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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News' ‘Judge Jeanine’ Won't Air This Saturday — “Judge Jeanine” isn't holding court Saturday night. — Fox News Channel replaced tonight's broadcast of Jeanine Pirro's weekly program with a repeat episode of its documentary series “Scandalous,” just days after the 21st Century Fox …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump tells Fox to ‘bring back’ Jeanine Pirro; source says she was suspended for Islamophobic remarks — New York (CNN Business)Jeanine Pirro, whose show did not air on Saturday night, was suspended by Fox News after her widely criticized commentary doubting Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's patriotism …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Jeanine Pirro's Show Is Bumped by Fox, to the President's Chagrin — Jeanine Pirro is off Fox News prime time — and President Trump is not thrilled about it. — Fox News removed Ms. Pirro's program, “Justice With Judge Jeanine,” from its usual 9 p.m. time slot on Saturday …
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Elliot Hannon / Slate:
Fox News Pulls Host Jeanine Pirro's Show From Air Following Anti-Islam Remarks
Fox News Pulls Host Jeanine Pirro's Show From Air Following Anti-Islam Remarks
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Trump defends Fox News' Jeanine Pirro after Islamophobic comments
Trump defends Fox News' Jeanine Pirro after Islamophobic comments
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Beto O'Rourke acknowledges ‘privileges’ afforded to him because of race and gender — On an Iowa presidential campaign swing, O'Rourke praised the diversity of the large Democratic field. — WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke said that he's been afforded “privileges” …
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Beto O'Rourke would likely pick a woman for vice president: ‘That would be my preference’ — DUBUQUE, Iowa— O'Rourke-Harris? O'Rourke-Warren? — On Saturday night, at the end of his third day as a presidential candidate, Beto O'Rourke said that he very likely would choose a female running mate …
Ruben Navarrette Jr. / USA Today:
For Latinos, ‘Beto’ O'Rourke is just another privileged white guy trying to manipulate them
Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times:
Flawed analysis, failed oversight: How Boeing and FAA certified the suspect 737 MAX flight control system — Federal Aviation Administration managers pushed its engineers to delegate wide responsibility for assessing the safety of the 737 MAX to Boeing itself.
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Trump spy agency nominee marooned in Senate standoff — Sen. Chuck Grassley is accusing the Trump administration of stonewalling him over a request for documents related to the Russia investigation, and he's taking it out on the president's nominee for a critical U.S. intelligence post.
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Washington Post:
'Let's get this party started': New Zealand shooting suspect narrated his chilling rampage — The recording blinked to life shortly after 1:30 p.m. Friday to reveal the ordinary gray interior of a Subaru Outback. The overcast skies of the late New Zealand summer filtered through the windshield …
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
It's Time to Confront the Threat of Right-Wing Terrorism
It's Time to Confront the Threat of Right-Wing Terrorism
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Wichita Eagle:
‘The Lord will get me to the right place’: Pompeo opens door to future Kansas run — When Mike Pompeo thinks about what's next, he thinks about Kansas. — He's ruled out a U.S. Senate run in 2020. But on the eve of Pompeo's first official visit to Kansas since his meteoric rise …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's 2020 map from hell — Recent polling in a slew of states that carried President Trump to his thin win in 2016 show him starting 2020 in a deep hole. — What's new: Based on demographic changes, Republicans for the first time have authentic worries about Arizona, Georgia, Texas and other states they once took for granted.
John Bowden / The Hill:
Missouri lawmaker files bills requiring some residents to own AR-15s, handguns — A Republican lawmaker in Missouri wants to require adults in his state to purchase handguns and AR-15 rifles. — Two bills introduced by state Rep. Andrew McDaniel would require residents to purchase firearms …
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Laura Greenhalgh / Politico:
May asks MPs for ‘honourable compromises’ to back Brexit deal — Prime Minister Theresa May today asked Britain's MPs to “stand together as democrats and patriots” to back her Brexit deal. — Writing in the Telegraph, May lent heavily on the prospect that delays to Brexit could force Britain …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Mulvaney: ‘Absurd’ to say that Trump's rhetoric influenced New Zealand attack — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney defended President Donald Trump on Sunday, calling suggestions his rhetoric on immigration influenced a mass shooting last week at two mosques in New Zealand “absurd.”
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
This 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Will Make You Smile — Overcoming life's basic truth: Talent is universal, but opportunity is not. — In a homeless shelter in Manhattan, an 8-year-old boy is walking to his room, carrying an awkward load in his arms, unfazed by screams from a troubled resident.
John Bowden / The Hill:
Washington Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns — Washington's state Senate passed a bill this week that would drop President Trump from the state's 2020 presidential ballot until he releases his tax returns.
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Jane Lee / Reuters:
Backstory: How Reuters uncovered Beto O'Rourke's teenage hacking days — (Reuters) - Reuters reporter Joseph Menn exclusively revealed on Friday that Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke belonged to one of the best-known groups of computer hackers as a teenager.
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Paul Sakkal / The Age:
Fraser Anning lashes out after he was egged by teenager — Queensland senator Fraser Anning struck out twice with an open hand at a teenager who smashed an egg on the back of his head during a media conference at a right-wing rally in Melbourne on Saturday.
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Ryan W. Miller / USA Today:
Teen smashes egg on Australian senator who blamed immigrants for New Zealand mosque attacks
Teen smashes egg on Australian senator who blamed immigrants for New Zealand mosque attacks
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