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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) …
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 …
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 …
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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CNN:
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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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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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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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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New York Times:
Sri Lanka Bombings Live Updates: Terrorist Group Is Identified, and Death Toll Rises — • The Sri Lankan police have arrested 24 people in connection with a series of devastating suicide bombings at hotels and churches on Easter Sunday that left nearly 300 people dead and more than 500 injured.
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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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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.
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.