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New York Times:
Senate Republicans Warn White House Against Mexico Tariffs — WASHINGTON — Republican senators sent the White House a sharp message on Tuesday, warning that they were opposed to President Trump's plans to impose tariffs on Mexican imports, just hours after the president said lawmakers would be “foolish” to try to stop him.
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Republicans threaten revolt, may block Trump's Mexico tariffs
Republicans threaten revolt, may block Trump's Mexico tariffs
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Use of emergency declaration to impose tariffs on Mexico is legally questionable, scholars say
Use of emergency declaration to impose tariffs on Mexico is legally questionable, scholars say
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Quartz, The Week, American Greatness and Feeds
Alexander Panetta / Politico:
Trump's trade war gobsmacks Mexico and Canada
Trump's trade war gobsmacks Mexico and Canada
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Washington Post, One America News Network and Breitbart
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Beto O'Rourke calls for term and donation limits in new voting rights plan — O'Rourke: Call to impeach Trump isn't a rushed decision — (CNN)Beto O'Rourke is proposing term limits for Supreme Court justices and members of Congress and far-reaching new restrictions on donations …
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Joe Perticone / Business Insider:
Joe Biden's climate plan appears to directly copy multiple lines from other organizations — but his campaign says it was a mistake … - Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden released a climate change proposal on Tuesday. — In at least three instances …
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Washington Post:
Joe Biden's campaign acknowledges lifting language from other groups for its policy plans
Joe Biden's campaign acknowledges lifting language from other groups for its policy plans
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Plagiarism charge hits Biden climate change plan
Plagiarism charge hits Biden climate change plan
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Guillermo Contreras / ExpressNews.com:
Emails show Texas governor requested the voter purge that used flawed data — Electronic communications made public Tuesday show Gov. Greg Abbott's office was a driving force in the state's program to purge nearly 100,000 suspected non-U.S. citizens from Texas' voter rolls.
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Houston Chronicle and Campaign Legal Center
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RealClearInvestigations:
Policing Noncitizen Voting: What We Have Here Is a Failure of Data — The downfall of Texas Secretary of State David Whitley began in January with the blockbuster announcement that tens of thousands of noncitizens might have voted illegally in recent Texas elections.
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Real Clear Politics
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House passes immigration bill to protect ‘dreamers,’ offer a path to citizenship — The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would offer a path to citizenship to more than 2 million undocumented immigrants, including “dreamers” who were brought to the United States as children.
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Democrat-led House passes Dreamers bill in rebuttal to Trump
Democrat-led House passes Dreamers bill in rebuttal to Trump
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
House passes latest DREAM Act, hoping to place millions of immigrants on path to citizenship
House passes latest DREAM Act, hoping to place millions of immigrants on path to citizenship
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The Week
Nick Statt / The Verge:
YouTube decides that homophobic harassment does not violate its policies — The company sides with edgy commentator Steven Crowder — YouTube has at last formally responded to an explosive and controversial feud between Vox writer and video host Carlos Maza and conservative YouTuber Steven Crowder.
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing. — Carlos Maza, a video producer for the news site Vox, said the harassment began about two years ago. — Steven Crowder, a right-wing commentator and comedian, had begun to call …
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Detroit News:
Biden, Sanders other Democrats lead Trump in Michigan poll — Lansing — While most Michigan voters don't want Congress to impeach President Donald Trump, a majority said they would vote against him if the election were held today, according to a new statewide poll. — More:Potential Amash bid could hurt Biden in Michigan
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Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
Potential Amash bid could hurt Biden in Michigan
Potential Amash bid could hurt Biden in Michigan
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Political Wire
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Marla Was Under Duress”: Revealed in His Marla Maples Prenup, Donald Trump's Draconian Art of the Marriage Deal — She only got $1 million. Trump called himself a billionaire, but likely wasn't. Child support would cease if Tiffany joined the Army or the Peace Corps. And other secrets of the Trump-Marla prenup.
