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New York Times:
Trump Tells Freshman Congresswomen to ‘Go Back’ to the Countries They Came From — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday weighed in on the friction between a group of four freshman Democratic congresswomen and Speaker Nancy Pelosi: He suggested that the congresswomen — none of whom are white …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defining Democrats among crucial 2020 swing voters — Top Democrats are circulating a poll showing that one of the House's most progressive members — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — has become a definitional face for the party with a crucial group of swing voters.
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Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Donald Trump told U.S.-born congressional Reps. to ‘go back’ to their home countries. Florida's response? — We asked the four Florida congressional representatives who are immigrants or the children of immigrants for their thoughts on the president's comments.
Washington Post:
Trump tells four liberal congresswomen to ‘go back’ to their countries, prompting Pelosi to defend them — President Trump said Sunday that four minority, liberal congresswomen who have been critical of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should “go back and help fix the totally broken …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Laugh it up Over Trump Telling AOC Squad to Leave U.S. — The Fox & Friends crew were very amused by President Donald Trump's suggestion that the four congresswomen in the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez squad should leave the United States and return to the countries from which they came …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Group of Democrats, Who Are Minorities, to ‘Go Back’ to Fix Problems — Democrats call Twitter messages racist as the president weighs in on intraparty tensions — WASHINGTON—President Trump said on Twitter Sunday that a group of liberal lawmakers currently at odds …
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The Daily Caller, Political Wire and Fox News
Bonchie / RedState:
As Democrats Fight a Civil War, Trump Strips Naked and Runs Onto the Battlefield — But why though? — The Democrats are currently embroiled in a civil war so damaging that you have members calling each other racist and threatening to primary one another.
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Instapundit, Common Dreams and Daily Kos
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
This Is Donald Trump On Fox: Tells Dem ‘Squad’ To ‘Go Back’ To Where They Came From
This Is Donald Trump On Fox: Tells Dem ‘Squad’ To ‘Go Back’ To Where They Came From
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Hullabaloo, Daily Kos and FOX31 Denver
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Democrats and Republicans agree — Donald Trump will be re-elected
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Trump Says Ilhan Omar Should Go Back to Africa: 'You Can't Leave Fast Enough'
Trump Says Ilhan Omar Should Go Back to Africa: 'You Can't Leave Fast Enough'
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Power Line, Breitbart, CNN and Damian J. Penny
Kat Tenbarge / Business Insider:
Trump tells progressive freshman congresswomen to ‘go back’ to ‘broken and crime infested’ countries
Trump tells progressive freshman congresswomen to ‘go back’ to ‘broken and crime infested’ countries
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Trump tweets racist attacks at progressive Democratic congresswomen
Trump tweets racist attacks at progressive Democratic congresswomen
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David Cohen / Politico:
Trump tells Dem congresswomen: Go back where you came from
Trump tells Dem congresswomen: Go back where you came from
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Mary Hudetz / globalnews.ca:
Jeffrey Epstein's ranch in New Mexico linked to sex trafficking, abuse investigation — WATCH ABOVE: At the time this video was posted, Epstein's New Mexico ranch not named in latest indictment despite older court records alleging abuse at compound. — At the centre of Jeffrey Epstein's secluded …
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump trails Biden, Warren and Sanders in new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll — Joe Biden holds largest lead against Trump due to better performance among Independents and suburban voters. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump trails the top Democratic contenders in hypothetical matchups …
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Washington Post:
‘His own fiefdom’: Mulvaney builds ‘an empire for the right wing’ as Trump's chief of staff — Mick Mulvaney's battles with Alexander Acosta began almost immediately. — Weeks after he was named acting White House chief of staff, Mulvaney summoned the labor secretary for a tense January encounter …
Monique O. Madan / Miami Herald:
No calls or showers: Boy, reunited with mom, tells of trek from Houston to Homestead — A 15-year-old boy from Houston, who was picked up by immigration authorities in Texas and sent to the Homestead children's detention center even though he has lived in the U.S. since he was an infant …
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Walter Soriano: The covert operative for Russian and Israeli elite — In late 2013, Oleg Deripaska's Basel Aero (part of his network of entities under the Basic Element parent company) was looking for ways to ensure that the Sochi airport would be kept safe during President Putin's prized Olympic Games.
Wall Street Journal:
Manufacturers Move Supply Chains Out of China — Tariff costs prompt executives to shift production to other countries; 'Once you move, you don't go back' — U.S. manufacturers are shifting production to countries outside of China as trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies stretch into a second year.
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Democrats Start to Worry — What's this? Trouble in Democratland? Several reliably liberal media mouthpieces are noting the growing hold of identity politics extremism in the Democratic Party, and are sounding the alarm. — Let's start with Maureen Dowd of the New York Times …
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The Week, Political Wire, Washington Post and Instapundit
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans ready to dive off a cliff on Obamacare — Republicans have no real plan to establish a new health care system if the courts strike down the Affordable Care Act before the 2020 election. But plenty of them are rooting for its demise anyway — even if it means plunging the GOP …
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo and The Week
Kevin Fitzpatrick / Vanity Fair:
Lindsey Graham: “I Don't Care” If Migrants “Stay in These Facilities for 400 Days” — Senator Graham said on Sunday that he has no sympathy for the conditions seen in migrant camps over the weekend. — Speaking with Sunday Morning Futures host Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network …
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Talking Points Memo, Slate and Axios
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg's Life in the Closet — And why it took him until he was 33 to come out. — The closet that Pete Buttigieg built for himself in the late 1990s and 2000s was a lot like the ones that other gay men of his age and ambition hid inside. He dated women, deepened his voice …
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Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Netroots Nation was the day Elizabeth Warren became president of the American left — She had them at “hello.” — No, seriously. After applauding performatively for anti-Trump red meat tossed out by New York Sen. Kirsten Gillbrand ("We all have a responsibility to fight as hard …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What Happened in New York? — Let's discuss this. There's too little evidence here to support any clear theory. But given the current leadership of the Department of Justice, a hermeneutic of suspicion is called for. But consider these dates. — On Friday CNN reported …
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Washington Post:
As immigrant families wait in dread, no sign of large-scale enforcement raids — Immigrants and advocacy groups braced for enforcement raids that President Trump said would start Sunday, but by late morning there was little evidence that any large-scale operation was underway.
Emily S. Rueb / New York Times:
He Emerged From Prison a Potent Symbol of H.I.V. Criminalization — Michael L. Johnson, a gay athlete convicted of not disclosing his H.I.V. status to sexual partners, was released 25 years early and has become a galvanizing force to overhaul laws. — Last week, Michael L. Johnson …