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David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Macron takes implicit dig at Trump, denouncing ‘nationalism’ — PARIS — It was a day to remember the bloodshed that ultimately made European solidarity a political imperative, a matter of survival. — Scores of presidents, prime ministers and other dignitaries from around the world gathered under …
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
A Note on Steve King — The congressman disputed a story we reported. We stand by it. — Last week, Adam Rubenstein visited Iowa to report on Steve King's re-election effort. He filed several pieces from there, including one that reported on comments King made before a small meeting with voters in Webster City.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Conservative magazine posts recording of King using derogatory language against immigrants — Conservative policy magazine The Weekly Standard on Saturday posted audio of Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) using derogatory language to apparently refer to Mexican immigrants at a campaign event after King …
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Dan Crenshaw started the week as an SNL joke and ended it as a GOP star. The real story came before that. — HOUSTON — Dan Crenshaw's good eye is good enough, but it's not great. The iris is broken. The retina is scarred. He needs a special oversized contact lens, plus bifocals sometimes, to correct his vision.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Dana Rohrabacher Loses, Eroding Republican Foothold in California — Representative Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican fixture in California who represented Orange County for 15 terms, lost his bid for re-election. His defeat underlines the party's setbacks in a part of the state that was long a symbol of its political dominance.
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Dana Rohrabacher, a pro-Russia Republican, narrowly loses House seat
Dana Rohrabacher, a pro-Russia Republican, narrowly loses House seat
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Monica Showalter / American Thinker:
Two fists: Trump and Rubio fight Florida election fraud united — President Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio haven't always been the best of political allies or even friends among Republicans, but for Florida's beleaguered voters, they're coming together to fight for the integrity of their ballots and it couldn't be a bigger relief.
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Associated Press:
Florida official orders recount in Senate, governor races
Florida official orders recount in Senate, governor races
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Rick Scott's monitors agree with state cops: No Florida voter fraud
Rick Scott's monitors agree with state cops: No Florida voter fraud
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Andrew Gillum withdraws concession as Florida recount begins
Andrew Gillum withdraws concession as Florida recount begins
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Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Churchill's grandson slams Trump for skipping cemetery visit because of weather — Nicholas Soames, a British politician and grandson of Winston Churchill, ripped President Trump on Saturday for canceling a cemetery visit in France due to bad weather. — “They died with their face to the foe …
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Critics denounce ‘low energy’ Donald Trump for skipping WWI cemetery ceremony
Critics denounce ‘low energy’ Donald Trump for skipping WWI cemetery ceremony
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Haley Britzky / Axios:
Trump cancels WWI cemetery visit over bad weather
Trump cancels WWI cemetery visit over bad weather
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Luke Baker / Reuters:
Trump cancels WW1 memorial at U.S. cemetery in France due to rain
Trump cancels WW1 memorial at U.S. cemetery in France due to rain
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Axios:
Scoop: Democrats to probe Trump for targeting CNN, Washington Post — House Democrats plan to investigate whether President Trump abused White House power by targeting — and trying to punish with “instruments of state power” — The Washington Post and CNN, incoming House intelligence committee …
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Scott Bland / Politico:
Sinema lead grows again as Arizona Senate vote count continues — Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has expanded her lead over GOP Rep. Martha McSally in Arizona after another day of ballot-counting in the state's Senate race. — Sinema stretched her lead to 28,688 votes on Saturday evening …
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Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
McSally-Sinema update: As uncounted ballots dwindle, Kyrsten Sinema's lead falls slightly
McSally-Sinema update: As uncounted ballots dwindle, Kyrsten Sinema's lead falls slightly
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in ‘Fast and Furious’ arms scandal
Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in ‘Fast and Furious’ arms scandal
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Top Obama-era officials urge immediate end to U.S. involvement in Yemen war — Top Obama administration officials have drafted a letter acknowledging their responsibility for initiating U.S. involvement in Yemen's destructive civil war and calling for the Trump administration to halt America's role in the conflict.
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Karl Rove sounds the alarm about GOP losses in the suburbs — SEA ISLAND, Ga. — Republican guru Karl Rove is sounding the alarm after steep losses in suburbs across America cost his party control of the House of Representatives. — Rove, chief adviser to George W. Bush during …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Avenatti takes on Tucker Carlson after bar incident involving Fox News host's children — Michael Avenatti, who was once dubbed a “creepy porn lawyer” on Tucker Carlson's Fox News program, claimed Saturday he's “investigating an alleged assault ... committed by T. Carlson” stemming from an incident at a Virginia restaurant.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Nancy Pelosi: Mueller Doesn't Have to Indict Trump for Congress to Impeach Him — Nancy Pelosi really does not want to impeach Donald Trump—and she's prepared to take all the heat from her party and the new House Democratic majority she's hoping to lead, unless she sees something wildly different emerge.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Beto 2020 calls multiply among Dems — Democrats are seeing a silver lining to Rep. Beto O'Rourke's loss in Texas to Sen. Ted Cruz (R). — It means O'Rourke, who emerged in the midterms as a progressive star, is free to run for president. — Talk of O'Rourke running for the White House …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Resistance Strikes Back — Two years of progressive organizing built the blue wave. — In April 2017, progressives across America turned toward Georgia's Sixth District for the race to fill the House seat vacated by Tom Price, who'd become President Trump's (short-lived) secretary of health and human services.
Bob Bauer / The Atlantic:
An Open-and-Shut Violation of Campaign Finance Law — The relevant law is favorable to candidates. But it appears Trump still managed to violate it. — It is a strange turn of events when a president famous for denouncing “fake news” is discovered to have entered into an agreement …
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