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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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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.
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Raw Story
David Perry / CNN:
Rep. Omar's apology sets the right example — Dem congresswoman apologizes over tweet controversy — David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. He's the senior academic adviser to the history department at the University of Minnesota. Follow him on Twitter. The views expressed here are those of the author.
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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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
For Rep. Ilhan Omar, 2 apologies in 3 weeks for ‘anti-Semitic tropes’
For Rep. Ilhan Omar, 2 apologies in 3 weeks for ‘anti-Semitic tropes’
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Benjamin Parker / The Bulwark:
Why Ilhan Omar's Latest Apology Fell Flat
Why Ilhan Omar's Latest Apology Fell Flat
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Politico, Fox News and New York Times
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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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
There Is No Green New Deal — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can name …
Jonathan S. Tobin / New York Post:
Why Ilhan Omar won't pay for peddling bigotry
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He's Unhappy With Border Deal But May Still Back It — Plan includes $1.375 billion for border barrier, aides say — President says he still may declare emergency to get funds — President Donald Trump said he isn't happy with the bipartisan agreement on border security intended …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's failed shutdown strategy produced an even worse deal than he started with
Trump's failed shutdown strategy produced an even worse deal than he started with
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Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Sean Hannity slams ‘garbage compromise’ on preliminary agreement on border security
Sean Hannity slams ‘garbage compromise’ on preliminary agreement on border security
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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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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
El Chapo Found Guilty on All Counts, Faces Life in Prison — The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted on Tuesday after a three-month drug trial in New York that exposed the inner workings of his sprawling cartel, which over decades shipped tons of drugs into the United States …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Bill Gates says tax policies like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's are ‘missing the picture’ — Taxes can be higher, but modern monetary theory is ‘crazy talk’ — Bill Gates thinks taxes can be higher. — Speaking on The Vergecast this week, Gates said that while marginal tax rates …
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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.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Democrats tap Norm Eisen to consult on House Judiciary Committee — House Democrats leading a sweeping set of investigations into President Donald Trump and his administration announced Tuesday they've added two heavyweight legal consultants to the Judiciary Committee.
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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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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
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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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 …
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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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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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Mark Kelly launches Senate bid in Arizona
Mark Kelly launches Senate bid in Arizona
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Trump: “I can't say I'm thrilled” on the border security compromise — President Trump said in a Cabinet meeting Tuesday that he's “not happy” about the deal reached in a bipartisan conference Monday night to keep the government open past Feb. 15. He did not say whether or not he would support the bill.
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ABC News:
Former Trump lawyer slams Mueller probe, maintains president will be cleared — Dowd spoke with ABC for the premiere of a new podcast called The Investigation. — 12m ago
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Mediaite and Political Wire
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
Kamala Harris Got So High Smoking Weed in College She Thought She Was Listening To Snoop Dogg and Tupac — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, is a latter-day convert to legalizing pot. As a prosecutor and California attorney general, she was opposed to legalization.
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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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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
A Call to Putin, and Russian TV Changed Its Story — ROME — When he was prime minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, fighting desperately to win a referendum on which he had staked his job, thought that one particular rally had gone well. — He was surprised, then, to discover that RT …
Nick Reisman / NY State of Politics:
Siena Poll: New Yorkers Back Amazon Deal — A majority of voters in New York back using $3 billion in tax incentives to bring up to 25,000 Amazon jobs to Long Island City, a poll released Tuesday by Siena College found. — The poll is a boon to supporters of the project, like Gov. Andrew Cuomo …