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Source: Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates Through a Secret Database — The documents detail an intelligence-gathering effort by the United States and Mexican authorities, targeting more than 50 people including journalists, an attorney, and immigration advocates
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
U.S. officials made list of reporters, lawyers, activists to question at border — Several people on the list told NBC News they were questioned at the border as part of what U.S. border agents called a “national security investigation.” — WASHINGTON — Customs and Border Protection …
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Slate, New York Post and Townhall
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Kirstjen Nielsen Says 'We Don't Use Cages for Children'—After U.S. Put Migrant Kids in Cages
Kirstjen Nielsen Says 'We Don't Use Cages for Children'—After U.S. Put Migrant Kids in Cages
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Attorney Says Cohen Directed His Lawyer to Seek Trump Pardon, Contradicting Testimony — Michael Cohen, a former lawyer for President Trump, directed his attorney last spring to inquire about the possibility of a presidential pardon, weeks after federal agents raided his properties, Mr. Cohen's lawyer said Wednesday.
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Giuliani Says Lawyers Have Sought Trump Pardons for Their Clients — WASHINGTON — President Trump's lead lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, said Wednesday that lawyers for several people facing scrutiny from the Justice Department in the investigations into the Trump campaign and presidency …
Eliana Larramendia / ABC News:
Lawyers claiming ties to Rudy Giuliani approached Michael Cohen after FBI raids; investigators looking at contacts — In the weeks following the federal raids on former Michael Cohen's law office and residences last April, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and confidant was contacted …
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen discussed pardons with a second Trump lawyer, he tells Congress — Michael Cohen has claimed to the House Intelligence Committee that he discussed the subject of a pardon with President Trump's attorney Jay Sekulow, bringing another of Trump's representatives into an ongoing dispute …
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Hullabaloo
Victor Morton / Washington Times:
Lanny Davis says Michael Cohen had previous lawyer pursue Trump pardon, contradicting testimony
New York Times:
Democrats Put Off Anti-Semitism Resolution After Fierce Backlash — WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders have put off a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry after a backlash from rank-and-file lawmakers who said Representative Ilhan Omar, whose comments gave rise to the measure, was being unfairly singled out.
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Democrats Plan to Condemn ‘All Hate’ After Backlash Over Planned Ilhan Omar Rebuke — Democrats originally moved to formally admonish the freshman lawmaker for her perceived anti-Semitic comments, but many lawmakers now want all forms of hate to be included.
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Daily Wire, Breitbart and The Hill
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
2020 Democrats normalize anti-Semitism by defending Ilhan Omar — Democrats seeking the party's 2020 presidential nomination are starting to come out in defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar, and in the process, they are normalizing anti-Semitism. — Leading Democratic candidates Sens. Kamala Harris …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris Condemn Effort To Rebuke Ilhan Omar
Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris Condemn Effort To Rebuke Ilhan Omar
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Townhall, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Politico, BuzzFeed News, Shareblue Media and Mediaite
Ken Klippenstein / TYT Network:
Group Behind Ilhan Omar 9/11 Poster Tied to Trump Nominee
Group Behind Ilhan Omar 9/11 Poster Tied to Trump Nominee
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Democrats Struggle To Find A Way Out Of The Ilhan Omar Mess
Democrats Struggle To Find A Way Out Of The Ilhan Omar Mess
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Politico, ABC News and American Greatness
New York Times:
Ilhan Omar Controversy Caps a Month of Stumbles for Democratic Leaders
Ilhan Omar Controversy Caps a Month of Stumbles for Democratic Leaders
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Washington Post, Politico and NBC News
Washington Post:
House Democrats splinter over response to Rep. Omar's alleged anti-Semitism
House Democrats splinter over response to Rep. Omar's alleged anti-Semitism
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Yascha Mounk / Slate:
Ilhan Omar Shouldn't Get a Pass
Ilhan Omar Shouldn't Get a Pass
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RedState, Washington Free Beacon and CNN
Batya Ungar-Sargon / The Forward:
The Left Is Making Jews Choose: Our Progressive Values Or Ourselves
The Left Is Making Jews Choose: Our Progressive Values Or Ourselves
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Hot Air, LewRockwell, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller
Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
John Kelly differs with Trump on immigration, mum on security clearances — At Duke University, Trump's former chief of staff dodged questions about security clearances for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. — DURHAM, N.C. — Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said he disagreed …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘It gets real personal, real fast’: Dems fear targeting Trump kids could backfire — House Democrats have already gone to war with President Donald Trump. But there's one target they're skittish of hitting too hard: his children. — In public and private, Democrats see potential pitfalls …
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New York Times
Betsy Klein / CNN:
What does Ivanka Trump do?
What does Ivanka Trump do?
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Raw Story, Vox, IJR, Just Security and Vanity Fair
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein, Alan Dershowitz, and Pals Accused of Sex-Trafficking Ring — A lawyer for one of Epstein's victims claims he was trafficking girls to Dershowitz and others—but the Harvard attorney says sealed documents will prove his innocence. — Kate Briquelet
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Fresh court battle could expose more details in Acosta's controversial Epstein plea deal
Fresh court battle could expose more details in Acosta's controversial Epstein plea deal
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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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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
DNC Blacklisting Of Fox News Proves GOP Needs To Fight Media
DNC Blacklisting Of Fox News Proves GOP Needs To Fight Media
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The Daily Beast:
How Little Known Andrew Yang May End Up on the 2020 Debate Stage by Gaming the System — You've probably never heard of him. And yet, he's about to bust through the DNC's debate entry threshold. — Some presidential candidates build their campaigns on grassroots support. Others on personal wealth.
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A Message From Alex Trebek | JEOPARDY! — Jeopardy! … Add to — Share More — 823 4 — “Hi everyone, I have some news to share with all of you and it's in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base.
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Axios:
The biggest political scandal in American history — Even without seeing Robert Mueller's report, or knowing what prosecutors with the Southern District of New York have unearthed, or what congressional investigators will find, we already have witnessed the biggest political scandal in American history.
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Raw Story
Erica Orden / CNN:
DOJ appoints ex-Mueller prosecutor to run foreign influence unit — New Orleans (CNN)The Justice Department will boost its pursuit of foreign influence operations, in part by appointing a prosecutor who worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's team to lead a revamped unit that will crack …
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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
A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking
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Politico:
Perdue stands firm with Trump in battleground Georgia — Republican Sen. David Perdue is sticking with President Donald Trump ahead of a 2020 reelection fight. — Some Republicans facing tough 2020 elections are weighing a break with President Donald Trump on foreign policy or his border wall-driven national emergency declaration.
Washington Post:
‘Not my fault’: Trump struggles to defend his record amid setbacks on immigration, trade, North Korea — President Trump proclaimed in a freewheeling speech to a conference of conservatives last weekend that “America is winning again.” But his administration has been on a pronounced losing streak over the past week.
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Associated Press:
Ahead of court ruling, Census Bureau seeks citizenship data — As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether the Trump administration can ask people if they are citizens on the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau is quietly seeking comprehensive information about the legal status of millions of immigrants.
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Hollywood Reporter:
“I Need to Be Careful”: Texts Reveal Warner Bros. CEO Promoted Actress Amid Apparent Sexual Relationship — Hundreds of leaked text messages between Kevin Tsujihara, actress Charlotte Kirk and partners Brett Ratner and James Packer show the powerful executive, under pressure …
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