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New York Times:
Georgia's Special Election Comes to a Nail-Biting Finish — ATLANTA — Tuesday's runoff between Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff in Georgia's Sixth Congressional District will decide what has become the most expensive House campaign in history — and quite possibly the most consequential special election since Watergate.
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The Hill:
Georgia special election runoff: live coverage — Election Day is finally here in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, the closely watched special election runoff to fill the House seat left open by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel …
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Breitbart, Politico, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Georgia special election candidate says journalism has fueled ‘lack of civility’
Georgia special election candidate says journalism has fueled ‘lack of civility’
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Talking Points Memo, Balloon Juice, The New Civil Rights Movement, Infowars, Daily Kos, Mediaite and Bipartisan Report
Tamar Hallerman / Political Insider blog:
Live updates: Georgia's 6th District special election in the spotlight
Live updates: Georgia's 6th District special election in the spotlight
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Vox, Mediaite, Media Matters for America, Refinery29, WSB-TV, myajc, RedState, twitchy.com, Washington Free Beacon and IJR
NBC News:
Once Champions of Sunlight, GOP Pens Health Care Plan In the Dark
Once Champions of Sunlight, GOP Pens Health Care Plan In the Dark
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Roll Call, Fox News Insider, Political Insider blog, Washington Post and NBC News
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Georgia special election: 7 things to watch
Georgia special election: 7 things to watch
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ABC News, The Atlantic, Political Insider blog, Daily Kos, NPR, USA Today, AOL and Daily Wire
Paul Waldman / The Week:
Why the Georgia special election went national
Why the Georgia special election went national
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The Atlantic, FiveThirtyEight, Washington Post and New York Magazine
CBS News:
Trump's handling of Russia investigations weighs on approval ratings — President Trump's job approval rating has dipped in recent weeks, pushed down by negative reaction to his handling of the Russia investigations, and he's seen some slippage among Republicans as well.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Let's Not Get Carried Away — I was the op-ed editor at The Wall Street Journal at the peak of the Whitewater scandal. We ran a series of investigative pieces “raising serious questions” (as we say in the scandal business) about the nefarious things the Clintons were thought to have done back in Arkansas.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
David Brooks Didn't Do the Reading. Look What Happened.
David Brooks Didn't Do the Reading. Look What Happened.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:
Senate Republicans Haven't Seen Their Health Bill Either — Collins, Flake and Toomey not ready to offer support for plan — McCain says he hasn't ‘met any American’ who has seen the bill — Senate Republicans may be asked to vote on a controversial health-care bill next week …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Health plans slam Medicaid cuts in emerging Senate bill
Health plans slam Medicaid cuts in emerging Senate bill
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Politico
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate Medicaid spending limits may lose moderate Republicans
Senate Medicaid spending limits may lose moderate Republicans
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Weekly Standard, NPR, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog and Daily Kos
Rachel Roubein / The Hill:
RSC warns Senate: Healthcare changes may ‘jeopardize’ bill
RSC warns Senate: Healthcare changes may ‘jeopardize’ bill
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Talking Points Memo, Vox, The Federalist, Politico, Axios and TheBlaze
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
WATCH: McConnell signals Senate GOP will jam through Trumpcare after a few hours of debate
WATCH: McConnell signals Senate GOP will jam through Trumpcare after a few hours of debate
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Washington Post:
New sanctions on Russia and Iran hit House roadblock
New sanctions on Russia and Iran hit House roadblock
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Politico, U.S. Department …, RT, NPR and Lawfare
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
The White House Press Briefing Is Slowly Dying — Over the course of the Trump administration, the White House's daily press briefings have been pared progressively further back; they are now shorter, less frequent, and routinely held off-camera. — The daily briefing is a venerable …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Spicer says he doesn't know if Trump believes Russia interfered in 2016 election
Spicer says he doesn't know if Trump believes Russia interfered in 2016 election
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The Atlantic and Media Matters for America
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Off-camera, no audio broadcast: White House keeps undermining press briefing
Off-camera, no audio broadcast: White House keeps undermining press briefing
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HuffPost, AOL, Washington Post, The Week and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Brent Lang / Variety:
Shocker! Daniel Day-Lewis Quits Acting (EXCLUSIVE) — Senior Film and Media Editor @BrentALang — Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, widely considered one of the preeminent actors of his generation, is retiring from acting, Variety has learned. — The 60-year-old star …
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo:
Eric Holder joins the anti-Trump resistance — and mulls a presidential campaign of his own … LOS ANGELES — More than two years after leaving the Obama administration, former Attorney General Eric Holder is reentering the political fray. — His goal: to lead the legal resistance …
Eamon Javers / CNBC:
Tim Cook told Trump tech employees are ‘nervous’ about immigration — Tech employees are “nervous” about the Trump administration's approach on immigration, Tim Cook says. — Behind the scenes at the White House tech CEO meeting, Apple CEO Tim Cook told President Donald Trump …
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Secret Government Report: Chelsea Manning Leaks Caused No Real Harm — Prosecutors said WikiLeaks' disclosures about Iraq and Afghanistan posed a major threat to US national security. But it turns out the classified document they cited — newly obtained by BuzzFeed News — said almost the exact opposite.
