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John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Russia Sought A Broad Reset With Trump, Secret Document Shows — A Russian proposal obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals Moscow's ambitious plan to break with the past and launch a major rapprochement with the United States. — Reporting From Washington, D.C.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton says Trump associates helped Russia meddle in the 2016 election — In a candid, angry new book, Hillary Clinton relives her stunning defeat to Donald Trump. She admits personal mistakes, but also lays blame on Former FBI Director James Comey. (Sept. 8) AP — CONNECT
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Chase Cook / Baltimore Sun:
Anne Arundel judge orders investigation into three of Hillary Clinton's attorneys
Anne Arundel judge orders investigation into three of Hillary Clinton's attorneys
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Clinton's account of how she was ‘shivved’ in the 2016 presidential election
Clinton's account of how she was ‘shivved’ in the 2016 presidential election
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's new book blasts Republicans and Russia. She's 100 percent right.
Hillary Clinton's new book blasts Republicans and Russia. She's 100 percent right.
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New York Daily News:
Here's who Hillary Clinton blames for her defeat in campaign memoir ‘What Happened’
Here's who Hillary Clinton blames for her defeat in campaign memoir ‘What Happened’
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Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor
Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Some people who write about me ‘know nothing about me & have zero access’
Trump: Some people who write about me ‘know nothing about me & have zero access’
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John Verhovek / ABC News:
Key takeaways from Hillary Clinton's new book “What Happened”
Key takeaways from Hillary Clinton's new book “What Happened”
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Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Says He Talks to Donald Trump Every Two to Three Days — Former White House strategist discusses the president at events in Hong Kong — HONG KONG—Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with President Donald Trump every two to three days …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Mueller haunts the West Wing
Mueller haunts the West Wing
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Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Aggressive Road Show to Sell Tax Overhaul
Trump Plans Aggressive Road Show to Sell Tax Overhaul
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Pelosi: Single-payer isn't a litmus test for Democrats … House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that single-payer health insurance is not a litmus test for Democrats and that she herself is focused on protecting health-care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
About one-quarter of Senate Democrats now support Sanders's single-payer health bill
About one-quarter of Senate Democrats now support Sanders's single-payer health bill
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Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: Insurers make their pitch on how to rescue health-care system
The Health 202: Insurers make their pitch on how to rescue health-care system
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Tammy Baldwin / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Why I support Medicare for all and other efforts to expand health coverage
Why I support Medicare for all and other efforts to expand health coverage
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Pelosi not endorsing Sanders' single-payer bill
Pelosi not endorsing Sanders' single-payer bill
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Edith Windsor, Whose Same-Sex Marriage Fight Led to Landmark Ruling, Dies at 88 — Edith Windsor, the gay-rights activist whose landmark Supreme Court case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and granted same-sex married couples federal recognition for the first time and rights …
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The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Russia Used Facebook Events to Organize Anti-Immigrant Rallies on U.S. Soil … Russian operatives hiding behind false identities used Facebook's event management tool to remotely organize and promote political protests in the U.S., including an August 2016 anti-immigrant …
Wall Street Journal:
Some Trump Lawyers Wanted Kushner Out — Aides, worried about complications arising from Russia probe, drafted statement explaining departure — Some of President Donald Trump's lawyers earlier this summer concluded that Jared Kushner should step down as senior White House adviser …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ted Cruz blames staffer for ‘liking’ porn tweet — Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that a staff member of his was responsible for “liking” a pornographic Twitter post with the Texas lawmaker's account, chalking up the social media snafu to a “mistake.” — “There are a number of people on the team who have access on the account.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell Says Democrats' Glee on Debt Limit Deal Was Premature — WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell thinks Democrats were a tad premature in exuberantly celebrating the surprise spending deal they struck last week with President Trump. — “Let's put it this way,” Mr. McConnell …
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Ernice Gilbert / viconsortium.com:
Trump To Visit U.S. Virgin Islands In Wake Of Irma; More Police, National Guard, Arrive On St. John — President Donald Trump will visit the U.S. Virgin Islands “within the next six or seven days,” Governor Kenneth Mapp said during a press conference at Government House late Monday.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court blocks penalties in new New Hampshire voting law — MANCHESTER, N.H. — A New Hampshire judge has blocked recent changes to the state's voting laws that would have exposed some first-time voters to a fine or jail time if they failed to submit residence paperwork within 10 days of registering.
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
Middle-class income hit highest level on record in 2016, Census Bureau reports — America's middle class had its highest-earning year ever in 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. — Median household income in America was $59,039 last year, surpassing the previous record of $58,655 set in 1999, the Census Bureau said.
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US Census / census.gov:
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2016
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2016
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
The Trump Campaign Has Begun Turning Over Documents to Mueller … The Trump campaign has begun handing over documents to Bob Mueller as his investigators probe potential interference by Russia in the 2016 election. — A team of attorneys at Jones Day, the firm representing the Trump campaign …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Russia probes pose loyalty test for Team Trump — Lawyers representing Donald Trump's current and former aides are giving their clients one simple piece of advice: Don't lie to protect the president. — As special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators prepare …
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David Bernstein / Chicago magazine:
His Life in Prison … ABOVE:Our photo of Rod Blagojevich is anything but traditional. Since Chicago wasn't allowed inside the ex-governor's prison, he rented a camera from the commissary and had it shot himself. — Rod Blagojevich's first summer in prison was, he recalls, “quite an awakening.”
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David Moye / HuffPost:
No, ‘60 Minutes’ Didn't Purposely Make Steve Bannon Look Like A ‘Bleary-Eyed Drunk’ — News experts rejected the color-coordinated conspiracy theory. — After a Los Angeles-based photographer accused “60 Minutes” of purposely altering the color to make former White House chief strategist Steven Bannon …
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NewsBusters:
Study: The Liberal Media's Summer of Pummeling Trump — The broadcast network evening newscasts remain as hostile as ever towards President Trump and his agenda, although the networks appear to be easing up on their obsessive wall-to-wall coverage of the administration.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
President Trump just gushed about the Coast Guard. It really needed the boost. — There is no such thing as bad publicity, the saying goes. For President Trump, the wisdom works for disasters. — On Sunday, Trump singled out the Coast Guard for its suddenly high profile amid dueling …