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Scott Smith / Associated Press:
Venezuela's Guaido takes to streets in military uprising — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Blackwater founder's latest sales pitch - mercenaries for Venezuela — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Erik Prince - the founder of the controversial private security firm Blackwater and a prominent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump - has been pushing a plan to deploy a private army …
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
There Is No Coup in Venezuela — The uprising in Caracas is an attempt to restore the government's legitimacy, not overthrow it. — It's unclear what will unfold in Venezuela now that interim president Juan Guaido has called for the military and citizens to take to the streets.
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New York Times:
Venezuela Crisis Live Updates: Clashes Flare After Opposition Leader Calls for Military Uprising
Venezuela Crisis Live Updates: Clashes Flare After Opposition Leader Calls for Military Uprising
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CBS News, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and The American Conservative
Conor Finnegan / Yahoo:
Venezuela rocked by clashes between opposition, Maduro government as US backs uprising
Venezuela rocked by clashes between opposition, Maduro government as US backs uprising
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The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden solidifies front-runner status with post-announcement bump — (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden's announcement of a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination earned him an 11-point polling bounce, leaving him head and shoulders above the rest of the Democratic candidates.
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Fedor Indutny / BostonGlobe.com:
Biden, followed by Sanders and Buttigieg, leads among Democrats in N.H. survey
Biden, followed by Sanders and Buttigieg, leads among Democrats in N.H. survey
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Bloomberg, twitchy.com and Political Wire
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Biden says Congress will have ‘no alternative’ but to impeach Trump if he blocks its investigations
Biden says Congress will have ‘no alternative’ but to impeach Trump if he blocks its investigations
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Breitbart, Political Wire, Washington Monthly and The Daily Caller
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
The Biden bump: 3 new polls show former VP extend lead over 2020 field
The Biden bump: 3 new polls show former VP extend lead over 2020 field
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CNN, Townhall, Political Wire and Raw Story
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Biden surges in primary polls
Biden surges in primary polls
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The Daily Beast:
Far-Right Smear Merchants Try to Slime Pete Buttigieg with Bogus Sex Assault Claim — The mayor was briefly accused of assaulting a young man. A GOP source says right-wing operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman approached him to make similarly untrue accusations.
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Mayor Pete Assault Accuser: This Was All a ‘Despicable’ Set-Up — Michigan college student Hunter Kelly says smear merchants Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman tricked him into being part of a hoax. — The young man who accused Mayor Pete Buttigieg of sexually assaulting him fully recanted …
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Media Matters for America
New York Times:
Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing to issue an order that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, bringing the weight of American sanctions against a storied …
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Adam Schiff to make criminal referral for Erik Prince to Justice Department — House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told the Washington Post on Tuesday that his committee will make a criminal referral for informal Trump campaign adviser Erik Prince to the Justice Department.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Schiff says House will make a criminal referral of Trump ally Erik Prince for possible perjury — The Intelligence Committee chairman pointed to testimony about a meeting with a Russian financier in the Seychelles islands. — John Wagner, Karoun Demirjian - · - 19 minutes ago -
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Could Erik Prince be in perjury trouble?
Could Erik Prince be in perjury trouble?
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Washington Times
New York Times:
Trump Sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One to Block Compliance With Subpoenas — President Trump, his three eldest children and his private company filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against Deutsche Bank and Capital One, in a bid to prevent the banks from responding to congressional subpoenas.
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump sues Deutsche Bank, Capital One to block House subpoenas
Trump sues Deutsche Bank, Capital One to block House subpoenas
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump's latest garbage lawsuit has one goal: Delay, delay, delay
Trump's latest garbage lawsuit has one goal: Delay, delay, delay
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New York Magazine, ThinkProgress, Discourse.net and TheBlaze
Washington Post:
What was Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale doing in Romania? — BRUSSELS — The day before special counsel Robert S. Mueller III submitted his report to the Justice Department last month, Washington was abuzz with what revelations it might contain about contacts between the 2016 Trump campaign and foreign officials.
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CNN, Shakesville, Shareblue Media and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump feeds his voters one of his most ridiculous scams yet — As we've seen, there's no end to the ugly, corrupt, destructive, and bigoted things that President Trump will do in part to please his base — from separating migrant families, to pardoning racist sheriff Joe Arpaio …
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New York Times:
Asylum Seekers Face New Restraints Under Latest Trump Orders — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday ordered new restrictions on asylum seekers at the Mexican border — including application fees and work permit restraints — and directed that cases in the already clogged immigration courts be settled within 180 days.
