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The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump vehemently denies E. Jean Carroll allegation, says 'she's not my type' — President Trump said Monday that writer E. Jean Carroll was “totally lying” when she recently accused him of raping her during an encounter in a New York department store in the mid-1990s.
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Lara Takenaga / New York Times:
Our Top Editor Revisits How We Handled E. Jean Carroll's Allegations Against Trump — Dean Baquet, our executive editor, says “we were overly cautious” in our handling of a prominent writer's allegations against the president. — After an article last week reported the advice columnist E …
CNN:
Murdoch lieutenant ordered removal of New York Post story on Trump sexual assault allegation, sources say — New York (CNN)The New York Post's former top editor, a supporter of President Trump and an old lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch who returned to the conservative tabloid as an adviser in early 2019 …
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Slate, The Guardian, Mediaite, Splinter, The Gateway Pundit and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
John Gage / Washington Examiner:
Anderson Cooper cuts to commercial after Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll calls rape ‘sexy’
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What Iran's president says about Trump's White House
POLITICO Playbook: What Iran's president says about Trump's White House
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Reuters, The Daily Beast and The Daily Caller
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Palestinians throw cold water on Jared Kushner's Middle East plans
Power Up: Palestinians throw cold water on Jared Kushner's Middle East plans
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Foreign Policy, American Greatness and Mondoweiss
Gabriel Snyder / Columbia Journalism Review:
Times Public Editor: Ignoring a scoop that's not your own
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Colbert Sounds Off on E. Jean Carroll's Trump Rape Allegation: ‘Specific, Credible and Terrible’
New York Times:
'She's Not My Type': Accused Again of Sexual Assault, Trump Resorts to Old Insult
'She's Not My Type': Accused Again of Sexual Assault, Trump Resorts to Old Insult
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Daily Kos, The Week, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post, The Post Millennial, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
E. Jean Carroll says she's received death threats since making allegations against Trump
E. Jean Carroll says she's received death threats since making allegations against Trump
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Louder With Crowder, Daily Wire and twitchy.com
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Elizabeth Warren jumps out to a big lead in MoveOn poll — The survey comes a day ahead of the first Democratic debate, hosted by NBC, in Miami on Wednesday and Thursday. — MIAMI — Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders top a new straw poll from progressive group MoveOn.org …
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Political Wire and frontpagelive.com
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Joe Biden keeps stepping in it - and voters couldn't care less
Joe Biden keeps stepping in it - and voters couldn't care less
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The Week
Alex Samuels / The Texas Tribune:
People want to donate diapers and toys to children at Border Patrol facilities in Texas. They're being turned away. — A Border Patrol official told a state lawmaker that the agency doesn't accept donations for facilities where children are reportedly being held in substandard conditions.
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The Daily Beast, The Week, The Root and Outside the Beltway
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Washington Post:
America should be horrified by this — CHILDREN WEARING clothes filthy with snot and tears and food. Children locked in cells nearly all day long, sleeping on cold concrete floors. No windows. Always hungry. No toothbrushes, toothpaste or soap. Children alone, even the littlest among them.
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The Week, Bloomberg and The Daily Signal
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Emergency Aid for Migrants Badly Divides Democrats — WASHINGTON — Congress is trying to rush $4.5 billion in emergency humanitarian aid to the southwestern border while placing new restrictions on President Trump's immigration crackdown, spurred on by disturbing images of suffering migrant families …
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The Daily Caller, Political Wire, The Week and Mother Jones
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Hundreds of Migrant Children Are Moved Out of an Overcrowded Border Station
Hundreds of Migrant Children Are Moved Out of an Overcrowded Border Station
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Mother Jones, Washington Post and Pacific Standard
Noa Landau / Haaretz:
Contradicting Trump, Top Putin Adviser Says U.S. Drone Downed in Iranian Airspace — At first-ever trilateral meeting in Jerusalem, National Security Adviser Bolton says U.S. ready for Iran to engage in ‘real negotiations’ — Russia has military intelligence that shows that a U.S. drone …
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Tom Embury-Dennis / The Independent:
Russia contradicts Trump administration by saying downed US drone was in Iranian air space
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iran calls new US sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic’
Iran calls new US sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic’
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Talking Points Memo, Politico and Mediaite
