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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, Now a Millionaire, Pledges to Release Tax Returns by Monday — WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders, whose $18 million fund-raising haul has solidified his status as a front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Tuesday that he would release 10 years …
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Ann Schmidt / Fox News:
How did Bernie Sanders make his money? A look at his wealth and assets
How did Bernie Sanders make his money? A look at his wealth and assets
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Washington Post
Associated Press:
The Latest: Gantz declares victory over Netanyahu in Israel — JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on Israel's election (all times local): — The leader of Israel's Blue and White party has declared victory in parliamentary elections, despite mixed results in exit polls. — Addressing a raucous crowd of supporters.
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The Daily Caller
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Haaretz:
Israel Election 2019: Gantz and Netanyahu Tied; No Clear Path to Premiership for Either — Exit Polls — Netanyahu's party places 1,200 hidden cameras in Arab polling sites ■ Gantz helps injured motorcyclist ■ 6.3 million people eligible to vote
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Foreign Policy, Balloon Juice, New York Post and Chicago Sun-Times
Washington Post:
Netanyahu and his chief rival both claim victory in squeaker of Israeli election
Netanyahu and his chief rival both claim victory in squeaker of Israeli election
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NBC News
Bloomberg:
Barr Forms Team to Review FBI's Actions in Trump Probe — Inquiry comes as House GOP pushes claims of anti-Trump bias — Issue pursued as Democrats emphasize getting Mueller's report — Attorney General William Barr has assembled a team to review controversial counterintelligence decisions …
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NBC News, Axios, POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Newly released testimony: Former top FBI lawyer says agency concerned Trump obstructed justice — James Baker, the former top lawyer of the FBI, told lawmakers last fall that there were widespread concerns inside the FBI that President Donald Trump had attempted to obstruct the bureau's investigation …
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Raw Story
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
What Barr Told Congress About the Mueller Report
What Barr Told Congress About the Mueller Report
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Politico, New York Times and LAW.com
Vicki Divoll / New York Times:
Subpoena Isn't the Only Way to Get the Mueller Report — By law, the House and Senate Intelligence Committees should already have certain investigative materials relating to Russian election meddling. — PAUL KRUGMAN — Why Does Trump Want to Debase the Fed? — The tax cut fizzled; send in the clowns!
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Trump's Immigration Crisis
Trump's Immigration Crisis
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JustOneMinute, The Resurgent, The American Conservative, Breitbart and Politico
NBC News:
Trump admin wants to make asylum harder by putting border agents in charge
Trump admin wants to make asylum harder by putting border agents in charge
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New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Common Dreams and Trending Home
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Trump's Homeland Security Purge Is Destined to Fail
Trump's Homeland Security Purge Is Destined to Fail
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Washington Post, New Republic and ACLU
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Mnuchin reveals White House lawyers consulted Treasury on Trump tax returns, despite law meant to limit political involvement — Treasury Department lawyers consulted with the White House general counsel's office about the potential release of President Trump's tax returns …
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Shareblue Media, Vanity Fair, New York Times, The Week, Axios and New York Post
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ABC News:
As Democrats' deadline approaches for Trump's tax returns, Treasury secretary grilled on Capitol Hill
As Democrats' deadline approaches for Trump's tax returns, Treasury secretary grilled on Capitol Hill
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Slate, Washington Press and Splinter
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
They Say It's Bad Now But Republicans Disclosed Private Tax Returns In 2014
They Say It's Bad Now But Republicans Disclosed Private Tax Returns In 2014
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Vox, Media Matters for America and Daily Kos
Daniel Hemel / Slate:
How Democrats in Congress Could Easily—and Quickly—Get Their Hands on Trump's Taxes
How Democrats in Congress Could Easily—and Quickly—Get Their Hands on Trump's Taxes
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Washington Post, Raw Story and CNN
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans press Trump to drop Herman Cain's Fed nomination — Herman Cain is in deep trouble. And he hasn't yet even been formally nominated to the Federal Reserve. — Senate Republicans are warning the White House that the 2012 presidential candidate will face one of the most difficult …
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The Daily Caller:
Stephen Moore Isn't Qualified To Sit On The Federal Reserve — As a candidate, Donald Trump told voters he would “get the best people” to join the government. Now the president is on the verge of nominating Stephen Moore, a third-rate political hack, to the Federal Reserve Board.
