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It's Time to Break Up Facebook — The last time I saw Mark Zuckerberg — was in the summer of 2017, several months before the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke. We met at Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif., office and drove to his house, in a quiet, leafy neighborhood.
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U.S. Seizes North Korean Ship for Violating Sanctions — WASHINGTON — The United States has seized a North Korean shipping vessel in response to violating American-led sanctions, the Justice Department announced Thursday, a move that is certain to escalate tensions already on the rise between …
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North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles, South's Military Says — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, the South Korean military said, an escalation from the North's most recent weapons test just five days ago.
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U.S. seizes North Korean coal ship, accuses Pyongyang of violating sanctions
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2020 hopeful Tulsi Gabbard urges US to pursue denuclearization after North Korea launches second missile
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White House Website Welcomes ‘The Boston Red Socks’ — BOSTON (CBS) - It looks like someone on the White House staff doesn't know much about Boston or baseball. — The Boston Red Sox will meet with President Trump at the White House Thursday afternoon to celebrate their 2018 World Series championship.
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The White House revoked my press pass. It's not just me — it's curtailing access for all journalists.
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White House imposes new rules on reporters' credentials, raising concerns about access
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'The moment we're in': United as baseball champions, Boston Red Sox are divided by Trump
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Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House
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Axios, USA Today and Boston Herald


Pelosi Declares Nation Is in a ‘Constitutional Crisis’ — WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the United States was in a “constitutional crisis” and warned that House Democrats might move to hold more Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress if they continued …
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Pelosi: Trump has created a “constitutional crisis” over the Mueller report
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Just where is this secret House jail located?
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Former Intelligence Analyst Charged with Disclosing Classified Information — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An indictment was unsealed today charging a former intelligence analyst with illegally obtaining classified national defense information and disclosing it to a reporter.
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Ex-Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Information to a Reporter
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Trump's inner circle frustrated by son's subpoena — Washington (CNN)Members of President Donald Trump's inner circle are frustrated that the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr., multiple sources tell CNN. — Those close to Trump are exasperated …
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Transcript: Mick Mulvaney on Trump Jr. subpoena - on “The Takeout”
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Mulvaney says it was ‘bad form’ for Senate Republicans not to inform him about Donald Trump Jr. subpoena
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Trump Goes On Extended Rant About Subpoena Of Don Jr.
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After shouting match breaks out, Alabama Senate reverses course and tables controversial abortion vote — After a fight broke out, the Alabama Senate on Thursday voted to table a controversial bill to criminalize abortions by making preforming the procedure a felony punishable by up to 99 years imprisonment.
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Alabama Senate passes nation's strictest abortion bill, making performing the procedure a felony with few exceptions — The bill needs Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's (R) approval before it becomes law. — Conservative governors and legislators are using new highly restrictive abortion laws …
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‘Shoot them!’: Trump laughs off a supporter's demand for violence against migrants — A roar rose from the crowd of thousands of Trump supporters in Panama City Beach on Wednesday night, as President Trump noted yet again that Border Patrol agents can't use weapons to deter migrants.
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Exclusive: Trump, the billion-dollar loser — I was his ghostwriter and saw it happen — On Tuesday, the New York Times scooped the world on the news that from 1985 to 1994, Donald Trump incurred the biggest business losses of any single taxpayer in American history.
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Raw Story and The Daily Beast


Bernie Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez want to cap credit card interest rates at 15 percent — They have been reaching record levels as the Fed raised key interest rates and the industry prepares for the next recession. — Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce legislation …
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders Team Up on Bank Legislation
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Secret U.S. Missile Aims to Kill Only Terrorists, Not Nearby Civilians — Weapon doesn't explode, but brandishes knives to shred target; it was used in high-profile strikes in 2017 and this year — WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has developed a specially designed, secret missile …
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Sputnik International, Gizmodo, Task & Purpose and Political Wire


He Founded ‘Students for Trump.’ Now He Could Face Jail Time for Impersonating a Lawyer. — On the eve of the last presidential election, NBC's “Nightly News” broadcast featured two skinny college students in jackets and ties, discussing the future of American politics.
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Trump says John Kerry should be prosecuted for talking to Iran — President Donald Trump said on Thursday that John Kerry “should be prosecuted” for allegedly violating the Logan Act through his conversations with Iran, escalating a feud between his administration and the former secretary of State.
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Buttigieg is the only top 2020 candidate not offering staffers health care yet — The campaign offers stipends so workers can buy insurance on their own, in contrast to several 2020 rivals who are providing health care to workers, according to an NBC News review.
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‘I Have a Plan for That.’ Elizabeth Warren Is Betting That Americans Are Ready for Her Big Ideas — Voters encountering Elizabeth Warren on the presidential campaign trail these days often seem surprised. After a packed gathering at an elementary school in Concord, N.H., in April …
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GOP state legislator attacks vaccine scientist on Twitter, accusing him of self-enrichment, ‘sorcery’ — A Texas state legislator unleashed a vilifying attack on a leading vaccine scientist Tuesday, accusing the doctor of “sorcery.” — It started with a report published Monday …
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A frustrated Trump questions his administration's Venezuela strategy — President Trump is questioning his administration's aggressive strategy in Venezuela following the failure of a U.S.-backed effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro, complaining he was misled about how easy …


Notes on the State of the House — The Democrats' generic ballot edge endures, at least for now, but they shouldn't get their hopes up on redistricting — The Center for Politics is hiring a new coordinator of media relations who will help with the Crystal Ball and broader communications efforts at the Center.
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Trump Bigger Factor than Obama for 2020 Dem Primary Voters — West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden is the clear front-runner for New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Democratic primary, according to the first Monmouth University Poll of Granite State primary voters in the 2020 cycle.
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U.S. officials: Iran official OK'd attacks on American military — Intelligence revealed Iran told some proxies and surrogates they could go after American military targets in the region, say 3 U.S. officials. — WASHINGTON — The U.S. decision to surge additional military forces …
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Mystery Delays Push Divisive Supreme Court Issues Into Election Year — Cases on deportation, abortion, same-sex wedding cakes delayed — Supreme Court faces massive term during presidential campaign — In January the Supreme Court appeared poised to act on President Donald Trump's bid …


Viktor Orbán's War on Intellect — On a relentlessly gray Budapest morning, Michael Ignatieff took me to the rooftop of Central European University's main building. The newly erected edifice is all glass, sharp angles, exposed steel, and polished wood.