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House Panel Investigates Obstruction Claims Against Trump Lawyers — WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee is investigating whether lawyers tied to President Trump and his family helped obstruct the panel's inquiry into Russian election interference by shaping false testimony …
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Donald Trump Jr. Strikes Deal for ‘Limited’ Interview With Intelligence Committee — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. and the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee reached a deal on Tuesday for the president's eldest son to sit for a private interview with senators in the coming weeks …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Don Jr. agrees to appear before Senate panel after GOP flare-up — Donald Trump Jr. has agreed to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee, ending — for now — a heated fight within the GOP over the Republican-led panel's Russia investigation. — Trump Jr. will be interviewed …
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Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:
LindseyGrahamResign Demands Flood Twitter Amid Bipartisan Backlash Against Donald Trump Jr. Subpoena Advice
LindseyGrahamResign Demands Flood Twitter Amid Bipartisan Backlash Against Donald Trump Jr. Subpoena Advice
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
House panel opens inquiry into claims Trump legal team edited Michael Cohen's testimony
House panel opens inquiry into claims Trump legal team edited Michael Cohen's testimony
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Washington Post:
Alabama Senate passes nation's most restrictive abortion ban, which makes no exceptions for victims of rape and incest — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban virtually all abortions in the state — including for victims of rape and incest — sending the strictest law …
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Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion in the State — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate approved a measure on Tuesday that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, setting up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the case that recognized a woman's constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
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Kate Smith / CBS News:
Alabama just passed a near-total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest
Alabama just passed a near-total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest
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Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
Legislator Pushing Abortion Ban in Alabama Says He's Not ‘Smart Enough to Be Pregnant’
Legislator Pushing Abortion Ban in Alabama Says He's Not ‘Smart Enough to Be Pregnant’
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
A Supreme Court Reporter Defines the Threat to Abortion Rights
A Supreme Court Reporter Defines the Threat to Abortion Rights
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Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Alabama abortion bill: Senate passes near-total abortion ban, sends to Governor Kay Ivey
Jeremy Gray / al.com:
Alabama abortion ban vote: Nation's strictest abortion law passes, no exceptions for rape, incest
Alabama abortion ban vote: Nation's strictest abortion law passes, no exceptions for rape, incest
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Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
Alabama Senate bans nearly all abortions, including rape cases
Alabama Senate bans nearly all abortions, including rape cases
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New York Times:
Trump Can't Stop Attacking Biden. G.O.P. Strategists Wish He Would. — WASHINGTON — As President Trump has struggled to explain the difficulty of negotiating a trade agreement with China, he has embraced a side argument: A Democratic president would only agree to a worse deal.
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Maggie Fitzgerald / CNBC:
Mark Cuban leaves open possibility of running for president as an independent
Mark Cuban leaves open possibility of running for president as an independent
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Katie Galioto / Politico:
Trump on Beto: ‘What the hell happened?’
Trump on Beto: ‘What the hell happened?’
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Joe Biden to Woman Who Says Trump is ‘An Illegitimate President’: ‘I Absolutely Agree’
Joe Biden to Woman Who Says Trump is ‘An Illegitimate President’: ‘I Absolutely Agree’
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New York Times:
Skeptical U.S. Allies Resist Trump's New Claims of Threats From Iran — WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration draws up war plans against Iran over what it says are threats to American troops and interests, a senior British military official told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday …
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Accuses Bolton, MSNBC, CNN of Agitating War Against Iran: ‘It Is Chilling’
Tucker Carlson Accuses Bolton, MSNBC, CNN of Agitating War Against Iran: ‘It Is Chilling’
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Associated Press:
Global worries flare over whether US sliding toward Iran war
Global worries flare over whether US sliding toward Iran war
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Newsweek:
Trump administration prepares multiple military options for Iran, including airstrikes and setting up ground invasion
Trump administration prepares multiple military options for Iran, including airstrikes and setting up ground invasion
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
No increased Iran threat in Syria or Iraq, top British officer says, contradicting US
No increased Iran threat in Syria or Iraq, top British officer says, contradicting US
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Trump's lawyers question Congress' power to investigate him, battle House over demand for financial records — WASHINGTON - Lawyers for President Donald Trump and the House clashed Tuesday in federal court over the extent of Congress' power to investigate him in the first legal test …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
U. S. judge voices doubt on Trump bid to block House subpoena for financial records
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Signals Skepticism About Trump's Bid to Block Subpoena for Financial Records
Judge Signals Skepticism About Trump's Bid to Block Subpoena for Financial Records
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Abe Greenwald / Commentary:
The Rot Is Irreversible — Disease is reversible—rot isn't. Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib brought the disease of anti-Semitism into the upper echelons of the Democratic Party when they were elected in November. The party could have fought the disease. It chose instead to nurture it.
