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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
The Media Wildly Mischaracterized That Video of Covington Catholic Students Confronting a Native American Veteran — Partial video footage of students from a Catholic high school allegedly harassing a Native American veteran after the anti-abortion March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. …
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RedState, The Daily Caller, Cincinnati.com, twitchy.com, National Review, The Stream, Instapundit, Benjamin Baxter, Washington Press, The Gateway Pundit, The Resurgent, Daily Wire, Breitbart, NPR, Indian Country Today, CNN, Detroit News, YouTube, CBS Denver, Splinter, Associated Press and Catholic Conference …
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New York Times:
Fuller Picture Emerges of Viral Video Between Native American Man and Catholic Students — A fuller and more complicated picture emerged on Sunday of the videotaped encounter between a Native American man and a throng of high school boys wearing “Make America Great Again” gear outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
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Washington Post, The Axis of Ego and Townhall
Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA:
What makes a liberal want to punch a child? — If someone walks up to you and bangs a drum in your face, are you guilty of harassing the drummer? You might be if you're white and wearing a MAGA hat. Just a day after rushing to judgment about a BuzzFeed story that claimed President Trump …
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Breitbart and twitchy.com
Adam Forrest / The Independent:
MAGA hat boy's mother blames ‘black Muslims’ for her son harassing Native American man — Parent claims musician ‘drummed in his face’ while ‘black Muslims yelled profanities’ — The mother of a boy filmed harassing a Native American man along with his friends at a rally in Washington DC has blamed …
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Indian Country Today
Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Young man in D.C. march video denounces ‘outright lies’ about him — The young man, Nick Sandmann, said he respected all races and was trying to defuse the incident at Friday's Indigenous Peoples March. — The young man at the center of what has been described as a hostile confrontation …
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Breitbart, Raw Story, RedState, Cincinnati.com and Indian Country Today
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Radical evil, and the online lynching of a kid from Kentucky
Radical evil, and the online lynching of a kid from Kentucky
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National Review, Power Line, Al Jazeera and Washington Post
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
Native American leader of Michigan: ‘Mob mentality’ in students was ‘scary’
Native American leader of Michigan: ‘Mob mentality’ in students was ‘scary’
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Quillette, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Heavy.com, Hollywood Reporter, Cincinnati.com, Breitbart and FOX59
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump says he's willing to give ‘amnesty’ in ‘much bigger deal’
POLITICO Playbook: Trump says he's willing to give ‘amnesty’ in ‘much bigger deal’
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Mediaite, The Week and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Giuliani Says Talks for Trump Tower in Moscow Lasted Through 2016 Election — Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, said on Sunday that discussions about building a Trump Tower in Moscow lasted through the November 2016 election, months longer than previously confirmed.
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Just Security, Philly.com, BuzzFeed News, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, NBC News, Vox, The Guardian, Contemptor, Daily Kos, emptywheel, Washington Free Beacon and POLITICUSUSA
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
BuzzFeed News in Limbo Land — This is, in many respects, a golden age for journalism. — With a president facing multiple federal and state inquiries — including one into whether a foreign government helped get him elected — the press has come through with some investigative work …
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Townhall, emptywheel and Mediaite
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Top D.C. lawyers couldn't understand what Rudy was trying to achieve with today's TV interview — In a remarkable interview with CNN's Jake Tapper today, the president's lawyer Rudy Giuliani suggested it was possible — and would be “perfectly normal” — that Trump talked to Michael Cohen before he testified about him to Congress.
CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Adam Schiff on “Face the Nation,” January 20, 2019
Transcript: Rep. Adam Schiff on “Face the Nation,” January 20, 2019
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POLITICUSUSA
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani: ‘So What’ If Trump Talked To Cohen About His Testimony
Giuliani: ‘So What’ If Trump Talked To Cohen About His Testimony
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Breitbart, Politico and Hullabaloo
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The media's ‘Gotcha!’ hysteria is shameful
The media's ‘Gotcha!’ hysteria is shameful
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Hullabaloo, Contemptor and Maggie's Farm
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Giuliani: Discussions on Trump Tower in Moscow were ‘active’ throughout 2016 election
Giuliani: Discussions on Trump Tower in Moscow were ‘active’ throughout 2016 election
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Mother Jones
Axios:
Trump fails to woo Democrats — In the 24 hours since Trump offered his immigration proposal, not a single Democrat has publicly expressed openness to it. — What they're saying: Senior White House officials told Axios their strategy — conceived largely by Jared Kushner and Vice President Mike Pence …
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Balloon Juice and CNN
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Axios Sneak Peek — Subscribe — Welcome to Sneak Peek, our weekly lookahead for both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, plus my best scoops. Please urge your friends and colleagues to sign up for Sneak Peek. — Secure tips/leaks: jonathanvswan@protonmail.com or email jonathan@axios.com for my Signal/Confide/WhatsApp #.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump defends immigration proposal against ‘amnesty’ criticism from conservatives
Trump defends immigration proposal against ‘amnesty’ criticism from conservatives
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CNN, NBC News, ABC News and Daily Wire
Alayna Treene / Axios:
The vast majority of freshman House Democrats are not quite ready to impeach Donald Trump
Holly Rosenkrantz / CBS News:
Gillibrand rejects Trump's immigration offer: “I don't take him on his word on anything”
Gillibrand rejects Trump's immigration offer: “I don't take him on his word on anything”
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Politico, New York Times and TheBlaze
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Ann Coulter blasts Trump shutdown compromise: ‘We voted for Trump and got Jeb!’
Ann Coulter blasts Trump shutdown compromise: ‘We voted for Trump and got Jeb!’
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Washington Post, Vox, POLITICUSUSA, ThinkProgress, The Guardian and Politico
Quint Forgey / Politico:
GOP senator: Trump's ‘straw man proposal’ not meant to become law
GOP senator: Trump's ‘straw man proposal’ not meant to become law
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Washington Monthly, CNN, Washington Press and ABC News
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Gabbard says Democrats share blame in shutdown logjam — Hawaii congresswoman and Democratic candidate for president Tulsi Gabbard said Sunday that her party's leadership was not blameless for the partial government shutdown that is now approaching a month, accusing both sides of posturing and refusing to compromise.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
On eve of MLK Day, Pence says Trump is like Martin Luther King Jr. for ‘inspiring us’ with a border wall
Heather Caygle / Politico:
‘Only with Nancy’: How Schumer and Pelosi stuck together on the shutdown
‘Only with Nancy’: How Schumer and Pelosi stuck together on the shutdown
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Raw Story
Nolan Rappaport / The Hill:
Trump offers to limit his border wall to strategic locations
Trump offers to limit his border wall to strategic locations
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The White House, Roll Call, ABC News and ImmigrationProf Blog
Washington Post:
Trump two years in: The dealmaker who can't seem to make a deal — Donald Trump was elected president partly by assuring the American people that “I alone can fix it.” — But precisely two years into his presidency, the government is not simply broken — it is in crisis …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
In Business and Governing, Trump Seeks Victory in Chaos — Three decades ago, Donald J. Trump waged a public battle with the talk show host Merv Griffin to take control of what would become Mr. Trump's third Atlantic City casino. Executives at Mr. Trump's company warned that the casino would siphon revenue from the others.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
A look back on two dismal years of the Trump administration — On Jan. 20, 2017, President Trump delivered a bleak inauguration address that warned of “American carnage.” He has spent the past two years turning those words into a self-fulfilling prophecy. So much has happened that it's hard to keep it all straight.
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ThinkProgress
Hannes Grassegger / BuzzFeed News:
The Unbelievable Story Of The Plot Against George Soros — The glass tower that houses George Soros's office in Manhattan is overflowing with numbers on screens, tracking and predicting the directions of markets around the world. But there's one that's particularly hard to figure out …
CNN:
BuzzFeed editor and reporter defend scoop — Ben Smith and Anthony Cormier say they are confident in their disputed reporting about President Trump telling Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. “This will be borne out,” Cormier says. — Source: CNN — Ben Smith and Anthony Cormier …
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Mother Jones, Splinter and New York Times
Will Hurd / USA Today:
Republican congressman: My black dad taught me how to handle white supremacist rhetoric — As a salesman in Texas, my father was insulted countless times. I carry his experiences with me when I walk onto the floor of the U.S. House. — CONNECT — It is unbelievable the number of times …
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The Guardian and Talking Points Memo