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Brian Manzullo / Detroit Free Press:
Rashida Tlaib on Donald Trump: We will ‘impeach the mother****er’ — Well, this is one way to make your presence known on your first day in office. — Rashida Tlaib, who earlier Thursday was sworn in as one of Michigan's new Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives …
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
New Rep. Tlaib on Trump: ‘Impeach the motherf—er’ — New Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Thursday vowed to take on President Trump hours after she was sworn into office, saying before a crowd of supporters, “We're going to go in and impeach the mothef—er.”
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
New House Democrat Rashida Tlaib: 'We're gonna impeach the motherf****r' — Washington (CNN)Hours after she was sworn in to Congress, Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib used an expletive Thursday in pushing for impeaching President Donald Trump. — Speaking to a crowd at an event sponsored …
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Detroit Free Press:
Now is the time to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump
Now is the time to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Hours after making history, Rep. Rashida Tlaib profanely promises to impeach Trump
Hours after making history, Rep. Rashida Tlaib profanely promises to impeach Trump
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Freshman Rep. Tlaib: Dem majority will ‘impeach the motherf—er’
Freshman Rep. Tlaib: Dem majority will ‘impeach the motherf—er’
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Fox News:
Rashida Tlaib calls Trump an expletive during pitch to impeach
Rashida Tlaib calls Trump an expletive during pitch to impeach
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson compares Trump to Hitler in NAACP speech
Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson compares Trump to Hitler in NAACP speech
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Super Wealthy be Taxed Up to 70% to Fund ‘Green New Deal’ — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sat with Anderson Cooper for an upcoming 60 Minutes interview set to air this Sunday, a portion of which has been released as a promotion.
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CBS News:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Call me a radical” — Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, talks to 60 Minutes about the Green New Deal and says only “radicals” have changed this country. See the full interview, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS
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Louise Matsakis / Wired:
That Viral Video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Dancing Is a Meta-Meme — THURSDAY MARKED ONE of the most important days in congressional history for diversity. A record 102 women took office, 35 whom were newly-elected. They include Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the first Muslim women …
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Kate Lyons / The Guardian:
‘I love this’: bid to discredit Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with college dance video backfires — Effort to embarrass freshly sworn-in Congresswoman fails after footage endears her to wide audience — Play Video — An attempt to humiliate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as she was sworn …
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New York Times:
McConnell Faces Pressure From Republicans to Stop Avoiding Shutdown Fight — WASHINGTON — For weeks, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, has remained conspicuously on the sidelines, insisting that it was up to President Trump and Democrats to negotiate an end to the partial shutdown of the federal government.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
House Democrats unveil bill targeting Trump on tax returns and transparency
House Democrats unveil bill targeting Trump on tax returns and transparency
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senator calls on Congress to end shutdown without border deal
GOP senator calls on Congress to end shutdown without border deal
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Friday's solid jobs report should heat up tensions between Trump and the Fed — There's still a good case Trump is right, but the Fed won't see it that way. — After a couple of weeks of media narratives dominated by economic pessimism, the Bureau of Labor Statistics weighed in Friday morning …
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Kevin Rawlinson / The Guardian:
Ex-US marine accused of spying in Russia is British citizen — Paul Whelan revealed to be dual national after being arrested in Moscow for ‘act of espionage’ — The former US marine who is being held in Moscow on charges of spying is a British citizen, it has emerged.
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Colm Ó Mongáin / RTÉ:
US citizen held in Moscow on espionage charges seeks Irish consular assistance — A former US Marine arrested last week on espionage charges in Russia has sought Irish consular assistance. — Canadian-born Paul Whelan is a US citizen and also holds an Irish passport.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Mulvaney eggs Trump on in shutdown fight — President Donald Trump's new acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, is already putting his stamp on the West Wing after just a few days on the job. — While his recently departed predecessor, Gen. John Kelly, often tried to restrain President Donald Trump …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mainstream Media Is Blowing Its Coverage Of Elizabeth Warren's DNA Test — Tribal leaders and Native people say the senator is an ally — and they support her look at her ancestry. But hardly anyone asked them. — WASHINGTON Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was positioned to make a strong bid …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Was Never Vetted — “When a man becomes president,” said Rudy Giuliani not long ago, “he shouldn't be subject to a review of his entire life.” Putting aside for the moment whether such a review should or should not take place, Giuliani has correctly identified what is happening.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Cracked Afghan History — His falsehoods about allies and the Soviets reach a new low. — By The Editorial Board — President Trump's remarks on Afghanistan at his Cabinet meeting Wednesday were a notable event. They will be criticized heavily, and deservedly so.
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Alan Yuhas / New York Times:
Afghan Leaders Dispute Trump's Claim That Soviets Invaded to Fight Terrorists
Afghan Leaders Dispute Trump's Claim That Soviets Invaded to Fight Terrorists
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Powell Says Fed Prepared to ‘Shift’ Path as Economic Data Warrant — ATLANTA — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell sought to calm worried investors on Friday, casting the United States economy as strong but promising to adjust monetary policy quickly if global growth slows under the burden of an ongoing trade war.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Run or retire? Pat Roberts will announce his decision on 2020 Senate race Friday — Sen. Pat Roberts will announce Friday whether he plans to end his political career or kick off another campaign as he approaches his fourth decade in Congress. — Roberts, R-Kansas, will announce …
Stuff.co.nz:
Apple's stark warning may be ominous news for China — ANALYSIS: For most of the past two decades, China - with 400 million middle-class consumers growing richer by the day - was a one-way bet for the world's corporations and a driver of the global economy.
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Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Is This the End of the Age of Apple?
Is This the End of the Age of Apple?
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Alex Berenson / Wall Street Journal:
Marijuana Is More Dangerous Than You Think — As legalization spreads, more Americans are becoming heavy users of cannabis, despite its links to violence and mental illness — Over the past 30 years, a shrewd and expensive lobbying campaign has made Americans more tolerant of marijuana.
New York Times:
White House Mulls Jim Webb, Ex-Democratic Senator, as Next Defense Secretary — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering Jim Webb, a former Democratic senator and Reagan-era secretary of the Navy, to be the next defense secretary, according to three officials …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Romney gets seat on Foreign Relations committee
Romney gets seat on Foreign Relations committee
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The Last Refuge
Susan Jones / CNSNews:
156,945,000: 2018 Ends With Record Employment; Participation Rate Hits Trump-Era High — (CNSNews.com) - Amid concerns about trade with China and rollercoaster stock markets, the final employment report of 2018 counts as good news. — The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics …