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Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth-Telling — Late this afternoon, after increasing tensions among the House Democratic caucus seemed to pause in the wake of Donald Trump's racist tweets about Reps. Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib, CNN anchor Jake Tapper had some news.
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Associated Press:
Trump leans on issue of race in bid for a 2nd term in 2020 — NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has placed racial animus at the center of his reelection campaign, and even some of his critics believe it could deliver him a second term. — Every successful modern presidential campaign …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
McConnell: Trump ‘on to something’ with attacks on four congresswomen — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Donald Trump is “on to something” with his inflammatory attacks against four congresswomen, attempting to frame the president's racist rhetoric as rooted …
Axios:
Shifting demographics are the biggest threat to Republicans' long-term viability — The single biggest threat to Republicans' long-term viability is demographics. — The big picture: The numbers simply do not lie. America, as a whole, and swing states, in particular, are growing more diverse, more quickly.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
House Republican campaign chairman says there's no place for ‘send her back’ language — The chairman of House Republicans' campaign arm on Thursday criticized the “send her back” chant that animated the crowd at Donald Trump's Wednesday night rally and added a dimension to the president's attacks on four Democratic freshman women.
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Political Wire and Washington Post
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What Trump might not get about impeachment — DRIVING THE DAY — IT BARELY TOOK THE PRESIDENT ANY TIME before he said this Wednesday evening at his campaign rally in Greenville, N.C.: “I just heard that the United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted …
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New York Times, Jerusalem Post and Jewish Insider
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Dems warn Omar in ‘imminent danger’ after Trump rally chants — House Democrats erupted in fury Thursday over President Donald Trump's attacks on freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar at his reelection rally, fearful that crowd chants of “send her back” have personally endangered her and her family.
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Senate Republicans pray Trump will take budget deal — Congress and the White House are moving toward an ambitious budget deal, but the big question still remains: What will President Donald Trump do? — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican senators are pushing Trump …
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Noa Landau / Haaretz:
Democratic U.S. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are planning a visit to Israel …
Democratic U.S. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are planning a visit to Israel …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fury just beneath the surface: With a tiny push, Trump's crowd chants ‘Send her back!’
Fury just beneath the surface: With a tiny push, Trump's crowd chants ‘Send her back!’
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Outside the Beltway and ImmigrationProf Blog
CNN:
‘Squad’ drama frustrating some House Democrats
‘Squad’ drama frustrating some House Democrats
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rally Crowd Launches Into ‘Send Her Back’ Chant Over Ilhan Omar
Trump Rally Crowd Launches Into ‘Send Her Back’ Chant Over Ilhan Omar
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Judge to decide whether Jeffrey Epstein can be released from jail — A federal judge in New York will decide Thursday whether multimillionaire and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should be released on bail while he awaits trial on new allegations that he sexually abused children.
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Wall Street Journal:
Judge Denies Jeffrey Epstein's Bail Request — Financier will remain in jail while awaiting his trial on sex-trafficking charges — Financier Jeffrey Epstein will remain in jail while awaiting his trial on sex-trafficking charges, a federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting his request …
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CNN:
Elizabeth Warren's new plan targets Wall Street and private equity ‘vampires’ — Elizabeth Warren: Giant corporations need to be called out — (CNN)Elizabeth Warren pivoted her presidential campaign on Thursday to the issue that made the Massachusetts senator a hero of the progressive left long …
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Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
End Wall Street's Stranglehold On Our Economy
End Wall Street's Stranglehold On Our Economy
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Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:
Elizabeth Warren Takes Aim at Private-Equity Funds
Wall Street Journal:
Epstein Scandal Brings Legal Titans to Blows — Four-year battle between David Boies, Alan Dershowitz turns uglier following financier's arrest — The arrest of Jeffrey Epstein is escalating a long-simmering fight between two of the nation's best-known lawyers, Alan Dershowitz and David Boies.
