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The Fix •  Analysis Trump’s approval hits 50 percent — in a doctored poll graphic shared by his son Quite a few people noticed that this wasn't even a quality hoax. By Avi Selk  •  Read more » Inside Jason Kessler’s hate-fueled rise His own father condemns his racism. But the organizer of Charlottesville’s “Unite the Right” rally and its sequel Sunday in D.C. claims he just supports “white civil rights.” By Ian Shapira  •  Read more »   Trump’s résumé is rife with mob connections Are they a coincidence? Fuhgeddaboudit. By David Von Drehle  •  Read more »   The Manafort scramble: Raising millions for himself even as he ran Trump’s campaign With 3 a.m. emails and a flurry of loan applications, he tried to save a tanking business. By Rosalind Helderman, Rachel Weiner, Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   Opinion The unimpeachable integrity of the Republicans Nunes wants to impeach the deputy attorney general. But House Republicans are running out of prospective impeachment managers. By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »

Gridlock Plane stolen by ‘suicidal’ airline worker crashed as fighter jets pursued it outside Seattle “It was unfathomable, it was something out of a movie,” one witness told the Seattle Times. By Alex Horton  •  Read more »   Opinion Are you still sure there’s no need to worry? The rule of law in the United States is in dismal shape. By Anne Applebaum  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis The Trump White House’s new hush-money problem Omarosa Manigault Newman has credibility issues. But this claim is confirmed. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   PowerPost New York congressman facing insider trading charges suspends bid Republican Rep. Chris Collins made the announcement days after calling the charges meritless By Michael Scherer  •  Read more »   Omarosa Manigault Newman says she refused hush money, pens White House memoir calling Trump racist The allegations by the former White House aide threaten to become another political headache for the administration. By Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »

Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) suspending reelection bid after being charged with insider trading Republican Rep. Chris Collins made the announcement days after calling the charges meritless By Washington Post Staff  •  Read more »   Animalia The stunning, devastating, weeks-long journey of an orca and her dead calf "She doesn’t want to let it go. She’s not ready,” said one of many biologists astonished by Tahlequah's journey with her dead calf. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Opinion Your everyday Republican has some galling views First they came for the free press. . . By Colbert King  •  Read more »   Wonkblog • Analysis Trump is mad that Turkey’s economic crisis has made their currency weaker, so now he’s making it even weaker Turkey has hurt itself with bad policies and tried to blame foreigners for this fact, but then Trump seemed to vindicate the scapegoating by trying to bring the country’s economy down in retaliation for the Turks bringing it down themselves. By Matt O'Brien  •  Read more »   PowerPost Democrats all but acknowledge Kavanaugh is headed toward confirmation to Supreme Court The few undeclared Republicans and Democrats have indicated they are open to voting for the judge, whose Senate confirmation hearings will get underway the first week in September. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »