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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Pelosi Warns Democrats: Stay in the Center or Trump May Contest Election Results — WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not believe President Trump can be removed through impeachment — the only way to do it, she said this week, is to defeat him in 2020 by a margin so “big” …
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Townhall, No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, Rolling Stone and Mediaite
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Rachel Held Evans, progressive Christian author who challenged evangelicals, dies at 37 — Rachel Held Evans, a best-selling Christian author who was unafraid to wade into fierce theological battles over issues such as the role of women, science, LGBT issues and politics on her blog and social media …
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New York Times, CNN and The Daily Beast
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Ruth Graham / Slate:
Rachel Held Evans, the Hugely Popular Christian Writer Who Challenged the Evangelical Establishment, Is Dead at 37 — Rachel Held Evans, an influential progressive Christian writer and speaker who cheerfully challenged American evangelical culture, died on Saturday at a hospital in Nashville.
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Religion News Service and NPR, more at Mediagazer »
Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service:
Rachel Held Evans, Christian writer of honesty and humor, dies at age 37
Rachel Held Evans, Christian writer of honesty and humor, dies at age 37
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Daily Kos
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden gives Trump a nickname: ‘Clown’ — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Biden on Saturday referred to President Donald Trump as a “clown” after a supporter asked the former vice president whether he would return Trump's insults. — Biden, who is on the first swing of his 2020 campaign …
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Axios
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Jack Goldsmith / Lawfare:
Thoughts on Barr and the Mueller Report — I've been in a cave for several weeks crashing to complete my new book, and am only now emerging to read Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report and the commentary on it. I'll hopefully have more to say on the report, especially on its legal analysis …
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
‘Investigate the investigators’ is new Trump rallying cry to counter Mueller report
‘Investigate the investigators’ is new Trump rallying cry to counter Mueller report
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New York Times, PoliticalShort and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
In News Industry, a Stark Divide Between Haves and Have-Nots … After suffering a historic meltdown a decade ago in the financial crisis, American newspapers began racing to transform into digital businesses, hoping that strategy would save them from the accelerating decline of print.
Nick Reynolds / Casper Star-Tribune:
After 22 years in office, Sen. Mike Enzi says he will retire in 2020 — Sen. Mike Enzi speaks at a press conference Saturday in Gillette. He announced he will retire from politics next year. — Sen. Mike Enzi speaks at a press conference Saturday in Gillette. He announced he will retire from politics next year.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi won't run for reelection
Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi won't run for reelection
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Axios and The Daily Caller
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
‘Need more soldiers’: Venezuela's Guaidó says opposition overestimated military support before failed uprising — CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó acknowledged Saturday errors made in attempting to stir a military uprising, and did not discard …
Associated Press:
Let's make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition — British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party have a duty to strike a compromise Brexit agreement to end months of political deadlock over Britain's exit from the European Union.
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One America News Network
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Longtime Trump aide alleges White House destroyed 5 boxes of documents — that should have been turned over to Mueller — President Donald Trump's White House likely destroyed five boxes of emails, a top former advisor explained on MSNBC. — Omarosa Manigault Newman worked for the White House …
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Washington Press
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Please Explain How This Entire Presidency* Isn't a National-Security Crisis — President Trump and President Putin are on the same page. Why aren't the rest of us? … They have to be kidding now. From the — Washington Post … All “checking in with the home office” japery aside …
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Washington Post
Washington Post:
Trump wants ‘toughness’ to deter migration, but physical measures keep failing — Frustrated that his administration's border control measures are not working, President Trump has been musing lately about the kinds of tactics he thinks would really get results.
Caroline Kelly / CNN:
California Senate approves bill requiring presidential candidates to submit tax returns — (CNN)California's Senate approved a bill this week requiring presidential candidates to submit five years' worth of tax returns in order to appear on the ballot, joining 18 other states in a jab …
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George K. Yin / Politico:
How to Get Trump's Tax Returns—Without a Subpoena
How to Get Trump's Tax Returns—Without a Subpoena
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New York Times and POLITICUSUSA
Bonchie / RedState:
The New York Times Goes to Hilarious Lengths to Not Use the Word “Spy” — This is what it looks like to turn pushing a narrative into an extreme sport. — In the past few days, we received the big revelation (which all of us able to think critically already knew for years) that the FBI did indeed spy on the Trump campaign.
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