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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
The NRA Says It's in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’ — A legal filing against the state of New York paints a grim picture of the powerful gun group — The National Rifle Association warns that it is in grave financial jeopardy, according to a recent court filing obtained …
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Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
When Racism Is Fit to Print — Is the newest member of the New York Times editorial board, Sarah Jeong, a racist? — From one perspective — that commonly held by people outside the confines of the political left — she obviously is. A series of tweets from 2013 to 2015 reveal …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
In defense of Sarah Jeong — Why Andrew Sullivan and the conservative media are wrong to call the New York Times's latest hire “racist” for attacking white people. — Conservatives are up in arms over the New York Times's latest hire: a tech writer named Sarah Jeong whom they allege to be racist against white people.
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National Review, Slate, BBC and Breitbart
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
NYT's Sarah Jeong Also Sent Anti-Cop, Anti-Men Tweets — Sarah Jeong, the newest editorial board member of The New York Times, is also responsible for extensive anti-cop and anti-men tweets. — The New York Times stood by Jeong on Thursday after the internet surfaced her old racist tweets …
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Conservative News Today, Coffee House and American Greatness
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
O'Rourke Puts Race into Lean Republican Column — This race in a state that isn't usually competitive for Democrats in statewide races has generated an unusual amount of attention. Most of it is thanks to U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee, who is running an unconventional yet …
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Washington Monthly, America's Voice, El Paso Times, New Republic and MSNBC
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
It's True: Trump Is Lying More, and He's Doing It on Purpose. — On Thursday, the Washington Post published a remarkable story on its front page revealing a recent spike in the number of “false and misleading claims” made by President Trump. In his first year as President, Trump made 2,140 false claims, according to the Post.
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The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story and Shakesville
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
The Newseum is selling MAGA hats and ‘fake news’ T-shirts — If you're looking to stock up on the famous red hats that bear Donald Trump's favorite slogan, look no further than the Newseum's gift shop. — On its website, the interactive news museum in Washington, D.C., sells $14.99 …
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats to end boycott, plan to meet with Kavanaugh later this month — Senate Democrats will begin meeting with Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh to press him privately on releasing his papers, a senior Democratic aide said Friday, after Democrats had boycotted these sit-downs …
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National Review, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Political Wire, Daily Kos and The Week
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CNN:
‘Manhattan Madam’ met with Mueller's team — (CNN)Kristin Davis, the woman famously known as the “Manhattan Madam,” met with special counsel Robert Mueller's team for a voluntary interview on Wednesday, according to four sources familiar with the situation.
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Political Wire, Raw Story, AOL, Law & Crime, Hill Reporter and The Hill
Martin Chulov / The Guardian:
My son, Osama: the al-Qaida leader's mother speaks for the first time — Nearly 17 years since 9/11, Osama bin Laden's family remains an influential part of Saudi society - as well as a reminder of the darkest moment in the kingdom's history. Can they escape his legacy?
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Axios, Politico, Business Insider, Jihad Watch, AOL, The Express Tribune, Jezebel and The Daily Caller
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicts the media — on bogus, Trumped-up charges — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has taken to the briefing room podium twice this week. Both times, she has come loaded for bear with a list of grievances. — Recognizing the moment is charged …
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Mollie Hemingway: Trump Did Not Create Distrust Of The Media, Distrust Of The Media Created Trump
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN's Jim Acosta Challenges Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Then Makes a Quick Exit
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American Prospect, NBC News, Common Dreams, Taylor Marsh, Axios and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
At President Trump's hotel in New York, revenue went up this spring — thanks to a visit from big-spending Saudis — The general manager of the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan had a rare bit of good news to report to investors this spring: After two years of decline …
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New Republic, Washington Monthly, CNBC and Observer
Foreign Policy:
Trump and Allies Seek End to Refugee Status for Millions of Palestinians — In internal emails, Jared Kushner advocated a “sincere effort to disrupt” the U.N.'s relief agency for Palestinians. — Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor …
KTFT:
New kids on the block: 118 hungry goats descend on Boise neighborhood — “They kind of just like took over this neighborhood this morning.” — BOISE — A herd of goats caused a stir Friday morning after they escaped their enclosure and went on a snacking tour through a West Boise neighborhood.
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Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
Dozens of professional goats briefly took over a neighborhood in Boise
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The Atlantic, KTFT and Motherboard
YouTube:
Meet The Trump Fans Of Q-Anon (HBO) … President Trump is flying around the country this week trying to convince Americans that if the want to Keep America Great, they need to vote Republican in November. — But his campaign rally in Tampa Tuesday was about more than just the mid-terms.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
There's a virus in Trumpland
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Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
The tender, terrifying truth about what happened inside the Trader Joe's hostage siege — About halfway through the three-hour siege at Trader Joe's in Silver Lake, the wounded gunman, Gene Atkins, looked at one of his hostages, MaryLinda Moss, and told her it was all over for him.
