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Barack Obama:
Immigration can be a controversial topic. We all want safe, secure borders and a dynamic economy, and people of goodwill can have legitimate disagreements about how to fix our immigration system so that everybody plays by the rules. — But that's not what the action that the White House took today is about.
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CNN:
Admin memo: DACA recipients should prepare for ‘departure from the United States’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)White House talking points on Tuesday urged DACA recipients to prepare for a “departure from the United States,” a much starker possible future than Trump administration officials used …
The Daily Beast:
Sheriff Clarke Was in Talks for a Trump White House Job—Then John Kelly Killed It … Sheriff David A. Clarke just lost out on yet another Trump administration job—and he has the president's chief of staff to thank. — Officials in the West Wing tell The Daily Beast that Clarke …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Majority opposes deporting Dreamers — Voters overwhelmingly support allowing undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to stay in the country, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, placing President Donald Trump's decision to wind down the controversial Deferred Action …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: DACA reaction shows how immigration has become a litmus test for Democrats
The Daily 202: DACA reaction shows how immigration has become a litmus test for Democrats
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CNN, Splinter, IJR, The Root and Talking Points Memo
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
The Trump Administration Now Has Tons Of DACA Data And Is Poised To Weaponize It
The Trump Administration Now Has Tons Of DACA Data And Is Poised To Weaponize It
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Hit & Run, Washington Post, Shareblue, Raw Story, CBS Denver, CNN, Department of Homeland …, The Root, ROMPER, CNBC, Splinter, Daily Kos and ABC News
Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Analysis Republicans face a divisive fight over immigrants that could define the party's future
Analysis Republicans face a divisive fight over immigrants that could define the party's future
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Axios and Political Wire
mcclatchydc:
How Jeff Sessions got Trump to stop protecting Dreamers
How Jeff Sessions got Trump to stop protecting Dreamers
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Breitbart, Daily Kos, Common Dreams, KQED News, Balloon Juice, The Nation and Times of San Diego
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Dem lawmaker: Kelly is a ‘disgrace to uniform’
Dem lawmaker: Kelly is a ‘disgrace to uniform’
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Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, Power Line, Politico and ABC News
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Cecile Richards: “Planned Parenthood Believes Every Person Has a Right to Live”
Cecile Richards: “Planned Parenthood Believes Every Person Has a Right to Live”
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The Daily Caller, Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Obama slams Trump for rescinding DACA, calls move ‘cruel’
Obama slams Trump for rescinding DACA, calls move ‘cruel’
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Cecilia Vega / ABC News:
Trump administration to DREAMers: Prepare to self-deport
Trump administration to DREAMers: Prepare to self-deport
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Talking Points Memo, miamiherald and Associated Press
usccb.org:
USCCB President, Vice President And Committee Chairmen Denounce Administration's Decision …
USCCB President, Vice President And Committee Chairmen Denounce Administration's Decision …
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americamagazine.org, The Hill, Daily Herald, ThinkProgress, CAIR, New York Times, Religion News Service and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Trump's heartless decision
Trump's heartless decision
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Los Angeles Times, Washington Monthly, Slate and Hullabaloo
George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
My Analysis of the Hurricane Irma Panic — RUSH: The hurricane is what I want to lead off with, though, folks. And I've gotta be very careful here because I am not a meteorologist, and nothing I say today should be considered to be a forecast or a prediction. I am not the National Hurricane Center.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Splinter and New York Times
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Eric Holthaus / Grist:
Irma, the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history, keeps getting stronger
Irma, the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history, keeps getting stronger
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CNN, Common Dreams, myfox8.com, Gizmodo, RT, AOL, Mashable, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, Daily Wire, FOX2now.com and IJR
Nicholas Nehamas / miamiherald:
Hurricane Irma is heading straight for Trump's Caribbean mansion
Hurricane Irma is heading straight for Trump's Caribbean mansion
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CANNONFIRE and Raw Story
NHC Webmaster / NHC Atlantic Wallet 1:
Hurricane Irma Forecast Discussion
Washington Post:
Florida officials begin ordering evacuations as Hurricane Irma intensifies to a Category 5 storm
Florida officials begin ordering evacuations as Hurricane Irma intensifies to a Category 5 storm
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Bloomberg:
FEMA Is Almost Out of Money and Hurricane Irma Is Approaching
FEMA Is Almost Out of Money and Hurricane Irma Is Approaching
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Business Insider
Michael Bastasch / The Daily Caller:
Virgin Islands Allows National Guard To Seize Guns, Ammo Ahead Of Hurricane Irma
Virgin Islands Allows National Guard To Seize Guns, Ammo Ahead Of Hurricane Irma
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Sputnik International, NBC News and WFLA-TV
USA Today:
Trump gets millions from golf members. CEOs and lobbyists get access to president — Dozens of lobbyists, contractors and others who make their living influencing the government pay President Trump's companies for membership in his private golf clubs, a status that can put them in close contact …
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Raw Story
CNN:
Defiant Clinton looks to explain loss in new memoir — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)A raw and aggrieved Hillary Clinton takes ownership — to a degree — for her stunning 2016 loss to Donald Trump in her upcoming book, which offers a revealing look at the campaign through the eyes of the contest's loser.
