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Michelle Celarier / New York Magazine:
Real Hedge-Fund Managers Have Some Thoughts on What Epstein Was Actually Doing — Long before Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution charges in Florida more than a decade ago, his fellow Palm Beach resident and hedge-fund manager Douglas Kass was intrigued by the local gossip about his neighbor.
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Epstein Paid $350,000 to Tamper With Witnesses, Prosecutors Say — The accusations were made by federal prosecutors who want to deny bail for Mr. Epstein, the financier facing sex-trafficking charges. — Jeffrey Epstein, the financier facing sex-trafficking charges in New York …
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Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Trump's new replacement Secretary of Labor just had his Russian ties exposed — President Trump has appointed a new Acting Secretary of Labor, Patrick Pizzella, to replace disgraced former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. But it turns out that Acting Secretary Pizzella could be the one man …
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Incoming acting Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella under scrutiny for work with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff — KEY POINTS — Incoming acting Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella will take the helm of the department following the resignation of Alex Acosta, who faced scrutiny over his role …
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Laura Bassett / GQ:
When Does America Reckon with the Gravity of Donald Trump's Alleged Rapes? — In light of the new legal scrutiny of Jeffrey Epstein, it's time to re-examine all the sexual misconduct allegations against the president. — For more than a decade, it's been no secret that multimillionaire …
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CNN:
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly hired private investigators and engaged in a campaign of intimidation …
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly hired private investigators and engaged in a campaign of intimidation …
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Zoe Greenberg / BostonGlobe.com:
How Jeffrey Epstein made himself into a ‘Harvard man’
How Jeffrey Epstein made himself into a ‘Harvard man’
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Financial Times, checkyourfact.com and The Hill
Ryan Devereaux / The Intercept:
Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost Was a Member of Secret Facebook Group — When news broke that thousands of current and former Border Patrol agents were members of a secret Facebook group filled with racist, vulgar, and sexist content, Carla Provost, chief of the agency, was quick to respond.
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Dara Lind / ProPublica:
Border Patrol Agents Are Passing Around A Commemorative Coin Mocking Care for Migrant Kids — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
CBC lawmakers rip Justice Democrats for targeting black lawmakers for primaries — Congressional Black Caucus members are furious at Justice Democrats, accusing the outside progressive group aligned with firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) of trying to oust lawmakers of color, specifically African-American lawmakers.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Dems lose patience with ‘complete fraud’ AOC, rally to Pelosi's side
Dems lose patience with ‘complete fraud’ AOC, rally to Pelosi's side
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
I Come to Bury Biden, Not to Praise Him
I Come to Bury Biden, Not to Praise Him
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Elizabeth Thomas / ABC News:
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez ‘should treat Nancy Pelosi with respect’: Trump
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez ‘should treat Nancy Pelosi with respect’: Trump
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump tells confidants he's eager to remove Dan Coats — President Trump has told confidants he's eager to remove Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, according to five sources who have discussed the matter directly with the president. — The state of play: Trump hasn't told …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
'This wasn't just a briefing': Pompeo grilled CIA analysts on Russia findings — Attorney General Bill Barr has ordered an investigation into whether the CIA was correct to determine that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to boost Donald Trump during the 2016 election.
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Rick Perry / Dallas Morning News:
Now that Ross Perot is gone, I can tell this story — This week, the nation remembers Ross Perot for his success in business, his two independent White House bids and his no-nonsense, straight Texas talk. His love of country, larger-than-life personality and generosity are all part of his legacy that will live on.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Mueller testimony delayed by one week — Former special counsel Robert Mueller's highly-anticipated Capitol Hill testimony will be delayed one week under a tentative arrangement he reached with House Democrats, according to multiple sources briefed on the discussions.
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New York Times:
House Votes to Check Trump's Authority to Strike Iran — Uranium ore contains less than 1 percent of U-235, an isotope used to fuel reactors and make bombs. A process called enrichment increases the percentage of U-235. — ENRICHMENT PROCESS — 3.7% enrichment
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Political Wire, The Week and Daily Kos
Natalie Allison / The Tennessean:
Gov. Bill Lee signs Nathan Bedford Forrest Day proclamation, is not considering law change — Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in Tennessee, a day of observation to honor the former Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader whose bust is on display in the state Capitol.
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Political Wire, THE TENNESSEE HOLLER and Splinter
Darlena Cunha / New York Times:
ICE Is Dangerously Inaccurate — Even American citizens are not immune from immigration raids. — Ms. Cunha is a freelance journalist and an adjunct professor at the University of Florida. — Tracy Nuetzi, a Trump voter and resident of Florida, was an American citizen for 60 years, until the country decided she wasn't.
New York Times:
Why Sanders Wanted His Meeting with a Rabbi Kept Secret — WASHINGTON — When Senator Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign to Pittsburgh earlier this year, he quietly added a poignant stop to his schedule: a visit to the Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 congregants were killed in an anti-Semitic shooting last fall.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders and Warren voters have astonishingly little in common
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Arizona Gov. Ducey has change of heart for Nike following Betsy Ross flag controversy — Ducey previously tweeted in regard to Nike that “we don't need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation's history.” Now he's saying, “welcome.” — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is ready …
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Nike News, Talking Points Memo and Breitbart
Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
A Father, a Daughter, and the Attempt to Change the Census — How Stephanie Hofeller's estrangement from her family may have altered American political history. — At around half past nine on the last day of September, Stephanie Hofeller was parked at a Speedway in Kentucky, where she lives …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Duncan Hunter sends more Islamophobic campaign mailers in California — Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter is sending Islamophobic mail pieces to voters in his Southern California district, attacking his Democratic opponent, Ammar Campa-Najjar, for his deceased grandfather alleged ties to a 1972 terrorist attack.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's cave on Census stuns allies — Top figures in the conservative legal community are stunned and depressed by President Trump's cave in his fight for a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. — The state of play: Sources say Leonard Leo and other Federalist Society stalwarts …
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
House votes to restrain Trump on war with Iran, setting up showdown with the Senate — The House voted Friday to prevent President Trump from launching into war with Iran without getting Congress' approval first, after more than two dozen Republicans joined Democrats to include the provision …
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Axios, USA Today and Common Dreams
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Congratulations Again, Mr. President”: Trump and the Co-opting of the G.O.P. — He is a Twitter cry baby, but it's more calculated than it looks. — Donald Trump hates criticism but loves to criticize. As President, he's done more of it than perhaps any of his predecessors.
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Jeremy Hunt / BBC:
Brexit — Wants to leave with a deal, but says he would back a no-deal Brexit with “a heavy heart” if necessary. - Will create a new negotiating team to produce an “alternative exit deal” to Theresa May's plan, and engage with EU leaders over August. - Will present a provisional …
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Washington Post:
D.C. attorney general issues subpoenas to NRA, its charitable foundation — D.C's attorney general issued subpoenas Friday to the National Rifle Association and its charitable foundation, putting additional pressure on the embattled gun rights organization from nonprofit regulators.
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Boing Boing and Media Matters for America
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Why Pence spiked a Trump judge — In January 2018, Judge Michael Kanne received an unexpected call from the White House. Kanne, an Indiana native who sits on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, was then 79 years old. — Under leadership of Don McGahn, the White House counsel's office …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Pennsylvania GOP heads off potential embarrassment for Trump — The Pennsylvania Republican Party on Friday ended a messy internal battle for its next chairman — and the possibility that the preferred candidate of Donald Trump campaign's would lose — by announcing that the two contenders have reached a power-sharing arrangement.
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