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Pelosi Press / Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Democratic Leadership Statement on Anti-Semitic Comments of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar — Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries and Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark issued …
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Washington Post:
Jewish House Democrats urge Pelosi to denounce Ilhan Omar for ‘hateful tropes’ in tweets — Two Jewish House Democrats, alarmed by what they view as anti-Semitic comments from new Muslim colleagues, are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top lieutenants to denounce the divisive rhetoric and take action to stop it.
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Why Is “Trope” So Popular on the Internet? … BuzzFeed editor Ben Smith tweeted this a few minutes ago: … Let's talk words for a bit. The reason this popped up today is because of Ilhan Omar's tweets about AIPAC. Rep. Eliot Engel, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Ilhan Omar apologizes after Pelosi denounces tweet as anti-Semitic — Rep. Ilhan Omar apologized for anti-Semitic comments Monday after coming under pressure from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats. — The Minnesota Democrat sparked a firestorm on Sunday night …
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Power Line, Daily Wire, Breitbart, Washington Post, Algemeiner.com, Vox, Mediaite, VICE News, The Week, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones and Splinter
Sam Westrop / Islamist Watch:
Ilhan Omar to Speak Alongside Charity Official who Praised Killing of Jews
Ilhan Omar to Speak Alongside Charity Official who Praised Killing of Jews
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Daily Wire, twitchy.com, Geller Report and CNN
Joe Perticone / Business Insider:
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib wrote a column for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's blog in 2006
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib wrote a column for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's blog in 2006
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Breitbart
Batya Ungar-Sargon / The Forward:
Ilhan Omar Tweeted Something Anti-Semitic. Again.
Ilhan Omar Tweeted Something Anti-Semitic. Again.
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National Review, Hot Air and Talking Points Memo
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Ilhan Omar Apologizes for Statements Condemned as Anti-Semitic
Ilhan Omar Apologizes for Statements Condemned as Anti-Semitic
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Mediaite, Shareblue Media, Townhall and Althouse
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Jewish advocacy group calls on Omar to apologize after ‘stunningly anti-Semitic’ tweet
Jewish advocacy group calls on Omar to apologize after ‘stunningly anti-Semitic’ tweet
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Al Jazeera, twitchy.com, Common Dreams, Conservative Review and Washington Free Beacon
CNN:
Kamala Harris supported 2008 San Francisco policy that reported arrested undocumented juveniles to ICE — Kamala Harris defends her record on criminal justice — (CNN)As district attorney of San Francisco, Kamala Harris supported a city policy that required law enforcement to turn …
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Jackie Kucinich / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris' A.G. Office Tried to Keep Inmates Locked Up for Cheap Labor
Kamala Harris' A.G. Office Tried to Keep Inmates Locked Up for Cheap Labor
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The Root and The Guardian
Katie Galioto / Politico:
Kamala Harris calls for marijuana legalization: ‘I think it gives a lot of people joy’
Kamala Harris calls for marijuana legalization: ‘I think it gives a lot of people joy’
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Axios, Washington Post, ABC News, Althouse, Front Page Magazine and Breitbart
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
I'll Be Voting for President Trump and Vice President Pence in 2020 — This week in 2016, I declared I would be “Never Trump.” A friend suggested I use a hashtag that had started circulating on Twitter, i.e #NeverTrump. The piece exploded and pushed me into a whirlwind of coverage.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
NeverTrumpers Care About Damage to the Republican Brand, Not the Republic
NeverTrumpers Care About Damage to the Republican Brand, Not the Republic
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NB Blog, The Bulwark, No More Mister Nice Blog, Talking Points Memo, Patterico's Pontifications and The New Neo
Ben Soskin / U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal Allard:
Rep. Roybal-Allard Statement on ICE Detention Beds
Rep. Roybal-Allard Statement on ICE Detention Beds
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Washington Post, NPR, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, RealClearPolitics and Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
National Enquirer Publisher Asked Justice Department for Advice on Saudi Connection — American Media inquired about having to register as foreign agent after publishing glossy magazine promoting Saudi Arabia and its new crown prince — The dust-up between Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos …
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Patrick Wilson / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Staffers to Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax resign following second sexual assault allegation — Two of the three government staffers to Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and two employees of his political action committee resigned following news Friday of a second sexual assault allegation against him.