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Zachary Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Nearly 50 flights canceled Tuesday as Phoenix nears 120-degree day … The extreme heat forecast for Phoenix on Tuesday now has caused the cancellation of nearly 50 American Airlines regional airline flights out of Sky Harbor International Airport. — According to a statement from American Airlines …
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Los Angeles Times:
Bodyguard for well-known alt-right figure stabbed several times in Santa Monica — A man who works as a bodyguard for a nationally known figure popular among the alt-right was stabbed multiple times in Santa Monica on Saturday night following a dispute in a parking lot, police said.
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Raw Story, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Cyd Zeigler / Outsports:
Former Patriots and Chiefs tackle Ryan O'Callaghan comes out as gay — O'Callaghan had always planned to commit suicide after football, until Kansas City Chiefs staffers stepped in. — Editor's note: This story contains conversation and description of suicide.
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Bloomberg:
China Invites Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to Visit Beijing — Latest sign of first family's influence on foreign policy — Trip later this year could pave way for president's visit — China has invited President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law to visit later this year …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump: China's effort “has not worked out” on North Korea
Trump: China's effort “has not worked out” on North Korea
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Politico and New York Magazine
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions retains private lawyer — WASHINGTON - Jeff Sessions, the nation's chief law enforcement officer and top prosecutor, has private lawyer of his own. — Attorney Charles “Chuck” Cooper, a longtime advocate for conservative causes, has been providing counsel …
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Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
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Katelyn Polantz / National Law Journal:
Chuck Cooper Confirms: He's AG Jeff Sessions' Lawyer
Chuck Cooper Confirms: He's AG Jeff Sessions' Lawyer
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Axios, The New Civil Rights Movement and Daily Kos
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
FBI Director nominee removed reference to case involving Russian government from law firm bio — Christopher Wray represented an American energy executive in 2006 who was being criminally investigated by the Russian government. — The detail, which was included on Wray's biography …
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Video footage shows Minn. traffic stop that ended with Philando Castile's death — The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year fired a volley of bullets within seconds of learning the driver was armed, according to a video recording released publicly Tuesday.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
How the Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration — the myth, which liberals like myself find tempting, is that only the right has changed. In June 2015, we tell ourselves, Donald Trump rode down his golden escalator and pretty soon nativism, long a feature of conservative politics, had engulfed it.
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Power Line and Viking Pundit
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Jill Stein Isn't Sorry — Had a few thousand votes in key Midwestern states gone to Hillary Clinton instead of Jill Stein, many on the left believe, America might be having a very different conversation today. — Instead, Democrats are still fuming about the role the Green Party nominee …
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Shakesville, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Daily Mail:
Brussels central station suicide bomber shot down — A suspected suicide bomber has blown himself up in the Belgium capital's Central Station tonight — Shots rang out soon after 9pm as police and soldiers moved in ‘to neutralise a suspect threatening civilians’
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