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David Enrich / New York Times:
Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank recommended in 2016 and 2017 that multiple transactions involving legal entities controlled by Donald J. Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner …
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Grant Stern / Washington Press:
A whistleblower just revealed Deutsche Bank covered up 2016 Kushner money transfers with Russia — A whistleblower has revealed that the brass of the only major bank willing to do business with President Trump covered up credible suspicious activity reports (SARs) about him and Jared Kushner.
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New York Times and Raw Story
Bo Emerson / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
JUST IN: Morehouse commencement speaker to pay off Class of 2019's student loans — Billionaire Robert F. Smith, who received an honorary doctorate at Morehouse College's Sunday morning graduation exercises, had already announced a $1.5 million gift to the school.
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Emily S. Rueb / New York Times:
Morehouse Class of '19, Congratulations: Your Student Loans Will Be Paid Off — Addressing Morehouse College's class of 2019, a man who is richer than Oprah Winfrey made a grand gesture straight out of the television mogul's playbook. — “My family is going to create a grant to eliminate …
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Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Trump says war will mean ‘official end of Iran,’ warns ‘never threaten the United States again’ — President Trump fired a social media broadside at the Iranian regime Sunday afternoon, vowing that war between Washington and Tehran would result in “the official end of Iran” before warning, “[n]ever threaten the United States again!”
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Washington Post:
Rocket lands near U.S. Embassy inside Baghdad's Green Zone — BAGHDAD — A rocket landed inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which houses the sprawling U.S. Embassy, Iraqi security officials said Sunday, in an apparent warning shot to the United States amid escalating tensions with Iran.
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Buttigieg takes on Trump, pitches four new tax hikes in Fox News Town Hall — Insurgent Democrat presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg acknowledged at the Fox News town hall in Claremont, New Hampshire Sunday evening that he needs to do more to appeal to “black and brown” voters …
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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Pete Buttigieg Dismisses President Trump's Acceptance Of His Marriage
Pete Buttigieg Dismisses President Trump's Acceptance Of His Marriage
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Axios:
Democrats' next oversight move: The power of the purse — House Democrats are considering a new idea to pressure the Trump administration to comply with their subpoenas. The idea is to use the appropriations process as leverage and threaten to withhold funding until they get the documents and testimony they've requested.
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
AP sources: Former CIA chief Brennan to brief Dems on Iran
AP sources: Former CIA chief Brennan to brief Dems on Iran
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Conservative News Today and Politico
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Why Justin Amash stands alone — Staunch libertarian Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Saturday said — or rather, tweeted — what no other Republican member of Congress has yet had the nerve to utter: President Trump committed impeachable acts that Attorney General William P. Barr tried …
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David Beavers / Politico:
Romney: GOP congressman's call for impeachment ‘a courageous statement’
Romney: GOP congressman's call for impeachment ‘a courageous statement’
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
China trade war: Trump defends tariffs impact, goes after Biden — President Trump defended his tariffs on China and attacked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for saying the country's “not competition for us,” in an interview with Fox News' Steve Hilton broadcast Sunday.
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New York Times:
The President and His Power to Pardon — Donald Trump's use of executive clemency may be lawful, but it is in no way normal. — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
Los Angeles Times:
Brawl erupts at convention for local-government officials at Indian Wells resort — A conference of local government officials from across California erupted into violence over the weekend when several attendees began throwing punches, with at least one person apparently knocked unconscious, according to five witnesses to the incident.
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Kelly Scott / al.com:
It's time to hear Alabama's women — Alabama was the talk of the nation last week as the most restrictive abortion ban in the country became law. — But, missing from many of those conversations were the voices of women from this state. — So, we asked them to share their opinions on being a woman in Alabama.
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Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Hundreds protest Alabama abortion ban: ‘My body, my choice!’ — MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Alabama Capitol on Sunday to protest the state's newly approved abortion ban, chanting “my body, my choice!” and “vote them out!”
Al Jazeera Media Network:
Al Jazeera takes disciplinary action and suspends two of its journalists over violation of its editorial guidelines — Al Jazeera stated today, that it has taken disciplinary action and suspended two of its journalists over video content produced on the Holocaust.
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Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
As Thousands of Taxi Drivers Were Trapped in Loans, Top Officials Counted the Money — [Read Part 1 of The Times's investigation: How Reckless Loans Devastated a Generation of Taxi Drivers] — At a cramped desk on the 22nd floor of a downtown Manhattan office building, Gary Roth spotted a looming disaster.
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Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
‘They Were Conned’: How Reckless Loans Devastated a Generation of Taxi Drivers
‘They Were Conned’: How Reckless Loans Devastated a Generation of Taxi Drivers
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Mother Jones and New York Post