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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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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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Splinter and POLITICUSUSA
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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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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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 Daily Wire
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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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 the “terrible crimes” linked to Jeffrey Epstein, the former president's spokesman said Monday, in Clinton's first statement …
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans — and some Dems — stand by Acosta amid Jeffrey Epstein charges — White House aides are wringing their hands over the prospect that Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta could be dethroned for his handling of previous accusations of abuse against billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Associated Press, The Guardian and WHNT-TV
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Democratic congresswoman unlikely to return contribution from accused child molester Jeffrey Epstein
Democratic congresswoman unlikely to return contribution from accused child molester Jeffrey Epstein
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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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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, Washington Press, Miami Herald, Mediaite 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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Washington Post, twitchy.com and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren's Fund-Raising: $19.1 Million in 3 Months, Outpacing Sanders
Elizabeth Warren's Fund-Raising: $19.1 Million in 3 Months, Outpacing Sanders
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RedState, Washington Post, The Root, The Daily Caller, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Bloomberg and CNN
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren puts Sanders on notice with $19 million fundraising haul
Warren puts Sanders on notice with $19 million fundraising haul
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Washington Post, CBS News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Breitbart, Common Dreams and Axios
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 Post:
White House blocks key Mueller witness from answering more than 200 questions from House investigators — House Democrats' hopes of making Annie Donaldson, the former chief of staff to ex-White House counsel Donald McGahn, a star witness in their investigations of President Trump were dashed …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Exclusive excerpt: Justice Kennedy's secret meeting with Trump
Exclusive excerpt: Justice Kennedy's secret meeting with Trump
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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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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Investigation Intensifies Into Top Trump Fund-raiser — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have intensified their wide-ranging federal investigation into Elliott Broidy, a top fund-raiser for President Trump, signaling the Justice Department's continued interest in questions about foreign influence on the administration.
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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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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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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.
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
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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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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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.
Amy Harmon / New York Times:
As Cameras Track Detroit's Residents, a Debate Ensues Over Racial Bias — Studies have shown that facial recognition software can return more false matches for African-Americans than for white people, a sign of what experts call “algorithmic bias.” — [For more coverage of race …
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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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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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 …