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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Support for U.S. President Donald Trump increased slightly among Republicans after he lashed out on Twitter over the weekend in a racially charged attack on four minority Democratic congresswomen …
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NBC News:
House divided: Vote temporarily halted after Pelosi calls Trump comments ‘racist’ on the floor — The resolution would rap Trump for racist tweets, but Collins said denigrating the president violates House rules. He moved to have Pelosi's remarks stricken.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Most Americans call Trump's tweets targeting 4 congresswomen ‘un-American’ — WASHINGTON - A clear majority of Americans say President Trump's tweets targeting four minority congresswomen were “un-American,” according to a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll. But most Republicans say they agreed …
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New York Times:
Trump Sets the 2020 Tone: Like 2016, Only This Time ‘the Squad’ Is Here — WASHINGTON — With three days of attacks on four liberal, minority freshman congresswomen, President Trump and the Republicans have sent the clearest signal yet that their approach to 2020 will be a racially divisive reprise …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
House Condemns Trump's Attack on Four Congresswomen as Racist — WASHINGTON — The House voted on Tuesday to condemn as racist President Trump's attacks against four congresswomen of color, but only after the debate over the president's language devolved into a bitterly partisan brawl …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Trump attacks on ‘The Squad’ drives wedge between campaign and critical voters
Trump attacks on ‘The Squad’ drives wedge between campaign and critical voters
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Ted Lieu / Washington Post:
I have served in the Air Force and in Congress. People still tell me to ‘go back’ to China.
I have served in the Air Force and in Congress. People still tell me to ‘go back’ to China.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: House votes to condemn Trump tweets
The Latest: House votes to condemn Trump tweets
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Who Led Liberal Wing, Dies at 99 — John Paul Stevens, whose 35 years on the United States Supreme Court transformed him, improbably, from a Republican antitrust lawyer to the outspoken leader of the court's liberal wing, died Tuesday at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 99.
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
John Paul Stevens, longtime leader of Supreme Court's liberal wing, dies at 99
John Paul Stevens, longtime leader of Supreme Court's liberal wing, dies at 99
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The Daily Beast:
CNN Invites White Supremacist Richard Spencer to Talk About Trump's Racist Tweets — A man who wants ‘peaceful ethnic cleansing’ and invokes Nazi slogans was allowed to represent racists. It's the latest instance of the press struggling to cover the far right.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Kellyanne Conway just said something that should stun you — (CNN)Kellyanne Conway prides herself on her combativeness with the press. It's a trait that has long endeared her to President Donald Trump and kept her in his ever-shrinking inner circle of advisers. — But on Tuesday afternoon, she went too far — even for her.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Once Trump Talked About ‘American Carnage.’ Now He Says Critics Should Leave.
Once Trump Talked About ‘American Carnage.’ Now He Says Critics Should Leave.
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
CNN Blasted for Giving Platform to White Nationalist Richard Spencer
CNN Blasted for Giving Platform to White Nationalist Richard Spencer
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Yahoo:
Chris Pratt criticised for ‘white supremacist’ T-shirt — Chris Pratt is facing criticism over a T-shirt he was pictured wearing featuring a controversial symbol. — The — Marvel star's top shows the American flag with a coiled snake over the top and a message underneath which reads “Don't Tread On Me.”
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Joe Biden Is ‘Dangerously Close to Using Republican Talking Points’, Says Ex-Clinton Adviser — A former adviser to 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said that 2020 hopeful Joe Biden is “dangerously close to using Republican talking points” and sounds like President Donald Trump …
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Yusra Murad / Morning Consult:
On Controlling Health Costs, Most Voters Trust ... No One
On Controlling Health Costs, Most Voters Trust ... No One
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Axios
Jack Bohrer / NBC News:
Tape shows Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein discussing women at 1992 party — The November 1992 tape in the NBC archives shows Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade before Epstein pleaded guilty to felony prostitution charges in Florida. — Inside a 1992 party with Trump, Jeffrey Epstein
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Washington Post:
76 billion opioid pills: Newly released federal data unmasks the epidemic — America's largest drug companies saturated the country with 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pain pills from 2006 through 2012 as the nation's deadliest drug epidemic spun out of control, according …
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KTLA
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Planned Parenthood Ousts President, Seeking a More Political Approach — Planned Parenthood on Tuesday removed its president after less than a year in the job, seeking new leadership at a time when abortion rights have come under increasing attack from statehouses and Republicans in Washington.
