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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Elizabeth Warren's plan to cancel student loan debt would be a slap in the face to all those who struggled to pay off their loans — In the escalating battle of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to see who can offer the most free stuff, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. …
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No More Mister Nice Blog
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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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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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Washington Free Beacon and The Nation
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Elizabeth Warren's list of proposals to be paid for by ultra-millionaires keeps expanding
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Warren's plan to wipe out student debt (and how she'd pay for it)
Warren's plan to wipe out student debt (and how she'd pay for it)
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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.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP senator says she doesn't think it's ‘necessary’ for Mueller to testify — How both parties will spin the Mueller report in 2020 — Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Monday she didn't think testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller …
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Pelosi says Democrats can hold Trump accountable without impeachment hearings
Pelosi says Democrats can hold Trump accountable without impeachment hearings
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The Bulwark, Political Wire, Mercury News and Daily Kos
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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Roll Call, CNN, Outside the Beltway, YouTube, The Daily Beast, Vox and Balloon Juice
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump pushes back on impeachment talk: ‘Tables are finally turning on the Witch Hunt!’
Trump pushes back on impeachment talk: ‘Tables are finally turning on the Witch Hunt!’
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Republican lawmaker sees less-redacted Mueller report
Republican lawmaker sees less-redacted Mueller report
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Political Wire, KTLA, Shareblue Media and The Week
Norm Ornstein / The Atlantic:
Impeachment Is Not the Answer. At Least Not Yet.
Impeachment Is Not the Answer. At Least Not Yet.
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Washington Post, Raw Story and Hullabaloo
Liam Quinn / Fox News:
Ex-Trump attorney Dowd disputes Mueller report, says president never tried to oust special counsel
Ex-Trump attorney Dowd disputes Mueller report, says president never tried to oust special counsel
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Washington Post, Mediaite, IJR, Breitbart and Liberty Unyielding
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Impeach or not impeach? Dems wrestle with Mueller report
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
What House Democrats should do now
What House Democrats should do now
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New York Times, New York Post, MyNorthwest.com, Fox News Insider, Slate and Joe.My.God.
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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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump sues in bid to block congressional subpoena of financial records — In a federal filing, the president claims the House Oversight Committee is abusing its powers to damage him politically. — David A. Fahrenthold, Rachael Bade, John Wagner - · - 54 minutes ago - ·
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump sues to block House subpoena of financial records
Trump sues to block House subpoena of financial records
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Shareblue Media and Breitbart
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump sues Cummings, says he's ignored “constitutional limits on Congress' power to investigate”
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
What would Republicans do with a Mueller report? Build an impeachment case.
What would Republicans do with a Mueller report? Build an impeachment case.
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Commentary and Raw Story
CNN:
Trump Fed pick Stephen Moore called it a ‘travesty’ that women ‘feel free’ to play sports with men — (CNN)One of President Donald Trump's picks to serve on the Federal Reserve Board has written that women should be banned from refereeing, announcing or beer vending at men's college basketball games …
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump says he won't nominate Herman Cain for Fed seat
Trump says he won't nominate Herman Cain for Fed seat
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
No bottom: Republicans show they'll defend just about anything Trump does — There's a pattern that Donald Trump has followed many times when accused of wrongdoing. First, deny it. Then, when irrefutable proof emerges that you did it and your denials were lies, insist that there was nothing wrong with it in the first place.
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Mercury News
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Mueller Makes It Clear: Trump Was Worse Than a ‘Useful Idiot’
Mueller Makes It Clear: Trump Was Worse Than a ‘Useful Idiot’
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New York Times
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Impeach Donald Trump?
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking on a major test of LGBT rights in cases that look at whether federal civil rights law bans job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Power Line, Splinter and Axios
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to decide whether anti-discrimination employment laws protect on basis …
Supreme Court to decide whether anti-discrimination employment laws protect on basis …
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Politico, Shakesville, Daily Caller News Foundation, Raw Story, Althouse and Daily Kos
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Bias Law Covers Gay and Transgender Workers
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Bias Law Covers Gay and Transgender Workers
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ThinkProgress, Vox, BuzzFeed News, SCOTUSblog, Outside the Beltway and Above the Law
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump plausibly committed impeachable offenses. A leading expert explains how. — After botching their initial response to the Mueller report, top Democrats are now seriously engaging the debate over whether the shocking scale of corruption, wrongdoing, contempt for our democracy …
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Raw Story
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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Washington Post:
Christianity under attack? Sri Lanka church bombings stoke far-right anger in the West. — Sunday's bombings in Sri Lanka marked the country's deadliest violence in a decade, leaving 290 dead and more than 500 injured. But the attacks, which targeted a religious minority …
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Daily Wire, Splinter and Geller Report
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Nitasha Tiku / Wired:
Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation — TWO EMPLOYEE ACTIVISTS at Google say they have been retaliated against for helping to organize a walkout among thousands of Google employees in November, and are planning a “town hall” meeting on Friday for others to discuss alleged instances of retaliation.
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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ABC News, Politico, New York Times and The Guardian
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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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CNBC, New York Times, Bloomberg and Joe.My.God.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Calls Bernie Sanders Crazy, Praises Him in Private — The president tells confidants that the Vermont independent is a smart pol, with a formidable base and fundraising acumen. But he still thinks he'll beat him. — To his rally-goers, Donald Trump openly craves a 2020 showdown …
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Why Having a Gun in New Jersey Could Soon Cost 20 Times as Much — Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey wants to put the state at the forefront of a movement to raise fees on gun permits in order to expand efforts to tackle gun violence and reduce the flow of illegal firearms.
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Daily Caller News Foundation
Sacha Pfeiffer / NPR:
Inside The Mueller Report, This Man Saw A Photo Of His Dad Being Used By Russians — When a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election was released to the public and Congress on Thursday, the effects of Russian influence efforts through social media became clearer.
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Politico
Steve Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
He got into a great college the old-fashioned way. He dreamed big, worked hard — Eva Vazquez was at a bus stop on Wilshire Boulevard, on the way to work as a cashier at a discount store near MacArthur Park, when her phone rang. — “I knew it was probably him,” she said. — It was Thursday, March 28.