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Mediaite:
Brian Kilmeade: Trump Rally ‘Send Her Back’ Chants Gave ‘MSNBC and CNN Something to Focus On’ — “Send her back” chants broke out during Wednesday night's Trump Rally held in Greenville, North Carolina after President Donald Trump began criticizing Rep. Ilhan Omar, which has caused something …
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Send Her Back! Send Her Back! — In recent days …
Send Her Back! Send Her Back! — In recent days …
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Trump rally has a new chant: ‘Send her back’
Trump rally has a new chant: ‘Send her back’
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Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller
Michael Oren / The Atlantic:
The Three Myths of the Iran Deal — The Trump administration's withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—the nuclear deal with Iran—and its renewal of sanctions, the rise of Iran's provocations in the Gulf and Iran's enrichment of uranium have together reignited the debate …
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CNN:
US preparing to send hundreds of troops to Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
US preparing to send hundreds of troops to Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
U.S. to Send About 500 More Troops to Saudi Arabia
U.S. to Send About 500 More Troops to Saudi Arabia
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Radio Free Europe
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Scaramucci disinvited from Florida GOP fundraiser for bashing Trump's ‘racially charged’ attacks — The Palm Beach County GOP disinvited Anthony Scaramucci from addressing its annual fundraising event after the short-lived White House communications director criticized President Trump's …
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Political Wire, Washington Post and American Greatness
Jackie Kucinich / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon Contractor Threatened to Kill Congresswoman Over Vaccine Bill — Feds charged Darryl Varnum in late June after he told a member he was ‘gonna kill your ass if you do that bill.’ — A Pentagon cybersecurity contractor has been charged with threatening to kill a member of Congress …
Quartz:
William Barr's donations to Senate Republicans spiked just before they confirmed him as attorney general — In between stints as US attorney general for George HW Bush in the early 90s and now for Donald Trump, while making millions as an executive at Verizon and a lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Just a random group of ‘Republicans’? CNN doesn't tell the whole story about a Trump-loving panel — There's no question that the panel of women CNN interviewed about President Trump liked him a lot and don't think he's a racist, despite a congressional resolution to the contrary on Tuesday.
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Morning Consult:
Morning Consult's Senator Approval Rankings — On a daily basis, Morning Consult is surveying over 5,000 registered voters across the United States on their senators. Each quarter, we'll update this page with the latest survey data, providing an in-depth look at how all 100 U.S. senators stand with voters in their state.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
How Trump Is Weighing on 2020's Most Vulnerable Senators
How Trump Is Weighing on 2020's Most Vulnerable Senators
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Where Is Ivanka? — Ivanka Trump wants it both ways. — Since joining her father's White House as a senior adviser in early 2017, the first daughter has reserved the right to toggle between a strict and loose construction of her portfolio. When flashy opportunities arise …
Kaitlyn Folmer / ABC News:
Former IT contractor for Jeffrey Epstein says he quit over concerns about revealing pictures and topless young women — A former IT contractor for Jeffrey Epstein who said that he ended their business relationship over personal concerns about gaggles of apparently unsupervised young women …
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Victor Fiorillo / Philadelphia Magazine:
Inga Saffron and Stu Bykofsky Absolutely Savaged Each Other at Stu's Farewell Party — Don't worry. There's video. — When it's your last day on the job, assuming you've worked at your job for a long time, there will probably be a toast with some sort of alcoholic beverage. You'll say a few words.
New York Times:
Why Sanders and Biden Are Sparring Over Health Care — WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders does not understand Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s position on health care. To Mr. Sanders, the health care system is broken, and the only way to fix it is to replace it with his signature policy plan known as Medicare for All.
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Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Mt. Vernon Has 2 Mayors and a Police Chief Arrested by His Own Officers — Things are really not O.K. in this New York suburb. — MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — On one side of City Hall, Richard Thomas, the former and possibly still-current mayor of Mount Vernon was in his office on Tuesday, the door guarded by two police officers.
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Obama and Clinton's bundlers are betting on these 3 candidates — Big-money Democratic donors have jumped off the sidelines of the presidential race, and three candidates are the clear winners of their support: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris. — Each of those three candidates received …
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
David Steinberg: Tying up loose threads in the curious case — In four intensely reported investigative columns — here (August 13, 2018), here (October 23, 2018), here (October 30, 2018), and here (November 5, 2018), — David Steinberg has explored the evidence suggesting that Ilhan Omar entered …
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Gizmodo Media Staff Enraged at New CEO's ‘Insane’ Direction — High-level staffers at the company that now owns ex-Gawker sites like Jezebel and Deadspin complain their new leader is destroying a famously freewheeling culture. — Leaning on editors to be nice to advertisers.
Sophie Pinkham / New York Times:
How the Soviets Won the Space Race for Equality — The U.S.S.R. sent women and people of color to space years before the U.S. — The Cold War was fought as much on an ideological front as a military one, and the Soviet Union often emphasized the sexism and racism of its capitalist opponents …