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Senate Democrats Have Referred A Secret Letter About Brett Kavanaugh To The FBI — Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have referred a letter concerning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the FBI. — The contents of the letter have been closely guarded by Sen. Dianne Feinstein …
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New York Times:
Dianne Feinstein Refers a Kavanaugh Matter to Federal Investigators — WASHINGTON — The senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee referred information involving Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, to federal investigators on Thursday …
Michael Avenatti / New York Times:
The Case for Indicting the President — Justice Department lawyers have said a sitting president cannot be indicted. It's time to test that proposition by bringing an indictment that can be reviewed by the Supreme Court. — Mr. Avenatti is the lawyer for Stephanie Clifford in her lawsuits …
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Ronn Blitzer / Law & Crime:
This Could be Why Dems Went to FBI Over Mysterious Kavanaugh Letter — Thursday afternoon, the political world was abuzz over a mysterious letter that Democrats in Congress had from an unidentified woman regarding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The only things that Sen. Dianne Feinstein …
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Washington Post:
Bitter Senate fight to confirm Kavanaugh plunges deeper into chaos over letter — The bitter Senate fight to confirm Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court plunged into deeper chaos Thursday as a top Democrat disclosed she had referred “information” about President Trump's nominee to the FBI.
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Alex DeMarban / Anchorage Daily News:
Alaska Federation of Natives, a key supporter of Murkowski, opposes Kavanaugh appointment
Alaska Federation of Natives, a key supporter of Murkowski, opposes Kavanaugh appointment
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HuffPost:
Dianne Feinstein Acknowledges Having A Secret Brett Kavanaugh Document
Dianne Feinstein Acknowledges Having A Secret Brett Kavanaugh Document
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Tentative deal reached between Manafort and special counsel: Sources — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has tentatively agreed to a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller that will head off his upcoming trial, sources familiar with the negotiations tell ABC News.
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CNN:
Paul Manafort and special counsel close to deal for guilty plea — Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and special counsel Robert Mueller are close to a deal for a guilty plea ahead of his upcoming trial, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
How Trump and Manafort Are Helping Each Other in the Russia Investigation
How Trump and Manafort Are Helping Each Other in the Russia Investigation
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Under Fire, Robert Mueller Has a Novel P.R. Strategy: Silence
KDFW:
Lawyers “disgusted” by release of search warrant showing marijuana found in Botham Jean's apartment — DALLAS - Following the shooting death of Botham Jean by the hands of Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, multiple search warrants were executed at Jean's apartment as part of the investigation.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Obsessed With Avoiding His Own ‘Katrina Moment’ — From planning for Florence to post-spinning Maria, the president deeply fears looking like Bush. — As he prepares for one natural disaster and tries to spin his way out of another, President Donald Trump, aides and friends say …
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Washington Post, HuffPost, Axios and Raw Story
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘Mr. President. SHUT UP’: Florida Republicans pan Trump's Puerto Rico conspiracy
‘Mr. President. SHUT UP’: Florida Republicans pan Trump's Puerto Rico conspiracy
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's FEMA chief under investigation over use of official cars
Trump's FEMA chief under investigation over use of official cars
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Republicans dodge, weave around Trump's hurricane tweets
Republicans dodge, weave around Trump's hurricane tweets
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Believes There's a Coup”: Freaked by the Times Op-Ed, the President Is Seeing Enemies Everywhere — With Anonymous still on the loose and the “administrative state” unchecked, the last person Trump trusts is Stephen Miller. — BY - GABRIEL SHERMANSeptember 13, 2018,
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William Cummings / USA Today:
Was Jared Kushner behind the anonymous New York Times op-ed? Ann Coulter thinks so
Was Jared Kushner behind the anonymous New York Times op-ed? Ann Coulter thinks so
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New York Times:
U.S. Spies Rush to Protect Defectors After Skripal Poisoning — WASHINGTON — When a suspected hit man for Russian intelligence arrived in Florida about four years ago, F.B.I. surveillance teams were alarmed. — The man approached the home of one of the C.I.A.'s most important informants …
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New York Times:
New York Primary Election Results — What to watch: New York, the only state in the nation that is holding separate state and federal primary elections in this tumultuous political year, has voters casting statewide ballots on Thursday. Races for governor, lieutenant governor …
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Political Wire and Curbed NY
Tyler McCarthy / Fox News:
Willie Nelson fans furious over announcement that he'll headline a rally for a Dem candidate — Willie Nelson fans are upset with the singer over the news that he's not only supporting a Democratic Senate contender, but is headlining a rally in Texas for him.
