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BBC:
Trump supporter attacks BBC cameraman at El Paso rally — A supporter of US President Donald Trump has attacked a BBC cameraman at a campaign rally in El Paso, Texas. — Sporting a Make America Great Again cap, the man shoved and swore at the BBC's Ron Skeans and other news crews before being pulled away.
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Beto takes on Trump in tale of 2 mega-rallies — EL PASO, Texas — The showdown between Donald Trump and Beto O'Rourke Monday night over the president's border wall unfolded at competing rallies with thousands of people in venues barely a block apart. — But the events practically took place …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Negotiators say they've agreed on border bill — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on government negotiations over border security (all times local): — Negotiators in Congress say they have reached an agreement in principle to fund the government and avoid another partial government shutdown.
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Lissandra Villa / BuzzFeed News:
Beto O'Rourke Calls The Green New Deal “The Best Proposal” He's Seen For Addressing Climate Change — EL PASO, Texas — Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who is mulling a presidential bid, said Monday evening in El Paso that he is “excited” by the Green New Deal.
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Washington Post:
Lawmakers say they have reached an ‘agreement in principle’ to avoid government shutdown — BREAKING: Lawmakers say they have reached an “agreement in principle” to avoid government shutdown. — Top lawmakers say they have reached a deal to fund the government through the fall …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
‘It will create a firestorm’: Mulvaney's border wall cash grab sparks dissent in White House — The White House is firming up plans to redirect unspent federal dollars as a way of funding President Donald Trump's border wall without taking the dramatic step of invoking a national emergency.
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Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller
CNN:
Key Hill negotiators say they have reached an agreement in principle to avert shutdown — (CNN)Congressional negotiators say they have reached an agreement in principle to avert a government shutdown at the end of this week. — The four lead bipartisan negotiators, emerging from talks Monday night …
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Associated Press:
Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall — WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Negotiators reach deal ‘in principle’ to avert shutdown
Negotiators reach deal ‘in principle’ to avert shutdown
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Lawmakers reach border deal ‘in principle,’ including $1.375B for physical barriers
Lawmakers reach border deal ‘in principle,’ including $1.375B for physical barriers
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Townhall
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Team Flubs a Green New Deal Summary, and Republicans Pounce — WASHINGTON — Days after introducing her Green New Deal — a plan to combat climate change that has won the endorsement of several Democratic presidential candidates — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez found …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Superstar freshman Dems replace Pelosi as GOP targets
Superstar freshman Dems replace Pelosi as GOP targets
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Pelosi Press / Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Democratic Leadership Statement on Anti-Semitic Comments of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
Democratic Leadership Statement on Anti-Semitic Comments of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
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Axios:
A new crop of experts is helping to steer the Democratic Party to the left
A new crop of experts is helping to steer the Democratic Party to the left
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Tom Gara / BuzzFeed News:
Ilhan Omar Is Learning The Wrong Lesson From The Trump Era
Ilhan Omar Is Learning The Wrong Lesson From The Trump Era
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Elizabeth Vaughn / RedState:
Sorry I'm Not Sorry: Ilhan Omar Has Already Learned The Fine Democratic Art Of Apologizing Without Really Apologizing
Sorry I'm Not Sorry: Ilhan Omar Has Already Learned The Fine Democratic Art Of Apologizing Without Really Apologizing
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Townhall, Breitbart and Clarion Project
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Pro-Israel Lobby Caught on Tape Boasting That Its Money Influences Washington
Pro-Israel Lobby Caught on Tape Boasting That Its Money Influences Washington
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Washington Post, New York Times, Splinter, FITSNews and Shareblue Media
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Dem Rep. Omar apologizes for Israel comments, calls out ‘problematic’ role of AIPAC, ‘other lobbyists’
Dem Rep. Omar apologizes for Israel comments, calls out ‘problematic’ role of AIPAC, ‘other lobbyists’
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National Review, Vox and Power Line
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Ilhan Omar's Lazy and Anti-Semitic Tweets
Ilhan Omar's Lazy and Anti-Semitic Tweets
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New York Magazine, The Intercept, Breitbart and Front Page Magazine
New York Times:
Fairfax Accuser Told Friends She Was Raped by Corey Maggette — The woman who has accused Virginia's lieutenant governor, Justin E. Fairfax, of raping her said that a former N.B.A. player, Corey Maggette, raped her at Duke University 20 years ago and that school officials did not pursue the claim …
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New York Times:
Cliff Sims, White House Tell-All Author, Sues Trump for Going After Him Over Book — Cliff Sims, the former White House communications aide who wrote an insider account of life working for President Trump, is suing the president in his official capacity, alleging that he used his campaign organization as a …
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Washington Post:
Americans view Mueller as more credible than Trump, but views of his probe are scattered — As the special counsel investigation seems to be nearing its final stage, Americans view Robert S. Mueller III as far more credible than President Trump, but the public has scattered and partisan perceptions …
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USA Today:
Robert Mueller has spent two years investigating Trump, and he hasn't said a word. It's possible he never will. — WASHINGTON - Occasionally, his signature appears on court documents. But on the most consequential days of the nearly two-year investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election …
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
William Webster, ex-FBI and CIA director, helps feds nab Jamaican phone scammer — Instead of sending $50,000 to the random caller, he performed reverse phone sting for FBI — The caller with the Jamaican accent told the 90-year-old District man he had won $72 million and a new Mercedes Benz …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP livid with Trump over ignored Khashoggi report — Senate Republicans are fuming at President Donald Trump for telling lawmakers he would disregard a law requiring a report to Congress determining who is responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Washington Post:
A hedge fund's ‘mercenary’ strategy: Buy newspapers, slash jobs, sell the buildings — When the building housing the downtown Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper sold last April, the name of the buyer — Twenty Lake Holdings LLC — seemed of little consequence.
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
‘A Woman, Just Not That Woman’: How Sexism Plays Out on the Trail — In the words of her detractors during the 2016 presidential race, Hillary Clinton was abrasive and shrill. She was aloof. She was unlikable. — It's not a coincidence that some of these adjectives are now bubbling …
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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Mark Kelly announces run for McCain Senate seat in Arizona — PHOENIX (AP) — Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who rocketed to the national spotlight when his congresswoman wife Gabrielle Giffords was shot in a failed assassination attempt, announced Tuesday he's running to finish John McCain's last term in the U.S. Senate.
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Amy Klobuchar is Trump's worst nightmare — Sen. Amy Klobuchar's campaign kickoff Sunday was far from the dream-start to her presidential candidacy, given the blustery weather that coated her with snow over the course of her speech. Still, the event makes the Minnesota Democrat President Trump's worst nightmare.
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Darren Sands / BuzzFeed News:
Ralph Northam Will Launch A “Listening Tour” About Race Amid Blackface Scandal — As Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam continues to resist calls to step down over the racist photo on his medical school yearbook page, he and his advisers are close to finalizing plans for a statewide “listening tour” …
Gabriel Schoenfeld / The Bulwark:
Michael Anton Is Back to Remind Us That There's Such a Thing as a ‘Trump Intellectual’ — One of the more curious features of the current political landscape is the existence of a small class of people who can be called Trump intellectuals. It's curious not because Trump himself …
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