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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Blowhard on the Brink — WASHINGTON — As shocking as it is to write this sentence, it must be said: Donald Trump did something right. — He finally noticed the abyss once he was right on top of it, calling off a retaliatory strike on Iran after belatedly learning, he said, that 150 people could die.
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Washington Post, The Atlantic and New York Post
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Martin Matishak / Politico:
Trump warns Iran of 'obliteration like you've never seen before' — President Donald Trump warned the United States may launch a devastating military attack on Iran unless it comes to the negotiating table and drops its bid to develop nuclear weapons. — “I'm not looking for war …
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Axios
New York Times:
Pompeo, a Steadfast Hawk, Coaxes a Hesitant Trump on Iran
Pompeo, a Steadfast Hawk, Coaxes a Hesitant Trump on Iran
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Politico and Wall Street Journal
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Pence: ‘All options remain on the table’ after nixed Iran strike
Pence: ‘All options remain on the table’ after nixed Iran strike
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Breitbart, NPR, Vox, Politico and Task & Purpose
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Obama, others warned Trump that pulling out of Iran nuke deal could lead to war
Obama, others warned Trump that pulling out of Iran nuke deal could lead to war
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Outside the Beltway
Axios:
Exclusive: Massive leak of Trump transition vetting documents shows “red flags” for top officials — Nearly 100 internal Trump transition vetting documents leaked to “Axios on HBO” identify a host of “red flags” about officials who went on to get some of the most powerful jobs in the U.S. government.
Ravelry:
New Policy: Do Not Post In Support of Trump or his Administration — We are banning support of Donald Trump and his administration on Ravelry. — This includes support in the form of forum posts, projects, patterns, profiles, and all other content. Note that your project data will never be deleted.
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Daily Wire, The Daily Caller, BuzzFeed News, twitchy.com and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Chuck Todd / NBC News:
President Trump's full, unedited interview with Meet the Press — CHUCK TODD: — Mr. President, welcome back to Meet the Press. — PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: — Thank you. — CHUCK TODD: — Let me start right in, what happened last night? — PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
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Fox News, Media Matters for America, Slate, New York Post and Mediaite
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Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
After cancelling a retaliatory strike on Iran, Trump warns: “If they do something else, it'll be double”
After cancelling a retaliatory strike on Iran, Trump warns: “If they do something else, it'll be double”
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Breitbart and New York Post
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Trump says he ‘may’ bring up election interference with Putin
Trump says he ‘may’ bring up election interference with Putin
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Breitbart
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Shrugs Off Killing of Khashoggi by Saudi Agents, Saying Saudi Arabia Is an Important Trading Partner — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday shrugged off the brutal dismembering of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, just days after a United Nations report described …
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Splinter, Slate and Mother Jones
New York Times:
Biden, in Interview with Sharpton, Tries to Defuse Criticism of Remarks on Segregationists — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday sought to tamp down anger over his praise for the bygone civility of a Senate that included notorious segregationists, stopping just short of an apology …
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Jesselyn Cook / HuffPost:
Here's What It's Like To See Yourself In A Deepfake Porn Video — There's almost nothing you can do to get a fake sex tape of yourself taken offline. — On a busy workday in March, 28-year-old Kate felt an urgent tap on her shoulder. Her colleague wanted to show her a video …
Salt Lake Tribune:
Tribune Editorial: Yes, we do have concentration camps — By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board — Yes, we do have concentration camps. — They are not work camps. They are not death camps. At least, not on purpose. Our government is not building massive gas chambers and industrial crematoria.
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Dozens of documents indicate Ilhan Omar lived with Ahmed Hirsi while claiming to be married to Ahmed Elmi — MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Dozens of official documents suggest that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was living with her current husband, Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi, throughout her entire legal marriage …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
House Oversight to subpoena Kellyanne Conway over Hatch Act violations — The House Oversight Committee will vote on Wednesday to subpoena White House counselor Kellyanne Conway for testimony connected to her violations of the Hatch Act. — Context: The Hatch Act bars federal employees …
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Politico, Political Wire and The Gateway Pundit
Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Agriculture Department buries studies showing dangers of climate change — The Trump administration has refused to publicize dozens of government-funded studies that carry warnings about the effects of climate change, defying a longstanding practice of touting such findings by the Agriculture Department's acclaimed in-house scientists.
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Political Wire
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Former Rep. Joe Sestak becomes 25th Democrat to enter White House race — Former Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., became the latest Democrat to challenge President Trump's seat in the Oval Office when he declared on Sunday he's running for president. — Sestak, a retired Navy admiral …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Former congressman Joe Sestak enters 2020 White House race
Former congressman Joe Sestak enters 2020 White House race
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Axios, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Caller
Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Joe Sestak Becomes Latest Democrat To Announce 2020 Presidential Run
Joe Sestak Becomes Latest Democrat To Announce 2020 Presidential Run
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Inquirer.com and Splinter
Wall Street Journal:
New York Landlords in a Financial Bind From New Rent Law — Curb on market-rate conversions pressures the value of rent-stabilized apartment — Property investors have spent billions of dollars on apartment buildings for what has been one of the most reliably profitable bets in New York City real estate …
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Phase 2 of Trump's American autocracy has arrived, and it's as bad as your worst fears — Do you smell something? That's the stench of freedom dying, and it's coming from America's southern border, where refugee children seeking U.S. asylum as they flee murder, rape and degrading conditions …
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
‘Urgent needs from head to toe’: This clinic had two days to fix a lifetime of needs — CLEVELAND, TENN. — They were told to arrive early if they wanted to see a doctor, so Lisa and Stevie Crider left their apartment in rural Tennessee almost 24 hours before the temporary medical clinic was scheduled to open.
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
White House to assert ‘immunity’ claims over ex-McGahn aide — The White House is expected to move to block former top aide Annie Donaldson from answering the House Judiciary Committee's written questions about her tenure as White House deputy counsel, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Ken White / The Atlantic:
Why a Government Lawyer Argued Against Giving Immigrant Kids Toothbrushes — Arguments before the United States Court of Appeals are usually dry, esoteric, and nerdy. What would it take to make one go viral? This week, in a clip that launched a million angry Facebook posts, we found out.
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Vox
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Video reveals Steve Bannon links to Boris Johnson — Far-right activist claimed he helped with Boris Johnson's resignation speech as foreign secretary — Play Video — New evidence suggesting close links between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump's controversial former campaign manager Steve Bannon …
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Financial Times and ITV
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Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon: ‘We went back and forth’ on the themes of Johnson's big speech