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Benny Morris / The Atlantic:
Rashida Tlaib Has Her History Wrong
Rashida Tlaib Has Her History Wrong
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
I asked Democratic candidates if they'd restore press briefings. Here's what they said. — It has now been more than two months since presidential press secretary Sarah Sanders has held a scheduled, on-the-record briefing for White House reporters. — Briefings had been a near-daily event …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: Sanders support among young voters drops sharply
Poll: Sanders support among young voters drops sharply
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Barbara McQuade / The Daily Beast:
William Barr Delivers Chilling Message to FBI for Trump — A third probe into the origins of the Russia investigation, even to pacify the paranoid president, may cause real harm. — If you come at the king, you best not miss. — That's the message Attorney General William Barr is sending to FBI agents …
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Washington Post:
'I don't see him crying uncle': Trump believes China tariffs will help him win reelection — President Trump is telling advisers and close allies that he has no intention of pulling back on his escalating trade war with China, arguing that clashing with Beijing is highly popular …
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Associated Press:
Trump's defense of tariffs based on dubious claims
Trump's defense of tariffs based on dubious claims
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Mariam Khan / ABC News:
US-China trade war spurs unease on Capitol Hill
US-China trade war spurs unease on Capitol Hill
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Romney rejects Trump judicial pick who smeared Obama — Mitt Romney was the only Republican senator to vote against one of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees on Tuesday. And he did so in part to defend former President Barack Obama. — Romney cast the lone GOP “no” …
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Washington Post:
Kushner skirts GOP senators' key questions on his immigration plan — President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, faced pointed questions about his plan to overhaul the immigration system in a closed-door meeting with Republican senators Tuesday — and failed to offer solutions to some key concerns …
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Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
Trump to lay out immigration policy in coming days -senators
Trump to lay out immigration policy in coming days -senators
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine Sputtering — As the gun rights group lavished pay and perks on its leaders and partners, fueling infighting, it increasingly relied on its own charity for funds. Tax experts have questions. — The tantalizing leaks have spilled out in the weeks since …
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
NRA Board Members Say New President Lied About Disclosing Financial Troubles
NRA Board Members Say New President Lied About Disclosing Financial Troubles
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Stephanie Wilkinson / Washington Post:
I own the Red Hen restaurant that asked Sarah Sanders to leave. Resistance isn't futile. — Stephanie Wilkinson is the co-owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Va. — “Hello Intolerant, intellectually-challenged, psychotic, socialists! — Your so-called business is in jeopardy.
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John Solomon / The Hill:
State Department's red flag on Steele went to a senior FBI man well before FISA warrant — In all Washington investigations, the essential questions become who knew it and when did they know it. — In the case of FBI informant Christopher Steele and the credibility of his now-disproven …
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CNN:
Exclusive photos reveal children sleeping on the ground at Border Patrol station — (CNN)Photos obtained exclusively by CNN show migrants at the McAllen, Texas, Border Patrol station over the weekend, many of whom are children, sleeping on the ground on rocks and covered by Mylar blankets.
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Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
It was 84 degrees near the Arctic Ocean this weekend as carbon dioxide hit its highest level in human history — Over the weekend, the climate system sounded simultaneous alarms. Near the entrance to the Arctic Ocean in northwest Russia, the temperature surged to 84 degrees Fahrenheit (29 Celsius).
Emily Mahoney / Tampa Bay Times:
Ron DeSantis ‘not allowed’ to disclose which two Florida counties were hacked by Russians — Gov. Ron DeSantis said two counties had their elections information accessed, but the hackers weren't able to change or “manipulate” any data. — TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis met with the FBI …
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