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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 Wiping Out Student-Loan Debt, Making College Free — Her policy would allow for the cancellation of as much as $50,000 in student-loan debt for those with household incomes under $100,000. — Gideon Resnick — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) …
Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
I'm calling for something truly transformational: Universal free public college and cancellation of student loan debt
I'm calling for something truly transformational: Universal free public college and cancellation of student loan debt
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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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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 …
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It's not 1998 anymore. Democrats shouldn't be afraid of impeachment
It's not 1998 anymore. Democrats shouldn't be afraid of impeachment
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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
Nadler: I don't understand why Mueller didn't charge Donald Trump Jr., others in Trump Tower meeting
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Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
How Seth Moulton Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary — Monday morning, Seth Moulton, the 40-year-old congressman from Massachusetts, officially announced he is running for president on “Good Morning America.” While Moulton might not yet be a household name, he fits neatly into a certain mold …
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Seth Moulton, Massachusetts Congressman, Is Running for President
Seth Moulton, Massachusetts Congressman, Is Running for President
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Rep. Seth Moulton is latest Democrat to enter 2020 field
Rep. Seth Moulton is latest Democrat to enter 2020 field
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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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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Pete Buttigieg compares Bernie Sanders supporters to Trump fans
Pete Buttigieg compares Bernie Sanders supporters to Trump fans
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Judson Berger / Fox News:
Trump administration announces new Iran crackdown targeting oil revenue — The Trump administration on Monday targeted Iran's energy sector by announcing the U.S. would no longer exempt any countries from sanctions for importing Iranian oil. — “This decision is intended to bring Iran's oil exports …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil
AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
No more waivers: The United States will try to force Iranian oil exports to zero
No more waivers: The United States will try to force Iranian oil exports to zero
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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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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Destroys Trump's ‘No Obstruction’ Claim to Rudy Giuliani's Face: 'That's Not True!'
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Russian State Media Binges on Fox Prime Time and Sean Hannity Reruns
Russian State Media Binges on Fox Prime Time and Sean Hannity Reruns
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Giuliani: Americans had ‘right to know’ the contents of Democratic emails hacked by Russians
Giuliani: Americans had ‘right to know’ the contents of Democratic emails hacked by Russians
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Washington Post:
Trump and his business sue House Oversight chairman to block congressional subpoena of financial records — President Trump is seeking a court order to prevent his accounting firm from complying with what his lawyers say is an illegitimate use of congressional subpoena power by congressional Democrats.
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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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CBS News:
Death toll from Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka nears 300 — At least nine bombs that tore through churches and hotels in three Sri Lankan cities on Easter Sunday. The death toll had risen to at least 290, with more than 500 others wounded, by Monday morning.
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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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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:
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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Washington Post:
New research shows just how badly a citizenship question would hurt the 2020 Census — It could lead to a huge undercount, particularly of Latinos and immigrants — The Trump administration's attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census reaches the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Matt Gaetz: Evidence of FBI-media ‘corruption’ coming out before DOJ inspector general report — Rep. Matt Gaetz says evidence of FBI officials improperly receiving incentives from the media in exchange for leaks will soon come out. — During an interview on Fox News late Saturday …