New York Times:
The Democratic Electorate on Twitter Is Not the Actual Democratic Electorate — A detailed look at the voters with the numbers to decide the 2020 Democratic nominee. — Democrats on social media — Progressive activists Other Democrats — The Democratic electorate off social media
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Slate, National Review, Vanity Fair, Townhall, The Daily Caller, Instapundit and Balloon Juice
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Twitter Gets #YachtCocaineProstitutes Trending to Mock Republican Devin Nunes After He Files Lawsuit — California Representative Devin Nunes is being mocked on Twitter after filing a $150 million lawsuit over a May 2018 story featuring the headline: “A yacht, cocaine, prostitutes …
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Raw Story, Washington Press, Trending Home and Gizmodo, more at Mediagazer »
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Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
First Twitter, now The Fresno Bee: Devin Nunes files lawsuit against McClatchy
First Twitter, now The Fresno Bee: Devin Nunes files lawsuit against McClatchy
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Shareblue Media, New York Times, Law & Crime, Fox News Insider, CANNONFIRE, Roll Call and The Week
J. Arthur Bloom / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Documents Detailing Google's ‘News Blacklist’ Show Manual Manipulation Of Special Search Results — Google does manipulate its search results manually, contrary to the company's official denials, documents obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller indicate.
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The Gateway Pundit and NB Blog
Associated Press:
The Latest: Facebook, Google condemn hate crimes — WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House Judiciary Committee hearing on white nationalism and social media (all times local): — Policy leaders from Facebook and Google are condemning hate crimes and defending their companies' policies on hate speech at a congressional hearing.
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YouTube, The Daily Beast, Splinter, The Verge, Right Wing Watch, Vox, Politico and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Ex-FBI official says 2 Cabinet members were open to invoking 25th Amendment
Ex-FBI official says 2 Cabinet members were open to invoking 25th Amendment
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Law & Crime and Raw Story
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
'We can't confirm him,' Pat Roberts warns of potential Kobach nomination for DHS — One of the GOP senators from Kris Kobach's home state said Tuesday that the Senate would not be able to confirm the Kansas Republican if President Donald Trump tapped him for a cabinet post.
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Talking Points Memo, Fox News and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
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Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
The Dump Trump Debate
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Former CBS News Reporter Lara Logan Joining Sinclair — The ‘60 Minutes’ journalist, who left the network last year, will be a special correspondent for the conservative media giant. — In late February, former CBS News foreign correspondent Lara Logan outlined her conditions …
Brian Naylor / NPR:
FACT CHECK: Trump Wrongly States Obama Administration Had Child Separation Policy — President Trump repeated a false claim to reporters Tuesday, wrongly blaming the Obama administration for instituting a policy in which children were separated from their parents at the southern border.
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CNN, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, Contemptor and Fox News
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
What Happened When Pete Buttigieg Tore Down Houses In Black And Latino South Bend — “Everyone wants to find a villain,” a South Bend politician said of the Mayor Pete Buttigieg's housing program. “This is just how economic development happens.” — Reporting From — South Bend, Indiana
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The American Conservative
CNN:
Democrats prepare their response to Barr's redacted report — Dems grill Barr on release of Mueller report — (CNN)House Democrats are prepping a swift response to Attorney General William Barr's plans to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report within the next week …
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POLITICUSUSA and The Week
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Jonathan Broder / Newsweek:
How Ilhan Omar Is Changing the Conversation About Israel—and Upending the 2020 Campaign — In late March, some 18,000 people crowded into a grand ballroom the size of a commercial airline hangar in downtown Washington, D.C., for the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee …
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The Daily Caller and Louder With Crowder
Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
Congress Is About to Ban the Government From Offering Free Online Tax Filing. Thank TurboTax. — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom based in New York. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
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Catherine Clifford / CNBC:
Billionaire Jack Dorsey's 11 ‘wellness’ habits: From no food all weekend to ice baths — The ancient philosophy of Stoicism - which teaches to be satisfied with what you have and includes practices like self-denial — has become a trend among Silicon Valley elites.
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Quartz and The Daily Caller
Media Matters for America:
Fox & Friends guest: Black families were better off as slaves — VIDEO ››› April 9, 2019 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF — From the April 9 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends: — Loading the player reg... AINSLEY EARHARDT (CO-HOST): Larry, Cory Booker wants to be president.
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Townhall and twitchy.com
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
If You Are Defending Stephen Miller, You Are an Ally of Anti-Semitism — Stephen Miller is personally responsible for the most xenophobic policies of the most xenophobic presidency in modern American history. The senior White House adviser authored the travel ban that denied a wide variety …
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American Prospect, Washington Post, Washington Press and Conservative Tribune
Melissa Eddy / New York Times:
German Woman Goes on Trial in Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Held as ISIS Slave — BERLIN — Devoted followers of the Islamic State, a man and woman bought a 5-year-old Yazidi girl in Iraq to use as a slave, then let her die of thirst in the scorching heat, the German authorities contend in the trial of the woman …
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Young Trump judge faces charges of conflict of interest and corporate favoritism — WASHINGTON — On Nov. 17, 2017, President Trump added five names — to the list of potential Supreme Court nominations his administration might make. One of those names would become universally known …