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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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Vicky Ward / The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein's Sick Story Played Out for Years in Plain Sight
Jeffrey Epstein's Sick Story Played Out for Years in Plain Sight
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein Is the Ultimate Symbol of Plutocratic Rot
Jeffrey Epstein Is the Ultimate Symbol of Plutocratic Rot
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Alexander Acosta must go
Alexander Acosta must go
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Vanity Fair, New York Times and Rolling Stone
Miami Herald:
Alex Acosta made an ethically compromised decision 10 years ago. …
Alex Acosta made an ethically compromised decision 10 years ago. …
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Marianne LeVine / 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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump team sure liked to party with the British ambassador
POLITICO Playbook: Trump team sure liked to party with the British ambassador
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Talking Points Memo, Shareblue Media and Big League Politics
Washington Post:
Epstein indictment renews questions about earlier case handled by Trump Cabinet official
Epstein indictment renews questions about earlier case handled by Trump Cabinet official
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Politico, Fox News, VICE, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, POLITICUSUSA, Bloomberg and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Trump called Epstein a ‘terrific guy’ who enjoyed ‘younger’ women before denying relationship with him
Trump called Epstein a ‘terrific guy’ who enjoyed ‘younger’ women before denying relationship with him
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Pelosi, Schumer add their voices to those calling for Acosta's resignation over earlier Epstein case
Pelosi, Schumer add their voices to those calling for Acosta's resignation over earlier Epstein case
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Politico, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo and Breitbart
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: The true origins of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory. A Yahoo News investigation. — WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2016, Russian intelligence agents secretly planted a fake report claiming that Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was gunned down by a squad …
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Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Media Matters for America and Mediaite
Cheryl Hall / Dallas Morning News:
Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, patriot and philanthropist, dies at 89 — Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, renowned patriot and two-time independent candidate for U.S. president, has died after a five-month battle with leukemia. — He was 89. — The pioneer of the computer services industry …
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Laurence Arnold / Bloomberg:
H. Ross Perot, Billionaire Who Sought Presidency, Dies at 89
H. Ross Perot, Billionaire Who Sought Presidency, Dies at 89
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Daily Wire
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Billionaire and former presidential candidate Ross Perot is dead at 89
Billionaire and former presidential candidate Ross Perot is dead at 89
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Amy McGrath / YouTube:
“The Letter” — Amy McGrath for U.S. Senate … I'm running for Senate in Kentucky against Mitch McConnell. Defeat Mitch. Defend Democracy.
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Courier-Journal:
Amy McGrath says she will take on Mitch McConnell in 2020 US Senate race — Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath is suiting up to enter the 2020 U.S. Senate race against Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. — The former Marine fighter pilot ended months of speculation over whether …
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Republicans are eating our lunch. I want a 2020 Democrat tough enough to eat theirs.
Republicans are eating our lunch. I want a 2020 Democrat tough enough to eat theirs.
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Michael Tackett / Associated Press:
Amy McGrath to run for Mitch McConnell's US Senate seat
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Tom Steyer Will Run for President and Plans to Spend $100 Million on His Bid — Tom Steyer, the former hedge fund investor turned impeachment activist, announced on Tuesday that he would challenge President Trump in 2020, reversing a previous decision not to enter the race.
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YouTube:
Fundamental Change. — Tom Steyer Announces Candidacy for President: “I am running to end corruption of our democracy by corporations and give more power to the American people. Jo...
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Dems set to subpoena Kushner, Sessions and 10 other Mueller witnesses — The House Judiciary Committee will vote on Thursday to authorize subpoenas for 12 of former special counsel Robert Mueller's witnesses — including President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …
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CNN:
House Democrats plan subpoenas for Jared Kushner, Trump officials and immigration documents — Border patrol officer disputes reports about facilities — (CNN)The House Judiciary Committee moved Tuesday to authorize subpoenas for two separate issues: an array of documents and testimony related …
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Political Wire
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr Says House Subpoenaed Mueller to Create ‘Public Spectacle’
Barr Says House Subpoenaed Mueller to Create ‘Public Spectacle’
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Washington Post
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules — President Trump cannot block his critics from the Twitter feed he regularly uses to communicate with the public, a federal appeals court said Tuesday, in a case with implications for how elected officials nationwide interact …
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Public Policy Polling:
Rapinoe 42, Trump 41 — By popular demand PPP tested how a Megan Rapinoe v. Donald Trump 2020 match up would shake out, and we found that Rapinoe gets 42% to 41% for Trump. — Trump's 41% standing is familiar territory. On PPP's last public national poll we tested 8 of the actual Democratic candidates …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
'What's the point?' Lawmakers fess up to not fully reading the Mueller report — Time for a Mueller report reality check: Only a small segment of America's most powerful have read it. — President Donald Trump can't give a straight answer about the subject.
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
The Breakup — It was bound to happen. — Like a summer romance, this relationship always felt doomed to fail. Brought together by little more than the maxim “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” Never Trumpers and Democrats seem like they're on the verge of a break up.
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Mona Charen / Politico:
How a Democrat Can Win Over a Never-Trumper
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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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Trump ‘dossier’ author grilled by Justice Department watchdogs: sources — (Reuters) - Federal lawyers probing the origins of the investigation of ties between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign have interviewed the author of a “dossier” that alleged misconduct between Trump and Moscow …
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Obamacare returns to court, creating new uncertainty about health coverage for millions … The future of the Affordable Care Act, and the health coverage it has delivered to millions of Americans, is once again in doubt as a federal appeals court in New Orleans convenes Tuesday to hear arguments …
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Obamacare Is Going Back On Trial, With Insurance For 20 Million At Stake
Obamacare Is Going Back On Trial, With Insurance For 20 Million At Stake
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Center for American … and The Hill
Heidi Shierholz / Economic Policy Institute:
CBO report shows broad benefits from higher minimum wage — This afternoon, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report assessing the economic impact of raising the minimum wage to $15 in 2025 in six steps (this is a similar policy to the Raise the Wage Act, which would increase the minimum wage to $15 in 2024).
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren shuns conventional wisdom for a new kind of campaign — When Elizabeth Warren said earlier this year she was swearing off fundraisers, many Democratic strategists saw it as a sign of desperation from a flailing candidate. — But that gamble against conventional wisdom …
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Kudlow: Powell's job safe ‘presently’ — President Donald Trump has no plans “presently” to dismiss Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from his post, chief White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said today, despite Trump's unrelenting attacks on the central bank's monetary policy.
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Government no longer wants Michael Flynn to testify against ex-partner — Michael Flynn will not testify against his former business partner at a trial starting in Alexandria federal court next week because prosecutors no longer believe his version of events, according to recently unsealed court filings.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Republican Compared Anti-LGBTQ Proposal To Saving Jews From Holocaust — State Sen. Dan Bishop, who faces Democrat Dan McCready in a special election, used an Oskar Schindler analogy to characterize his advocacy against gay rights. — The Republican candidate for an open House seat …
CNN:
CNN debuts new polling standards as 2020 race heats up — (CNN)Today, CNN is launching new standards for reporting on polling. These standards will serve to elevate research conducted by the most skilled pollsters and will make it easier for readers and viewers to understand what a poll says.