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New York Times:
Trump Instructs McGahn to Defy Subpoena and Skip House Testimony — Donald McGahn, the former White House counsel, risks being held in contempt of Congress. But if he defies the president, he could damage his career or put his law firm's business at risk.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Some Republicans unsettled by Trump's sweeping claims of immunity — Senior House Republicans are breaking with Donald Trump over the president's legal claims that Congress can't investigate whether a commander in chief violated the law. — That view, advanced by Trump's personal attorney …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Judge upholds House panel subpoena for Trump financial records — District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled in favor of a subpoena issued by the House Oversight Committee for President Trump's financial records from the accounting firm Mazars. — In a 41-page-long opinion, Mehta found that …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge orders Trump accounting firm to hand over records to Congress — Washington (CNN)A federal district judge has told the accounting firm Mazars it will need to turn over Donald Trump's accounting records from before he was President to the Democratic-controlled House Oversight Committee.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge upholds Dem subpoena for Trump financial records — A federal judge on Monday upheld a congressional subpoena seeking President Donald Trump's financial records from an accounting firm, arguing that Congress is well within its rights to investigate potential illegal behavior by a president …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge denies Trump bid to quash House subpoena for years of financial records
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
President Trump Lost An Effort To Stop Democrats From Subpoenaing His Accountant
President Trump Lost An Effort To Stop Democrats From Subpoenaing His Accountant
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New York Times:
A Would-Be Trump Aide's Demands: A Jet on Call, a Future Cabinet Post and More — Access to a government jet 24 hours a day. An office in the West Wing, plus guaranteed weekends off for family time. And an assurance of being made secretary of homeland security by November.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi clashes with fellow Dems in closed-door debate on impeachment — House Democratic leaders sparred internally on Monday over whether to begin an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her allies rejecting the call to move forward for now, according to multiple sources.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
White House instructs McGahn to defy Dem subpoena to testify
White House instructs McGahn to defy Dem subpoena to testify
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Associated Press:
Trump tells ex-counsel McGahn to defy congressional subpoena
Trump tells ex-counsel McGahn to defy congressional subpoena
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The Guardian
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump blocks former White House counsel McGahn from testifying to Congress
Kia Rahnama / The Atlantic:
What Congress Can Do When Trump Appointees Defy It
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
After impeachment remarks, Rep. Justin Amash gets Republican challenger — WASHINGTON — A Republican state representative plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, after Amash said this weekend he believes President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Throwing Justin Amash Out of the GOP Might Make Trump Lose 2020 — Saturday, Representative Justin Amash became the first Republican in Congress to call for impeaching President Trump on the basis of the massive misconduct detailed by the Mueller report. It was a rare act of bravery, one likely to end his career in Congress.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Why Trump should be worried about Justin Amash
Why Trump should be worried about Justin Amash
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The Daily Caller
Media Matters for America:
After his Fox News town hall, Fox & Friends launches a propaganda onslaught against Pete Buttigieg — South Bend, IN, Mayor Pete Buttigieg's performance at a Fox News town hall garnered rave reviews Sunday night from journalists and pundits, with some arguing that his successful turn proved …
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Here's How Much Money Fox News Hosts Have Made Off GOP Speaking Gigs
Here's How Much Money Fox News Hosts Have Made Off GOP Speaking Gigs
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David Montanaro / Fox News:
Joe Scarborough: 'I've seen the future of the Democratic Party and it's Mayor Pete'
Joe Scarborough: 'I've seen the future of the Democratic Party and it's Mayor Pete'
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
‘Mindless murdering savages’: Border agent used slurs before allegedly hitting migrant with his truck — In November 2017, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Matthew Bowen fumed about the humane treatment his agency was expected to give migrants who had illegally crossed into the country.
