Donald Trump Lays the Blame
Correction Appended August 15, 2016, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is facing renewed scrutiny over his work for pro-Russian former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, who was pushed from power in February 2014. A New York Times report alleges that handwritten ledgers found in Ukraine detail millions in cash payoffs said to have been delivered to Manafort, whose ties to the corrupt former leader remain murky. In a statement Monday, Manafort denied the latest allegations, but the controversy stands to be a sideshow to Trump's foreign policy speech Monday. Trump is expected to announce a revision of his controversial Muslim ban, replacing it instead with an ideological test for entry to the U.S. while rejecting the Bush administration's foreign policy. Hillary Clinton is campaigning in Scranton, Pa. with Vice President Joe Biden Monday, as she seeks to shore up support in the white, working-class, part of the key swing state. Obama releases a summer playlist. Young voters flee Trump. And how ScamPACs killed the tea party. Must Reads, Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump's Campaign Chief, Trump campaign boss under renewed scrutiny for ties to Putin ally New York Times, Donald Trump says media is out to get him, Facing a pivotal moment in his campaign, Trump blames the press CNN, Trump Campaign Looks to Evangelicals to Mobilize Hispanic Outreach, With 85 days remaining, the campaign organizes an advisory board, TIME's Elizabeth Dias reports, Donald Trump Ohio speech preview Foreign policy realism' to replace nation building, Trump to reject Bush doctrine and revise Muslim ban Associated Press, Sound Off, "It is not "freedom of the press" when newspapers and others are allowed to say and write whatever they want even if it is completely false!" Donald Trump in a tweet Sunday. "How dare we cover what he says" CNN's Jake Tapper to Trump surrogate and former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's complaints about the press, Bits and Bites, Young voters flee Donald Trump in what may be historic trouncing, poll shows USA Today, President Obama's Emotional Spotify Playlist Is a Hit New York Times, The Bidens bump into the Bushes in the Hamptons New York Post, How Donald Trump Brought House Conservatives to Heel National Review, Manafort blasts NYT, denies he accepted Ukraine cash payments Politico, How We Killed the Tea Party Politico, Here's How Much Hillary Clinton Paid in Taxes Last Year Fortune, Correction The original version of this post misstated the nickname for the period of time that lead to the removal from power of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych.