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ProPublica:
Federal Authorities Raided Trump Fundraiser's Office in Money Laundering Probe  —  Federal authorities raided the office of Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy last summer, seeking records related to his dealings with foreign officials and Trump administration associates, according to a sealed search warrant obtained by ProPublica.
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke Raised $6.1 Million Online in First 24 Hours of Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — Beto O'Rourke raised more than $6 million online in the first 24 hours after announcing his presidential campaign last week, according to his campaign, outpacing his rivals for the Democratic nomination …
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David Siders / Politico:
Despite crowds, Beto campaign gets a rocky rollout
Discussion: Washington Post
Associated Press:   Warren embraces underdog role as she faces 2020 challenges
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Beto O'Rourke reports raising more than $6.1 million in first day of campaign, the highest total …
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and Fortune
Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed News:
Twitter's Insiders Are Skeptical About Beto O'Rourke. Iowans Don't Seem To Care.
USA Today:
Poll: Half of Americans say Trump is victim of a ‘witch hunt’ as trust in Mueller erodes  —  After almost two years, Mueller's Russia investigation status can be confusing.  Here's an overview of the central question, and what we know.  —  CONNECT  —  WASHINGTON - Amid signs …
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
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Martin Lederman / Washington Post:
Why there may be much less — and much more — to the Mueller report than people expect  —  This piece has been updated.  —  Martin Lederman teaches constitutional law at the Georgetown University Law Center and has twice served in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Decrying court packing, Michael Bennet pleads with Democrats to care more about electability  —  THE BIG IDEA:  —  CONCORD, N.H.—Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) slammed his head on the table four times when I asked what he thought about other Democratic presidential contenders embracing …
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Exclusive: 7 U.S. Military Members Identified As Part Of White Nationalist Group  —  Leaked chat logs revealed active military servicemen with ties to the extremist group Identity Evropa.  —  Leaked chat logs have connected seven current members of the U.S. armed forces to a white nationalist group …
Ilhan Omar / Washington Post:
We must apply our universal values to all nations.  Only then will we achieve peace.  —  Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, represents Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives.  —  Since I began my first term in Congress, I have sought to speak openly and honestly about the scale of the issues …
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Washington Post:
The meeting was supposed to ease tensions between Muslim and Jewish Democrats.  It ended with tears.  —  It was supposed to be a chance for Muslim and Jewish House Democrats to ease tensions and find common ground.  It ended with one lawmaker in tears.  —  At a late-night meeting blocks …
Laura Strickler / NBC News:
Ben Carson's schedule shows Friday trips to Florida, lunch with My Pillow founder  —  For 5 Fridays out of 31, Carson was off or had no appointments.  For 5 more he left before 2 p.m. to fly to South Florida, where he owns a mansion.  —  WASHINGTON — Ben Carson's daily schedule from 2017 shows …
Katie Galioto / Politico:
Trump claims media is trying to blame him for New Zealand mass shooting  —  President Donald Trump on Monday accused “the fake news media” of attempting to blame him for the mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday.  —  “The Fake News Media is working overtime to blame …
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Siena College Research Institute:
2/3 of Voters Say Amazon Cancelling Queens HQ Bad for NY  —  2/3 of Voters Say Amazon Cancelling Queens HQ Bad for NY; 2-to-1 Support for Deal if Amazon Reconsiders  —  Huge Support: Requiring Parents to Have Children Vaccinated; Strong Support: Property Tax Cap; Support …
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
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Alana Goodman / Washington Examiner:
AOC group pushing left-wing candidates raked in ‘soft money’ she wants to ban
Discussion: IJR
Carl Campanile / New York Post:   Ocasio-Cortez is the ‘villain’ in Amazon HQ2 pullout: poll
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
2020 Dems warm to expanding Supreme Court  —  After watching Mitch McConnell transform the judiciary over the past four years, liberals are demanding a bold response.  And Democrats are listening.  —  Sens. Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand told POLITICO they would not rule …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Michael Flynn's Family Is at War With Each Other Over QAnon  —  The retired general's brother and sister are fanning the flames.  His son is a public skeptic.  —  Michael Flynn's family members appear to be at war with each other over the QAnon conspiracy theory and whether Flynn himself is playing a role in it.
