memeorandum: Seth Moulton announces 2020 bid (Stephanie Murray/Politico)

9:15 AM ET, April 22, 2019

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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:

Impeach Donald Trump? — Obstruction of justice is a crime. The decision is clear. — The Mueller report has been released, with redactions of course, and it is a damning document. Not only does it detail Russian efforts to attack our election to help the Trump campaign …

E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:

What House Democrats should do now — It may not have been his intention, but special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has forced a momentous choice on the Democrats who control the House of Representatives. How they navigate the next several months will matter not only to politics but …

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Michael Burke / The Hill:
Nadler: I don't understand why Mueller didn't charge Donald Trump Jr., others in Trump Tower meeting

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CNN:
It's not 1998 anymore. Democrats shouldn't be afraid of impeachment

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New York Times:
Giuliani Says There Is ‘Nothing Wrong With Taking Information From Russians’

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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:

Rep. Seth Moulton is latest Democrat to enter 2020 field — The decorated Marine veteran hopes to stand out by focusing on national security and foreign policy. — WASHINGTON — Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 presidential race Monday …

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Stephanie Murray / Politico:

Seth Moulton announces 2020 bid — BOSTON — Rep. Seth Moulton announced Monday that he is running for president, vowing to engage young people and military veterans and becoming the third Massachusetts politician to throw a hat into the 2020 ring. — An Iraq veteran who led an unsuccessful effort …

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Dan Merica / CNN:

Rep. Seth Moulton enters 2020 race — (CNN)Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton is the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 presidential race, launching a longshot bid Monday that would make the 40-year-old Marine Corps veteran the youngest president in American history.

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Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
How Seth Moulton Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary

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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:

Elizabeth Warren's Higher Education Plan: Eliminate Tuition and Cancel Student Debt — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who has structured her presidential campaign around a steady unveiling of disruptive policy ideas, on Monday proposed her biggest one yet: a $1.25 trillion plan …

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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:

Elizabeth Warren Calls for Large-Scale Student Debt Cancellation — Her policy would allow for the cancellation of as much as $50,000 in student loan debt for household incomes under $100,000. — Gideon Resnick — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is rolling out a comprehensive higher education plan …

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Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
I'm calling for something truly transformational: Universal free public college and cancellation of student loan debt

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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:

AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that they will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran, officials said Sunday.

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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
No more waivers: The United States will try to force Iranian oil exports to zero

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump administration opposes military intervention in Iran

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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How to think about the Democrats' impeachment dilemma

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New York Times:

To Defend Against a Mercurial Boss, Trump Aides Wield the Pen as Shield — WASHINGTON — President Trump glanced around the room and noticed Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, then his national security adviser, with his head bent over a notebook, scribbling something down.

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Elizabeth Warren / The Cut:

The World Needs Fewer Cersei Lannisters — I watch Game of Thrones because, just like everyone else, I want to find out who lives, who dies, and who ends up on the spiky iron chair in King's Landing. But for me, the hit HBO show is about more than a death count (I'll leave that to Arya).

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Tamar Auber / Mediaite:

Russian State TV is Reportedly Airing Sean Hannity Clips Bashing Mueller Report — Russian state television has reportedly turned to Fox News personality Sean Hannity to help spread the message that the Trump campaign was not complicit in election meddling.

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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Giuliani: Americans had ‘right to know’ the contents of Democratic emails hacked by Russians

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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: Chris Wallace Destroys Trump's ‘No Obstruction’ Claim to Rudy Giuliani's Face: 'That's Not True!'

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Trump wins over big donors who snubbed him in 2016 — Deep-pocketed Republicans who snubbed Donald Trump in 2016 are going all in for him in 2020, throwing their weight behind a newly created fundraising drive that's expected to dump tens of millions into his reelection coffers.

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Nellie Bowles / New York Times:

Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion. — WELLINGTON, Kan. — The seed of rebellion was planted in classrooms. It grew in kitchens and living rooms, in conversations between students and their parents. — It culminated when Collin Winter, 14 …

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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:

Trump's Washing Machine Tariffs Stung Consumers While Lifting Corporate Profits — New research shows how a move meant to aid domestic manufacturers instead padded profits and raised prices on a wide variety of laundry items. — President Trump's decision to impose tariffs …

Associated Press:

Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum — MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — There are no policy positions on his website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. And his campaign manager is a high school friend with no experience in presidential politics.

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

Reagan's Supply-Side Warriors Blaze a Comeback Under Trump — On a Tuesday evening earlier this month, several dozen Washingtonians gathered in a ballroom at the Trump International Hotel, ostensibly to enjoy an open bar and watch a new PBS documentary about money.

New York Times:

Police Warned That Sri Lanka Churches Were Bombing Targets — As Christians in Sri Lanka gathered on Sunday morning to celebrate Easter Mass, powerful explosions ripped through three churches packed with worshipers, leaving hundreds of victims amid a havoc of splintered and blood-spattered pews.