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Associated Press:
Virginia Attorney General Says He Wore Blackface at College Party — Richmond, Va. (AP) — Virginia sank deeper into political turmoil Wednesday when another top Democrat — Attorney General Mark Herring — admitted putting on blackface in the 1980s, when he was a college student.
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Washington Post:
Virginia Attorney General Herring says he wore blackface in college — RICHMOND — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) said Wednesday he dressed in blackface during college, elevating the Capitol's scandals to a new level that engulfed the entire executive branch of government.
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Ken Cuccinelli / Washington Examiner:
Got governor trouble? Here's how Virginia's succession law works
Got governor trouble? Here's how Virginia's succession law works
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
‘Utterly shocked and terrified’: Fairfax accuser details alleged assault
‘Utterly shocked and terrified’: Fairfax accuser details alleged assault
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Virginia Attorney General Says He Also Dressed in Blackface
Virginia Attorney General Says He Also Dressed in Blackface
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Mueller probe filings raise prospect of more indictments — Special counsel Robert Mueller's references to “uncharged individuals” in recent court filings that aim to restrict certain evidence are being read by some as an indication more people could be indicted in his sprawling investigation.
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Intel votes to send witness transcripts to Mueller for possible perjury charges — The House Intelligence Committee voted on Wednesday to send dozens of witness interview transcripts from its Russia investigation to special counsel Robert Mueller, who could use them to prosecute potential instances of perjury.
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CNN:
House intelligence chair announces sweeping investigation into Trump's finances and Russia — (CNN)House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced Wednesday a broad investigation his committee would undertake “beyond Russia” into whether President Donald Trump's financial interests are driving his actions.
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U.S. House of Representatives Permanent …:
Chairman Schiff Statement on House Intelligence Committee Investigation
Chairman Schiff Statement on House Intelligence Committee Investigation
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Michael Cohen's testimony before House intel panel delayed
Michael Cohen's testimony before House intel panel delayed
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Expands Russia Inquiry as Pelosi Declares Democrats Will Not Be Cowed
House Expands Russia Inquiry as Pelosi Declares Democrats Will Not Be Cowed
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke Was Once Adrift in New York City. Now He's Searching Again. — As the former Texas congressman weighs a run for president, his rebel-in-moderation youth offers revealing parallels to his search for direction now. — All at once, New York City seemed to be conspiring against Beto O'Rourke.
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CBS News:
Most viewers approved of Trump's second State of the Union address — Seventy-six percent of Americans who tuned in to President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night approved of the speech he gave. Just 24 percent disapproved. — As is often the case in State of the Union addresses …
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NPR:
Fact Check: Trump's State Of The Union Address
Fact Check: Trump's State Of The Union Address
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
In State of the Union Speech, Trump Comes Out as a Feminist
In State of the Union Speech, Trump Comes Out as a Feminist
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Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn't take kindly to being called ‘sullen’ at State of the Union address — During President Trump's State of the Union address, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stood out among a sea of women wearing white as a tribute to U.S. suffragists. — At times she remained seated as others stood.
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Vinson Cunningham / New Yorker:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Captured the Horror of the State of the Union — All of the blithe, occasionally lethal childishness of American political culture was on display Tuesday night during Donald Trump's second State of the Union address. Most of what's wrong with the speech predates …
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez, progressives accuse Trump of using socialism as scare tactic
Ocasio-Cortez, progressives accuse Trump of using socialism as scare tactic
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
CNN to host town hall with Howard Schultz — Howard Schultz: Both parties have failed at immigration — Washington (CNN)CNN will host a town hall next week in Houston with former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz as he mulls a presidential bid in 2020. — Schultz, who said last month …
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The Guardian
New York Times:
Before Expected Call for Unity, Trump Laced Into Democrats at Lunch for TV Anchors — WASHINGTON — For public consumption, President Trump planned to use his State of the Union address on Tuesday night to appeal for bipartisan unity. But at a private lunch for television anchors earlier …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
I liked parts of Trump's State of the Union, then I remembered his presidency
I liked parts of Trump's State of the Union, then I remembered his presidency
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Stacey Abrams Revolution — She represents a repudiation of the idea that Democrats must downplay “identity” to appeal to the country at large. — In 2017, former Gov. Steve Beshear of Kentucky gave the Democrats' response to President Trump's first address to Congress. The visuals were striking.
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Vann R. Newkirk II / The Atlantic:
Stacey Abrams's New Strategy for Democrats
Stacey Abrams's New Strategy for Democrats
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NBC News:
On Trump's calendar, just 17 intelligence briefings in 85 days — U.S. officials also say Trump does not regularly read the written intelligence briefing sent over daily. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who doesn't regularly read the daily intelligence summary prepared for him …
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump announces controversial pick David Malpass for World Bank president — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he would nominate David Malpass, the Treasury under secretary for international affairs, as the next president of the World Bank, a pick that has already generated significant backlash …
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Jim Zarroli / NPR:
Trump Nominates Outspoken Critic David Malpass To Head World Bank
Trump Nominates Outspoken Critic David Malpass To Head World Bank
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Austin Carr / Bloomberg:
Inside Wisconsin's Disastrous $4.5 Billion Deal With Foxconn — “This is the Eighth Wonder of the World.” — So declared President Donald Trump onstage last June at a press event at Foxconn's new factory in Mount Pleasant, Wis. He was there to herald the potential of the Taiwanese …
Laura Bassett / InStyle.com:
“Doing This Job Feels Like Spinning on a Log in the Water”: How the Women of CNN Pull off Their State of the Union Coverage — Behind the scenes with the network's top talent on one of the toughest reporting days of the year. — Just after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, the morning of President Trump's second State …
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The State Of American ‘Fact-Checking’ Is Completely Useless — With a veneer of impartiality, fact-checkers engage in a uniquely dishonest style of partisanship. — If media wants to challenge the context and politics of Republican arguments, that's their prerogative.
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Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
Daily Caller Editor In Chief Locked Out Of Account For Tweeting ‘Learn To Code’ — The Daily Caller Editor in Chief Geoffrey Ingersoll was locked out of his Twitter account Tuesday night after tweeting “learn to code” at The Daily Show. — The Daily Show's Twitter account …
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Matthew Sheffield / The Hill:
New poll finds overwhelmingly support for taxing the rich's wealth — A new poll is finding broad support for an annual wealth tax on people with assets of at least $50 million, underlining support for taxing the rich. — The Hill-HarrisX poll released Wednesday found that 74 percent …
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Ryan McCrimmon / Politico:
Farmers nearing crisis push back on Trump trade policies — President Donald Trump's trade war is magnifying some of the toughest farm conditions since the crisis that bankrupted thousands of farmers in the 1980s — and threatening a constituency crucial to his reelection hopes.
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Stephanie Baker / Bloomberg:
Trump Wanted $20 Million for 2006 Moscow Deal, Developer Says — Ukrainian-Russian provides new details of an early negotiation — Pavel Fuks describes meeting Trump, hosting children in Moscow — Donald Trump's dream of putting his name on a tower in Moscow came with a hefty price tag: $20 million.
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