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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
'I think I'd take it': In exclusive interview, Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents — President Donald Trump to if foreign governments offered damaging information against his 2020 rivals during the upcoming presidential race, he said, despite the deluge …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Former White House aide Hicks agrees to testify to House panel investigating Trump — Hope Hicks is scheduled to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors next week. — Josh Dawsey, Rosalind S. Helderman - · - 52 minutes ago - · — The Fix
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ABC News:
ABC News travels with President Donald Trump from Iowa to the White House — With his re-election bid set to officially kick off next week, President Donald Trump granted ABC News an exclusive, wide-ranging interview over the course of two days, offering an unprecedented behind-the-scenes lens …
Washington Post:
As Democrats deepen probes, Trump accuses them of being ‘totally out of control’
As Democrats deepen probes, Trump accuses them of being ‘totally out of control’
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New York Times:
Trump Asserts Executive Privilege on Census Documents Ahead of House Committee Contempt Vote
Trump Asserts Executive Privilege on Census Documents Ahead of House Committee Contempt Vote
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Ryan Saavedra / Daily Wire:
Democrat Cummings Brings Wife's Clients Before His Committee, Including AARP
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Hope Hicks's testimony will be a crack in Trump's wall
Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:
Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter conducts flyover of White House during Polish president's visit
Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter conducts flyover of White House during Polish president's visit
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Nikki Schwab / New York Post:
House panel unanimously passes 9/11 victims fund bill after Jon Stewart shaming
House panel unanimously passes 9/11 victims fund bill after Jon Stewart shaming
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Axios:
House Oversight holds Barr, Ross in contempt over Census documents
House Oversight holds Barr, Ross in contempt over Census documents
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House panel votes to hold Barr, Ross in contempt
House panel votes to hold Barr, Ross in contempt
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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Trump just invited Congress to begin impeachment proceedings — The idea that only the president can investigate the president is an argument for autocrats, not Americans. — George T. Conway III, Neal Katyal - · — Her story isn't about euthanasia. It's about failing mental-health systems.
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Howard Schultz Announces Campaign Staff Cuts, Summer Hiatus — The Starbucks billionaire won't make a decision on running for president until after Labor Day — and he's still eyeing Joe Biden as his biggest competition. — Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz told campaign staff …
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Jeff McDonald / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Margaret Hunter to plead out in case against congressman husband — Details of deal not clear, Rep. Duncan Hunter's attorney declined to discuss whether she might be cooperating with the prosecution — Margaret Hunter, the wife of longtime East County Congressman Duncan Hunter who was co-indicted …
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Tarpley Hitt / The Daily Beast:
Jessica Biel Comes Out as Anti-Vaxx Activist, Joins Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Lobby Against CA Vaccination Bill — “I would say that she was for safe vaccines and for medical freedom,” Kennedy told The Daily Beast. “My body, my choice.” — Tuesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Seeks to Question C.I.A. Officers in Russia Inquiry Review — WASHINGTON — Justice Department officials intend to interview senior C.I.A. officers as they review the Russia investigation, according to people briefed on the matter, indicating they are focused partly …
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Steven Graboski / Polls:
Biden, Warren, Sanders Lead 2020 Field — Immigration joins healthcare and environment as top issues for Nevada Dems — West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden is the front-runner among likely Democratic caucusgoers in Nevada while Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes second place …
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's definition of democratic socialism, explained
Bernie Sanders's definition of democratic socialism, explained
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News:
This Picture Featuring 15 Tech Men And 2 Women Looked Doctored. The Women Were Photoshopped In. — Last week, men's lifestyle magazine GQ published this photo of Silicon Valley executives including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Dropbox CEO Drew Houston from their pilgrimage to a small village …
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The Permanent Select Committee …:
Nunes Opening Statement for HPSCI Hearing on Mueller Report — f t # e — Thank you Mr. Chairman. — Here we are, more than two years since Democrats from this committee publicly claimed to have “more than circumstantial” evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russians to hack …
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CNN:
Donald Trump Jr. says there was ‘nothing to change’ in testimony before Senate panel
Donald Trump Jr. says there was ‘nothing to change’ in testimony before Senate panel
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Adam Schiff threatens to subpoena FBI director Chris Wray
Adam Schiff threatens to subpoena FBI director Chris Wray
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Josh Hawley rattles Republicans as he derails GOP judge — Sen. Josh Hawley makes no apologies for bringing down a Republican judicial nominee — even if his tactics irritate some of his own GOP colleagues. — Michael Bogren's withdrawal Tuesday from consideration to serve on a federal district court …
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BostonGlobe.com:
Total of 5 people, including alleged gunman, arrested in David Ortiz shooting — BREAKING: At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte, director of the Dominican National Police, and Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez, said the authorities had arrested …
Star Tribune:
Ilhan Omar's credibility takes another hit — Tax return irregularities are just the latest misstep by the first-term congresswoman. — By Editorial Board Star Tribune — TEXT SIZE — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is back in the news again, and not in a good way.