The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump: I do not need congressional approval to strike Iran — President Trump told Hill.TV in an exclusive interview Monday that he does not need congressional approval to strike Iran. — When asked if he believes he has the authority to initiate military action against Iran without …
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RedState, KTLA, The Daily Caller, CNN, Fox News, Breitbart, New York Post and Mediaite
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Mike Pompeo's dilemma: Stick with Trump or bet on his own future — Mike Pompeo is the GOP's best shot at keeping a must-win Senate seat in Republican hands. But he's also the most stable national security voice in an administration that's constantly on the verge of cracking up …
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Talking Points Memo
Michael J. Stern / USA Today:
The Trump Justice Department has turned ‘religious liberty’ into a license to discriminate — Trump's DOJ is destroying civil rights for gay, Mexican, Muslim and transgender people in the name of religious freedom for conservative Christians. — CONNECT — Last year, the Department …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge releases court details that show speed, scope of Mueller investigation following CNN request — Schiff: Hope to reach Mueller subpoena decision this week — Washington (CNN)At the request of CNN, a federal judge in Washington on Monday released about 230 pages of data from the court showing …
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NBC News:
Star-studded cast to perform live reading of the Mueller report
Star-studded cast to perform live reading of the Mueller report
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Los Angeles Times, CBS News, New Jersey Online, The Investigation, The Moderate Voice and Observer
Katie Campione / Associated Press:
Lithgow, Bening and more stars to perform Mueller report
Lithgow, Bening and more stars to perform Mueller report
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The Stranger, New York Post and emptywheel
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Muses Privately About Ending Postwar Japan Defense Pact — President wants compensation for Okinawa Marine base move — U.S. military in Japan calls itself ‘cornerstone of peace’ — President Donald Trump has recently mused to confidants about withdrawing …
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
AG Bill Barr killed 7 Robert Mueller investigations — 10 days after he submitted his report — Attorney General Bill Barr killed seven different investigations started by special counsel Robert Mueller just ten days after he submitted his report.
Axios:
Media braces for a “Trump slump” — Top news executives tell Axios that a real “Trump slump” is hitting digital, cable and more. — Why it matters: The shock factor around President Trump's unplanned announcements, staff departures, taunting tweets and erratic behavior is wearing off …
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Political Wire
Joe Trippi / USA Today:
First, fire all the pollsters? Trump doesn't get it. Bad news can save a campaign — Donald Trump hates hearing news that doesn't bode well for him. Does that mean he plans to fly blind everywhere he doesn't like his poll numbers? — CONNECT — Bad news comes from many places in a campaign.
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The 2008 Class That Explains Elizabeth Warren's Style — In the middle of the volatile fall of 2008, with foreclosures skyrocketing and companies failing and unemployment spiking and the stock market sinking, 80 rattled first-semester Harvard Law School students stood outside a classroom and watched the Dow plummet yet again.
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Outside the Beltway, Quartz and Commentary
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Noah Smith / Bloomberg:
Elizabeth Warren Channels the Real New Deal
Elizabeth Warren Channels the Real New Deal
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New York Times and Sean Hannity
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
Maduro's ex-spy chief lands in U.S. armed with allegations against Venezuelan government — BOGOTA, Colombia — In a palace said to be filled with plotters, turncoats and thieves, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could count on the loyalty of at least one man: Gen. Manuel Ricardo Cristopher Figuera.
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The Week
BBC:
The Arab world in seven charts: Are Arabs turning their backs on religion? — Arabs are increasingly saying they are no longer religious, according to the largest and most in-depth survey undertaken of the Middle East and North Africa. — The finding is one of a number on how Arabs feel …
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Marginal REVOLUTION, Informed Comment and Jewish Journal
The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump declines to say he has confidence in FBI director — President Trump on Monday declined to say he has confidence in Christopher Wray and stressed that he disagrees with the FBI director, who has said he does not believe there was spying on the president's 2016 campaign.
Charles Sykes / Politico:
Dear Democrats, Here's How to Guarantee Trump's Reelection — As you prepare for your first debates later this week, some unsolicited thoughts on what you could do to blow this election. With 20 of you clamoring for attention over two nights, the opportunities are abundant for you to kick off …
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Bloomberg:
Debt, Conflict and Vacancy Imperil Kushners' Times Square Dream — Jared Kushner's family averted disaster last year when a Canadian asset manager swooped in to buy their skyscraper in midtown Manhattan, which had been hemorrhaging millions of dollars. Now they're facing a similar crisis a few blocks away.
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Once the poorest senator, ‘Middle Class Joe’ Biden has reaped millions in income since leaving the vice presidency — The Georgian-style home — from the front a brick version of the White House — once belonged to Alexander Haig, the former secretary of state.