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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Grassley warns White House not to oust any more top immigration officials — The most senior Senate Republican is warning the White House not to oust another top immigration official, making appeals to the administration against dismissing Lee Francis Cissna, the director of U.S. Citizenship …
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Trump's DHS purge floors Republicans — President Donald Trump's congressional allies are alarmed by his purge at the Department of Homeland Security — urging him not to fire more top officials and warning him how hard it will be to solve twin crises at the border and the federal agencies overseeing immigration policy.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Trump's Immigration Crisis — Behind the flailing lies a potential disaster for immigration hawks. — Across the decade that preceded Donald Trump's election, American politicians of both parties consistently tried to pass big, sweeping immigration bills that would legalize …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Cancel Kirstjen Nielsen — Her role in terrorizing children should make her a permanent pariah. — On Sunday evening, news broke that Kirstjen Nielsen was leaving her job as head of the Department of Homeland Security. The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman tweeted that according …
Axios:
Trump orders dramatic changes in immigration policy, aims to accelerate deportations — President Trump has directed top officials to execute the most aggressive changes in immigration policy since his inauguration, sources tell Axios. Some officials consider the moves legally and politically dubious.
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Trump pushed to close El Paso border, told admin officials to resume family separations and agents not to admit migrants — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has been pushing to reinstate broader family separation policies and sought to close the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas …
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New York Times:
Trump Purge Set to Force Out More Top Homeland Security Officials — WASHINGTON — President Trump moved to clear out the senior ranks of the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, a day after forcing the resignation of its secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, as he accelerated a purge of the nation's immigration and security leadership.
Politico:
Legality of Trump move to replace Nielsen questioned — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and several legal experts are questioning President Donald Trump's authority to bypass a senior Homeland Security official in order to install a hand-picked acting head of the Cabinet agency …
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Associated Press:
Inside 12 days of turmoil that shook Homeland Security
Inside 12 days of turmoil that shook Homeland Security
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Washington Post:
Trump removes Secret Service director as purge of DHS leadership widens
Trump removes Secret Service director as purge of DHS leadership widens
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New York Times:
Trump Signals Even Fiercer Immigration Agenda, With a Possible Return of Family Separations
Trump Signals Even Fiercer Immigration Agenda, With a Possible Return of Family Separations
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Jonathan S. Tobin / New York Post:
Behind the homeland security shakeup: This prez demands results
Behind the homeland security shakeup: This prez demands results
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Emily Singer / Shareblue Media:
Trump puts Muslim ban author Stephen Miller ‘in charge’ of immigration
Trump puts Muslim ban author Stephen Miller ‘in charge’ of immigration
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CNN:
Trump is removing US Secret Service director
Trump is removing US Secret Service director
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Federal judge blocks Trump administration program forcing asylum seekers to remain in Mexico …
Federal judge blocks Trump administration program forcing asylum seekers to remain in Mexico …
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Trump's Homeland Security purge puts spotlight back on Stephen Miller
Power Up: Trump's Homeland Security purge puts spotlight back on Stephen Miller
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New York Times:
The Democratic Electorate on Twitter Is Not the Democratic Electorate in Real Life — 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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats plan to use hearing to press Barr on Mueller report — House Democrats plan to grill Attorney General William Barr about his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's final report when he appears before an Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday morning.
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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.
Fox News:
Nunes files $150M lawsuit against McClatchy, alleging conspiracy to derail Clinton, Russia probes — House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes filed a $150 million lawsuit in Virginia state court against The McClatchy Company and others on Monday, alleging that one of the news …
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Devin Nunes Sues Newspaper Company, Alleging ‘Character Assassination’
Devin Nunes Sues Newspaper Company, Alleging ‘Character Assassination’
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New York Times:
At Trump's Florida Resort Empire, a Quiet Effort to Eliminate an Undocumented Work Force — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Behind the clipped hedges of President Trump's sumptuous private clubs in South Florida, including his Mar-a-Lago estate where he has spent many getaway weekends …
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Miami Herald:
‘She lies to everyone’: Feds say Mar-a-Lago intruder had hidden-camera detector in hotel
‘She lies to everyone’: Feds say Mar-a-Lago intruder had hidden-camera detector in hotel
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Frances Robles / New York Times:
Chinese Woman Arrested at Mar-a-Lago Had a Hidden Camera Detector, Prosecutors Say
Chinese Woman Arrested at Mar-a-Lago Had a Hidden Camera Detector, Prosecutors Say
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why Does Trump Want to Debase the Fed? — The tax cut fizzled; send in the clowns! — As far as I know, the Federal Reserve — the world's most important economic policy institution — doesn't have an anthem. But if it were to adopt one now, the choice would be obvious: “Send In the Clowns.”
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Herman Cain and Stephen Moore follow Trump's lazy conspiracy theorizing
Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
The IRS chief must release Trump's tax returns — and Mnuchin must not stop him — Lawrence H. Summers is a professor at and past president of Harvard University. He was treasury secretary from 1999 to 2001 and an economic adviser to President Barack Obama from 2009 through 2010.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Push to Obtain Trump's N.Y. Tax Returns Wins Cuomo's Support
Push to Obtain Trump's N.Y. Tax Returns Wins Cuomo's Support
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump's tax return scam has taken yet another turn
Trump's tax return scam has taken yet another turn
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New York Times:
Trump Says the U.S. Is ‘Full.’ Much of the Nation Has the Opposite Problem. — An aging population and a declining birthrate among the native-born population mean a shrinking work force in many areas. — President Trump has adopted a blunt new message in recent days for migrants seeking refuge …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Biden tops Democratic field after rough week — The spate of negative stories about Joe Biden's interactions with women hasn't upended the former vice president's standing as presumptive 2020 Democratic front-runner, according to the first national poll of the presidential field conducted since the controversy erupted.
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Biden and Sanders are the front-runners. They'll need different voters to win.
Biden and Sanders are the front-runners. They'll need different voters to win.
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Sanders calls for ban on state right-to-work laws
Sanders calls for ban on state right-to-work laws
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The Daily Beast:
Prince William's Lawyer Tries to Suppress Rumors of Affair — As ‘In Touch’ magazine in the U.S. publish allegations about Prince William having an affair, his lawyers are sending letters threatening legal action to the U.K. media. — In Touch magazine has become the first mainstream outlet …
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Jacopo Barigazzi / Politico:
Michel Barnier: No-deal Brexit ‘never’ the EU's decision — LUXEMBOURG — A no-deal Brexit will “never be the decision of the EU,” the bloc's chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Tuesday. — His statement, made after briefing EU ministers attending the General Affairs Council in Luxembourg …
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
This is a pivotal week for Brexit. Here are four ways it could end.
Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed News:
Republicans Are Warning Drug Companies Not To Cooperate With A Congressional Investigation — WASHINGTON — In an unusual move, House Republicans are warning drug companies against complying with a House investigation into drug prices. — Republicans on the House Oversight Committee sent letters …
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Roll Call:
Only 15 Mainers gave $200 or more to Susan Collins — Maine Sen. Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republican senators in 2020, raised more than $1.1 million in itemized contributions during the first three months of the year. But less than 1 percent of that money came from her home state.
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