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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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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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Washington Post:
Mulvaney says it's ‘absurd’ to link New Zealand mosque attacks to Trump's rhetoric — The mass shooting of Muslim worshipers by an alleged white supremacist in New Zealand has underscored the deep partisan divide over President Trump's rhetoric on immigrants and whether his words serve as incitement for extremist violence.
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Politico and The Daily Beast
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Jeanine Pirro's Show Is Bumped by Fox, to the President's Chagrin
Jeanine Pirro's Show Is Bumped by Fox, to the President's Chagrin
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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.
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.
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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New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times and NPR
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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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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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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