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
‘Everyone deserves to be heard,’ Fairfax says in interview as Democrats explored impeachment
‘Everyone deserves to be heard,’ Fairfax says in interview as Democrats explored impeachment
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Politico, New York Times, Townhall, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and CNN
David Mark / Washington Examiner:
Justin Fairfax placed on leave by his law firm after rape allegation
Justin Fairfax placed on leave by his law firm after rape allegation
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The Daily Caller, Above the Law and Big League Politics
New Yorker:
Private Mossad for Hire — Inside a plot to influence American elections, starting with one small-town race. — One evening in 2016, a twenty-five-year-old community-college student named Alex Gutiérrez was waiting tables at La Piazza Ristorante Italiano, an upscale restaurant in Tulare, in California's San Joaquin Valley.
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naked capitalism, The Daily Beast and emptywheel
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans gush over Klobuchar — Amy Klobuchar has an unusual constituency behind her as she launches her run for president: Senate Republicans. — In a Democratic caucus filled with presidential hopefuls taking a hard line against Donald Trump's presidency, the Minnesota senator's brand of pragmatic politics stands out.
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Washington Post, FITSNews, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Perez Hilton and HuffPost
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BBC:
Fox host says he 'hasn't washed hands in 10 years' — Fox News host Pete Hegseth has confessed on air that he has not washed his hands for 10 years because “germs are not a real thing”. — Speaking on Fox and Friends, Hegseth said the infectious micro-organisms did not exist because they could not be seen with the naked eye.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Fox & Friends host says he hasn't washed hands in 10 years: 'Germs are not a real thing — I can't see them'
Fox & Friends host says he hasn't washed hands in 10 years: 'Germs are not a real thing — I can't see them'
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Contemptor and Splinter
Cabot Phillips / Campus Reform:
VIDEO: Students all about Ocasio-Cortez's ‘Green New Deal’...then find out what's in it — Campus Reform's Cabot Phillips traveled to the University of Miami to find out what students thought of it. — Last week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveiled her long-awaited “Green New Deal …
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The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire and TheBlaze
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Washington Post:
Ocasio-Cortez retracts erroneous information about ‘Green New Deal’ backed by 2020 Democratic candidates
Ocasio-Cortez retracts erroneous information about ‘Green New Deal’ backed by 2020 Democratic candidates
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JustOneMinute and Daily Wire
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Fact-checker: Ocasio-Cortez's ‘doctored documents’ claim ‘misleading,’ but gets no Pinocchios
Fact-checker: Ocasio-Cortez's ‘doctored documents’ claim ‘misleading,’ but gets no Pinocchios
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Washington Post, Vox and Daily Wire
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Seeks Accountability for Former Saudi Aide in Khashoggi Killing — Riyadh has resisted U.S. pressure to take decisive action against Saud al-Qahtani, who Washington has sanctioned in the case — A top Saudi official who was fired after being accused of playing a role in the killing …
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
‘Weaker candidate than Hillary’: Democrats cast deep doubt on Biden's 2020 value — Joe Biden is everything a Democratic political consultant should love: He's experienced, well-liked, and his poll numbers look great against Donald Trump. — And yet many party strategists have a bleak assessment …
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Roger Stone's and Jerome Corsi's Time in the Barrel — Why the mismatched operatives matter to Trump—and to the Mueller investigation. — Roger Stone's house, in Fort Lauderdale, is situated between a quiet street and one of the city's canals, which are the only feature Fort Lauderdale shares with its Italian sister city, Venice.
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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Mediaite
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Rick Scott won't put his wealth in a blind trust anymore — TAMPA — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott will no longer keep his vast wealth in a blind trust, like he did during his eight years as Florida's governor. — Instead, Scott said he will report his assets to the public in annual financial …
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Talking Points Memo and Orlando Weekly
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Michael Cohen's Senate testimony delayed — Congress is now 0 for 3 in trying to bring in Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, for testimony before he is scheduled to report to federal prison in early March. — The latest panel to come up short in landing Trump's longtime fixer …
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Axios
Anna Brown / Pew Research Center:
About a third of Americans say blackface in a Halloween costume is acceptable at least sometimes — A slight majority of Americans (53%) think it is generally unacceptable for a white person to use makeup to darken their skin to appear to be a different race as part of a Halloween costume …
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BBC:
Russia considers ‘unplugging’ from internet — Russia is considering whether to disconnect from the global internet briefly, as part of a test of its cyber-defences. — The test will mean data passing between Russian citizens and organisations stays inside the nation rather than being routed internationally.