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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 …
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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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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The Guardian:
Hurricane Irma: flooding and blackouts on St Martin as winds destroy sturdiest buildings - live — Most powerful hurricane ever recorded over Atlantic Ocean batters Caribbean islands as it moves west with category 5 winds and rains … Wednesday 6 September 2017 09.10 EDT September 5, 2017
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CNN:
Puerto Ricans stock up, brace for Irma — Potentially catastrophic Irma nears Caribbean — San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN)People rushed to stores in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, emptying shelves of food and water as worry set in ahead of Hurricane Irma's expected impact Wednesday on the US territory.
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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Washington Post:
‘May God protect us all’: Puerto Rico and tiny islands in Irma's path fear for the worst
‘May God protect us all’: Puerto Rico and tiny islands in Irma's path fear for the worst
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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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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Robert P. Jones / USA Today:
Fading white evangelicals have made a desperate end-of-life bargain with Trump — They are a grieving community. After decades of equating growth with divine approval, they're on the losing side of demographics and LGBT rights. — CONNECT — One of the biggest mysteries …
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Paul Singer / USA Today:
White Christians decline in U.S., but still dominate Republican Party
White Christians decline in U.S., but still dominate Republican Party
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Washington Post
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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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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Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
What even is Verrit, the news source endorsed by Hillary Clinton?
What even is Verrit, the news source endorsed by Hillary Clinton?
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Daniel Burke / CNN:
Publisher pulls book by Hillary Clinton's pastor, citing plagiarism
Publisher pulls book by Hillary Clinton's pastor, citing plagiarism
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CNN:
Nunes vents anger at Sessions over subpoena, threatens to hold AG, FBI chief in contempt — House Intel subpoenas FBI, DOJ for Trump dossier documents — (CNN)House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes lashed out at Attorney General Jeff Sessions last week in a letter where he threatened Sessions …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House committee subpoenas FBI, Justice over Trump dossier
House committee subpoenas FBI, Justice over Trump dossier
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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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump, McConnell meet after monthlong standoff
Trump, McConnell meet after monthlong standoff
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Senate leadership ponders combining Harvey, debt ceiling and government funding — Senate Republican leadership is privately contemplating a bold maneuver: attaching the government funding bill (CR) to the debt ceiling and emergency funding aid for Hurricane Harvey.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Dem leaders back tying debt hike to Harvey aid
Dem leaders back tying debt hike to Harvey aid
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
White House moves to quell Harvey-debt limit opposition
White House moves to quell Harvey-debt limit opposition
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Charlotte Mayoral Candidate Says Vote For Her Because She's White — “Other people judge me. What is the difference? I say I'm white,” the Republican told a reporter. — Candidates for political office often tout their experience or intelligence as reasons why they're qualified.
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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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John Sipher / Just Security:
A Second Look at the Steele Dossier—Knowing What We Know Now — [Editor's Note: In this special Just Security article, highly respected former member of the CIA's Senior Intelligence Service, John Sipher examines the Steele dossier using methods that an intelligence officer would to try to validate such information.
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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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 …
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Political Divisions in U.S. Are Widening, Long-Lasting, Poll Shows — WSJ/NBC News survey indicates a wide split on cultural, economic issues — Divisions in America reach far beyond Washington into the nation's culture, economy and social fabric, and the polarization began long before the rise …
Mark Binelli / New York Times:
Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost. — Free-market boosters, including Betsy DeVos, promised that a radical expansion of charter schools would fix the stark inequalities in the state's education system. The results in the classrooms are far more complicated.
John Santucci / ABC News:
Donald Trump Jr. meeting with Senate committee investigating Russian election meddling on Thursday — President Donald Trump's eldest son is will meet with the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. — Donald Trump Jr. will meet with the committee during a closed-door session.
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate Judiciary's meeting with Trump Jr. scheduled for Thursday
Senate Judiciary's meeting with Trump Jr. scheduled for Thursday
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