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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 — Donald Trump's aides and allies are moving aggressively to shore up his support in three Rust Belt states that propelled him to the presidency — but where his own polling shows him in trouble heading into 2020.
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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
How Throwing Justin Amash Out of the GOP Might Make Trump Lose 2020
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
GOP throws up impeachment shield around Trump
GOP throws up impeachment shield around Trump
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: The Koch network is reorganizing under a new name and with new priorities — THE BIG IDEA: The Koch network is getting a new name to reflect its shifting strategy. — The Seminar Network, which includes the constellation of groups funded by the billionaire industrialist Charles Koch …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
How Mike Pence's ‘Indiana mafia’ took over health care policy
How Mike Pence's ‘Indiana mafia’ took over health care policy
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Associated Press:
5th Migrant Child Dies After Detention by Border Patrol — HOUSTON — The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child apprehended by border agents since December. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
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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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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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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Let Businesses Donate to Candidates — The U.S. Supreme Court declined an opportunity to give businesses broader rights to contribute money to political candidates and causes. — The justices, without comment Monday, refused to question a Massachusetts law …
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Trump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face ‘end’ — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Iran early on Monday not to threaten the United States again or it would face its “official end,” shortly after a rocket landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad overnight …
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Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Iran hits back at Trump for tweeting ‘genocidal taunts’
Iran hits back at Trump for tweeting ‘genocidal taunts’
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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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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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The New Civil Rights Movement
Associated Press:
Harris wants to fine companies that pay men more than women — NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is unveiling a pay inequity proposal that aims to close the gender pay gap by holding corporations accountable when men are paid more than women.
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Ben White / Politico:
Dark clouds hang over Trump's trade war — President Donald Trump is doing everything he can to soften the economic blow of his trade battle with China, doling out billions of dollars in farmer bailouts and telling Americans that the Chinese are paying the tariffs he's slapped on U.S. importers.
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Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Starting Line/Change Research Poll: Biden, Sanders Locked In Iowa Tie — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are locked in a tie in Iowa atop the large field of Democrats running for the presidential nomination. An Iowa Starting Line/Change Research Poll of 615 likely Democratic caucus-goers …
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Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
Rep. Meadows: Declassification of key Russia probe documents ‘right around the corner’ — Rep. Mark Meadows thinks declassification of key Russia probe documents is ‘right around the corner’ — House Oversight Committee member Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said Monday he believes …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Gowdy: FBI Has Papadopoulos Transcripts That Are Potential ‘Game-Changer’
Gowdy: FBI Has Papadopoulos Transcripts That Are Potential ‘Game-Changer’
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American Greatness
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
He's One of the Biggest Backers of Trump's Push to Protect American Steel. And He's Canadian. — HARROW, Ontario — Barry Zekelman, a Canadian billionaire whose business is mostly in the United States, is not a guy who likes to lose — or go slow. — On days off, he likes to race his Ferrari 488 sports cars.
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Thanks to Facebook, Your Cellphone Company Is Watching You Closer Than Ever — Among the mega-corporations that surveil you, your cellphone carrier has always been one of the keenest monitors, in constant contact with the one small device you keep on you at almost every moment.
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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Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
Spy vs. Spy Euphemism at the FBI — While Washington pols and pundits angrily debate who counts as a spy, and whether any such exotic creatures have ever been employed by the FBI, new evidence is emerging that the FBI not only uses spies, but has done so extensively, including in the Trump-Russia investigation.
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
IRS Audit Rate Drops Again as It Examines Fewer High-Income Households — Tax agency, shrinking after years of budget cuts, seeks funding boost from Congress — WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service audited just .59% of individual tax returns last year, marking the seventh consecutive annual decline …
T.A. Frank / Washington Post:
The Surreal Life of George Papadopoulos — Russiagate felon. Hollywood denizen. Friend of Tom Arnold. Is there anything more 2019? — Story by T.A. Frank Photos by Elisabeth Caren — This is a story about stories. Most of them are crazy. Some of them are true.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A. Plans to Get Thousands of Deaths Off the Books by Changing Its Math — WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to change the way it calculates the future health risks of air pollution in a way that would predict thousands of fewer deaths and would help justify …
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Politico:
‘Big 4’ leaders to meet Tuesday on budget caps, debt limit — The four top party leaders will meet on Tuesday morning to begin talks on a potential deal to raise the budget caps, as well as a possible boost to the debt ceiling, according to multiple sources, although any agreement will be hard to reach.
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: The Trump impeachment slow burn — Good morning and welcome back! Tips, comments, recipes? Reach out and sign up. Thanks for waking up with us. — The Investigations — ARE WE THERE YET?: An unlikely lawmaker added over the weekend to the drumbeat gathering for impeaching President Trump.
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