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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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Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘MAGA’ hat-wearing Trump backer accused of shoving journalists at El Paso rally — As the man was escorted out of the arena on Monday night, Trump asked: “You all right? Everything OK?” — A man attending President Donald Trump's rally Monday night in El Paso, Texas …
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Iliana Magra / New York Times:
BBC Camera Operator Is Attacked at Trump Rally — A supporter of President Trump attacked a BBC camera operator during a presidential rally in El Paso on Monday night, the broadcaster said. — “BBC cameraman Ron Skeans was violently pushed and shoved by a member of the crowd while covering …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Beto takes on Trump in tale of 2 mega-rallies
Beto takes on Trump in tale of 2 mega-rallies
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Senate has uncovered no direct evidence of conspiracy between Trump campaign and Russia — “We were never going find a contract signed in blood saying, 'Hey Vlad, we're going to collude,” one Democratic aide said. — WASHINGTON — After two years and 200 interviews, the Senate Intelligence Committee …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump tax returns: House Democrats ready for ultimate fishing expedition — Yes, Democrats want to start a new investigation into already-under-investigation Trump-Russia allegations. And yes, they want to investigate Trump associates like Michael Cohen, Roger Stone, and others.
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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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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's failed shutdown strategy produced an even worse deal than he started with — The fact that Republicans signed off shows how little leverage they have. — It has been about 12 hours since House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative deal to avert another government shutdown …
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Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall
Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Dem negotiator: Conservative backlash to border deal confirms it's a good compromise
Dem negotiator: Conservative backlash to border deal confirms it's a good compromise
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Vox, Contemptor and Breitbart
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Superstar freshman Dems replace Pelosi as GOP targets — The Republican Party has a new trio of Democratic villains: Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. — The House GOP midterm strategy largely centered on trying to tie every Democrat to now-Speaker Nancy Pelosi — and it failed spectacularly.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Democrats in 2020 are at risk of turning into Republicans in 2016
Democrats in 2020 are at risk of turning into Republicans in 2016
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Louder With Crowder, RedState and Hot Air
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Bill Gates says tax policies like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's are ‘missing the picture’
Bill Gates says tax policies like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's are ‘missing the picture’
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Team Flubs a Green New Deal Summary, and Republicans Pounce
Ocasio-Cortez Team Flubs a Green New Deal Summary, and Republicans Pounce
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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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Axios and Political Wire
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The Daily Beast:
Swiss Mystery Company Is at the Heart of a Mueller Puzzle — You've never heard of Zurich-based Salix Services AG. But Robert Mueller's team has. — A little-known company located in Switzerland has come under scrutiny by the Special Counsel's Office for its connection to Psy Group …
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Raw Story and naked capitalism
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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Hullabaloo
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 …
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Retired astronaut Mark Kelly running for U.S. Senate as Democrat to take on McSally — Mark Kelly, the retired astronaut and husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced in a video Tuesday he is launching a campaign to run for the U.S. Senate seat once occupied by the late John McCain.
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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Mark Kelly announces run for McCain Senate seat in Arizona
Mark Kelly announces run for McCain Senate seat in Arizona
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Amy Klobuchar, latest presidential candidate, faces questions about temperament, treatment of staff — announced her intention to run for the presidency of the United States at a rally in Minneapolis, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., faced intense headwinds in the form of reports …
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Amy Klobuchar is Trump's worst nightmare
Amy Klobuchar is Trump's worst nightmare
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NB Blog, National Review, Politico and Althouse
Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Sean Hannity slams ‘garbage compromise’ on preliminary agreement on border security — Sean Hannity, the Fox News host, on Monday blasted the “garbage compromise” after congressional negotiators said they reached an “agreement in principle” on border security funding that includes …
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Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Lawmakers reach ‘agreement in principle’ in border security talks, with $1.3B for barrier
Lawmakers reach ‘agreement in principle’ in border security talks, with $1.3B for barrier
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illegal immigration …, Breitbart, Fox News Insider and The Daily Caller
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Yes, the Mueller investigation is costly. But the millions seized from Manafort have it on track to break even — WASHINGTON - Some time soon, federal authorities will begin selling off what's left of Paul Manafort's life, a small fortune amassed through a decade of illicit lobbying work.
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POLITICUSUSA
Elizabeth Harrington / Washington Free Beacon:
Cory Booker: 'This Planet Simply Can't Sustain' People Eating Meat — Democrat 2020 hopeful is vegan because eating eggs 'didn't align with my spirit' — Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) said the planet “can't sustain” people eating meat, as the 2020 hopeful aims to become the first vegan president.
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Dara Lind / Vox:
Congress's deal on immigration detention, explained — The funding deal encourages ICE to detain fewer immigrants. Will it work? — The heart of the tentative deal reached Monday night to fund the Department of Homeland Security and avert another government shutdown before Friday's deadline …
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Washington Post and Bloomberg
Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal:
Writer Sues Twitter Over Ban for Criticizing Transgender People — Canadian blogger tweeted 'Men aren't women,' violating harassment rules on the platform — A Canadian writer filed a lawsuit against Twitter Inc. TWTR .79% on Monday, saying the social-media platform unfairly banned …
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The Daily Signal
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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Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
12 months, nearly 1,200 deaths: the year in youth gun violence since Parkland — A year after the Parkland shooting on Valentine's Day, February 14, US gun related deaths of children and teens continue. When they weren't killed by active shooters, kids died in accidents and murder suicides.
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Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
Democrats to propose high-capacity gun magazine ban
Democrats to propose high-capacity gun magazine ban
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