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
'Trump's Going to Get Re-elected, Isn't He?' — Voters have reason to worry. — I'm struck at how many people have come up to me recently and said, “Trump's going to get re-elected, isn't he?” And in each case, when I drilled down to ask why, I bumped into the Democratic presidential debates in June.
CNN:
Ex-Ecuadorian president confirms Assange meddled in US election from London embassy — Exclusive: Assange turned embassy into command post in 2016 — Atlanta (CNN)Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Tuesday his country was aware that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was interfering …
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
White House readies immigration plan amid uproar over Trump's ‘go back’ remarks — As the uproar over President Trump's racist remarks demanding four minority Democratic lawmakers “go back [to countries] from which they came” continued to flare Tuesday, the White House prepared to roll …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
FBI's spreadsheet puts a stake through the heart of Steele's dossier — Some in the news media have tried in recent days to rekindle their long-lost love affair with former MI6 agent Christopher Steele and his now infamous dossier. — The main trigger was a lengthy interview in June …
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Former Trump Aide Jason Miller Admits to Hiring Prostitutes in 2015 and 2017 — Republican operative Jason Miller, the former communications chief for the Trump campaign and transition team, said he hired numerous prostitutes and visited “hand job” massage parlors as recently …
Colleen Flaherty / Inside Higher Ed:
Pinker, Epstein, Soldier, Spy — Steven Pinker's aid in Jeffrey Epstein's legal defense renews criticism of an increasingly divisive public intellectual. — That convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had help in avoiding federal or state prison is unsurprising: money and power often buy what they shouldn't.
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
ActBlue's ‘green wave’ continues with $246 million second quarter haul — Democratic campaigns and organizations are riding high off support from small donors. — ActBlue, the online fundraising platform used by most Democratic candidates and outside groups, announced …
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Axios, Washington Post and ActBlue Blog
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Why Democrats' oversight machine is moving so slowly against Trump — House Democrats have kicked and screamed about the White House's refusal to allow key Trump officials to come before Congress. But they haven't done the one thing they can do to force the issue: Go to court.
Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: NRC looking at reducing inspections at reactors — WASHINGTON (AP) — Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the country's nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
‘Sir’ alert: This one word is a telltale sign Trump is being dishonest — A fact check of the President's environmental speech — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told a dramatic story on Twitter last month. — Explaining how he decided to cancel a possible attack on Iran …
Washington Post:
‘Win where we won’: As Trump's campaign boasts of going on offense, its efforts appear squarely aimed at defending his 2016 map — President Trump's campaign has boasted about efforts to expand the 2020 electoral map and compete in far-flung Democratic territory from Oregon to New Mexico …
Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
Inside Trump's Border Wars — Battles have raged within the administration over family separations, ICE raids and the president's obsession with a wall. Together, they have remade homeland security. — On the last day of March, Kirstjen Nielsen set off for what was supposed to be a weeklong trip to Europe with a packed itinerary.
George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Caller Wants to Nominate a “Normal” Republican Instead of Trump — RUSH: Let's grab Douglas on line 4, San Diego. Douglas, it's great to have you on the EIB Network, sir. Hello. — CALLER: Well, thanks. It's wonderful to be here. Of course, I often... I listen to your show.
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Charles Sykes / Politico:
Memo to Dems: You're Playing Into Trump's Hands — I'm guessing you're feeling pretty good right now. As a result of his racist tweet storms, President Trump has managed to simultaneously unite fractious Democrats while further alienating moderate voters.
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John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Why Does Trump Want to Be Unpopular? — We are told that Donald Trump's appallingly un-American tweets directed toward the “Squad” of radical freshmen members of Congress are an expression of evil political brilliance. The tweets are supposedly designed to compel Democrats to side …