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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.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Behind the scenes: How Trump's team staffed the U.S. government
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Black residents of South Bend unload on Mayor Pete Buttigieg … A town hall featuring Mayor Pete Buttigieg broke into near chaos Sunday afternoon as the Democratic presidential candidate tried to respond to community anger over a white police officer's killing of a black man.
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New York Times:
At Town Hall, Pete Buttigieg Confronts Tensions Around South Bend Police Shooting
At Town Hall, Pete Buttigieg Confronts Tensions Around South Bend Police Shooting
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The Hill, The Daily Beast, twitchy.com and Mediaite
CNN:
Pete Buttigieg confronts leadership test in impassioned South Bend townhall
Pete Buttigieg confronts leadership test in impassioned South Bend townhall
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The Week, The Guardian, fox5sandiego.com and KTLA
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Sanders to propose canceling entire $1.6 trillion in U.S. student loan debt, escalating Democratic policy battle — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will propose on Monday eliminating all $1.6 trillion of student debt held in the United States, a significant escalation of the policy fight …
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Hidden Clue On Website Belonging To Ilhan Omar's Sister Adds To Evidence About Marriage History — In a 2017 divorce petition, she swore she hadn't seen Ahmed N. Elmi since 2011 and didn't know anyone who might be able to contact him. — Evidence shows that Elmi may have designed …
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twitchy.com, PJ Media Home, Minneapolis Star Tribune and Breitbart
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
O'Rourke to release proposal that aims to improve veterans' lives — Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke — who heavily focused on veterans issues during his six years in the House of Representatives — plans to release a proposal Monday morning that outlines how he would improve the lives of veterans if elected president.
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CNN, Politico, Beto For America and One America News Network
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
What Happens After Amazon's Domination Is Complete? Its Bookstore Offers Clues — SPERRYVILLE, Va. — “The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy” is a medical handbook that recommends the right amount of the right drug for treating ailments from bacterial pneumonia to infected wounds.
Andrew Stein / Wall Street Journal:
Trump-Haley in 2020 — Putting her on the ticket may win over some moderate, suburban women. — I'm proud to have founded the Democrats for Trump movement in 2016. President Trump's pro-growth policies have revived the stagnating U.S. economy, and he deserves a second term.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
America's Finest Economists Have Been Needlessly Undermining Growth, Study Confirms — For much of the past decade, America's foremost economic thinkers have been struggling to resolve two “mysteries”: — 1. Why was the prime-age labor-force participation rate (i.e. …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Serena Marshall / ABC News:
Doctor compares conditions at immigrant holding centers to ‘torture facilities’ — From sleeping on concrete floors with the lights on 24 hours a day to no access to soap or basic hygiene, migrant children in at least two U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities face conditions …
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Washington Monthly and Houston Chronicle
Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Sunday Morning Talk Shows Largely Ignore Trump Rape Allegation — The “big five” — NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox — were all but silent on E. Jean Carroll's horrifying claim. — Acclaimed author E. Jean Carroll publicly alleged for the first time Friday that President Donald Trump raped her in a dressing room in the mid-1990s.
Scott Bland / Politico:
Democratic group's poll shows Trump vulnerable with his base on health care — The Democratic research group American Bridge is preparing a $50 million campaign to win over a slice of President Donald Trump's base, and new polling has convinced the organization that Trump is vulnerable on pocketbook issues …
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Political Wire
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
The Ivory Tower team of wonks behind Warren's policy agenda — Behind Elizabeth Warren's trust-busting, Wall Street-bashing, tax-the-wealthy platform is a brain trust that extends well beyond the Beltway thinkers who often rubber stamp campaign proposals. — Instead, the former Harvard professor …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP to launch new fundraising site as Dems crush the online money game — Republicans are set to launch a long-awaited, much-delayed online fundraising platform on Monday, a move aimed at closing Democrats' massive small-donor money advantage ahead of the 2020 election.
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.
Cindy Boren / Washington Post:
A White House visit for Raptors is a ‘hard no,’ Danny Green says — For the first time in Donald Trump's presidency, the NBA has a champion other than the Golden State Warriors, but don't expect the Toronto Raptors' position on visiting the White House during this administration to be much different from that of the Warriors.
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.
Eugene Kontorovich / Wall Street Journal:
Take the Palestinians' ‘No’ for an Answer — They've rejected every peace initiative. Their no-show this week in Bahrain should be the last. — This week's U.S.-led Peace to Prosperity conference in Bahrain on the Palestinian economy will likely be attended by seven Arab states …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Enough With Hamilton, Say Fans of Other Founding Fathers — Success of Broadway show steals limelight from Jefferson, Franklin and others; ‘not a lot of demand for James Madison’ — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—It's a hard time to be a Founding Father if your name isn't Alexander Hamilton.
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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One America News Network, The Gateway Pundit and Politico
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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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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