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Bernie Sanders Accuses Liberal Think Tank of Smearing Progressive Candidates — WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders, in a rare and forceful rebuke by a presidential candidate of an influential party ally, has accused a liberal think tank of undermining Democrats' chances of taking …
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Bernie Sanders Writes Complaint Letter Because ThinkProgress Criticized Him For Being a Millionaire
Bernie Sanders Writes Complaint Letter Because ThinkProgress Criticized Him For Being a Millionaire
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Wonder Boy Pete Buttigieg is a gay Harvard alum, fluent in Gramsci, Joyce, and Norwegian. And he's the Democrats' folksiest heartland hope. Really! — By the time Pete Buttigieg arrived at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, on the night of April 5 …
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What's behind the surging interest in Pete Buttigieg — Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author, with Kevin Kruse, of the new book “Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974.” Follow him on Twitter at @julianzelizer.
Dan Merica / CNN:
Pete Buttigieg officially announces presidential campaign — (CNN)On Sunday, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg — the fastest-rising Democratic candidate in the large and growing field of presidential hopefuls — officially announced his presidential campaign, exiting the lengthy exploratory portion …
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Townhall, Washington Times, Breitbart, IJR, Balloon Juice and Mediaite
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg's Focus: Storytelling First. Policy Details Later. — The question was simple enough, but Senator John Edwards squirmed painfully. For 49 long seconds, the North Carolina Democrat, a masterful courtroom orator, sputtered before a crowd at Harvard, unable to settle on a favorite movie.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Pete Buttigieg says he can beat Donald Trump in 2020
Michael Burke / The Hill:
Buttigieg slams Electoral College for overruling popular vote ‘twice in my lifetime’
Buttigieg slams Electoral College for overruling popular vote ‘twice in my lifetime’
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Sen. Kamala D. Harris releases tax returns showing nearly $1.9 million in household income in 2018
Sen. Kamala D. Harris releases tax returns showing nearly $1.9 million in household income in 2018
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Politico, Los Angeles Times, Splinter, Joe.My.God., Axios and Vox
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Pete Buttigieg's campaign kickoff is a bonding moment for this father and son
Pete Buttigieg's campaign kickoff is a bonding moment for this father and son
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Kamala Harris releases 15 years of tax returns
Kamala Harris releases 15 years of tax returns
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The Week
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Behind the scenes: The White House prepares for Mueller week — Much of Washington has spent the weekend on pins and needles preparing for this week's release of the Mueller report. But in one particular quarter, people seem quite relaxed. — Behind the scenes: Two of the president's top advisers …
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New York Times:
Emboldened by His Attorney General, Trump Confronts Mueller Report Head-On — WASHINGTON — The case was closed for President Trump on March 24, the day Attorney General William P. Barr delivered to Congress his four-page summary of the special counsel's 300-plus page report.
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Washington Waits in Suspense for Mueller Report — Officials were hashing out logistics for the delivery of the 400-page document, expected this week — WASHINGTON—When is the Mueller report coming? — Thousands of Congressional staffers, reporters, White House officials …
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Raw Story
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Refuses to Play More Than 5 Seconds of Trump's ‘Horrible’ Ilhan Omar Vid During Sarah Sanders Interview — Donald Trump's attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI) was so “horrible” that Fox News' Chris Wallace did not feel “comfortable” playing more than 5 seconds of it as he interviewed …
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
President Trump ‘calling out’ Rep. Ilhan Omar for comments a ‘good thing’: Sarah Sanders — Sanders said President Trump wasn't wishing “ill will” on the congresswoman. — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Donald Trump's criticism of a Rep. Ilhan Omar Sunday …
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Congress is not ‘smart enough’ to examine Trump's tax returns, Sarah Sanders says
Congress is not ‘smart enough’ to examine Trump's tax returns, Sarah Sanders says
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Conway: House Democratic leaders frustrated with Ocasio-Cortez, Omar and other ‘radical freshmen’
Conway: House Democratic leaders frustrated with Ocasio-Cortez, Omar and other ‘radical freshmen’
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Axios and One America News Network
David Aaro / Fox News:
Pelosi moves to ensure Ilhan Omar's safety, calls for Trump to take down video
Pelosi moves to ensure Ilhan Omar's safety, calls for Trump to take down video
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RedState and Jihad Watch
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Trump campaign to report $30 million haul — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, according to figures it provided to The Associated Press.
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Trump campaign raises $30 million in first quarter — A $76 million joint-haul between the Trump campaign and the RNC far outpaces those in the Democratic presidential field. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's campaign raked in $30 million in the first quarter of 2019 …
Simon Kennedy / Bloomberg:
Goldman Economists Say Trump Re-Election More Likely Than Not
Katie Bernard / CNN:
Kirsten Gillibrand trails the pack with $3 million in first quarter fundraising — Why Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand loves ‘Wonder Woman’ — (CNN)Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised $3 million in the first quarter of this year, her campaign communications director said Sunday.
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
A Survival Guide for the Trump White House — All the White House comings and goings raise a question: What does it take to remain in President Donald Trump's favor and keep your job? If the show were called Survivor: White House Edition (and with the former Apprentice host as president …
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Raw Story
Paul Mozur / New York Times:
One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority — In a major ethical leap for the tech world, Chinese start-ups have built algorithms that the government uses to track members of a largely Muslim minority group. — The Chinese government has drawn wide …
Devan Cole / CNN:
Republican senator: Trump may be trying to make ‘everybody crazy’ by threatening to place immigrants in sanctuary cities — Washington (CNN)Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott said Sunday that President Donald Trump's threat to place immigrants into so-called sanctuary cities might just be the President trying to “make everybody crazy.”
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Sanders: Plan to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities under ‘thorough’ review
Sanders: Plan to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities under ‘thorough’ review
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Washington Post, New York Post and Slate
Seth J. Frantzman / Jerusalem Post:
The antisemitic tweets of murdered Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi — The tweets, still online as of April 14, 2019 show a pattern of anti-Jewish views that even hinted at references to the antisemitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion. — The late Saudi Arabian journalist …
Jane Perlez / New York Times:
F.B.I. Bars Some China Scholars From Visiting the U.S. Over Spying Fears — BEIJING — Just as he had on previous trips, Zhu Feng bolted down his lunch at the Los Angeles airport before sprinting to catch his Air China flight back to Beijing. — Suddenly, two F.B.I. agents blocked …