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New York Times:
Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father — The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today's dollars from his father's real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s.
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11 Takeaways From The Times's Investigation Into Trump's Wealth — Donald J. Trump built a business empire and won the presidency proclaiming himself a self-made billionaire, and he has long insisted that his father, the legendary New York City builder Fred C. Trump, provided almost no financial help.
New York Times:
4 Ways Fred Trump Made Donald Trump and his Siblings Rich — In Donald J. Trump's version of how he got rich, he was the master dealmaker who parlayed an initial $1 million loan from his father into a $10 billion empire. It was his guts and gumption that overcame setbacks, and his father, Fred C. Trump, was simply a cheerleader.
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Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
I Know Brett Kavanaugh, but I Wouldn't Confirm Him — If I were a senator, I would not vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. — These are words I write with no pleasure, but with deep sadness. Unlike many people who will read them with glee—as validating preexisting political, philosophical …
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Jeff Flake: 'We Can't Have That on the Court' — As the Senate awaits the results of the FBI investigation into the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Jeff Flake, one of the lawmakers who spurred the inquiry, criticized the judge Tuesday for his recent appearance in the upper chamber.
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Michael Reynolds / Bangor Daily News:
Kavanaugh is unfit for Supreme Court — Last month, Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's choice to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, appeared headed for a quick confirmation with little questioning from Republican senators. — Then, a letter from Christine Blasey Ford …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Red-state Dems face nightmare scenario on Kavanaugh
Red-state Dems face nightmare scenario on Kavanaugh
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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton says Kavanaugh's political ‘revenge’ claim ‘deserves a lot of laughter’
Hillary Clinton says Kavanaugh's political ‘revenge’ claim ‘deserves a lot of laughter’
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Jason Kander:
A personal note — About four months ago, I contacted the VA to get help. It had been about 11 years since I left Afghanistan as an Army Intelligence Officer, and my tour over there still impacted me every day. So many men and women who served our country did so much more than me and …
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NBC News:
Kavanaugh's testimony is starting to look more and more problematic — First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — WASHINGTON — Two reports last night — from NBC News and the New York Times …
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Wall Street Journal:
FBI Probe of Kavanaugh Is Expected to Wrap Up Very Soon
FBI Probe of Kavanaugh Is Expected to Wrap Up Very Soon
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump defends Kavanaugh: ‘Very scary time for young men in America’
Trump defends Kavanaugh: ‘Very scary time for young men in America’
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Bloomberg:
Broader FBI Probe Into Kavanaugh Still Faces Some Limits, Source Says
Broader FBI Probe Into Kavanaugh Still Faces Some Limits, Source Says
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Political Wire and Raw Story
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell says only senators will see FBI's Kavanaugh report
McConnell says only senators will see FBI's Kavanaugh report
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Republicans don't care if Kavanaugh is guilty because they don't think what he did was wrong
Republicans don't care if Kavanaugh is guilty because they don't think what he did was wrong
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The Federalist, ThinkProgress, The Mahablog and Splinter
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
How Trump Is Trying—And Failing—To Get Rich Off His Presidency — When Donald Trump opened Trump Tower in 1983, it marked a seminal moment in American retail, as six stories of glitzy shops like Harry Winston and Cartier beckoned luxury buyers who strode past a live pianist and a 60-foot indoor waterfall.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Directed Legal Action to Enforce Stormy Daniels's Hush Agreement — President in February instructed Michael Cohen to seek restraining order against adult-film actress, people familiar with the effort say — President Trump personally directed an effort in February to stop Stormy Daniels …
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Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Hazmat Team Sent to Cruz Campaign Office in Houston — Staffers opened an envelope containing a white powdery substance. — A hazardous materials response team was dispatched to Texas Senator Ted Cruz's campaign office in Houston on Tuesday morning to investigate a mailed envelope …
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The Harvard Crimson:
Students Filed Title IX Complaints Against Kavanaugh to Prevent Him From Teaching at Harvard Law — In the days before Harvard Law School announced embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh will not teach in Cambridge this January, undergraduates eager to block his return to campus struck …
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Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times:
Money laundering expert to leave Robert Mueller team — A money laundering expert working on Robert Mueller's Russia probe is leaving the special counsel's team to return to her previous role at the US Department of Justice, the FT has learnt. — Kyle Freeny, a trial attorney seconded …
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Sara Murray / CNN:
Roger Stone built a ‘dirty trickster’ image. Now Robert Mueller might build a case on it.
