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Adam K. Raymond / New York Magazine:
Jared Kushner Shows There's a Shady-Yet-Legal Way to Get Rich Kids Into College — Today's news of a massive college admissions scam that has ensnared at least 40 people, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, has a lot of people asking the same question …
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ProPublica, The Daily Beast, The Week, Raw Story, The Atlantic and New York Times
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New York Times:
College Admissions Scandal: Actresses, Business Leaders and Other Wealthy Parents Charged — Federal prosecutors charged dozens of people on Tuesday in a major college admission scandal that involved wealthy parents, including Hollywood celebrities and prominent business leaders …
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Massive college admissions cheating scandal snares Hollywood stars Lori Laughlin, Felicity Huffman — Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and a slew of chief executives are among 50 wealthy people charged in the largest college cheating scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department …
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New York Times:
Lori Loughlin's Daughter Is Caught Up in College Admissions Scandal — Ms. Giannulli, an influencer with big audiences on YouTube and Instagram, posted sponsored content about being a student. — Olivia Jade Giannulli, whose parents are two of the dozens of people accused of cheating …
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The Cut, The Federalist, Fortune, CBS San Francisco, The Mary Sue, Page Six, The Guardian, WINK NEWS and Althouse
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are a case study in why nepotism is problematic
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are a case study in why nepotism is problematic
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Breitbart, Contemptor and Washington Press
Cary Aspinwall / Dallas Morning News:
Boeing 737 Max 8 pilots complained to feds for months about suspected safety flaw — Pilots repeatedly voiced safety concerns about the Boeing 737 Max 8 to federal authorities, with one captain calling the flight manual “inadequate and almost criminally insufficient” several months …
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Associated Press:
Pilots have reported issues in US with new Boeing jet
Pilots have reported issues in US with new Boeing jet
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Fortune and New York Times, more at Techmeme »
Bob King / Politico:
Trump's FAA increasingly isolated as other countries ban Boeing jet
Trump's FAA increasingly isolated as other countries ban Boeing jet
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EASA, NPR, New York Times, The Week, One America News Network, TechCrunch, Axios and National Review
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
2 charts refuting Trump's claim that “airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly”
2 charts refuting Trump's claim that “airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly”
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New York Times, Washington Post, Al Jazeera and Politico
Tim Arango / New York Times:
After Soul Searching, Gov. Gavin Newsom Will Halt Executions in California — LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce a moratorium on capital punishment on Wednesday, granting a temporary reprieve for the 737 inmates who wait on the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere.
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Los Angeles Times, Splinter and Slate
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NBC Southern California:
Governor Expected to Announce Executive Action to Reduce Use of Death Penalty
Governor Expected to Announce Executive Action to Reduce Use of Death Penalty
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The Daily Beast
Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Gavin Newsom to block California death row executions, close San Quentin execution chamber
Gov. Gavin Newsom to block California death row executions, close San Quentin execution chamber
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Townhall, CBS San Francisco and Fox News
Washington Post:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom to impose moratorium on death penalty
California Gov. Gavin Newsom to impose moratorium on death penalty
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POLITICUSUSA and The Guardian
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Newsom to sign moratorium on executions in California
Newsom to sign moratorium on executions in California
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One America News Network, Associated Press and Axios
Susan Davis / NPR:
Speaker Pelosi Revokes Vice President Pence's House Office Space — The speaker giveth, and the speaker taketh away. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has reclaimed office space her predecessor, Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., awarded to Vice President Pence.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Pence, GOP senators discuss offer to kill Trump emergency disapproval resolution — Vice President Pence is discussing an offer with Republican senators that could lead to the defeat of a Democratic resolution overturning President Trump's emergency declaration to build a wall on the Mexican border …
TMZ.com:
Felicity Huffman Arrested by FBI with Guns Drawn, Loughlin to Surrender Wed — Felicity Huffman — Arrested By FBI Agents with Guns Drawn ... Loughlin to Surrender Wednesday — EXCLUSIVE — 7:58 PM PT — We just got Felicity and Mossimo after posting bail ... and it was clear they didn't want to talk.
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Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Felicity Huffman awoke to FBI agents with guns drawn at her L.A. home in college cheating raid — When Felicity Huffman opened the door to her Los Angeles home at 6 a.m. Tuesday, she was met by FBI agents with their guns drawn, according a source familiar with the incident.
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Fox News, Deadline and Outside the Beltway
Gigi Sukin / Axios:
Defense Department's new transgender policy outlines harsh limits for troops — The Defense Department approved a new policy on Tuesday after a prolonged legal conflict that dramatically limits transgender troops and military recruits from transitioning to another sex, ordering members …
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One America News Network
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders aide apologizes for questioning American Jews' ‘dual allegiance’ to Israel — A spokeswoman for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign apologized Tuesday after questioning whether the “American-Jewish community has a dual allegiance to the state of Israel” — a comment condemned …
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Breitbart, Front Page Magazine, Daily Wire, Fox News, Instapundit and The Daily Caller
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller says Flynn's cooperation ‘complete’ — Michael Flynn's cooperation in Robert Mueller's Russia investigation is complete, lawyers for the special counsel said in a Tuesday night report to a federal judge presiding over the former Trump national security adviser's case.
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Talking Points Memo
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Mitt Romney Explains His Candle Technique | TMZ … We just got Mitt in D.C. who offered up an explanation as to why he plucked the candles off one by one — and it's a legit reason — dude just wanted to keep his staff healthy. — About TMZ: — TMZ has consistently been credited …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Lisa Page transcripts reveal details of anti-Trump ‘insurance policy,’ concerns over full-blown probe — House Judiciary Committee Republicans on Tuesday released hundreds of pages of transcripts from last year's closed-door interview with ex-FBI attorney Lisa Page, revealing new details …
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Congressman Doug Collins, Daily Wire and IJR
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New York Times:
If Not Trump, Then Who? Pelosi Fuels Impeachment Debate With Long Implications — WASHINGTON — In throwing cold water on the idea of impeachment, Speaker Nancy Pelosi in some ways was simply offering a cleareyed assessment of the state of politics today in the nation's hyperpolarized capital …
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Washington Post:
THE FENTANYL FAILURE — Despite mounting deaths and warnings, the Obama administration did not take extraordinary measures to confront an extraordinary crisis, experts say. — SCROLL DOWN — In May 2016, a group of national health experts issued an urgent plea in a private letter …
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Political Wire
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Trump vowed to eliminate the debt in 8 years. He's on track to leave it at least 50 percent higher. — In March 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump told The Washington Post he could eliminate the entire U.S. debt in eight years. Now that he's president, Trump is doing the exact opposite.
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The Democrats
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The White House's New Budget Exposes Donald Trump's Lies About Protecting Medicare and Medicaid
The White House's New Budget Exposes Donald Trump's Lies About Protecting Medicare and Medicaid
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CNBC, The Atlantic and IJR
Allison Pecorin / ABC News:
Looking at 47 months in jail in Virginia case, Paul Manafort faces 2nd sentencing in DC case — Paul Manafort is expected to be sentenced in the District of Columbia Wednesday morning, marking the likely conclusion of the former Trump campaign chairman's year-and-a-half long legal battle.
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The Week and The Daily Beast
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
The Wacky Tale of Paul Manafort, Anne Hathaway's Fraudster Ex-Boyfriend, and a Vatican Land Scam — Manafort and his then-partner talked about their plans to do business with the Italian who lured in investors with phony claims about sweetheart deals on the church's real estate. — Betsy Woodruff
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Raw Story