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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
With Jeffrey Epstein locked up, these are nervous times for his friends, enablers — Jeffrey Epstein spent a second night in a New York jail cell Sunday, with a federal indictment expected to be unsealed Monday, charging him with sex offenses involving underage girls he and others allegedly trafficked …
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Kat Tenbarge / Business Insider:
Jeffrey Epstein: Trump once praised billionaire charged with sex trafficking minors for liking women ‘on the younger side’ — In light of Jeffrey Epstein's reported Saturday night arrest on charges of sex trafficking minors, a quote from Donald Trump praising the billionaire's fondness for young women has re-surfaced.
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New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein Is Accused of Luring Girls to His Manhattan Mansion and Abusing Them — The billionaire financier is charged with running a sex-trafficking operation that brought dozens of girls as young as 14 to his opulent Upper East Side home. — Federal prosecutors appear to have resurrected …
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Alexander Kacala / Newsweek:
Miami Herald Investigative Reporter: ‘Quite A Few Powerful, Important People’ May Be Named in Jeffrey Epstein Case — American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump's longtime friend, was arrested this weekend for alleged sex trafficking involving multiple minors in Florida and New York this weekend …
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Gwendolyn Oxenham / ESPN:
Why Megan Rapinoe's brother, Brian, is her greatest heartbreak, and hope — Editor's note: Megan Rapinoe gave her brother, Brian, a birthday shout-out on national TV after winning the 2019 Women's World Cup, the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer and the Golden Ball as its top player.
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Andrew Das / New York Times:
U.S. Wins Record Fourth World Cup Title — The United States women's soccer team claimed its fourth Women's World Cup title on Sunday, beating the Netherlands, 2-0, in Lyon, France, to repeat as world champions. — “It's surreal,” said United States forward Megan Rapinoe …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Exclusive excerpt: Inside Kavanaugh's leaked mock hearing — A new book on Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation process discloses that the White House held a secret mock hearing for Kavanaugh after allegations of sexual assault against him broke — which leaked to the press before it was even finished.
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Nikki Schwab / New York Post:
Melania Trump reportedly told Donald that Christine Blasey Ford was ‘lying’ — A new book says that first lady Melania Trump told her husband she thought Christine Blasey Ford was lying when she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump wants to talk. Iran isn't interested. — When it comes to nuclear negotiations, Iran is not North Korea. — President Donald Trump wants to sit down with Iranian leaders — but they don't share his eagerness to talk, revealing the limits of the president's personal diplomatic overtures.
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Errin Haines Whack / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Kamala Harris on race and electability in 2020 — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kamala Harris can't forget the older black woman she met in Iowa while campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama before the state's 2008 caucus. — “I remember her saying to me …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Joe Biden's reboot: A “wrap the bow” strategy — On Tuesday, Joe Biden told his advisers he wanted to give a speech in South Carolina to address, and preempt, the mounting attacks on his record concerning race and civil rights. Sources close to Biden told me he was still rewriting the draft …
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Jeffrey Cook / ABC News:
Michelle Obama won't comment on Biden apology, holds off on endorsement at Essence Festival
Michelle Obama won't comment on Biden apology, holds off on endorsement at Essence Festival
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Jamie Ehrlich / CNN:
Justin Amash on what his GOP colleagues say behind closed doors — (CNN)Newly independent Rep. Justin Amash, the only congressional Republican to have publicly argued that President Donald Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct, told CNN that high-level party officials have thanked …
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Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Justin Amash: GOP was broken even before Trump's presidency
Justin Amash: GOP was broken even before Trump's presidency
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
Amash: ‘High-level’ Republicans privately thanked me for supporting Trump impeachment
Amash: ‘High-level’ Republicans privately thanked me for supporting Trump impeachment
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Washington Monthly, Washington Examiner and CNN
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
FBI, ICE find state driver's license photos are a gold mine for facial-recognition searches — A cache of records shared with The Washington Post reveals that agents are scanning hundreds of millions of Americans' faces without their knowledge or consent. — Agents with the Federal Bureau …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Tensions flare over Pelosi's comments about four House Democratic women and border bill — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) faced sharp criticism Sunday from some liberal lawmakers and activists over her latest comments about a group of House Democratic women who opposed …
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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, and it's With Her Own Party's Future
Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, and it's With Her Own Party's Future
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Threat of budget disaster rises amid discord in both parties
Threat of budget disaster rises amid discord in both parties
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Axios:
Inside Trump's ‘Javanka Special’ speech — The president is giving a speech on the environment on Monday. And some people think that's a little weird. — What we're hearing: Two senior administration officials told Axios they were surprised when they first heard that President Trump …
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Political Wire
Gregory Katz / Associated Press:
UK ambassador called Trump administration ‘clumsy and inept’ — LONDON (AP) — Britain's ambassador to the United States described the Trump administration as “diplomatically clumsy and inept” and said he doubted it would become “substantially more normal,” according to a leaked diplomatic cable published Sunday.
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Ellen Barry / New York Times:
In Leak, U.K. Ambassador Calls Trump Administration ‘Inept’ and ‘Clumsy’
In Leak, U.K. Ambassador Calls Trump Administration ‘Inept’ and ‘Clumsy’
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CNN:
Fact check: Joe Biden falsely claims he opposed spending more money to build state prisons — (CNN)In a campaign speech in South Carolina on Saturday, former Vice President Joe Biden defended the 1994 anti-crime law he played a primary role in writing. — But he claimed that his record …
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Political Wire
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump reaches career-high approval, yet faces a range of reelection risks: Poll — Bolstered by a strong economy, Donald Trump reached the highest job approval rating of his career in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll and runs competitively for reelection against four of five possible Democratic contenders.
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
Poll: Trump's approval rating hits highest point of presidency
Poll: Trump's approval rating hits highest point of presidency
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