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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Lisa Murkowski's Biggest Reason To Oppose Brett Kavanaugh May Not Be Abortion Rights — Alaska Natives are urging the senator to vote no. She owes her re-election to them. — WASHINGTON For all the speculation about Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and whether she'll vote …
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Associated Press and Tlingit & Haida
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Joe Lawlor / Press Herald:
As Kavanaugh's hearing concludes, Collins says she's still undecided on Supreme Court nominee — The moderate Republican wields a key vote and says she won't make a decision until she has a chance to review Brett Kavanaugh's paperwork and testimony. — SCARBOROUGH — Sen. Susan Collins …
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Bustle
CNN:
Kavanaugh ‘abortion-inducing drug’ comment draws scrutiny — Kavanaugh asked about 2003 Roe v Wade email — Washington (CNN)Brett Kavanaugh's views on birth control drew scrutiny in Washington on Thursday as abortion rights advocates charged that the Supreme Court nominee had referred to contraceptives as “abortion-inducing drugs.”
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Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and twitchy.com
Alex Griswold / Washington Free Beacon:
Kamala Harris Tweets Out Deceptively Edited Video to Smear Brett Kavanaugh
Kamala Harris Tweets Out Deceptively Edited Video to Smear Brett Kavanaugh
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Vox
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Leahy says Kavanaugh was ‘not truthful’ about Democratic documents
Leahy says Kavanaugh was ‘not truthful’ about Democratic documents
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
This is why we just filed a criminal complaint against Brett Kavanaugh
David Brock / NBC News:
David Brock I knew Brett Kavanaugh during his years as a Republican operative. Don't let him sit on the Supreme Court.
David Brock I knew Brett Kavanaugh during his years as a Republican operative. Don't let him sit on the Supreme Court.
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Law & Crime
New York Times:
Trump Administration Discussed Coup Plans With Rebel Venezuelan Officers — The Trump administration held secret meetings with rebellious military officers from Venezuela over the last year to discuss their plans to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, according to American officials …
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The American Conservative, Outside the Beltway, WHNT-TV, KABE-LP, The Daily Caller and Axios
Mike Allen / Axios:
The 60 days of rage leading into the midterms — Today is exactly 60 days till midterms. Yesterday's personal, venomous face-off between President Obama (who went after his successor by name in Illinois) and President Trump (who attacked Bob Woodward and threatened the New York Times aboard Air Force One) …
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The White House and Raw Story
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Mike Kordenbrock / Billings Gazette:
plaidshirtguy at Trump rally is ... a Billings high schooler — Billings West High School senior Tyler Linfesty learned Thursday morning during first period that he had been selected for VIP treatment at President Donald J. Trump's rally at MetraPark. — Linfesty had applied for tickets to the rally earlier in the week.
Aaron Patrick / Financial Review:
NYT columnist Maureen Dowd explains why Donald Trump isn't as bad as Dick Cheney — Share via Email — Post on facebook wall — Post to Linkedin — Maureen Dowd, I have a confession. I know the “scheduling conflict” you used at the last minute to push our lunch back one hour was a hair appointment at your hotel.
Sara Sidner / CNN:
Accusations by ex-mistress of GOP mega donor Elliott Broidy go public — Los Angeles (CNN)The onetime mistress of former deputy Republican National Committee Finance Chairman Elliott Broidy alleged in newly revealed court documents that she was physically abused by Broidy …
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Axios
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Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
According to Donald Trump, a lot of people are crying around Donald Trump — WASHINGTON - Something remarkable happened, according to Donald Trump, when Donald Trump arrived at his campaign rally in Evansville, Indiana last week. — Nine “miners” greeted him backstage.
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Political Wire and Raw Story
John Bowden / The Hill:
DNC: Papadopoulos's UK contact may be dead — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday raised the prospect that the London-based professor who told former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos — that Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton — may be dead.
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The Gateway Pundit
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Michael Cohen seeks to tear up Stormy Daniels deal, wants money back — (CNN)Michael Cohen's shell company, Essential Consultants, filed a status report Friday evening agreeing to tear up the original 2016 agreement with adult film star Stormy Daniels, in which Cohen arranged to pay her $130,000 …
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Bustle, Vox, New York Times, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Axios, Common Dreams, TheBlaze, Political Wire and Mediaite
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen firm seeks to void nondisclosure agreement with Stormy Daniels
Michael Cohen firm seeks to void nondisclosure agreement with Stormy Daniels
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POLITICUSUSA, HuffPost and Politico
lohud.com:
Cuomo Bridge: ‘Dangerous situation’ on Tappan Zee halts opening of Westchester-bound span — The second span of the new Mario M. Cuomo Bridge was supposed to open, but fears that the old Tappan Zee would collapse onto the new bridge kept the span closed to drivers. Video by Jordan Fenster.
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
>> Defunding UNRWA is an example of Trump's ‘peace’ plan | Analysis — The administration deliberated for a number of weeks whether or not to include the East Jerusalem hospitals in its budget cut, since some of these hospitals are supported by influential Christian groups in the United States.
Associated Press:
Echoes of Watergate in Trump tumult — WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House seethes with intrigue and backstabbing as aides hunt for the anonymous Deep (state) Throat among them. A president feels besieged by tormentors — Bob Woodward is driving him crazy — so he tends his version of an enemies list …
John McLaughlin / Washington Post:
Why so many former intelligence officers are speaking out — John McLaughlin teaches at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He was deputy director of the CIA from 2000 to 2004, serving as acting director in 2004. — People frequently ask …
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Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway and Washington Monthly
New York Times:
To Secure Better Housing, Top Diplomat Pulls Rank on the Military — WASHINGTON — As a congressman and before he moved to Washington full-time, Mike Pompeo lived in a 5,500-square-foot house in Wichita, Kan., replete with vaulted ceilings, four bedrooms and five bathrooms …
Erica Steiner / The Blast:
George Zimmerman Allegedly Made Threats Against Beyoncé During Filming of Trayvon Martin Docuseries — George Zimmerman allegedly made menacing threats aimed at both Beyoncé and Jay-Z during the filming of “Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story,” the docuseries the rapper co-executive produced.
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Raw Story, Dazed, The Root, News One and Hollywood Life
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Dallas Police Officer Kills Her Neighbor in His Apartment, Saying She Mistook It for Her Own — A Dallas police officer fatally shot a neighbor inside the man's apartment late Thursday night, claiming that she mistook his apartment for her own and believed he was an intruder, the police said.
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Dallas Morning News, The Root, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and NPR
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Democrats Embrace Liberal Insurgents, Demanding New Face for Party — The Democratic primary elections of 2018 have brought an end to an era of deference by liberals to establishment leaders in Washington and the states, as an emboldened coalition of women, young people and racial minorities claimed ownership …
Sun-Sentinel:
Deputies faulted over Parkland shooter tips, but neither one is fired — A Broward Sheriff's Office vehicle parked outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press) South Florida Sun Sentinel — Privacy Policy — Two sheriff's deputies will keep their jobs …