endorsement comes as President Trump has vowed to block additional funding for the USPS in the next coronavirus stimulus …

Just in from the Lincoln Project: The Lincoln Project today released a new video, “Unprecedented,” taking aim at President Trump using the words of his own advisors and appointees. “The ad speaks for itself,” said Reed Galen, co-founder of The Lincoln Project. President Trump has cycled through numerous cabinet officials who have left the administration disappointed by his crushing ineptitude. …

The Hill reports: Trump was asked during his briefing about his tweet congratulating Majorie Taylor Greene on her primary victory, and specifically whether he agreed with her views on QAnon, which posits that Trump will expose and arrest a “deep state” cabal of Democrats and elites who control the government and run sex trafficking rings. “She did very well in …