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
The Clinton campaign sought dirt on Trump from Russian officials. Where's the outrage? — All of Washington is waiting with bated breath to find out whether the Mueller investigation will provide evidence proving that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Socialist candidate Ocasio-Cortez once saw herself as Smithian capitalist, viewed feminism as ‘relic’ — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the socialist congressional candidate from New York who touts honesty and authenticity as her greatest strengths, used to describe herself as a follower of Adam Smith …
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Front Page Magazine, NTK Network, Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Alice Driver / CNN:
Ivanka Trump's ‘good cop’ routine is a sham — Ivanka Trump: Family separations a low point — Alice Driver is a freelance journalist and translator whose work focuses on migration, human rights and gender equality. She is based in Mexico City. Driver is the author of “More or Less Dead …
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Second Nexus, IJR and HuffPost
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Trump administration tells ACLU to find deported parents
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Axios, Washington Post, Shareblue Media, ThinkProgress, The Root, Common Dreams, IJR, Splinter and New Republic
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Be brave’: Russian firm urges judge to nix Mueller indictment — Lawyers for a Russian company accused of financing a massive political influence operation in the United States urged a federal judge Friday to “be brave” and declare special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment invalid.
Theo Francis / Wall Street Journal:
AT&T Overpaid Some Pensioners. Now It Wants the Money Back. — The telecom giant has enlisted a collection agency, a step other companies in similar situations have declined to take — When James Mizelle retired in 2001, he started drawing a pension from his 27-year career with AT&T T 1.04% and other phone companies.
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Emails related to Kobach-led voting commission show ‘pre-ordained outcome,’ Dem says — Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap released a trove of documents Friday afternoon that he says show that the leaders of a disbanded presidential commission went into an investigation of voter fraud with predetermined outcomes.
The Hill:
Trump blindsided staff with promise to halt elephant trophy imports — sent in November promising to halt imports of elephant trophies blindsided staffers in his own administration and cut off months of planning to ease the import process, newly released emails show.
Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal:
Kushner Family Close to Deal to Unload 666 Fifth Avenue — The record $1.8 billion real-estate investment became controversial when Jared Kushner joined the Trump White House — The Kushner family is on the verge of a deal to unload the office tower at 666 Fifth Avenue …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Deutsche Bank reports show chinks in money laundering armor — FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank has uncovered shortcomings in its ability to fully identify clients and the source of their wealth, internal documents seen by Reuters show, more than a year after it was fined nearly $700 million for allowing money laundering.
Reason:
Who Was Right About the Emoluments Clauses? Judge Messitte or President Washington? — [I'm delighted that Profs. Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman, have passed along this response to the recent decision in the Emoluments Clause litigation against President Trump; naturally …
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Republican congressman is still touting fake pro-Israel award from Sacha Baron Cohen — As part of his effort to trick conservative activists and lawmakers into embarrassing themselves on his Showtime series Who is America?, Sacha Baron Cohen presented a fake pro-Israel award to an array of political figures called “70 at 70.”
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Political Wire, Mediaite, Roll Call and New York Post
Associated Press:
WWE wrestler known as Kane wins mayor's race in Tennessee — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former WWE wrestler known as Kane has won a “no-holds-barred, last-man-standing” round, this time in the political ring. — Glenn Jacobs went by Kane in the WWE. Now the 6-foot-8, 300-pound Republican has the title of Knox County Mayor.
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Knoxville News-Sentinel, Fox News and Breitbart
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Generation Shapiro — Ben Shapiro and the future of American conservatism — I spend a few weeks every year teaching high school and college students, and in my interactions with young people in and around universities I have noticed a trend. After class, at meals, and in walks around campus …
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Daily Wire
Damien Sharkov / Newsweek:
What Is Putin Worth? New Bipartisan Bill Wants to Reveal President's Assets — Republican and Democrat senators are pushing for a bill to add U.S. pressure on Russia and make public the net worth of Russian President Vladimir Putin. — The draft, compiled by six senior lawmakers …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Georgia election officials knew system had ‘critical vulnerabilities’ before 2016 vote — WASHINGTON — Georgia election officials got a friendly warning in August 2016 that their electronic voting system could be easily breached. — But less than a month before the November election …
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Political Wire
Politico:
Melania's policy director leaves White House — The first lady has taken steps to develop her personal portfolio in recent months, including launching her ‘Be Best’ anti-bullying initiative. — First lady Melania Trump's top policy aide has left the White House, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
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Jeffrey Cimmino / Washington Free Beacon:
Ana Navarro: ‘CNN Tries to Be Very Balanced’ — Meghan McCain and Ana Navarro engaged in a fiery debate over media bias on Friday's episode of “The View,” with Navarro vehemently defending the journalistic integrity of CNN, the network she frequently contributes to.
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