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Chinese woman carrying ‘malware’ arrested at Mar-a-Lago heading to a Cindy Yang event — A Chinese woman carrying a thumb drive loaded with malware was detained at Mar-a-Lago Saturday after trying to gain access to an event advertised on Chinese-language social media by Li “Cindy” Yang …
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Chinese woman charged with illegally entering Mar-a-Lago — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device containing computer malware lied to Secret Service agents and briefly gained admission to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club over the weekend during …
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Woman with Chinese passports, malware arrested at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort — Secret Service agents arrested a woman at President Trump's Florida resort this past weekend after she was found carrying two Chinese passports and a thumb drive with malicious software on it, according to court documents.
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Trump, airing grievances with immigration system, says U.S. needs to “get rid of judges” — President Trump reiterated a threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border after a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, saying he stands ready to take drastic action if the country doesn't do more to curb illegal immigration.
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White House looks to minimize economic impact of Trump's threatened closure of Mexico border
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Axios
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump says he's willing to take the economic hit of closing the border
Trump says he's willing to take the economic hit of closing the border
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One America News Network and Breitbart
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump's aides warn him border shutdown would be disastrous
Trump's aides warn him border shutdown would be disastrous
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Washington Post
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump's most troubling characteristics were all on display during an event with the NATO secretary
Trump's most troubling characteristics were all on display during an event with the NATO secretary
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Raw Story and Washington Press
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Biden's Tactile Politics Threaten His Return in the #MeToo Era — WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. came up in politics as an old-school backslapper whose greatest strength was his ability to connect. He doled out handshakes and hugs to friends and strangers alike, and his tendency to lavish …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Let's face it: Bernie Sanders could be the next president
Let's face it: Bernie Sanders could be the next president
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Liberty Unyielding
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Pro-Trump group to release ‘Creepy Joe’ Biden ad
Pro-Trump group to release ‘Creepy Joe’ Biden ad
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Axios, Breitbart, Rolling Stone and Liberty Unyielding
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Inside the spectacular fall of the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites — In the feverish heyday of the “birther movement,” conspiracy-hungry readers swarmed to a website called WorldNetDaily for the latest on the specious yet viral theory that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States.
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Joe.My.God.
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Trump Aides Fear He Is Overselling His ‘Exoneration’ — Last Sunday, minutes before the rest of America found out about Attorney General William Barr's summary of the Mueller report, Donald Trump received a briefing in his private residence at Mar-a-Lago that would kick off one of the most emotionally intense weeks of his presidency.
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GOP Rep. Mark Walker entangled in federal corruption probe in North Carolina — Republican Rep. Mark Walker has been caught up in a federal corruption probe that has rocked the North Carolina Republican Party and led to the indictment of former congressman Robin Hayes (R-N.C.).
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Talking Points Memo, Raleigh News & Observer, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Axios, New York Post, Political Wire, Splinter, Bloomberg and Balloon Juice
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NCGOP Chairman, others indicted in federal corruption probe — CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A federal grand jury has indicted multiple people in connection with an ongoing investigation involving donations made to the North Carolina Republican Party. — NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes …
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Homeland Security Disbands Domestic Terror Intelligence Unit — While the body counts from domestic terror attacks mount, the analysts looking into those attacks have been moved. — Betsy Woodruff — The Department of Homeland Security has disbanded a group of intelligence analysts …
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‘Why is he picking this fight now?’: Trump's attacks on Puerto Rico could backfire in 2020 Florida campaign — More than 18 months after a devastating hurricane slammed into Puerto Rico, President Trump continues to publicly attack the island's leaders and oppose federal aid efforts …
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White House spokesman twice calls Puerto Rico ‘that country’ in TV interview
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New York Times, Politico, Mother Jones, Shakesville, Splinter, Joe.My.God., POLITICUSUSA, twitchy.com and Talking Points Memo
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's new Puerto Rico hate-tweets rest on a very ugly premise
Trump's new Puerto Rico hate-tweets rest on a very ugly premise
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley Refers to Puerto Rico as ‘That Country’ on MSNBC
White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley Refers to Puerto Rico as ‘That Country’ on MSNBC
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Politico
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White House whistleblower says she felt humiliated after retaliation from boss — Tricia Newbold says of supervisor moving files out of her reach: “It was definitely humiliating ... But it didn't stop me from doing what was right.” — The White House security specialist who told Congress …
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Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and Slate
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
House panel votes to subpoena former White House official over security clearances
House panel votes to subpoena former White House official over security clearances
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FiveThirtyEight, Bangor Daily News, VICE News and The Daily Caller
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CNN's 2020 Democratic debate set for July 30-31 in Detroit — Tom Perez: New debate format is unprecedented — (CNN)The second debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, hosted by CNN, will take place in Detroit on July 30 and 31, the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday.
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Axios
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Bernie Sanders Raised $18 Million in 6 Weeks, His 2020 Campaign Says
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The Daily Caller, Townhall, The Week and Metro Weekly
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Mexico Hass Avocado Prices Jump 34%, Most in a Decade — A gauge of Mexican avocado prices is surging the most in almost a decade as buyers weigh the latest rhetoric from Donald Trump on his threat to close the border with Mexico, the biggest supplier of the fruit.
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Liberty Unyielding
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Chris Isidore / CNN:
US auto plants would shut down within a week if border closes, economist says
US auto plants would shut down within a week if border closes, economist says
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‘It Just Went Poof’: The Strange Aftermath of Virginia's Cascade of Political Scandals — RICHMOND, Va. — More than a dozen state lawmakers filed onto the stage, summoned by the smiling leader of their state: Ralph S. Northam, the governor of Virginia. — On the governor's right …
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Hot Air, Outside the Beltway and Instapundit
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YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant — A year ago, Susan Wojcicki was on stage to defend YouTube. Her company, hammered for months for fueling falsehoods online, was reeling from another flare-up involving a conspiracy theory video about the Parkland …
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Trump wrongly claims his dad was born in Germany — for the third time — Of all the odd, counterfactual and conspiratorial claims President Trump has made over the past four years or so, this one may take the cake: He said Tuesday that his father was born in Germany, even though he wasn't.
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Joe.My.God. and New York Post
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Dems won't embrace hardball GOP tactic to force Mueller report release — House Democrats say they'll do anything it takes to force the public release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report — except for the single-most hardball tactic deployed by Republicans only one year ago.
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Trump to Fed Chairman Powell: 'I Guess I'm Stuck With You' — President Trump is blaming the Fed for holding back the economy and stock market despite the central bank's recent decision to do two things he wanted—halt rate increases and stop shrinking its asset portfolio.
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Farmers won't be compensated for millions of dollars of soybeans lost after floods and trade war — Farmers will have to destroy all grain contaminated by floodwater, and many are worried about making good on previously signed contracts to deliver crops. — There's nothing the government …
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Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
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Heaven or High Water — “Sunny day flooding” is flooding where water comes right up from the ground, hence the name, and yes, it can certainly rain during sunny day flooding, and yes, that makes it worse. Sunny day flooding happens in many parts of Miami, but it is especially bad in Sunset Harbour …
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Rick Reilly Is Woke Now — The famed (and now retired) sportswriter has taken an interest in politics that he's channeled into a new book about President Donald Trump's relationship to golf. Rick Reilly ... welcome to the Resistance? — Among other talents, President Donald Trump …
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Rolling Stone
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McConnell to Trump: We're not repealing and replacing Obamacare — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told President Trump in a conversation Monday that the Senate will not be moving comprehensive health care legislation before the 2020 election, despite the president asking Senate Republicans …
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Politico, Political Wire and Liberty Unyielding