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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Trump told CBP head he'd pardon him if he were sent to jail for violating immigration law — Washington (CNN)During President Donald Trump's visit to the border at Calexico, California, a week ago, where he told border agents to block asylum seekers from entering the US contrary to US law …
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New York Times:
Trump's Message to Homeland Security Official: Close the Border Despite an Earlier Promise of a Delay — President Trump last week urged Kevin McAleenan, who he was about to name as acting secretary of homeland security, to close the southwestern border despite stating a few days earlier …
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CNBC, The Week, NY State of Politics, Law & Crime and The Guardian
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Inside Ivanka's Dreamworld — You could tell by his eyes, the way they popped and gleamed and fixed on someone behind me. Only one person gets that kind of look from Donald Trump. “Oh!” the president said. “Ivanka!” — Ivanka Trump lifted her hands, astonished.
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
The first picture of a black hole made Katie Bouman an overnight celebrity. Then internet trolls descended. — The situation highlighted the vitriol that women continue to face on the internet, and the continued vulnerability of major internet platforms to trolling campaigns.
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New York Times
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Trolls hijacked a scientist's image to attack Katie Bouman. They picked the wrong astrophysicist. — As the world stared in wonder this week at the first image of a black hole, a new star was born here on Earth: Katherine Bouman, a 29-year-old postdoctoral researcher who developed an algorithm …
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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Boston Globe, FiveThirtyEight and Katie Bouman
John Harwood / CNBC:
2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg on taxing the rich and the future of American capitalism — CNBC's John Harwood sat down with 2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg to discuss his approach to economic change. — Here's what he has to say about the future of American capitalism, a wealth tax, economic inequality, climate change and more.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump thinks sending migrants to immigrant-heavy, immigrant-friendly cities is a punishment — The subtext to The Washington Post's report that President Trump and his administration wanted to drop migrants entering the United States into “sanctuary cities” isn't subtle: The intent was punishment …
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Vox, Splinter, Breitbart, National Review, Pacific Standard and The Daily Beast
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Washington Post:
Trump says administration giving ‘strong considerations’ to releasing immigrant detainees in ‘sanctuary cities’
Trump says administration giving ‘strong considerations’ to releasing immigrant detainees in ‘sanctuary cities’
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The Trump White House sets a new standard for cynicism and callousness
The Trump White House sets a new standard for cynicism and callousness
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Fox News, American Greatness and The Rush Limbaugh Show
Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
Roger Stone's woes: He's broke. Donald Trump doesn't call. And his wife broke her ankle. — In a wide ranging interview with SiriusXM's “Jim Norton & Sam Roberts” Roger Stone said his living situation has plummeted, his savings are gone and his car was impounded. — South Florida Sun Sentinel
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Michael Weiss / The Atlantic:
Julian Assange Got What He Deserved
Julian Assange Got What He Deserved
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Vox, Washington Post, National Review, Macleans.ca, FAIR, New York Times, Yahoo News, The Moderate Voice and Observer, more at Mediagazer »
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Roger Stone wants to put Assange on the stand
Roger Stone wants to put Assange on the stand
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The Daily Caller and One America News Network
CNN:
Trump's Fed pick Stephen Moore is a self-described ‘radical’ who said he's not a ‘big believer in democracy’ — Moore defends his qualifications for Fed nomination — (CNN)Stephen Moore, who President Donald Trump announced last month as his nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors …
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New York Times and IJR
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Over 3 A.M. Dissent, Supreme Court Says Alabama Execution May Proceed — WASHINGTON — A bitterly divided Supreme Court ruled early Friday morning that the execution of an Alabama death row inmate could proceed. The vote was 5 to 4. — Justice Stephen G. Breyer's anguished dissent …
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Mother Jones, al.com and Politico
Erin Murphy / Quad City Times:
Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack to retire in 2020 — Dave Loebsack is retiring from Congress. — A Democrat from Iowa City who has represented eastern Iowa's 2nd Congressional district since 2007, Loebsack made the announcement Friday afternoon. — Loebsack will retire from Congress …
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Political Wire
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Cummings moves to subpoena Trump financial records — House Oversight and Reform Committee Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) is moving to issue a subpoena to obtain 10 years of President Donald Trump's financial records from accounting firm Mazars USA, the chairman told members of the panel in a memo on Friday.
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Washington Post and Axios
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
READ: Cummings Moves To Subpoena Trump Accountant For Financial Info
READ: Cummings Moves To Subpoena Trump Accountant For Financial Info
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Raw Story
Ileana Najarro / Houston Chronicle:
Eleven-year-old ordered deported without her family — Dora Alvarado felt something was off when she arrived at immigration court in Houston March 12 with her two daughters. A court translator told her that she and her 15-year-old, Adamaris Alvarado, were listed on the docket that day.
