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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Adam Schiff Hires a Former Prosecutor to Lead the Trump Investigation — Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has hired a veteran prosecutor with experience fighting Russian organized crime to lead his investigation of the Trump Administration.
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Townhall, Talking Points Memo, Axios, The Gateway Pundit, The Week, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump friend and inaugural chair Tom Barrack plans to cooperate with House Judiciary Committee requests
Trump friend and inaugural chair Tom Barrack plans to cooperate with House Judiciary Committee requests
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New York Times
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Ilhan Omar Has a Point — In early 2015, as the Obama administration was deep into negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, Republican House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stridently opposed the deal, to address a joint session of Congress.
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What Ilhan Omar actually said — Thanks to the Institute for Policy Studies for transcribing what Ilhan Omar actually said at an event last Wednesday at Busboys and Poets. It would have been great if Jonathan Chait had the decency to not misrepresent Omar. But Chait's gonna Chait.
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The Nation and Balloon Juice
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Can Anti-Semitism Split Democrats Like It Split Labour?
Can Anti-Semitism Split Democrats Like It Split Labour?
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The Intercept, spiked and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Beth Kieffer Leonard / Jewish Democratic Council …:
Does Ilhan Omar Understand the Impact of her Words? Minnesotans Want to Know.
Does Ilhan Omar Understand the Impact of her Words? Minnesotans Want to Know.
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IJR and New York Post
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Ocasio-Cortez balks at Dem leadership's rebuke of Omar
Ocasio-Cortez balks at Dem leadership's rebuke of Omar
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The Intercept, The Federalist, Breitbart and Common Dreams
ABC News:
Ex-Trump White House lawyer calls Mueller ‘hero,’ says probe is no witch hunt — On Congressional investigations into the White House, Ty Cobb said, “It's never gonna be over.”
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CNBC:
Two of Roger Stone's websites deleted as Robert Mueller flags judge to possible gag-order violation by Trump friend — One of those deletions apparently occurred after CNBC reported on Sunday that Stone might have violated the terms of his judicial gag order by posting an image …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge warns Roger Stone of ‘costs and consequences’ for his new book release amid gag order
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Judge demands more answers from Roger Stone about his Russia book and gag order
Judge demands more answers from Roger Stone about his Russia book and gag order
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Axios
Tim Mak / NPR:
Elderly Trump Critics Await Mueller's Report — Sometimes Until Their Last Breath — Expectations among Democrats are sky-high as reports have emerged about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation coming to an end. — In fact, expectations are so intense among some elderly …
New York Times:
Trump Organization's Insurance Policies Under Scrutiny in New York — New York State regulators have issued an expansive subpoena to the Trump Organization's longtime insurance broker, the first step in an investigation of insurance policies and claims involving President Trump's family business …
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CNBC and Political Wire
Washington Post:
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who raised national alarms about teenage vaping, is resigning — The 46-year-old physician, former venture capitalist and drug consultant will leave in about a month, an administration official said. — The Food and Drug Administration chief has pushed …
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Rand Paul: Sure, Vaccines Are OK, But We Shouldn't Trade ‘Liberty’ for ‘False Sense of Security’ — His own Republican colleague, Sen. Bill Cassidy, was openly appalled by what he said. — During a Senate Health Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) criticized the idea …
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Senate panel warns of dangers of anti-vaccine movement
Senate panel warns of dangers of anti-vaccine movement
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Axios, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, VICE News and Althouse
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Border at ‘Breaking Point’ as More than 76,000 Migrants Cross in a Month — For the fourth time in five months, the number of migrant families crossing the southwest border has broken records, border enforcement authorities said Tuesday, warning that government facilities are full and agents are overwhelmed.
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Pirate's Cove and The Daily Caller
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Illegal Border Crossings Have Doubled Under Donald Trump
Illegal Border Crossings Have Doubled Under Donald Trump
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Outside the Beltway and New York Times
Tim Wu / New York Times:
The Oppression of the Supermajority — The defining political fact of our time is not polarization. It's the thwarting of a largely unified public. — Mr. Wu is a law professor. — We are told that America is divided and polarized as never before. Yet when it comes to many important areas of policy, that simply isn't true.
