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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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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 …
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Trump's DHS purge floors Republicans
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Cancel Kirstjen Nielsen
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:   Trump takes an honor of a lifetime and turns it into a black hole
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Kirstjen Nielsen's attempt to suck up to Trump ended badly. It always does.
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Plays a Brutal Game of Musical Chairs
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Trump's Homeland Security purge puts spotlight back on Stephen Miller
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
Discussion: Townhall and Instapundit
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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Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
First Twitter, now The Fresno Bee: Devin Nunes files lawsuit against McClatchy  —  In his latest legal onslaught against perceived critics of his policies, U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, filed a $150 million defamation suit Monday in a Virginia circuit court against the McClatchy Co …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Law & Crime
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Devin Nunes Sues McClatchy Newspaper Chain, Alleging ‘Character Assassination’  —  Less than a month after suing Twitter for allowing its users to insult him, Representative Devin Nunes, a Republican from California, said he was suing the McClatchy Company, a newspaper chain, over what he called “character assassination.”
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 …
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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Fox News:
AG William Barr testifies at House hearing, first since Mueller report memo release — LIVE BLOG
Discussion: Politico and Bipartisan Report
Asha Rangappa / Politico:   The Forgotten Reason Congress Needs to See the Mueller Report
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: National Review and Political Wire
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Jennifer Earl / Fox News:
3 Bernie Sanders policies now embraced by the Democratic field
Discussion: Politico
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Why Trump Is Serious About Herman Cain  —  A couple of months back, President Donald Trump privately told aides that he was ready to make a surprise announcement and that he would shake up the nation's central bank with an unconventional pick for the governing board: Herman Cain, best known for an ill-fated presidential bid.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why Does Trump Want to Debase the Fed?
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Daily Kos and CNBC
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 …
Discussion: Politico
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 …
Discussion: Mercury News and Slate
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.
Lisa DePaulo / Hollywood Reporter:
John F. Kennedy Jr. and George Magazine: A Story of Politics, Love and Loss, 20 Years Later  —  Nearly two decades after his tragic death, stars, insiders and colleagues — including Cindy Crawford, Robert De Niro, Newt Gingrich and Ann Coulter — recall in an oral history the editor's enthusiasm …
Pew Research Center:
Race in America 2019  —  Public has negative views of the country's racial progress; more than half say Trump has made race relations worse  —  More than 150 years after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States, most U.S. adults say the legacy of slavery continues …
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Boing Boing
Rasmussen Reports:
in Current Events  —  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 53% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance.  Forty-five percent (45%) disapprove.  —  The latest figures include 37% who Strongly Approve of the job Trump is doing and 36% who Strongly Disapprove.
Matthew Gault / Motherboard:
Read the Best Parts of Alex Jones's 159-Page Deposition About Pepe the Frog  —  Jones is getting sued for allegedly violating the copyright of Pepe the Frog's creator by selling Pepe posters on Infowars.  —  In a court deposition obtained by Motherboard, Infowars's Alex Jones claimed Pepe the Frog was more than just a cartoon frog.
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
Hackers attacked California DMV voter registration system marred by bugs, glitches … California has launched few government projects with higher stakes than its ambitious 2018 program for registering millions of new voters at the Department of Motor Vehicles, an effort with the potential to shape elections for years to come.
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!
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar called Stephen Miller a ‘white nationalist.’ GOP critics accused her of anti-Semitism.  —  A familiar story line played out Monday night for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who condemned one of President Trump's most trusted advisers only to end up being accused of anti-Semitism.
Tamar Pileggi / The Times of Israel:
Likud admits deploying cameras at polling stations to monitor ‘problem Arabs’  —  Netanyahu and party lawyer defend dispatching election-day observers to Arab-majority areas, say measure aimed to prevent widespread voter fraud  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Ynetnews
 
 
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
McConnell fiercely attacks ‘Medicare for all’ in visit to hospital group
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New York Times:
A U.S. Fighter Jet or a Russian Missile System. Not Both.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
White supremacists are trying to recruit American teens through video games
Discussion: Raw Story
Nic Wispinski / Data For Progress:
The West Wing's Biggest Fans Are On The Furthest Ends of the Political Spectrum
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Dem activists eye a 2020 focus beyond ‘getting rid of Trump’
Tom Krattenmaker / USA Today:
Make a serious case for capitalism, or millennials will keep flirting with socialism
Soo Rin Kim / ABC News:
Lobbyist who funneled foreign money to Trump's inaugural fund asks for no jail time
Jacopo Barigazzi / Politico:
Michel Barnier: No-deal Brexit ‘never’ the EU's decision
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Tim Ryan's Long, Weird History of Palling Around With Fluoride and Vaccine Skeptics
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. House Democratic campaign arm to open Austin office, boosting focus on Texas in 2020
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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:
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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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