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Washington Post:
Inside the Mueller team's decision to dispute BuzzFeed's explosive story on Trump and Cohen — When a BuzzFeed reporter first sought comment on the news outlet's explosive report that President Trump had directed his lawyer to lie to Congress, the spokesman for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III treated …
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Alan Dershowitz / Fox News:
BuzzFeed report (and Mueller rebuke) a vivid example of “Get Trump” media mindset
BuzzFeed report (and Mueller rebuke) a vivid example of “Get Trump” media mindset
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Peter Carr Speaks
Peter Carr Speaks
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‘It was getting ugly’: Native American drummer speaks on the MAGA-hat wearing teens who surrounded him — The images in a series of videos that went viral on social media Saturday showed a tense scene near the Lincoln Memorial. — In them, a Native American man steadily beats his drum …
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Boys in ‘Make America Great Again’ Hats Mob Native Elder at Indigenous Peoples March — They were Catholic high school students who came to Washington on a field trip to rally at the March for Life. — He was a Native American veteran of the Vietnam War who was there to raise awareness at the Indigenous Peoples March.
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Associated Press:
U.S. diocese, school apologize after students mock Indigenous demonstrator — ‘We extend our deepest apologies,’ school says after video emerges of students taunting Indigenous elder — A diocese in Kentucky has apologized after videos emerged showing students from an all-male Catholic …
Max Londberg / Cincinnati.com:
CovCath faces backlash after video of incident at Indigenous Peoples March surfaces — Covington Catholic High School faced backlash on social media Saturday morning after video was posted and widely shared showing a tense incident involving indigenous marchers and a group of young men in Washington, D.C.
Amanda Sakuma / Vox:
White students in MAGA gear crashed the Indigenous Peoples March and harassed participants
White students in MAGA gear crashed the Indigenous Peoples March and harassed participants
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Vincent Schilling / Indian Country Today:
Outrage as non-Native youth wearing #MAGA hats taunt and disrespect Native elder
Outrage as non-Native youth wearing #MAGA hats taunt and disrespect Native elder
Lisa Ryan / The Cut:
Mob of MAGA Hat-Wearing Teen Boys Caught on Video Harassing Native Elder
Mob of MAGA Hat-Wearing Teen Boys Caught on Video Harassing Native Elder
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Pelosi / Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Trump Speech — San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement in advance of the President's address: — “Democrats were hopeful that the President was finally willing to re-open government and proceed with a much-needed discussion to protect the border.
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Vox:
Here's Trump's latest offer to end the shutdown — and why Democrats aren't interested — The “deal” Trump is offering on immigration and DACA, explained. — President Donald Trump just blinked on the government shutdown. But his standoff with congressional Democrats doesn't appear to be headed to a resolution anytime soon.
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Pelosi: Trump proposals to reopen government a ‘non-starter’ — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday called reports of a deal to be proposed by President Trump to end a record-long partial government shutdown a “non-starter.” — “Democrats were hopeful that the President …
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Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
It's All About the Wall — Bismarck said that politics is the art of the possible. It looks like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and other Democrats regard politics as the art of intransigence. — In his brief remarks Saturday on border security …
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Ayesha Rascoe / NPR:
Democrats Reject Trump Border Wall Proposal, Calling It A ‘Non-Starter’
Democrats Reject Trump Border Wall Proposal, Calling It A ‘Non-Starter’
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Axios:
Democrats dismiss Trump shutdown offer
Democrats dismiss Trump shutdown offer
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump offers immigration compromise to end partial shutdown; Dems cool to offer
Trump offers immigration compromise to end partial shutdown; Dems cool to offer
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New York Times:
Trump Offers Temporary Protections for ‘Dreamers’ in Exchange for Wall Funding
Trump Offers Temporary Protections for ‘Dreamers’ in Exchange for Wall Funding
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Trump proposes deal on immigration, Pelosi calls shutdown offer a “non-starter”
Trump proposes deal on immigration, Pelosi calls shutdown offer a “non-starter”
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democrats reject Trump's bid to negotiate on immigration for his wall
Democrats reject Trump's bid to negotiate on immigration for his wall
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Mother Jones, Axios, WNEP-TV, Breitbart, illegal immigration … and Raw Story
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
‘I will stand up for what I believe in’ Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says — but what she believes quickly changed as she moved from House to Senate — When Kirsten Gillibrand moved left on guns in 2009, she did it fast. — The moderate Democrat from Upstate New York had just been appointed to the Senate and liberals were in uproar.
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Armando Garcia / ABC News:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at Women's March in Iowa: ‘We would change everything’
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at Women's March in Iowa: ‘We would change everything’
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Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
FAIL: Only 10,000 Are Expected At This Year's Women's March Following Anti-Semitism Scandal
FAIL: Only 10,000 Are Expected At This Year's Women's March Following Anti-Semitism Scandal
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Elizabeth Warren's Early Stroke of Genius — The Massachusetts Senator announced she was running for president on New Year's Eve—and then had the field largely to herself. — CLAREMONT, N.H.—Elizabeth Warren wants the look on her face to be funny. It's somewhere between stern and confused …
Julia Belluz / Vox:
The Ebola outbreak in Eastern Congo is moving toward a major city. That's not good. — With at least 680 cases, it's already the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history. — At least 680 people have been infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Tony Mendez, ‘Argo’ spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78 — A forgery artist and master of disguise for the CIA, Tony Mendez once transformed a black agent and an Asian diplomat into a pair of white business executives, using masks that gave them an uncanny resemblance …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rove warns Senate GOP: Don't put only focus on base — Former White House political strategist Karl Rove warned Senate Republicans in a meeting this week not to become overly reliant on their conservative base as they head into what could be a tough 2020 presidential election.
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