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Washington Free Beacon, Liberal Values, The Daily Caller, RedState and AOL
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CNN:
Clinton consumed with Russian meddling, she writes in new book
Clinton consumed with Russian meddling, she writes in new book
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ABC News, The Hill, IJR, Axios and Political Wire
John Crudele / New York Post:
Proof that investigating Trump is starting to backfire for Democrats
Proof that investigating Trump is starting to backfire for Democrats
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The Gateway Pundit
Hilary Whiteman / CNN:
Putin: North Korea crisis may be ‘impossible’ to solve — (CNN)A day after predicting “global catastrophe” if North Korea's nuclear tests lead to anything other than talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the situation may be “impossible” to resolve.
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Axios
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
White House moves to quell Harvey-debt limit opposition — President Donald Trump's White House will move Wednesday to quash growing GOP opposition to a strategy to raise the debt ceiling as part of a Hurricane Harvey relief package, according to multiple House and White House officials.
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Booman Tribune, Axios and The Gateway Pundit
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Conservatives pan GOP's debt ceiling scheme
Conservatives pan GOP's debt ceiling scheme
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate resolution to force Trump's hand on condemning Charlottesville hate groups — The Senate is preparing to force President Donald Trump to go on record to officially condemn the deadly white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville last month. — Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine …
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Talking Points Memo, Axios and Political Wire
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Boston Red Sox Used Electronic Devices to Steal Signs Against Yankees — WASHINGTON — For decades, spying on another team has been as much a part of the gamesmanship of baseball as brushback pitches and hard slides. The Red Sox have apparently added a modern — and illicit — twist …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Spicer gets the last laugh on Trump — An agent who met with Sean Spicer told him that the going rate for speeches by most former White House press secretaries ranged from about $20,000 to $30,000. The agent said Spicer, who went elsewhere, thought he could get much more.
StarWars.com:
A Statement Regarding Star Wars: Episode IX — Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development process but we have all come to the conclusion that our visions for the project differ.
PRRI:
America's Changing Religious Identity — The American religious landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation. White Christians, once the dominant religious group in the U.S., now account for fewer than half of all adults living in the country. Today, fewer than half of all states are majority white Christian.
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Politico and Religion News Service
Christopher Matthews / Axios:
Thomas Piketty on the Russian kleptocracy — Russia is widely thought of as an oligarchy run by President Vladimir Putin and a handful of billionaire cronies whose main accomplishment is looking out for their own financial interests. In a new paper, three economists say forensic evidence bears that out.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House committee subpoenas FBI, Justice over Trump dossier — In the most significant escalation yet in the wrangling between Congress and the FBI over the Trump dossier, the House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed the bureau and the Justice Department for documents relating to the dossier …
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CNN, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, Power Line and Washington Times
Lindy West / New York Times:
The Ivanka Trump Guarantee — Ivanka Trump, first daughter, strode into Washington back in January with big promises: She was passionate about helping “working women,” she said, and she was going to close the gender wage gap even if it killed her. — Well, not if it killed her, not literally …