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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.
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.
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BBC:
Dutch shooting: Utrecht police arrest suspect after three killed
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:   Shooting on Dutch tram leaves 3 dead, as Utrecht mayor says authorities ‘assume’ terrorism
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 …
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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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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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Donna Brazile / Fox News:
Why I am excited to join Fox News and take part in a civil - and sensible - debate  —  I am excited by the opportunity to share my perspective and views with the Fox News audience and to help shape the dialogue at this important juncture in our history.  More importantly, I'm eager to learn from the experience.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile Joins Fox News as Contributor
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?
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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CNN:   Joe Biden readies major endorsements and message of strength ahead of likely 2020 run
Marc Caputo / Politico:   ‘Middle-Class Joe’ rakes in millions
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 …
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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, Econlib and NPR
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Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Alan B. Krueger, Economic Aide to Clinton and Obama, Dies at 58
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 …
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 …
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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.
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Madeleine Kearns / National Review:
Stop Politicizing the Christchurch Killings  —  Now is the time to console the grieving and honor the dead, rather than trying to score points in the culture wars.  —  As the families of the 50 Muslims gunned down at two New Zealand Mosques on Friday mourned, Senator Fraser Anning …
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New Zealand Herald:
‘Egg Boy’ to donate money raised for him towards victims of Christchurch attack
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and New York Post
John Wagner / Washington Post:
A ‘pathetic life’: Meghan McCain escalates her pushback against Trump  —  Meghan McCain said Monday that President Trump is leading a “pathetic life” as she escalated her pushback against Trump's weekend attacks on Twitter against her late father.  —  “He spends his weekend obsessing over great men …
Discussion: The Atlantic, Politico and ABC News
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.
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
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the Rights of Women and of the Accused  —  “The history of France, a permanent miracle, has the singular privilege of impassioning the peoples of the earth to the point where they all take part in French quarrels,” the French author André Maurois wrote.
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: Mother Jones and 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
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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Associated Press:
Cory Booker pledges to undo Trump's ‘un-American’ trans military ban
Discussion: Advocate and The Daily Caller
Ezekiel J. Emanuel / The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders Thinks He Can Vanquish Health Insurers. He's Wrong.
Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors, Transportation Department Scrutinize Development of Boeing's 737 MAX
Emily Crockett / Shareblue Media:
GOP congressman fantasizes about killing liberals in new civil war
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Steve King
Nolan Hicks / New York Post:
De Blasio speaks to crowd of only 20 people in New Hampshire
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Pew Research Center:
Evangelical approval of Trump remains high, but other religious groups are less supportive
Marina Amaral:
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators …
Christina Goldbaum / New York Times:
Trump Crackdown Unnerves Immigrants, and the Farmers Who Rely on Them
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Associated Press:
Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
USA Today:
Did Trump keep his 19 promises to insulate himself from his business? Only he knows.
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Wants to Feed Users More Local News. There Just Isn't Enough of It.
New York Times:
What Democrats Need to Know to Win in Rural America
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
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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