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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Trump May Be Preparing Pardons for Servicemen Accused of War Crimes — President Trump has indicated that he is considering pardons for several American military members accused or convicted of war crimes, including high-profile cases of murder, attempted murder and desecration of a corpse, according to two United States officials.
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
New York Times: Trump requests paperwork to pardon accused US war criminals
New York Times: Trump requests paperwork to pardon accused US war criminals
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
GOP lawmaker says Trump's conduct meets ‘threshold for impeachment’ — Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), a critic of President Trump who has entertained a run against him in 2020, became the first Republican congressman to say the president “engaged in impeachable conduct” based on the Mueller report.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Breaking With Party, G.O.P. Lawmaker Says Trump's Conduct Reaches ‘Threshold of Impeachment’ — WASHINGTON — Representative Justin Amash, an iconoclastic Republican of Michigan who has considered a run against President Trump in 2020, became the first member of his party serving in Congress …
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CNN:
GOP Rep. Amash becomes first Republican to call for Trump's impeachment — Washington (CNN)Michigan GOP Rep. Justin Amash said Saturday he had concluded President Donald Trump committed “impeachable conduct” and accused Attorney General William Barr of intentionally misleading the public.
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Michigan GOP congressman says Trump's conduct impeachable — Michigan Rep. Justin Amash became the first Republican lawmaker to declare that President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses and that Attorney General William Barr “deliberately misrepresented” special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
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Adam Forrest / The Independent:
Right-wing Australian politician who blamed Muslims for Christchurch mosque attack loses seat — 'Fraser Anning goes back to where he came from ... he won't be in the Parliament' — The anti-immigration politician egged by a teenage boy earlier this year has lost his seat …
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
Australia Election Results: Prime Minister Scott Morrison Seizes a Stunning Win — SYDNEY, Australia — Scott Morrison, Australia's conservative prime minister, scored a surprise victory in federal elections on Saturday, propelled by a populist wave — the “quiet Australians,” he termed it …
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BBC:
2019 Australia election: Morrison celebrates ‘miracle’ win
2019 Australia election: Morrison celebrates ‘miracle’ win
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Breaking: Big Election Upset in Australia
Breaking: Big Election Upset in Australia
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Washington Post, Agence France-Presse and NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
New York Times:
Austrian Leader Calls for Snap Election After Far-Right Vice Chancellor Resigns — BERLIN — Austria's chancellor called for snap elections after the country's far-right vice chancellor resigned on Saturday over a secretly filmed video from 2017 that showed him promising government contracts …
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Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico:
Austrian government collapses over Russia scandal
Austrian government collapses over Russia scandal
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Kirsti Knolle / Reuters:
Austrian government collapses after far right leader caught in video sting
Austrian government collapses after far right leader caught in video sting
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Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli / Politico:
Salvini rally rumbled by Austrian far-right scandal
Salvini rally rumbled by Austrian far-right scandal
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One America News Network
Yashar Ali / CNN:
In San Francisco, an attack on press freedoms and echoes of autocracy — PEN America president optimistic in face of press arrests — Yashar Ali is a contributor to HuffPost and New York Magazine. Follow him @yashar. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
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Washington Post:
Trump's sanctions on Iran are hitting Hezbollah, and it hurts — BEIRUT — The powerful Lebanese Hezbollah militia has thrived for decades on generous cash handouts from Iran, spending lavishly on benefits for its fighters, funding social services for its constituents and accumulating …
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
‘I get the same intel:’ Iran threat exaggerated by GOP hawks, Rep. Gallego says
‘I get the same intel:’ Iran threat exaggerated by GOP hawks, Rep. Gallego says
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Removed Missile Threat From Some Boats
U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Removed Missile Threat From Some Boats
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Golfweek:
President Trump's golf scores hacked; USGA confirms it's looking into the matter — President Trump is at the center of another hacking incident, but this one doesn't involve Wikileaks. — Four scores were posted to Trump's USGA-administered GHIN handicap system on Friday …
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
USGA investigates after golf scores ‘erroneously’ recorded for Trump
USGA investigates after golf scores ‘erroneously’ recorded for Trump
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Matthew Aguilar / Comic Book:
DC Comics Sent Cease And Desist Over Cover Depicting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez As Wonder Woman — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is making waves in Washington DC, but she's also making waves in the comics world too, though for different reasons. Ocasio-Cortez is the subject of a new comic …
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Biden Delivers Call for National Unity at Philadelphia Rally — PHILADELPHIA — Joseph R. Biden Jr., sometimes known to Democrats in this city as Pennsylvania's “third senator,” returned to the state of his birth on Saturday to deliver a forceful call for national unity …
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Jill Filipovic / New York Times:
Does Anyone Actually Want Joe Biden to Be President?
Does Anyone Actually Want Joe Biden to Be President?
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NBC News:
Trump administration identifies at least 1,700 additional children it may have separated — The children were separated from their parents before the government's “zero tolerance” policy went into effect in May 2018. — The Trump administration has identified at least 1,712 migrant children …
Just Security:
The Balance Has Shifted: The Data on Impeachment Favor Moving Ahead — [Editor's note: Just Security is publishing a series in conversation with Sidney Blumenthal's “An Open Memo: Comparison of Clinton Impeachment, Nixon Impeachment and Trump Pre-Impeachment.”
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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
The Hell of Working at Trump's New Favorite Network — Conspiracy theories, racist outbursts, and a whole lot of Putin love. Working for the far-right One America News Network was a deeply weird experience, former employees say. — Ernest Champell realized there was something unusual …
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BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders Has A Plan To Fix Racial Segregation In American Schools — ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Sen. Bernie Sanders released a plan Saturday to repair the American public education system that focuses on ending school segregation and racial discrimination against students …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Wants to Destroy the Best Schools Poor Urban Kids Have
Bernie Sanders Wants to Destroy the Best Schools Poor Urban Kids Have
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Trump admin not sending migrants to Florida after backlash — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) does not plan to send migrant families to Florida after reports about a Trump administration proposal resulted in backlash from local and state officials this week.
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