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The Gateway Pundit, Mother Jones, Daily Wire, KDFW and Willie Nelson
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Peter Blackstock / Austin Music Source:
Willie for Beto: Nelson to headline rally for O'Rourke at Auditorium Shores
Willie for Beto: Nelson to headline rally for O'Rourke at Auditorium Shores
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Luppe B. Luppen / Yahoo:
Kavanaugh contradicts White House account of credit-card debt, leaving more questions — On Wednesday night, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh offered — answers for the first time to longstanding questions about his personal finances that had been prompted by significant credit card …
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Mother Jones, Vox and Washington Examiner
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Andrew Cuomo has won himself another term, but his presidential aspirations are dead — He zigged right when the party was zagging left. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sealed a large primary victory over progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon Thursday night.
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Liz Mair / The Daily Beast:
Andrew Cuomo Is America's Problem Now
Andrew Cuomo Is America's Problem Now
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David French / National Review:
End Qualified Immunity — Congress passed a law to restrain government actors. The courts should enforce it as written. — I'm going to start with a story that will break your heart. In the early morning hours of July 15, 2012, a young man named Andrew Scott was up late, home with his girlfriend.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Rick Scott Is Preparing to Pack the State Supreme Court After His Term Ends
Matthew Reisen / Albuquerque Journal:
Closure of NM solar observatory a mystery — The truth is out there - but nobody will go on the record about it. — Rumors are swirling and authorities are tight-lipped following the evacuation of an observatory in southwest New Mexico last week. — The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot …
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Jennings Brown / Gizmodo:
This Is How It Starts: FBI Suspiciously Locks Down, Evacuates Solar Observatory in New Mexico
This Is How It Starts: FBI Suspiciously Locks Down, Evacuates Solar Observatory in New Mexico
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CNET, Daily Kos and Instapundit
Matthew Chapman / Alternet:
Two Congressmen Who Say They Inadvertently Hung Out With Holocaust Denier Get Caught With Him Again — Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and Matt Gaetz have faced scrutiny for meeting with Holocaust denying Internet troll Chuck C. Johnson. They met with him again. — Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Two Republican Congressmen Hobnob With an Alleged Holocaust Denier. Again.
Two Republican Congressmen Hobnob With an Alleged Holocaust Denier. Again.
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Little Green Footballs
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Audio Reveals Potentially Illegal Coordination Between NRA and Montana Senate Hopeful Matt Rosendale — The gun-rights group gave Jon Tester's challenger a heads-up that it'd be spending money trying defeat the senator. That's a no-no, watchdogs say.
Tanya Basu / The Daily Beast:
Trump Adviser Gina Loudon's Book Claims She Has a Ph.D. in Psychology. She Doesn't. — Gina Loudon's book jacket proclaims she's 'America's favorite psychological expert.' The problem? She doesn't have the credentials to be one. — Gina Loudon, the Republican commentator and author …
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Aaron Mehta / Defense News:
McRaven, former SOCOM head, resigns from Pentagon board following Trump criticism — WASHINGTON — William McRaven, the retired four-star admiral who led U.S. Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014, has resigned from the Pentagon's technology advisory board following a public critique …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump really hates apologizing for misogyny and racism. New reporting explains why. — President Trump does not believe that people — that white men like himself — should have to apologize for their public displays of misogyny or racism. But this isn't simply because he doesn't want to give ground …
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Politico
WCVB:
State police: Columbia Gas customers in Lawrence, Andover, North Andover should evacuate — LAWRENCE, Mass. — Authorities were responding to dozens of fires and explosions that are being blamed on a gas issue across the Merrimack Valley Thursday afternoon.
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Stefan Heck / Deadspin:
I Did Not Buy 6,500 Pairs Of Nikes To Send To The Dump, But Thousands Of Idiots Think I Did — First off, let's get something out of the way: I did not purchase $1.3 million dollars' worth of Nike Air VaporMaxes (White/Varsity Purple/Metallic Silver/Aqua, size 9.5) with the intent of shipping them to the Glendale city dump.
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Nikki Haley's View of New York Is Priceless. Her Curtains? $52,701. — WASHINGTON — The State Department spent $52,701 last year buying customized and mechanized curtains for the picture windows in Nikki R. Haley's official residence as ambassador to the United Nations …