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Associated Press:
The Latest: French scholar describes losses at Notre Dame — PARIS (AP) — The Latest on a fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (all times local): — French writer and historian Camille Pascal says a massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral has caused “the destruction of invaluable heritage” …
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Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Live updates: Flames cause ‘colossal damages’ to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris: Officials — The flames caused a spire to topple over. — A fire has broken out at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, one of the city's most iconic sights. — The fire began at 6:50 p.m. local time Monday, the Paris fire department said.
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Washington Post:
Notre Dame fire: Cathedral towers saved, but Paris monument suffers ‘colossal damage’ — PARIS — The central spire, roof and much of the interior of Notre Dame Cathedral were obliterated Monday as a catastrophic fire spread within minutes through a building that has stood at the heart of Paris for more than 800 years.
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Washington Post:
A computerized YouTube fact-checking tool goes very wrong: In flaming Notre Dame, it somehow sees Sept. 11 tragedy — A new YouTube tool for battling misinformation failed in a highly public way on Monday, wrongly linking video of the flaming collapse of the spire at Notre Dame Cathedral …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Fox Anchor Hangs Up On Bill Donohue for Speculating About Cause of Notre Dame Fire — Fox News' Neil Cavuto had to hang up on Catholic League president Bill Donohue during live coverage of the Notre Dame fire when the conservative activist refused to stop speculating about the cause of the blaze.
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Shep Smith Ends Interview With French Official Floating Notre Dame Conspiracy: 'We're Not Doing That Here ... Not On My Watch' — Fox News anchor Shep Smith kicked a French media figure off the network today after he began conspiring about the supposed malicious cause of the fire at Notre Dame.
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Associated Press:
Catastrophic fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris — PARIS (AP) — A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists …
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New York Times:
Congressional Investigators Subpoena Deutsche Bank and Other Lenders — Congressional investigators on Monday issued subpoenas to Deutsche Bank and numerous other banks, seeking information about President Trump's finances and the lenders' business dealings with Russians, according to several people with knowledge of the investigation.
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Bernie Sanders:
Tax Returns — Sanders Releases 10 Years of Tax Returns, 9 Months Before Caucuses & Primaries Begin — Voluntary disclosure follows nearly 30 years of annual financial disclosures; Vermont senator urges President Trump to follow suit — Sen. Bernie Sanders today released 10 years of tax returns including his 2018 return.
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Released His Tax Returns. He's Part of the 1%. — WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont disclosed 10 years of tax returns on Monday, providing a more detailed look at his finances than he offered when he ran for president in 2016.
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders' Last 10 Years Of Tax Returns Show He's Now Among The Millionaires
Bernie Sanders' Last 10 Years Of Tax Returns Show He's Now Among The Millionaires
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Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders and his wife earned $1.7 million in past two years, returns show
Bernie Sanders and his wife earned $1.7 million in past two years, returns show
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Urges Treasury Not to Release His Tax Returns
Daniel González / Arizona Republic:
ICE deports spouse of U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan — Immigration officials have deported the spouse of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan, leaving the couple's 12-year-old daughter, a U.S. citizen, in Phoenix without parents, according to the deported man's lawyer.
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Interior Dept. Opens Ethics Investigation of Its New Chief, David Bernhardt — WASHINGTON — The Interior Department's internal watchdog has opened an investigation into ethics complaints against the agency's newly installed secretary, David Bernhardt. — Mr. Bernhardt, a former lobbyist …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Schiff and Nunes: Mueller ‘Must Brief’ Intel Committee—And Turn Over All His Materials — The intel committee's top Republican and top Democrat have been openly fighting for more than a year. But there's one thing they agree on: They need to hear from Robert Mueller. — Betsy Woodruff
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Mueller report's release is expected Thursday, Justice Dept. says
Mueller report's release is expected Thursday, Justice Dept. says
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
The Insiders' Guide To the Mueller Report
The Insiders' Guide To the Mueller Report
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Adam Schiff, Devin Nunes demand Mueller brief House Intelligence Committee
Adam Schiff, Devin Nunes demand Mueller brief House Intelligence Committee
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump attorneys warn accounting firm not to hand over financial records — President Donald Trump's attorneys are warning of potential legal action if an accounting firm turns over a decade of the president's financial records to the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Stephen Moore once slammed Trump's ‘dangerous’ immigration position, Larry Kudlow compared it to worst parts of World War II — (CNN)President Donald Trump's pick to serve on the Federal Reserve Stephen Moore once criticized Trump's positions on immigration, describing them as “extreme nativist” …
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Steve Brusk / CNN:
Bill Weld officially announces he is challenging Trump for GOP nomination in 2020 — (CNN)Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld announced Monday he is officially entering the race for president, becoming the first Republican to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 race.
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Noa Yadidi / Axios:
Bill Weld: Everything you need to know about the 2020 candidate
Bill Weld: Everything you need to know about the 2020 candidate
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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).
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump had a weekend phone call with Jimmy Carter — The White House announced Monday that President Donald Trump spoke by phone over the weekend with former President Jimmy Carter after Carter wrote to the president about his trade negotiations with China. — In a statement …
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Hamza Shaban / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quits Facebook, calls social media a ‘public health risk’ — The New York Democrat said she stopped using her account personally, but her campaign still sponsors several active ads on Facebook. — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose mastery of social media …
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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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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Ilhan Omar's Deeply American Message
Ilhan Omar's Deeply American Message
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Madeline Osburn / The Federalist:
9 Apocalyptic Lies Fed To Americans About The Republican Tax Bill — Monday is the first Tax Day under the new Republican tax bill passed in December 2017, and the results are not what Democrats and their media apparatus predicted. Many Americans are discovering that they are not only alive and well, but indeed paying less taxes.
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Ben White / Politico:
On Tax Day, Trump tax cuts remain deeply unpopular
On Tax Day, Trump tax cuts remain deeply unpopular
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Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
My plan for public lands — Bruce and I love to hike. We've been all over, from Bryce Canyon in Utah to Alaska to the Cape Cod National Seashore in our backyard. America's public lands are one of our greatest treasures. They provide us with clean air and water, sustain our fish and wildlife …
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Pew Research Center:
Sharp Rise in the Share of Americans Saying Jews Face Discrimination — Discrimination seen as widespread against Muslims, other groups — The public sees widespread discrimination against several racial, ethnic and religious groups in the U.S. And while most of these views are little changed …
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Everett Piper / Washington Times:
Pete Buttigieg doesn't get to make up his own Christianity — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, recently took to the national stage to attack Vice President Mike Pence and, by association, tens of millions of America's orthodox Christians.
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