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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
In Attacking Ilhan Omar, Trump Revives His Familiar Refrain Against Muslims — As long as President Trump has focused on what he said was the danger lurking at the southwestern border, he has also talked about the supposed threat from one specific group already in the country: Muslims.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Democrats Are Falling Into the Ilhan Omar Trap
Democrats Are Falling Into the Ilhan Omar Trap
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The Federalist, NBC News, No More Mister Nice Blog, Trending Home, PJ Media Home, Daily Wire, Althouse, American Greatness and The Week
Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
‘This is endangering lives. It has to stop’: Rep. Ilhan Omar says death threats spiked after Trump tweet
‘This is endangering lives. It has to stop’: Rep. Ilhan Omar says death threats spiked after Trump tweet
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Mother Jones, Townhall, Shakesville and The Hill
Christina Goldbaum / New York Times:
The New York Post Inspires Boycott With 9/11 Photo and Ilhan Omar Quote
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Trump's attacks on Omar are a test for Democrats
Power Up: Trump's attacks on Omar are a test for Democrats
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The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, Mediaite and Axios
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Rep. Ilhan Omar Says Death Threats Have Increased Since Trump's Attack
Rep. Ilhan Omar Says Death Threats Have Increased Since Trump's Attack
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The Atlantic, Roll Call and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Trump Sees an Obstacle to Getting His Way on Immigration: His Own Officials — WASHINGTON — Stephen Miller was furious — again. — The architect of President Trump's immigration agenda, Mr. Miller was presiding last month over a meeting in the White House Situation Room when he demanded …
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Just Security and Raw Story
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CNN:
White House snubs to Congress leaves Republicans as well as Democrats aghast — (CNN)Republicans on Capitol Hill are raising alarms at the White House's resistance to congressional demands, fearing President Donald Trump is bolstering the power of his office at the expense of Congress.
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Raw Story
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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Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God., The Week, Above the Law, Law & Crime and NPR
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
The Insiders' Guide To the Mueller Report — The 400-page Mueller report, expected to land this week, is the most anticipated political read since Ken Starr, Monica Lewinsky and the stained blue dress—and potentially even juicier. But how do you wring that juice out of a behemoth of a legal document …
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Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg and Hullabaloo
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Behind the scenes: The White House prepares for Mueller week
Behind the scenes: The White House prepares for Mueller week
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Politico, Breitbart, Raw Story and Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Face It: You (Probably) Got a Tax Cut — Studies consistently find that the 2017 law cut taxes for most Americans. Most of them don't buy it. — If you're an American taxpayer, you probably got a tax cut last year. And there's a good chance you don't believe it.
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The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, CNBC and ProfessorBainbridge.com
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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Nancy Pelosi: The 2019 60 Minutes Interview — The speaker of the House tells Lesley Stahl what she thinks of the Mueller report, how she deals with President Trump and the current state of the Democratic Party — Nancy Pelosi is the most powerful woman in American political history.
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Talking Points Memo, RedState, Jezebel, The Independent, Sara A. Carter, Mediaite, Fox News, Daily Wire and twitchy.com
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Pelosi: Progressive Dem wing represented by Ocasio-Cortez is ‘like five people’
Pelosi: Progressive Dem wing represented by Ocasio-Cortez is ‘like five people’
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Breitbart, Power Line and Mediaite
Nikki Schwab / New York Post:
Pelosi rips AOC, says her posse in Congress is ‘like five people’
Pelosi rips AOC, says her posse in Congress is ‘like five people’
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American Greatness
RealClearInvestigations:
GOP Fears Mueller's Collusion Bias Lives On in Final Report — Although Republicans were pleased that Special Counsel Robert Mueller said he was unable to establish a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, they fear his practice of distorting facts during his investigation …
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Real Clear Politics
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Secret tapes linger over Buttigieg's meteoric rise — Pete Buttigieg's meteoric rise as a presidential candidate is putting a spotlight on his years as mayor of South Bend, Ind., including his demotion of an African American police chief. — An Indiana judge will rule soon on whether …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Pete Buttigieg says he can beat Donald Trump in 2020
Pete Buttigieg says he can beat Donald Trump in 2020
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Politico, Fox News and New York Times
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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Joe.My.God., NBC News, New York Times, Axios, The Resurgent, Breitbart, twitchy.com, Slate, The Daily Caller, Politico, Mediaite and Splinter
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Javier E. David / Yahoo Finance:
Goldman Sachs: Trump has ‘narrow’ shot in ‘close call’ election bid
Goldman Sachs: Trump has ‘narrow’ shot in ‘close call’ election bid
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Power Line, The Resurgent and The Gateway Pundit
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
The Next George Bush — George Prescott Bush wants you to know that he is not low-energy. — At least, that's the distinct impression I got when I encountered Bush, the elder son of Jeb and leading repository for the hopes of an endangered political dynasty, one January morning at a CrossFit gym in Austin, Texas.
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Barr's Playbook: He Misled Congress When Omitting Parts of Justice Dep't Memo in 1989 — On Friday the thirteenth October 1989, by happenstance the same day as the “Black Friday” market crash, news leaked of a legal memo authored by William Barr. He was then serving as head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC).
Kendra Pierre-Louis / New York Times:
Want to Escape Global Warming? These Cities Promise Cool Relief — Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. — DULUTH, Minn. — As the West burns, the South swelters and the East floods, some Americans are starting to reconsider where they choose to live.
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Althouse
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Ohio swing voters crave Obama — BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Ohio voters who have flipped between parties in past presidential elections and supported Donald Trump in 2016 now say their first choice in 2020 is ... Barack Obama. — Why it matters: Obama isn't running.
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Raw Story
Dallas Morning News:
No more prosecuting petty crimes: Does the Dallas County DA's plan for justice reform go too far? — We'd be the first to say that the criminal justice system in this county, this state and country is in need of serious reform. Too often, people of color and poor defendants are unfairly penalized …
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Where the war on weed still rages — In some U.S. counties, more than 40 percent of all arrests are for marijuana possession — Marijuana possession led to nearly 6 percent of all arrests in the United States in 2017, FBI data shows, underscoring the level of policing dedicated …
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Ex-SC Rep. Bakari Sellers endorses Kamala Harris in 2020 Democratic presidential primary — COLUMBIA — Bakari Sellers announced Monday that he is backing U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in the 2020 presidential race, giving the California Democrat one of the most prominent endorsements yet …
Eric Levenson / CNN:
Sarah Sanders says Congress wouldn't understand Trump's taxes. But 10 members are accountants — Sanders: Congress not smart enough to review Trump's taxes — (CNN)In attacking the fight to obtain Trump's tax returns, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders argued that members of Congress …
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