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Jared Holt / Columbia Journalism Review:
Right-wing publications launder an anti-journalist smear campaign — Last month, a number of media outlets ran stories touting claims from a study posted on Twitter that alleged nefarious connections between antifascist activists and national-level reporters who cover the far-right.
USA Today:
Republican attempts to defend Trump and Barr's ‘no obstruction’ decree are pathetic — Donald Trump's allies can argue that he didn't obstruct justice, but the facts say otherwise. Their real rationale: He's the president, end of story. — CONNECT — Perhaps the most surprising takeaway …
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Kellie Mejdrich / Roll Call:
‘Sex-starved males’ comment sets off House floor kerfuffle — A routine House debate nearly exploded Wednesday when California Democrat Norma J. Torres implied her Republican colleagues were “sex-starved males” for opposing abortion. — “Mr. Speaker, it is tiring to hear from so many sex-starved males …
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Jay Weaver / Miami Herald:
Trump cheered Patriots to Super Bowl victory with founder of spa where Kraft was busted — For the first time, federal prosecutors have disclosed they are developing a potential national security case against Yujing Zhang, the 33-year-old Chinese woman charged with unlawfully entering Mar-a-Lago with a stash of electronic equipment.
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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Worries Emails Could Show Zuckerberg Knew of Questionable Privacy Practices — Internal exchanges uncovered in response to FTC probe could cast doubt on founder's commitment to user privacy, people familiar with the matter say — Facebook Inc. uncovered emails that appear …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump looks to squash Amash — The president has discussed with aides backing a primary challenge against the lone Republican impeachment supporter. — Donald Trump and his top allies are moving to make Justin Amash pay for becoming the sole Republican congressman to call for the president's impeachment.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Pete Buttigieg seizes on top-tier status with 2nd-quarter fundraising blitz — Atlanta (CNN)When Pete Buttigieg got into the 2020 presidential race, his campaign was unknown, underfunded and hungry for any level of validation. — Months later, his outlook couldn't be more different.
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Daily Beast Contributor Wins $4.1 Million From Neo-Nazi for ISIS Smear — Dean Obeidallah was falsely accused of being behind a terrorist attack by The Daily Stormer, whose on-the-run founder just lost big in court. — After Dean Obeidallah wrote a Daily Beast article condemning President Trump's approach …
Saagar Enjeti / The Hill:
Michael Flynn hires Sidney Powell as new counsel — Former national security advisor Mike Flynn has hired attorney Sidney Powell as his new counsel, Hill.TV has learned. — “I'm honored to be representing General Flynn, who i've long considered an American hero.
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Daily Mail:
Don Jr. IGNORES his own lawyers who objected to senators' questions in tense three-hour grilling about Michael Cohen's testimony - and answers them all so Democrats couldn't say he was slippery — Donald Trump Jr. gave Senate Intelligence Committee members a three-hour interview on Wednesday …
NBC News:
Reps of 22 foreign governments have spent money at Trump properties — The number of foreign governments hints at a significant foreign cash flow to the U.S. president that critics say violates the Constitution. — WASHINGTON — Representatives of at least 22 foreign governments appear …
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Rick Noack / Washington Post:
With the help of his boyfriend, a German reporter asked Iran's foreign minister why the country executes people for being gay — BERLIN — When Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif faced questions from foreign journalists on Monday in Tehran after a meeting with his German counterpart …
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