Princeton University News:
Alan Krueger, prominent Princeton economist, passes away  —  Alan Krueger, prominent Princeton economist, passes away  —  Princeton University is saddened to share that Alan Krueger, James Madison Professor of Political Economy, passed away over the weekend.
Discussion: Bloomberg, NPR and New York Times
New York Times:
Gunman Aboard a Tram Kills at Least 3 in Utrecht, the Netherlands  —  Three people died and five were injured on Monday in a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, which the authorities called a possible terrorist attack, and a manhunt was underway for a gunman who escaped the scene.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Ta-Nehisi Coates Is an Optimist Now A conversation about race and 2020.  —  In recent days, as Democrats debated the definition of “reparations,” Joe Biden rationalized his opposition to integration, and socialist congresswomen started demanding the rebirth of a nation, inquiring minds wanted to know: What would Ta-Nehisi say?
Eric Kaufmann / New York Times:
Americans Are Divided by Their Views on Race, Not Race Itself  —  It's a crucial difference — and grounds for optimism.  —  Mr. Kaufmann is the author of “Whiteshift: Immigration, Populism and the Future of White Majorities.”  —  Amid the uproar over the Ralph Northam blackface photograph …
Discussion: Althouse and Instapundit
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Are Denying Trump's Completely Open Bigotry Against Muslims  —  The man who murdered 50 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, has hailed President Trump as a “symbol of renewed white identity.”  But Trump's supporters piously deny he is any such thing.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
It Isn't Complicated: Trump Encourages Violence  —  He doesn't deserve blame for any specific attack.  He does deserve blame for the increase in white-nationalist violence.  —  The president of the United States suggested last week that his political supporters might resort to violence if they didn't get their way.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Wisconsin swing voters tire of Trump  —  Wisconsin voters who supported Barack Obama in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 are sick of Trump, saying in a focus group that they're getting tired of his “lies” and how he treats people, Axios' Alexi McCammond reports from Appleton.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump was the face of the 737 probe  —  Several days after an Ethio­pian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed outside Ethio­pia's capital city, the Trump administration's senior air safety official was still defending the plane.  —  Acting Federal Aviation Administration chief Daniel K. Elwell …
Washington Post:
Inside YouTube's struggles to shut down video of the New Zealand shooting — and the humans who outsmarted its systems  —  SAN FRANCISCO — As a grisly video recorded by the alleged perpetrator of Friday's bloody massacres at two New Zealand mosques played out on YouTube and other social media …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP moves to rein in president's emergency powers  —  Republicans are digging in for a long fight over reining in the president's emergency powers, setting up a potential clash with both the White House and Democrats.  —  President Trump on Friday vetoed Congress's attempt to block …
Discussion: The Right Scoop, IJR and POLITICUSUSA
Gabriel Schoenfeld / The Bulwark:
Trump Supporters Say the Darndest Things  —  Or, what happens when one writes a negative review of Victor Davis Hanson's ‘The Case for Trump.’  —  Here at The Bulwark, I recently reviewed Victor Davis Hanson's new book, The Case for Trump.  Writing at National Review Online …
 
 
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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Associated Press:
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USA Today:
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
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Ilhan Omar Doesn't Represent American Muslims, She Represents Islamists
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
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Washington Post:
'I haven't abandoned my principles': Hogan, pondering challenge to Trump, casts himself as a traditional Republican
Discussion: CNBC, The Daily Caller and IJR
Washington Post:
Age of victim in prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, long a source of confusion, eased his obligations …
Discussion: Power Line and The Week
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Rudy's vanishing act