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Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Joe Biden's long evolution on abortion rights still holds surprises — As a senator from Delaware, he once supported stripping exceptions for rape and incest from federal funding. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden's decadeslong evolution on abortion rights has in many ways mirrored …
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Lauren Chadwick / euronews:
Noa Pothoven: Raped girl, 17, dies by legal euthanasia in the Netherlands — A teenager who said she was raped by two men died by legal euthanasia in the Netherlands, it's emerged. — Noa Pothoven made a “sad last post” to social media last week in which she announced she would “die within 10 days”.
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Chris York / HuffPost UK:
Trump Interview: 7 Takeaway Moments From Piers Morgan's ITV Sit-Down — From his controversial comments on the NHS and Meghan Markle to climate change, nothing was off limits on Good Morning Britain. — In what appears to now be a tradition, Donald Trump has given his only TV interview …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump open to Iran talks, but he won't rule out military action
Trump open to Iran talks, but he won't rule out military action
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
A teacher asked Trump to round up ‘illegal students’ — in tweets she says she thought were private — Georgia Clark, a veteran high school English teacher in Fort Worth, had an urgent request for President Trump: She needed help pulling undocumented immigrants from her school.
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
F.B.I., Pushing to Stop Domestic Terrorists, Grapples With Limits on Its Power — EVERETT, Wash. — Dakota Reed's mind brimmed with thoughts of mass murder. In November, he wrote on Facebook, “I am shooting for 30 Jews.” — The next month, he uploaded a video of himself in his bedroom …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Harry Reid changes opinion, says Pelosi-led House should open Trump impeachment inquiry — Impeaching a U.S. president might not be the be all end all for their career. Not only can a president remain in office after impeachment, but even see higher approval ratings. We explain. — CONNECT
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Censure rather than impeach? Hell no, Democrats — that's inexcusable cowardice — There's a push to censure Trump instead of impeaching him. Do Democrats actually want to look like waffling wimps? — The clamor to impeach Donald Trump is growing in the wake of the damning report …
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Hot Air, Pirate's Cove and The Hill
New York Times:
Cory Booker's Housing Plan Offers Tax Credit to Millions of Renters — Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey on Wednesday unveiled a plan to tackle affordable housing that would provide a tax credit for renters to ensure they would not spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent …
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Axios and One America News Network
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Judge OK without public release of Flynn-Kislyak transcript — A federal judge reversed course on Tuesday and absolved the Justice Department of a demand to make public transcripts of recorded phone calls between former national security adviser Michael Flynn and a Russian official.
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Power Line, Political Wire, The Gateway Pundit, CNN and The Daily Caller
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
‘It was a political lynch mob’: Steve King pledges to fight GOP over his exile — Rep. Steve King, hellbent on making a congressional comeback, is vowing to look at all procedural options to force his way back onto the committees from which he was exiled. — But the Iowa Republican …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump to hit Biden as globalist on trade issues — Watch for Trump allies to begin framing Joe Biden as a free-trading globalist who would undo the president's trade agenda. — Why it matters: Trump will try to direct the conversation with his megaphone, and invite attacks on Biden from the left.
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Edward Fitzpatrick Globe / BostonGlobe.com:
Make that four political parties for Lincoln Chafee — T his story is part of the Globe's new initiative to enhance coverage of Rhode Island. Sign up to receive a daily briefing in your inbox each morning. Tell us your tips, thoughts, and ideas here. — PROVIDENCE — Lincoln D. Chafee …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Talks Between Democrats and Justice Dept. in Doubt Over Barr Contempt Vote — WASHINGTON — House Democrats said on Tuesday that they were willing to renew negotiations with the Justice Department over access to the special counsel's full report and investigative files …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Terry McAuliffe eyes another run for Virginia governor — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who was popular when he left office last year, is hinting to Democrats that he may run for governor again in 2021. — Why it matters: McAuliffe, who bowed out of the 2020 presidential race …
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Political Wire
Politico:
Manfred Weber reelected EPP leader in European Parliament — The European People's Party on Wednesday reelected Manfred Weber as leader of its group in the European Parliament but the German also remains its nominee for the European Commission presidency. — The center-right group …
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