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Jessica Holdman / Post and Courier:
Attorney General Barr tells SC reporters he's found a legal recourse on Census question … Attorney General William Barr walks with South Carolina Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott for a press conference at FCI Edgefield on Monday, Jan. 8, 2019. Barr said ti expect an announcement …
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Barr: Mueller's Hill testimony will be ‘public spectacle’ — EDGEFIELD, S.C. (AP) — Attorney General William Barr says Democrats are trying to create a “public spectacle” by subpoenaing Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify before Congress about the Russia investigation.
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Hullabaloo and Splinter
Mike Balsamo / Associated Press:
Barr sees a way for census to legally ask about citizenship — EDGEFIELD, S.C. (AP) — Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he sees a legal path to adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, despite a Supreme Court ruling that blocked its inclusion, at least temporarily.
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The Hill, KTLA, Conservative News Today, New York Post, TheBlaze, Shakesville, Patterico's Pontifications and Washington Post
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Dems to pursue criminal contempt for William Barr, Wilbur Ross over census — House Democratic leaders plan to move forward with criminal contempt proceedings against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for defying congressional subpoenas for documents related to the 2020 census …
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POLITICUSUSA
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr Says House Subpoenaed Mueller to Create ‘Public Spectacle’ — EDGEFIELD, S.C. — Attorney General William P. Barr accused House Democrats on Monday of subpoenaing testimony from Robert S. Mueller III to “create some kind of public spectacle,” rather than elicit facts …
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr Says Legal Path to Census Citizenship Question Exists but Gives No Details — EDGEFIELD, S.C. — President Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr began working to find a way to place a citizenship question on the 2020 census just after the Supreme Court blocked its inclusion last month …
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CNN:
Congressional Democrats subpoena Trump organization — How Trump's businesses may complicate his presidency — (CNN)Congressional Democrats have issued subpoenas to the Trump Organization and other Trump businesses tied to a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of profiting …
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Axios, Washington Post and UPI
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's corruption is getting worse. He has a hidden enabler.
Trump's corruption is getting worse. He has a hidden enabler.
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Slate, Daily Kos, New York Times, Shareblue Media, Talking Points Memo and Balloon Juice
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Barr says Trump administration can legally add citizenship question to census
Barr says Trump administration can legally add citizenship question to census
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Inside Epstein's $56 Million Mansion: Photos of Bill Clinton, Woody Allen and Saudi Crown Prince — The townhouse where the financier Jeffrey Epstein is accused of abusing girls is one of the largest private homes in Manhattan. — The townhouse where the financier Jeffrey Epstein is accused …
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Bloomberg:
Mystery Around Jeffrey Epstein's Fortune and How He Made It — He managed money for Victoria's Secret founder Les Wexner — Prosecutors say Manhattan mansion worth more than $77 million — In a neighborhood of millionaires and billionaires, close to New York's famous Museum Mile …
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The Daily Caller, New York Times, Observer, The Gateway Pundit, CBS Miami and Yahoo News
Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein: Seizure of Photos of Nude Girls Deepens Questions About Earlier Deal — The new indictment of the financier could prompt a reckoning for the Justice Department, which has been accused of mishandling the 2008 case. — A trove of lewd photographs of girls …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Democratic congresswoman unlikely to return contribution from accused child molester Jeffrey Epstein — KEY POINTS — Jeffrey Epstein, who owns an entire private island in the Virgin Islands called Little Saint James, contributed funds to Rep. Stacey Plaskett, according to a Federal Election Commission record.
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The Daily Caller, New York Post and Florida Politics
Brandon Morse / RedState:
Users On Wikipedia are Trying to Quietly Edit Out Democratic Connections In Epstein's Bio
Users On Wikipedia are Trying to Quietly Edit Out Democratic Connections In Epstein's Bio
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Bill Clinton ‘knows nothing’ about financier Jeffrey Epstein's ‘terrible crimes,’ former president's spokesman says
Bill Clinton ‘knows nothing’ about financier Jeffrey Epstein's ‘terrible crimes,’ former president's spokesman says
Politico:
Republicans — and some Dems — stand by Acosta amid Jeffrey Epstein charges
Republicans — and some Dems — stand by Acosta amid Jeffrey Epstein charges
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The Guardian
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Epstein Arrest Is a Worry for Donald Trump
Epstein Arrest Is a Worry for Donald Trump
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The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, Miami Herald, Washington Press, New York Magazine and Big League Politics
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Sen. Mitch McConnell's great-great-grandfathers owned 14 slaves, bringing reparations issue close to home — McConnell has opposed paying reparations to descendants of slaves, though census records show his family, like many others, benefited from their labor.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump has referred to his Wharton degree as ‘super genius stuff.’ An admissions officer recalls it differently. — PHILADELPHIA — James Nolan was working in the University of Pennsylvania's admissions office in 1966 when he got a phone call from one of his closest friends …
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Washington Press, Hullabaloo, The Root, Splinter, Talking Points Memo and Shareblue Media
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Exclusive excerpt: Justice Kennedy's secret meeting with Trump — A new book by the Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie Severino and The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway has some colorful, behind-the-scenes details about the secret White House meeting where former Justice Anthony Kennedy told President Trump he was planning to retire.
