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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.

Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and Daily Kos

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 …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Axios, The Daily Beast, Joe.My.God., The Week, Mediaite and Althouse

Andrew Desiderio / Politico:

Trump sues Oversight Committee chairman to block subpoena of financial records — President Donald Trump on Monday sued House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings to block a subpoena of the president's financial records from an accounting firm, escalating tensions between …

Discussion: Shareblue Media and Breitbart

NBC News:
Trump Organization sues House Oversight chairman over subpoena for financial records

Discussion: Breitbart

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump pushes back on impeachment talk: ‘Tables are finally turning on the Witch Hunt!’

Discussion: Politico, JONATHAN TURLEY, CNBC, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire

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 …

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.

Discussion: The Atlantic, Politico, Axios, CNSNews, FOX6Now.com, Jezebel, Daily Kos, Daily Caller News Foundation, KTLA, The Week, Joe.My.God. and Althouse

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

Discussion: VICE News

John Harwood / CNBC: Elizabeth Warren wants to use her wealth tax to wipe out Americans' college debt and pay for tuition

Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone: Elizabeth Warren Wants to Wipe Out Student Debt for 42 Million Americans

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.

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 …

Discussion: Fox News Insider, Slate, Joe.My.God., New York Post, New York Times and Hullabaloo

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 …

Norm Ornstein / The Atlantic:
Impeachment Is Not the Answer. At Least Not Yet.

Discussion: Raw Story and Hullabaloo

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

Discussion: The Week and Washington Free Beacon

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.

Discussion: Althouse

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Supreme Court to take up cases on gay and transgender rights in the workplace — The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a set of high-profile cases involving gay rights and the rights of transgender people in the workplace. — The justices announced Monday that they will consider whether …

Discussion: Raw Story

Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases

Discussion: Axios

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court turns down Manning appeal over contempt in WikiLeaks probe

Discussion: Fox News and The Week

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Splinter, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story

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

Discussion: Associated Press, Townhall and Denver Post

Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil

Discussion: Splinter, The Week, Front Page Magazine and The Insider

Judson Berger / Fox News:
Trump administration announces new Iran crackdown targeting oil revenue

Discussion: Politico and Breitbart

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.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Pete Buttigieg compares Bernie Sanders supporters to Trump fans

Discussion: New York Post, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, The Daily Caller and Fox News

Associated Press: Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum

The Daily Beast: Trump Calls Bernie Sanders Crazy, Praises Him in Private

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 …

Discussion: Roll Call, ABC News and Vox

Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Rep. Seth Moulton is latest Democrat to enter 2020 field

Discussion: Bloomberg, New York Times, The Daily Beast and Joe.My.God.

Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Seth Moulton announces 2020 bid

Discussion: Axios, The Week and CNN

Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Seth Moulton, Massachusetts rep and Iraq War vet, jumps into 2020 presidential race

Discussion: Politico, Townhall and YouTube

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Splinter and The Week

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 …

Discussion: CNN, Daily Caller News Foundation, Political Wire and The Guardian

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.