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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren's Higher Education Plan: Cancel Student Debt and Eliminate Tuition — 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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Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
I'm calling for something truly transformational: Universal free public college and cancellation of student loan debt — Growing up, my dream was to become a teacher. And I knew that if I wanted to teach, I had to get a college degree. — I managed to get a college scholarship, but then things turned upside down.
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Warren's plan to wipe out student debt (and how she'd pay for it) — Many in the Democratic presidential field have already signed onto plans for free public college. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., unveiled a new plan on Monday that would offer free public college for future students …
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Wiping Out Student-Loan Debt, Making College Free
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Wiping Out Student-Loan Debt, Making College Free
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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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump sues in bid to block congressional subpoena of financial records — President Trump and his business on Monday sued House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) in a bid to block a congressional subpoena of his financial records. — The lawsuit seeks a court order …
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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 …
Washington Post:
Trump is accused of gross abuse of his office. We're not talking about the Mueller report. — PRESIDENT TRUMP is accused of a gross abuse of his office, and his administration has not provided Congress the information it needs to reach the truth of the matter.
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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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Seth Moulton, Massachusetts rep and Iraq War vet, jumps into 2020 presidential race
Seth Moulton, Massachusetts rep and Iraq War vet, jumps into 2020 presidential race
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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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 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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POLITICO Playbook: How to think about the Democrats' impeachment dilemma
POLITICO Playbook: How to think about the Democrats' impeachment dilemma
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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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Seth Masket / FiveThirtyEight:
We Asked Democratic Activists Who They're Backing — And Who They'd Hate To See Win — We're still months away from the first nominating contest in Iowa, but I'm still regularly checking in with early-state Democratic Party activists to see what the party's most engaged members think about the pre-primary race so far.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to decide if anti-discrimination employment laws protect on basis of sexual orientation and gender identity — The Supreme Court on Monday added what could be landmark issues to its docket for next term: whether federal anti-discrimination laws protect on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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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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NBC News:
The Mueller report makes a damning case about Trump's dishonesty — First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — WASHINGTON — The Mueller report makes a damning case about Trump's dishonesty …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Destroys Trump's ‘No Obstruction’ Claim to Rudy Giuliani's Face: 'That's Not True!' — Fox News anchor Chris Wallace confronted Trump attorney and Person Who's Never Been Seen in the Same Place As Batboy Rudy Giuliani over Donald Trump's claim of “no obstruction” …
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Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Russian State TV is Reportedly Airing Sean Hannity Clips Bashing Mueller Report
Russian State TV is Reportedly Airing Sean Hannity Clips Bashing Mueller Report
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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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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.
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.
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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