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Common Dreams and Hullabaloo
Zach Carter / HuffPost:
Joe Biden's Biggest 2020 Problem Is Joe Biden — Despite cultivating a populist image, the former vice president has spent his career championing policies favored by Republicans and the corporate elite. — As Democratic voters begin to consider who to make their standard-bearer in the 2020 election …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN focus group rejects Biden
CNN focus group rejects Biden
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RedState, Breitbart, The Root, Shakesville and CNN
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
The federal deficit ballooned at start of new fiscal year, up 77 percent from a year before — The federal budget deficit ballooned rapidly in the first four months of the fiscal year amid falling tax revenue and higher spending, the Treasury Department said Tuesday, posing a new challenge …
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Axios and Political Wire
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: House election reform bill won't get Senate vote — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that he will not bring a House election reform bill up for a vote in the Senate. — “This sprawling 622-page doorstop is never going to become law.
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bronx.news12.com:
'I'm not running': Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 bid for first time on camera in exclusive interview with News 12 — NEW YORK - — Hillary Clinton ruled out a 2020 presidential run for the first time on camera in an exclusive interview with News 12, pledging instead to take an active role …
Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
Otto Warmbier will haunt Trump forever — President Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi last week was an epic failure on multiple fronts, but only one part of it seems to bother him. — “We get along, we've developed a good relationship, very good, and made great, historic progress …
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Stephen M. Walt / Foreign Policy:
The Tragedy of Trump's Foreign Policy
The Tragedy of Trump's Foreign Policy
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The American Conservative, 38 North and The Diplomat
Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Here's what Amazon has to do to get $23 million from Arlington County — Amazon will receive staggered payouts for occupying an increasing amount of office space near National Airport, and get at least two days' notice when someone requests information it provides to Arlington County …
Sam Baker / Axios:
Sen. Collins opposes Trump judicial nominee, citing ACA case — Sen. Susan Collins is opposing one of President Trump's judicial nominees because of his role in a lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act. Chad Readler, a nominee to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, is a Justice Department attorney …
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Politico and Washington Post
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump's Judicial Nominees Aren't Just Ideologues. They're Really Young.
Trump's Judicial Nominees Aren't Just Ideologues. They're Really Young.
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Shakesville
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
American Woman, Divorced From Saudi Husband, Is Trapped in Saudi Arabia — BEIRUT, Lebanon — At first, Saudi Arabia was an adventure for Bethany Vierra. — An American from Washington State, she taught at a women's university, started a company, married a Saudi businessman and gave birth to a curly-haired daughter, Zaina.
David Brooks / New York Times:
‘Medicare for All’: The Impossible Dream — There's no plausible route from here to there. — The Brits and Canadians I know certainly love their single-payer health care systems. If one of their politicians suggested they should switch to the American health care model, they'd throw him out the window.
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Splinter, Axios and Washington Free Beacon
BBC:
Explosive packages found at Heathrow, Waterloo and London City Airport — Counter-terror police are investigating three packages containing explosives found at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport and Waterloo station. — The “small improvised explosive devices” were found in A4 postal bags, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Mynewsdesk, Politico, Townhall and NPR
Kate Smith / CBS News:
12 detained babies have been released from ICE custody in Dilley, Texas — ICE officers have released 12 of the infants that were being held at a rural Texas detention center, where immigrant advocates claim they dealt with dirty water, limited baby food and a lack of medical care.
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The Week, Daily Kos, Rewire.News, Shareblue Media and VICE News
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Hackers Target Universities in Pursuit of Maritime Military Secrets — Chinese hackers have targeted more than two dozen universities in the U.S. and around the globe as part of an elaborate scheme to steal research about maritime technology being developed for military use.
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MarketWatch, Breitbart, The Verge and The Daily Caller
Sarah Singleterry / WAAY-TV:
Attorney: Madison County first court in U.S. to recognize aborted fetus as person with rights — A Madison County father is suing the Huntsville abortion clinic where his girlfriend terminated her pregnancy — The Madison County probate court recognized an aborted fetus as a person with legal rights.
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IJR
Wall Street Journal:
Lawyer for Cohen Approached Trump Attorneys About Pardon — An attorney for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, raised the possibility of a pardon with attorneys for the president after federal agents raided Mr. Cohen's properties in April, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
The Anger of Amy Klobuchar — Amy Klobuchar has a problem. Apparently it's been an open secret in Washington and Minnesota, but because she didn't have much of a national reputation, the press lacked occasion to expose it. But when she made a name for herself during the Kavanaugh hearings …