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Associated Press:
5th Migrant Child Dies After Detention by Border Patrol
5th Migrant Child Dies After Detention by Border Patrol
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Curt Prendergast / Arizona Republic:
Nogales border agent calls migrants ‘subhuman,’ ‘savages’ in text messages
Nogales border agent calls migrants ‘subhuman,’ ‘savages’ in text messages
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
There's No Boom in Youngstown, but Blue-Collar Workers Are Sticking With Trump — YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — In May 2016, David Betras, a Democratic Party leader in the heart of industrial northeast Ohio, sent a memo warning Hillary Clinton's campaign that it was on the verge of losing Ohio …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump scrambles to reverse Rust Belt slide
Trump scrambles to reverse Rust Belt slide
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Prosecutors examining tens of thousands of Trump inauguration documents — WH downplaying Trump inaugural committee subpoena — (CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York are scrutinizing tens of thousands of documents relating to Donald Trump's inauguration in a sign that the investigation into the committee's finances is advancing.
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Washington Post:
Cohen told lawmakers Trump attorney Jay Sekulow encouraged him to falsely claim Moscow project ended in January 2016 — Michael Cohen, President Trump's former longtime personal attorney, told a House panel during closed-door hearings earlier this year that he had been encouraged …
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Max Read / Vulture:
Westeros Is Screwed — In 2011, Game of Thrones premiered with the story of a vast continental kingdom wracked with political tension. Westeros was introduced as a collection of once-independent kingdoms, riven by ethnic and religious divisions, governed by a king who had no real desire to rule …
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Barr Says He Is Fighting for the Presidency, Not Trump — The attorney general, who has faced criticism, is in the front lines of the president's battles against Congress — As President Trump's attorney general, William Barr has come under criticism from Democrats and some Republicans …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Gorsuch breaks with conservative justices, delivering win to Native American hunter — Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh find themselves on opposing sides in two out of three recent rulings — One of President Trump's nominees sided Monday with the liberal wing of the Supreme Court …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Native American Rights In Wyoming Hunting Case
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Native American Rights In Wyoming Hunting Case
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Popular Information:
These six corporations are financing the war on women in six states — In 2019, state legislatures across the country are enacting radical new restrictions on abortion. Alabama banned virtually all abortions. Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Ohio banned all abortions after six weeks …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Profanity President: Trump's Four-Letter Vocabulary — WASHINGTON — In modern times, presidents have rarely been church mice afraid of a little salty language. But President Trump has grown increasingly willing in recent months to say in public what most of his predecessors tried to keep behind closed doors.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
ESPN President: ‘Our Fans Do Not Want Us to Cover Politics’ — Does it seem you hear a little bit less about political controversies in the sports world than you did a year or two ago? Do you find yourself grumbling at your television, “I just want to enjoy watching the game” less frequently?
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Los Angeles Times
Christine Rosen / Commentary:
When You're a Socialist, They Let You Do It — Imagine an older, powerful male politician belittling and questioning the intelligence and credibility of a female reporter for the New York Times. If the politician in question was a Republican, the media outrage machine would have kicked in immediately …
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
How extremists are reasserting themselves in mainstream GOP politics in Arizona — Kelli Ward, Russell Pearce and Andy Biggs (Photo: David Wallace/The Republic; Michael Schennum/The Republic; David Wallace/The Republic) — Russell Pearce stepped up to a podium in Gilbert, one of the more affluent and educated communities in Arizona.
Hen Mazzig / Los Angeles Times:
No, Israel isn't a country of privileged and powerful white Europeans — Along with resurgent identity politics in the United States and Europe, there is a growing inclination to frame the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in terms of race. According to this narrative, Israel was established …
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump says there's ‘no indication’ of threatening actions by Iran — President Trump on Monday played down tensions with Iran, saying his administration currently has no signs of threatening actions by Tehran but that if that changes, the United States “will have no choice” but to respond forcefully.
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump: E-Verify Would Make It Too Hard to Hire Undocumented Workers — Since taking office, Donald Trump has revoked the legal status of roughly 1 million longtime U.S. residents, used the mass psychological torture of children as a means of deterring asylum seekers, overseen the deportation …
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