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Schumer says Trump and Democrats agreed to $2 trillion figure on infrastructure — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Trump and Democrats agreed to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure over 25 years in a “constructive” White House meeting, and will meet again in three weeks on how to pay for it.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer, Pelosi and Trump play nice on infrastructure
Schumer, Pelosi and Trump play nice on infrastructure
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump, top Democrats agree on goal of crafting $2 trillion infrastructure plan
Trump, top Democrats agree on goal of crafting $2 trillion infrastructure plan
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Axios, Mother Jones and Politico
Vanessa Williams / Washington Post:
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams will not run for Senate in 2020 — Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat who garnered national attention after narrowly losing her bid for governor last year, announced Tuesday that she will not run for Senate, despite a fierce lobbying effort by party leaders.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN and The Root
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Stacey Abrams not running for Senate in Georgia is another recruiting blow for national Democrats
The Daily 202: Stacey Abrams not running for Senate in Georgia is another recruiting blow for national Democrats
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Vanity Fair
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Breaking: Stacey Abrams won't run for US Senate in Georgia
Breaking: Stacey Abrams won't run for US Senate in Georgia
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The Week, Washington Free Beacon, theGrio, Shakesville, Outside the Beltway and Axios
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Oprah Talks Apple Plans, ‘60 Minutes’ Exit, ‘Leaving Neverland’ Backlash and Mayor Pete “Buttabeep, Buttaboop” — What's left for the media empress and icon of inspiration? In a wide ranging interview, Winfrey explains her streaming strategy (including a possible interview series) …
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CNN, Axios, The Root, Mediaite, Fox News, Vanity Fair, PinkNews, twitchy.com and TVNewser
Bernie Sanders / USA Today:
Everyone deserves to vote, even felons like Paul Manafort & Michael Cohen — Committing a serious crime shouldn't strip people of their basic right to be a citizen and active participant in our democracy. — CONNECT — I have been attacked in recent days by President Trump and others …
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Axios, Washington Free Beacon and Business Insider
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Robert Reich / Newsweek:
Congress Should Be Ready to Arrest Attorney General William Barr If He Defies Subpoena | Opinion — , NEWSWEEK COLUMNIST AND CHANCELLOR'S PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY — On Sunday, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee threatened …
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Mediaite
Courier-Journal:
Kentucky's 2019 teacher of the year shuns White House visit in protest of Trump — Kentucky's 2019 teacher of the year skipped a formal ceremony at the White House on Monday — a snub Jessica Dueñas said was in protest of the Trump administration's embrace of school-choice policies.
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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Windsor Mann / The Week:
What all of President Trump's ‘jokes’ have in common — The day the Mueller report was released, President Trump said he might stay in the Oval Office “at least for 10 or 14 years.” Trump, fearing “bedlam” over this remark, said it was a “joke,” similar to the one he made last year …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Rod Rosenstein Embodies the Republican Surrender to Trump — The most bizarre passage in Rod Rosenstein's letter to President Trump resigning his post as deputy attorney general is praise for “the courtesy and humor you often display in our personal conversations.”
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HuffPost:
Poll: 30% Of Conservatives, 15% Of GOP Say They Won't Vote For Trump — Republican critics of the president say the numbers spell big trouble for his reelection bid. — WASHINGTON ― Nearly a third of self-described conservatives and 1 in 6 Republicans say they will not vote …
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Gabriel Roth / Slate:
Announcing Slow Burn Season 3 — Slow Burn, Slate's critically acclaimed narrative podcast, will return for a third season this year. Once again Slow Burn will retell the story of one of the biggest crimes of the 20th century. But this time we're turning our attention away from political scandal …
Joe Biden / YouTube:
America: Anything Is Possible … America is an idea. An idea that's stronger than any army, bigger than any ocean, more powerful than any dictator or tyrant. It's a place where ordinary people do extraordinary things.
Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
‘Bizarre, Dangerous, and Insulting’: Baby Nurses Fed Up With Trump's Bogus Abortion Rants — They say his talk of executing babies distorts the palliative care they provide gravely sick infants. — President Trump's latest rant about babies being executed after birth is riling up neonatal nurses …
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