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Washington Post:
White House blocks key Mueller witness from answering more than 200 questions from House investigators
White House blocks key Mueller witness from answering more than 200 questions from House investigators
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Axios
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Trump team held back dirt on Kavanaugh accuser, new book says
Trump team held back dirt on Kavanaugh accuser, new book says
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The Daily Caller, Althouse, TheBlaze, Daily Wire, RedState, The Gateway Pundit and New York Post
Áine Cain / Business Insider:
Furious Home Depot shoppers say they're boycotting the store and cutting up their cards after one of the home-improvement retailer's founders said he'd donate some of his fortune to Trump's reelection campaign — Home Depot's cofounder Bernie Marcus plans to donate to President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection bid.
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Associated Press:
Trump ramping up criticisms of Fox, usually a friendly venue — NEW YORK (AP) — During a live segment on a cable news network, from a sports bar in France where patrons were celebrating the United States women's World Cup Championship, a profane chant about President Donald Trump broke out.
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Washington Post:
Trump says U.S. ‘will no longer deal’ with British ambassador who called White House ‘inept’ — LONDON — President Trump said Monday that the United States would “no longer deal” with the British ambassador who disparaged his administration. — In a cache of diplomatic cables leaked …
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Los Angeles Times:
Eric Swalwell is expected to withdraw from presidential race, Tom Steyer to enter — Rep. Eric Swalwell is expected to abandon his uphill run for president Monday and announce that he will instead seek a fifth term in the House. — Swalwell's plans were confirmed by a Capitol Hill source with knowledge of his intentions.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
ObamaCare repeal lawsuit faces major court test — ObamaCare will be back in court on Tuesday in a closely watched case hanging over the health care system. — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will hear arguments in a lawsuit backed by the Trump administration seeking …
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Paul Demko / Politico:
Long-shot legal challenge could end Obamacare during the 2020 campaign
Long-shot legal challenge could end Obamacare during the 2020 campaign
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POLITICUSUSA and The Incidental Economist
Zach Carter / HuffPost:
Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Know Who The Democratic Party Is Anymore — She's undermining her own caucus. — On Saturday, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd published an interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that reads like an excerpt from The Great Gatsby reimagined for the 21st century.
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RedState, CNN, The Independent and USA Today
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Why Isn't Trump Trying to Win the Center? — In theory, that's what he should be doing. In practice, forget it. — What is President Trump going to do to win the voters who rejected him in 2016? — It's a serious question. Roughly 137 million people voted in the last presidential election.
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Jessica Pressler / The Cut:
The Battle of Grace Church What happened when Brooklyn's oldest nursery school decided to become less old-fashioned? A riot among the one percent. — When you buy a home in Brooklyn Heights, you aren't just purchasing real estate, you're purchasing a lifestyle.
Anna Peele / Washington Post:
The Ignoring of Kirsten Gillibrand — In 2019, it's unforgivable for a presidential candidate to be boring. Maybe that's our loss. — Honey, switch to the 10-pounders," says Kirsten Gillibrand. This directive is made in a dreary, windowless gym on the fourth floor of a Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Waterloo, Iowa.
Daniella Greenbaum Davis / Spectator USA:
Where is the outrage from the right over Ben Garrison's White House invite? … The New York Times published an anti-Semitic cartoon depicting a blind Donald Trump being led by a canine Benjamin Netanyahu in its international edition earlier this year. Following near-universal condemnation …
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Associated Press:
AP: Federal grand jury probing GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy — NEW YORK (AP) — A federal grand jury in New York is investigating top Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, examining whether he used his position as vice chair of President Donald Trump's inaugural committee to drum up business deals …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Felix Sater to testify after missing previously scheduled appearance — Felix Sater, a former business associate of President Donald Trump who was the chief negotiator for the defunct Trump Tower Moscow project, will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday morning, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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House Judiciary Dems / Medium:
FIRST JUDICIAL SUBPOENAS SERVED IN FOREIGN EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE LAWSUIT — LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY BLUMENTHAL, NADLER & 213 OTHER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS — [WASHINGTON, DC] — After Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling allowing U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal …
John Glynn / The Federalist:
Yes, There Is A Soccer Pay Gap: The Women Make More Than The Men Do — Last year, the men's World Cup generated $6 billion, and gave about 7 percent to the teams. The 2019 Women's World Cup made $131 million, and gave out more than 20 percent to the teams.
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Breitbart, National Review, Human Events and NB Blog
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Warren Staffer Draws Criticism for Anti-Israel Tweet — A staffer for Democrat Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential campaign has come under scrutiny for a recently deleted tweet stating he “would totally be friends with Hamas,” the Middle Eastern terror group that routinely murders Israeli citizens.
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Instapundit, twitchy.com and Media Matters for America
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren's Fund-Raising: $19.1 Million in 3 Months, Outpacing Sanders — WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts raised $19.1 million in the past three months, her campaign said on Monday, a total that places her firmly in the top echelon of the Democratic money race …
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
The ‘Texas Miracle’ Missed Most of Texas — LONGVIEW, Tex. — On the eastern plains of Texas, local leaders are trying to stop the bleeding of talent to the bright lights of Dallas and Austin. They are sprucing up downtown, completing 10 miles of walking trails, investing in parks and schools …