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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Loses Finance Director as She Struggles in 2020 Race — MEMPHIS — On a Sunday afternoon earlier this month, Senator Elizabeth Warren began a swing through the South by proclaiming that she was running “a different type of campaign” — one that did not include high-dollar fund-raisers …
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Axios, twitchy.com and Fox News
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
‘Fox & Friends’ apologizes for headline about ‘3 Mexican Countries’ — “Fox & Friends Weekend” apologized on Sunday after displaying a graphic referring to “3 Mexican countries,” drawing attention on social media. — The show displayed a graphic at the bottom of the screen that read “Trump cuts U.S. aid to 3 Mexican countries.”
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The Atlantic, Washington Post, Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway, Contemptor, Talking Points Memo and Slate
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Martin Matishak / Politico:
Trump not bluffing about closing U.S.-Mexico border, Conway says — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that President Donald Trump is serious about possibly closing the U.S.-Mexico border this week. — “It certainly isn't a bluff. You can take the president seriously,” …
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Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, One America News Network, Breitbart, Slate, Washington Monthly, Axios and Daily Wire
Elisabeth Malkin / New York Times:
Trump Turns U.S. Policy in Central America on its Head
Trump Turns U.S. Policy in Central America on its Head
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Booman Tribune, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Week, Reuters, BBC and CNN
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
US halting aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
US halting aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
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Common Dreams, CNN, miamiherald, The Daily Caller, Breitbart and The New Civil Rights Movement
Kris Schneider / ABC News:
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney guarantees Americans covered by ‘Obamacare’ won't lose health care — The acting chief of staff said the debate about pre-existing conditions is over. — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that if the Trump administration succeeds …
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Politico, New York Post and Breitbart
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Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:
Sen. Rick Scott becomes Trump point man on GOP health care policy — Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on “Nuclear Policy and Posture” on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2019. (Carolyn Kaster / AP) — Privacy Policy
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Republicans maintain that they are ‘working on a plan’ to replace Obamacare
Republicans maintain that they are ‘working on a plan’ to replace Obamacare
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USA Today
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking. — RIVNE, Ukraine — The target lived on the sixth floor of a cheerless, salmon-colored building on Vidinska Street, across from a thicket of weeping willows. Oleg Smorodinov found him there, rented a small apartment on the ground floor, and waited.
Associated Press:
Biden defends his behavior with women — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he doesn't believe he ever acted inappropriately toward women but will “listen respectfully” to suggestions he did. — Biden, who is deciding whether to join the 2020 presidential race …
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The Daily Caller
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Martin Matishak / Politico:
2020 Dems express sympathy for Biden's accuser
2020 Dems express sympathy for Biden's accuser
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New York Post, New York Times, Des Moines Register and Breitbart
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Biden on accusations: I have never intentionally acted ‘inappropriately’
Biden on accusations: I have never intentionally acted ‘inappropriately’
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The Daily Caller, New York Times, Des Moines Register and Breitbart
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Most Americans don't think Trump is in the clear yet on Russia, new poll finds — President Trump's approval remains stable and a third of voters say they don't know whether the summary of Mueller's findings clears him of wrongdoing in a new NBC News/WSJ poll.
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Washington Monthly, twitchy.com, Slate, POLITICUSUSA, Rolling Stone, Axios and Washington Post
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Jake Tapper: CNN Didn't Get ‘Anything’ Wrong In Russiagate Reporting — Jake Tapper said Sunday that CNN has not gotten “anything” wrong during the course of reporting on Russiagate, even though his network has bungled numerous stories over the past two years. — “I'm not sure what you're saying the media got wrong.
Daily Mail:
Mr Livingstone told a meeting of pro-Corbyn activists that he had been victimised by ‘the elite’, who were trying to stop Mr Corbyn becoming Prime Minister — He added: 'Jeremy Corbyn's office did not want it to happen. It was about distracting ... this is endemic if you have a genuine socialist leader …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
The keeper of the secret — After decades of silence about a long-ago Virginia lynching, one man pursues accountability, apologies and the meaning of racial reconciliation — WYTHEVILLE, Va. — It was cold and snowing, but John Johnson had an appointment to keep.
New York Times:
New York State Budget Deal Brings Congestion Pricing, Plastic Bag Ban and Mansion Tax — ALBANY — After weeks of intraparty bickering, the New York Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo agreed to a $175 billion budget early Sunday morning, approving several progressive initiatives …
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Simple Justice and Axios
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Democrats Might Not Get Their Hands On Trump's Taxes Before November 2020 — They've hesitated to make a request that will likely set up an unprecedented court fight. — WASHINGTON Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) can ask for copies of Donald Trump's federal tax returns whenever he wants …
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Axios and Common Dreams
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
One of the GOP's brightest female stars is dogged by Trump in 2020 — ADEL, Iowa — Joni Ernst had barely kicked off a town hall one recent morning when the barrage of complaints about Donald Trump began. — One after one, constituents grilled the first-term Republican senator about the president …
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump's Order to Open Arctic Waters to Oil Drilling Was Unlawful, Federal Judge Finds — WASHINGTON — In a major legal blow to President Trump's push to expand offshore oil and gas development, a federal judge ruled that an executive order by Mr. Trump that lifted an Obama-era ban on oil …
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Washington Post, Alaska Public Media and Common Dreams
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Sudhin Thanawala / Washington Times:
Judge tosses Trump executive order, restores Obama drilling ban
Judge tosses Trump executive order, restores Obama drilling ban
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