Roger Stone built a ‘dirty trickster’ image. Now Robert Mueller might build a case on it.
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: EPA says a little radiation may be healthy — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is quietly moving to weaken U.S. radiation regulations, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight.
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Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Friends fear for safety of prominent Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi — LONDON — Friends and relatives of Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran journalist from Saudi Arabia who has recently become a vocal critic of the kingdom's leadership, said they were worried about his safety on Tuesday after losing contact …
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RealClearInvestigations:
Renovation Records Undercut Ford's Exit-Door Account — Real estate and other records undercut a key part of Christine Blasey Ford's account of why she finally came forward with charges of attempted rape against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after some 30 years.
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CNN:
Ricin detected in mail sent to Pentagon — (CNN)Two pieces of mail delivered to the Pentagon mail facility on Monday have initially tested positive for ricin, according to a US defense official. — The mail facility is in a separate building on the grounds of the Pentagon and the piece …
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Dwight Garner / New York Times:
What a Book Critic Finds in Mark Judge's ‘Wasted’ 21 Years Later — Alcohol warms some people up and gives them a little glow; for others, it offers almost instant access to their inner troglodyte. Life is unfair this way. — Mark Judge started out as the first kind of drinker and quickly became the second.
Amy Russo / Mediaite:
New York Times Admits Error in Having Op-Ed Writer Who Bashed Kavanaugh Later Report on Him — A New York Times Magazine writer with a byline in an article revealing Judge Brett Kavanaugh's rowdy college behavior previously bashed the SCOTUS nominee on Twitter, deeming him a threat to democracy and society.
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Twitter has made liberal media bias more overt — and that's a good thing
Twitter has made liberal media bias more overt — and that's a good thing
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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Dear dads: Your daughters told me about their assaults. This is why they never told you. — A man emailed recently in response to something I'd written about street harassment. He was so glad, he said, that his college-age daughter never experienced anything like that. Less than a day later, he wrote again.
HuffPost:
Feds Make Several Arrests In Connection With Charlottesville Unite The Right Weekend — Federal charges came more than a year after violence surrounding the August 2017 rally. — WASHINGTON Federal authorities in Virginia have arrested several individuals in connection with the violence …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Michael Bloomberg jolts Senate battle with $20 million for Democrats — Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City who is considering a 2020 presidential campaign, will give $20 million to the main Democratic Senate super PAC this week — jolting the national battle …
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Political Wire
Joe Perticone / Business Insider:
Some Democrats see Michael Avenatti's entry into the Brett Kavanaugh scandal as a ‘distraction’ — Michael Avenatti, the lawyer known for representing the porn actress Stormy Daniels in her case against President Donald Trump, is now representing one of the three women accusing Supreme …
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
White House corrects Trump's insult in press conference transcript — The White House on Tuesday corrected its official transcript of President Donald Trump's Monday press conference in which he insulted an ABC reporter. — At Monday's Rose Garden press conference, held to mark …
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Robin Emmott / Reuters:
U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary: NATO envoy — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States will seek to destroy it before it becomes operational, Washington's envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.
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caps.gov.harvard.edu:
CAPS - Harris Poll on Kavanaugh Nomination and Economic Attitudes — The September 2018 CAPS - Harris Poll study features pre- and post- Kavanaugh hearings research, as well as polling on the Russia investigation and economic attitudes. The poll was conducted September 26-27 …
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