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John Paul Stevens / New York Times:
Repeal the Second Amendment — Rarely in my lifetime have I seen the type of civic engagement school children and their supporters demonstrated in Washington and other major cities throughout the country this past Saturday. These demonstrations demand our respect.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Citizenship question on 2020 census may result in undercount — The size of your child's kindergarten class. Homeland security funds for your community. Natural disaster preparation. Highway and mass transit resources. Health care and emergency room services.
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Politico:
Census to add controversial question on citizenship status — The 2020 U.S. Census will include a controversial question about citizenship status, the Commerce Department announced Monday night, a move that sparked outrage from Congressional Democrats, civil rights groups and liberal state attorneys general.
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Department of Commerce:
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Reinstatement of Citizenship Question to the 2020 Decennial Census — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that a question on citizenship status will be reinstated to the 2020 decennial census questionnaire to help enforce the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
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Emily Baumgaertner / New York Times:
Despite Concerns, Census Will Ask Respondents if They Are U.S. Citizens
Despite Concerns, Census Will Ask Respondents if They Are U.S. Citizens
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Trump Administration Creates Census Crisis With Move to Suppress Immigrant Responses
Trump Administration Creates Census Crisis With Move to Suppress Immigrant Responses
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Talks of Bringing Back Rob Porter, Aide Accused of Spousal Abuse — WASHINGTON — President Trump has stayed in touch with Rob Porter, the former White House staff secretary who stepped down after allegations that he had abused his two former wives came to light, according …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Larry Kudlow asks Gary Cohn's National Economic Council staff to stay on
Larry Kudlow asks Gary Cohn's National Economic Council staff to stay on
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Axios
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Stormy Daniels Spanks Trump Again — Because there is broad consensus that Donald Trump is a lewd degenerate, nothing Stormy Daniels, the pornographic film actress and director, told “60 Minutes” about their alleged 2006 sexual encounter was particularly astonishing.
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Washington Post:
‘Not in a punch-back mode’: Why Trump has been largely silent on Stormy Daniels
‘Not in a punch-back mode’: Why Trump has been largely silent on Stormy Daniels
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Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels accuses Trump attorney of defamation
Stormy Daniels accuses Trump attorney of defamation
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
EXCLUSIVE: Stormy Daniels' Friend Alana Evans: I'm Also Going to Sue Michael Cohen
EXCLUSIVE: Stormy Daniels' Friend Alana Evans: I'm Also Going to Sue Michael Cohen
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The Daily Beast:
Dan Webb and Tom Buchanan Latest Lawyers to Decline to Join Trump's Legal Team … Two more high-power attorneys have had to turn down President Donald Trump. Tom Buchanan and Dan Webb confirmed to The Daily Beast that Trump reached out to them about representing him, and that they couldn't do it.
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Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
“A Target, Not a Witness”: Will Trump's Legal B-Team Collapse Before Mueller? — The president's struggle to recruit experienced lawyers could mask more ominous concerns. “As far as I can tell, Ty Cobb is the only attorney left on the Trump team with experience handling federal criminal investigations,” says one former prosecutor.
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Reuters:
Whistleblower says Canadian company worked on software to find Republican voters — LONDON (Reuters) - A Cambridge Analytica whistleblower said on Tuesday that Canadian company AggregateIQ worked on software called Ripon which was used to identify Republican voters ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Facebook Has Had Countless Privacy Scandals. But This One Is Different.
Facebook Has Had Countless Privacy Scandals. But This One Is Different.
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Hans A. von Spakovsky / Fox News:
Did Facebook's ‘favors’ for the Obama campaign constitute a violation of federal law?
Did Facebook's ‘favors’ for the Obama campaign constitute a violation of federal law?
