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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Democratic National Committee rejects Fox News for debates, citing New Yorker article — The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle as a result of published revelations detailing …
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped her — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer. — The Arizona Republican, a 26-year military veteran …
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Martha McSally reveals she was raped by superior officer while in the Air Force — A year after saying she was sexually abused in high school, Sen. Martha McSally revealed during a congressional hearing Wednesday that she was raped by a superior officer while she was in the Air Force.
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Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:
Sen. Martha McSally says she was raped by a senior officer while in Air Force
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Sen. Martha McSally, a former fighter pilot, says she was raped while serving in the military
Sen. Martha McSally, a former fighter pilot, says she was raped while serving in the military
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Katie Galioto / Politico:
McSally says she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer
McSally says she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer
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Washington Post:
House Democrats erupt in protests over indirect sanction of Rep. Omar for alleged anti-Semitism — House Democrats erupted into a full-scale brawl Wednesday, challenging leaders over indirectly sanctioning freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar for alleged anti-Semitic remarks amid an outcry over party inaction …
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Batya Ungar-Sargon / The Forward:
The Left Is Making Jews Choose: Our Progressive Values Or Ourselves — In the past three weeks, Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar attempted to discuss the U.S.-Israel relationship three times. And each time, her words descended into anti-Semitic tropes. — “It's all about the Benjamins!”
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Tensions flare as Dems struggle to calm furor over Omar
Tensions flare as Dems struggle to calm furor over Omar
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Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Prosecutors in Chicago to drop charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back IRS, campaign — Federal prosecutors in Chicago have agreed to drop all charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back money he owes to the Internal Revenue Service and his campaign fund.
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Andy Kravetz / Journal Star:
Charges dropped against Aaron Schock — Andy Kravetz of the Journal Star @andykravetz — CHICAGO — After four years, legal twists and turns that rise to the level of either high comedy or incredible drama, the public corruption case of former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock is over.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Ex-congressman Aaron Schock strikes deal to avert prosecution
Ex-congressman Aaron Schock strikes deal to avert prosecution
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump promised to shrink the trade deficit. Instead it exploded. — BREAKING NEWS: U.S. posted record-breaking $891.2 billion merchandise trade deficit in 2018, despite Trump's ‘America First’ policies — President Trump's tariffs and tough policies have failed to shrink a trade gap …
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Adam Behsudi / Politico:
Why can't Trump cut the trade deficit with China?
Why can't Trump cut the trade deficit with China?
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders' Campaign Says He Will Keep His Pledge To Not Go Negative In Ads For 2020 — In his second presidential bid, Bernie Sanders will uphold a pledge from his 2016 campaign to abstain from “personal attack ads” against his opponents, but is not ruling out the possibility of ads …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump asked top political advisors whether he should worry about running against Joe Biden
Trump asked top political advisors whether he should worry about running against Joe Biden
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Bernie Sanders Is Beating Kamala Harris 2-1 Among Black Democratic Primary Voters, New Poll Finds
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump in trouble in Florida poll
Trump in trouble in Florida poll
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says he'll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy — The firm's focus will shift from a social network in which people broadcast information to large groups of people to one in which people communicate with smaller groups and their content disappears after a short period.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking — My focus for the last couple of years has been understanding and addressing the biggest challenges facing Facebook. This means taking positions on important issues concerning the future of the internet. In this note, I'll outline our vision …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
White House launches fire-breathing campaign to attack House Dem probes — President Donald Trump's strategy on congressional investigations has amounted to a two-pronged strategy: dodge requests — and attack, attack, attack. — The White House launched a fire-breathing public relations response …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Tlaib to offer impeachment articles against Trump by end of month
Tlaib to offer impeachment articles against Trump by end of month
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Washington Post:
Former Trump adviser says he does not plan to cooperate with House Judiciary inquiry
Former Trump adviser says he does not plan to cooperate with House Judiciary inquiry
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
House Democrats take a big step toward passing $15 per hour US minimum wage
House Democrats take a big step toward passing $15 per hour US minimum wage
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Axios and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
In the Middle of His Official Business, Trump Took the Time to Send Checks to Michael Cohen — WASHINGTON — On a busy day at the White House, President Trump hosted senators to talk about tax cuts, accused a Democratic congresswoman of distorting his condolence call to a soldier's widow …
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Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Democrats Plan to Grill Kirstjen Nielsen on Perjury Allegations — According to staffers, Nielsen should expect harsh questioning on child deaths in detention, Trump's emergency declaration, and the veracity of her own past statements to Congress. — Scott Bixby
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The White House:
Executive Order on Revocation of Reporting Requirement — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: — Section 1. Findings. (a) Section 3 of Executive Order 13732 of July 1, 2016 …
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Washington Post:
The president's sons entrusted their private hunting retreat to a caretaker. He was working in the country illegally. — WINGDALE, N.Y. — One morning last May, Eric Trump sent a text message to the caretaker of the shooting range he and his brother own in Upstate New York.
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from myself, talking about her — Enough is enough! Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez needs to stop inserting herself into our every waking moment! — I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from my voice talking about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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CNN:
Cohen gives documents to House panel on Trump attorney alleged changes to 2017 testimony — (CNN)Michael Cohen on Wednesday provided the House Intelligence Committee with new documents showing edits to the false written statement he delivered to Congress in 2017 about the Trump Organization's pursuit …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell preps new nuclear option to speed Trump judges — President Donald Trump's stream of judges is about to become a torrent. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his GOP caucus have long prioritized confirming conservative judges to lifetime appointments.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Confirms 37-Year-Old To Lifetime Seat On U.S. Circuit Court
Senate Confirms 37-Year-Old To Lifetime Seat On U.S. Circuit Court
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
The Mueller report no one's talking about — Most people don't know it, but there's another Mueller report coming. — Around the same time the special counsel sends his Russia investigation findings to the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr must give Congress an account …
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Trump Mar-a-Lago Buddy Wrote Policy Pitch. The President Sent It to VA Chief. — In late 2017, on one of President Donald Trump's retreats to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, he caught up with an old friend: Albert Hazzouri. — When Hazzouri is not at Mar-a-Lago …
Drew Magary / Deadspin:
Stop Enabling Barstool's Shit — Barstool Sports, a site for boys who wanna grow up to be Donald Trump Jr., is getting shit on this week. This is a justified shitting-on, because comedian Miel Bredouw called out the site for using a video that she made without giving her credit—in fact …
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Julia Moskin / New York Times:
Mario Batali Gives Up All His Restaurants — A year after reports that the celebrity chef sexually assaulted and harassed women, the Bastianich family and Mr. Batali's other partners have bought out his stake and regrouped. — The 20-year partnership between the celebrity chef Mario Batali …
Caleb Melby / Bloomberg:
Trump Fussed Over Tablecloths and Rockettes for the Inauguration — It was Christmas Day 2016, and President-elect Donald Trump had the Rockettes on his mind. — A few days earlier, James Dolan, chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden, had announced that the famous New York dance troupe …
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