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Madeline / Media Matters for America:
Unearthed audio shows Tucker Carlson using white nationalist rhetoric and making racist remarks … Carlson: Immigrants should be “hot” or “really smart” because people picking lettuce aren't going to build a stronger country. — TUCKER CARLSON: You got me going.
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
That Time Tucker Carlson Called Me the C-Word — For Fox News, Carlson's history of foul sexist comments is a plus, not a liability. — Media Matters unearthed some appalling radio footage of Fox host Tucker Carlson liberally calling women the C-word, railing against those he finds ugly …
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Charles Davis / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Defended Statutory Rape in 2015 With Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes — The Fox News star dismissed his past defense of statutory rape as being ‘more than a decade ago.’ But more video shows he's done it more recently. — Tucker Carlson, the 49-year-old Fox News primetime star …
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Michael Anton / American Greatness:
Tucker Carlson Must Not Be Silenced — Let's be completely clear here. Nobody—least of all the leftwing mobs attacking Tucker Carlson right now—cares what he said on the radio a decade ago. Except to the extent that his words can be wrapped around his neck like a noose.
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Tucker Carlson's Desperate Need to Please — Don't ask me to sculpt a defense for all the bawdy, beastly things Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson said in weekly on-air appearances to Florida shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge between 2006 and 2011, which the liberal watchdogs at Media Matters …
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Joe Heim / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi on Impeaching Trump: 'He's Just Not Worth It' — Nancy Pelosi stands up in her spacious office in the U.S. Capitol, walks past an enormous window with a commanding view of the Mall and the Washington Monument, and picks up a small plaque from her desk.
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Ali Schmitz / TCPalm.com:
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan focuses on policy, gridlock in Vero Beach lecture — Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan reflected on his tenure in Congress, from health care to political debates, during a lecture Monday in Vero Beach. — Ryan, who served as Speaker of the House …
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New York Times:
New York Attorney General Opens Investigation of Trump Projects — The New York attorney general's office late on Monday issued subpoenas to Deutsche Bank and Investors Bank for records relating to the financing of four major Trump Organization projects and a failed effort to buy the Buffalo Bills …
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Washington Free Beacon:
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Follows Anti-Semitic Instagram Account — In the wake of the anti-Semitism scandal involving Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) that rocked the Democratic Party last week, Omar's close friend and fellow Muslim representative Rashida Tlaib was discovered following an Instagram page …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for Facebook breakup — Facebook removed several ads placed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign that called for the breakup of Facebook and other tech giants. — But the social network later reversed course after POLITICO reported …
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Anand Giridharadas / TIME:
The Two Elizabeth Warrens: Bankruptcy Law Liz and Michelob Ultra Betsy
New York Times:
'My Dad's Not a Racist': Book Describes Ivanka Trump's Defense After Charlottesville — WASHINGTON — When Gary D. Cohn was considering resigning as the top White House economic adviser after President Trump blamed “both sides” in a deadly white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Va. …
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Washington Post:
Former vice president Cheney challenges Pence at private retreat, compares Trump's foreign policy to Obama's approach — A chummy discussion between Vice President Pence and former vice president Richard B. Cheney quickly turned into a vigorous back-and-forth over President Trump's foreign policy …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Buttigieg feels momentum after CNN town hall, with $600K raised in 24 hours — (CNN)Pete Buttigieg had the single biggest fundraising day of his 2020 campaign on Monday, according to an aide to the South Bend, Indiana, mayor, receiving a significant boost after a widely heralded performance during a CNN town hall.
Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
A state Senate race in Iowa is drawing presidential hopefuls — CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A month ago, Eric Giddens was just a member of the Cedar Falls school board thinking about maybe, someday, running for higher office. — Today, he feels like the most popular Democrat in Iowa.
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Mueller probe already financed through September: officials — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the team he assembled to investigate U.S. President Donald Trump and his associates have been funded through the end of September 2019, three U.S. officials said on Monday …
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Nelson W. Cunningham / The Daily Beast:
Mueller May Drop Second Report That Can't Be Buried
Mueller May Drop Second Report That Can't Be Buried
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Breitbart:
Exclusive — Donald Trump: ‘Seductive’ Socialism Would Send Country ‘Down the Tubes’ in a Decade or Less — President Donald Trump told Breitbart News on Monday that he feels “very strongly” that the United States will never succumb to socialism. — “I feel that—I feel it very strongly …
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Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Federal court moves to unseal documents in Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal — A federal court of appeals in New York on Monday took the first step in unsealing documents that could reveal evidence of an international sex trafficking operation allegedly run by multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein …
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Washington Post:
Medicare-for-all v. Medicare-for-less: Trump's proposed cuts put health care at center of 2020 race — A new proposal by President Trump to slash Medicare spending puts Republicans in a political bind ahead of the 2020 election as Democrats are pitching an expansion of the popular health-care program for all Americans.
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Trump's 2020 budget proposal seriously cuts the nation's safety net
Trump's 2020 budget proposal seriously cuts the nation's safety net
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Associated Press:
US withdrawing last of its embassy personnel from Venezuela — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States announced late Monday that it is pulling the remaining staff from its embassy in Venezuela, citing the deteriorating situation in the South American nation.
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Matt Lewis:
Arthur Brooks on Love Your Enemies — Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), sits down with Matt Lewis to discuss his new book, Love Your Enemies. During the interview, they discuss: — Why contempt (not anger) makes political compromise and progress impossible.
The Daily Beast:
‘Colony of Hell’: 911 Calls From Inside Amazon Warehouses — 189 calls were made from 46 sites, raising new questions about working conditions. One ex-employee said ‘breakdowns [are] a regular occurrence’ at Amazon. — Warning: This story addresses suicidal threats by Amazon employees.
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Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
Roy Moore supporter takes 5th dozens of times under questioning about alleged bribery attempt — A Roy Moore supporter refused to answer questions about an alleged bribery attempt aimed at boosting Moore's 2017 campaign for a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama, claiming dozens of times while under oath …