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Danny Vinik / Politico:
How Trump favored Texas over Puerto Rico — A POLITICO investigation shows a persistent double standard in the president's handling of relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Maria. — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — As Hurricane Maria unleashed its fury on Puerto Rico in mid-September …
Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Linda Brown, Symbol of Landmark Desegregation Case, Dies — Linda Brown, whose father objected when she was not allowed to attend an all-white school in her neighborhood and who thus came to symbolize one of the most transformative court proceedings in American history …
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Tim Hrenchir / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Linda Brown, center of Brown v. Board case, dies at 76
Linda Brown, center of Brown v. Board case, dies at 76
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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
Trump and the West give Putin the fight he needs … Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. — On Monday morning the United States, Canada and the European Union carried out a coordinated mass expulsion of Russian diplomats, responding to Moscow's alleged role in the March 4 poisoning …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: 42% approve of Trump, highest in 11 months — WASHINGTON (CNN)President Donald Trump's approval rating has rebounded to its highest level since the 100-day mark of his presidency, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, even as his approval ratings for handling major issues remain largely negative.
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Z. Byron Wolf / CNN:
Trump's approval rating is *this* close to Obama's and Reagan's
Trump's approval rating is *this* close to Obama's and Reagan's
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Probes Loans to Kushner's Business — White House attorneys are examining whether two loans totaling more than $500 million to Jared Kushner's family business may have violated any criminal laws or federal ethics regulations, according to a letter from a federal ethics agency.
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Nate Lanxon / Bloomberg:
Facebook Says Zuckerberg Won't Give Evidence to U.K. Lawmakers — Mark Zuckerberg has declined an invitation to testify — Social-media company is embroiled in a scandal about user data — Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he will not appear before a U.K. parliamentary committee …
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Ray Hagar / Nevada NewsMakers:
Rumor is Ryan will resign as U.S. House Speaker; Scalise will replace him, Amodei says — Nevada's 2nd U.S. House District Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, said on Nevada Newsmakers Monday that Rep. Paul Ryan may soon resign as Speaker of the U.S. House. — Amodei said he was repeating a rumor that's around Capitol Hill.
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New York Times:
After Stormy Daniels, Republicans Face a Referendum on Trump's Conduct — WASHINGTON — When Representative Ryan Costello of Pennsylvania announced on Sunday that he would join more than 40 other congressional Republicans not seeking re-election in November, he left no doubt about the reason …
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CBS News:
Jimmy Carter says John Bolton as national security adviser is “worst mistake” Trump has made — Former President Jimmy Carter says President Trump's choice of John Bolton as his new national security adviser is “the worst mistake” Mr. Trump has made. — “I have been concerned at some of the things he's decided.
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
White House Watch: Will There Be a Bolton Purge?
White House Watch: Will There Be a Bolton Purge?
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump fundraiser turned to Foreign Affairs chair for help winning work in Romania — WASHINGTON — Top Donald Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy sought help last summer from the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and lobbyist Rick Gates, a key figure in the Russia influence probe …
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New York Times
Sarah Rumpf / RedState:
CBS Video Confusing. Hogg Was on Campus. — UPDATE: This video shows Hogg apparently in a closet during the shooting: — His comments quoted below to CBS still don't make sense. Did he leave campus and then violate the lockdown to enter campus and interview students? How did he get home and back?
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Putting the Ex-Con in Conservatism — In 2010 an explosion at a coal mine operated by Massey Energy killed 29 men. In 2015 Don Blankenship, the company's former C.E.O., was sent to prison for conspiring to violate mine safety standards. In 2018, Blankenship appears to have a real chance …
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Pamela Wood / Baltimore Sun:
Sheriff: Maryland high school shooter died by shooting himself — Austin Wyatt Rollins, the 17-year-old who opened fire on classmates at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland last week, injuring one and killing another, died by shooting himself in the head, officials investigating the case said Monday.
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Trump Does Trump, and Things Get Worse … Amidst the numbing chaos that is the Trump administration, these past few days are worth reflecting on because three events have moved the needle in a bad direction. — 1. The hiring of John Bolton highlights Donald Trump's instability …
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Simon Schama / New York Times:
How to Be a Jew in the Age of Trump? … (((SEMITISM))) — Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump — 238 pp. St. Martin's Press. $25.99. — Come November's midterm elections, the Republican candidate for the Third Congressional District of Illinois will be a Nazi.
CNN:
Multiple suspicious packages sent to DC area military installations — Washington (CNN)The FBI has taken custody of multiple suspicious packages sent to military locations in the Washington, DC area, a law enforcement official said Monday. The official said two of the packages were sent to Fort Belvoir and Fort McNair.
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