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
W. Samuel Patten sentenced to probation after steering Ukrainian money to Trump inaugural — An American political consultant whose guilty plea marked the first confirmation that illegal foreign money was used to help fund Donald Trump's inaugural committee was sentenced to probation Friday …
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Elizabeth Warren is the intellectual powerhouse of the Democratic party — It may well not be Warren who wins the Democratic nomination, but whoever does will be campaigning on her ideas — There's still nearly a year to go before the Iowa caucuses, the first contest of the Democratic presidential primary …
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Vox
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Kriston Capps / CityLab:
The Hidden Horror of Hudson Yards Is How It Was Financed — Since its official unveiling last month, critics have been teeing off on Hudson Yards, the $25 billion office-and-apartment megaproject on Manhattan's West Side. The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright calls it “bargain-basement building …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Foxconn says empty buildings in Wisconsin are not empty — While announcing another empty building — Well, here we are again. — Earlier this week, The Verge published a lengthy investigation into the many “innovation centers” Foxconn has announced in Wisconsin as part of its deal …
Lulu Ramadan / Palm Beach Post:
Undisclosed cash flowed at Trump inaugural ball with ties to China, embattled Saipan casino — Thousands of dollars in donations flowed to an undisclosed source at a Trump inaugural ball with links to China and dubious donors, but no financial records. — In the decked-out ballroom …
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Raw Story
Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Report: Some members of Congress sexually harassed night-shift custodians — Members of Congress allegedly sexually harassed night shift custodial staff while they cleaned their offices. Sexual harassment prevention training went off the rails. And the Architect of the Capitol …
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Washington Post and Raw Story
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
A Federal Judge Compared Trump's Criticism Of The Courts To The KKK And Segregationists — WASHINGTON — In a highly unusual public rebuke against President Donald Trump by a sitting member of the federal judiciary, US District Judge Carlton Reeves delivered a speech Thursday calling …
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Raw Story and Washington Times
Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump's new attorney general launches fresh changes to immigration courts — WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr is making his first major moves on immigration policy since his confirmation, setting up big changes for the courts that decide whether immigrants will stay in the U.S. or be deported.
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Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
Georgetown Students Agree to Create Reparations Fund — Students at Georgetown University voted on Thursday to increase their tuition to benefit descendants of the 272 enslaved Africans that the Jesuits who ran the school sold nearly two centuries ago to secure its financial future.
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ABC News, Georgetown University, thehoya.com, Breitbart, Daily Wire and VICE News
NBC News:
Senate Democrats ask DOJ for findings of probe into Acosta's conduct in Epstein case — The request reflects concerns among Democrats that the administration might try to quash the findings of Acosta's handling of the controversial case. — WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are demanding …
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Raw Story
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
Corey Lewandowski Is Advising a Candidate Planning to Challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Trump's former campaign manager has been helping Ruth Papazian, a medical journalist who is launching a long-shot challenge to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the first-term Democratic incumbent congresswoman.
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Splinter
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Barr Brings Accountability — Trump's foes call it ‘stunning and scary.’ Here's what they have to be scared about.
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Fox News, Instapundit, Breitbart and Power Line
NBC News:
Trump advisers discussed whether military could build and run migrant detention camps — Top Trump advisers met at the White House Tuesday to talk about increasing military involvement at the border, including building tent cities for migrants. — WASHINGTON — When some of President …
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Shakesville, POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos and Shareblue Media
Jonah Kaplan / ABC11:
Video shows rapper's performance of anti-Semitic song at UNC event … CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — “I cannot be anti-Semitic alone.” — That's the declaration captured on video of a performer at last month's Conflict Over Gaza conference, an event held at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill …
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Algemeiner.com, Front Page Magazine, The University …, Townhall and Daily Wire
Miami Herald:
No espionage charge in indictment against Chinese intruder arrested at Mar-a-Lago — Trump Tourism: Access for Sale — The Miami Herald is investigating how U.S. President Donald J. Trump has become a favorite target of a little-known Chinese industry peddling access to the rich and powerful.
Evan Real / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert De Niro on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Mueller Skits: “I Consider It My Civic Duty” — The actor and co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival talks taking aim at Trump on ‘SNL,’ telling The Hollywood Reporter that it feels like a form of activism. — Robert De Niro's impressions …
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Fox News, Breitbart, NB Blog and Daily Wire
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012. He Makes About $40,000 a Year. — COTATI, Calif. — Uber's public stock offering next month will make a bunch of people remarkably rich. Peter Ashlock is not one of them, although he has toiled for the ride-hailing company almost since the beginning.
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Luke O'Neil / The Guardian:
‘Fox News brain’: meet the families torn apart by toxic cable news — Fox News built a wall between Luke O'Neil and his mother, and he's just one of many families split by its viral ideology — I love my mother. She is one of the kindest and sweetest people you will ever meet and I would be nothing without her.
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Washington Monthly and Raw Story
David Cay Johnston / The Daily Beast:
Here's the Law That Requires Mnuchin to Turn Over Trump's Taxes, or Lose His Office and Go to Prison — The law is clear, and it leaves no wiggle room. The consequences for breaking it include removal from public office and up to five years in prison. — Donald Trump and his top White …
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